OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

Wanda Ruth Bay (O'Banion)

Wanda Ruth Bay (O'Banion)

Jul 13, 2013

Wanda Ruth Bay was born October 20, 1944 and went home to be with the Lord on July 13, 2013. Survivors include her husband Elmer Bay; son Kelly Bay; daughter Heather Davis; grandchildren Nicole Becker and Dustin Becker; brother Wayne Jr. O'Banion; sisters-in-laws Lillian Hethcock, Katherin Alexander and Phyllis Bay; many aunts, uncles, nieces,nephews and lastly countless friends she made...

Frances Luoma (Metzger) Luoma

Frances Luoma (Metzger) Luoma

Jul 9, 2013

November 20, 1917 - July 9, 2013 Frances passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at home in Roseburg, with the same grace with which she lived - kind, considerate, and cheerful to the end. Frances was born on November 20, 1917 in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of Lewis and Gertrude (Dodo) Metzger. She was the younger of two children....

June P Brusseau

June P Brusseau

Jul 8, 2013

June P. Brusseau passed away on Monday, July 8, 2013 in Roseburg. She was born on June 9, 1917 in Milwaukie Wisconsin to James and Winifred (Peterson) Langdon. She has lived in the Roseburg area since 1952 and drove a school bus for many years. June is preceded in death by her parents, her two brother; Melvin and Lester Langdon,...

David E. "Dave" Tomashek

David E. "Dave" Tomashek

Jul 6, 2013

David Edward Tomashek Age 98 died on Saturday, July 6, 2013. David was born at Shawano, Wisconsin, to Charles J. and Barbara (Kalisek) Tomashek on October 1, 1914. He attended school at Shawano, WI, and St. Laurence College at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. On December 1, 1939 he married Irene Schuh in Shawano, Wisconsin. She preceded him in death in...

Emily Joyce Neves

Emily Joyce Neves

Jul 5, 2013

Neves, Emily C. Roseburg, OR. Emily C. Neves 76 passed away at Mercy Hospital Roseburg after a long illness. She was born to the late Margery and Michael LeBesco on May 23, 1937 in Albany New York. As a youth she lived in Slingerlands N.Y. and attended the Bethlehem Central Schools. She moved to Roseburg in the early 1980's and...

Orval Duane Caldwell

Orval Duane Caldwell

Jun 28, 2013

Duane was born in Portland, Oregon, to Orval Richard and Bessie Rae Caldwell on October 7, 1930. He was the youngest of three children. Duane was always full of life and brought excitement to all as he was growing up. He was not afraid of a challenge and would jump in with both feet to learn life's lessons. Duane married...

Rose Somoza Steingrobe

Rose Somoza Steingrobe

Jun 28, 2013

Rose Somoza Steingrobe (nee Guagenti) of Roseburg, Oregon passed away on June 28th, 2013 with her family by her side. Rose was born on August 30th, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York to Salvatore and Anna Guagenti (nee Diorio). She lived in Torrance California for many years with her large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins. Rose is survived by...

Sharon Doolittle (Heater) Doolittle

Sharon Doolittle (Heater) Doolittle

Jun 21, 2013

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James Bryant

James Bryant

Jun 11, 2013

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Mary Gard Berkey

Mary Gard Berkey

Jun 10, 2013

MARY GARD BERKEY 102, of Sutherlin, Oregon passed away Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Precious Time Care Home. She was born March 5, 1911 in Uncas, Oklahoma to Victor and Flora (Jobe) Berkey. After graduating from high school, Mary lived moved to the West Coast. She lived in Olympia, Washington and on Vashon Island, Washington before moving to Sutherlin....

Joseph George "Joe" Leone

Joseph George "Joe" Leone

Jun 8, 2013

A complete obituary will follow at a later date.

Joseph E. "Joe" Oliveira

Joseph E. "Joe" Oliveira

Jun 2, 2013

Joseph Enos Oliveira, age 97, passed away in Roseburg on June 2, 2013. He was born in Patterson, CA in October 1915 to Antonio I. Oliveira and Maria E. Cardoza, both immigrants from Azores Island of Terceira. Joe learned to speak English by attending school in Patterson. He chose to work on the family dairy instead of going to high...

Bruce Allen Benson

Bruce Allen Benson

May 24, 2013

Bruce Allen Benson, 55 of Roseburg, Oregon passed away on Friday May 24th, 2013. He was born in Roseburg, Oregon on February 10th, 1958 to Frank and Norma Benson. Bruce grew up and graduated from Roseburg High School. He immediately started working for Beaver State and now Knife River since 1976. Bruce worked his way up to Asphalt Plant manager....

George D. Thompson

George D. Thompson

May 23, 2013

George Darrell Thompson passed away at home May 23 at the age of 79, after a 4 yr battle with melanoma. He was born Sept 7, 1933 to George Everett Thompson and Emma Lucille (Bean) Thompson in Tacoma, Washington. He married Marion Lazarus on September 28, 1951. He served aboard the USS Essex and was honorably discharged from the U.S....

Gerald Archie Gutknecht

Gerald Archie Gutknecht

May 21, 2013

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Alfred Salas Cruz

Alfred Salas Cruz

May 13, 2013

A celebration of Alfred's life will be held at a later date.

Harold Leon Dobbs

Harold Leon Dobbs

May 11, 2013

Harold Leon Dobbs, 80 of Glide, Oregon passed away on May 11, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Cherokee County, Kansas on December 1, 1932 and came to Oregon when he was 12 to live with his uncle in Cottage Grove. Harold met his wife Carol, of nearly 61 years, in Yoncalla, Oregon in 1950 and moved...

Howard Eddings

Howard Eddings

May 7, 2013

Howard passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his home in Roseburg, Oregon. Howard was born on March 15, 1930 in Littlefield, Texas to parents John and Mary Eddings. Howard is survived by his wife of 25 years LeaVa; sons: Howard Eddings Jr. and Jeff (Retith) Eddings; stepdaughters: Rosella (Larry) Hill, Susan (John) Beard, Marilee Clough and Alyce...

Roy F. Langdon

Roy F. Langdon

May 7, 2013

Roy F. Langdon August 26, 1949 - May 7, 2013 Our brother Roy passed away on Tuesday morning, May 7, 2013. He was born at Boohers Maternity Home north of Drain, Oregon, on August 26, 1949. Roy was the fourth of ten children born to our parents Delbert and Helen Langdon. He was a kind, quiet country boy with a...

Dorothy Bacey (Kressen) Bacey

Dorothy Bacey (Kressen) Bacey

May 6, 2013

Dorothy "Dottie" Jean Bacey, 85, of Roseburg passed away at Riverbend Hospital in Eugene on May 6, 2013 of Vasculites. Dottie was born July 9, 1927 to Carl and Margret Kressen in Nabraska City, Nebraska. She graduated from High School in 1947. Dottie lived in Escondido California where she worked at Madison Chemical and the Escondido High School doing Secretarial...

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