OBITUARIES

Oct 5, 2020

“Feisty, funny and faithful” are the best words to describe Bualai Smith, an 86-year young loving mother and grandmother. She loved her family well and they were her pride and joy!

The youngest of many siblings, Bualai (Thai name: Mali Ungchakan) was born 1934 in Ubon, Thailand to a rice farmer family in the NE Thai region....

Oct 4, 2020

Joey Daniel Lee Tavares was born 1975, and was called home to be with Jesus Christ at 44 years of age.  We will miss him, but know that his suffering has ended.  God has a plan for each of us, and Joey’s was to be in Paradise with his Savior at his young age.  Joey was a Faithful Servant,...

Oct 1, 2020

Al Randolph passed away October 1, 2020 at home in Dayton, Oregon with family present.  He was 79 years young.  Al was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to parents Mary and Eddie B. Randolph.  His childhood was spent there.  He married his wife Judy in 1972 in Salem, Oregon.

He liked fishing, hunting, golfing and the outdoors.  He...

Oct 1, 2020

Born in Wabash, Indiana, on Feb. 2, 1972, Sara Miller Chonaiew died Oct. 1, 2020.

She is survived by her husband, Patrick Chonaiew; stepchildren, Bethany and Nicholas; parents, Frank and Linda Miller, Roann, Indiana; sisters, Stephanie (Craig) Henning, Kendallville, Indiana, and Staci Yard, Roann; three nieces; and two nephews.She attended both Tippecanoe Valley and Manchester Community Schools,...

Sep 26, 2020

Aleta was born to Ezekiel and Virginia Hernandez on November 20, 1984 in Dallas, Oregon. On the evening of September 26, 2020, Aleta left Lake Stevens, Washington for Heaven.

Aleta grew up and attended schools in Dallas, Oregon. She also attended Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon where she took classes in welding. Aleta also attended and...

Sep 16, 2020

Marie Luella Rodgers was born on November 26, 1926 in Kennewick, WA, and passed away on September 16, 2020 in Salem, OR, at 93 years of age. She was the first of four children born to Arch and Mamie Henderson. Most of her childhood was spent in western Washington but her early years were spent eastward while her Dad...

Sep 15, 2020

Richard Omer Bass passed away peacefully after a bout with cancer on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Richard was born in Racine WI on November 18, 1946.  He was preceded in death by his father Nelson Omer Bass, New Port Ritchie FL; his mother Ruth Evelyn (Fynn) Bass, Racine WI; his brother Timothy Bass, Racine WI.  Richard has four surviving...

Sep 14, 2020

Danny James “Uncle Dee” Durham, 53, of Salem, died Monday, September 14, 2020 at home.

Danny was born October 3, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri to James and Brinda (Jennings) Durham. He was raised in Yakima, Washington and spent a couple years as a teenager living on his uncle’s farm in Oklahoma. As an adult, he moved...

Sep 5, 2020

Dad was a committed man to his job and family. He worked for Oregon Cherry Growers for 40 years before retiring. Through his work he made some lifelong friendships that have remained important to him over all these years later. Church was equally important to my Dad. He was faithful to serving in church at Salem Alliance and making...

Sep 3, 2020

Annadele Merina King returned to our Father in heaven on September 3, 2020. She left this life, surrounded by her husband of 62 years and her three children.

She was born in Oak Park, Illinois on August 15, 1940 to Clarence R. Martinek and Florence Lassial Martinek.

Her family moved to Eugene, Oregon when she...

Aug 31, 2020

Gloria "Glo" J. Coleman (Hafenbrack) passed away peacefully at home on August 31, 2020 - her 73rd birthday - August 31, 2020. Gloria was nicknamed "Glo" after the hit song "Glow Worm" by The Mills Brothers. Gloria was born in Longview, Washington to Opal J. (Baldwin) and James H. Hafenbrack. Early in life, her father's occupation kept the family...

Aug 22, 2020

Full obituary forthcoming

Aug 21, 2020

Erle “Skip” Bourland, age 93, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020, in Salem, Oregon.

He was born December 4, 1926 to James and Maude Colbert Bourland in Camas, Washington.

After high school graduation in 1945, he enlisted in the US Army, where he served as a military police corporal while stationed in Korea until...

Aug 21, 2020

George Warren Standish,84, of Brooks Oregon, got his wings Friday August 21,2020. He was born in Bellingham Washington on February 4, 1936, to Leo Percy and Edna Mary Wallace Standish. George had two sisters and one brother.

He went into the Army at age 17, served on the DMZ in Korea until 1956, then came home with...

Aug 12, 2020

Benita Claire Wandell passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in Salem, Oregon at the age of 93.

Benita was born on January 2, 1927 in San Francisco, California and raised in Coos County, Oregon. Benita and her younger sister, Donna Jean were very close. Their mother, Hazel Claire Phillips divorced and later married William Arden...

Aug 11, 2020

Pedro (Peter) Balantac Valdez, of Salem, Oregon, sadly passed away on August 11, 2020 with his wife Joan and youngest daughter Angela by his side and all his children in his heart. He was born on the island of Maui on January 16, 1946 and was one of 11 children. Peter graduated from St. Anthony HS where he played...

Aug 7, 2020

Leroy Elvin Dehut Jan 5, 1944-Aug 7, 2020 Loving Husband, Dad, and Grandpa

On Friday Aug 7, 2020, Leroy Dehut, Loving husband and father of four, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 76.

Leroy was born on Jan 5, 1944 in Salem Oregon to David and Benita Dehut. He was the...

Aug 3, 2020

On Monday, August 3, 2020, William “Bill” Donnithorne, loving husband and proud father of five daughters, passed away at the age of 76.

Bill was born on December 31, 1943 to his parents, William Claire and Virginia Grace (Ervast) Donnithorne in Hancock, Michigan. He was the eldest of three children, Kris Riera and Barbara McCormick. He was...

Aug 2, 2020

Ed was born in Salem, Oregon to Robert and Agnes Beal and is the youngest of four brothers. He grew up attending St. Vincent’s Catholic School and later graduated from North Salem High School in 1973. In 1981, Ed began working for Norpac Foods Inc. Over the course of the next 36 years, he continued his career by diligently...

Jul 22, 2020