OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

Donald "Don" Thurston

Donald "Don" Thurston

Sep 11, 2011

Donald "Don" William Thurston, age 73, passed away in Roseburg, Oregon on September 11, 2011 with his wife Rachael by his side. He was born in Salem, Oregon on May 2, 1938 to Harvey and Winnie Thurston and grew up in the Scio area. Don was a registered professional Land Surveyor and a Certified Water Rights Examiner. Don worked for...

Roy Wayne Troup

Roy Wayne Troup

Sep 11, 2011

ROY WAYNE TROUP JR., 90 of Roseburg, Oregon passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011. He was born October, 7, 1920 in Seattle, Oregon to Captain Roy W. and Louise Troup Sr. Roy completed Oak Bay High School, the Vancouver School of Art and U.S. Army Air Corps Technical School. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WW II....

William "Bill" Buckingham

William "Bill" Buckingham

Sep 11, 2011

William "Bill" Buckingham also known as "Buck", age 78, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011, surrounded by his family in Springfield, Oregon. He was born in Westwood, California on October 6, 1932 to William and Fern Buckingham. Bill moved to Medford, Oregon where he and the love of his life Shirley Garris married in1952. They had two wonderful children...

Sarah Virginia Hicks

Sarah Virginia Hicks

Sep 9, 2011

Our Precious Sarah Virginia (Ginger) Hicks was carried into the arms of Jesus on September 9th, 2011 on a beautiful sunny day at the age of 89. She rejoined her beloved husband, L.B., who passed 13 years earlier on Sept 9th. She was born on November 6, 1921 in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Frank and Mabel Patterson. She was one of...

Herta Tucker

Herta Tucker

Sep 7, 2011

HERTA TUCKER 88, of Roseburg, Oregon passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at her home. She was born April 24, 1923 in Vienna, Austria to Josef and Christine (Hoffmann) Schager. Herta was proud to have been born in the same hospital as her maternal grandmother Christine (Eltmann) Hoffmann. She spent her childhood in the town of Tulln, 28 miles from...

Dennis L. Carter

Dennis L. Carter

Sep 5, 2011

Dennis L. Carter, age 69 of Roseburg, Oregon passed away on Monday September 5, 2011. Services are pending.

Erin Lynn Smith

Erin Lynn Smith

Sep 5, 2011

Erin Lynn Smith age 28 of Yoncalla, Oregon passed away on September 5, 2011. Private cremation rites have been held.

Claudette Patricia Buscher

Claudette Patricia Buscher

Aug 31, 2011

Claudette "Pat" Buscher, age 69 passed away on Wednesday August 31, 2011, at her home in Roseburg, Oregon. She was born in Hawthorne, Nevada on May 23, 1942 to Claude and Carey Thompson. Claudette was loved by all that new her, she will be missed. There will be a celebration of her life at a later date.

Phronia Mae Bourassa

Phronia Mae Bourassa

Aug 31, 2011

PHRONIA (MICKIE) MAE BOURASSA Age 87, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, surrounded by her daughters at Callahan Village in Roseburg, Oregon. Phronia was born the youngest of five children to Thomas Pierce Perry and Annie Laurie Finley-Perry on November 13, 1923, in Waco, Texas. She was part of five generations of the Reverend George Washington Finley family that...

Janice Lee Calhoun

Janice Lee Calhoun

Aug 26, 2011

Janice Lee Calhoun, 68 of Yoncalla, Oregon passed away on Friday August 26, 2011. A private visitation will be held on Wednesday and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

James Roy Rudy

James Roy Rudy

Aug 26, 2011

James Roy Rudy, 79 of Sutherlin, Oregon passed away on Friday August 26, 2011. Services are pending.

Eleanor N. Whiting

Eleanor N. Whiting

Aug 25, 2011

Mary Eleanor (Johnston) Whiting December 7, 1919 - August 25, 2011 Mary Eleanor Johnston was born on December 7, 1919, to Allen Johnston and Eva Laura (Arney) Johnston in Belle Fouche, South Dakota. She attended a small country school with her cousins near Ridgeway, Montana. Eleanor quickly learned how to play a piano after observing her mother give piano lessons...

Kenneth Ray Robertson

Kenneth Ray Robertson

Aug 23, 2011

KENNETH RAY ROBERTSON 74 of Winston, Oregon passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. He was born January 20, 1937 in East Alton, Illinois to Juanita and Robert Robertson. Kenneth served in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1957 in Beachmaster Unit Two. On May 6, 1966 in Ontario, California he married Betty "Robbie" Wilkens. Kenneth worked...

Clara Pauline Scott

Clara Pauline Scott

Aug 23, 2011

Clara Pauline Scott, 81 of Roseburg, Oregon passed away on Tuesday August 23, 2011. No services at this time.

Allen Z. Sweely

Allen Z. Sweely

Aug 21, 2011

Allen "Grandpa" Sweely Age 91, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his son, Larry and granddaughter, Sarah, on Sunday evening, August 21, 2011. Allen was born October 6, 1919 in Tracy, Minnesota. Allen married the love of his life, Lena Mae Ferguson, on November 1, 1945 in Halls, Tennessee. They had a double wedding with their best friends, Leonard...

Phyllis M. Iler

Phyllis M. Iler

Aug 20, 2011

Phyllis M. Iler, 73 of Roseburg, Oregon passed away on Saturday August 20, 1937. Private cremation rites will be held. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Margaret Jane Clinton

Margaret Jane Clinton

Aug 19, 2011

MARGARET JANE CLINTON "Granny" age 97, beloved resident of Sutherlin, Oregon passed away Friday, August 19, 2011. She was born on June 22, 1914 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas to Amanda E. and Jordan H. Stilley. Granny's favorite pastimes were quilting and gardening and she was an excellent cook. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Charley W. Clinton and...

Peggy Ann Perkins

Peggy Ann Perkins

Aug 19, 2011

PEGGY ANN PERKINS 76, of Sutherlin, Oregon passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 in a Roseburg Residential Care Facility. She was born February 15, 1935 in Portland, Oregon to Randall S. and Elsie A. Perkins. Peggy graduated from Sutherlin High School and later Lane Community College and received her Associates Degree in Culinary Arts. She retired from working as a...

Paul Howard Chitwood

Paul Howard Chitwood

Aug 18, 2011

On Thursday, August 18, 2011, Paul passed away at the Portland VA Medical Center after a 20 year battle with kidney disease. He was born on December 3, 1938, in Coquille, Oregon, to Clyde A. Chitwood (deceased) and Ellen K. Chitwood of Roseburg, Oregon. He was 72 years old and had lived in Winston, Oregon for the past 33 years....

Zelia M. Mccurtain

Zelia M. Mccurtain

Aug 18, 2011

Zelia Mae "Zee" McCurtain, age 96, of Roseburg, OR passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on August 18, 2011 surrounded by her family and friends. Zee was born on July 12, 1915 in Hollis, OK to Edd and Bula Sloan Thompson; she was the oldest of seven children. She attended school in Gould, OK. For her first job,...

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