Category Obituaries
OBITUARY: Frances Eriksen
Obituary: Frances "Fran" Eriksen spent her life caring for others as a nurse and volunteer. She died May 6, 2025. Those attending her service are being asked to wear their "shiniest, brightest and most glittering fit."
Obituary: Richard Allen Reece
OBITUARY: From percussion to politics, Richard Allen Reece seemingly could talk about any subject. The Sprague High School graduate died April 23, 2025.
OBITUARY: Alice Joyce Doumitt
OBITUARY: A child of the Dust Bowl era, Alice Joyce Doumitt for years volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul in Salem, where she cooked for the priests. She died on March 30, 2025.
OBITUARY: E. Merle Reeves
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OBITUARY: Shirley Louise Rawlinson
OBITUARY: A lover of singing and dancing, Shirley Louise Rawlinson worked for Salem businesses, law firms and state government in accounting roles. She died Aug. 27, 2024.
OBITUARY: Marlyn Lempka
OBITUARY: Marlyn Lempka, a traveler, sports fan and one-time Harley rider, dies in Salem. He was 84.
OBITUARY: Ronald Eugene Steiner
The son of William and Alice Patrizio Steiner, he was born April 14, 1939, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, where he worked in his father’s market, played a variety of sports, and made several lifelong friends. He attended Allegheny College, playing quarterback on the football team and…
OBITUARY: Jack Erwin McLean Jr.
OBITUARY: Jack E. McLean Jr. loved cooking up a storm in the kitchen – leaving his children to clean up. The "great salesman" died May 2, 2024.
OBITUARY: Ronald E. Steiner
OBITUARY: Ronald E. Steiner, an activist for peace and justice, dies at age 85. He fought the death penalty in two states.