OBITUARY: Tom Saunders, long-time State Farm employee, dies at age 87. A service is scheduled for Jan. 27.
OBITUARY: Helen Varner
OBITUARY: Helen Varner, retired ODOT worker, dies in Salem. A memorial service is scheduled for Feb. 8.
OBITUARY: Kendall H. Halford
OBITUARY: Kendall ‘Kenni’ Halford, a traveler who was ‘kind and loving,’ dies at age 86. A celebration of life is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 26.
OBITUARY: Richard Ludlow Dellenback
OBITUARY: Richard Ludlow Dellenback, a beloved teacher of Spanish and Latin American revolutions, dies at age 73.
OBITUARY: Scott Daniel Kenady
OBITUARY: Scott Daniel Kenady, passionate about dogs and animals, dies at age 55.
OBITUARY: Armande Rosalie Ritter (Cushway)
OBITUARY: Armande Rosalie Ritter of Salem, long an advocate of natural chlldbirth, died Dec. 2, 2023.
OBITUARY: Michelle Renee Tackett
OBITUARY: Michelle Renee Tackett, former Salem Hospital phlebotomist.
Ron Eachus, “incorruptible” consumer advocate and activist, dies at 76
Ron Eachus went from opposing the Vietnam War as a University of Oregon student to a career on Oregon’s Public Utility Commission, pushing to hold telecom and power companies accountable to the people they served.
Puentes, a ‘beacon’ in Salem with long civic resume, dies at 76
George Puentes worked tirelessly to build the Don Pancho brand of tortillas. He found time to volunteer for local government and nonprofit duties in Salem. He died Friday, Oct. 13.
Obituary: Barbara Lee Brainard-Jeskey
Our precious mother Barbara Lee Brainard Jeskey was born in West Hollywood, California, to Edward and Helen Gaddis. As an only child, Barbara decided early on that she would grow up and have a large family just like her father’s. As a youngster, Mom would travel by train to Sioux[Read More…]
