Category Obituaries
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…
Obituary: Brian Fields West
Brian Fields West, M.D. of Beaverton, Oregon, passed away on August 20, 2023. Brian was born on May 13, 1983, in Salem, Oregon to David and Mary Grace West. A valedictorian at Sprague High School, Brian was a scholar-athlete whose accomplishments earned him a sponsorship…
Obituary: Fred W. Heard
The Rev. Fred W. Heard was born in Prineville, Oregon, on September 9, 1940. He attended elementary and high school in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He started college at the University of Oregon and received a BS degree (Education) and an MS degree (Secondary Education) from…
Obituary: Gene ‘Ace’ Forman
The amazing life of Gene Forman, 79, ended Aug. 20, 2023, in Salem, Ore. His death was from a variety of health complications. Born in North Bend, Ore., Gene grew up in Toledo, Wash. He was a 1962 Toledo High School graduate. At Oregon’s Linfield…
Sherry Pfohl Kholer
Sherry Pfohl Kholer was born on September 22, 1945, in San Francisco, California, to Chester and Marie Pfohl. She joined her brothers Rich, Don, Wayne, Harry and Steve and her two sisters, Jan Coe and Judy Mazzoni. She proudly worked for the U.S. Department Defense…