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Donald Lee Denton 1940 - 2024
Donald Lee Denton died in hospice on June 21, 2024, in McMinnville, Oregon, of complications related to Parkinson’s disease. He was 83 years old. Born October 11, 1940, in rural Missouri to Margaret ...
Wanda Steinke 1932 - 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Wanda Steinke, a beloved wife, Mother, and Nana. Wanda passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the age of 91. She was born October 27, 1932, in ...
Jeffrey G. May 1952 - 2024
Jeffrey G. May, 72 years old, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Newberg, Oregon, after a brief illness. Jeff was born February 5, 1952, in Portland, Oregon, to Ernest "Bill" May and Geneva (Merritt) ...
Naomi Nelson 1946 - 2024
Naomi Nelson was a wonderful mother and grandma. She was born December 23, 1946, in Minnesota. She later moved to Oregon with her sons. In 1982, she met her husband, Valerian Spizcka, and was married ...
Kathy K. Smith 1949 - 2024
Kathy K. Smith, age 75, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born to parents, Kenneth and Louise Blackwell of Willamina, Oregon, and graduated ...
Joseph Edward Smith Jr. 1977 - 2024
Joseph Edward Smith Jr. passed away peacefully on July 2, 2024, with his family by his side, after a short battle from a previously unknown heart condition. He was 47. Joseph was born January 31, 1977, ...
David Lawrence Hanson 1953 - 2024
"Maybe life doesn't get any better than this, or any worse, and what we get is just what we're willing to find: small wonders, where they grow." Barbara Kingsolver David Lawrence Hanson found small wonders ...
Russell Loyd Olson 1930 - 2024
With the exception of a few years in Portland, Russell (Rusty) Loyd Olson spent his childhood in McMinnville, Oregon, graduating from MHS in 1948. He married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Hartzell, ...
LaVerna Marie Bauguess 1944 - 2024
LaVerna Marie Bauguess passed away peacefully at home at Rock of Ages Valley View Retirement Village. LaVerna was born in Portland, Oregon. She grew up on the family farm on Red Prairie Road with her ...
Arletta (Gusa) Glass 1946 - 2024
Arletta (Gusa) Glass passed away July 2, 2024, at age 78, in her home in Olalla, Washington. She was born in 1946 in McMinnville, Oregon, to Henry and Alida (Bettie) Gusa, and wed to Kenneth Glass in 1967. She ...
Ethel Nelson (Henderson) Sorensen 1936 - 2024
Ethel Nelson (Henderson) Sorensen was born August 17, 1936, in the family home in Millville, New Jersey, to Corval and Esther (Sparks) Henderson. She died January 28, 2024, in McMinnville, Oregon, “in ...
Ron Kam 1942 - 2024
Ron Kam, 81 years old, passed away June 25, 2024, with his cherished grandchildren and daughters by his side. Born December 7, 1942, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Ron grew up on the island of Oahu before ...
Richard Graham 1941 - 2024
Richard Graham, 83, passed away June 27, 2024, at his home in Amity, Oregon. Richard was born in Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona, the fifth of 12 children to Marvin and Gladys Graham. From a young age, he ...
Mitchell Zachary Clark 1995 - 2024
Mitchell Zachary Clark, of Grand Ronde, Oregon, passed away the evening of Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Carlton, Oregon. He was 28. Mitchell was born November, 5, 1995, in Grand Ronde to parents, ...
