Obituaries
Maxine M. Thompson
Mar 1, 2021
Dr. Maxine M. Thompson, world-renowned horticulturist and plant explorer passed away on 1 March 2021. Maxine was born on 3 November 1926, in Bloomington, Illinois. After a few years in Illinois and Minnesota, her family moved to Pasadena, California, where she grew up. She received an Associate of Arts degree from Pasadena Junior College in 1945, and a B.S. in...
George Espe Iii
Feb 24, 2021
George G. Espe III, age 75, passed on at the Salem hospital on Febuary 24, 2021 in Salem, Oregon. Born October 15, 1945 to George and Virginia Espe in Burley, Idaho. Brother to Mike, Pat, Paul, Maryana and Marni. George is survived by his wife Nancy Espe and four sons, Dean, Bob, George and Tony. George fought in a silent...
Clifford Girod
Feb 19, 2021
Clifford (Cliff) Roland Girod passed February 19, 2021 in Salem, Oregon. He was born March 27, 1930 to Lawton and Wilma (Garner) Girod and attended Highland Elementary School, Parrish Middle School, and Salem High School (now North Salem High School) graduating in 1948. He lettered in baseball and basketball, was a member of the National Honor Society and President of...
Mary Lecher
Feb 16, 2021
Mary Lecher of Salem, OR died February 16, 2021 at the age of 96. She was born in Scio, OR on Sept. 19, 1924 to Phillip and Anna (Knopf) Pietrok. Mary was married to Norbert Lecher, he died in 1996. She worked for the State of Oregon in administration.She is survived by children; Randal Lecher and Tammy Manning; several brothers...
Larry J. Buckner
Feb 15, 2021
On February 14, 2021, God took Larry home to be with Him for eternity. Throughout his life, Larry loved his family. He was a devoted husband and father and a caring friend. He was also a man of faith, believing in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Larry invested much of his time in helping and serving others in...
Leonard Erpelding
Feb 15, 2021
Leonard Peter Erpelding was born on June 15, 1922 and went to the Lord on February 15, 2021. He was born to Adolf P. Erpelding and Louise Erpelding in Hoven, South Dakota. Leonard was the youngest of four siblings. He graduated from Salem High School, now known as North Salem High School, class of 1940. He proudly shared that his...
John H. Volbeda
Feb 14, 2021
John Volbeda, 79, passed away peacefully on February 14th, 2021 at his home with his loving wife, children, and grandchildren by his side. John was born in Sneek, The Netherlands on August 13, 1941 to Hendrik Volbeda and Jeltje (Janet) Iedema. In 1952, to create a better life for their family, John, his parents, and his seven siblings immigrated to...
William R. Slade
Feb 9, 2021
William R. ‘Bill’ Slade passed away at his home with his wife at his side on February 9, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. He was born May 5, 1933, in Federal Hill, Maryland, one of six children of Ralph and Gency Slade. His parents, brothers Jim and Carroll Lee, and sisters Sue Mae, Rose and Pat predeceased him....
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