Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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....
Ricky Simmons
Feb 1, 2021
Ricky A. Simmons, age 62, passed away February 1, 2021. Rick was born March 6, 1958 in Albany, Oregon. He lived in Salem most of his life, and after graduating from Sprague High School, became an auto body technician. He built and restored countless classic cars throughout his life, including his own 1931 Ford coupe. Rick loved camping with his...
Joan Bright
Feb 1, 2021
JOAN ALICE LOONEY-FUGATE-BRIGHT Joan Alice Looney-Fugate-Bright, 92, passed away from natural causes on February 1, 2021 in Woodburn, OR. She was preceded in death by her first husband Archie Franklin Fugate, and her second husband Mervin “Jack” Bright. Joan was born to Ballard and Bessie Looney on August 11, 1928, the youngest of seven children. Out of her six other...
Marion H. Petterson
Jan 30, 2021
Petterson, Marion Harriet (Nee Wallinger) 102, died peacefully on January 30th, 2021 at Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community in Keizer Oregon. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 25th, 1919 to Walter E Wallinger and Veronica Chybicki. Loving wife of the late Stanley Thomas Petterson. Devoted mother of Tom (Pauline), Bruce (Ann McWhorter), Mark (Sadie), and proceeded in death by her infant son...
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