Obituaries

Jan 5, 2016

Dec 26, 2015

Everett Wright

July 22, 1928 - Dec. 26, 2015

Everett Lewis Wright, 87 of Reedsport, passed away Dec. 26, 2016.

Everett was born July 22, 1928, in Rimbey, Alberta, Canada, to John and Retha (Rimbey) Wright. He grew up in Rimbey as the youngest of six children of an evangelical preacher. At...

Dec 24, 2015

Shirley Jackson Shirley Jean Jackson was born Shirley Jean Leach June 28, 1936, to Clifford and Wilma Leach and grew up in Reedsport. In her 20s she met and married Dennis Jackson.

Early in their marriage, Shirley and Denny moved up Deans Creek, where they raised their two children, Jerry and Tammy.

Her hobbies...

Jun 19, 2015

Jan. 12, 1932 - June 19, 2015

Delmer "The Stud" Lindsey Butler Sr., 83, passed away June 19, 2015, in Springfield from pneumonia. He was born Jan. 12, 1932, to Alton Butler and Ella (Brown) Simmons in Toledo. He was a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz.

A wake was held from 7 p.m....

Jan 11, 2014

Dorothy “Eleanor” Lawson, 87, Reedsport, died Jan. 11, 2014 at Lower Umpqua Hospital following a brief illness.  Private Cremation Rites have been held.

Eleanor Lawson was born March 1, 1926 in Glendale, Ca to Fred and Annie (Norman) Walton. She was raised and educated in Portland, Or, where she attended The Girls Poly School having graduated in...

Dec 22, 2013

Doris Marie Hedges Shinkle Miller Penniman

A Celebration of Life will be held Sat. Jan. 4, 2014 at 1pm at the RCCS’s Pacific Auditorium, with Pastor Bob Whiteman officiating.  A reception will follow in the cafeteria.

Doris was born Feb. 13, 1942 in North Bend, Or to Herb and Verna Hedges. She was the 2nd...

Nov 13, 2013

Richard Douglas “Dick” Sweider, 72, Lakeside, died Wed. Nov. 13, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with Asbestosis. Private cremation rites have been held.

Richard Douglas Sweider was born July 18, 1941 in Portland, Or to William and Frances (Crawford) Sweider. He was raised and attended school in Cottage Grove....

Oct 29, 2013

Wenceslaus (Jim) Joseph Dibala, the son of John and Mary Dibala (nee Drexler), cherished husband of Ethel Francis Dibala (nee Pollard), brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, friend, much respected and loved resident of Reedsport, Scottsburg and the Central Oregon Coast, passed away October 29, 2013. Jim the 8th of 17 children was born August 18, 1924 in Sulfur, OK...

Oct 26, 2013

Albina Theresa Goetz, 88, of Florence, and previously from Gardiner, died Sat. Oct. 26, 2013 of natural causes surrounded by her loving family.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wed. Oct. 30, 2013 at 2:00 pm at St. Johns Rectory in Reedsport with Father Roger Fernando as Celebrant.

Graveside Services will follow in the Reedsport...

Oct 19, 2013

Shawn Michael Christian, 37, of Reedsport, died Sat. Oct. 19, 2013 of wounds he received in an altercation in Reedsport.

Viewing and visitation will be held Sat. Oct. 26, 2013 from 10 am to 11 am at Dunes Memorial Chapel, 2300 Frontage Road in Reedsport.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sat....

Oct 2, 2013

Homer “Johnny” Howard Oldham, 94, of Coos Bay, entered into Heaven on Sept. 27, 2013.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held Sat. Nov. 30, 2013 @ 11 am at the Greenacres Community Church,  93512 Greenacres Lane, Coos Bay with Pastor Tom Stroud officiating.

Private Inurnment was held at Roseburg National Cemetery in Roseburg...

Sep 18, 2013

Clarence Harold Naapi, 90, a lifelong resident of the Reedsport community died Wed. Sept. 18, 2013 in Reedsport.

Memorial Services will be held Sun. Sept. 22, 2013 at 1:00 pm at the Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road in Reedsport with Military Honors.

Private cremation rites have been held and inurnment will be held...

Apr 30, 2013

Verna Rebecca Hedges, 94, of Reedsport died on April 30th.  A family graveside service will be held at the Reedsport Masonic Cemetery.  An open-house gathering for family and friends will be held on Saturday, May 11th at 3:30 p.m. at the Waterfront Restaurant in Reedsport.  Light refreshments will be served. Verna was born on October 10, 1918 in Vancouver,...

Apr 29, 2013

Charles William Vitek, 89, a resident of the Reedsport community died Monday, April 29, 2013 at his home of natural causes.

Graveside Services and Interment will be held Friday, May 3, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Reedsport Masonic Cemetery in Reedsport with Celebrant, Cindy Hinton officiating.

Family and Friends are invited to attend a...

Mar 21, 2013

Jeannie Kinsey, 92, a resident of Reedsport and previously of Aberdeen, Wa,  died Thursday, March 21, 2013 of causes related to age.

Jeannie Kinsey was born Nov. 23, 1920, the only child of  J.B. and Arlyn (White) Hardy. She was raised and educated in the Seattle area. During WWII she went to work at the Kaiser Shipyards...

Mar 21, 2013

No services will be held for Paul F. Coates, 76, of Ash Valley. A private celebration of his life will be held at a later date in the woods he loved to hunt in.

Paul was born July 19, 1936, in Stayton, the second child of Arthur and Helen Coates. He died March 21, 2013,...

Mar 19, 2013

Lyle E. Earle, 84, a resident of the Reedsport community, died Monday evening, March 19, 2013 at his home following

a brief illness.

Private Cremation Rites have been held and his ashes will be scattered in his favorite places.

A Celebration Of Life Service will be held Sunday, March 24, 2013 @ 11:00...

Mar 15, 2013

Robert “Bob” Lee Brown, 62, a resident of the Gardiner community died on Friday, March 15, 2013 at his home

of natural causes.

Private Cremation Rites have been held. A local Memorial Gathering will be held Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 6:30 pm at the Gardiner Fire House. Family Memorial Services are pending in California....

Feb 24, 2013

Memorial services will be held at a later date for Margie Greenwood, 65, of Reedsport.

Margie was born Oct. 23, 1947 in Michigan, to Ray and Doris (Hutchison) Lux. She was raised in Michigan and Oregon. She passed away Feb. 24, 2013, at home in Reedsport.

Margie was married to Ron Greenwood July 1964. They...

Feb 22, 2013

A memorial service followed by a reception will be held for Edna Mae Fowler, 70, of Plantersville, Texas at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at Dunes Memorial Chapel, 2300 Frontage Road in Reedsport.

Edna was born to Fred and Elizabeth Tabor Sept. 17, 1942, in Long View, Wash. She passed away Feb. 22, 2013.

Edna...