Dorothy Lawson
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...
Doris Marie Penniman
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...
Richard Sweider
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....
Wenceslaus Dibala
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...
Albina Goetz
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...
Shawn Christian
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....
Homer Howard Oldham
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...
Clarence Harold Naapi
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...
Verna Hedges
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,...
Charles Vitek
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...
Arlyn Jeanette Kinsey
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...
Paul Coates
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,...
Lyle Eldon Earle
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...
Robert Lee Brown
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....
Margie Greenwood
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...
Edna Mae Fowler
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...
Rosemary Love Wert
Feb 17, 2013
Rosemary Love Wert was born November 28, 1915 in Union Parish, La to the late Royal and Leila M. (Crow) Love. At the age of eight she and her mother moved around some, spending time in Texas and California. Rosemary graduated from high school in Los Angeles. Following her education she and her mother moved to Reno where she...
George Huppert
Feb 15, 2013
George “Forrest” Huppert, 90, of Reedsport, died Friday, February 15, 2013 at his home of prostate cancer. Private Cremation Rites have been held and his ashes will be scattered at sea at his request. George Forrest Huppert was born December 16, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Fredrick and Mary (Clark) Huppert. He was raised and educated...
Evelyn Thornquist
Jan 27, 2013
Evelyn Thornquist passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, in Reedsport, Ore. Born Evelyn Mae Buckmaster on Oct. 12, 1925, in Iola, Kan., to Joseph Buckmaster and Gertrude Looney, she moved to California as a young girl with her father, sister and relatives. She married Alton Thornquist and they had two children, Lenora and Ron.
Evelyn...
Dorothy Stewart
Jan 22, 2013
A graveside urn service will be held at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland at 10:30 Am on February 8th for Dorothy Stewart who died January 22, at the age of 87. Dorothy was born January 21, 1926 to Aniela and Onufrej (Jarenczuk) Skilka in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She married Robert Stewart October 20, 1945 in Minneapolis. He died July 3,...
