South Umpqua High School Oregon Alumni Obituaries

Gary LeRoy Fuller 62 of Savannah MO passed away November 27 2025 at his home. He was Born April 15 1963 to Robert LeRoy and Ramona Jean Anderson Fuller. Gary grew up in Oregon MO and graduated from South Holt High School in 1982. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and spent the last decade at t...

Hugh Jared Giesbrecht came into this world January 16 1955 in Omaha Nebraska. He left it for a better place on January 24 2026. He was second of the four children of Alvin and Irene Ewert Giesbrecht. Hughs father believed the grass is always greener somewhere else. So Hugh grew up in Nebraska Kansas...

Richard Earl Merrick originally from Columbus Ohio passed away peacefully on January 11 2026 at the age of 90 at Primrose Assisted Living in Mansfield. Richards final goal was to make it to the age of 90 which he achieved after fighting cancer for many years. Richard was born in Columbus Ohio on Dec...

Carlene Ann Kavajecz lived her life with generosity selflessness and style. Her 86 years were centered around caring for others family members friends and patients. She was born on July 11 1939 to Carl and Martha Haarstad in Duluth Minnesota. She attended South Shore High School in Port Wing WI and ...

Justin Keith Jr age 80 a resident of Belhaven NC passed away Friday January 2 2026 at his home in Pamlico Beach. A memorial service will be held on Saturday January 17th 500 PM at Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Washington NC. He and his wife Nancy will be laid to rest together at Arlington Natio...

No public services are planned. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Cloverdale Funeral Home. Jim was born June 25 1938 in Mitchell South Dakota to Maurice Tubby and Catherine Kay Messerli. He attended schools in Mitchell South Dakota and graduated from high school in Huron South Dakota...

Phyllis Anne Murray ne Steeves age 88 passed away peacefully on January 5 2026 in Forest Grove Oregon. Born on December 19 1938 in Sturgis South Dakota Phyllis lived a full and vibrant life marked by devotion to her family and a passion for the simple joys that brought her happiness. Phyllis was the...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Steven D. Roseen of Roseau MN will be held on Saturday December 13 2025 at 1100AM with a visitation held one hour prior to the service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau MN. Visitation will be held on Friday December 12 2025 from 57PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Ch...

With deep love and heavy hearts we announce the passing of Harold Burdett Johnson on November 20 2025 due to medical complications. Harold Johnson was born on June 23 1942 in White Lake South Dakota to Claude Wesley Johnson and Vadia Mae Johnson. He was welcomed into a large and lively family of sev...

Darlene Luverne Keizer was born on April 21 1935 in Prinsburg Minnesota a small farming community a little more than 100 miles west of Minneapolis where she spent her first seven years. She was the only daughter and eldest child of Marvin Devries and Naomi Vanden Hoek Devries. Later after the family...

John was born April 20th 1921 in Minter Texas to Floyd and Fannie Whitney. He was 104 years old at death. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen Louise Coward Whitney his two brothers Russell and Floyd Whitney and three sisters Georgia Helen Ball Callie Ruth Carrasco and Beuna Marshall. He is su...

J.J. Danz was born November 17, 1947 in Peoria, Illinois to Edwin and Jane Danz. He grew up on a small dairy farm where he attended a one room school house for his first 4 years of school. The family moved to Mesa, Washington in the summer of 1957 where they developed a farm unit in Block 19. J.J...

MOUNT WOLF Carol L. Weirich 78 of Mount Wolf PA passed away Sunday February 15 2026 at Pleasant Acres Nursing and Rehibition Center in York PA. She was the wife of Glenn Weirich whom she married 58 years ago on March 25 1967. She graduated in 1965 from Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill PA. In ad...

Audrey Neva Turner Travis 83 years old of Silverton Oregon died Wednesday 11 February 2026 at home in Silverton. She was diagnosed with Stage 4B Clear Cell Carcinoma and was given 6 to 12 months but God had mercy on all by giving her an extra six months. Audrey was born to Alden Charles and Neva Mar...

Jim Polkinghorne son of Walter J. and Alma L. Polkinghorne was born March 7 1929 in Monterey CA and died February 11 2026 in Elko NV at age of 96. As a child Jim attended a rural school 10 miles from the family ranch in the Pumpernickel Valley 60 miles south of Winnemucca NV. Because the school had ...

Darrell Kay Bell 80 passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday December 10 2025. Darrell was born on April 20th1945 to Roxie Shull Bell and Donald G. Bell Sr. in Aberdeen Washington. He also resided in Hoquiam Cosmopolis Quinault and Fairbanks Alaska. He graduated from Quinault High School in 1...

Poland A Memorial prayer service will be held at Davis Becker Funeral Home Chapel at 8536 Market Street in Boardman 44512 on January 9 at 1230 pm for John Jack Repasky 89 who died peacefully at his home in Poland with his wife by his side on December 16 2025. Jack was born May 22 1936 in Campbell ...

Vyonne Vy Jones age 91 of Dell Rapids and formerly of Sioux Falls passed away on Monday February 2 2026 at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center of Dell Rapids South Dakota. Her family will be present to greet friends for a Visitation on Thursday February 5 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Cremator...

Elaine was born on August 3 1932 in Dorchester Massachusetts the daughter of the late James W. and Alice C. Elton. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Jim Hodgkins her brotherinlaw Ralph Amsden Jr. her nephew James Amsden and her greatgrandnieces Faith and Hope Colby. Elaine grew up in Hampto...

Geraldine Ann Traeger was born on Oct 5th 1931 to Anthony and Grace Traeger in Timberlake SD. She was the sixth of nine children. When she was 5 years old her family fled the Dust Bowl conditions in South Dakota and moved to Oregon. The family felt they had reached the perfect destination when they ...

Dennis Russell beloved husband father grandfather and brother passed away on January 12 2026. He was born in Ogden Utah on October 3 1940 to Howard and Florence Russell. They raised Dennis in a loving home in Salt Lake City surrounded by family and friends. He was especially close to his sister Shaw...

NOTRE DAME Ind. Rev. James William Thornton C.S.C. 88 died at Holy Cross House Notre Dame Ind. on January 17 2026 after a short illness. Fr. Thornton was born in Palo Alto Calif. on January 18 1937 to James and Cyrilla Dolan Thornton Sr. and is the only child. After graduating from Newport Harbor U...

Gregory Scott Anderson age 50 of Mt. Airy Pennsylvania passed away unexpectedly on Monday April 7 2025. He went into cardiac arrest while enjoying one of his favorite pastimes pickup basketball with close friends. Greg is survived by his loving wife of 21 years Melanie nee Gilliland and wonderful ch...