Fred Hoover
April 20, 2009
ALVADORE — A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 20, at Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene for Fred Franklin Hoover of Alvadore. He died April 17 of age-related causes at age 83.
He was born Aug. 21, 1925, in Eugene. He married Faye Mountain in Eugene. She died July 21, 1979.
Hoover served in the Marine Corps in World War II, including service in Peleliu and Okinawa, Japan. He was twice awarded the Purple Heart. He worked for a railroad and as a Eugene police officer.
Survivors include two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Two daughters, Barbara and Janet, died previously.
Arrangements by Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield. Remembrances to Greenhill Humane Society.
JC Melillo
April 20, 2009
William Joseph Melillo Jr. was born November 24, 1939 in Bristol, CT to William Sr. and Margarite (Feeley) Melillo.
“JC” was a long-haul trucker all his life, with over 4,000,000 miles under his belt. In younger years he enlisted in the National Guard, and then transferred to the Navy where he served on the USS Forrestal. He was proud to be a Vietnam vet. He married Robin on March 14, 2003 in Vancouver, WA and his last job was working alongside her at the Oregon Foodbank–she worked in the warehouse, JC drove truck.
He was one of a kind, a true independent who made and lived by his own rules. There will never be another quite like JC. 
He loved his Harleys and his friends and lived life to the fullest.
He passed into eternity April 16, 2009 and is survived by his loving wife, by brothers Steve Brown(and Steve’s wife, Rhonda) of Eugene and Mike Brown of Albany, by his faithful companion “Tag” and by his “brothers in the wind.”
A celebration of a life well-lived will be held May 2, 2009 at 2:00 pm at “his new house at the same ‘ol address”, 165 River Loop #2, Eugene, OR 97404.
John Hover Sr.
April 17, 2009
SPRINGFIELD — John V. Hover Sr. of Springfield died April 7 of age-related causes. He was 88. No service is planned.
He was born Feb. 27, 1921, in Fowler, Kan., to Thomas and Elizabeth Houghton Hover. He married Meredith Robison on Dec. 24, 1941.
Hover worked as a welder for Weyerhaeuser.
Survivors include three sons, Timothy and John Jr., both of Springfield, and Samuel of Creswell; a daughter, Sharon Greenman of Norco, Calif.; 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. His wife and a daughter, Charlotte, died previously.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Duane Carter
April 17, 2009
Duane Allen Carter of Eugene died April 15 at age 77.
He was born Sept. 30, 1931, in Cambridge, Ohio to Stanley and Mary Ashley Carter. He married Wilma Mael on March 20, 1982, in Newberg.
Carter graduated from Cambridge High School in Ohio. He served in the Navy for four years and retired from National Cash Register.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Holly Lagneaux and Carolyn DeGarmo, both of Cambridge, Ohio; two stepsons, John Mael and David Mael, both of Eugene; three stepdaughters, Cheryl Stewart of Albany, Vicky Williamette of Gold Beach and Sheila Woods of Eagle Point; 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to the Kidney Foundation.
James Engle
April 16, 2009
James Franklin “Jim” Engle of Eugene died April 12 of complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 83. No service is planned.
He was born July 10, 1925, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Allan and Addie Spears Engle. He married JoeAnn Whitcomb on Aug. 2, 1947, in Pittsburg.
Jim served in the Navy in World War II as a tail gunner on the USS Gambier Bay in the Pacific. He attended the University of Pittsburg in Kansas. He worked as a lumber salesman for the Cascadian Co. for 24 years.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Research Foundation.
Kristi Larson
April 16, 2009
SPRINGFIELD — A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Springfield Lutheran Church for Kristi Larson of Springfield, who died April 8 at age 37. The family chose not to list the cause of death. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield.
She was born July 14, 1971, in Madera, Calif., to Ogden Lee and Mary Lien Lovdokken. She married John Larson on Aug. 31, 1996, in Springfield. They later divorced.
She attended Pacific Lutheran College and Lane Community College and worked for Darby Dental and Sears.
Survivors include her parents, of Springfield; a daughter, Amber Lee Larson of Eugene; two sisters, Patricia Lovdokken of Eugene and Judith Thomas of Longmont, Colo.; and a brother, John Lovdokken of Springfield.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to the church.
Lucille Lauffenberger
April 16, 2009
Lucille I. Lauffenberger of Eugene died March 28 of heart failure. She was 75. A celebration of life will be held later.
She was born Nov. 8, 1933, in Fairfield, Neb., to William and Dorothy Bottorff Dalluge. She married Earl “Kenneth” McEntire in 1953 in Eugene. They later divorced. She married Gene Lauffenberger in October 1958 in Reno, Nev. He died in 1996.
She graduated from Springfield High School in 1952. She worked as a telephone operator for Qwest for 30 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Treasa Sprague of Central Point and Donna Lauffenberger Halsey of Eugene; a son, Kenneth E. McEntire of Eugene; a stepdaughter, Cheryl Lauffenberger Perez of Colorado; a stepson, Eugene Lauffenberger of Alaska; a twin sister, Lillian Dalluge Wilcox of Eugene; a brother, William Dalluge Jr. of Arizona; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mary Rose McEntire Gulliford, died previously.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to Telecom Pioneers, Eugene.
Cedric Stone
April 16, 2009
SPRINGFIELD — Cedric E. Stone of Springfield died April 12 of heart failure. He was 87. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 20, at Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield. A private funeral is planned.
He was born Aug. 28, 1922, in Washington, Ind., to David and Ora Arvin Stone. He married Julia Harding on April 4, 1943, in Las Vegas.
Stone served in the Navy, retiring as a chief petty officer hospital corpsman. He worked for Georgia-Pacific until his retirement.
Survivors include two sons, Bruce of Albany and Stuart of Lacey, Wash.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. His wife and a stepson, William Buchan, died previously.
Entombment will be in Springfield Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Buell Funeral Chapel. Remembrances to hospice or The Salvation Army.
David Vinson
April 16, 2009
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, at The Shedd in Eugene for David A. Vinson of Eugene. He died April 12 of injuries suffered in a household accident at age 68.
He was born Sept. 18, 1940, in Wright City, Okla., to George and Bertha Moore Vinson. He married Michele Buckey on Jan. 26, 1989, in Eugene.
Vinson graduated from Klamath Union High School in 1958. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1962 and from the UO law school in 1967. He served in the Marine Corps Reserves, including active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. He had practiced law in Eugene since 1967, specializing in personal injury, workers’ compensation and third-party products liability.
Survivors include his wife; his mother, Bertha Vinson; two daughters, Theresa Alsterberg of Chehalis, Wash., and Danielle Vinson of Eugene; three sons, Bradford and Thomas, both of Springfield and Matthew of Portland; a brother, George of Eugene; and six grandchildren.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. In lieu of flowers, remembrances to the David and Michele Vinson Financial Need Scholarship, Marist Foundation or to Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Dorothy Frances Jack
April 16, 2009
Dorothy Frances Jack was born September 13, 1917 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Elmer and Mary Walker. She was one of six children.
Dorothy and Frederick William Jack eloped to Virginia on July 9, 1934 because she was underage in Pennsylvania. Her folks were horrified because she was only 16, but it must have been meant to be because they had been married for over 65 years when he passed away in 1997.
She was a devoted wife and mother and a faithful member of the South Hills Congregation of the Jovah’s Witnesses. A very spiritual lady, faith and service to God were always in central her life.
Dorothy rejoined Fred on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, a few days after a stroke. She was 91, and the last member of that generation in that family.
She is survived by her son and daughter, Fred W. Jack Jr. and Carol A. Siebert; and by five much-loved grandkids and seven treasured greatgrandkids.