Linda Malone
February 11, 2010
Linda Diane Malone of Springfield died Jan. 27 of cancer. She was 61. No service is planned.
She was born April 27, 1948, in Orlando, Fla., to Morris and Ella Ellis Dillman.
She married Jerry Malone in Springfield in 1984. He died in December 2006. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Joseph and Daniel Pelkey, both of Springfield; two sisters, Jeanette Bartels and Cynthia Hall, both of Brunswick, Ga.; two brothers, Arthur Dillman of Lutz, Fla., and Wayne Dillman of Royal Palm Beach, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements by Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield. Remembrances to Full Stature Ministries in Springfield.
Sylvia Brown
February 11, 2010
Sylvia May Brown of Springfield died Jan. 27 of heart failure. She was 72. A private family service will be held.
She was born April 6, 1937, in Springfield, to Bearl and Mary Jane Minnick Brown.
She was disabled.
Survivors include three daughters, Alice Alexander of Springfield, Deborah Loritz of Eagle River, Alaska, and Diana Brown of Utah; a son, Robert Brown of Springfield; a sister, Barbara Meer of Oakridge; a brother, Earl Brown of Springfield; and 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A son, Raymond Franzoni, died previously.
Arrangements by Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield.
Elmer Renken
February 10, 2010
Obituary for a good man:
Elmer Harold Renken of Eugene, died February 9, 2010 of age-related causes. He was 88.
He was born May 24, 1921 in Stoddard, Nebraska to William and Clara Renken. The ninth of ten children, his sister Alvina alone survives.
He married Norma Minnie Rubin of Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 19, 1944 in Visalia, California while taking fighter pilot training in the Army Air Corp. Norma passed away on May 1, 1983 just as they were about to retire.
He graduated from Alexandria (Nebraska) High School in 1940 and spent a year at Oregon State University.
First Lieutenant Renken served in US Air Force Reserve.
He worked as a carpenter, aircraft instrument repair instructor, flght instructor, bill collector and aluminum roof salesman. He enjoyed many hobbies.
Then in 1951, Elmer began a 32 year career with Weyerhaeuser Co. He went from oiler to millwright foreman at Springfield, Oregon. Then moved to Snoqualmie, Washington and was chief of maintenance. He managed a mill in Lumby, British Columbia and was general manager of Weyco-Philippines. He spent the last 11 years as plant engineer in Dierks, Arkansas.
He is survived by a son, Harold Renken of Eugene and three daughters, Jacqueline Bolding of Emmett, Idaho, Sherrie Barbeau of Dallas, Texas and Barbara Mirk of Olympia, Washington. He also has seven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
He died peacefully in his home in the place he loved and now enjoys greater peace with the Lord Jesus Christ.
A viewing will be held at Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield on Friday, February 12, 2010 from 5-7pm.
Services will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fairland, Oklahoma on Feb 27, Saturday, at 1pm where he will be buried beside Norma.
A celebration of Elmer’s life will be held later in Eugene.
Memorials may be made to Oregon Health Science University Foundation or to the Casey Eye Institute – Macular Degeneration Center.
Dennis Chavez
February 9, 2010
Dennis Michael Chavez passed away February 7, 2010. He was 61 years old.
Born October 8, 1948 in Glendale, California, he moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1985 with his family.
Dennis worked as a truck driver for E.C.I.U. for many years. He loved his job.
Dennis enjoyed music and his great movie collection. The greatest enjoyment came from his grandchildren–he was a proud “papa.”
An only child, he was preceded by his father and mother, Michale and Edith Chavez, and his grandparents, Henry and Mary Price.
His survivors include wife Nancy Chavez; daughters Monica Escalante and Toni McFadden; grandchildren Phlisha, Ashley, twins Joshua and Jordan and his latest grandchild James.
Dennis will be greatly missed and was deeply loved by all his family and friends.
A celebration of his life will be announced at a later time.
Larry Smith
February 5, 2010
A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at New Life Church in Springfield, for Larry D. “Butch” Smith of Springfield, who died Feb. 2 of a stroke. He was 66. Inurnment will be at the Goshen Grange 561 Cemetery.
He was born May 7, 1943, in Seaside, to Lawrence and Evelyn Arnold Smith. He married Christine Reed May 26, 2001, in Springfield.
He received a bachelor’s degree in education from Oregon State University. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a second lieutenant at the Lackland Air Force Base Communications Center in Texas.
He worked in the family aquarium and tourist businesses as a youth, and later as a paint store manager and as a high school teacher. Larry was the author of his own book.
Survivors include his wife; his parents; a son, Jason Paul Smith Rosenberg (and his wife Elizabeth “Rosie”) of Eugene; a stepson, Benjamin Ernie Reed of Middlebrook, Va.; two brothers, David Smith of Maui, Hawaii, and Stephen Smith (and his wife Marilyn Denise) of Olympia, Wash.; and one granddaughter, Laura Elizabeth “Beth” Rosenburg.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to New Life Church Benevolent Fund in Springfield.
Robert Ogilvie
February 5, 2010
DORENA — A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 5, at Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield, for Robert Scott Ogilvie of Dorena, who died Jan. 31 at age 37.
He was born July 18, 1972, in Bakersfield, Calif., to Terry Ogilvie and Lynn Daniels Chambers. He married Kathie Moore July 18, 2006, in Las Vegas.
He was a mechanical technician and a pyrotechnician, working at fireworks shows including Thunder Over Louisville in Kentucky and at the 29 Palms Marine Corps Base.
Survivors include his wife; his parents; a grandmother, Grace Ogilvie; a daughter, Katelynn Rose Ogilvie; two sons, Christopher Gordon Ogilvie and Tristin Patrick Ogilvie; two sisters, Lori Ogilvie and Jennifer Morin; two brothers, Jeremy and Patrick Ogilvie; and a stepbrother, Ryan Shutt.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Dorothy Faulk
February 5, 2010
A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Springfield for Dorothy L. Faulk of Eugene, who died Jan. 28 of age-related causes. She was 76.
She was born April 21, 1933, in Hall’s Summit, Kan., to Alvin and Josephine Makepeace Harris. She married Richard Faulk Dec. 28, 1964, in Eugene.
She graduated high school, and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Debbie McCloud and Elizabeth Wobbe, both of Eugene; a son, David Faulk of Eugene; two sisters, Barbara Yeakey of California and Sue Havlinga of Springfield; a brother, James Harris of Eugene; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Leroy Martin
February 4, 2010
Leroy N. Martin of Springfield died Jan. 30 of age-related causes. He was 76. A celebration of life will be held in the spring.
He was born on Oct. 27, 1933, in Baker City to Roy and Thelma Martin Hruska.
He studied computers at Lane Community College and served in the Navy from 1951 to 1956.
He was an electronics engineer in Silicon Valley and a computer networker in Oregon.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Stewart of North Dakota and Laura Graham of Springfield; two sons, Douglas of Illinois and Robert of Arizona; a sister, Betty Williamson of Idaho; a brother, Marvin Martin of Eugene; and 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A granddaughter, Crystal Martin, died previously.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to Greenhill Humane Society.
Harry Githens
February 3, 2010
Harry Reed Githens, age 70, died February 2, 2010 of complications from dimentia.
He was born April 4, 1939 in Harrisburg, Oregon to Clarence and Gertrude (Starr) Githens. He married Geralding Detering on July 29, 1963.
Harry graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1957, and later from Aircraft Maintenance and Repair School at Lane Community College. During his high school years he enjoyed farming in Eastern Oregon in the summertime. He served in the Army National Guard for two years, and worked for Georgia Pacific Plywood Mill for 25 years before farming for Detering Orchards until his retirement in 2008. He lived his entire life in the Harrisburg area.
Harry was an avid sportsman with a love of hunting and fishing. He liked to tie his own flies and made many fishing trips down the Willamette River in his McKenzie River drift boat. He enjoyed hiking in the Cascades with his children’s grade school classes and treasured hiking, camping and hunting with his sons along the Skyline Trail.
He enjoyed antique shopping and had a particular interest in Native American artifacts. He took pleasrue in reading books about the history of the Pacific Northwest. He had a passion for gardening and propagating rhododendrons which created a beautiful display of color in the spring. For several years, he was the secretary for the local Fertile District Improvement Co. Committee which focused on preserving the quality of the riverbank from Coburg to Harrisburg.
Harry was preceded in death by his mother and father. He is survived by his wife, Geralding; daughter Maria; sons Scott and Russell; grandson Reed and brother George Githens.
A gathering of friends and family will be held a a time that is yet to be determined.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Harrisburg Museum (located at 490 Smith Street, Harrisburg OR 97446) would be appreciated.
Pauline McKinney
February 2, 2010
Pauline May McKinney was born September 17, 1922 on her grandparents’ farm near Hubbard, Oregon, in the same house as her mother and ten siblings. Her parents were Frank and Ruby (Zehner) Phares. Many of her favorite memories are of the summer days spent playing with her brother and cousins in the woods and stream there.
She grew up in Oregon City, going through school there, and was the Drum Majorette with the Junior Legion Drum and Bugle Corp, which took part in several yearly Portland Rose Festival Parades. During her senior year of high school she lived with her aunt and graduated from Woodburn High School.
Pauline and her husband to be–Charles Robert McKinney–met when she was fifteen years old. He was a senior at Parkrose High School in Portland. They were married one month before Pearl Harbor and their son Ronald Patrick was born on the 30th of June, 1943. Seven weeks later, Bob was on his way to basic training in the US Air Corps. He went to Dyersburg, Tennessee for advance training, so Pauline took ten-month old Ronnie and traveled by train to spend a couple months with him.
Bob was stationed in England, flying bombing missions over Germany, serving as crew chief and top turret gunner. One time they were forced to ‘ditch’ in the North Sea. They were lucky, and all the crew members survived. And then were shot down over Germany and became prisoners of war. The entire crew lived to come home, but were very thin!
As a civilian Bob helped to start Pettijohn Engineering and Construction Company in Portland. He was General Superintendant of Construction and a Vice President. They built fish ladders, microwave towers and concrete and steel high-tension transmission towers, some of which can be seen along I-5 north of Eugene.
Their second son, Steven Charles, was born January 3, 1947. They moved into a new house in the east part of Portland in 1955, whre they lived for 25 years. Their third son, Robert Brian, was born on May 13, 1955. All three graduated from Parkrose High School in Portland.
When Bob retired in 1980 they moved into a new home in Phoenix, Arizona. Their son Ronald lived a few houses away and is a heating and cooling engineer. In 1983 Bob had several serious surgeries. After four more years they moved to Green Valley, south of Tucson. Bob died December 1, 1995. Their son Robert was with them before and after his death, being a great help and blessing to them both.
Pauline continued to live in Green Valley seven more years, and then settled into a new life with her cousin Muriel in the Eugene Hotel in Eugene, Oregon. This was one of the happiest times in her life. Pauline had always been rather isolated, and in this new environment she bloomed.
Pauline passed away February 2, 2010, at the age of 87. She was a wonderful lady and will be dearly missed. She leaves behind sons Steve, Ron and Bob; much-loved grandkids Jason, Lia and Kacey; and treasured great-granddaughter Amanda.