William C. Markley
Jan 9, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of William Carter Markley, 66, who passed away peacefully in Eugene Oregon on 1/09/25
“Bill’’ dedicated his early years to serving his country in the U.S. Air Force.
He will be deeply missed by his friends Collin and Grace Almeida and family and his sisters Jane and Gail Markley.
Donna Ruscher
Jan 9, 2025
Donna Ruscher, CNM/ARNP, Eugene, Oregon
Donna Marie Ruscher (née) McLean, (December 26, 1955-January 9, 2025). Donna was born on a US military base on Okinawa to Donald McLean and her mother Mary Lou Wharton. She travelled where her dad’s post took them, to Japan, Germany, West Point, and Staten Island. While in New York, the family settled among relatives in Otisville....
Paul Dresman
Jan 5, 2025
Paul Dresman died at home on January 5 from cancer. He was 81.Born in Southern California in l943, Paul grew up in Los Angeles and lived in SanFrancisco in the Sixties, where he was a Conscientious Objector during the Vietnam War. Heattained an M.A. at San Francisco State in English and American literature and a Ph.D. at theUniversity of California...
Doris Byrne
Jan 4, 2025
Doris Anne Byrne1934 - 2025
Doris Anne (Kilworth) Byrne, our beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, January 4, 2025 with her husband John and twin children at her side. She lived 90 years, eight months and eight days.
Doris was born April 27, 1934 just outside Exira, Iowa to Alonzo Hollis and Sadie Mae (Tando) Kilworth. She was the...
Peter "Pete" Curzon
Jan 3, 2025
Peter J. Curzon was born on June 21st, 1946 in Poole, England. He passed away on the morning of January 3, 2025. Peter was a resident of Eugene, Oregon since 2018 and was formerly a resident of Riverside, California and Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. No words can pay enough tribute to all that he meant to those who loved him but especially...
Derek Humphry
Jan 2, 2025
Derek Humphry (1930-2025)
Derek Humphry, British American journalist and author, died on January 2, 2025, at the age of 94. He spent in his final days in the care of his family and hospice in Eugene, Oregon. He is survived by his widow, Gretchen; three sons from his first marriage to Jean (d. 1975); three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Born in Bath,...
Ronald Ridings
Jan 1, 2025
Ronald “Ron” W. Ridings, American patriot, loving husband and father, aged 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Harrisburg, Oregon on January 1, 2025.
Ron was born in 1938, in Pasadena, California to Virgil C. Ridings and Juanita P. Myers Ridings Grimm. He married Vicki Walls (Wheeler) and they had a daughter, Tami Dawn. After that marriage ended, he married...