Dr. Vernon Dale Casterline, born April 13, 1917, passed away Oct. 16, 2019, in his Keizer residence. He was 102. Casterline was born in Vida, Montana. His mother passed away when he was 1-and-a-half years old. He and his older sister Lois went to live…
James Willhite was born in Portland, Ore. and graduated from Benson High School. Through studies at various locations including Oregon State University, he became a registered professional engineer. He worked for the Bureau of Public Roads and the Federal Highway Administration for 36 years in…
D. Fleischmann Donald Fleischmann, a Salem-Keizer resident for 72 years, died on July 15, 2019. He was 93 years old. He was in the Salem Hospital with an infection when he suffered a stroke a few days before he died. The Willamette Valley has always been…
Charles Wallace Shirley Charles “Chuck” Shirley went to be with the Lord peacefully on July 25. He was born in Detroit, Mich., on March 8, 1927 and died July 25, 2019 at his home in Keizer, Ore., surrounded by loved ones. Chuck met his first…
Judith Davidson Todd Judith Davidson Todd, born July 27, 1947, in Medford, Ore., passed away from lymphoma on July 27, 2019, in Bend, Ore. Judi was the “chosen child” of Roy and Alice Davidson, adopted through the Boy’s and Girl’s Aid and lovingly raised in…
Lucille May Zandol Lucy passed away peacefully at Salem Hospital, with her husband Ken, children and grandchildren by her side. Lucy was born in Japan to Toshiko and Maurice Irish. After six months, the family moved to Washington, Germany, and then to Ft. Ord, Calif., where…
Nancy Jean Baier, 85, left her family and friends on Saturday, June 29. She was born in Carroll, NE to Harry and Marie Ferris, the first of five children. Nancy grew up on a farm and taught school in the Carroll area. Nancy met the…
Jeffrey Taylor Jeffrey Taylor, son of Jim and Betty Jean Taylor, father to James Taylor, husband to Madeline Taylor and dear friend to many, has tragically passed away in an automobile accident on Highway 99 in Junction City, Ore. Jeff attended McNary High School in…
Lecinda Sue (Kmetko) Mitchell (March 2, 1944), following several long battles with cancer, died at home in Keizer, on May 31, 2019. Thomas Mitchell, her husband of more than 55 years, and children Jason Mitchell and Leslie Mitchell, were by her side. Born in Ravenna, Ohio…