Robert Michael Branin passed on Feb. 22, 2019, surrounded by family and love. He is survived by his common law wife Cathy; mother Lillian Dye; stepfather Tom Dye; son Michael K. Branin; daughter Veronica Smit; stepson Wes Jordan; and eight siblings. He had a huge heart and filled it with[Read More…]

Norman Beugli Norman Beugli, 92, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Keizer. Norman was born May 20, 1926, in Molalla, Ore., and moved to Salem in 1930. He started school at Washington Elementary (Old East School) in 1932. He moved to Liberal and Yoder, Ore., in 1934, and returned to[Read More…]

Ruby Brock Ruby Brock was born on February 15, 1924 in Forest City, Iowa to Bertha and Rudolph Strand. Her family immigrated to the United States from Norway. She grew up in Iowa and Minnesota during the Depression and enjoyed the closeness she felt in those small, rural communities. Ruby[Read More…]