Cari Emery Coleman Keizer’s Peer Court lost its most fierce advocate to brain cancer in February, but the city and her friends are making sure her work is never forgotten. Cari Emery Coleman, the program coordinator for youth court since its inception in 2004, likely…
Donna Mae Maynard was born Dec. 26, 1944 in Red Deer Alberta, Canada. She died on Dec 28, 2020 in Salem, OR, from skin cancer and related issues. Donna was raised in Rufus, OR, and graduated from Sherman County High School. She pursued college in…
Adelino B. Olpet of Keizer, passed on Dec. 8 at the age of 57.
Wesley was the seventh child of Roscoe and Mary Tombleson, born near Lamar, Colo., on Jan. 1, 1924 and moved with his family in 1927-28 to Rainier, Ore., where he lived until he graduated from Rainier High School in 1942. Upon learning his brother had been…
Edward Horner was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. May 26, 1923. He attended Maryknoll as a child and St. Louis High School. He worked at Pearl Harbor and joined the Navy after the Japanese attack in 1941. Upon discharge, he was trained and made a career…
Betty Krewson Our mother, Betty June Krewson, the fourth of five children was born to Clarence Van Doren and Florence Van Doren Karrin Seward, Nebraska on January 26, 1929. She died in the arms of our Lord on August 22, 2020 in Keizer. With the…
Martin Giovannini Martin (Marty) Giovannini left the world suddenly on August 27, 2020—and left behind an indelible impression with infinite ripples. Born in Santa Rosa, California, Marty was the eldest of five. His gentle and generous spirit made him a natural caretaker. From his professional…
Papa Tom Ferrando was born in San Francisco to Frank and Elizabeth Ferrando. He was an only child and grew up on the family property living with his aunt and uncle Olive and King Granger. At a young age Tom married his first wife Loann.…
George Warren Standish, 84, of Brooks, Ore., got his wings Friday Aug. 21, 2020. He was born in Bellingham, Wash., on Feb. 4, 1936, to Leo Percy and Edna Mary Wallace Standish. George had two sisters and one brother. He joined the Army at age 17, served on the DMZ in Korea until 1956,…