Obituaries
Published: 3/5/2013 6:50:52 PM
Helen Basarich, 94, of Woodburn, died Feb. 27, 2013, in Portland.
Basarich was born April 15, 1918 in Nashwauk, Minn., to George and Mary (Ivancevich) Njegovan.
Published: 3/12/2013 4:56:27 PM
Marilee Anglin, 60, a resident of Woodburn for 25 years, went to be with her Lord from her home in Woodburn, after a valiant 11-year battle with breast cancer.
Published: 3/12/2013 4:58:04 PM
John J. Grigorieff, 86, of Woodburn, died March 4, 2013.
John was born Nov. 19, 1926, in Russia. Overcoming many hardships, he immigrated to the United States in the 1950s.
Published: 3/12/2013 4:59:28 PM
Philip “Skip” E. Hughes, 65, of Woodburn died Feb. 28, 2013.
He was born in Seattle on Dec. 26, 1947, to Phillip and Jean Hughes, who are both deceased.
Published: 3/12/2013 5:00:45 PM
John “Dick” Beard, formerly of the Woodburn area, died Feb. 26, 2013, at the age of 73.
He was born Sept. 27, 1939 in Forest Grove to parents WC “Dick” and Evelyn “Peg” Beard.
Published: 3/12/2013 5:02:12 PM
William G. Dady, 91, of Sun City West, Ariz., died Feb. 24, 2013, with his wife Charlene E. Dady and family by his side.
Bill, as he preferred to be called, was preceded in death by his father William Eugene Dady and mother Hope Dobyne, his sister Grace Fitch and his oldest son William.
Published: 3/12/2013 5:03:34 PM
Veretabelle “Vicki” Perkins, of Salem, passed away on March 7, 2013, at the age of 83.
Mrs. Perkins was born in Hobart, Okla. to Joseph and Mintie (Bingham) Funderburgh on Oct.
Published: 3/19/2013 4:55:25 PM
Nelson Gohlke, of Woodburn, passed away on March 13, 2013, in his home, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer.
He was born June 6, 1924 in Marion, Texas, to Arthur and Mina Gohlke.
Published: 3/19/2013 4:57:08 PM
Benjamin Franklin Eckley, Jr. of Woodburn, died March 9, 2013, in Silverton at the age of 87.
He was born April 26, 1925, in Joseph to Benjamin and Alma (Rudger) Eckley.
Published: 3/27/2013 9:47:30 AM
Kenneth A. Carlson, 95, of Woodburn, died March 13, 2013.
He was born Feb. 8, 1918, in Portland. He grew up near Oregon City, graduating from Oregon City High School in 1936.
Published: 3/27/2013 9:48:02 AM
Charles “Bill” Palmer, 80, of Woodburn, died March 11, 2013.
He was born in Oregon City on July 27, 1932.
Bill, a Korean War veteran, served in the Navy on board an aircraft carrier.
Published: 3/27/2013 9:49:48 AM
Walter Racette, 92, passed away at his winter home in Casa Grande, Ariz., on March 15, 2013, due to age-related causes.
He was born in Portland on Aug.
