All Obituaries

Darrold Hanna was born on March 18, 1938 in Ontario, Oregon to Milburn Hanna and Hellen Hunter. Darrold graduated from Roseburg High School in 1956 and Oregon State University with his Master's Degree. Darrold was married to Sandra June 10, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they had 8 biological children and 17 adopted children. Darrold was married to Frankie on July 18, 1986 and she brought 3 more children into Darrold’s life. Darrold loved to travel and was a member of the...

Born in Richfield, Utah in 1950, Richard Craig Hooper was a free-thinker who liked to understand how things work and their history. As a teenager, he worked at Lagoon (the local amusement park outside Salt Lake City) and in his spare time tinkered with vacuum tubes and transistors and read books about English history, never expecting that in his later years he would get to virtually explore the streets of London from a laptop. He played the accordion. He attended the University of Utah and...

James Alan Daum passed away at the age of 65 on August 29, 2021 at his home in Newport, Oregon. He has left his physical body behind, but his spirit lives on and his metaphysical  journey continues. Jim was born in Crescent City, CA on May 17, 1956 to Joan Fishe and Robert Daum. He grew up in Ukiah and Clear Lake, and later moved to Woodland and Sacramento in the late 1970s. He worked as a sailor in the Merchant Marine when he met Sue Hall, his soon-to-be wife. His first daughter,...

William “Billy” Brown, 72, passed away at his home Tuesday, Aug.10. Billy was born to Jack L. and Margaret Brown on June 6, 1949 on the bathroom floor of his family’s home in Syracuse, New York, foreshadowing his long career as a plumber with Lincoln County School District. Billy briefly attended college in Geneseo, New York, where he met and married his wife of 51 years, Brenda. Following her graduation, they followed Hwy. 20 from New York to its end in Newport,...

Harriet Katherine Griese was born at home on June 26th, 1932 in Burt, Iowa to Valeta Marie Dundas and Martin Griese. She joined her sisters LaVonne Francis (Schaff) and Mary Joann (Maack), each of whom preceded her in death. Together, they managed to live a happy life in small town Iowa during the Great Depression. Harriet played basketball and made beautiful music with her voice and her French horn. Upon graduation from Saint Catherine’s School of Nursing in Omaha, she and a friend...

Ruth Harrison’s life seems to span a couple of centuries or so—from her early years on the square mile of land her grandmother had homesteaded in Colorado, through her growing up on a farm without electricity or indoor plumbing, her teaching at a one-room schoolhouse, her raising three children in the shadow of a cold war while getting a doctorate in medieval literature, to a quasi-retirement on the Oregon coast, where she wrote poetry, helped edit a small literary journal, and...

Michael Vernon Phillips 69, passed away peacefully in his home on 8/1/2021 in Waldport, Oregon.  He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Maria, sister Carolyn, brother William (Billy) and two grandsons.   Mike was born on May 14, 1952 to Maudie (Brown) and Alpha Phillips in Jerome, Id. where he grew up on a farm and graduated from Jerome High School in 1970 and where his brother Joe (Sherry) Phillips still resides.   He was a loving devoted husband...

Ralph Jay Roelen April 12, 1936 – August 1, 2021 Jay Roelen was born in Salem, Ohio, to Ralph and Louise Roelen, and passed away peacefully at home in Waldport, Oregon. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Jerry Jean, an accomplished artist. He leaves behind adult children of previous marriage (Janet), sons Barry, Brett, and daughter Denise; stepson Charles Cawley and stepdaughter Buffy O’Brien; many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is also survived by younger...

Willa Roberta Daugherty, 84, of Siletz, Oregon passed away peacefully in her sleep from a long battle with Alzheimer’s, along with other complications, on July 26, 2021. Willa was born on October 26, 1937 in Chemawa, Oregon to Helen (Metcalf) and Charles Orton.  After Willa graduated from Toledo High School she met Buford Daugherty and in 1956 they married in Skamania, Washington. Her life was centered around her husband and children.  She was a valued part of...

Dorene F. Brack passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday morning, July 18, 2021, at the age of 65. She was the second of 10 children born to Daniel and Dolores (Staniszewski) Heron in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There she attended St. Peter & Paul Catholic School and Church and graduated from Riverside High School in 1974. Dorene married Richard (Dick) Brack, the love of her life, on January 8, 1977 and soon after, moved to Oregon.   Dorene was the loving mother to Dick’s two...