Obituaries

Baker, H. Lee

5/8/2013
Death Notice H. Lee Baker                                                 July 21, 1924 – May 8, 2013   Retired Associate Member H. Lee Baker, died May 8, 2013.  He is survived by his wife, Frances; daughters, Kathleen Grumbein and...

Benefiel, Robert

3/29/2013
    Death Notice   Robert Benefiel                                                         May 1, 1920 – March 29, 2013           &...

Jackman, Caren

3/22/2013
  Death Notice   Caren Jackman                               September 16, 1944 – March 22, 2013                             Caren Jackman wife of retired Pastor Perry Jackman died March 22,...

Hanni, Philip

3/21/2013
   Death Notice   Philip Hanni                                                    April 28, 1932 – March 21, 2013                  ...

Finch, Mildred

3/18/2013
   Death Notice   Mildred Finch                                                 August 16, 1910 – March 18, 2013                  ...

Bray, Frances

1/23/2013
Death Notice Frances Bray           December 13, 1915 - January 23, 2013         Frances Bray, widow of Pastor William Bray, died January 23, 2013.  She is survived by her sons, Jim Bray and Tom Bray; daughter, Maggie Bray; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Pastor and Mrs. Bray served Turell Gilmore in the North Arkansas Conference; Tigard in the Oregon-Idaho Conference; as...

Uecker, Lloyd

12/30/2012
Death Notice   Lloyd Uecker                           April 29, 1919 – December 30, 2012                           Lloyd Uecker, retired pastor, died December 30, 2012.  He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Uecker; sons,...

Brudevold, Donita

12/28/2012
Death Notice   Donita Brudevold                    December 25, 1963 – December 28, 2012                             Donita Brudevold, wife of retired pastor, Keith Brudevold, died December 28, 2012.  She is survived by her husband, Keith; many...

Burkley, Paul

12/16/2012
December 19, 2012   Death Notice Paul Burkley Sr.        April 6, 1943 – December 16, 2012         Paul Burkley, retired pastor, died December 16, 2012.  He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; son, Paul Jr.; daughters, Jennifer and Micah; twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pastor and Mrs. Burkley served many Free Methodist churches on the East Coast and churches in...

Smith, Nevitt

12/14/2012
December 19, 2012   Death Notice Nevitt Smith    December 13, 1925 – December 14, 2012         Nevitt Smith, retired pastor, died December 14, 2012.  He is survived by his son, Brenton Smith; daughter, Ellen Ledoux,; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Nevitt was preceded in death by his wife, Lilly, and wife, Beverly. Pastor Smith served Turner, Salem W. Summit, Medford First,...

Morfin, Noel

11/23/2012
November 27, 2012   Death Notice   Noel Morfin                  March 13, 1936 – November 23, 2012         Noel Morfin, retired local pastor, died November 23, 2012.  He is survived by his wife, Dana; daughters, Michelle Elliott and Amber Dessell; son, Troy Morfin; step-children, Nick, Joe and Abby; twenty-two...

Shaw, Bonnie

11/15/2012
November 20, 2012   Death Notice Bonnie Knutson Shaw May 6, 1941 – November 15, 2012   Bonnie Knutson Shaw, wife of retired pastor Stuart Shaw, died November 15, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Stuart; daughters, Melissa Sargent and Michele Wallace; step-children; Stanley, Eric, LaRae and Andre’ Shaw; and five grandchildren. Reverend and Mrs. Shaw served North Bend and Klamath Falls United Methodist Churches in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, before retiring...

Crandall, Judith

10/9/2012
Death Notice Judith Crandall                       February 3, 1939 – October 9, 2012   Judy Crandall, wife of retired pastor Ronald Crandall, died October 9, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Ron; daughter, Dianna Wuagneux; son, Scott Maskell; step-daughters; Elizabeth Gaubo and Deborah Walsh; eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Reverend and Mrs....

Balcomb, Raymond

6/10/2012
Death Notice Raymond Balcomb      February 8, 1923 – June 10, 2012 Ray Balcomb, retired pastor, died June 10, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Hazel; two daughters, Bernice Lincicum and Rosemary Schulte; two sons, Gene Balcomb and Scott Balcomb; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Joanne Balcomb. Reverend Balcomb served churches in Massachusetts as a student. In the Oregon-Idaho Conference he served...

Nelson, Susan

4/25/2012
Death Notice Susan Nelson                    September 4, 1931 – April 25, 2012 Susan Nelson, retired pastor, died April 25, 2012. She is survived by son, Brian Caille, and daughter, Sara Siemens, and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Kevan Caille Reverend Nelson served Pocatello, Wilder, Jordan Valley, Roseburg, Jerome, Fort Klamath, Chiloquin and Williamson...

Boner, Evangeline

4/7/2012
Death Notice Evangeline Boner          October 6, 1918 – April 7, 2012 Evangeline Boner, widow of retired pastor George Boner, died April 7, 2012. She is survived by sons, Dennis and George, and six grandchildren. Reverend and Mrs. Boner served Harrington in the Pacific Northwest Conference, Salem Clear Lake, Canby-Carus and Canby in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, before retiring in 1980. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 20,...

Adams, Camilla

4/5/2012
April 9, 2012   Death Notice Camilla Adams      August 16, 1940 – April 5, 2012 Camilla Adams, wife of pastor, Robert Adams, died April 5, 2012. She is survived by her husband Bob; two daughters, Diana & Joni; four stepdaughters, Rebecca, Heather, Melinda and Katharine; one stepson, Douglass, and sixteen grandchildren. Reverend Adams has been serving at Fort Klamath United Methodist Church in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, for the past 13 years. A...

Johnson, Charles

3/15/2012
Death Notice Charles Johnson                     March 13, 1931 – March 15, 2012 Charles Johnson, retired pastor, died March 15, 2012. He is survived by his wife Nancy; children, Bryce, Brenna, Leslie and Wendy and one grandchild. Reverend Johnson served Gardiner, Pine Grove and Nehalem/Wheeler in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, before locating in 1963. A memorial service will be held...

Burdette, Ruth

1/19/2012
Ruth Burdette October 29, 1913 – January 19, 2012 Ruth Burdette, widow of retired pastor Laurance Burdette, died January 19, 2012. Ruth is survived by her son, David Lutes and two grandchildren; Scott and Alina. Reverend Laurance and Ruth Burdette served Echo, Mt. Tabor, The Dalles and Prineville in the Oregon Conference until 1955 before going to the Pacific Northwest Conference where he retired in 1974. A private memorial service will be held Sunday, January 22, in Salinas,...

Richardson, Austin H.

1/2/2012
Death Notice Austin H. Richardson                      May 13, 1928 – January 2, 2012 Austin Richardson, retired pastor, died January 2, 2012. He is survived by his wife Yowko Ichioka; children, Mary, Susan, John, Sara, Gillian, Anne and Thomas Richardson and Katherine Bruna; and five grandchildren. Reverend Austin served St. Charles Stockton in the Minnesota Conference;...
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