OBITUARIES.

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Albert Hazelton

SPRINGFIELD - Albert "Alby" Hazelton of Springfield died Dec. 25 of congestive heart failure. He was 74.

Hazelton was born Nov. 27, 1929, in Toledo to Ralph and Leona Hazelton. He married Janet Roberge in Lincoln County on Dec. 9, 1949. She later died.

He was a lifetime resident of Oregon and lived in Toledo, Blodgett and Nashville before settling in Springfield.

He quit school in the ninth grade to become a logger. He worked for various logging companies until he saved enough money to establish his own company, Hazelton Logging, in 1971. His company was one of the first skyline logging outfits in Oregon and in 1979 he climbed 230 feet to top a tree in Coos Bay.

He enjoyed his job and his grandchildren.

He will be remembered as a man who made a huge mark in his community and who was proud of his career and his family.

Survivors include two sons, Kenny and Robert, both of Blodgett; three brothers, Arnold of Blodgett, and Tucky and Gordy, both of Oregon; two sisters, Lois of Oregon and Cheri of Alabama; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A son, Charlie, died previously.

No service is planned. Andreason's Cremation & Burial Service in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Thomas 

Robert J. "Bob" Thomas of Eugene died Dec. 20 of age-related causes. He was 88.

He was born July 30, 1915, in Ely, Minn., to Robert and Marie Stoll Thomas. He married his wife, Bette, in Eugene on July 15, 1950.

He was raised in Virginia, Minn., and he graduated from high school, junior college and the University of Minnesota Dental School. He went into the dental medical corps attached to the U.S. Navy and Marines from 1941 to 1945 in the Pacific.

Upon discharge, he moved to Eugene, where he served in the U.S. Navy Reserves, completing his 20-year service in 1975 as lieutenant commander. He worked as a dentist in Eugene from 1946 until 1988.

He was a past president of the Oregon State Dental Association. He also was a member of the Shriners, Masons and Eugene Elks Lodge No. 357. He was instrumental in establishing the Elks Dental Clinic, and was a charter member and past board president of the Town Club. He enjoyed steelhead fishing, bird hunting and golf.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Jame Thomas of Portland; and a son, Robert of Eugene. A son, Tracy, died in 1957.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Greenhill Humane Society.

Constance Stanton

A memorial service will be held Jan. 10 for Constance "Connie" Stanton of Woodland, Calif., formerly of Eugene, who died Dec. 11 of complications of multiple sclerosis. She was 70.

Stanton was born March 30, 1933, in Eugene, to Laban and Mildred Shumway. She graduated from Eugene High School in 1951. Stanton attended Oregon State University during 1951-52, where she joined Gamma Phi Beta sorority.

She married Richard Stanton on March 8, 1953. Stanton lived in Jacksonville, Fla., Memphis, Tenn. and San Diego. In 1956, Stanton returned to Corvallis, where her husband attended graduate school.

She moved to Woodland in 1960, where she was active in parent-teacher association, garden club and church activities.

Stanton enjoyed reading, classical music, bird watching and crafts.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Greg of Forestville, Calif.; two daughters, Cheri Kerr of Lincoln, Calif., and Lyndi Walker of Cameron Park, Calif.; a brother, Bill Shumway of Seattle; and two grandchildren. A granddaughter died previ- ously.

Saturday's service will be at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Woodland. Northern Sacramento Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Cancer Society.

Aaron Anderson

Aaron Earl Anderson of Eugene died Dec. 21 of heart failure. He was 31.

Anderson was born Jan. 1, 1972, in Lancaster, Calif., to Edward and BettyJo Gurley Anderson. He married Susanne Harris in Eugene on June 6, 2000.

Anderson lived in Mon- terey, Calif., before moving to the Eugene area in 1994. He graduated from Carmel High School in 1990 and attended Lane Community College. He was a warehouseman at Value Village and enjoyed fishing, mechanics and his family.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Teanna Anderson of Eugene; a son, Gage of Eugene; his parents of Monterey; and a brother, Jason of Monterey.

No service is planned. West Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

William Kehoe

FLORENCE - William Edmund Kehoe of Florence died Dec. 7 following a stroke. He was 81.

Kehoe was born June 9, 1922, in Peshtigo, Wis., to Edmund and Fanny Dahlin Kehoe. He married Alyce Gratz. She died in the early 1960s. He married Ruby Scott in Springfield in 1964.

He received an associate's degree and a journeyman electrician card.

He served in the Navy for two years in California.

He moved to Eugene in 1948 and worked as an electrician with Lynn Morris Electric on the construction of the Weyerhaeuser plant in Springfield. He later worked in direct sales and owned A&K Sporting Goods in Springfield. In the 1960s, he established A&K Builders and operated the business until his retirement in the early 1980s. He settled in Florence in 1983.

He was a lifetime member of an Elks Lodge. He was an avid outdoorsman and in his early years, he enjoyed farming, running trap lines and guiding fishing trips. He later enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed playing cards and spending time with his friends and family.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Gretchen Runyon of Florence, Dorothy Cribbins and June Bloomquist, both of Eugene and Diane Zachary of Mulino; two sons, Mike Kehoe of Eugene and Colin Scott of Sumpter; a sister, Marge Simpson, of Matteson, Ill.; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchil- dren; and one great-great-grand- child.

At his request, no service is planned. Burns' Riverside Chapel/Florence Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Alpaugh

A memorial service will be held Dec. 30 for Mary Nelson Alpaugh of Eugene, who died Dec. 18 of age-related causes. She was 93.

Alpaugh was born, the youngest of nine children, Jan. 17, 1910, in Loma, N.D., to Ole and Lena Melland Nelson. She married Stephen Alpaugh in Hinsdale, Mont., on June 15, 1930. He died March 28, 1996.

She graduated from high school and attended a teacher's college in North Dakota. She lived in St. Helens from 1945 until 1957, when she settled in this area.

She worked as the manager of the book department at the Bon Marche in Eugene for 18 years and retired in 1975.

She was a member of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Eugene. Her interests included reading, ceramics and collecting Hummel figurines and antique dinnerware.

Survivors include four daughters, Doreen Cunningham and Marol Dellinger, both of Eugene, Mardelle Willis of Vancouver, Wash., and Kathy Capanna of Springfield; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchil- dren; and 11 great-great-grand- children.

Tuesday's service will be held at 1 p.m. at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Eugene. Inurnment will be at Lane Memorial Gardens. Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrange- ments.

Memorial contributions may be made to Bethesda Lutheran Church in Eugene.

Lillian Rich

SPRINGFIELD - The funeral will be held Dec. 31 for Lillian Rich of Springfield, who died Dec. 23 of age-related causes. She was 82.

Rich was born May 29, 1921, in Chesterfield, Idaho, to Chauncey and Lilly Larson Loveland. She married Doyle Rich in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Feb. 27, 1947.

She graduated from high school and attended beauty school. She lived in Roseburg from 1952 until 1971, when she settled in Springfield.

She worked as a beautician and owned a beauty shop.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2nd Ward in Springfield.

She enjoyed camping, gardening, sewing, making candy and doing church work. She especially enjoyed her family.

Survivors include her husband; five daughters, Mighon Lim of Walla Walla, Wash., Sharon Holley of Mapleton, Utah, Ronda Rust of Springfield, JoAnn Christopherson of Meridian, Idaho, and Marsha Oler of Salt Lake City; a son, Mark of American Fork, Utah; a brother, Carlos Loveland of Nampa, Idaho; four sisters, Irene Huskey of Meridian, Grace Raff of Salt Lake City, Shirley Zeyer of Melba, Idaho, and Margaret Platt of McMinnville; 35 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1533 Market Street, in Springfield. Wednesday's service will be held at 10 a.m., also at the church. Burial will follow the service at Springfield Memorial Gardens. Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home is in charge of arrange- ments.

Percy Nordstrand

A memorial service will be held May 8 for Percy Arne Nordstrand of Lebanon, formerly of Marcola, who died Dec. 6 of a heart attack. He was 73.

Nordstrand was born Oct. 28, 1930 in Lebanon to Arne and Minnie Beckel Nordstrand. He married Carole Carter on Aug. 12, 1954.

He grew up and attended schools in Lebanon. He served in the Navy as a boatswain's mate during the Korean War.

He worked for Newburg's Shingle Mill, Lebanon Lumber and Morse Brothers as well as selling Kirby vacuums and Ford cars. He later owned and operated Nordstrand Cedar Products until his retirement in 1989.

He served as a trustee and was a life-member of the Lebanon Elks Lodge 1663. He also belonged to the American Legion Post 51 and he was a former member of the Saints Motorcycle Club. He was an avid outdoorsman and he enjoyed hunting, fishing and racing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He also enjoyed reading, playing cards and attending his children's, and later, his grandchildren's sporting events.

Survivors include his wife; four sons, Arne Bonilla of Cleveland, Ga., Lyle Nordstrand of Lancaster, Pa., John Nordstrand of Lebanon and Arne Nordstrand of Eugene; three sisters, Ruth Winger of Gig Harbor, Wash., Marian Maver of Port RIchey, Fla., and Roxie Keeling of Lebanon; nine grandchildren; and two great-grand- children.

The memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. May 8 at the Lebanon Elks Lodge. Jensen-Carpenter Mortuary in Needles, Calif., is in charge of arrange- ments.

June Brown

COTTAGE GROVE - The funeral will be held Dec. 30 for June Marie Brown of Cottage Grove, who died Dec. 22 of complications from osteoporosis. She was 69.

Brown was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Grants Pass to Orville and Myrtle Reeves St. John. She married Earl Brown in Reno, Nev., in the early 1950s.

She lived in Brookings, Grants Pass and Myrtle Point before settling in Cottage Grove 10 years ago.

She received a GED and went on to attend real estate classes in the 1980s. She worked as a real estate agent in Grants Pass and the Rogue River area.

She enjoyed reading and cooking.

Survivors include two sons, James of Valdez, Alaska, and Darryl of Salem; a daughter, Karen Gehrke of Cottage Grove; two sisters, Gladys LaBart of Reedsport and Joyce Boles of Broken Bow, Okla.; and two grandchildren.

Tuesday's service will be at 1 p.m. at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. Burial will be at Fir Grove Cemetery in Cottage Grove.

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