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OBITUARIES.

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Barbara Burke Barbara Hannah Anita Burke (born 13 May, 1917) is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

She competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates
 

Barbara E. Burke of Eugene died May 20 of age-related causes at age 81. A service will be held later.

She was born Nov. 18, 1926, in Pasadena, Calif., to Ralph and Violet Johnson Bailey. She married Bryan Burke Jr. on June 1, 1946, in Pasadena.

She retired as owner of a yarn shop in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States
San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854.
, Calif.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary Angel of Oakland, Calif.; a son, Bryan of Eugene; a brother, Donald Bailey

For other people named Donald Bailey, see Donald Bailey (disambiguation).
Sir Donald Coleman Bailey (b. 15 September 1901 in Rotherham, Yorkshire – d.
 of Crestline, Calif.; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her husband died Dec. 9, 1987, and a daughter, Sue Ellen Nagel, died previously.

Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Remembrances to Wesley United Methodist Church Wesley United Methodist Church is a common name. It can refer to several churches in the United States:
  • Wesley United Methodist Church (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
  • Wesley United Methodist Church (Sikeston, Missouri)
  • Wesley United Methodist Church (Bryan, Ohio)
.

Jane Dean

Mary "Jane" Dean of Boardman, formerly of the Eugene area, died May 10 of cancer. She was 74. No service is planned.

She was born Jan. 25, 1934, in Horse Springs, N.M., to Jerry and Naomi Garrett Gordanier. She married Otis Dean Sr. on July 2, 1950, in McMinnville.

She held a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . She worked as a teacher for more than 30 years, including service in the Eugene School District Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
  • Adams Elementary School
  • Alternative Kindergarten
  • Awbrey Park Elementary School
  • Bertha Holt Elementary School
 from 1962 to 1982, then as an elementary teacher in Boardman until her retirement.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Benny of Pendleton and Ronnie of Lyons; three daughters, Gaynell Bright of Medford, Cheryl Rogers of Portland and Jane Swann of Monmouth; three siblings, Allen Gordanier of Irrigon, Ralph Vernon of Eugene and Floy Foster of Yellville, Ark.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. A son, Otis Jr., and a grandson, Ronnie Dean Jr., died previously.

Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.

Olive Haxby-Petersen

SPRINGFIELD - The funeral will be at noon Friday, May 30, at Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home for Olive Haxby-Petersen of Springfield. She died May 19 of age-related causes at age 92. Entombment will be in Springfield Memorial Gardens following the funeral.

She was born March 13, 1916, in Eugene to Edward and Christina Jacobsen Trapp. She married Roy Haxby and they later divorced. She married Otto Petersen on Feb. 14, 1977, in Springfield.

She was a homemaker and a cook.

Survivors include two sons, Dick Haxby of Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley,  and Roger Haxby of Eugene; a brother, Emanuel Trapp of Burlingame, Calif.; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Her husband, Otto Petersen, died Dec. 19, 1992, and a son, Bob Haxby, died Aug. 17, 2002.

Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene.

Donald Lamb

The Mass of Christian Burial A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. History and Antecedents of the Roman Catholic Burial ritual
Early Historical Evidence
Among the Greeks and Romans, both cremation and burial were practiced.
 will be celebrated at noon Friday, May 23, at St. Paul's
This article refers to the Canadian electoral district, for other uses see Saint Paul (disambiguation), Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul's Church
St.
 Catholic Church in Eugene for Donald Leslie Donald James Leslie, (April 131911, Danville, Illinois - September 22004, Altadena, California) created and manufactured the Leslie speaker that refined the sound of the Hammond organ and helped popularize electronic music.  Lamb of Eugene. He died May 17 of lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell.  at age 70. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. today, May 22, at Poole-Larsen Funeral Home in Eugene. The Mass and visitation will also be for his daughter, Jennifer Lamb, who died May 18.

He was born Oct. 13, 1937, in Deadwood Deadwood, city (1990 pop. 1,830), seat of Lawrence co., W S.Dak.; settled 1876 after discovery of gold. A Black Hills tourist center, it is also a trade hub for a lumbering, stock-raising, and mining region. , S.D., to Norman and Leonie Beaudry Lamb. He married Mary Ann Newbell on March 24, 1966, in Eugene.

Lamb graduated from high school in Corvallis in 1955. He attended Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885.  and the University of Oregon, and held a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the University of Oregon. He worked in the title company business and was a business owner. He served in the Army.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Michael of Eugene; two brothers, William of Phoenix, Ariz., and Stephen of Eugene; a sister, Marian Betts of Missoula, Mont.; and two grandchildren.

Private burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery Calvary Cemetery is a fairly common name for a burial ground and may refer to:
  • Calvary Cemetery in Altoona, Pennsylvania
  • Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, Iowa
  • Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California
  • Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois
 in Eugene. Arrangements by Poole-Larsen Funeral Home. Remembrances to the St. Vincent de Paul Vin·cent de Paul   , Saint 1581-1660.

French ecclesiastic who founded the Congregation of the Mission (1625) and the Daughters of Charity (1633).
 Society.

Jennifer Lamb

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon Friday, May 23, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Eugene for Jennifer Elizabeth Lamb of Eugene. She died May 18 of respiratory failure Respiratory Failure Definition

Respiratory failure is nearly any condition that affects breathing function or the lungs themselves and can result in failure of the lungs to function properly.
 at age 40. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. today, May 22, at Poole-Larsen Funeral Home in Eugene. The Mass and visitation will also be for her father, Donald Lamb, who died May 17.

She was born Aug. 27, 1967, in Vancouver, Wash., to Donald and Mary Ann Newbell Lamb. She married Troy Brenna.

She attended Sunset High School Sunset High School is the name of several high schools in the United States:
  • Sunset High School (Crescent City), California
  • Sunset High School (Encinitas), California
  • Sunset High School (Hayward), California
  • Sunset High School (Sunset), Louisiana
 in Beaverton, the University of Oregon and Portland State University and held a master's degree in social work. She worked as a counselor and social worker, most recently for Serenity Lane.

Survivors include her husband; her mother, Mary Ann Lamb of Eugene; a son, Alexander "Alex" Lamb of Eugene; a daughter, Aubrey March Brenna of Eugene; and a brother, Michael Lamb of Eugene.

Private burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Remembrances to Serenity Lane.

Margaret Lee

PORTLAND - Margaret Josephine Lee of Portland, formerly of Springfield, died May 16 of age-related causes. She was 97. A service was held May 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church can refer to one of several churches listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places:
  • Trinity Lutheran Church in Atkins, Arkansas
  • Trinity Lutheran Church in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
 in Portland.

She was born March 6, 1911, in Donna to Charles and Ida Schiegner Swarts. She married Elwood Lee in 1929.

She graduated from Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
  • Springfield High School (Colorado) — Springfield, Colorado
  • Springfield High School (Illinois) — Springfield, Illinois
  • Springfield High School (Louisiana) — Springfield, Louisiana
 in 1929 and attended the University of Oregon for a year. She worked as a bookkeeper for several businesses.

Survivors include a daughter, Nadine Chiapuzio of Portland; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes in Portland. In lieu of flowers, remembrances to the church.

Joyce Lubahn

Joyce Dee Lubahn of Eugene died May 17 of ovarian cancer ovarian cancer

Malignant tumour of the ovaries. Risk factors include early age of first menstruation (before age 12), late onset of menopause (after age 52), absence of pregnancy, presence of specific genetic mutations, use of fertility drugs, and personal history of breast
 at age 75. No service is planned.

She was born March 23, 1933, in Davenport, Wash., to Charles and Bernice Durkee Williamson. She married George Lubahn on May 29, 1953, in Centralia, Wash.

She attended high school in Eugene. She worked for Pacific Northwest Bell Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company provided telephone services in the states of Oregon, Washington, and northern Idaho.

Pacific Northwest Bell was created on July 1, 1961, when the Bell telephone operations in northern Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state were split off
 in Eugene and owned Ron's Ice Cream Parlour and worked as a condominium manager in Hawaii. She was an apartment manager in Everett, Wash., a Melaleuca Melaleuca

see tea tree oil.
 representative and a courier driver in Eugene.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Kenneth of Cheshire and Mark of Hilo, Hawaii; two daughters, Tina Abian of Eugene and Debra Parsley of Las Vegas; a sister, Ramona Christiansen of California; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Andreason's Cremation cremation, disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. It has been found among the chiefdoms of the Pacific Northwest, among Northern Athapascan bands in Alaska, and among Canadian cultural groups.  & Burial Service in Springfield.

Betty Mack

Betty Jane Mack of Eugene died May 21 of age-related causes. She was 87. No service is planned.

She was born Jan. 3, 1921, in Chicago to Louis and Alvina Bender Braun. She married Norbert Mack on Oct. 4, 1942, in Chicago.

She worked as an IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries)  keypunch To punch holes in a punch card. Although punch cards are obsolete, some people still say "keys are punched" on a keyboard.  operator in Chicago and Southern California.

Survivors include two sons, James of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and William; two daughters, Penelope Mack and Margaret Mack Bergland; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Her husband died in October 1983 and a daughter, Catherine Mack, died in 1977.

Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Remembrances to Salem Friends of Felines.

Arthur Moraski

SPRINGFIELD - The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at Major Family Funeral Home in Springfield for Arthur Leonard Moraski of Springfield. He died May 17 of a heart attack at age 62. A reception will be at the funeral home following the service and burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Saturday at the funeral home.

He was born June 5, 1945, in Milwaukee, Wis. He married Jan Hua Yang on May 1, 1995, in Guang Zhou, China. He held a bachelor's degree and worked as a commercial fisherman, writer and musician.

Survivors include his wife; four sons, Ying Deng of Springfield and Albert Moraski, Curt Moraski and Arthur Moraski, all of Wisconsin; and a daughter, Nancy Moraski of Wisconsin.

Myron Olson

PASCO, Wash. - A celebration of life will be at noon May 31 at 38180 Wheeler Road in Dexter for Myron "Oly" Olson of Pasco, Wash., formerly of the Lane County area. He died May 14 at age 60. The family chose not to list the cause of death.

He was born April 28, 1948, in Astoria to Kenneth and Mildred Mohrmann Olson. He married Diana Schaumburg on Sept. 10, 1966, in Eugene. They divorced in 1983.

Olson worked in construction and as a boat mechanic.

Survivors include two children, Sandy Ledezma of Pasco, Wash., and Julie Coats of Junction City; three brothers, Roger of Ratliff, Okla., Dennis of Coos Bay and Carl of Dexter; a sister, Elaine Bleyhl of Eugene; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Arrangements by Columbia Memorial Gardens and Funeral Chapel in Pasco.

Shawn Ormsbee

NEWTON, Kan. - A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 23, at First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is a generic church name, and can refer to hundreds of churches within the English speaking world. If you followed a link here, please consider making it more specific by including the city or town in which the church resides.  in Newton, Kan., for Shawn D. Ormsbee of Newton, formerly of the Lane County area. He died May 18 in a house fire at age 26.

He was born Feb. 13, 1982, in Eugene to Robin Hardin and Rick Ormsbee. He married Violet Frabel on March 20, 2004, in Springfield.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Scott Frabel and Josh Ormsbee, both of Newton, Kan.; a daughter, Heaven Ormsbee of Newton; and two sisters, Kimberly Ormsbee of Newton and Sarah Patton of Cottage Grove.

Arrangements by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. Remembrances to the Ormsbee Children account at First Bank of Newton.

Erleen Ryan

JUNCTION CITY - Erleen Constance Ryan of Junction City died May 16 of cancer. She was 65. No service is planned.

She was born July 6, 1942, in Fullerton, Calif., to Raymond and Margaret Baker Ambrose. She married Robert Ryan.

She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her mother; and a sister, Margie Nimmo of Eugene. Her husband died in 2001.

Audrey Schilling

ALSEA - A memorial gathering will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at 2333 N. Terry St. in Eugene for Audrey Elaine Schilling of Alsea, formerly of the Eugene area. She died May 1 of cancer at age 55.

She was born July 12, 1952, in Eugene to Albert and Ruth Berkshire Schilling.

A high school graduate, Schilling worked as a health caregiver.

Survivors include a daughter, Jackie Green of Alsea; a brother, Tom Else of Eugene; a sister, Alberta Burt of Alsea; and five grandchildren.

Inurnment will be private. Arrangements by Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Albany.

Ingeborg Wilson

Ingeborg Wilson of Eugene died May 16 of age-related causes. She was 83. No service is planned.

She was born Jan. 19, 1925, in Berlin, Germany, to Rudolf and Margarete Wichura Beify. She married Edward Wilson in 1949 in Berlin.

Wilson attended the University of Alaska. She worked for Mount McKinley Mutual Savings Bank Mutual savings bank

A state-chartered savings bank which is owned by its depositors and managed by a fiduciary board of trustees.
 in Fairbanks and was a director for 30 years.

Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Peterson of Hartselle, Ala.; a son, Bryan of Eugene; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1982 and a son, Bruce, died in 2006.

Arrangements by Andreason's Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to Greenhill Humane Society.

Clarification

Karl "Ray" Barnes, 84, of Eugene died May 18. He was born July 18, 1923, in Los Angeles. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. June 1 at Living Hope Church in Eugene. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene.

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