All Obituaries

James Hammond Sr December 7, 1935 – November 13, 2018 James Edmond Hammond Sr, 83 of Toledo, Oregon passed away November 13, 2018 of natural causes. James was born to John G Hammond and Della Paine December 7, 1935 in Toledo, Oregon. James was raised and made his home in Toledo. The same home in which he was born, is also the home where he stayed until he left this world. James married Nina Tharp on October 14, 1965 in Reno, Nevada. They were married for 50 years, until Nina passed...

    Elmer Kaufman was born in Kalispell, Montana on June 8th, 1924 to Jonas and Frances. After going to college and receiving his Associates Degree, Elmer became an electrical engineer for a public utility company. Elmer was married to Beulah, and together they had a family, including their daughter Lynette. During his life, Elmer moved with Beulah to live in Depoe Bay, Oregon. At 94 years old, Elmer passed away on November 8th,...

Celebration of John's life Sunday, November 18th at Waldport Moose Lodge from 1pm-3pm.

Brynden  Daniel was born August 2, 2017 in Corvallis, Oregon to Katherine Daniel. He lived in Toledo, Oregon with his mother and brother, Ayden Butler. Brynden was loved by all who knew him, he was adventurous, fearless and constantly smiling. Brynden was always happy and loved to play in the sunshine. He spent a great deal of time with friend Anita Knott, and the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center, where he was very close with all of the staff. Brynden is survived by his Mother and...

Vernon Meyers was born on February 6th, 1935 to Tom and Wilma in Battle Ground, Washington. After high school, Vernon served in the United States Armed Forces. Once he was discharged from the armed forces, he became a mobile distributor for fuel. Vernon was married to Catherine, who passed on before him. During his life, Vernon moved to live in Siletz, Oregon. At 83 years old, Vernon passed away on November 2nd, 2018. 

Joshua Parker Gilleo, Son, father, brother, husband and friend passed away Oct. 25th 2018 in Newport, OR. He was 49 years old, born September 25th, 1969 in Valhalla, New York. His family made Newport their home in 1975, where Joshua attended area schools and graduated from Newport High in 1988. He excelled in athletics, especially football, earning All-State recognition among other awards. Joshua married in 1995 and set out on many a business venture. He was a natural born entrepreneur and...

Danny Michael Lowery of Toledo Oregon died at age 69 of a head injury in Corvallis Oregon with his children and family by his side. He was born in Boydsville, Arkansas on September 21, 1949 to Jesse and Mary Lowery of Toledo Oregon. After attending Toledo High school he met and married Lois Sagraves, then later divorced. The couple had three children together: Troy Lowery, of Corvallis OR, Tammy (Rodney) Warfield of Toledo OR and Mark (Jenice) Lowery of Salem OR. He had four sisters: Sharon...

Thaddeus Szydlo was born on December 21st, 1929 in Meriden, Connecticut to George and Katherine. He served in the United States Armed Forces, and went to college. Thaddeus made his career as a Chief Air Traffic Controller for aviation. He was married to Georgia, who passed on before him. During his life, Thaddeus moved to live in South Beach, Oregon. At 88 years old, Thaddeus passed away on October 24th, 2018. 

The oldest of four children, “Michele” was born to Evelyn Smith (née) Poh and Lawrence Poh, Sr. in Richmond, Virginia.  The daughter of an Army Major, Michele experienced life in both Japan and Germany, before settling in Virginia.  While working at the Defense Logistical Agency in Richmond, Virginia, she met and married John Garcia.  Following their marriage, they moved to South Beach, Oregon, where Michele continued her professional career working at...

Laurel Freed was born on July 29th, 1940 in Los Angeles, California to Grant and Virginia. After receiving her masters degree, Laurel became a nurse. She was married to Donald, and together they had a family, including their son Eric. During her life, Laurel moved to live in South Beach, Oregon, where she stayed for the rest of her life. On October 17th, 2018 Laurel passed away.