All Obituaries

     Duane Harrison Dockins of Newport, OR passed surrounded by family on March 17, 2019 to be with his lord, our father.  He was born to Joseph & Ida (Moffatt) Dockins and raised on a wheat and cattle farm in Clyde, Kansas. He developed a strong sense of determination and family while enduring hard times and experiencing the Great Depression as a young man. He attended a small local one room schoolhouse and graduated from Clyde High School in...

In Loving Memory of LaVonne “Bonnie” Schaff December 9, 1926 ~ March 14, 2019   LaVonne was born in Estherville, Iowa to Martin and Valeta (Dundas) Griese.  She was the eldest of two sisters, Mary and Harriet, and was mostly known by her nickname Bonnie.  She grew up in Burt, Iowa and when Bonnie was 10 years old she was diagnosed with one of the five cases of polio in Burt.  You’d never know it as she never let it restrict her...

Walter LeBrun was November 22, 1970 in Dallas, Texas to Thomas Quinn and Jan Gilley LeBrun. Walter got his bachelors degree from Reed College in chemistry. After receiving his degree, Walter became a Chemist Brew Master for his career. On March 13th, 2019 Walter passed away at the age of 48 years old.  Contact family for celebration of life information

Gwendolyn Mae (Moore) Schultze Jan. 30, 1939 - March 12, 2019 Depoe Bay resident, Gwendolyn ‘Gwenn’ Mae Schultze (80), passed away March 12, 2019, at the age of 80. Gwenn was born Jan 30, 1939, in Medford, OR, the daughter of Bernie Bell and Elsie Mae (Penwell) Moore. Her early years were spent on the family’s small farm in Central Point, OR.   After graduating from Crater High School, she attended Portland State University, earning her BA and MA in English and...

Vern F. Jones   September 5, 1935-March 8, 2019 Vern F. Jones went home to be with the Lord on March 8, 2019 peacefully in his sleep. He was a commercial fisherman for most of his life, fishing on several boats and ending his career on the F/V Timmy Boy with his best friend and captain, Denny Burke. Vern enjoyed his much loved hobbies such as wood working, painting, and his morning coffee with the boys at the Barge Inn. Vern was born to Ben and Dorothy Jones on September 5,...

Circe Church was born on February 20th, 1980 in Fort Bragg, California to Jean and Bernard. After high school, Circe worked as a bartender and restaurant manager. During her life, Circe moved to live in Newport, Oregon where she stayed for the rest of her life. On March 8th, 2019 Circe passed away at 39 years old.  Services will be announced at a later time.  

Evelyn Regele was born in Falls City, Oregon to Floyd and Elsie on December 29th, 1930. After high school, she became a waitress in a restaurant. Evelyn was married to Rodger, and together they had a family including their son Rodger. During her life, she moved to live in Toledo, Oregon where she stayed for the rest of her life. At 88 years old, Evelyn passed away on March 7th, 2019. 

Shirley L. Scott Shirley passed away March 03, 2019 in Happy Valley, OR from advance dementia. She was born in York, Nebraska to Harry and Gladys (Thamer) Atkison. The family moved to Oregon in the 1930’s, residing first in Corvallis and then eventually moving to Newport, where Shirley graduated from Newport High School in 1946. Shirley married Samuel L. Scott in December 1945, starting and raising a family where Shirley was able to be a stay at home mom until all her children...

Kathleen (Kit) Margaret (Callaghan) Macfarland, 79, of Newport, OR, died on February 24, 2019. She was born on December 27th, 1939 to Cornelius T. and Elizabeth (Gauthier) Callaghan of Troy, NY. She earned her BA at Manhattanville College, her BS at Columbia University School of Nursing, and her Masters of Public Health in Mental Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She married Joseph A. Macfarland in 1963; their son, Joseph Callaghan Macfarland, was born in 1965....

Jean McKelvie was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on September 15th, 1948 to John an Lillian. She was married to John, and together they had a family, including their daughter Kelli. John passed away before Jean. On February 24th, 2019 Jean passed away at the age of 70 years old.  Private family services later this summer