[or-roots] OBIT REPORT - Register-Guard 20 April 2002

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Index of Death Notices and Obituaries from The Register-Guard,
Eugene, Oregon
   
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   The Register-Guard on line posts the obituaries daily at noon and keeps 
them on for one month. If you want to look up an obituary there, try this: Go 
to http://www.registerguard.com/php/ObituaryIndex.phtml
You can search by name or by date at that site.
   
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   However, I will be happy to send the wording to you, if requested.
To get the complete wording of a Death Notice or Obituary, e-mail me 
personally -- DO NOT respond to the list.).
   (Please include the date of the newspaper, not the date of death.)
    LinLouVan at aol.com
For a photocopy, send $1.00 with your name and mailing address to:
Linda L. VanOrden, 94073 River Rd., Junction City, OR 97448-9414
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Death Notices and Obituaries are listed. Death Notices are the legal notices 
the newspaper carries under the header, "For the Record". Not all deaths are 
followed by an obituary.

Saturday, April 20, 2002

DEATHS

GERARD -- Richard Dean Gerard, 67, of Eugene, died April 17
McKENZIE -- Kenneth LeRoy McKenzie, 72, of Eugene, died April 18
NICKSON -- Horace E. "Nick" Nickson, 72, of Coos Bay, died April 14
OBERLEITER -- Arno B. Oberleiter, 85, of Eugene, died April 10
OEHRING -- Edwin Oehring, 70, of Springfield, died April 18
POWERS -- Joyce M. Powers, 81, of Cottage Grove, died April 18
ROBERTSON -- Minnie E. Robertson, 85, of Portland, formerly of 
       Eugene and Oakridge, died April 18
ROGERS -- Michael Leroy Rogers, 57, of Springfield, died April 13
SWANGARD -- W. Michael Swangard, 98, of Vancouver, B.C., formerly 
       of Eugene, died April 11
THOMPSON -- Norma Jean Thompson, 63, of Bend, formerly of Eugene, died April 
15
TONOLE -- Carl S. Tonole Sr., 93, of Cottage Grove, died April 19
WALTERS -- Vena Oneda Walters, 81, of Eguene, died April 18

OBITUARIES

Arnold DUERST of Cottage Grove d. 17 Apr 2002 
b. 23 Mar 1898 in Waukon, Iowa to Mathias and Louisa Britt DUERST; 
m. 1 Mar 1920 in Cottage Grove to Violet ROBBINS - d. 20 Jun 1993

Minnie E. ROBERTSON of Portland, formerly of Eugene d. 28 (sic) Apr 2002
b. 11 Aug 1916 in Palmer, Kan., to Oscar and Margaret Bernard McATEE; 
m. 20 Jan 1937 in Vancouver, Wash., to Andrew ROBERTSON - d. 16 Dec 1986

Betty Irene PURDY of Springfield d. 17 Apr 2002 
b. 29 Mar 1923 in Long Beach, Calif., to Grady and Ruth Sala CAMPBELL

Joyce M. POWERS of Cottage Grove d. 18 Apr 2002 
b. 1 Nov 1920 in Ralls, Taxas to William and Cynthia Witcher CARTER; 
m. 12 Dec 1938 in Juarez, Mexico to Raymond POWERS

Norma Jean THOMPSON of Bend, formerly of Eugene d. 15 Apr 2002 
b. 11 Apr 1939 in Eugene to Reuben and Eunice Hinton MAIER; 
m. 1958 to V.V. "Bud" KUYKENDALL - divorced; 
m. 8 Jun 1972 to Dennis THOMPSON

Michael Leroy ROGERS of Springfield d. 13 Apr 2002 
b. 5 Mar 1942 in Detroit, Mich., to Ophetta WHITE

Horace E. "Nick" NICKSON of Coos Bay, formerly of Eugene d. 4 Apr 2002 
b. 29 Dec 1929 in Portland to Horace and Evelyn Pitzer NICKSON; 
m. 6 Sep 1952 in Pleasant Hill to Glenda WHEELER

Marion B. "Bootsie" HINES of Cheshire d. 13 Apr 2002 
b. 17 Oct 1924 in Jackson, Miss., to Corwin and Marion Snyder MUSE; 
m. Dec 1942 in Clinton, Miss., to Leonard Curtis "Punchy" HINES - d. 1974

W. Michael SWANGARD of Vancouver, B.C., formerly of Eugene d. 11 Apr 2002 
b. 3 Sep 1903 in Munich, Germany to Fredrich and Elisabeth Wallner SWANGARD; 
m. 1936 to Helen MATHEWS - d. 2000

Mark W. EMERY of Springfield d. 16 Apr 2002 
b. 2 Feb 1964 in Spokane to Lonnie EMERY and Carol Peterson POORE

Arno B. OBERLEITER of Eguene d. 10 Apr 2002 
b. 19 Apr 1915 in Wisconsin to Leo and Anna Heinle OBERLEITER; 
m. Jun 1941 in Cedarburg, Wis., to Ruth BEHRENS - d. 19 Apr 1995

Timothy E. "Tim" PROM of Glendale, Ariz., formerly of Harrisburg and
       Monroe d. 29 Mar 2002 
b. 19 Apr 1943 in St. Cloud, Minn., to George and Betty Secord PROM; 
m. "survivors include his wife, Shirley James PROM"

Helen WICKMAN of Cottage Grove d. 30 Mar 2002 
b. 5 Apr 1919 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to Oscar and Anna Eklund PETERSON; 
m. 11 Jan 1942 in Poughkeepsie to Alfred WICKMAN - d. 26 Nov 1978

BIGBY, Samuel Ladd -- NEWS STORY
"Speed, alcohol factors in crash", Page 1B, Col. 1-4

TURNER, Leonore -- NEWS STORY
"Turner dies after life celebration"; Page 1B, Col. 4


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Thought you might like to know: (These words quoted from the Register-Guard)
   News obituaries are a free service of The Register-Guard and are printed 
as space allows. The News Department will accept information on its standard 
obituary forms submitted through funeral homes or by the deceased's immediate 
family. Obituary information is available at (phone) (541) 485-1234, ext. 
5534, or (fax) (541) 683-7631. If you want to purchase advertising space for 
a more detailed obituary, call (541) 342-1212. A printable version of the 
form for submitting obituaries can be downloaded at the site listed above.

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