Obituaries
Patricia Kathleen Bakke
January 8, 1963 – April 5, 2023
On April 5, 2023, Pattie Bakke passed away peacefully at age 60 after a short battle with cancer. Pattie is survived by her four children, Jesse, Jeremy, Josh, and […]
Carmen Leta Cabler
1937 – 2023
Surrounded by her loving family, Carmen Leta Cabler passed away peacefully February 6, 2023. Born in 1937, Carmen was a lifelong resident of Jacksonville – graduating from Jacksonville High in 1955 where she […]
Ann Marie Wisnovsky
1932 – 2023
On a brisk March day, our beloved mother, Ann Marie Wisnovsky slipped the surly bonds of earth, put out her hand, and touched the face of God. He welcomed her to heaven, to […]
In Memory of Dirk Siedlecki: Jacksonville Loses a Consummate Volunteer – by Jacksonville City Councilors Mike McClain and Steve Casaleggio
On January 31, Jacksonville lost an icon when the mainstay of the Jacksonville Historic Cemetery, Dirk Siedlecki, passed away after a short illness. How this Long Island, New York man ended up in Jacksonville and […]
Reflections on Bill Branham – by Lions Club Member Jim Davidian
Bill Branham died on Monday, November 21, 2022, after a short illness, two months short of his 100th birthday. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 9, at 2:00pm, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, […]
James Windfield Lewis
May 8, 1945 – August 8, 2022
James Windfield “Jim” Lewis died at his home in Jacksonville, Oregon on 8 August 2022. He was born to Frederick Windfield Lewis and Dixie Mae Brown in Wray, Colorado […]
Dolores “Dee” Evers
Dolores Evers, better known as “Dee” to her many friends and acquaintances, passed away from natural causes on July 16, 2022 at the age of 92 at her home in Medford, Oregon. She was surrounded […]
The Remarkable Mr. Lewis – by Brad Bennington
In these modern times, many of us have found that our capacity to experience that which used to inspire has been lessened. The exaggerated “this and that” with the daily hyperbole of all that the […]
Herstle Jones
May 27, 1969 – June 30, 2022
David “Herstle” Jones III died peacefully at home, surrounded by family on June 30, 2022. He lived heroically for seventeen joyful months after his diagnosis of glioblastoma brain cancer.
Herstle […]
Roy Striley: Sensitive D. I.
A Tribute by Roger Ekins
A “sensitive drill instructor” may sound like an oxymoron, but Roy Raymond Striley was a most wonderful contradiction: simultaneously sweet as honey and tough as nails. Since his passing on May […]