All Obituaries

A memorial service for Marian Norton, 81, of Coos Bay will be held at noon, Sunday, September 22, 2024 at Laverne Park, 61217 Fairview Road in Coquille. Marian was born July 12, 1942 in Newberry, Michigan to Clarence Loper and Dorothy Dalton. She passed away April 6, 2024 in Coos Bay. Marian married Larry Allen Norton in Reno, Nevada, August 8, 1968. Because they were a military family, they moved around to many places. The family lived in North Carolina, New Jersey, Panama, Alaska and...

A celebration of life will be held for Patricia E. Hoesly, 74, of North Bend, on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 2-5 p.m. at the Coos History Museum, 1210 N. Front Street in Coos Bay. Cremation rites have been held and an urnside gathering will take place at Sunset Memorial Park as a private family event. Pat was born on September 19, 1949 in Toledo, Oregon to William and Mary Harris and was the oldest of three sisters. She also had a special relationship with Bill and Reatha Horn of Vernonia,...

A memorial service for Teresa Margaret Hargis, 74, of Coos Bay, will be held at 1pm, Saturday, May 18 at Life Change Church, 200 Ackerman in Coos Bay.  Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131  

Lawrence “Larry” Bradley Wood, 70, of Coos Bay, Oregon went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 22, 2024. He was born on February 6th, 1954, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Robert and Maxine (Vincent) Wood, the third of their six children. He was the literal embodiment of having a heart of gold. Larry had a knack for drawing people into a conversation and making them feel special and loved in a matter of minutes. He touched so many lives and would happily regale you with his...

A Recitation of the Rosary will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Memorial Mass at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 2250 16th Street in North Bend. A reception will follow at the church. Anna Lee Why was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 9, 1950, to Edmund and Frances Lee. She was the youngest of five children. She graduated from Farrington High School in 1968. Anna met Harry Why while student teaching at Kailua High School. She graduated from the...

On January 6, 2024, Madeleine Anne Fortinberry Jones passed into eternal rest in Heaven from natural causes. She was 94 1/2 years old. Born in Atlanta, GA, May 1, 1929, as a young adult she worked as a secretary for the family business and others in town. She met George Bruce Jones, who was based at Fort Benning, on a double date to a soda shop in Atlanta after WWII. They soon became engaged, then Bruce was deployed to Austria, where the Korean War kept him stationed 4 long years. Madeleine...

John Albert Wright, 89, of Coos Bay, passed away April 19, 2024 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Harold Lee Crider, 81, of North Bend, passed away April 19, 2024 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Joyce Marie Wilson, 71, of Coos Bay, passed away April 18, 2024 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

A combined celebration of life for brothers, Timothy W. Holmes 59, who died April 5, 2024 in Reedsport and Richard "Rick" L. Holmes-Brown 54, who died March 30, 2024 in Springfield will be held Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the North Bend Community Center 2222 Broadway.