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 to celebrate the life of John Engels, North Bend, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25 at the Coos Bay Church of Christ, 775 W. Donnelly. John passed peacefully February 4, 2024 and private cremation rites were held. John was born October 16, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, to Ludwig and Lillian Engels. He graduated from Lane Technical High School in Chicago in 1954. He worked full-time and attended night classes until transferring to the University of Minnesota where he...

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...

A private graveside service for Donald "Donnie" Winton Johannesen 79, of Coos Bay will be held Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Park 63060 Millington Frontage Rd. Coos Bay with Pastor Mark Schiro officiating and Military Honors by the US Army Oregon Honor Guard. Don was born December 31, 1944 to parents, Winton John and Lois Atelia (Swaggart) Johannesen and died April 22, 2024 at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay after suffering a heart attack. Born and raised in...

Dakota J. Mayer 44, of Coos Bay died April 28, 2024 in Coos Bay. Services will be announced. Cremation rites have been held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory, Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com 

A graveside service for Judith Kay Walters, 84, of Coos Bay was held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum with Pastor Mark Schiro officiating. Judy was born February 28, 1940 in North Bend, OR the daughter of Kenneth and Dorothy (Mikulecky) Long and passed away peacefully April 22, 2024 at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay. She graduated from Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, class of 1958. She worked for Hickory Farms in North Bend and was a proud...