All Obituaries

At her request, no services will be held for Virginia Joyce Maine, 87, of Coos Bay.  The family will host a memorial celebration to honor Virginia’s life, starting at noon, July 31, 2021 at Sunset Bay State Park in Coos Bay. Cremation was held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Virginia, “VJ” or “Ginny”, as she was known to her family and friends, was born February 26, 1934 in Coos Bay to Fred Elroy Maine and Frances Whittaker Maine. She passed away...

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear brother Russell Ivan Stallings who passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, OR. Russell was born to Cecil Bowden (Bowdy) Stallings and Arlene Estelle Stallings of Coos Bay, Oregon July 23, 1950. Russell was blessed with a large loving family and genuinely enjoyed the outdoors and had a love for nature which included hiking and mushroom picking. He loved animals and people and enjoyed visiting with anyone he...

A memorial service for Christopher “Chris” Allen Stevens, 62, of Coos Bay will be held at 5pm, Sunday, July 11 at the Coach House Restaurant, 604 6th Avenue in Coos Bay with Pastor Dale Herring of Life Change Church in Coos Bay, officiating.  Private cremation was held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Christopher was born January 3, 1959 in Myrtle Point, Oregon to Thomas Francis Stevens and Mary Archibald. He passed away May 20, 2021 in Coos Bay. Chris was born...

Malcolm James Corrigall, 73, of Coos Bay, passed away June 8, 2021 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com    

July 17, 1953 – June 8, 2021 Michael Freeman, 67, locally famous curmudgeon with a heart of gold, unexpectedly left us all on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Coos Bay, born and raised. Mike graduated from North Bend High School in 1971, where he remembered excelling in both wrestling and basketball, or at least claimed to. During his working life he held many occupations from machinist to firefighter to truck driver, but in retirement he most anticipated becoming...

 A memorial gathering for John F. "Captain Jack" Wanner 75, of Charleston who died June 2, 2021 in Coos Bay will be held Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com  

A cryptside service for Maryln M. Peterson 86, formerly of Coos Bay who died June 5, 2021 in Texas will be held Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 2:30 PM at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum 63060 Millington Frontage Road Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Theodore Dale Fischer   Theodore (Ted) D. Fischer died on May 2, 2021, at Ivy Lane Assisted Living in Surprise, Arizona. He was 84. Ted was born to Margaret and Theodore Fischer in North Bend, Oregon on March 8, 1937. He was raised in Coos Bay, Oregon, graduated from Marshfield High School and was a member of the 1954 State Co-Championship Football Team.  He also played basketball and went on to play for the Oregon Technical...

Carol Lynn Dover, 74, of Coos Bay, passed away on June 14, 2021 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440, www.coosbayareafunerals.com.  

A memorial service for Kathleen Marie Dodds, 72, of Coos Bay will be held at 11 am, Sunday, June 13, 2021 at the Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Avenue in Coos Bay, with her two sons, Odysseus and Rollston Frangopoulos, officiating. Kathleen was born July 18, 1948 in Laramie, Wyoming to Thomas Anthony and Rita Elizabeth (Campbell) Dodds.  She passed away May 14, 2021 in Coos Bay. At the age of 14, Kathy moved from Laramie, Wyoming to Santa Clara, California in 1962.  After high...