All Obituaries

Eduardo Mendoza Arias 39, of Coos Bay died January 6, 2021 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com  

Stephen D. Miller 52, of Lakeside died January 13, 2021 in Portland. Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com  

A memorial service for Donald Leroy Bunyard, 92, of Coos Bay, will be held online at 2pm, Sunday, January 17. For more information, please contact Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. Donald was born July 1, 1928 in Burns, Oregon to Roy and Iva Bunyard. He passed away January 1, 2021 in the presence of his family. He attended grade school and high school in Burns, graduating in 1946. During the war years, Don played lead trumpet in a small dance band called, “The Victory Band”,...

A graveside service for Lois Marie Wharton, 87, of Coos Bay will be held at 2pm, Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Park, 63060 Millington Frontage Road in Coos Bay. Lois was born August 18, 1933 in Canadian, Texas, to Samuel Finus and Grace Caroline (Smith) Stump. She passed away January 7, 2021 in Salem. Lois moved to Harper, Oregon in 1934. She married Tom Wharton in 1950 and together they raised four children. The family moved to Coos Bay in 1968 and called Coos Bay...

Jeannine Brock, 62, of Lakeside, passed away January 12, 2021 in Portland. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com  

Victor Claude Damaske, 89, of Lakeside, passed away January 12, 2021 in Lakeside. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Violet “Vi” E. Crowder Johnson April 13, 1928 – January 1, 2021   A funeral service to celebrate the life of Violet Crowder Johnson, 92, of Coos Bay, will be held on Monday, January 11th at 10:00 a.m. at the North Bend Chapel, 2014 McPherson Avenue, with Pastor Bryan Johnston of the North Bend Church of Christ presiding. A graveside committal will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Coos Bay. Vi was born on April 13, 1928 in Los Angeles, California to...

Richard A. Dexter October 7, 1936 – December 22, 2020 A memorial service to celebrate the life of Richard “Dick” A. Dexter, 84, of North Bend, will be held on Saturday, January 9th at 1:00 p.m. at the Hauser Community Church, 69411 Wildwood Road in Hauser, with Pastor Greg Stansel presiding. Private cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Dick was born on October 7, 1936 in Ortonville, Minnesota to Roy Edwin Dexter and Estella A. ( Pullis )...

Deis A. Clark 49, of Coos Bay died January 4, 2021 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are pending with Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com  

Florence Shirley (Farmer, Harms, Watson) Kellum, 93, passed away January 7, 2021 in Coos Bay, Oregon.  She was born June 24, 1927 in Oakland, Oregon. Florence was raised on the Jesse Clayton Homestead Ranch in Tyee, Douglas County, Oregon.  She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the Daughters of the Nile, Oakland Chapter.  Her grandfather, CW Farmer, was a Texas Ranger and a member of the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers Association. Florence worked...