The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Sharyn Lee Smith, 81, passed away of heart failure in Lakeview at Lake District Hospital on Nov. 1, 2022. She was born July 11, 1941, in Rapid City, S.D. to Katherine Stanton Smith and LeRoy G....

Edward "Wayne" Jones, 79, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 12, 2022. He was born Dec. 2, 1942, in Idabel, Okla., to Raymond Jap and Julia Ann (Haley) Jones. He moved from Idabel to California as a young...

Marion Hamilton McCuistian, 76, fondly known as Mac, went peacefully into the arms of our Lord on a warm autumn day, Oct. 6, 2022, in Boerne, Texas. Born May 1, 1946, in Siloam Springs, Ark., to Joh...

Donna Raye (Francis) Thurman, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Nov. 16, 2022, with her family at her side. She was born Dec. 10, 1945, in Salem. Her parents were Cluff and Irene Francis. She joined the...

Betty Weidner, 79, of Sweet Home has gone home to heaven. She was born March 19, 1943, in Marshfield, Wis., to Harvey and Mabel (Tracy) Sprange. She was raised in Wisconsin, living in the small...

Shellee Christine Feigum Jones, passed away Oct. 26, 2022, on her highly anticipated 60th birthday, in Lovelock, Nev., surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born in 1962 to Roger and Irma...

Terry Guy Lovely, 71, of Sweet Home, passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. He was born May 23, 1951, in Sweet Home to Harlin Guy Lovely and Leida Mary (Williams) Dewey. He was born and raised in Sweet...

James Jerome Hickey, 89, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. Nov. 10, 2022. He was born Sept. 21, 1933, in Dougherty, Iowa, to Sylvester "SJ" and Katherine (Calahan) Hickey. He graduated from LeRoy...

Clifford James Panages, 66, of Sweet Home passed away Nov. 2, 2022. He was born Aug. 22, 1956, in Hermiston to Clifford Konstintine and Pansy Viola (Ray) Panages. Jim served in the United States...

Ricky "Rick" Raymond McKay, 61, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 7, 2022. He was born March 5, 1961, in Sweet Home to Raymond and Joyce (Rowe) McKay. Mr. McKay lived in Sweet Home his entire life. He was a...

Lorraine Marie Wright, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away Oct. 26, 2022. She was born on Feb. 9, 1931, in Clarke County, Iowa to Charles Foster and Edith Marie (Johnson) Stark. Our cherished mother,...

Joshua Gilbert Roy Long, 51, of Sweet Home, passed away Nov. 4, 2022. He became ill and his body went into multi-organ failure. He was born on Nov. 3, 1971, in Newport Beach, Calif. to Gilbert Roy and...

George Albert Walberg passed away Nov. 2, 2022 at the age of 79 in Sweet Home. George was born May 4, 1943, in Lebanon, one of two brothers and three sisters, to Doris Helen (Whitcomb) and Roy Oscar...

Elaine Mary Funk, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Oct. 21, 2022. She was born Oct. 7, 1946 in Buffalo, NY, to Byron and Alice (O'Connell) Billings. She moved to Sodaville at the age of 3 and graduated...

Raymond Paul Kelly, 61, of Sweet Home, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 29, 2022. He was born Feb. 6, 1961, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At six weeks old he was adopted by Claudia and Paul Bouffard,...

Robert "Bobby" Edward Morris Jr., 73, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 3, 2022. He was born April 16, 1949, in Lebanon to Robert Edward Sr. and Mary Sheila (Grimes) Morris. He served in the United States Air...

Geraldine "Gerry" West, 81, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 3, 2022. She was born July 20, 1941 in Lehi, Utah, to Wayne E. and Betty (Newman) Hooley. She grew up in Orem, Utah and married Stanley Vaughn...

Doris May Eck, 94, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 29, 2022. She was born May 14, 1928, in Omaha, Neb., to Frank J. and Clarinda (Martinson) Kretschmer. She lived in Omaha and Kansas City, Kan., before...

James Baxter Ferebee, 69, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 25, 2022, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1952, in Sweet Home to William Baxter and Dorothy (Holdridge) Ferebee, the oldest of four: brother...

Raymond Paul Kelly, 61, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 29, 2022. He was born Feb. 6, 1961, in Calgary, Alberta. At 6 weeks old he was adopted by Claudia and Paul Bouffard and moved to San Jose, Calif. His...

Ruth Lisbeth Powers, 73, of Foster, died Oct. 24, 2022. She was born Jan. 28, 1949, in San Francisco, Calif., to Champion Nicholas and Miriam Hope (Collier) Nixon. She grew up in Mountain View,...