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June 4, 1948 – Nov. 18, 2019

Richard Lee Grumbo, 71, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 18, 2019.

He was born June 4, 1948 in Coos Bay to Frederick N. and Florence (Wolfgram) Grumbo.

He lived in the coastal area until about 1962, when he moved to Lebanon and attended high school. After getting out of school he went back to the coast for few years and worked  at the U.S. Plywood mill in Reedsport.

Mr. Grumbo then moved back to Lebanon before relocating  to Stayton to work at the Stayton Cannery, from which he retired.

As a younger man he loved to ride motorcycles with his buddies in the de...