Death Records for Yamhill County Oregon
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Certificate of Death Place of death: Newberg, Yamhill Co., Oregon Residence: Frederick Toelle, First St., Newberg, Yamhill Co., Oregon Length of residence in city where died: 18 yrs How long in US: 28 yrs Male, White, Single Date of birth: 9-10-1854 Age: 69 yrs 7 mths Occupation: Laborer Birthplace: Germany Father: Germany Informant: Amelia Crede, Newberg Date of death: 5-31-1924 8:30am Cause: Endocondition(?) 2yrs. Burial: Newberg, Ore. 6/2/1924 ©Christie Shellito |
DROWNED-A young man named Thos. Hickey was drowned in the Yamhill river near McMinnville, on Sunday. He with a number of others was in swimming. His brother seeing him suddenly throw up both hands and sink went to his assistance but came near being drowned also. The deceased was brought down to East Portland and buried yesterday afternoon. Morning, Oregonian August 9, 1870 ©Shauna Williams |
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correspondent in Yamhill on the 11th inst. writes "There seems to be
no abatement of the supposed small pox on the Yamhill in the
vicinity of Sheridan, and I learn that in some families all are
afflicted with it. The deaths in the locality have been Benj.
Franklin and two children. To day I hear that Mr. Geo. Dunbar is
dead and that his family are all down with it. No new cases on the
Agency.
Morning Oregonian December 14, 1870 ©Shauna Williams |
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| F.M. Stow of
Yamhill county was killed last week by a falling tree. He was
cleaning some land by burning the trees down. one of them falling
unexpectedly, it caught him before he could get out of the way,
breaking both legs, a thigh, his back and crushing his skull. He was
an old citizen of Yamhill and leaves a large family.
Morning Oregonian November 21, 1871 ©Shauna Williams |
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| Mr. Walker Chrisman,
an old citizen of Yamhill, died some days ago. He was 74 years old.
Morning Oregonian April 14, 1877 ©Shauna Williams |
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Mrs. Lucinda Millican, who with her
husband and family settled in Yamhill county at a very early day,
died on the 24th inst. at her home near Lafayette. She was 66 years
of age.
Morning Oregonian, April 28, 1877 ©Shauna Williams |
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Wm. Yager aged 36 died suddenly in Yamhill
about five miles from McMinnville on the 4th. It was early in the
morning and he was burning some brush near the house. He had carried
a bucket to protect a pile of rails. Presently his wife went to call
him to breakfast and found him lying dead. It was heart disease.
Morning Oregonian, Sept. 7, 1878 ©Shauna Williams |
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Two little children of R.A. Cooper, of
Wheatland, Oregon, fell into an open fireplace a few days ago. One
died a few minutes after the accident, and the other, it is thought,
is fatally injured.
Reno Weekly Gazette, Reno Nevada June 12, 1879 ©Robyn Greenlund |
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Vernon James Orcutt of Newberg, Ore., died Monday, March 31, 2008, at Chehalem Health and Rehab. He was 93. Mr. Orcutt was born June 29, 1914, in Tiff City, Mo., to Ira and Julia Pearl (Howard) Orcutt. He was raised in the Ozarks, living in Newberg as a teen for a couple of years and then returned to Oklahoma. He moved to Hood River, Ore., in 1943, and lived in the Pine Grove area. He owned and operated a painting and wallpaper hanging business. He was a member of the Mount Hood Assembly of God Church. He married Lucille Haughn on April 29, 1935, in Neosho, Mo. She preceded him in death in 2007. He was also preceded in death by one child, V.J. Orcutt in 1980. Survivors include three daughters, Mary Brewer of Miami, Dora Bailey of Dundee, Ore., and Linda Hazen of Willard, Ore.; 17 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, eight stepgreat-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Idlewilde Cemetery in Hood River, Oregon. The Rev. Steve Funk will officiate. Miami News-Record Submitted to Genealogy Trails by
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Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), February 4, 2000, Page 5C
June 24, 1933 - Feb. 1, 2000 WILLAMINA - Gerald Schwalen, 66, died Tuesday. Cause of death was unavailable. he was born in Amery, Wis., and served in the Navy during the Korean War, then for 23 years, retiring in 1974. He worked for Champion Plywood until 1980, retiring from Rogers machinery in Tualatin in 1990. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and gold mining. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and Linn County Miners. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; sons, Nathan and Leonard, both of Willamina; daughter Wanda Harrison of California; sisters, Mary Mendenhall of Salem, Sally Shook of Milwaukee, Linda Cary of Fredericksburg, Va. and nine grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home. Interment will be in Willamette national cemetery in Portland. Contributions: Willamina Volunteer Firemen's Ambulance Fund or Willamina Friends of the Library. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu) |
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NAME: Orion C. Blankenship COUNTY: Yamhill STATE: OR NEWSPAPER: Willamina Times DATE: Thursday, November 13, 1958 Orie C. Blankenship, 48, passes away suddenly; funeral services today Funeral services for Orie C. Blankenship, 48, were held Thursday at 2 PM in the Chapel of Adamson’s Funeral Home in Sheridan. Blankenship passed away Saturday evening after a severe heart attack at his home near Fort Hill. He was born on February 11, 1910 at Williston, North Dakota, the son of Lawrence and Marilla Young Blankenship, and moved to Oregon about 20 years ago. He was married at Vancouver, Washington, to Alice Thun and they have made their home near Willamina since that time. He was active in the Sheridan Rodeo Association and had worked at the plywood mill in Willamina since 1940. Surviving are his wife, Alice, Willamina; two daughters, Bonny Blankenship, Willamina, and Clairabel Kepford of Willamina; mother, Marilla Woods of Dester, Oregon; sister, Essie Porter of Dexter; brother, Weldon Blankenship of Alaska; and one grandchild. Concluding services and vault interment was in Green Crest Memorial Park, Sheridan. Submitted by Kathie Marynik |
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