All Obituaries

A celebration of life for Darlene Early, of Coos Bay will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 9 at the Church of Christ, 2761 Broadway Ave., in North Bend. Private cremation has been held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. 

A joint memorial service for Betty Rose Turkle, 90, and husband, Ross A. Turkle, 94, both of Coos Bay, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 1, at the Harmony United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd. SE in Coos Bay. She was born Betty Rose Sullivan April 5, 1929 to Joseph Daniel Sullivan and Amanda Bertha Quast in Rocky Ford, Colo. She passed away peacefully May 17, 2019 at her home in Coos Bay. Betty was the youngest of her 14 siblings who survived to adulthood. The family moved to...

A joint memorial service for Ross A. Turkle, 94, and wife, Betty Rose Turkle, 90, both of Coos Bay, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 1, at the Harmony United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd. in Coos Bay. Ross was born November of 1924 in Sherman, Kan., to William Perry and Bonnie (Bryant) Turkle. He passed away May 16, 2019 in Coos Bay. Ross was the youngest of four children and lived on several small farms in Kansas during the Great Depression. His family never was hungry during...

John Charles Dickens July 13, 1955 – May 15, 2019 A memorial service to celebrate the life of John Charles Dickens, 63, of North Bend, will be held on Saturday, June 1st at 2:00 p.m. at the North Bend Chapel, 2014 McPherson Avenue with Pastor Israel Jurich of Faith Lutheran Church in North Bend officiating. Private cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. John was born on July 13, 1955 in Vancouver, Washington to Paul Charles Dickens and Eldora Jean (...

John Velure February 14, 1936 – May 17, 2019 A chapel funeral service to celebrate the life of John Velure, 83, of Redding, California, formerly of North Bend, will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the North Bend Chapel, 2014 McPherson Avenue in North Bend. A private entombment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum in Coos Bay. A public visitation will be held on Friday, May 31st from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the chapel. John passed away on May 17, 2019 in...

A celebration of life for Gina Amenis Martinez,71, of Coos Bay, who passed away May 8, 2019 in Coos Bay will be held at 10 am, Saturday, June 1,2019  at Coos Bay Christian Fellowship, 61570 Highway 101 in Coos Bay. Private cremation rites will be held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com  

Curtis Glen Shipp, 95 of Coos Bay who passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Coos Bay. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 31, 2019 begining at 2:00 p.m. at the Ocean View Memory Gardens Cemetery in Coos Bay.

A celebration of life service and reception for Lynn Dale Wilbur, 80, of Coos Bay, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 25, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave., in Coos Bay. Lynn was born Feb. 18, 1939 in Lone Rock, Ark., to Vernon and Gertrud Wilbur. He passed peacefully at home Sunday, May 19, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Lynn served in the U.S. Air Force as a first class airman during the Vietnam War. Once discharged from the military, Lynn utilized his skills in the private...

Linda Lou Philbrook July 8, 1947 – May 9, 2019   A memorial service to celebrate the life of Linda L. Philbrook, 71, of North Bend, will be held on Sunday, May 26th at 3:00 p.m. at the South Coast Hospice Bereavement Center, 1620 Thompson Road in Coos Bay with Pastor Mike Barnard of Shoreline Community Church officiating. Private cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay, with a private family inurnment to take place at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery...

William R. Beaudry - 84, of North Bend, passed away May 17, 2019 in Coos Bay. Celebration of life, 1 pm, Friday, May 24, 2019  at the Coquille Tribal Plankhouse, 1050 Plank House Road in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131