Service notice: Barbara Lucille Melland (1938-2025)

June 14, 1938 – December 3, 2025

A celebration of life gathering in memory of Barbara Lucille Melland will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at College United Methodist Church in Philomath. Melland, a longtime Philomath resident, died Dec. 3, 2025, at age 87. Melland was born in 1938 in Roseburg and graduated from Marshfield…

Death Notice: Barbara Lucille Melland (1938-2025)

Barbara Lucille Melland of Philomath, 87, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. McHenry Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Share thoughts and memories on the McHenry Funeral Home’s Tribute Wall.

Mount Union Stories: Miranda Abbey (1836-1912)

In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about 75-year-old Miranda Abbey, who died in Portland at the home of her daughter and was buried next to her husband in Mount Union Cemetery’s old section.

Mount Union Stories: Rachel Wolfe (1853-1913)

In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about 60-year-old Rachel Wolfe, a Boring resident who died during the summer of 1917 while visiting her daughter in Philomath and was buried at Mount Union Cemetery.

Obituary: Rodney Scott Baldwin (1955-2025)

Rodney Scott Baldwin went home to be with his Savior on Nov. 14, 2025. He spent 70 full years on this earth — years that were richer and longer than any doctor ever predicted. Rodney faced life’s challenges with determination,…

Obituary: Linda Lou Modrell (1943-2025)

Linda Lou Modrell (Buchanan) passed Nov. 7, 2025, in Albany, Oregon, aged 82. She was born a fourth-generation Oregonian to William Graham and Betty Jane Buchanan (Livingston) on Jan. 13, 1943 in Eugene, Oregon. Her father passed in 1949 and…

Longtime Benton County commissioner Linda Modrell dies at 82

Linda Modrell, a former Benton County commissioner who championed equality and advocated tirelessly for vulnerable residents during her 16-year tenure, died Nov. 8, 2025 at age 82. Modrell, a Philomath resident, served four terms as a Benton County commissioner from…

Mount Union Stories: John E. Wyatt (1849-1915)

In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about John E. Wyatt, a 66-year-old farmer who was born in 1849 about 18 months after his family crossed the plains to Oregon and settled in Benton County.

Death Notice: Linda Lou Modrell (1943-2025)

Linda Lou Modrell, 82, of Philomath, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. McHenry Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Share thoughts and memories on the McHenry Funeral Home’s Tribute Wall.

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