Statesman Journal

Judy Christine Brown Hough, of Keizer, OR passed away suddenly on April 6th at Salem Hospital at the age of 79 years. Judy was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 22nd, 1942 to her parents Dorothy Klein and Robert Dale Brown. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Orville Elmore, and due to her step-father's military service, the family moved around quite a bit before settling down in Colorado Springs, CO. Judy met and married Henry Leon (Lee) Mayjor in Colorado Springs, CO in 1960. Together, Judy and Lee raised their two sons, Kevin and Bryan, enjoying family camping and jeeping trips while the boys were small. When her sons began school, Judy attended El Paso College (now Pikes...

Alexandra Coxe Stokes Thomas (aka "Sandra") left us on Tuesday, March 15th, 2022. She was with her children, Frances Patterson Wheeler Morrison (aka "Tearson") and John Alexander Thomas at the time of her passing. Sandra was born June 23rd, 1948 and was raised as the only child of her parents, Alexander Coxe Stokes and Frances Earle Patterson Stokes, in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. She grew up on White Horse Farm- a part of the Radnor Hunt Country- and was up on a pony before she could even walk. Her early years were spent at Pony Club, learning at the Shipley School, and growing in her mastery of riding while also cheering on her father's horses at Saratoga Springs Racetrack. Sandra was...

Jeremy passed away May 25, 2021. Celebration of life 1-4 p.m. June 27, 2021, Illahe Country Club, 3376 Country Club Drive South, Salem, Oregon.

Donald John "Don" Aberle, 76, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born November 7, 1943 in Mobridge, South Dakota to the late Anton and Alice Aberle. Don was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He worked for Prairie Market in Oregon, as well as Copeland Lumber Company before retiring from Columbia Hardwoods as an outside sales representative. He was a member of the VFW, and also the American Legion. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Dale Aberle. Surviving are his wife of 39 years, Margaret Wyatt Aberle of Savannah, two daughters, Heide Elliott (Gene) of Spokane, WA, and LaDawn Kelleher (Gregory) of Eugene, OR, two...