Allan W. Burt, age 73, of Coos Bay, passed away November 22, 2025 at Coos Bay. Arrangements under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, Coos Bay, 541 267-4216.

Thomas L. Diefenbaugh, 79, of North Bend, passed away on November 20, 2025 in Coos Bay. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at the Skyline Baptist Church, 3451 Liberty Street in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.

Donald "Don" Ray Hester, 82, of North Bend, passed away November 19, 2025 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131.

In Memory of Marilyn Fleming

Marilyn Fleming of Winchester Bay passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025. Survived by daughter Cathy Johnson, son Greg Fleming, her Grandkids and Great Grandkids.

Preceded in death by her husband Jim, youngest son Mark and a lot of her family and friends. She was 93 and a half, not many could keep up.

She was born April 18, 1932 to Chancy Blanchard (Barney) Cable and Nancy Ann Towey in Portland, Oregon. She had an older sister Susie and younger brother Bobby and sister Carol. She married James Young Fleming in November of 1953. They both worked with my Grandpa Barney at his restaurant in Eugene until 1965 when they bought the 7 Seas Café in Winchester Bay. The first seven years they worked 14 hours a day, 7 days a week without taking a day off. Not sure how they did it but they did. They always loved Winchester Bay and I think that love for it, gave them the will power they needed. They had great support from the locals which included the charter boats, the guys from the Coast Guard and the sportsmen that used to come over year after year, and most importantly the people that lived here year around. The 7 Seas used to be a great place to go in Winchester Bay. It was like a big family back then. Mom’s favorite thing to do when you would come into the restaurant was to tell you what you wanted to eat before you could even sit down. She was amazingly good at it. Don’t even think about skipping the homemade apple pie with vanilla ice cream on top for dessert. I had such a good life growing up. They retired in the 1990’s and did a little traveling and got some well deserved rest. Dad passed in 2000 and after that she just wanted to stay close to her home surrounded by the people she cared about and she pulled it off. Sunday night she felt off so she sat at the table and had a cigarette, stood up, put on her coat and asked us to drive her to the hospital in Reedsport to get checked out. We made it to the ER where she quietly passed away.

The people at the Reedsport Hospital were amazing, giving us all the time we needed, which really helped my wife and I. We didn’t see it coming and we needed that time to say good bye. Another big “Thank You” to Dunes Memorial Chapel for all their help. We were lost and with their help we’re getting through this. The saving grace to all this is she’s reunited with her family and friends and she’s at peace.

Thanks for being my Mom. You are the best ever.

Donalee Pedigo, 76, of Coos Bay died November 21, 2025 in Eugene. Services will be announced and held under the direction of Coos Bay.

David Josiah Slingland age 49, of Myrtle Point, passed away November 24, 2025, at Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, Coos Bay, 541 267-4216.

In Loving Memory

DuWayne Lionel Osborne

DuWayne Lionel Osborne was born Dec. 7, 1934, in Tumwater, Washington, and passed away peacefully at age 90 on Nov. 21, 2025, in North Bend, Oregon, from congestive heart failure. He was the second of seven children born to Virginia and Walter Osborne. After their divorce, Virginia remarried and had four more children. When DuWayne was 6, his mother began a new family and left him and his six siblings in the care of their grandmother in Adna, Washington. The youngest soon passed at two months old. Living on a farm during WWII with no indoor plumbing or electricity, the children received nurturing and learned important life lessons. DuWayne often shared stories of his grandmother’s no-nonsense approach. After her passing, the original six children rejoined their mother, stepfather, and four half siblings.

DuWayne left school after seventh grade to work and help support the family, even traveling through Oregon and Washington with the carnival as a teenager. He married Annice L. Applegate on March 25, 1955, a marriage that lasted 62 years until her passing in 2017. Shortly after their wedding, he enlisted in the Army, serving from 1955 to 1958 as a trained tank mechanic, spending most of his service in France. Ann spent several months with him there before returning to Oregon to give birth to their daughter Valarie in 1957. Son Jim followed 19 months later.

After his discharge, the family settled in Hillsboro, where DuWayne worked various jobs before moving to Coos Bay in 1962. He worked for Weyerhaeuser as a choker setter, later completing the millwright apprenticeship and earning his journeyman card. He retired from Weyco’s CBX mill in 2000.

DuWayne loved family time—camping, fishing, hunting, gardening, building, and creating his own tools and toys. He adored children. He was preceded in death by Ann and all ten siblings. He is survived by daughter Valarie (Cleve) Pickett, son Jimmy (Kristi) Osborne, two grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandson. Services will be held after the first of the year.

Jon Kurt Steinmetz, 81, of Coos Bay died November 19, 2025 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites have been held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory, Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131.

David P. Woods, age 75, of Coos Bay, passed away November 19, 2025 at Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 541 267-4216.