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Governor’s aide gripes of ‘tough news cycles’; agency withholds press release about fallout from patient death
In emails, aides for the governor’s office and Oregon Health Authority debated a planned press release and the need for transparency after a patient at Oregon State Hospital died. Then the health…
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Frank Hessman
Frank Hessman, 86, of Eugene, Oregon, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, in Eugene, Oregon. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Oct. 24, 2026, at Buell Chapel at Andreason’s in Springfield, Oregon. Andreason's Cremation & Burial Service is handling the arrangements.
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Coleen "Connie" Cooper
Coleen "Connie" Cooper, 88, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. Andreason's Cremation & Burial Service is handling the arrangements.
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James Calvin Schock
James Calvin Schock, 90, of Eugene, Oregon, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, in Eugene, Oregon. Services will be held at 1 p.m., Oct. 22, 2026, at Rest Haven Memorial Park, 3900 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon. Rest-Haven Memorial Park & Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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Gene Paul Pierson
Gene Paul Pierson, 93, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Rest-Haven Memorial Park & Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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Patty Brooks Disbrow
Patty Brooks Disbrow, 91, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. She was born in Springfield, Oregon. Macy & Son Funeral Directors is handling the arrangements.