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Centenarian Dies At Creswell
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:14:36 -0800

A woman believed to be the oldest person in Oregon and one of the oldest people in the world died Tuesday at a rehabilitation center in Creswell.

Oldest Oregonian dies in Creswell
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:50:34 -0800

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A woman believed to be the oldest person in Oregon and one of the oldest people in the world died Tuesday at a rehabilitation center in Creswell. Delma Kollar was 113 or 114, depending on different records. The Register-Guard reports she was a school teacher in Kansas and California before moving to Oregon in 1982. She outlived two husbands and two of three children.  

Oregon's Oldest Person Dies
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:36:41 -0800

A woman believed to be the oldest person in Oregon and one of the oldest people in the world died Tuesday at a rehabilitation center in Creswell.

Oldest known Oregonian dies at Creswell
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:01:00 -0800

She lived in three different centuries and celebrated more birthdays than most human beings who ever lived. But just like the rest of us, Delma Kollar, the oldest known Oregonian, who was thought by record-keepers to be the world's fourth-oldest person, proved to be mortal after all.

Report finds no evidence of wrongdoing by Creswell officials
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:06:30 -0800

CRESWELL — At an estimated cost of $10,000, an investigation has found that online comments made by city Councilor A.J. O’Connell, alleging possible illegal meetings and “blackmail” by city officials, are false. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to waive attorney-client privilege and release a memo from city attorney Christy …

Baker's oldest alumna dies
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:16:10 -0800

Delma Kollar dies at 114

Supercentenarian with Kansas ties passes away
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:41:24 -0800

A woman with ties to Kansas who was believed to be the fourth-oldest person in the world has died at an Oregon nursing home. Delma Kollar, a supercentenarian - people aged 110 or older - died Tuesday morning.

Report: Creswell charges not true
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:36:39 -0800

CRESWELL — An outside investigation has determined that online allegations City Councilor A.J. O’Connell made of possible illegal meetings and “blackmail” by city officials are false. The investigation cost the city an estimated $10,000, city officials said. The City Council voted 6-0 Monday to waive attorney-client privilege and release a …

Creswell man killed in 6-vehicle crash in Idaho
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:33:42 -0800

A semi truck driven by James M. Mady, 49, is struck head-on in an accident that sends two others to the hospital.

Oregon's oldest woman dies in Eugene area
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:51:18 -0800

Delma Kollar was 113 or 114, depending on different records.