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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties

Gary Howard

Gary Howard

Oct 1, 2025

Gary Howard, age 82, of Grants Pass, died October 1, 2025 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Please leave a memory of Gary in his Guestbook below. 

Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe

Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe

Sep 27, 2025

Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe, age 77, of Grants Pass, died September 27, 2025, at her home.

Please leave a memory in her guestbook.

Oliver "Ollie" Nussbaum

Oliver "Ollie" Nussbaum

Sep 25, 2025

Oliver "Ollie" Nussbaum, age 53, of Medford, died September 26, 2025, at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service to be held at 3:00 PM on October 25, 2025 at Shady Point Seventh Day Adventist Church. 

Gloria Towne

Gloria Towne

Sep 23, 2025

Gloria Towne, age 70, of Grants Pass, died September 23, 2025 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

Please share a memory of Gloria in her Guestbook. 

John H. Bricker

John H. Bricker

Sep 23, 2025

John H. Bricker, age 78, of Cave Junction, died September 23, 2025 at his home.

Please leave a memory of John in his Guestbook.

Deborah Lynn Wood

Deborah Lynn Wood

Sep 23, 2025

Deborah Lynn Wood, age 73, of Grants Pass, died September 23, 2025 at her home.

Please leave a memory of Deborah in her Guestbook.

Martha Vargas Barriga

Martha Vargas Barriga

Sep 23, 2025

Martha Erendira Vargas Barriga, age 48, passed away September 23, 2025 in Cave Junction.

A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m, September 27, 2025 at St. Anne Catholic Church in Grants Pass followed by a viewing at Hull and Hull Funeral Directors.

Interment at Panteon San Antonio de Padua, Aguililla, Michoacan Mexico. 

Please share a memory in her guestbook.

Hazel Kruse

Hazel Kruse

Sep 22, 2025

Hazel Benson Kruse passed away peacefully on September 22, 2025 with her family at her bedside in her home in Grants Pass, Oregon. She was 100 years old. She was born on February 23, 1925, in Pocatello, Idaho.

Hazel was the youngest child of Orrin Raymond Benson and Annie Asenath Smith. She had three older brothers and two older sisters. She...

George Arlen Bloom

George Arlen Bloom

Sep 19, 2025

George Arlen Bloom was born on June 13th, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, to 100% Polish parents James and Bertha Bloom. They were a family of simple means, but wealthy in affection and integrity. James Bloom was a machinist and a WWI veteran who also worked as a milkman during the Great Depression, showing much kindness to local families who...

Sandra Anne Sneed

Sandra Anne Sneed

Sep 14, 2025

Sandra Anne Sneed, age 74, of Grants Pass, died September 14, 2025 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

Private family services will be held.

Please share a memory of Sandra in her Guestbook. 

Ross David Williams

Ross David Williams

Sep 13, 2025

Ross David Williams, age 74, of Grants Pass, died September 13, 2025 at his home.

 Please share a Memory of Ross in his guestbook. 

Mary Rose Brady

Mary Rose Brady

Sep 11, 2025

Mary Rose Brady, age 99, of Grants Pass, died September 11, 2025 at her home. 

A mass will be at 10:00 am, October 4, 2025, at St. Anne Catholic Church.

Please share a memory of Mary in her Guestbook. 

Arlette K. Butler

Arlette K. Butler

Sep 10, 2025

Arlette K. Butler, age 87, of Grants Pass, died September 10, 2025 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford.

Arlette was born August 4, 1938 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Rudy & Ellen Knudsen who were 100% Danish. She attended Pacific Lutheran and later received her Bachelor of Arts from San Francisco State College and a Master’s of Science in Education...

Dianna Jeanne "Nana" Pelkey

Dianna Jeanne "Nana" Pelkey

Sep 9, 2025

Dianna Jeanne "Nana" Pelkey, age 81, of Grants Pass, died September 9, 2025 at her home. 

Please share a memory of Dianna in her guestbook.

Maxine Lentini

Maxine Lentini

Sep 7, 2025

Maxine Lentini

September 30, 1932 -  September 7, 2025

Maxine Lentini, 92, went home to be with the Lord on September 7, 2025.

Maxine was born in Glendale, California on September 30, 1932, to parents Clyde and Minnie Honer. She attended Long Beach city schools and Long Beach City College before joining the Navy in 1952. While stationed in Coronado, she met the...

Tristan Mitchel Donaldson

Tristan Mitchel Donaldson

Sep 4, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that the family of Tristan Mitchel Donaldson, age 21, announces his sudden passing on September 4, 2025. Although we did not get enough time with him in this life, Tristan’s gentle spirit and caring manner will be forever cherished by all who knew him.

Born on June 18, 2004, to Chenoa Lucero Donaldson and Byron Donaldson...

Paul Mardock Scott III

Paul Mardock Scott III

Sep 4, 2025

Paul M. Scott III, 69, of Murphy, Oregon, passed away at Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Paul was born in Los Angeles, California, to Paul M. Scott Jr. and Kathryn Scott, who preceded him in death, along with his infant son who passed away in October of 1975.

At 17, Paul met the love of his life, Sherri, who...

Flo Kersten

Flo Kersten

Sep 1, 2025

Flo Kersten, age 81, of Grants Pass, died September 1, 2025 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

Please share a message on the Guestbook.

Tonia Mahnken

Tonia Mahnken

Aug 27, 2025

Tonia Lyn Mahnken, age 87, passed away peacefully at home into the loving arms of Jesus on August 27, 2025. She found the Lord later in life and had peace and comfort in reading her favorite Bible scriptures, the Psalms.

She was born on August 9, 1938, in Southern California where she grew up and started her family. Aside from being...

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