Obituaries
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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Alida Mae Vandarwarka
Jul 16, 2019
Alida Mae Vandarwarka, a Grants Pass resident since 1955, died Tuesday, July 16th at her home on the Rogue River. Born Alida Mae Sautter in Longmont, CO on March 20, 1920, Alida Mae was the youngest of four children and moved to Salem, OR when she was three years old. When she was 6, she started to live with her...
Julia A. Howard
Jul 15, 2019
Julia Anne Howard, age 82, of Grants Pass, died peacefully surrounded by family July 15, 2019 at her home. Julia was born October 5, 1936 in Van Nuys, California where she was raised. On August 22, 1954 she married Duane L. Howard and in 1981 they moved from Simi Valley, California to Grants Pass. She especially enjoyed gardening, floral arranging,...
Winston William Wilber
Jul 14, 2019
Winston W. “Bill” Wilber January 13, 1921 – July 14, 2019 Betty M. Wilber May 28, 1926 – June 16, 2012 Betty was 14 when she and Win first met. She wanted to get married right then, but her mother insisted that she finish high school first. They married in 1944 and Betty died 5 days before their 68th wedding...
James "Jim" Minard
Jul 10, 2019
James (“Jim”) Minard passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the family farm in Grants Pass, Oregon on July 10, 2019. Jim was born May 21, 1955, in Coquille, Oregon to Donald Eugene Minard and Opal Maxine Russell. He was raised in Coquille and later moved to Eugene, Oregon where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s Degrees from...
Melvin Gooch
Jul 6, 2019
Former Grants Pass resident, Melvin Gooch, age 90, of Eugene, died July 6, 2019 at his home. A viewing will be at 12:30 p.m., July 11, 2019 at Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene, Oregon 97401. A funeral service will follow at 1:30 p.m., July 11, 2019 at Valley River Inn in Eugene. Interment will be at 1:00...
Dorothy "Blondie" Kilborn
Jul 5, 2019
Dorothy “Blondie” Kilborn, age 91, of Grants Pass, died July 5, 2019 in Grants Pass. Dorothy was born September 7, 1927 in Sacramento, California to Clarence & Mabel (Burns) Flick. On March 26, 1947 she married Cecil Ogden Kilborn who preceded her in death in 2007. Together with her husband they owned and operated a construction business in Carmichael, California....
John "Jack" Graper
Jul 4, 2019
John Gilbert "Jack" Graper Born November 5, 1934 and passed July 4, 2019. Jack was born in Peru, Illinois to Harold and Grace Graper. He graduated from Peru High School, where he excelled in basketball and baseball. Jack enlisted in the U.S. Navy right after high school and completed training as a Naval Medical Corpsman and was assigned duty with...
John Gee Jansen
Jul 3, 2019
John Gee Jansen, age 74, of Selma, died July 3, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. John was born August 11, 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Ezra Tab Jansen & Helen Louise Jansen, the youngest of four children. He spent his early years growing up on a farm in Elk River, Minnesota. In 1954 the family moved to Willamina,...
Merwin L. Spalding
Jul 2, 2019
Merwin L Spalding died on July 2, 2019 at his new residence, Countryside Village. He was born in Grants Pass November 7, 1926 to Epsie Lee Spalding and Eldon L Spalding. He graduated Grants Pass High School in 1944 and attended the University of Oregon school of business. His education was interrupted when he enlisted in the United States Army...
Isreal Curdy
Jul 2, 2019
Isreal ‘Izzy’ Curdy was born on April 27, 1976 in Antioch, California. He moved to Oregon in 1983. He graduated from Illinois Valley High School in 1994 and went to Arizona where he obtained a degree in Computer repair. He returned to the Illinois Valley and began working for Three Rivers School District as a Desktop Coordinator in 1995. Isreal’s...
Robert Ernest Collins
Jul 1, 2019
Robert Ernest Collins, age 60, of Cave Junction, died July 1, 2019 at his home.
Glenna Christine Dole
Jun 29, 2019
Glenna Christine Campbell Dole, 61, passed away at home in Grants Pass June 29th 2019 surrounded by her four children. Glenna was born September 16th 1957 in Anchorage Alaska to Glenn and Gloria Campbell. She was the youngest of three sisters, both of whom cherished her dearly. She was an integral part of the recovery community and served as an...
Mike Cunningham
Jun 28, 2019
Mike Cunningham was born in Topeka, Kansas and passed away surrounded by loved ones in Illinois Valley, OR. Mike enjoyed his family and friends, also loved camping, playing golf, hiking, fishing and gold panning. Mike grew up in a military family that settled in Atwater, CA. He retired from Sensient Technologies after 40 years with the company, and relocated to...
Anthony James Roman Cooper
Jun 25, 2019
Anthony James Roman Cooper, age 24, of Grants Pass, died June 25, 2019. Services are pending.
Dave Wangeman
Jun 25, 2019
Dave Wangeman, age 83, of Grants Pass, died June 25, 2019 at his home. Dave was born in Moorpark, California. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Wangeman of Grants Pass; four children Judy (Paul) Caskey of Scottsdale, Arizona, Steven (Susan) Wangeman of Fontana, California, Cathy (Mike) Wangeman of Grants Pass and Jeanne (Howard) Brown of Grants Pass; six grandchildren;...
Kenneth "Dusty" Rhodes
Jun 23, 2019
Longtime Grants Pass resident “Dusty” Kenneth Paul Rhodes died peacefully at home in La Quinta, California on June 23rd 2019. He was born October 28, 1937 in Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington, son of Thomas Mathias Rhodes and Thelma May Ketterman. He was raised in the farming community of Yakima, Washington. Upon his graduation from Grandview High School he joined the...
Chelsa Shiree Knowles
Jun 22, 2019
Chelsa Shiree Knowles was born July 15, 1979 in Nampa, ID to William Dale Knowles and Sherry Ann Mathews Knowles. Chelsa attended school in Nampa and Homedale, ID, but graduated with a GED at the Boise State University campus in Boise, ID in 1998. She was a member of the Followers of Christ Church her entire life, and enjoyed being...
Wanda Bell Hughes
Jun 22, 2019
Wanda Hughes Horses, Hot Wheels & Angels Wanda Bell Elmer was born in 1924 on a homestead near Alicel, Oregon. She grew up on a cattle and wheat farm. Wanda would ride her horse to help drive the cattle through town to the summer pasture and back. Growing up she would ride her horse to a one room school house...
Wayne Richard Nelson
Jun 21, 2019
Wayne Richard Nelson, age 84, of Grants Pass, died June 21, 2019 at his home.
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