Obituaries
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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Renee Grace Macfarlane
Mar 12, 2019
Renee Grace Macfarlane, age 99, of Grants Pass, died March 12, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
David Joseph Elliott
Mar 12, 2019
David Joseph Elliott, age 66, of Grants Pass, died March 12, 2019 at his home. Arrangements are pending.
Mary Alice Weaver
Mar 11, 2019
Mary Alice Weaver of Grants Pass,Oregon died peacefully at her daughters home on Monday, March 11, 2019. Born in Trimble, TN January 1933. Mary moved from CA to Grants Pass in 1989 to when she fell in love with the Rogue Valley after a visit with her daughter Tina. Mary was known for her humor, laughter and quick wit. She...
Nancy Jane Wallace
Mar 9, 2019
Nancy Jane Wallace, age 52, of Grants Pass, died March 9, 2019 at her home. Nancy was born July 28, 1966 in Grants Pass, Oregon to Leonard & Patricia Williams. She grew up in Grants Pass and attended local schools including Lincoln Savage Middle School. In 1981 she met Joey Wallace on the mountain in Wolf Creek and they were...
Eugene Stephen Prockl
Mar 9, 2019
Eugene Stephen Prockl passed away peacefully at his home on March 9, 2019. Eugene was born in Los Angeles, California, to Anna and Charles Prockl on August 29, 1929. He had one brother, Charles. Later his family moved to Alhambra, California, where he attended Mark Keppel High School. He joined the Merchant Marines in 1946. He was 17 and he...
Orene Smith Kincaid
Mar 9, 2019
Orene Geraldine Kincaid was born to parents Edgar & Florence Smith on January 27, 1930 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Surrounded by her children, she passed away on March 9, 2019 in Grants Pass. She has joined her parents, husband Richard, brother Ronald, stepson Mark, and grandson Michael in Heaven. Survivors include daughters JoEllen (Ted) and Georgia (Mike); a son David...
Ronald G. Breshears
Mar 9, 2019
Ronald G. Breshears, age 86, of Rogue River, died March 9, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg. Arrangements are pending.
Kelly Marie Zurbrugg
Mar 8, 2019
Kelly Marie Zurbrugg, age 59, of Grants Pass, died March 8, 2019 at her home. Kelly was born July 8, 1959 in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from La Mirada High School in 1977 in La Mirada, California where she spent most her life. She worked as a caregiver in nursing facilities. In 2013 she moved from Anaheim, California to Grants...
Lela G. Porter
Mar 6, 2019
Lela G. Porter, age 100, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday March 6th, passing away peacefully in her sleep at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Diane and John Holman in Henderson, Nevada. Lela was born near Maxwell, Nebraska, the first-born daughter of Albert Carl and Julia E. Callaham. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Ross Norris Roe
Mar 5, 2019
Ross N. Roe was born in Canton, South Dakota on March 1, 1928 and died in Grants Pass, Oregon on March 5, 2019 at Countryside Village. Ross graduated from Canton High School in South Dakota and later graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois with a communications/speech degree. He attended General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan before enlisting in the...
Donald Shipman
Mar 4, 2019
Donald Shipman, age 82, of Grants Pass died March 4 2019 at Laurel Hill Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending.
George L. Minear
Mar 3, 2019
George L. Minear, age 65, of Roseburg, died March 3, 2019 at Ashley Manor. A viewing will be from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., March 11, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m., March 11, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors with Pastor Russ Gibson officiating.
Laurie Lynn Sanders
Mar 1, 2019
Laurie Lynn Sanders, age 72, of Grants Pass, died March 1, 2019 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Laurie was born August 1, 1946 in Lockport, New York to James & Marion Wheeler. At the age of ten she moved with her family to Grants Pass. She graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1964 and then attended nursing...
Marjorie Agnes Holthus
Feb 27, 2019
Marjorie Agnes Holthus passed peacefully on February 27th 2019 at the age of 89. “Marge” was born on June 20, 1929 to Robert William and Bella Jane McMullen in Alberta, Canada. Her young life was spent in Whitefish, Montana where she grew up as the fifth of seven siblings. It is also where she met her future husband, Ernest Dean...
Thomas "Randy" Lucas
Feb 26, 2019
Thomas “Randy” Lucas, age 65, of Grants Pass, died February 26, 2019 at his home. He was diagnosed with ALS in 2015. Randy was born November 3, 1953 in Newport Beach, California to Tomas & Sari Lucas. In 1963, he moved with his family to Grants Pass. While attending Grants Pass High School, he was part of the ski team....
Eugene Griffin
Feb 25, 2019
Eugene "Geno" "B.G." Griffin, age 51, of Grants Pass, died February 25, 2019 at his home. A viewing will be from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m., March 2, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., March 2, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Jeanne Yvonne Balt
Feb 25, 2019
Jeanne Y. Balt, age 93, of Grants Pass, died February 25, 2019 at Asante Ashland Community Hospital. Jeanne was born September 14, 1925 in Bladen, Nebraska. On July 14, 1945 she married Chester Balt. In 1986 she moved form Pico Rivera, California to Grants Pass. Jeanne was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church where she was active in Christ Care....
Ruby Violet Bailey
Feb 24, 2019
Ruby Violet Bailey returned to her heavenly home on February 24, 2019 after a brief illness, at the age of 96 years. She remained intellectually and physically active her entire life before her illness. Born in Turlock, CA, Ruby was the daughter of Elvira (Johnson) and Eric Sundstrom. She grew up in Berkeley, lived briefly in the Southeastern US, and...
Karen S Horton
Feb 24, 2019
Karen S. Horton, age 71, of Grants Pass, died February 24, 2019 at her home. Karen was born November 9, 1947 in Lodi, California to A.W. & Hazel Weir. She graduated from Ygnacio Valley High School class of 1965 in Concord, California. At age 16 she married her high school sweetheart Richard Dale Horton on August 21, 1964 at Bethel...
Dorothy Lee Lopez
Feb 24, 2019
Dorothy Lee Lopez, age 74, of Glendale, died February 24, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Dorothy grew up and attended school in Arkansas. She married and had two sons, Charles and Wayne and two daughters, Laura and Theresa. She met and married Patrick (Larry) Lopez in August of 1983. They spent many happy years as rock hounds, traveling...
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