Obituaries
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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Loise Margaret Gish
Jan 5, 2019
Loise Margaret Gish, age 71, of Rogue River, died January 5, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. No services are planned.
Edward L. Russell
Jan 4, 2019
Edward L. Russell, age 82, of Grants Pass, died January 4, 2019 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., January 24, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors, 612 NW A Street, Grants Pass.
Pauline R. Johnson
Jan 2, 2019
Pauline R. Johnson, age 95, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at her home. Arrangements are pending at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Typhoid Ponali
Dec 30, 2018
Typhoid Ponali, age 64, of Grants Pass, died December 30, 2018 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. He was born February 9, 1954 in Utulei, American Samoa. In 2009 he moved from California to Grants Pass. Survivors include his wife, Telesia Ponali; two sons, Tyrone Ponali and Michael Ponali; and two grandchildren all of Grants Pass. He was preceded in...
Julie Ann Horowitz
Dec 30, 2018
Julie Ann Kimport Horowitz, beloved community member of Grants Pass and cherished wife of Dan Horowitz passed away as the result of a car accident on December 30, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held as a memorial for all who knew her and loved her on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 3 pm at Hull and Hull Funeral...
William Robert Johnson
Dec 28, 2018
William Robert “Bill” Johnson, age 70, of Grants Pass, died December 28, 2018 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. Bill was born September 17, 1948 in Berkeley, California. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. For many years, he worked for U.S. Forest Industries plywood mill. Bill was a member of the Church of Jesus...
Mark S Tracy
Dec 28, 2018
Mark S. Tracy, age 63, of Grants Pass, died December 28, 2018 at his home. A committal service with military honors will be at 1:00 p.m., May 17, 2019 at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Roseanna Kuamoo
Dec 27, 2018
Roseanna Kuamoo, age 64, of Williams, died December 27, 2018 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Roseanna was born October 13, 1954 in Flint, Michigan. On October 6, 1972 in Calabasas, California she married Don C. Kuamoo. She moved from Southern California to Southern Oregon in 2000. Roseanna loved family time and was always fun to be with. Her sons...
Lois Giffin Gates
Dec 26, 2018
Lois Giffin Gates, age 96, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, in Grants Pass, Oregon. She was born May 12, 1922, and raised in San Francisco, California. While she was working at the Presidio in San Francisco, mutual friends set her up for a blind date with her to be husband, George Gates, of Medford, Oregon. They wed in Medford...
Carol Elizabeth Preisendorfer
Dec 26, 2018
Carol Elizabeth Priesendorfer (nee McKechnie), Our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend passes away one day after her 83rd birthday. She was born on Dec. 25th, 1935 and passed away one day after her 83rd birthday, Dec 26th, 2019. With her passing we are given the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments and a life well-lived. Carol was...
Gloria L. Lucas
Dec 26, 2018
Gloria Lynn Lucas, 62, of Grants Pass, Oregon, slipped from the arms of her family and many friends on Wednesday morning, December 26, 2018, at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. She had been battling throat cancer there for one month and also fought HIV-AIDS for more than 27 years. She was born December 31, 1955, in Encino, California, to Jack...
Betty Christensen
Dec 25, 2018
Elizabeth “Betty” Christensen, age 91, of O’Brien, died December 25, 2018 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Betty was born September 8, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland where she grew up and attended schools. On January 26, 1947 in Baltimore she married James E. Christensen who served in the United States Navy. She became a housewife and a Navy wife. She...
William Lyle Evans
Dec 25, 2018
William Lyle Evans, age 71, of Grants Pass, died December 25, 2018 at his home. A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., Friday, March 1, 2019 at Eagle Point National Cemetery, 2763 Riley Road, Eagle Point.
John Arthur Mccullough
Dec 24, 2018
John Arthur McCullough died peacefully, surrounded by family, in his home on December 24th, 2018 at the age of 80. John is survived by his wife Karen McCullough and his three children Michael (Kristen Busold), Kevin (Naomi Lowinger), and Christine, as well as his brother Michael (Becky) McCullough of Burlington, Iowa and sisters Barbara Breuer of Danville, Iowa and Mary...
Audrey Jean Ferrell
Dec 23, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Audrey Jean Ferrell announce her passing on December 23, 2018 in Grants Pass, OR at the age of 78 years. She was born in Madera, California on May 10, 1940 and a proud 1958 graduate of Grants Pass High School. She is survived by her children and their spouses; sons Jerry...
Lorene Ann Davison
Dec 23, 2018
Lorene Ann Davison, age 88, of Grants Pass, died December 23, 2018 at her home. Private services will be held. Those wishing may make remembrances in Lorene's name to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Daniel Paul Cartwright
Dec 22, 2018
Daniel Paul Cartwright, age 48, of Cave Junction, died December 22, 2018 in Cave Junction. Daniel was born November 23, 1970 in Los Angeles County, California. As a kid he moved from the San Fernando Valley to the Rogue and Illinois Valley. He has also lived in Grants Pass and Kerby before returning to Cave Junction. He married his wife,...
James Steven Towe
Dec 22, 2018
James “Steven” Towe, age 42, of Selma, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 as the result of an automobile accident. Steven was born February 6, 1976 in Simi Valley, California. Steven worked in all aspects of construction throughout his life. His last employment was a furnace operator at Selmet in Albany, Oregon. Steven is survived by his two daughters, Hannah L....
Jack Robertson Sim
Dec 20, 2018
Jack Robertson Sim, age 98, of Grants Pass, died December 20, 2018 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
William "Bill" Evert
Dec 17, 2018
William “Bill” Evert, age 77, of Grants Pass, died December 17, 2018 at his home. Bill was born September 15, 1941 in Madison, Wisconsin. After graduating high school, he served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1963. He received his honorable discharge and moved to Columbus, Ohio where he started a construction company. His work took him to...
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