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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Leo Dana Freedman
Jan 12, 2019
Leo Dana Freedman, age 49, of Grants Pass, Oregon died Saturday, January 12, 2019 in Grants Pass. A memorial service will begin at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 19, 2019 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Merlin Ward Building on Jump Off Joe Creek Road. Leo moved to Grants Pass, met and married his childhood sweetheart, Jessica (Farmer)....
Lorna "Bobbie" Hanhart
Jan 12, 2019
Lorna Marion "Bobbie" Hanhart Lorna was born April 8, 1941 to George & Margaret Smith in Vancouver BC Canada. The family moved to the California when she was eight years of age. She became a citizen of the U.S. when she was 13 years old. She graduated from San Lorenzo High School and went to work for Lucky Stores. Bobbie...
Michael Janiak
Jan 8, 2019
Michael Janiak, age 70, of Rogue River, died January 8, 2019 at his home. Arrangements are pending.
Lorraine Marie Thornton
Jan 8, 2019
Lorraine Marie Thornton, age 93, of Rogue River, Oregon died on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass, OR. She was born to Godfrey and Marie Valley on August 20, 1925 in Menominee, Michigan. Lorraine married her high school sweetheart, William P. Thornton on September 2, 1943. They raised a family in Menominee where she...
Alice Marie Evans
Jan 7, 2019
Alice Marie Evans, age 71, of Grants Pass, died January 7, 2019. A memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m., Friday, January 25, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors, 612 NW A Street, Grants Pass.
Robert Charles Steel
Jan 5, 2019
Robert Charles Steel, age 51, of Sunny Valley, Oregon, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019. Robert was born in Garden Grove, California, on March 25, 1967. He spent most of his life around Wolf Creek and Sunny Valley, Oregon. Robert loved the woods and spending time with his faithful canine, Rusty. He was known for his loving heart and creative...
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...
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