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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
John Ewald Scholfield
May 26, 2017
John Ewald Scholfield, age 76, of Grants Pass, died Friday, May 26, 2017 at his home. John was born October 20, 1940 in Glendale, California to John & Irene (Ewald) Scholfield. He graduated from Eagle Rock High School in Eagle Rock, California. On January 24, 1958 in Pasadena he married his high school sweetheart, Diana Susan Cliborn. John followed in...
Alice Augusta Arasmith
May 25, 2017
Alice Augusta Arasmith, 85, of Gold Hill, Oregon passed away May 25, 2017 at her home. She was born July 19, 1931 to Goldie and Harry Foley of Gold Hill. Alice grew up in the Gold Hill area. She married Keith Arasmith June 18, 1948 in Portland and remained married to Keith for 62 years. They moved back to the...
Kori Leigh Durham
May 22, 2017
GRANTS PASS- Kori Leigh Durham, of Grants Pass, passed away in her family home on Monday, May 22, 2017. She was born July 23, 1959, in Weiser, ID, the daughter of Jocelyn “Jo” and Jake Durham. Kori graduated from Crater High School in Central Point, Or. She worked at SPARC Enterprises for several years in landscaping and janitorial duties where...
Clarabell Russell
May 20, 2017
Clarabell Julia Jane Russell, age 94, of Grants Pass, died May 20, 2017 at her home. Corey was born July 2, 1922 in Phelps, Wisconsin to Benjamin & Susan (Finch) Dean. During her 1st grade year, she moved with her family from Wisconsin to Washington state. On March 16, 1944 in Olympia, Washington she married Jack Duane Russell. In 1953,...
Harvel Richard Huck
May 20, 2017
Harvel Richard Huck, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Harvel Huck was born on October 2, 1939, in Kalispell, Montana, to Harley and Velma Huck who had six children. One brother preceded him in death, Vernon Huck, who passed in 1993. He is survived by his siblings, Barbara Hecathorn, Delilah Huck,...
Nicholas Wayne Hauser
May 19, 2017
Nicholas Wayne Hauser, 26, of Overland Park, KS, passed away in Grants Pass, Oregon on May 19, 2017. A Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm on Friday, June 2, 2017 with the Mass of Christian Burial at 7:00 pm Friday, June 2, 2017 at Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Gardner, KS. A reception will follow at the Parish Hall at...
Joan Lenna Wilson
May 19, 2017
Joan Lenna Wilson, age 80, of Grants Pass, died May 19, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. A celebration of life will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Ross Grant Alexander
May 18, 2017
Ross Grant Alexander, age 89, of Grants Pass, died May 18, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Private interment was held at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Lucille Oatney Snow
May 18, 2017
Lucille (Magerle) Oatney Snow, age 96, of Rogue River, passed away died May 18, 2017 at her home. Lucille was born June 16, 1920 in Rogue River to pioneer family Carl & Blanche (Seaman) Magerle. She lived in Rogue River all her life. On December 19, 1942, in Jackson County she married Virgil Edmond Perry Oatney who died August 1999....
James "Jim" Vaughn
May 17, 2017
James “Jim” Vaughn, age 76, of Grants Pass, died May 17, 2017 at his home.
David L. Vandegriff
May 17, 2017
David L. Vandegriff, age 47, of O’Brien died May 17, 2017 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. He was born June 30, 1969 in Newport Beach, California to David Vandegriff & Karen Ryan. He was raised in the Illinois Valley and lived in O’Brien most of his life. He worked as a foreman in concrete construction in Cave Junction. David...
Cheryl Lynn Chance
May 16, 2017
Cheryl Lynn Chance, age 56, of Grants Pass, died May 16, 2017 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Stephen Patrick Valley
May 11, 2017
Stephen Patrick Valley, age 53, of Rogue River, went home to be with the Lord on May 11, 2017. Moving from Santa Barbara, California, two years ago with his mother, Snowfox Walkingshaw, he brought with him his love for music, drawing and a passion for making jewelry. Stephen is the creative genius behind FIREHORSE Designs, handcrafting many beautiful Native American...
Gerald Butler
May 9, 2017
Gerald Butler of Rogue River died May 9th, 2017 at Highland House Nursing Facility in Grants Pass. Gerald was born in Inglewood, California on March 3rd, 1938. He moved to Rogue River in 1976. For several years, he owned and operated Rogue Valley Lock and Key Service on D street in Grants Pass before having to give it up due...
Ruth A. Grabast
May 7, 2017
Ruth was born in Williamstown, Oswego, New York to Emma (Jenkins) and Milo Trumble. She spent her childhood helping her father and three brothers working the family farm. After high school graduation, Ruth worked in Syracuse, New York where she met and married, Stephen Parry (later divorced). They made their homes in Fairbanks, Alaska and Baldwinsville, New York. In 1960,...
Robert Lee Crumrine
May 7, 2017
Robert Lee Crumrine, age 96, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass. He was born Robert Lee Crumrine on August 24, 1920 in San Diego, California to Herbert Lee Crumrine and Gertrude Elda (Grimsley) Crumrine. He went to school in El Monte and graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School....
Mildred Narie Blevins
May 5, 2017
Mildred Narie Blevins, age 92, of Glendale, died May 5, 2017 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mildred was born April 12, 1925 in Jamestown, Tennessee to Ernest & Evelyn Hicks. On December 23, 1949 in Albany, Kentucky she married Dewey K. Blevins. In 1950, she moved from Jamestown to Glendale. She worked hard all her life at many...
Phyllis Ann Lane
May 5, 2017
Phyllis Ann Lane, age 69, of Rogue River, died May 5, 2017 at her home. Phyllis was born March 24, 1948 in Newport News, Virginia to Edgar & Wilma Jones. On November 4, 1978, she married David F. Lane. She moved to Rogue River in 1993. For many years, she worked as a title examiner for First American Title. Phyllis...
Donald C. Leighton
May 5, 2017
Donald C. Leighton age 81 died at his home in Grants Pass, May 5, 2017. The Leighton family moved to Grants Pass in 1972 in what was then a rural setting on Allen Creek Rd where they reared their family of 4 children. Don owned a body shop in Sunnyvale, CA and continued to work at that trade in Medford,...
Russell "Russ" Hatch
May 4, 2017
Russell “Russ” Hatch, age 64, of Rogue River, died May 4, 2017 at his home. A celebration of life will be from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the VFW in Rogue River.
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