Obituaries

Feb 19, 2016

Gail Merriann Guthrie, age 77, of Grants Pass, died Friday, February 19, 2016 at her home. A memorial mass will be at 12:30 p.m., Friday, February 26, 2016 at St Anne Catholic Church.

Feb 17, 2016

Aleta May Harper, 77, of Wolf Creek died at her home on Feb. 17, 2016. Aleta was born in Owego, New York on October 10, 1938 to Ruby (Coffman) and Ralph S. Robinson. She grew up in Glendale and later Wolf Creek, her mother's home town. She graduated in 1957 from Grants Pass High School, where she met her husband,...

Feb 13, 2016

Loretta Alice Anthony O’Brien, age 95, of Grants Pass, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016 at her home. She was born June 16, 1920 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Ralph E. Anthony & Florence Clemett Anthony. On July 14, 1940 she married Malcolm B. O’Brien and after 52 years of marriage, he preceded her in death. She worked in retail sales...

Feb 13, 2016

James Ireland, age 82 of Grants Pass, promoted to glory Saturday, February 13, 2016. Jim was born February 17, 1933 in Belfast, Northern Ireland where he attended Belfast College of Technology while serving his apprenticeship at Short & Harlands Aircraft. In 1956 he came to the United States where he was employed by Convair in San Diego, California as an...

Feb 12, 2016

Francis John “Frank” Kain, age 94, of Grants Pass, died February 12, 2016 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. Frank was born November 17, 1921 in Newark, New Jersey the only child of John Joseph Kain and Julia Rose Mahon Kain. He resided in Kearny, New Jersey where he graduated from St. Cecilia’s High School in June 1940. He...

Feb 11, 2016

Constance Eleanor White, born April 10, 1918, in Akron, Ohio, passed from this life into eternal life on February 11, 2016. She was preceded in death by father and mother Edwin and Helen Park, daughter Mary Helen Clifton, granddaughter Molly Clifton, husband Glen White, and brother Nelson Park. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law Robert and Susan Morgan, son-in-law...

Feb 8, 2016

Keith S Schulz, age 93, of Grants Pass, Oregon died Monday, February 8, 2016 at Fair View Transitional Health Center. Keith was born in Portland, Oregon on April 27, 1922. Following a career in aerospace engineering, he retired in Grants Pass in 1982. Keith is preceded in death by his wife Mary Ann. Keith is survived by one son and...

Feb 5, 2016

Joy Parry, age 93, of Grants Pass, died Friday, February 5, 2016 at her home. A viewing will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2016 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Merlin Ward. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2016 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Merlin Ward...

Feb 3, 2016

Robert Leslie Eaton, 67, of Cave Junction died peacefully at Three Rivers Hospital on February 3rd, 2016. Robert (Bob) was born in Massachusetts the oldest of 6 children, to Arthur and Marie (Rita) Eaton. He moved here with his family in 1971 from Phoenix, Arizona. Robert is the father of two daughters, Martille Elias of St. Louis, Missouri and Jessie...

Feb 3, 2016

Walter James Hodkin, age 79, of Grants Pass, passed away, Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at his home. Walt was born February 19, 1936 in Boulder, Colorado. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Southern California where Walt enjoyed the ocean beaches in the L.A. area. Walt’s friend Roger Darby introduced Walt to the High Sierras June Lake area where he enjoyed...

Feb 1, 2016

Jan 30, 2016

Lonnie Darro Maxey, age 76, of Rogue River, died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Lonnie was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Vera Faye Mink. They moved to Southern California at a young age. At the age of 9, Mr. Glen Gailey came into his life, married his mom and raised him as...

Jan 28, 2016

Wanda Becraft, age 93, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Laurel Hill Nursing Center. More information to follow as provided.

Jan 26, 2016

Ruth McCrea Oliphant, born May 30, 1934, in Shanghai, China, passed from life into eternal life January 26, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded into eternal life by father and mother Truman and Annabelle McCrea, grandson Daniel Oliphant, sister Virginia Ramsey, and daughter-in-law Mary Oliphant. She is survived by husband, George; daughters Jocelyn Milligan and Jeri...

Jan 26, 2016

Virgil Clark Peacock, age 63, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his home. Virgil was born on November 17, 1952 at Van Nuys Maternity Hospital in Van Nuys, California to Robert & Agnes Peacock and was one of six children. He grew up in Simi Valley, California and moved to Grants Pass, Oregon in 1972. For a...

Jan 25, 2016

Virginia H. Spangler, age 84, of Selma, died Monday, January 25, 2016 at her home. She was married to Bernard J. Spangler and was married over 42 years. Virginia was a ob gyn RN nurse for 30 years in San Diego, Ca. She moved up from California to Oregon in 1991. She was born in Hummelstown Pa. Survivors include 6...

Jan 20, 2016

Yoon Ja “Linda” Rigel passed away Jan. 20, 2016, at her home in Brookings. She was born Aug. 4, 1942, in Seoul, Korea. She met Howard Rigel, her husband of 52 years, while he was stationed there in the U.S. Army. Linda emigrated to Cave Junction in 1963. The family moved to Brookings in 1973, where they began commercial fishing....

Jan 19, 2016

Dorothy Lucille Brown, 91, of Grants Pass, died January 10, 2016. Family graveside services will be held. Hull and Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Dorothy was born in 1924, at Missoula, Montana, and moved to the Rogue Valley at the age of eight weeks. She attended Rogue River and Grants Pass schools, and on March 12, 1942,...

Jan 19, 2016

Our dear Lillian Mary King, 72, passed away January 19, 2016, in Rogue River, Oregon. She was born June 11, 1943, in Sacramento, California, to Marvin Kienke Jukes (1921-1995) and Delma Lund Jukes (1923-2015). She graduated from San Juan High School in Citrus Heights, California, and married Frank William “Bill” King (1923-2015) August 26, 1966, in Park City, Utah. After...

Jan 18, 2016

Mary A. Pope, age 82, of Grants Pass, died Monday, January 18, 2016 at Three Rivers Medical Center. Mary was born on March 18, 1933 in Long Beach, California. She lived in Selma and the Grants Pass area almost all of her life. For years, Mary worked as a security fire watch person for fire companies. She loved her flower...