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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Wanda Grace Baxter
Dec 27, 2015
Wanda Grace Baxter, age 95, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Brookdale Grants Pass Pointe. Arrangements are pending at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. More information to follow as provided.
Nancy C. Clever
Dec 25, 2015
Nancy C. Clever, age 78, of Grants Pass, died Friday, December 25, 2015 at her home. More information to follow as provided.
Ruth A. Karikka
Dec 24, 2015
Ruth Ann Karikka, 86, of Grants Pass, OR passed away on Thursday, December, 24, 2015. She was born December 12, 1929 to the late Clarence and Frances Tome in Ithaca, New York. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Richard “Dick” Karikka. Ruth Ann and Dick loved to travel, pursuing each new adventure with pleasure. After raising their...
Belle A. Dobie
Dec 24, 2015
Belle A. Dobie, age 86, of Cave Junction, died Thursday, December 24, 2015. Private burial will be at Deer Creek Cemetery in Selma, Oregon. A memorial service will be Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cave Junction Ward. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Jane Abblitt
Dec 23, 2015
Margaret J. Abblitt passed away quietly at the age of 95 with family at her bedside in the early morning hours of December 23, 2015 at 06:58 at Applegate House (Memory Care). She was a longtime resident of Grants Pass Oregon that spanned over 46 years. In 1968 she moved from Virginia to Oregon with her husband: Colonel William E....
Melvin E. Robertson
Dec 22, 2015
Melvin E. Robertson, age 95, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at his home. Melvin was born September 2, 1920 in Jerome, Idaho to William & Ella Robertson. He was a sergeant in the United States Army and served his country during World War II. Melvin graduated in 1959 from the FBI National Academy and worked in law...
Shirley Jean Stanger
Dec 21, 2015
Shirley Stanger, devoted wife and loving mother, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 21st, 2015 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Services will be held Tuesday, December 29th at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building on 747 NE Savage Street in Grants Pass, starting with a viewing at 10:00 a.m. The funeral will be at 11:00 a.m.,...
Pauline Maria Snyder
Dec 20, 2015
Pauline Maria Snyder, age 94, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at her home. Pauline was born June 19, 1921 in Friedberg, Germany. She left Germany to follow her daughter to America and became a U.S. citizen. She lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma until 2002 when her husband passed away and she moved to Grants Pass to be closer...
Robert James Gallagher
Dec 19, 2015
Robert James Gallagher, age 95, died on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 at his home in Grants Pass, OR. Robert was born on Sept. 9, 1920 to Robert and Maria Gallagher in Garrison, North Dakota. In 1935 his parents moved the family to Salem, OR where he attended school and graduated from Salem High School in 1937. In 1942 he was...
Hermann A. Schroeder
Dec 15, 2015
Hermann A. Schroeder, age 89, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Brookdale Village in Grants Pass. Hermann was born May 16, 1926 in Hamburg, Germany to Adolf Hermann Schroeder and Anna Erna Westphalen Schroeder. He was in the Air Force during World War 2 and after the war lived with his family in Uetersen, a suburb of...
Charles W. Dollarhide
Dec 13, 2015
Charles W. Dollarhide, age 80, of Rogue River, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at an adult care home in Medford. More information to follow as provided.
Patricia Mae Gimlin
Dec 13, 2015
Patricia Mae Gimlin passed away peacefully on December 13, 2015 at Autumn House Alzheimer’s Care Facility in Grants Pass, OR. “Pat”, as she was known to family and friends, was born in Salinas, CA to Samuel and Helen Terry. Her father was a true horseman - a real cowboy. As a result horses were a big part of her early...
Earl R. Hoffman
Dec 11, 2015
Earl R. Hoffman passed away on December 11, 2015 at the age of 97 at Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass, following a brief illness. He was born at Frog Pond in Wilsonville, Oregon on December 3, 1918, the third of five children to Reverend Jason & Mrs. Emma Hoffman. He graduated from high school in 1935 in West...
Josephine Arlene Hakala
Dec 10, 2015
Josephine Arlene Hakala, age 92, was born June 25, 1923 in Grants Pass to William Thomas Clark & Arline Luella Clark. Her parents moved from Eastern Oregon to Grants Pass after the Great Depression to start a new life. Jo attended First Baptist Church and was ten years old when she was baptized. The family then moved to Selma and...
Phyllis Ann Hill
Dec 7, 2015
Phyllis Ann Hill, age 86, of Grants Pass, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. More information to follow as provided.
Nancy Ann Richardson
Dec 3, 2015
Nancy Ann Richardson, age 80, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Three Rivers Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Hull & Hull Chapel. Private interment will be at Granite Hill Cemetery.
Theresa F. Gonzales
Dec 3, 2015
Theresa F. Gonzales, age 67, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at her home. More information to follow as provided.
Tami Jean Sarmento
Dec 3, 2015
Tami Jean Sarmento, age 54, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at her home. She was born January 31, 1961 in Inglewood, California to Richard & Wilma Wilson. In 1970 she moved with her family from Inglewood to Grants Pass. She graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1979 and for three years played saxophone in the band....
Patricia Marie Shafer
Dec 2, 2015
Former Cave Junction resident, Patricia Marie Shafer, age 84, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Patricia was born February 3, 1931 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Nicholas & Agnes Carras. In 1993 she moved from Chico, California to Cave Junction. She was a member of St. Patrick of the Forest...
Billie Gene Loffer
Nov 29, 2015
Billie Gene Loffer, age 68, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his home. Billie was born January 3, 1947 in Fort Collins, Colorado. In 1962 he moved with his family to Coos Bay, Oregon and graduated from Marshfield High School. For two years he served in the United States Army. In 1968 he moved to Grants Pass...
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