Obituaries
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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Ken Clark
May 2, 2015
Ken Clark, age 64, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Three Rivers Medical Center. Ken was born in Westwood, CA and grew up in Torrance, CA. Moved to Mammoth Lakes, CA in 1974 and worked for Mammoth Ski Area. He met and married his wife, Jeannine, in August of 1978. They moved to So CA in 1980....
Murray J. Raskin
May 2, 2015
Murray J. Raskin, age 97, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. More information to follow as family provides.
Donna Lee Whitfield
May 2, 2015
Donna Lee Whitfield, 75 of O’Brien Oregon Went Home to Jesus on May 2, 2015 and Troy Wayne Whitfield, 84 of O’Brien Oregon, Joined her and Jesus on May 9, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be at 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 15, 2015 at Illinois Valley Chapel. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Donna Lee was...
Tina Marie Wickline
May 1, 2015
Tina Marie Wickline, age 52, of Grants Pass, died Friday, May 1, 2015 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Tom Pearce Park's Hester Shelter, near the softball field. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. More information to follow as provided.
Karen René Doppelmayr
Apr 29, 2015
Karen Ren Doppelmayr left our world peacefully on April 29th in Roseburg, Oregon at the age of 58, after a long and courageous battle with her health. Surrounded by her three loving daughters and grandson, the love of her life, when she made her final journey to join her late husband, Robert, parents – James and Nora Jean Moore, sister...
Spencer ("Ric") Wilder Ridgway Iii
Apr 27, 2015
Ric was born in San Diego, CA on June 1, 1945 to Spencer Wilder Ridgway, Jr. and Cecile Anne (Cyborowski) Ridgway. Ric and his family moved to Arizona when he was 9. He attended schools in Phoenix, AZ and graduated from Washington High School in 1964. During his teen years, artistically, he worked on scratchboards, charcoals and moved on to...
Gladys Delilah Hunt
Apr 26, 2015
Gladys Delilah Hunt, age 94, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at her son’s home. A family celebration of life will be held.
Breeze Heagney
Apr 25, 2015
Quietly, on Saturday, April 25, Wendy Lynn 'Breeze' Heagney left this life, leaving family and friends devastated by the loss of such a beautiful, loving and strong woman. Breeze was born in Downey, California and lived in the mountains of Wrightwood, California before moving to the Illinois Valley. She attended Rogue Community College and earned an A.S. Certificate in Medical...
Pavel "Paul" Kitzberger
Apr 25, 2015
Pavel “Paul” Kitzberger, age 67, of Selma, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his home. Paul was born January 12, 1948 in Prague, Czechoslovakia to Karel Kitzberger & Irene (Csibova) Kitzbergerova. He moved from Portland to Selma 16 years ago. He was a member of the Czech Society of Oregon. Paul enjoyed life – skiing, hiking, and camping. He prepared...
Lillian Baida
Apr 22, 2015
Lillian Baida, 94, died April 22, 2015. She was born Lillian Halaby on February 20, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY. On June 14, 1941, she married George Baida and moved to Southern California where they lived until 1979 when they relocated to Grants Pass, OR. Lillian was a member of the Jerome Prairie Extension Club and a neighborhood knitting club. She...
Bobby Chaney
Apr 21, 2015
Bobby Chaney, age 70, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Three Rivers Medical Center. No services are planned. Bobby served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1967. He attended the Salvation Army Church and at times the Seventh Day Adventist Church. In 1995 he moved from Arizona to Grants Pass. Survivors include his son, Bobby...
John Martin Begley
Apr 18, 2015
John Martin Begley, 62, of Grants Pass died unexpectedly at home on Sat., April 17, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be held on Fri. May 1 at 6:00 pm at River Valley Church, Redwood Campus, 2193 Midway Ave., Grants Pass. A native of Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland, he was born on Nov. 3, 1952, the son of the late...
Larrick D. Jones
Apr 16, 2015
Larrick D. Jones, age 85, of Cave Junction, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at his home. A Celebration of life and potluck will be from 12 Noon to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Illinois Valley Fire Department, Station 1. Please bring your favorite dish. Larrick was born on December 27, 1929, he was adopted and raised by his...
Jesse Kemper
Apr 12, 2015
Jesse “The Barber” Kemper April 12, 2015 was the end to our amazing Jesse L. Kemper’s life, he was almost 62 years old. Jesse was a Barber by trade for 40 years and became famously known wherever he cut hair as the “Flat Top King”. Jesse enjoyed servicing the Grants Pass community for 22 years before retiring in May 2014...
Margaret Green
Apr 11, 2015
Margaret Green, age 95, of Grants Pass, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at her home. Margaret was born October 15, 1919 in Big Pine, California. She graduated from 9th grade in Carson City, Nevada, May 17, 1934. Margaret moved to Merlin, Oregon with her mother and stepfather and siblings when she was about 16 years old. She started high...
June "Junebug" Best
Apr 9, 2015
She was born June Lois Lane in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 30, 1920. She was the youngest of four children. As a young adult she moved with her family to California. She enjoyed the outdoors, spending time with her family, her dogs and playing slot machines. June passed away peacefully surrounded by love on April 9, 2015 at her home...
Brady Adams
Apr 6, 2015
Brady Adams, age 70, of Grants Pass, died Monday, April 6, 2015 at his home. Brady was born February 28, 1945 in Vanport, Oregon. He graduated from North Salem High School and Portland State University. In 1971 he moved to Grants Pass to take a job as a loan officer, and eventually became president of Evergreen Federal in 1988. A...
John M. Szallasi
Apr 5, 2015
John M. Szallasi, age 80, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Providence Medford Medical Center after a yearlong illness. John was born June 18, 1934 in Nagyecsed, Hungary the youngest of eight children. In 1956 he fled Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution. For six years he lived in Austria and immigrated to the United States in 1962....
Rodney L. "Rod" Rice
Apr 4, 2015
Rodney L. 'Rod' Rice, age 59, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Rogue Regional Medical Center. No services are planned. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
Lorraine (Rainie) Delores Farm
Apr 1, 2015
A Life well lived- Lorraine (Rainie) Delores Farm was born to Lawrence and Beulah Reed on August 4, 1927 in Los Angeles, California. An accomplished pianist by age ten, she was chosen to play piano in the Shirley Temple movie, Little Miss Broadway. It became one of her fondest childhood memories. Rainie came of age during the war years as...
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