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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
John J. Murphy
Dec 28, 2014
John J. Murphy, age 62, of Grants Pass, died December 28, 2014 at his home. More information to follow as the family provides.
Nita Ann Willingham
Dec 26, 2014
Nita Ann Willingham, 58, passed away on December 26, 2014. A graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park; 945 NE Hillcrest Dr. Grants Pass, OR 97526 on Tuesday, January 6 at 2:00 pm. Nita was born and raised in San Diego, CA. She moved to Grants Pass in the early 1990s. She was an avid gardener and she...
Marinus Johannes "Joe" Van Donkelaar
Dec 25, 2014
Marinus Johannes “Joe” Van Donkelaar, age 87, passed to his heavenly home December 25, 2014. A Celebration of life will be held in his hometown in Michigan at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Please sign the family guest book at www.since1928hull.com Joe was born on March 11, 1927 in Muskegon, Michigan. In...
Margot Frieda Butler
Dec 24, 2014
Margot Frieda Butler, age 89, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Grandmas Lodge Foster Care Home. Margot was born May 8, 1925 in Germany to Herman & Frieda Vinnai. After World War II she came to the United States and married James Delphis Butler and they had six children. They later divorced. Margot worked for the United...
Walter Gerald "Jerry" Schmitz
Dec 24, 2014
Walter Gerald Schmitz known as Jerry, age 82, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Three Rivers Medical Center. He was born April 20th 1932 in Hastings, Nebraska. He joined the United States Navy in 1951, serving in the Korean conflict. After leaving the service, he worked in various fields of employment before going to work for the...
Carl Lewis Fritz
Dec 23, 2014
Carl Lewis Fritz, age 93, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Norris Adult Foster Care Home. A celebration of life for Carl & Helen Fritz will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Newman United Methodist Church in Grants Pass. Memorial donations may be made to Newman United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Carl was born...
Eldine "Dina" Lilla
Dec 22, 2014
Eldine “Dina” Lilla, passed away December 22, 2014 at the age of 67 after a long extended illness. She was born April 4, 1947 in Grants Pass and graduated from Grants Pass High School. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Dean & Arleta Axtell; sister, Arlene, and ex-husband, Gary Lilla. She is survived by her children,...
Goldie Maurice (Chambers) Ramsey
Dec 21, 2014
One of eight children, Goldie Maurice (Chambers) Ramsey was born to Abner & Virgie Chambers on November 28, 1912 in Cleburne, Texas. She died December 21, 2014 at the age of 102 in Grants Pass, Oregon. When she was only a few months old, the Chambers family moved to Clovis, New Mexico where Goldie grew up and attended the first...
Maxine R. Levine
Dec 21, 2014
Maxine R. Levine, age 94, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 at her home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Alice Maxine Rand was born March 12, 1920 in Roseburg, Oregon, the youngest of ten. One of her seven brothers said “You can name her Alice, but she’ll be called...
Harris T. Stout
Dec 20, 2014
Harris T. Stout, age 100, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Norris Adult Foster Home. Private interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Harris was born May 28, 1914 in North Dakota to Harry & Ada Stout, the oldest of three boys. In 1938 he joined the...
Henry Cormier
Dec 20, 2014
Henry Cormier, age 79, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 1893, Memphis, Tennessee 38101-9950. Henry was born May 4, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah and grew up...
Wanda Ruth Sherman
Dec 20, 2014
This season we find ourselves celebrating the life, and mourning the passing of beloved mother, wife and educator Wanda Ruth Sherman. Wanda was born in Missouri on August 10th, 1951 and after attending college there found herself in Chicago, Denver and eventually here to the lovely City of Grants Pass. In Oregon, Wanda dedicated herself to the cause of education...
Orland D. Crum
Dec 19, 2014
Orland D. Crum, age 71, of Central Point, died Friday, December 19, 2014 at an adult foster home. A memorial graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2014 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 W 6th Street, Medford,...
Glen Manary
Dec 17, 2014
Glen Manary 1931 - 2014 Glen was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and lived there until December 1941. HIs father worked for Harmon Construction Co. building Army bases and the family moved state-to-state during this period. In 1945, when the war was over, they moved to California. Glen attended school in Redondo Beach, California, until he joined the Army. He...
Charles Owen Myers Jr.
Dec 17, 2014
Charles Owen Myers Jr, age 84, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. A graveside service with military honors was held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Charles was born October 26, 1930 in Pasadena, California...
Kathy Southwick
Dec 11, 2014
Kathy Southwick, age 64, of Merlin, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at her home. A celebration of life will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Newman United Methodist Church. Please dress in bright colors in honor of Kathy. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. She was born Kathryn Janet Watt on January 21,...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Stephenson
Dec 9, 2014
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Stephenson, age 77, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Three Rivers Medical Center. A memorial graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 16, 2015 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Betty was born February 10, 1937 in Grants Pass, Oregon to Edward &...
Lois Ladeane Limbaugh Jones
Dec 7, 2014
Lois Jones; April 28, 1940 – December 7, 2014 Lois LaDeane Limbaugh Jones was born 28 April 1940 in Griswold Iowa, the third child of Howard P. and Lela Osler Limbaugh. Lois grew up in and around Griswold and graduated from Corning High School in 1957. Following graduation she attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, relocating to California where...
Kurt J. Carver
Dec 7, 2014
Kurt J. Carver, age 50, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, December 7, 2014 at his home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526. Kurt was born April 16, 1964 in Maryville, Missouri. He graduated from Oakridge High School...
Greg Mesman
Dec 6, 2014
Greg Mesman, age 59, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, December 6, 2014 at his home with his wife and mother at his side. A celebration of life will be held in Spring 2015. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 or American...
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