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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties

Randy Leigh Harris

Randy Leigh Harris

Aug 12, 2013

Randy Leigh Harris, age 63, of Grants Pass, died Monday, August 12, 2013 in White City, Oregon. A military memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Murphy Chapel, 8561 New Hope Road, Murphy, Oregon with Pastor J.C. Holden officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may...

(Roger Lee) "Roy" Pirnie

(Roger Lee) "Roy" Pirnie

Aug 11, 2013

(Roger Lee) “Roy” Pirnie, age 75, of Rogue River, Oregon died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at a local hospital of complications from a massive heart attack. A viewing will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 16, 2013 at Woodville...

Herb Clement Rudd Jr.

Herb Clement Rudd Jr.

Aug 10, 2013

Herbert Clement Rudd Jr., age 82, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Three Rivers Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2412 Williams Highway. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Herbert was born January 1, 1931 in Forrest, Illinois to...

Bernice "Berk" Merslich

Bernice "Berk" Merslich

Aug 9, 2013

Bernice “Berk” Merslich, age 81, of Rogue River, died Friday, August 9, 2013 at her home. Private services will be held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Bernice was born September 3, 1931 in Oil City, Pennsylvania to Frank and Aniela Olszowka. Soon after the death of Bernice’s mother, Bernice dropped out of school to care...

Carol Jeanne Dowd

Carol Jeanne Dowd

Aug 7, 2013

Beloved Carol Jeanne Dowd died August 7, 2013 in Grants Pass, Oregon at the age of 78. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but spent her life raising her family in Sonoma, California. Carol is survived and loved by Robert Dowd with whom she was married to for 57 years. They completely adored each other while raising their 3...

Jesse Austin Trader

Jesse Austin Trader

Aug 6, 2013

Jesse Austin Trader, age 19, of Albany, the miracle baby of Ted & Gigi Trader, passed away while fighting fires in Merlin. The water tanker he was driving rolled down an embankment, instantly killing Jesse. Even at the end he was trying to protect other truckers. Jesse was doing the job he was called to do, fighting fires. He had...

Jim Crumpton

Jim Crumpton

Aug 3, 2013

Jim Crumpton, age 79, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. and go to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Parkway Christian Center – Fellowship Hall. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to Parkway...

Lesley "Lee" Lalumondier

Lesley "Lee" Lalumondier

Aug 2, 2013

Lesley “Lee” Lalumondier, age 86, of Grants Pass, died Friday, August 2, 2013 in Medford. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors with Pastor Ken Bern officiating. Born on November 4, 1926 in Portland, Oregon, Lee was raised by his grandparents, Della & Varice Lalumondier, and grew up in...

Walter James Ciszek

Walter James Ciszek

Aug 1, 2013

Walter James Ciszek, age 68, of Williams, Oregon passed away at his home on August 1, 2013 surrounded by his family. Walter was born on November 14, 1944 in Mauston, WI and was the second oldest of seven children. He lived in Adams Friendship, Wisconsin until the age of 14 when he attended Holy Cross Seminary in La Crosse, WI...

Raymond L Urias

Raymond L Urias

Aug 1, 2013

Raymond L. Urias, age 67, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. Family services will be held. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Raymond was born August 25, 1945 in Whittier, California to Raymond O. Urias & Anita M. Urias. For three years, he served in the United...

Helen Coothoorides Baldwin

Helen Coothoorides Baldwin

Jul 30, 2013

Helen Coothoorides Baldwin October 4, 1922-July 30, 2013 Helen Baldwin passed away Tuesday surrounded by family, after struggling courageously for nearly a year to recover from a stroke. It was her 68th wedding anniversary. Christened Eleni Nikolas Coothoorides, Helen was born to Greek immigrants Nikolas and Cassandra Coothoorides in Portland, Oregon. The second of three sisters, she grew up in...

Dan Fiske Dvm

Dan Fiske Dvm

Jul 30, 2013

Dan Fiske DVM, age 50, of Cave Junction, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Cave Junction. A viewing will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/tristan-ceilidh-s-scholarship-fund/76898 A celebration of life will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 9, 2013 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center...

Randy J. Johnson

Randy J. Johnson

Jul 30, 2013

Randy J. Johnson, age 56, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Three Rivers Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 8, 2013 at North Valley Assembly of God Church with Pastor Curt Thorne officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Randy was born June 18, 1957 in Mexico,...

Christina Hyde

Christina Hyde

Jul 29, 2013

Christina Hyde, age 80, of Sunny Valley, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at her home. Christina loved being outdoors. She loved to go RVing, camping, fishing, golfing, kayaking, bowling, canoeing, gardening, walking, and spending time at the lookout towers and with her trees. She lived her life to the fullest up until the very end. She was always uplifted by...

Kendell Wayne Phillips

Kendell Wayne Phillips

Jul 26, 2013

Kendell Wayne Phillips, age 57, of Cave Junction, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at his home. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Bridgeview Community Church in Cave Junctionwith a potluck following. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to any Washington Federal Bank or Evergreen Federal Bank...

Bonnie Carol Rohr

Bonnie Carol Rohr

Jul 24, 2013

Bonnie Carol Rohr, age 65, passed on to her new life on July 24, 2013. She was born on July 20, 1948 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Opal Irene and Eldon Franklin Widlund. She was the middle daughter of a farming family in Manson, Iowa. Her sisters Elda and Jane would often make paper dolls with houses that would fill...

Eugene R. Harding

Eugene R. Harding

Jul 22, 2013

Eugene R. Harding, age 83, of Phoenix, passed away on July 22, 2013 in Rogue River, OR. He was born on July 14, 1930 in Jamestown, NY, and moved to Phoenix, AZ as a teenager. He graduated Phoenix High School and then joined the Navy during the Korean War. He married Thelma M.E. Harding on March 6, 1953. After graduating...

Betty June Gatten

Betty June Gatten

Jul 20, 2013

Betty June Gatten, age 80, of Highland, California, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 at her daughter’s home in Grants Pass, Oregon. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 26, 2013 at Montecito Memorial Park in Colton, California. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors of Grants Pass are in charge of arrangements. Betty was born September 13, 1932 in...

Barbara Skinner Huff

Barbara Skinner Huff

Jul 19, 2013

Barbara Skinner Huff, age 84, of Hugo, died Friday, July 19, 2013 at Three Rivers Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Shan Creek Community Church, 6101 Riverbanks Road, Grants Pass with Pastor Guy Shields officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to Child...

Gertrude Geraldine Werkheiser

Gertrude Geraldine Werkheiser

Jul 18, 2013

Born Gertrude Geraldine Farling in Easton, PA, on November 24, 1917, Gertrude Werkheiser passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 18, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Bonnie Werkheiser Goldfein in Grants Pass, OR, at the age of 95. Her long life was both an anomaly in her family – her mother Cora Farling died at 50 and...

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