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

Natasha "Tosh" Wallace

Natasha "Tosh" Wallace

Mar 20, 2023

Natasha ReyAnn "Tosh" Wallace, age 40, of Gold Hill, died March 20, 2023 in Grants Pass. 

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Russell Allen Bramblett

Russell Allen Bramblett

Mar 19, 2023

Russell Allen Bramblett, age 76, of Grants Pass, passed away March 19, 2023 at his home after battling pancreatic cancer.

Russ was born November 16, 1946 in Grants Pass, Oregon to Bill & LaVona Bramblett. He graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1965 and enlisted in the United States Navy. On May 31, 1969 he married his wife, Debbie. For...

Phil Bryant Beavers

Phil Bryant Beavers

Mar 19, 2023

Phil Bryant Beavers, age 65, of Applegate, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 19, 2023 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.

Phil was born November 13, 1957 in Winfield, Kansas to Herbert & Judith Beavers. In 1964 his family moved from Kansas to Jacksonville, Oregon. He attended Jacksonville Elementary and graduated from Medford High School in...

Suzanne  M Baty

Suzanne M Baty

Mar 19, 2023

Suzanne M. Baty, age 75, of Cave Junction, died March 19, 2023 at her home. 

M. Joan Mildenstein

M. Joan Mildenstein

Mar 19, 2023

M. Joan Mildenstein, 92, passed away peacefully from this life on Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Provo, Utah. She was born on April 8, 1931, in Madison, Yolo County, California, the third child of Ernest A. Dangerfield and Iva Beulah Schooling. She joined brothers Keith and Ervin, and was followed by her sister Carol.

Her family moved to Josephine County, Oregon,...

Walter "Walt" W. Smith

Walter "Walt" W. Smith

Mar 19, 2023

Walter W. “Walt” Smith

Walter W. Smith was born at home in Schenectady NY, the evening of Halloween in 1921. He left this earth on March 19, 2023.

He and his parents moved to California in 1923. It took six weeks by car, following the Oregon Trail. The trip ended in Compton California.

As a young adult Walt enjoyed dancing to the big...

J. Lee Calvert M.D.

J. Lee Calvert M.D.

Mar 17, 2023

J. Lee Calvert , M.D., age 78, of Grants Pass, died March 17, 2023 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

He was born James Lee Calvert on September 6, 1944, in Oakland CA to Jesse Rea Calvert and Annabel (Gray). He was raised in Grants Pass and graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1962. He attended Stanford University where he...

James Richard Mahaffie

James Richard Mahaffie

Mar 17, 2023

James Richard Mahaffie, age 82, of Grants Pass, died March 17, 2023 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

Please share memories of James on his Tribute Wall.

Brittney Diane Main

Brittney Diane Main

Mar 17, 2023

Brittney Diane Main, age 26, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center with her family by her side.

Brittney was born July 8, 1996 in Jerome, Idaho to Mike and Carla Main. Her parents moved the family from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Grants Pass in August 2003.

Britney grew up in Grants Pass where she attended Redwood...

Edwin "Gilly" Gilman Squire

Edwin "Gilly" Gilman Squire

Mar 14, 2023

Edwin Gilman “Gilly” Squire made his final bull-headed gesture in the early hours of March 14th. While his daughter Becky had sat vigil since the beginning of his hospital stay to ensure that he didn’t shuffle off his mortal coil alone, he made sure to do so while she was using the restroom, because he did everything on his own...

Elsie Valentine Phillips

Elsie Valentine Phillips

Mar 14, 2023

Elsie Valentine Phillips, age 102, of Grants Pass, died March 14, 2023 at her home.

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Helen Scott

Helen Scott

Mar 14, 2023

Helen Scott, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away on March 14, 2023, at her home. She was 87 years old.

She was born in Portland, Oregon, to Benjamin and Catherine Reed. She graduated from Catlin High School in Portland in 1953 and Wellesley College in Massachusetts, in 1957. She earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and worked as a chemist for...

Anthony Mercer

Anthony Mercer

Mar 13, 2023

Anthony Mercer, age 61, of Wolf Creek, died March 13, 2023 at his home. 

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Linda Cheryl Holsclaw

Linda Cheryl Holsclaw

Mar 13, 2023

Linda Cheryl Holsclaw, age 76, of Cave Junction, died March 13, 2023 at her home. 

Marjorie Lee Seagoe

Marjorie Lee Seagoe

Mar 11, 2023

Marjorie L. Seagoe, 86 passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford with her family by her side.

Marjorie Lee Swanson, the oldest child, was born on September 27, 1936, in Portland, Oregon to Ted and Nettie Swanson. Her parents moved the family to Merlin Oregon where her father Ted built the house they...

Robert "Bob" Sterling Panzer

Robert "Bob" Sterling Panzer

Mar 11, 2023

Robert "Bob" Sterling Panzer, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away on March 11, 2023 at his home.

Bob grew up in Redondo Beach CA where he played Little League Baseball for South Redondo. He graduated Redondo Union High School in 1970. After obtaining his CDL, he started driving 18-wheelers in Southern California.

Bob joined the US Air Force where he became an...

Donald Harrison Frease

Donald Harrison Frease

Mar 11, 2023

Donald Harrison "Pete" Frease, age 74, of Cave Junction, died March 11, 2023 in Medford.

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Dorothy Kane

Dorothy Kane

Mar 9, 2023

Dorothy "Dottie" Kane, age 89, of Grants Pass, died March 9, 2023 at Regency Care of Rogue Valley.

 

A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Indian Mary Park, Sims Shelter in Merlin, Oregon.

Cherie Anne Peterson

Cherie Anne Peterson

Mar 7, 2023

Cherie Anne Peterson, age 87, of Cave Junction, died March 7, 2023 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

Cherie was born in Portland, Oregon on February 17, 1936. She grew up in Portland before moving to Southern California in middle school. In 1951, she met and married the love of her life, Richard Peterson. Together they had four children, Richard, Michael,...

Gladys Martha Talay

Gladys Martha Talay

Mar 5, 2023

Gladys M. Talay, age 80, of Grants Pass, died March 5, 2023 at her home.

Gladys was born October 29, 1942 in the Bronx, New York. She had an older brother and sister. Gladys loved to dance and she did ballet and danced on pointe while growing up. She was nearly 20 when she met the love of her life, James...

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This is a collection of obituaries for Grants Pass, OR, Cave Junction, OR & Josephine County. With services throughout Oregon that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.