Obituaries
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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Leo Kendall Reed
Dec 2, 2021
Leo Kendall Reed, age 77, former Grants Pass resident currently of Sutherlin, died December 2, 2021 in Sutherlin.
Jack Clifton Ivy
Nov 26, 2021
Jack Clifton Ivy, age 83, of Grants Pass, died November 26, 2021 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Jack was born in Fresno California, and was raised in Angwin, CA. His father owned a sheet metal business, and Jack grew up working there and learned the trade. He met Lulu Archer in April, 1957 and they were married in August...
Davis Jensen Stanger
Nov 26, 2021
Long-time Grants Pass resident Davis Jensen Stanger, 92, passed away peacefully on November 26th 2021 in Portland, Oregon. His family was gathered around him. Davis was born in Butte, Montana on July 2, 1929 to Davis B. and Viola Stanger, where he quickly learned to love his family, enjoy the outdoors, embrace the value of hard work, and gain an...
Mary Lou Osburn
Nov 25, 2021
Mary Lou Osburn, 100, of Grants Pass, died November 25, 2021 at her home. She was born Mary Lou Heider on July 19, 1921 to Bill Heider and Lilian Louise (Ames) at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley California. She was the middle child, with an older brother and a younger sister. At age 10, she was asked to participate in...
Norma Jean Stein
Nov 25, 2021
Norma Jean Stein, age 98, of Grants Pass, died November 25, 2021 at her home. Private interment was held at Wilderville Cemetery.
Frank R. Vennell Ii
Nov 25, 2021
Frank R. Vennell II, age 62, of Selma, died November 25, 2021 at his home.
Gary L. Peterson
Nov 22, 2021
Gary L. Peterson, 82, passed away on November 22, 2021. He was born in Holton, Kansas on December 1st, 1938. When he was a young boy, he moved to Grants Pass with his mother, Virginia Turner and grandparents, Gladys and Harry Cleveland. He learned his strong work ethic from his grandparents who were business owners and who bought and sold...
Angela C. Heinzle
Nov 19, 2021
Former Rogue River resident, Angela “Angie” Heinzle, age 89, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 in Grants Pass. The oldest of four children, Angelina Cecilia Firpo was born in San Francisco, California to Louis J. Firpo and Josephine Dileo on February 13, 1932. Angie spent her early years growing up with her mother and three younger brothers in San Francisco....
Connie Rademacher
Nov 16, 2021
Connie Margaret Rademacher, age 70, of Grants Pass, Oregon died Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Connie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was born in Yankton, Nebraska on December 7, 1950 to Alfred and Delores Kremer. They lived in Crofton, Nebraska and moved to Longmont, Colorado in 1963....
Loraine Matt
Nov 15, 2021
Alice Loraine Matt August 24, 1944 – November 15, 2021 Loraine, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on November 15, 2021, at home surrounded by family. Loraine, a previous cancer survivor, succumbed after a valiant second battle with the illness. Loraine was born to Virginia (nee Thrasher) and Robert Steimer in Josephine County, Oregon. Her family had pioneered...
Ryan Powell Harmon
Nov 14, 2021
Ryan Powell Harmon, 49, passed away due to Alzheimer’s on Sunday November 14, 2021. Ryan was born in Lakeview, Oregon to Harry Dallas Harmon and Janice Ann Creel (nee Stone) on May 12, 1972. He was the baby brother to 2 brothers and one sister. Ryan attended Lakeview, Oregon schools and graduated from Corning High School in Corning CA in...
Verna Loraine Williams
Nov 13, 2021
Verna Loraine Williams, age 81, of Grants Pass, died November 13, 2021 at an adult foster home.
Richard "Dick" Strycker
Nov 12, 2021
It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved husband and father, Richard Walter Strycker. Dick of Grants Pass, at the age of 88, passed away on November 12, 2021. A full obituary will be published at a later time. He is survived by his spouse Anita, his brothers Warren and Dean, and...
Alice Louise Ashmead
Nov 8, 2021
Alice L. Ashmead, age 92, of Grants Pass, died November 8, 2021 at Regency Care Rogue Valley. Alice was born August 31, 1929 in Idalia, Colorado to John & Hazel Holloway. In 1948 in Tillamook, Oregon she married Robert F. Ashmead. In 1989 they moved from Downey, California to Grants Pass. Alice was a member of the Elks and Eagles...
Lynn Richard Levitt
Nov 7, 2021
Lynn Richard Levitt, age 85, of Williams, died November 7, 2021 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Donnie Lennen
Nov 7, 2021
"Donnie," Donald Eugene Lennen, 42, of Cave Junction, left too soon on Nov. 7, 2021. He was born Feb. 20, 1979, with a free spirit and a compassionate heart. He is survived by his two children, David and Casey Lennen; longtime companion, Kris Bridgeman; his five brothers; stepfather, Chipper; ex-wife, Amy Lennen, and an abundance of close friends and family....
Travis Brian Allison
Nov 5, 2021
Travis Brian Allison, age 45, of Merlin, died November 5, 2021 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. A celebration of life will begin at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, November 27, 2021 at the Josephine County Fairgrounds - Floral Building with the gathering concluding at 5:00 p.m.
Richard Ivan Agee
Nov 4, 2021
Richard Ivan Agee, age 75, of Wolf Creek, died November 4, 2021 at his home. Survived by wife viola agee, son Tracy McClendon, daughters Charlotte McClendon step daughter Robin Broyles and step son Mike McConnell. Richard had a good long life. Be loved fishing, yard sales and playing his guitar. We love you daddy. Rest in Paradise. Charlotte
Robin Lee Nilsson
Nov 4, 2021
Robin Lee Nilsson, age 67, died in Grants Pass Oregon on November 4, 2021, of complications from breast cancer. Robin was born in April 1954 at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California. She grew up in Los Altos, California with her parents Rosemary and Robert Senne, and her sister Sherrye. Bright and inspired by books and science, after graduating in...
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