Mollie Peltcher

Mollie Peltcher, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Portland.

A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 2, 2011 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Merlin Ward with Bishop Ken Guerra officiating. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Mollie was born July 18, 1929 in Bayard, Nebraska to John & Elizabeth (Gier) Heimbuck. At age 17 she had her first of seven children. For many years she worked for the Navy commissary in Vallejo, California and also worked for Hallmark for seven years in San Diego, California. On September 12, 1981 in Reno, Nevada she married Robert Peltcher. On February 1, 2002 she moved from Chula Vista, California to Grants Pass.

Mollie was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Her hobbies included crocheting, activities with her church, and raising her children.

Survivors include her husband, Robert Peltcher of Grants Pass, Oregon; six children, Arlene Connaughton of Vallejo, California, Gilbert Horst of Days Creek, Oregon, Doug Horst of Vallejo, California, Richard Horst of Vallejo, California, Sarah Gwynn of Grants Pass, Oregon, and John Horst of Vallejo, California; a sister, Dolly of Bayard, Nebraska; three brothers, John Heimbuck, Ben Heimbuck, and Adam Heimbuck; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah Scott and a granddaughter, Tawnya Scott.