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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Carroll Ann Godec
Feb 17, 2019
Carroll A. Godec, age 71, of Grants Pass, died February 17, 2019 at her home. Carroll was born October 18, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from Grove City, Ohio High School and attended the University of Texas, Arlington. She worked in banking and credit unions as an all-around teller and account manager. She also worked as a bookkeeper for...
Michael James Martin
Feb 14, 2019
Michael J. Martin, age 61, of Grants Pass, died February 14, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center Michael was born September 14, 1957 in Chardon, Ohio. In 1961 he moved to Grants Pass and graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1975. He retired from Reddaway in 2013. Michael enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and attended as many...
Marilyn Ruth Heape
Feb 13, 2019
Marilyn Ruth Heape, age 86, of Grants Pass, passed away February 13, 2019 gently at home surrounded by her children, after a long illness, complicated by a rare blood cancer. Marilyn was born October 24, 1932 to Alice Mae Ferguson and Charles Emory Turner in Bismarck, North Dakota and grew up in Spokane, Washington. In 1959 she married Lee Heape...
Janine Yvonne Wheeler
Feb 12, 2019
Janine Yvonne Wheeler, age 83, of Grants Pass, died February 12, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Darryl Wayne Barnett
Feb 12, 2019
Darryl Wayne Barnett, age 51, of Myrtle Creek died February 12, 2019 at home. Darryl was born June 1. 1967 in Myrtle Creek where he lived all his life. He graduated from South Umpqua High School. For 18 years he worked at Roseburg Forest Products. He also worked at Swanson Group and the Nickel Mine. He also helped buck hay...
Anthony "Shooter" Gilbert Rodriguez Iii
Feb 10, 2019
Anthony “Shooter” Gilbert Rodriguez III, age 24, of Grants Pass, died February 10, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Anthony was born June 12, 1994 at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2006 he moved from Phoenix to Grants Pass. He enjoyed drawing, writing lyrics, tattooing and cooking. Survivors include his parents Jennifer Gorkisch and Anthony Rodriquez II;...
Charlotte Frances Gilbertson
Feb 10, 2019
Charlotte Frances "Carly" Gilbertson, age 69, of Grants Pass, died February 10, 2019 at her home. Services will be held at a later date.
John Michel Hoffman
Feb 9, 2019
John Michel Hoffman, age 74, of Grants Pass, died February 9, 2019 at his home. No public services are planned.
Maggie Kathleen Sinclair
Feb 8, 2019
Maggie Kathleen Sinclair, age 69, of Grants Pass, died February 8, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. No services are planned.
Claud Dale Wyland
Feb 4, 2019
Claud Dale Wyland, age 81, of Wolf Creek, died February 4, 2019 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland. Claud was born December 11, 1937 in Grants Pass. He spent all his life in Grants Pass and Wolf Creek. He worked as a long-haul truck driver and a logger. Claude loved hunting and fishing. He was a member of the...
Barry Dean Horn
Feb 3, 2019
Barry Dean Horn, age 60, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
James "Jim" Foley
Feb 3, 2019
James M. Foley died in the Illinois Valley of Oregon on February 3, 2019 at the age of 88 after an extended illness. Jim was a very close friend of the Robinson family with whom he lived after his retirement. Jim was never married. Jim was born in San Mateo, California in 1930. He served as a navy pilot of...
Robert E. Gracely
Feb 2, 2019
Robert E. Gracely Bob was born in Spencerville, Ohio July 1, 1925. When he was 6 months old the family moved to Long Beach, California. Upon graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1943 he joined the U.S. Air Force and became a navigator with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. When he returned to Long Beach after the war, he...
Leland G. Townsend
Feb 2, 2019
Leland G. Townsend, age 80, or Grants Pass, died Saturday, February 2, 2019 at his home. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Please add to Leland's Tribute Wall.
Barbara Frances Handley
Feb 2, 2019
Barbara Frances Hendricks Handley Born: September 18th, 1933 Died: February 2nd, 2019 Barbara Frances Handley, age 85, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Barbara is preceded in death by her spouse George Handley, son Gary Lee Handley, grandson Ethan Gonzalez and older sister Majorie Williams. The oldest sibling Norma Jean Gunderson is...
Marilyn Rae Marshall
Jan 30, 2019
Marilyn Rae Marshall was born born June 1, 1927 in Greenville, PA, the second of three girls. She attended Penn High School and was active in acapella choir, in plays (thesbian) and in writing the high school paper. She graduated in the top third of her class. She then moved to Cleveland, OH in June of 1945. She worked for...
Nick Babich Jr
Jan 30, 2019
Nick Babich Jr. passed away unexpectedly on January 30, 2019 in Williams, Oregon. Nick was born August 31, 1934 in the small town of Shinnston, West Virginia. He came from humble beginnings; his father Nikola Babich was a coal miner and his mother, Mildred Ayres, waited tables. From 1952-1956 Nick Babich served in the United States Air Force. He was...
Carolyn Rae Wright
Jan 29, 2019
Carolyn Rae Wright, age 71, of Grants Pass, died January 29, 2019 at Laurel Hill Nursing Center. Private services will be held.
Wanda Lee Dunn
Jan 26, 2019
Wanda Lee Dunn, age 85, of Grants Pass, died January 26, 2019 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Wanda was born June 20, 1933 in Fresno, California. In 1948 in Fresno she married Charles “Billy D” Edward Dunn and in 1965 they moved to Grants Pass. While raising her three daughters, Wanda worked nights as a certified nursing assistant at...
Lillian Janet Speelman
Jan 24, 2019
Lillian Janet Speelman, age 83, of Grants Pass, died January 24, 2019 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Lillian was born July 14, 1935 in Vale, Oregon to Ernest Leroy Lucas & Priscilla Underhill Lucas. On May 31, 1953 in Winnemucca, Nevada she married James Speelman and they lived in Ontario, Oregon. In 1955 they moved to Grants Pass. James...
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