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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Frank Gibson
May 20, 2019
Frank Gibson, age 70, of Grants Pass, died May 20, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Frank was born June 26, 1948 in Grants Pass to M.L. Hoot & Adeline Gibson. At age 15 he started working as a driver for Pat’s Sanitation. Frank married and had four children before later divorcing. Over the years he worked for various...
Gayle Rita Roux
May 17, 2019
Gayle Rita Roux, age 84, of Grants Pass, died May 17, 2019 at Regency Care of Rogue Valley. Arrangements are pending.
John C. Badker
May 16, 2019
John C. Badker, age 64, of Grants Pass, died May 16, 2019 at his home. A celebration of life will be at 1:00 p.m., June 1, 2019 at Calvary Chapel, 269 W Harbeck Road, Grants Pass.
Kenneth Apland
May 16, 2019
Kenneth Apland, age 61, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Memorial service will be held 2:00 pm May 22, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors with Pastor/friend Robert Jacobs, officiating. Kenneth (Kenny) was born in Worland Wyoming to Leo and Patricia (Smith) Apland on February 28, 1958. He...
Joyce Helene Spear
May 15, 2019
Joyce Helene Spear, age 90, of Grants Pass, died May 15, 2019 at Oak Lane. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Joseph N Sonsini
May 15, 2019
Joseph N. Sonsini, age 99, of Grants Pass, died May 15, 2019 at a local assisted living facility. Joseph was born October 16, 1919 in Rome, New York to James & Celia (Semo) Sonsini. He attended trade school to become a certified tool and die maker. He enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged December 24, 1945....
Theodore S. Hagle
May 10, 2019
Theodore S. Hagle, age 88, of Grants Pass, died May 10, 2019 at Arbor House of Grants Pass. Theodore was born November 5, 1930 in Oxnard, California. He graduated from Los Angeles Evening High School in Los Angeles. From May 9, 1951 until his honorable discharge on May 9, 1953 he served in the United States Army with the rank...
Doreen Marion Pontius
May 10, 2019
Doreen M. Pontius, age 88, of Medford, died May 10, 2019 in Grants Pass. Doreen was born June 4, 1930 in Edgware, England. In the years following World War II she met and married U.S. Airman Chuck Pontius and immigrated to Detroit, Michigan where her oldest child, David was born. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Southern California where her...
Ila Ellen Hull
May 8, 2019
Ila Ellen Hull, age 88, of Wolf Creek, Oregon, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at South Hills Rehabilitation Center in Eugene, Oregon. She was born March 10, 1931 in Calipatria, California to John and Ila (Ricks) Bryant. Ila worked at Hughes Aircraft and Raytheon's Integrated Circuit Design Center in California. In 1960 she moved to Wolf Creek. Ila volunteered to...
Patty Kay Breazeale
May 7, 2019
Patty Kay Breazeale, 58, of Rogue River, Oregon died on May 7, 2019, at 7:21 in the evening. She died at home, accompanied by her husband Ron. Patty had battled ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease for 13 years. Patty was born on October 4th, 1960 in Forks Washington to Gary and Gail Saunders. In 1962, the family moved...
Robert Lewis Barclay
May 5, 2019
Robert Lewis Barclay, age 78, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Robert was born September 20, 1940 to Arthur and Mable Barclay in Myrtle Point, Oregon. He enlisted in the Navy on November 30, 1959 in Portland, Oregon and served four years aboard the U.S.S. Aludra (AF-55) out of Alameda, California. He...
Douglas David Day
May 5, 2019
Douglas D. Day Doug was born October 8, 1950 to David & Bea Day in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Doug attended college at Washburn University in Kansas and graduated in 1972 with a degree in English. After graduating he went directly into the United States Air Force and served as a navigator on the KC-135 tankers that refueled the SR-71’s. He...
Delma M. Wendlandt
Apr 27, 2019
Delma M. Wendlandt, age 84, of Oregon City, died April 27, 2019 at her home. Private services will be held at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Shonnah Joy Ivie
Apr 25, 2019
Shonnah Joy Ivie, age 61, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, 25th April, 2019, at Highland House in Grants Pass. Known to all who loved her as Joy, she was born on 24th September, 1957 in Ontario, Oregon, and moved to her parent’s home town of Grants Pass as an infant. Joy attended Redwood Elementary School, South...
Larry Sullivan
Apr 25, 2019
Larry Sullivan, age 81, of Grants Pass, Oregon, died on Thursday, April 25th, 2019 at his home. Larry was born July 22, 1937, in American Falls, Idaho. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1959 aboard the USS Gilligan and later the USS Benner as a radio communication specialist. Larry worked in the lumber industry, later as salesman...
Janet Ellen Milner
Apr 24, 2019
Janet Milner, age 81, passed away April 24, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Coos Bay, Oregon. Janet was born to Lewis & Mabel Hammond on October 6, 1937 in Gowen, Michigan. When she was only three years old, her mother passed away which left her in the care of her grandparents, then to an aunt, until she was placed...
Chad William Hancock
Apr 23, 2019
Chad William Hancock, age 29, of Grants Pass, died April 23, 2019 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Chad was born May 28, 1989 in Grants Pass where he grew up and lived his entire life. Chad enjoyed many things including hunting, fishing, gardening, and spending time in the mountains and at the Oregon coast. He also enjoyed watching NFL...
Palmer D. Zottola
Apr 22, 2019
Palmer Domenic Zottola of Grants Pass died peacefully at his home Monday night April 22. He was born to Palmerino and Teresa Zottola on December 17, 1926, in Newman, California, where his father and his uncle Ernest Zottola ran a cheese-making business. In 1939 the brothers relocated to Grants Pass where Palmer spent most of the rest of his life...
Marjorie Ann Coston
Apr 20, 2019
Marjorie Ann Coston, long-time Grants Pass resident, wonderful wife, mother and grandmother passed away on April 20th. She was 96 years old. Marjorie was born July 13th, 1922 in Albany, Oregon to Allan and Lydia Stellmacher. She graduated from Albany High School and attended Oregon State University, she remained a Beaver tried and true! Before her marriage to her husband...
Wilma Ruth Christian
Apr 16, 2019
Wilma Ruth Christian, age 94, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away at her home on April 16, 2019, surrounded by family. Wilma was born in Caro, MI to Carl Irvin Peterson and Oril Hazel Barber Peterson on January 23, 1925. She attended the Methodist Episcopal Church in Caro becoming a very active member in 1938. She graduated from Caro High...
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