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John Martin Begley
Apr 18, 2015
John Martin Begley, 62, of Grants Pass died unexpectedly at home on Sat., April 17, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be held on Fri. May 1 at 6:00 pm at River Valley Church, Redwood Campus, 2193 Midway Ave., Grants Pass. A native of Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland, he was born on Nov. 3, 1952, the son of the late...
Larrick D. Jones
Apr 16, 2015
Larrick D. Jones, age 85, of Cave Junction, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at his home. A Celebration of life and potluck will be from 12 Noon to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Illinois Valley Fire Department, Station 1. Please bring your favorite dish. Larrick was born on December 27, 1929, he was adopted and raised by his...
Jesse Kemper
Apr 12, 2015
Jesse “The Barber” Kemper April 12, 2015 was the end to our amazing Jesse L. Kemper’s life, he was almost 62 years old. Jesse was a Barber by trade for 40 years and became famously known wherever he cut hair as the “Flat Top King”. Jesse enjoyed servicing the Grants Pass community for 22 years before retiring in May 2014...
Margaret Green
Apr 11, 2015
Margaret Green, age 95, of Grants Pass, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at her home. Margaret was born October 15, 1919 in Big Pine, California. She graduated from 9th grade in Carson City, Nevada, May 17, 1934. Margaret moved to Merlin, Oregon with her mother and stepfather and siblings when she was about 16 years old. She started high...
June "Junebug" Best
Apr 9, 2015
She was born June Lois Lane in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 30, 1920. She was the youngest of four children. As a young adult she moved with her family to California. She enjoyed the outdoors, spending time with her family, her dogs and playing slot machines. June passed away peacefully surrounded by love on April 9, 2015 at her home...
Brady Adams
Apr 6, 2015
Brady Adams, age 70, of Grants Pass, died Monday, April 6, 2015 at his home. Brady was born February 28, 1945 in Vanport, Oregon. He graduated from North Salem High School and Portland State University. In 1971 he moved to Grants Pass to take a job as a loan officer, and eventually became president of Evergreen Federal in 1988. A...
John M. Szallasi
Apr 5, 2015
John M. Szallasi, age 80, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Providence Medford Medical Center after a yearlong illness. John was born June 18, 1934 in Nagyecsed, Hungary the youngest of eight children. In 1956 he fled Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution. For six years he lived in Austria and immigrated to the United States in 1962....
Rodney L. "Rod" Rice
Apr 4, 2015
Rodney L. 'Rod' Rice, age 59, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Rogue Regional Medical Center. No services are planned. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
Lorraine (Rainie) Delores Farm
Apr 1, 2015
A Life well lived- Lorraine (Rainie) Delores Farm was born to Lawrence and Beulah Reed on August 4, 1927 in Los Angeles, California. An accomplished pianist by age ten, she was chosen to play piano in the Shirley Temple movie, Little Miss Broadway. It became one of her fondest childhood memories. Rainie came of age during the war years as...
Mildred "Millie" Casey
Apr 1, 2015
Mildred “Millie” Casey, age 73, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at her home. Millie was born February 13, 1942 in Indio, California to Lillian Williams. In 1958 she graduated from Indio High School and in 1989 she moved from Imperial Beach, California to Grants Pass. On September 28, 1996 at Parkway Christian Center in Grants Pass she...
Richard (Dick) Allen Wees
Mar 31, 2015
Richard (Dick) Allen Wees died March 31, 2015 in Medford, Oregon at the age of 84. A Celebration of Life exhibit will be held at Ogle Park in Grants Pass, Oregon from 3:00-6:00 pm on June 20th. Friends and acquaintances are invited. Richard, the youngest of three boys born to Milton Edward Wees and Marion Lurline Proctor, was born on...
James "Jesse" Keil
Mar 30, 2015
James “Jesse” Keil, age 60, of Selma, died Monday, March 30, 2015 at his home. Arrangements are pending at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. More information to follow as family provides
Robert "Bob" Green
Mar 30, 2015
Robert A. “Bob” Green, age 63, of Grants Pass, died Monday March 30, 2015 at his home. A memorial service is scheduled for May 3 2015 – 1:00 pm at North Valley Assembly of God in Hugo followed by a private ceremony. Donations may be made to Lovejoy Hospice 939 SE 8th St. Grants Pass, OR 97526. Bob was born...
Audra E. Jordan
Mar 28, 2015
Audra E. Jordan, age 90, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at her home. Audra was born March 27, 1925 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky where she grew up. She attended Charleston High School in Charleston, Kentucky. At age 16, she moved to Evansville, Indiana and worked in a restaurant where she met Jack. They were married November 6,...
Georgia "Ginger" Hatch
Mar 24, 2015
Georgia “Ginger” L. Hatch left her loved ones March 24, 2015. Ginger was born in Alameda, California on August 17, 1949. After working some years in automotive dealerships, she found her true calling in teaching. She worked for 37 years at Riverside Elementary as a teacher’s aide. Ginger leaves behind her husband, Roger Hatch; two sons, Gregory and Randall and...
William E. Butler
Mar 22, 2015
William E. Butler “Bill” age 82, of Grants Pass, passed into heaven March 22, 2015 at his home while holding hands with family. Bill was born May 27, 1932 to Lance & Grace Butler in Seattle, Washington. He spent his youth in Inglewood, California active with paper routes and boy scouting, achieving Eagle Scout honors - ultimately inspiring his career...
Ruth Anne Hutchinson
Mar 22, 2015
Ruth Anne Hutchinson, age 91, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, March 22, 2015. She was born Ruthanne Gerard February 1, 1924 in Pryor, Oklahoma. After graduating from high school she moved to Portland, Oregon where she lived with relatives and worked for a photographic studio. She then joined the Women’s Marine Band and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps....
Gary Reid
Mar 22, 2015
Gary Reid, age 69, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. Private services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Gary Reid was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather to his family. He was a transmission mechanic at Columbia Helicopters for 39 years. He retired at...
Phyllis Jean (Jacobs) Muswieck
Mar 21, 2015
Phyllis Jean (Jacobs) Muswieck, age 87, of Cave Junction, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 at her home. Phyllis was born December 13, 1927 in Pierre, South Dakota to parents, Pearl & Harry Jacobs. As a small child she was given to and raised by her Aunt Fern Bell Jacobs who lived in Des Moines, Iowa. Phyllis graduated from North High...
Dr. Connie L. Denham
Mar 21, 2015
Dr. Connie Lee Woolley Denham, Ed.D. Connie was a loving, giving, generous woman with a brilliant mind, who was respected and admired by those who knew her. Sometimes referred to as a “force of nature”, Connie’s tireless dedication to teaching, to her students, and to the children that they all serve was an inspiration to her family and colleagues. After...
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