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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Donald "Pat" Ford
Mar 29, 2012
Donald “Pat” Ford, age 79, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A cryptside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon...
Lawrence Porzio
Mar 29, 2012
Lawrence Porzio, age 81, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at his home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Lawrence was born October 19, 1930 in San Fernando, California to Angelo & Rosina Porzio. On February 23, 1949 he married Joan Erickson. He worked as an operating engineer at General...
Judith Ann Mcgriff
Mar 28, 2012
Judith Ann McGriff, age 71, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at her home. A memorial service will be at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Judith was born November 14, 1940 in Picher, Oklahoma. On May 17, 1958 in Reno, Nevada she married Gordon McGriff. She lived in Portland until moving...
Bill Smyth
Mar 26, 2012
Death, you are but a thin veil That my sweet passage Lifts up On my journey To my beloved BILL SMYTH, 63, beloved husband of Lehana (Lorna) and beloved father of Roshan, Roman, Hannah and Kaylan, passed at home this March 26th 2012. So full of love and life, compassion and gentleness, always with a smile to offer and a...
Evelyn "Earlene" Huff
Mar 26, 2012
Evelyn “Earlene” Huff, age 71, of Grants Pass, died Monday, March 26, 2012 at Autumn House Care Center. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Calvary Chapel Grants Pass, 269 W. Harbeck Road with Pastor Denny Stahl officiating. Earlene was born October 27, 1940 in Portland, Oregon to Bert & Leta Shipp. She lived...
Dorothy Virginia Wilber
Mar 24, 2012
Dorothy Virginia Wilber, age 90, of Grants Pass, Oregon died Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2012 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to any Battered Women’s Shelter. Dorothy was born...
Raymond Wehrli
Mar 20, 2012
Raymond Wehrli, age 72, of Gold Hill, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. A memorial mass will be at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at St. Anne Catholic Church with Father Dominic Tumusiime officiating. A Graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 2012 at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Chewelah, Washington. Hull &...
Arthur Jesse Bleeker
Mar 19, 2012
Arthur Jesse “A.J.” “Jake” Bleeker, age 75, of Grants Pass, died Monday, March 19, 2012 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Hull & Hull Chapel with Pastor Joel Clark officiating. Private interment will be at Granite Hill Cemetery. He was born February 19, 1937 in Abilene,...
Margaret Marie Eschwege
Mar 16, 2012
Margaret Marie Eschwege, 92 passed away on March 16,. 2012 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Services will be held at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. Born February 28, 1920 in San Francisco. She grew up in Escondido California where her family raised Avocados and Oranges. She played the cello as a young woman. She worked during WWII in...
Ella Marie Marcy
Mar 16, 2012
Ella Marie Marcy, age 70, of Grants Pass, died Friday, March 16, 2012 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to American Diabetes Association, Oregon Affiliate, 4380 SW Macadam Avenue Suite 210, Portland, Oregon 97239. Ella was born June 4, 1941 in Grand Island,...
Carleen Marie Bauwens
Mar 15, 2012
Carleen Marie Brooks Bauwens, age 70, of Kerby, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A memorial service was held. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Carleen was born November 22, 1941 in Burbank, California. She grew up in Southern California and attended San Fernando High School. With her twin sister, Cathy Brooks, she...
Betty G. Williams
Mar 15, 2012
Betty G. Williams, age 69, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. Family services have been held. Southern Oregon Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements. Betty was born July 8, 1942 in Alhambra, California. In 1978 she moved from California to Grants Pass where she worked at Cave Junction City Hall....
Margaret M. Marx
Mar 15, 2012
Margaret M. Marx, age 55, of Cave Junction, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at her home. A memorial service will be held at her home on Saturday, April 7, 2012. For more information you may contact the family. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. She was born on June 18, 1956 in Bronx, New York. She later...
John David Fisher Jr
Mar 13, 2012
John David Fisher Jr., age 60, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at his home. Family services will be held. John was born October 25, 1951 in Fullerton, California to John & Edna Fisher. In 1994 he moved from Billings, Montana to Grants Pass. John enjoyed cooking and volunteering with youth hockey. Survivors include a son, Shane Fisher...
Oscar Guy Weller
Mar 11, 2012
Oscar Guy Weller, age 83, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at his home. A private celebration of life will be held. Oscar was born August 26, 1928 in Akron, Ohio to Allen & Georgiana Weller. He served in the United States Army during World War II in the 11th Airborne and served in the Korean War. On...
Nelda Madeline Clark
Mar 10, 2012
Nelda Madeline Clark, age 85, of Grants Pass, passed away, Saturday, March 10, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Nelda was born July 15, 1926 in Freeport, Illinois to Lawrence & Minnie Sorn. In 1947 she married Stanley R. Clark and they moved to Grants Pass in 1953. Nelda worked for a local laundromat, as a housekeeper...
Walter T. Maus
Mar 10, 2012
Walter T. Maus, age 80, of Grants Pass, passed away suddenly Saturday, March 10, 2012 at his home. Private services will be held at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars, 8495 Crater Lake Highway, White City, Oregon 97503 or your...
Walter Lowrie "Boots" Porterfield
Mar 9, 2012
Walter Lowrie “Boots” Porterfield, 84, died March 9 at Fairview Transitional Health Center in Grants Pass, Ore. He was resident golf pro at Grants Pass Golf Club from 1957 to 1970. Born May 1, 1927, in Long Beach, Calif., to Walter (Ted) and Gene Porterfield, Boots acquired his nickname as a baby. Boots began playing golf at a young age...
Helen Carlton
Mar 7, 2012
Helen Carlton, age 83, of Wolf Creek, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Spring Pointe. A celebration of life will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Wolf Creek Community Center. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 16, 2012 at Granite Hill Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Helen...
Bill Sampley
Mar 5, 2012
Bill Sampley, age 64, of Cave Junction, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A visitation was held Monday, March 12, 2012 at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. Private interment was held at Laurel Cemetery. He was born William Andrew Sampley on October 14, 1947 in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. He graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan...
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