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Esther Dianne Webb

Esther Dianne Webb

May 28, 2011

Esther Dianne Webb, age 74, of Cave Junction, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m., Friday, June 3, 2011 at Laurel Cemetery in Cave Junction. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Esther was born September 7, 1936 in Downey, California to Fred Buhler & Kathleen Bryant...

James Michael "Mike" Watson

James Michael "Mike" Watson

May 26, 2011

James Michael “Mike” Watson, age 62, of Grants Pass, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of life with potluck will be at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Cathy Watson’s home. Please call 541.450.0358 for information. A private committal service with military honors will be held at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull...

Donna M. Steach

Donna M. Steach

May 26, 2011

Former Grants Pass resident, Donna M. Steach, age 86, of Medford, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at her home. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Orchard Assisted Living, 1018 Royal Court, Medford, Oregon. Private interment will be at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Donna was...

Sara D. "Sally" Skandera

Sara D. "Sally" Skandera

May 24, 2011

Sara D. “Sally” Skandera, age 92, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at her home. Funeral services have been held. Private interment was at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors were in charge of arrangements. Sara was born February 3, 1919 in Fornfelt, Missouri to Harry & Julia Gaddy. At birth she weighed just over...

Mollie Peltcher

Mollie Peltcher

May 22, 2011

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...

Ralph C. Howell

Ralph C. Howell

May 18, 2011

Ralph C. Howell, age 87, of Selma, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in Grants Pass. A viewing will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Community Bible Church in Cave Junction with Pastor Monty Pope officiating. Interment will follow...

Bruce Raymond "Buzz" Saunders

Bruce Raymond "Buzz" Saunders

May 18, 2011

Bruce Raymond “Buzz” Saunders, age 77, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to SPCA of Josephine County, PO Box 5045, Grants...

Dean Grady Vorwick

Dean Grady Vorwick

May 16, 2011

Dean Grady Vorwick, age 79, of Grants Pass, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at Royale Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass, Oregon. Mr. Vorwick was born August 11, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. During the Korean War he served in the United States Navy. He was very patriotic and loved his country. He worked as a machinist and...

Charlotte "Charlie" Rose Oxford

Charlotte "Charlie" Rose Oxford

May 16, 2011

Charlotte “Charlie” Rose Oxford, 82, of Grants Pass died Monday, May 16th, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. She was surrounded by family until the end and was able to hear goodbyes from distant loved ones over the telephone. Charlotte was born September 20th, 1928 to her parents, Rose Isabelle Ashlock Seever and Clarence Harold Seever in St. Joseph, MO....

Robert L. "Bob" Williams

Robert L. "Bob" Williams

May 15, 2011

Robert L. “Bob” Williams, age 73, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at his home. No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Bob was born March 19, 1938 in Asher, Oklahoma to Roy & Anna Marie Williams. Bob and his family moved to Salinas, California where he graduated from Salinas High...

Benjamin Ryan Putnam

Benjamin Ryan Putnam

May 15, 2011

Benjamin Ryan Putnam, age 24, of Groton, Connecticut died Sunday, May 15, 2011 while serving in the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut. Military funeral honors will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Logan Ryan Putnam...

Jean Ione Walker

Jean Ione Walker

May 15, 2011

Jean Ione Walker, age 78, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at her home. Private services are pending at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526. Jean was born July 8, 1932 in Huron, South Dakota...

James M. "Jim" Carson

James M. "Jim" Carson

May 11, 2011

Former Grants Pass resident, James M. “Jim” Carson, age 67, of Kelso, Washington died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at OHSU Hospital in Portland, Oregon. A visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon, Friday, May 20, 2011 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2011 at Hillcrest Memorial Park...

Evelyn Adeline Maxson

Evelyn Adeline Maxson

May 11, 2011

Evelyn Adeline Maxson, age 80, of Cave Junction, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends at her daughter’s home in Roseburg, Oregon. Evelyn was born November 13, 1930 in Hastings, Michigan. At the age of 13 she moved to California where she graduated from high school. In 1956 in California she married...

Micki Rae Broeske

Micki Rae Broeske

May 9, 2011

Micki Rae Broeske, age 42, of Gold Hill, died Monday, May 9, 2011 in Grants Pass. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Medford Police Department, 411 West 8th Street, Medford, Oregon 97501. Micki was born...

Emma Bell Price

Emma Bell Price

May 9, 2011

Former Selma and Grants Pass resident, Emma Bell Price, age 90, of Bryant, Arkansas, died Monday, May 9, 2011 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 16, 2011 at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens with Pastor Ron Marsh officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Emma was born July 20, 1920...

Kenneth Lee Markey

Kenneth Lee Markey

May 9, 2011

Kenneth Lee Markey, age 62, of Grants Pass, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at his home of pancreatic cancer. A funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Missionary Baptist Church, 2200 Merlin-Galice Road with Pastor Milton Hayes and Pastor Daniel Barker officiating. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at...

Donald Barton "Bart" Christy

Donald Barton "Bart" Christy

May 9, 2011

Donald Barton “Bart” Christy, age 85, of Grants Pass, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Private services and interment were held at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Dogs for the Deaf, 10175 Wheeler Road, Central Point, Oregon 97502; Wildlife Images, PO Box 36,...

Michael Sweeley

Michael Sweeley

May 9, 2011

Michael Sweeley, age 66, of Grants Pass, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at Rogue Valley Medical Center after a massive heart attack. A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Michael was born October 22, 1944 in Adrian, Michigan. He grew up in California where...

Violet Krois

Violet Krois

May 7, 2011

In Tribute and Memory of Violet Krois In years past she knew everyone’s name and your children too as she was involved in PTA, FFA, Brownies, the motorcycle club, bowling league, Josephine County Fair, and ran a farm as well. Cooking, baking, canning, fishing, milking cows, churning butter, gardening, raising chickens, volunteer work at the voting polls and with the...

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This is a collection of obituaries for Grants Pass, OR, Cave Junction, OR & Josephine County. With services throughout Oregon that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.