Obituaries
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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Lynne M. Diltz
Jan 1, 2024
Lynne M. Diltz, age 85, of Glendale, died January 1, 2024 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
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Gary Dean Radtke
Dec 29, 2023
On Friday, December 29th, 2023, Gary Dean Radtke, loving life partner and father of two, passed away at age 79 due to complications associated with the COVID virus.
Gary was born on October 5th, 1944, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to Lowell Radtke and Eileen Radtke. He grew up in the small farming town of Lamberton, Minnesota. His dedication and work ethic...
Brenda Jean Daniels
Dec 27, 2023
Brenda Jean Daniels, age 68, of Grants Pass, died December 27, 2023 at Hearthstone Nursing Rehabilitation Center.
Krum Jordan Theodoroff
Dec 27, 2023
Krum Jordan Theodoroff, age 93, of Grants Pass, died December 27, 2023, at his home.
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Milton John Scherpf
Dec 25, 2023
Milton Scherpf, age 90, of Grants Pass, died December 25, 2023 at his home.
Milton was born December 7, 1933 in New York, New York to parents Milton and Lillian Scherpf. Milton married Jean Eliasen December 29, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York and together they had three children.
In 1956, he graduated from Penn State University with a degree in...
Helen Rhoades
Dec 24, 2023
Helen Rhoades, age 80, of Grants Pass died December 24, 2023 at her home.
As Helen’s granddaughter, it is an absolute honor to share her eulogy. Grandma has been helping us along, she left little notes about her life and just before she left us she finished a book with so many details. It’s been a blessing and a...
Sharon Thomas Kovacs
Dec 22, 2023
Sharon C. Thomas Kovacs, age 85, of Damascus, Oregon, died December 22, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Ashland, Oregon.
Sharon grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon and Hilt, California before moving to Glendale, Oregon when she was a young teenager. Sharon graduated from Glendale High School. She married Donald W. Thomas, and from that union a daughter and son...
Glenn Wilder
Dec 22, 2023
Glenn Wilder, age 77, of Grants Pass, died December 22, 2023 at his home.
“Butch” was born August 13, 1946 in Shelbyville, Indiana. As a child he moved with his family to California in 1958. For four years he served in the United States Air Force. In 1970 he moved from Azuza, California to Grants Pass where he raised his...
Dick Johnson
Dec 21, 2023
Richard D. “Dick” Johnson, age 85, of Cathlamet, Washington died December 21, 2023 in Cathlamet.
Dick was born December 1, 1938 in Hamilton, Montana to Howard & Clara (Blodgett) Johnson. He grew up in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana working in the woods with his extensive Johnson-Blodgett-Rennaker family. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Montana...
Billie Milton
Dec 20, 2023
Billie (Bill) Leroy Milton
10/5/1932 – 12/20/2023
On the morning of December 20, 2023, Bill passed away of natural causes at his home in Rogue River, OR surrounded by his three children. Bill was 91 years old.
Bill was born October 5, 1932, in Rogue River, OR to the late H. Elmer and Grace Milton. He attended Rogue River High...
Patsy Arlene Smith
Dec 18, 2023
Patsy Arlene Smith, age 78, of Grants Pass, died December 18, 2023 at Laurel Hill Nursing Center.
A public visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., December 22, 2023 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Ronald Allen Coombs
Dec 15, 2023
Ronald Allen Coombs, age 78, of Grants Pass, died December 15, 2023 at his home.
Beth Coombs and family are saddened to announce the passing of their dearly beloved long time Grants Pass resident Ronald Allen Coombs on Friday, December 15, 2023.
Ron was born September 8, 1945 in Rochester, New York and spent his early childhood years...
Marjorie H. Hart
Dec 13, 2023
Marjorie H. Hart, age 96, of Grants Pass, died December 13, 2023 at her home.
No services are planned at her request.
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Wayne Webber
Dec 11, 2023
Walter Wayne Webber, age 90, of Grants Pass, died December 11, 2023.
Wayne was born October 14, 1933 in Springfield, Oregon to Joseph & Lela Webber. The family lived in Trent, Oregon until 1947 when they moved to Independence. In 1951 Wayne was in the first graduating class of the new Central High School. He joined the United States Navy in...
Derrick Wayne Word
Dec 9, 2023
Former Grants Pass resident, Derrick Wayne Word, age 42, of Plover, Wisconsin, died December 9, 2023 at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Nancy Ann McLean
Dec 9, 2023
Nancy Ann McLean, age 68, of Grants Pass died December 9, 2023 at her home.
Born Nancy Ann Rezac on December 12, 1954 in Atkinson, Nebraska to Edward Rezac and Elsie (Gloor). In 1972, Nancy graduated from Grand Island High School in Grand Island, Nebraska.
On March 12, 1977 in Grants Pass, Nancy married Stephen Ace McLean. Stephen passed away...
Michael James Guglielmetti
Dec 7, 2023
Michael James Guglielmetti was born on April 7, 1988, and sadly left us on December 7, 2023, at age 35.
Michael was born in Redding, California to parents Michael and Heidi. After graduating from West Valley High School, he stayed in the Redding area for a short time before moving to Oregon.
Michael was carefree and full...
Peggy Lucille Robinson
Dec 6, 2023
Peggy Lucile Foster Metcalfe Robinson
1938 - 2023
Peggy Lucille Robinson passed away surrounded by loved ones in the late evening hours on Wednesday December 6th. She was 85 years old. Peggy was born in Los Angeles, CA to Helena Kennedy and Clarence Dewey Foster on June 21st, 1938. Peggy was a loving mother of two daughters, Natalie Morgan-Riley...
Milton Floyd
Dec 5, 2023
Milton Floyd, age 83, of Grants Pass, died December 5, 2023 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
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Glen A. Litwiller
Dec 3, 2023
Surrounded by family on December 3, 2023, Glen Arnold Litwiller peacefully took his last breath and passed from a life devoted to sharing God’s love with others to an eternal life glorifying the God who loves each of us. While there is sorrow in the loss of such a special man, there is an abundance of joy knowing Glen is...
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