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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Virginia Lee Burgoyne
Apr 15, 2021
Virginia Lee Burgoyne, age 85, of Grants Pass, died April 15, 2021 at Cascades – The Pointe.
William D. Towne
Apr 14, 2021
William D. Towne, 57, of Grants Pass, died April 14, 2021 at his home.
Greg Bryan Coatney
Apr 13, 2021
Greg Bryan Coatney, age 49, of Cave Junction, died April 13, 2021 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Mary E. Shoemake
Apr 11, 2021
Our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and dear friend, Mary E. Shoemake, age 75, of Grants Pass, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 11, 2021 with her immediate family by her side. Mary grew up in Visalia, California where she met her husband Ed of 56 years. Mary was a housewife and stay-at-home mom who enjoyed sewing, cooking, quilting, traveling...
Lila Ruth Rose
Apr 11, 2021
Lila Ruth Rose, 90, of Grants Pass, died April 11, 2021 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Gary William Bailey
Apr 11, 2021
Gary W. Bailey passed away peacefully on April 11, 2021 of natural causes at the age of 88. Gary was born on October 22, 1932 in San Diego, CA to Kenneth and Evelyn Bailey. Gary had one sister, Joan McElroy, that preceded him in death. In 1959, Gary moved to Rogue River, OR and married Esther V. Smith, who preceded...
Lavina Lois Wolfe
Apr 10, 2021
LaVina Lois Wolfe, age 94, of Grants Pass, died April 10, 2021 at her home. Family services will be held.
Elaine Mcfarland
Apr 9, 2021
Elaine McFarland, 81, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2021. Her husband, Bob McFarland, and daughter, Cindy MacArthur, were with her when she died. Elaine was born in Taft, CA, October 14, 1939, but was raised in Muleshoe, TX, and loved to make sure everyone knew she was a proud Texan from Muleshoe! Elaine loved to...
Jerry G. Johnson
Apr 9, 2021
Jerry G Johnson Feb 4, 1943 ~April 9, 2021 Jerry G. Johnson was born February 4, 1943, in Oregon City, Oregon to Glenn and Myra Johnson. Shortly after Jerry was born his family moved to Grants Pass. He graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1961 and attended Southern Oregon College for a short time. Jerry’s father and his sister...
Ursi Kern
Apr 8, 2021
Ursi Kern, 94, of Glendale, died April 8, 2021 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. A private memorial mass will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale, Oregon. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Top Hat Theatre Co, 118 Red Hill Road, Glendale, Oregon 97442.
Delores Mae Stearman
Apr 8, 2021
Delores Mae Stearman, 91, of Grants Pass, died April 8, 2021 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Cecelia E. Lucente
Apr 8, 2021
Cecelia E. Lucente, age 69, of Grants Pass, died April 8, 2021 at home. Cecile was born in Manhattan, and grew up in Masbeth, Queens, in New York City. She attended Christ the King Regional High School where she was a student athlete and scholar. After high school, she attended Hunter College (CUNY) and graduated in 1973 with a BA...
Harvey Oakley Sr
Apr 7, 2021
Harvey Oakley Sr, age 79, of Grants Pass, died April 7, 2021 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Karen L. Hanscom-Saykally
Apr 7, 2021
Karen Lynn Hanscom Saykally, age 57, of Grants Pass, died April 7, 2021 at her home. Karen was born August 22, 1963 in Grants Pass to Charles Lewis Hanscom & Eva Mae (Lane) Hanscom. She was married at one time to Braide Shipman, Joel Glass, and Steven Saykally. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren; reading; and arts and...
Colleen Lea Cochrane-Bouchard
Apr 7, 2021
Colleen Lea (Cochrane) Bouchard, age 68, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 7, 2021. She fought Small Cell Carcinoma for eight months and did not let it stop her. She was born in McMinnville, OR on August 7, 1952 to the late Frank and Anna Bosch. She lived in Crescent City many years before moving to...
Peggy Eugenia Demarco
Apr 6, 2021
Peggy Eugenia Bourland Granacki DeMarco Peggy DeMarco (84) has retired (again, but this time for real) on the otherwise bright and clear Spring morning of April 6 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass. Born Peggy Eugenia Bourland on the 14th of August, 1936 in Manila, Arkansas, where her parents, Joe and Gertrude, eventually gave up on their...
Richard Hurd Nilsson
Apr 6, 2021
Rik Nilsson was a proud Submariner. He joined the US Navy in 1962 and served aboard the USS Cubera, SS 347 for two years. He qualified as a Submariner in 1964 allowing him to proudly wear the coveted Silver Dolphins signifying his achievement. Rik left the US Navy in 1966, after serving as an Electronics Technician, specializing in radar and...
Diane Ruth Arnett
Apr 5, 2021
Diane Ruth Arnett February 23, 1956-April 5, 2021 Diane Ruth McKibben Arnett, loving sister, mother of two, and grandmother of three passed away at the age of 65, on Monday, April 5, 2021, after an intense battle with non-small cell lung cancer in Medford, Oregon. Originally from Sparks, Nevada, it was Medford and Central Point that she called home for...
Robert A. Boock
Apr 5, 2021
Robert A. Boock, age 74, of Cave Junction, died April 5, 2021 at his home.
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