Obituaries
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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
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.
Linda L. Hamilton
Apr 2, 2021
Linda Lee (Lindy) Hamilton, 69, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away April 2, 2021 surrounded by loved ones in her home. Linda was born September 18, 1951 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Barbara Radford. Linda had a beautiful soul that would light up the room as she entered, but never mistake her kindness as a weakness....
Bud Meade
Apr 1, 2021
Orville Floyd Meade was born to Floyd and June on May 21, 1945. His sister, Louise, called him “Bub,” and the nickname Bud stuck. He graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1963 and shortly after was recruited to Goodwill for military service. Bud met his sweetheart, Lydia Martinson, when she was the cute neighbor girl across the street from...
Theresa J. Gilbertson
Apr 1, 2021
Theresa J. Gilbertson, age 73, of Grants Pass, died April 1, 2021 at Autumn House of Grants Pass.
Michael Lynn Umscheid
Apr 1, 2021
Michael Lynn Umscheid, age 65, of Grants Pass, died April 1, 2021 at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Burial with military funeral honors by the United States Coast Guard was held at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Eric C. Peterson
Mar 30, 2021
Eric C. Peterson, 49, of O’Brien, died March 30, 2021 in O’Brien. He was born in Crescent City, California on April 17, 1971 to the late Charles and Wanda Peterson. Shortly after, the family picked up and moved to Tacoma, Washington for work. In 1987 they moved to Cave Junction, graduating from Illinois Valley High School in 1989. In 2002...
Duane L. Howard
Mar 30, 2021
Duane L. Howard, age 89, of Grants Pass, died March 30, 2021 at his home. Duane was born December 2, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Van Nuys, California. He married the love of his life, Julia Connelly on August 22, 1954. He spent many years as a Contractor specializing in custom concrete work before moving to Oregon...
Kenny Yarbrough
Mar 30, 2021
Kenny Yarbrough, age 79, of Glendale, went to be with Jesus March 30, 2021 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Kenny was born July 13, 1941 in Little Rock, Arkansas to George & Allie Yarbrough. At age 14, he moved with his family to Arcata, California where he graduated from high school. In August 1975 he married Shirley Hastings. He...
Daniel Albert Silva
Mar 29, 2021
Daniel Albert Silva, 60, of Grants Pass, died March 29, 2021 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Carol Ann Clark-Mayfield
Mar 28, 2021
Carol Ann Clark-Mayfield, 75, of Grants Pass, died March 28, 2021 at Oak Lane Retirement.
David A. Dunn
Mar 27, 2021
Written in perspective of David's nephew, Daniel Dunn: My uncle Dave had a long, busy, big life. He was intelligent, inspiring to many, compassionate, passionate in his endeavors, loyal, and in his own way was extremely principled. His main passion in life was his music. He started playing violin very young and became concertmaster in high school and won several...
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