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Greater Southern Oregon; including Josephine, Jackson, and Douglas Counties
Beverly Jean Behymer
May 25, 2019
The world lost a firecracker of a woman. Beverly Jean Behymer passed away on May 25, 2019, at home with her husband, Ken and Ken’s daughter, Amy, by her side, one day after their 23rd wedding anniversary. A beautiful and amazing woman known for her infectious laugh, sharp wit, and keen sense of humor, ever present to the end. Bev...
Gerald "Jerry" Kennard
May 24, 2019
Gerald (Jerry) Lee Kennard was born in Stockton, California on May 30th, 1929. On April 9th, 1949 he married his wife of 70 years and together they have two children, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Jerry served in the Navy on the USS Hancock from 1952 to 1956 and in 1957 started Jerry’s Top Shop in Indio, California. In...
Pamela Fay Ownby
May 24, 2019
Pamela Fay Ownby, age 56, of Grants Pass, died May 24, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Services are pending.
Eugene "Gene" Vogel
May 23, 2019
Eugene Victor “Gene” Vogel, age 73, of Selma, died May 23, 2019 in Eugene after a short battle with cancer. Gene was born April 1, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to Virgil & Ida Vogel. In 1969 he married Deborah Newell and in 1972 they bought land and homesteaded in Selma. He worked a variety of jobs in Chicago and Seattle...
Joe B. White
May 23, 2019
Joe B. White, age 85, of Grants Pass, died May 23, 2019 at his home. Arrangements are pending with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
John H. Longbehn
May 22, 2019
John H. Longbehn, age 91, of Grants Pass, died May 22, 2019 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending.
Frank Gibson
May 20, 2019
Frank Gibson, age 70, of Grants Pass, died May 20, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Frank was born June 26, 1948 in Grants Pass to M.L. Hoot & Adeline Gibson. At age 15 he started working as a driver for Pat’s Sanitation. Frank married and had four children before later divorcing. Over the years he worked for various...
Gayle Rita Roux
May 17, 2019
Gayle Rita Roux, age 84, of Grants Pass, died May 17, 2019 at Regency Care of Rogue Valley. Arrangements are pending.
John C. Badker
May 16, 2019
John C. Badker, age 64, of Grants Pass, died May 16, 2019 at his home. A celebration of life will be at 1:00 p.m., June 1, 2019 at Calvary Chapel, 269 W Harbeck Road, Grants Pass.
Kenneth Apland
May 16, 2019
Kenneth Apland, age 61, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Memorial service will be held 2:00 pm May 22, 2019 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors with Pastor/friend Robert Jacobs, officiating. Kenneth (Kenny) was born in Worland Wyoming to Leo and Patricia (Smith) Apland on February 28, 1958. He...
Joyce Helene Spear
May 15, 2019
Joyce Helene Spear, age 90, of Grants Pass, died May 15, 2019 at Oak Lane. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Joseph N Sonsini
May 15, 2019
Joseph N. Sonsini, age 99, of Grants Pass, died May 15, 2019 at a local assisted living facility. Joseph was born October 16, 1919 in Rome, New York to James & Celia (Semo) Sonsini. He attended trade school to become a certified tool and die maker. He enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged December 24, 1945....
Theodore S. Hagle
May 10, 2019
Theodore S. Hagle, age 88, of Grants Pass, died May 10, 2019 at Arbor House of Grants Pass. Theodore was born November 5, 1930 in Oxnard, California. He graduated from Los Angeles Evening High School in Los Angeles. From May 9, 1951 until his honorable discharge on May 9, 1953 he served in the United States Army with the rank...
Doreen Marion Pontius
May 10, 2019
Doreen M. Pontius, age 88, of Medford, died May 10, 2019 in Grants Pass. Doreen was born June 4, 1930 in Edgware, England. In the years following World War II she met and married U.S. Airman Chuck Pontius and immigrated to Detroit, Michigan where her oldest child, David was born. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Southern California where her...
Ila Ellen Hull
May 8, 2019
Ila Ellen Hull, age 88, of Wolf Creek, Oregon, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at South Hills Rehabilitation Center in Eugene, Oregon. She was born March 10, 1931 in Calipatria, California to John and Ila (Ricks) Bryant. Ila worked at Hughes Aircraft and Raytheon's Integrated Circuit Design Center in California. In 1960 she moved to Wolf Creek. Ila volunteered to...
Patty Kay Breazeale
May 7, 2019
Patty Kay Breazeale, 58, of Rogue River, Oregon died on May 7, 2019, at 7:21 in the evening. She died at home, accompanied by her husband Ron. Patty had battled ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease for 13 years. Patty was born on October 4th, 1960 in Forks Washington to Gary and Gail Saunders. In 1962, the family moved...
Robert Lewis Barclay
May 5, 2019
Robert Lewis Barclay, age 78, of Grants Pass, died Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Robert was born September 20, 1940 to Arthur and Mable Barclay in Myrtle Point, Oregon. He enlisted in the Navy on November 30, 1959 in Portland, Oregon and served four years aboard the U.S.S. Aludra (AF-55) out of Alameda, California. He...
Douglas David Day
May 5, 2019
Douglas D. Day Doug was born October 8, 1950 to David & Bea Day in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Doug attended college at Washburn University in Kansas and graduated in 1972 with a degree in English. After graduating he went directly into the United States Air Force and served as a navigator on the KC-135 tankers that refueled the SR-71’s. He...
Delma M. Wendlandt
Apr 27, 2019
Delma M. Wendlandt, age 84, of Oregon City, died April 27, 2019 at her home. Private services will be held at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Shonnah Joy Ivie
Apr 25, 2019
Shonnah Joy Ivie, age 61, of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, 25th April, 2019, at Highland House in Grants Pass. Known to all who loved her as Joy, she was born on 24th September, 1957 in Ontario, Oregon, and moved to her parent’s home town of Grants Pass as an infant. Joy attended Redwood Elementary School, South...
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