Orville Wayne "Mike" Case

ORVILLE (MIKE) W. CASE JR OF WILLIAMS, OREGON WENT TO HEAVEN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012 AT THREE RIVERS HOSPITAL AFTER A FIGHT WITH CANCER. SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT STEPHENS FAMILY CHAPEL, 1629 WILLIAMS HIGHWAY, GRANTS PASS, OREGON ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH AT 11 AM. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO "LOS MOLINOS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY OF ORVILLE W (MIKE) CASE, P.O. BOX 1031, LOS MOLINOS, CA 96055. BORN IN ORLAND, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 15, 1934, TO ORVILLE SR AND PHYLLIS CASE AND WAS RAISED IN CHICO AND LOS MOLINOS, CALIFORNIA. MIKE WAS A COUNTRY BOY AND TOTALLY ENJOYED CARING FOR THE ANIMALS, RIDING HIS HORSE, SWIMMING IN THE CREEK WITH FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND SINGING AND PERFORMING AT LOS MOLINOS HIGH SCHOOL. HE ENJOYED ATTENDING THE ANNUAL LOS MOLINO'S HIGH SCHOOL YEARLY REUNION AND HAS REMAINED CLOSE TO SEVERAL CLASSMATES. MIKE'S CAREER INCLUDED YEARS IN ADVERTISING, BOTH PRODUCTION AND SALES, OWNING SMALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING A RADIO STATION AND UNTIL MARCH, 2012 A LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY. HE LOVED TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE SMILE AND WAS AN ADVENT JOKER AND TALKER. HE WAS A SWEET AND GENTLE MAN. MIKE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, PAT "PEPPER"; SON'S MICHAEL FROM WILLIAMS, OREGON; SHAWN AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW CONNIE FROM ARIZONA; SON TONY FROM ARIZONA; DAUGHTER-IN-LAW LINDA FROM ASHLAND, OREGON; SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND ONE GREAT GRANDCHILD; A SISTER BARBARA (BOBBI) IN ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA; THREE STEPCHILDREN AND 4 STEP GRANDCHILDREN. PRECEDING MIKE IN DEATH ARE HIS SON GARY, HIS PARENTS AND HIS WIFE PAMELA.

Service Information

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 11:00am, Stephens Family Chapel

Interment Details

Gotcher Cemetery