Obituaries

Oct 9, 2011

Oct 9, 2011

Phyllis Allene Hill, 80 of Gold Hill passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 at her home. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, 11:00 AM at Valley Rogue Christian Center 520 E. Main Street, Rogue River with Pastor Bill Donaldson officiating. Private Interment will be held at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Contributions: Valley Rogue Christian Center, 520 E....

Oct 7, 2011

Grove Edward Johnson, 91 of Grants Pass passed away Friday, October 7, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital of natural Causes. He was born June 6, 1920 in Detroit, Michigan. A memorial dinner for the family and friends of Grove will be held in Spring of 2012 in Grants Pass. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Teresa Johnson, son...

Oct 5, 2011

Antone George "Toney" Andrews, 57, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services will be held. His ashes will be spread at Diamond Lake, where his brother's ashes were previously spread. It was a favorite spot of Toney's and his family. He was born Dec. 21, 1953, in San Fernando, Calif., to George...

Oct 5, 2011

Robert V. Staley Sr. Passed away on October 5, 2011 at home in Grants Pass. A service will be held on October 15, 2011 at 1:00 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints with Bishop Monte Sharp officiating. He was born March 20, 1930 in Kimberly, Idaho to Merritt and Anne Mae Staley. He enjoyed fishing, swimming...

Oct 3, 2011

Vera Katherine Gamez, 66 of Gold Hill passed away Monday, October 3, 2011 at her home. Funeral Services were held Monday, 11:00 AM at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Bill Donaldson of Rogue River Foursquare Church officiating. Interment will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. She was born on February 20, 1945 in Grants Pass to Joseph and Sybil Paquette. In...

Oct 2, 2011

Sep 28, 2011

Curt Mote, a former Grants Pass resident,died in his parents home with his family present, on Wednesday September 28, 2011, after an aggressive melanoma spread to his heart. Curt was born at Tri City Hospital in Oceanside, California to his parents delight, a bundle of joy for the entire family. He grew up in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, and moved to Grants...

Sep 26, 2011

Sep 24, 2011

Steven D. Emptage, 59 of Grants Pass passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at his home. Graveside Services will be held Saturday, October 1st 2:30 PM at Missouri Flat Cemetery. He was born Steven Donald Emptage on April 11, 1952 in La Jolla, California to Fredrick and Dorothy Emptage. He graduated from San Dieguito High School in 1969. In...

Sep 22, 2011

Sue Crook, 88 of Grants Pass passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Laurel Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 1st, 10:00 AM at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Steve Burman of Faith Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens in Grants Pass. She was born Bessie...

Sep 20, 2011

Jerry Raymond Starr, 65 of Grants Pass passed away on September 20, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Celebration of his life will be held at the family home on Saturday, October 8th at 5:00 PM. A sea scattering will be held on Sunday, October 9th at Lone Ranch Beach in Brookings, Oregon. He was born on September 20, 1946...

Sep 18, 2011

Interment Details

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Sep 17, 2011

Anthony Paul Gatt, 85 of Grants Pass passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, September 27th 11:00 AM at St. Anne Catholic Church in Grants Pass with Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. He was born on February 23, 1926 in Malta to Michael and Mary Gatt. He married Josephine...

Sep 12, 2011

David Earl Morse, 53 of Rogue River passed away on September 12, 2011 at his home. Celebration of his life will be held Sunday, September 18th 3:00 PM at The Family Home, 960 Mesman Drive, Grants Pass, Oregon 97527 A second celebration of his life will be held Saturday, September 24th 4:30 PM at Parkway Christian Center in Grants Pass....

Sep 7, 2011

Dr. Robert George Hoellrich Robert "Bob" Hoellrich, 67, of Grants Pass, Oregon died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 at his home of cancer. A memorial service open to the public will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the River Valley Community Church in Grants Pass, OR. A memorial service will also be held at the St Stephens...

Sep 5, 2011

Aug 30, 2011

Margaret Lee McKillop ( aka Peggy), 91 of Grants Pass, Oregon died on August 30, 2011 at her home in Grants Pass. Peggy was born July 1, 1920 in Madison, Wisconsin to Irene Maw and Henry Ernest Erdman. They moved to Berkeley, CA in 1922 when her father was appointed to a position at the University of California. When she...

Aug 23, 2011

Jerry Dynge passed away August 23, 2011 in Rogue River. He was born March 27, 1931 in Medford, Oregon, to Gerald T. and Dorothy Dynge. He attended Lone Pine grade school in Medford and then moved with his mother to the Seattle area. He graduated from high school in Puyallup, WA. He then returned to the Medford and Gold Hill...

Aug 21, 2011

Kathy Schaafsma of Grants Pass passed away on August 21, 2011 at Fair View Transitional Health Center. A service to honor Kathy is scheduled for Saturday; September 10th 11:00 AM at Stephens Family Chapel all are invited for a time of sharing about her life. She was born Katherine Ellen McGraw on October 20, 1921 in Conneaut, Ohio. She would...