Obituaries

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...

Aug 19, 2011

Shirley Marion Sanders, 71, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 19, 2011. Shirley, known as "Lady Bug" to her friends and family, was born in Crescent City, CA, the youngest of five siblings. She frequently entertained her friends and family with her jolly personality. As a young woman she was...

Aug 18, 2011

William "Bill" Byers, 67, of Grants Pass passed away Thursday August 18, 2011 at his home. Graveside services with military honors will be held Wednesday, August 24th, 2:00 PM at Eagle Point National Cemetery. A reception will follow at the family home. Please RSVP to Stephens Family Chapel at 541-476-7900 or online at www.stephensfc.com, by clicking on his name and...

Aug 13, 2011

WALKER, Luella of Grants Pass, Oregon beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on August 14. She will be remembered by the many lives she touched with her warm heart and good sense ofhumor. Born in Springview, Nebraska December 12, 1918, she married John Walker in 1939. They moved to California where she resided for 71 years. She came to...

Aug 13, 2011

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Aug 12, 2011

Gerald "Jerry" Smith, 68, of Grants Pass passed away Friday August 12, 2011 at his home. Private Family Services will be held. He was born on August 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington to Cabot and Jessie Smith. When he was just a boy his family moved to Grants Pass from Seattle. Jerry was baptized at St. Luke's Episcopal Church as...

Aug 12, 2011

Donald "Don" Ray Parker, 69, of Grants Pass passed away Friday August 12, 2011 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. He was born on August 24, 1941 in Maywood, California to Dale and Ola Parker. On November 20, 1966 in Tijuana, Mexico he married Shirley Ann Cribbs. Don worked the past 30 years as a long haul...

Aug 5, 2011

Avron "Al" Douglas Gershen, 69, of Grants Pass passed away Friday August 5, 2011 at his home. A celebration of his life will be held Thursday, August 11th at 1:00 PM at Edgewater Christian Fellowship 101 Assembly Circle, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 with Pastor Mark Skudstad officiating. Contributions in lieu of flowers: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association 1 Billy Graham Parkway...

Aug 3, 2011

Aug 2, 2011

James Theodore Grover Cook, 60, of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass.