Obituaries

Sherrill L. Williamson
May 27, 2010
Sherrill L. Williamson, 71, of Grants Pass died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned at this time Contributions in lieu of flowers: Wonder Bible Chapel Sherrill was born on January 25, 1939 in Santa Monica California to Charles and Naomi Weaver. She moved to Wilderville in the early 1970âs She married James Williamson...

Charles F. Snell
May 22, 2010
Charles F. Snell, 83, of Grants Pass died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Stephens Family Chapel. Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. He was born May 12, 1927, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Charles and Ruth Snell. During...

John M. Winschel
May 19, 2010
John M. Winschel, 74, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at his home. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 5:00 â" 7:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel A funeral Mass St. Anne Catholic Church, Tuesday at 11 a.m., with Father Paschal Ezurike officiating. Burial with Military Honors will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born...

Jessie E. Nash
May 16, 2010
Jessie E. Nash, 86, of Grants Pass died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Royale Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Stephens Family Chapel. Interment will be at Tehachapi Public Cemetery in Tehachapi, Calif. She was born Jessalina Elisabeth Stewart on Oct. 17, 1923, in Bonne Terre, Mo., to Louis and...
Matthew Adam Cox
May 12, 2010
Matthew Adam Cox, 28, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at his home. Funeral services will begin Tuesday, 2 p.m. at Laurel Cemetery in Cave Junction. Ron Hayworth will be officiating. Matthew was born March 17, 1982 in Crescent City, CA to Robert and Karen Cox. He moved to Grants Pass in 1986. He was a member of...

Marvin A. Johnson
May 11, 2010
Marvin A. (Chirp) Johnson passed away on May 11 from complications relating to congestive heart failure. He was 89 years old. Private Interment with Military Honors will be held Friday at Eagle Point National Cemetery A Celebration of his life will be held Saturday, June 12th, 11:00 AM at First Christian Church in Grants Pass. He was born in Grants...
Mitchell Lewis Gardiner
May 7, 2010
Mitchell Lewis Gardiner, 48, of Grants Pass died Friday, May 7, 2010, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Stephens Family Chapel. He was born July 14, 1961, in Phoenix, Ariz., to Dean and Rebecca Gardiner. For many years, he worked as a rancher and welder. In 1979, he moved to...

Jonathan David Ahlroth
May 5, 2010
Jonathan David Ahlroth, 65, of Grants Pass died May 5, 2010, at his home. He was born April 12, 1945, in South Bend, Ind., to Franklin and Elizabeth Ahlroth. He graduated from Green Hills High School in Cincinnati. During the Vietnam War, he served in the Navy from January 1963 until his honorable discharge in May 1967. On Dec. 12,...
Hazel A. Walker
May 2, 2010
Hazel A. Walker, 86, of Rogue River died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at Highland House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. No services are planned. Walker was born May 15, 1923, in Riverside, Calif., to Oscar and Inez Clayton. On Dec. 21, 1958, in Southern California, she married Frank Edward Walker, who died Nov. 29, 2009. She worked in aircraft plants for...

Nancy Gail Hultman
May 2, 2010
Nancy Gail Hultman, 64, of Grants Pass died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stephens Family Chapel. Contributions may be made to Josephine Community Libraries, P.O. Box 1684, Grants Pass, OR 97528. Hultman was born July 16, 1945, in Los Angeles to Enez and Morris Kasperson....

Ann M. Wickey
Apr 26, 2010
Ann M. Wickey, 77, of Grants Pass died Monday, April 26, 2010, at Highland House Nursing and?Rehabilitation Center. No services are planned. Wickey was born July 12, 1932, in Minneapolis. In 1958, in Las Vegas, she married Robert?Wickey, who survives. They moved to Grants Pass in 1990. She worked for Gospel Light Publication as an assistant editor. For many years,...

Tom Ruatta
Apr 24, 2010
Attilio Thomas âTomâ?Ruatta, 87, of Grants Pass died Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Laurel Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A funeral service will be held May 8 at 1 p.m. at Pierce Brothers Country Chapel in North Hollywood, Calif. Interment will follow at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood. He was born Nov. 13, 1922, in Russelton, Pa.,...

Virginia V. Noffsinger
Apr 15, 2010
Virginia V. Noffsinger, 79 of Grants Pass, went home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2010 at her home, she is basking in the glories of Heaven where she longed to be. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Contributions: Lifechangers, PO Box 98088, Raleigh, NC 97624 Born February 7, 1931 in Tucson,...

Helen Diana Huerta
Apr 14, 2010
Helen Diana Huerta, 89, of Grants Pass passed away April 14, 2010 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, 2:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel with Interment at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora, California Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to Edgewater Christian Fellowship (Building Fund), 1701 NE 6th, Grants Pass,...

Marian La Deanne Misfeldt
Apr 13, 2010
Marian La Deanne Misfeldt, 82, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at her home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Misfeldt was born Nov. 13, 1927, in Walnut, Iowa. She graduated high school in Modesto, Calif. On June 28, 1949, in Modesto, Calif., she married James Edward Misfeldt, who survives. She worked for Pacific...

Neal Allen Buckmaster
Apr 12, 2010
Neal Allen Buckmaster, 59, of Grants Pass died Monday, April 12, 2010, at his home of lung cancer. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Grants Pass High School Marching Band, Attention: Leslie O'Brien, 830 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass, OR 97526; or to the American Cancer Society, 31 W. Sixth St., Medford, OR 97501. Buckmaster was...
Scott Mason
Apr 9, 2010
Charles "Scott" Mason, 58 of Grants Pass, Oregon formerly of Lubbock, Texas died April 9, 2010 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness Private Interment was held Saturday, April 10th at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass. He was born in Nashville, Arkansas to John and Retha Mason. He graduated from Coronado High School in Lubbock...
Angela Kay Wheelock
Apr 6, 2010
Angela Kay Wheelock 51, of Merlin passed away Tuesday April 6, 2010 in Merlin. A visitation will be held Sunday, April 11, 2010 from 5:00 PM â" 7:30 PM at Stephens Family Chapel Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 12th 11:00 AM at River Valley Community Church with Pastor Mark Goens Officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 pm at...
David V. Fedosky
Apr 2, 2010
David Fedosky, 42 of Grants Pass passed away Friday, April 2, 2010 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland, Oregon A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, April 10th 11:00 AM at River Valley Community Church Private Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. He was born on September 8, 1967 in Grants Pass to Victor and Winifred...

Jacqueline Roberts
Mar 30, 2010
Jacqueline Roberts, 43 of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in Grants Pass. A celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, April 7th 5:00 PM at the Bear Hotel 2101 NE Spalding Avenue, Grants Pass, with Carl Wilson officiating. Jacqueline was born July 25, 1966 in California. She married James W. Roberts Jr. on April 6, 1991...