Obituaries
Betty Johnson
Apr 21, 2009
Bessie "Betty" Johnson, 89, of Grants Pass died April 21, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Johnson was born May 7, 1919, in Omaha, Neb., to Frank and Jenny Hagerman. In May 1949, in Orange County, Calif., she married Edwin Johnson, who died in 1991. They moved to Grants Pass from Southern California in 1982. She...
Thomas Pierce
Apr 20, 2009
Thomas Pierce, 40, of Grants Pass died Monday, April 20, 2009, in Grants Pass. A potluck will be held at noon Sunday at Tom Pearce Park. Pierce was born July 24, 1968, in Grants Pass, where he attended Redwood Elementary, South Middle School and Grants Pass High School. He worked in many different jobs. In his late 30s, he began...
Kyleigha Faye Anders
Apr 14, 2009
Kyleigha Faye Anders, 3 months old, of Grants Pass died April 14, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stephens Family Chapel. Kyleigha was born Jan. 1, 2009, in Grants Pass to Christopher and Alicia Anders. She enjoyed playing with her brother and her Tummy Time. In addition to her parents, survivors...
John McNamara
Apr 11, 2009
John McNamara, 70, of Grants Pass died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at his home. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church, with the Rev. Ron Nelson presiding. He was born Sept. 12, 1938, in Chicago to John and Emily McNamara. In his early adulthood, he owned and operated a cabinet business in...
Raymond Bernard Lake J.
Apr 11, 2009
Raymond B. Lake Jr., 81, of Grants Pass passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. Funeral Services: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 1:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel with Carl Wilson officiating. Interment with Military honors will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions: Gospel...
Julia Elizabeth Freeman
Apr 7, 2009
Julia Elizabeth Freeman “Julia Stuart†passed gracefully April 7, 2009. Julia was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1921 where she went to school with notable producer William “Billy†Self. Taking the stage name “Julia Stuart†when she moved to Hollywood, CA in 1935, she attended Hollywood High School and Hollywood Professional school with fellow classmates Mitzi Gainer, Billy and Bobby...
Judd O'Neil
Apr 3, 2009
Judd O'Neil, 61, passed away at Three Rivers Hospital on Friday April 3rd. He was a true mountain man who loved the woods and the river. He enjoyed drinking beer, smoking, fishing, and just hanging around with his friends and family in the Shan Creek area. He was a construction worker for 15 years, then became a nurse about 25...
Raymond Thomas Knaub
Mar 31, 2009
Raymond Thomas Knaub, 79, of Rogue River died March 31, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Rogue River Seventh-day Adventist Church. The youngest of seven children, he was born Dec. 3, 1929, in Badlands, N.D., to Gladys Josephine Munson-Knaub and Warren Henry Knaub. He served in the Army. On...
Edmund George DeKeater
Mar 29, 2009
Edmund George "Ed" DeKeater, 86, of Grants Pass died March 29, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital of heart failure. Private services will be held. Contributions may be made to Reinhart Volunteer Park, P.O. Box 443, Grants Pass, OR 97528. DeKeater was born June 10, 1922, in Portland, where he was raised. After graduating from Grant High School in Portland,...
Nancy Lynn Gunderson
Mar 29, 2009
Nancy Lynn Gunderson, 59, of Grants Pass passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009, at her residence in Grants Pass. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, April 6th, 11:00 AM at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Ken Bern officiating. Nancy was born on April 2, 1949 in Los Angeles, California to Edward & Shirley Hornecker. Nancy moved to...
Ralph Aaland
Mar 26, 2009
Ralph Aaland, 82, died on March 26, 2009 in his sleep in Grants Pass, OR. Born and raised in Howard, South Dakota, he was a resident of Grants Pass for the last 8 years. Ralph spent much of his time here volunteering for the American Red Cross, Meals on Wheels and the Adult Literacy Program. He spent 16 years in...
Paul Leroy Piper
Mar 26, 2009
Paul LeRoy Piper, 87, of Grants Pass died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at his home. Viewing will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Stephens Family Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Faith Baptist Church. Private interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. He was born Aug. 17, 1921, in Des Moines, Iowa,...
Bonnie Lee Dervin
Mar 24, 2009
Bonnie Lee Dervin, 69, of Grants Pass died March 24, 2009, at her home. Services will be held at a later date. Contributions may be made to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510; or to Ananda, 14618 Tyler-Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959. Dervin was born June 10, 1939, in San Francisco to...
Jonita May Morin-Beasley
Mar 21, 2009
Jonita May Morin-Beasley, 72, of Grants Pass died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Stephens Family Chapel. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Jonita Morin-Beasley Memorial Fund in care of Sterling Savings Bank,...
Bob Whisenant
Mar 16, 2009
Local author, poet and long time resident, Robert “Bob†L. Whisenant, died Monday March 16th, 2009 at his residence. No services were held. Donations may be made to Family Friends at 322 N.W. F street Grants Pass, OR. 97526 Phone; 476-4248. Bob was born August 8th, 1930 in Tatum, New Mexico to Clovis and Maybelle Whisenant. He graduated from Tatum...
Robert Lee Van Dyke
Mar 16, 2009
Robert Lee "Bobby" Van Dyke, 78, of Grants Pass died Monday, March 16, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grants Pass Community Church. He was born Sept. 6, 1930, in Outlook, Wash., to Vernon and MaryAnn Van Dyke. When he was 13, his family moved to Seattle, where he lived most of his life....
Thomas E. Donelson
Mar 15, 2009
Thomas E. Donelson, 71, of Grants Pass, died March 15, 2009, at home. No services are planned. Contributions may be made to the Williams Community Church Bible Camp Scholarship Fund, 228 East Fork Road, Williams, OR 97544; or to Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center, P.O. Box 36, Merlin, OR 97532. Donelson was born Oct. 30, 1937, in Long Beach,...
Mary Jean Dockery
Mar 14, 2009
Mary Jean Dockery, 83, of Grants Pass died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. No services are planned. Dockery was born Dec. 27, 1925, in Tipton, Ind., to Silas and Violet Usselman. She worked as a licensed practical nurse for many years. On April 22, 1976, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., she married Robert Wade Dockery,...
Vince Lombardo
Mar 10, 2009
Vincent "Vince" Frank Lombardo, 65, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at his home. a celebration of his life will be held on April 18th, 1:30 PM at the Riverside Convention Center. Vincent was born August 23, 1943, in Buffalo, New York to Joseph and Jennie Lombardo. He graduated from McKinley Vocational High School. In 1962, he joined...
Constance Frances Adams
Mar 9, 2009
Constance “Connie†Adams, 45 of Grants Pass passed away Monday, March 9, 2009 at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, March 13, 2009, 3:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Ken Bern Officiating. Constance Frances Adams was born on June 27, 1963 in St. Paul Minnesota to John and...
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