Obituaries

Bernard Bem
Aug 27, 2010
Bernard âBernieâ Bem, 74, of Rogue River passed away, August 27, 2010 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass. Private interment will be held at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born on June 21, 1936 in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Bernard and Mathilda Bem. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1953 until 1956. He...
Richard Warren
Aug 24, 2010
Richard (Dick) Frank Warren, 80, of Grants Pass, died Aug. 24, 2010 at Rogue Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00AM September 25th, at St. Lukeâs Episcopal Church in Grants Pass. He will be honored during a private ceremony at Eagle Point National Cemetery In lieu of flowers, please make a...

Winifred E. Thompson
Aug 23, 2010
Winifred E. Thompson, 91, of Grants Pass died Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, at Maureen's Adult Foster Care in Grants Pass. Visitation will be held Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Stephens Family Chapel. A funeral service will be held in Southern California. Interment will be at Melrose Abbey Cemetery in Anaheim, Calif. One of nine children, she was born...

Julia Cipriani
Aug 17, 2010
Julia Maybelle Cipriani, 87, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at Sweet Pea Retirement in Grants Pass. No services are planned. She was born Feb. 8, 1923, in Kansas. Survivors include a brother, Arthur Washburn of Grants Pass. Her husband, Bruno Cipriani, and a son, David Barkfelt, died before her.

Dorothy Jean Franklin
Aug 17, 2010
Dorothy Jean "D.J." Franklin, 62, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at her daughter's home in Grants Pass. Private family services will be held. Franklin was born Nov. 10, 1947, in Rumford, Maine, to Hollis and Theresa Duplisea. She graduated from Rancho High School in Las Vegas. In 1972, she moved to Southern Oregon from Las Vegas. She...

Thomas Hardie
Aug 16, 2010
Thomas Matthew Hardie, 95, of Grants Pass died Aug. 16, 2010, at his home. No services will be held. He was born Jan. 10, 1915, in Cambria Pines, Calif., to Alexander and Nellie Hardie. For 26 years, he was married to Frances Marie Gillespie, who died in 1961. They moved to Lakeview in December 1941 and then to Murphy in...

Roger Walter Bowen
Aug 7, 2010
Roger Walter Bowen, 73, of Grants Pass died Aug. 7, 2010, at his home. No services are planned. He was born Oct. 18, 1936, in Visalia, Calif., to Walter and Bertha Bowen. He served in the Coast Guard from 1953 to 1957, and was honorably discharged. On June 14, 1964, in Palo Alto, Calif., he married Judith Bevilockway, who survives....

Robert Simpson
Jul 31, 2010
Robert âBobâ Simpson, 79, of Rogue River died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at his home. Services will be held Friday, August 6th, 11:00AM at St. Lukeâs Episcopal Church with Randel Livingood, Pastor officiating. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to St. Lukeâs Episcopal Church, Robert Simpson Memorial 224 NW D Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 975276 or Lovejoy Hospice...

Dorothy Corbaley Devi
Jul 27, 2010
Dorothy Corbaley Devi, 79, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at her home. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at Calvary Crossroads Church with Bob Bonner, pastor, officiating. A dinner reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. Eighth Street, Grants Pass, OR...

Claborn Harvey
Jul 21, 2010
Claborn "Clay" Harvey, 86, of Grants Pass died, Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at his home. A graveside service is scheduled for Monday at 10 a.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park. He was born Claborn Marshall Harvey on Sept. 21, 1923, in Eakly, Okla., to Enoch and Opal Harvey. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from Dec. 1,...

Robert Frank Morrison
Jul 21, 2010
Robert Frank Morrison, 71, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at his home. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2412 Williams Highway. He was born Sept. 28, 1938 in Waltham, Mass. Morrison moved to Southern Oregon in 1975 and worked at Litton Industries. He later went into...

Craig William Park
Jul 18, 2010
Craig William Park, 51, of Grants Pass died July 18, 2010. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Calvary Crossroads Church. Contributions may be made to the?Rogue Valley Humane?Society, 429 N.W. Scenic Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97526. He was born Jan. 7, 1959, in Montgomery County, Pa., to William and Barbara Park. He grew...

Tony Rodby
Jul 13, 2010
Charles âTonyâ Rodby, 64, of Grants Pass died July 13, 2010, at the Portland VA Medical Center. Interment with military honors will be held Friday, July 23rd at 10:00 AM at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born Charles Fredrick Rodby on August 21, 1947 in Tacoma, WA to Leonard and Julia Rodby. He served in the US Armed forces...

Eileen Shropshire
Jul 12, 2010
Eileen Shropshire, 73, of Merlin passed away on Monday, July 12, 2010 at her home. Visitation will be held Monday, July 19, 2010 from 9:00am-10:15am at River Valley Community Church Funeral Services will begin 10:30am at River Valley Community Church with Pastor Ken Emilio officiating. Interment will follow at 1:00pm at Eagle point National Cemetery. Donations may be made to...

Helen V. Piper
Jul 11, 2010
Helen V. Piper, 90, of Grants Pass died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Oak Lane Retirement Community as the result of a brain tumor. No services are planned at this time. Piper was born Feb. 22, 1920, in Wilmington, Calif., where she was raised. She lived in several cities in California before moving to Talent in 1989. She moved to...

Richard Russell Love
Jul 11, 2010
Richard âDickâ Love, 85, of Grants Pass died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned He was born Richard Russell Love on January 12, 1925 to Robert and Hazel Love in Hollywood, California. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the United States Marines serving during WWII in the Pacific. As a young...

Carol J. Whitehead
Jul 11, 2010
Carol J. Whitehead, 70, of Grants Pass passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010, at her home. Private family services will be held at a later date. She was born February 15, 1940 in San Bernardino, CA to Harold and Selma Young. On February 14, 1993 in Grants Pass she married Donald Whitehead who survives. Carol enjoyed being a decorative artist....
Bill Heinzle
Jul 9, 2010
William âBillâ Heinzle, 62, of Grants Pass passed away Friday, July 9, 2010, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday, July 18th 2:00 PM at Valley Rogue Christian Center in Rogue River, Oregon Interment with Military Honors will be held Friday, July 23rd, 11:00 am at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Contributions: Valley Rogue...

Margaret Pearson
Jul 3, 2010
Margaret Pearson, 75, of Grants Pass passed away July 3, 2010, at her daughterâs home. No services are planned at this time Margaret was born on February 23, 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana. on November 11, 1962 in San Francisco, California she married Daniel Pearson who survives. They moved to Grants Pass from Rancho Cordova, California in 1998. She worked...

James Eugene Phipps
Jun 28, 2010
James Eugene Phipps, 89, of Grants Pass passed away June 28, 2010, in Grants Pass. A celebration of his life will be held on Monday, July 5th, 11:00 AM at First Christian Church with Pastor Wes Winn officiating. Private Interment: Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Oregon James Eugene Phipps was born July 22, 1920 in Kansas to Edward and...