Obituaries

Donald Lester Van Blericom

Donald Lester Van Blericom

Oct 9, 2009

Donald Lester Van Blericom, 75 of Grants Pass passed away on Friday October 9, 2009 at his home A Celebration of his life will be held Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 2:00 â€" 6:00 PM at 716 NW Sandy, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 He was born September 9, 1934 in Grants Pass to Lester and Dora Van Blericom. He was...

Cecile  Florence Ramsey

Cecile Florence Ramsey

Oct 7, 2009

Cecile Florence Ramsey 81, of Grants Pass passed away Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at her home with her children by her side. A celebration of her life will be held Monday October 12th at 2:pm. at Stephens Family Chapel. Contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. 8th St. Grants Pass, Oregon. Cecile was born Feb. 24th 1928 in...

Beverly  Jo Mathews

Beverly Jo Mathews

Oct 3, 2009

Beverly Jo Mathews, 76 of Grants Pass passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 at her home in Grants Pass. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. Beverly was born Beverly Jo Campbell on December 24, 1932 in Kansas City, Kansas to Pryor and Sadie Campbell. She married Martin Glen Mathews on July 30, 1947 Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Maurice  J. Rougeau

Maurice J. Rougeau

Oct 2, 2009

Maurice J. Rougeau, 79 of Grants Pass passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 at Autumn House of Grants Pass. A celebration of life will be held Friday, October 9, 2009, 1:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel Contributions: Alzheimer̢۪s Association www.alz.org Maury was born in Armstrong, Ontario, Canada on November 9, 1929 to Yvonne and Eugene Rougeau. The family later moved...

George  B. Dilley

George B. Dilley

Oct 1, 2009

George B. Dilley, 96, of Grants Pass, died Oct. 1, 2009, at Royale Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service with military honors will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Stephens Family Chapel. He was born on Aug. 11, 1913, in Silverton to Walter and Clara Dilley. He served in the Navy from Dec. 26, 1931, until his...

Tom Lendewig

Tom Lendewig

Sep 27, 2009

Tom Lendewig, 67, of Williams died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at Fair View Transitional Health Center. Services with military honors will be held at 9 a.m. Oct. 10 at Stephens Family Chapel. He was born Thomas Emil Lendewig, May 26, 1942, in San Francisco to Edward and Alberta Lendewig. He served in the Army from Oct. 27, 1961, until his...

Charlene  Ellen Parrish

Charlene Ellen Parrish

Sep 24, 2009

Charlene Ellen Parrish, 64 of Grants Pass passed away on Thursday September 24, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital with her loving family by her side. A private family gathering will be held to celebrate Charlene̢۪s life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or Dogs for the Deaf in Central Point, Oregon, in...

Edward  Paul Gagnon

Edward Paul Gagnon

Sep 19, 2009

Edward Paul Gagnon, 70, of Merlin died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at his home.A celebration of life was held at First Christian Church. A second celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville, Calif. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born June 10, 1939, in Williamstown, Vt.,...

James  H. Jackson

James H. Jackson

Sep 18, 2009

James H. Jackson, 90, of Grants Pass passed away September 18, 2009 at Fair View Transitional Health Center in Grants Pass. Services with Military honors will be held Thursday, October 1st, 1:00 PM at Eagle Point National Cemetery. James was born on March 19, 1919 in Henry, Texas to Walter and Nell Jackson. He served in the U.S. Army from...

Dorothy  Mae Mann

Dorothy Mae Mann

Sep 11, 2009

Dorothy Mae Mann, 90, of Grants Pass died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at her home. A graveside service will be held at noon Saturday at Monument Hill Memorial Park in Woodland, Calif. Mann was born March 25, 1919, in Van Buren, Ark., to Thomas and Ethel Sallee. Survivors include four children, Bill and Tommy Mann, Linda McAnelly and Jackie Pilcher;...

Rufus Pitts

Rufus Pitts

Sep 8, 2009

Rufus Pitts, 69, of Rogue River, Ore., went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. A private graveside service was held at Woodville Cemetery in Rogue River on September 11th. A memorial celebration of his life will be held on September 26th at 3:00 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 4233 E. Evans...

Ernest  Paul Stiles

Ernest Paul Stiles

Sep 8, 2009

E. Paul Stiles, 86, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at his home. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Stephens Family Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at First Assembly of God in Fairfield, Calif., with Robert Clay, pastor, officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at 2 p.m....

Pauline  A. Reese

Pauline A. Reese

Sep 6, 2009

Pauline A. Reese, 77, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at her home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of cremation arrangements. Reese was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Mounds, Ill., to Herman and Ola Mumford. On Aug. 18, 1954, in San Diego, she married Earl Reese, who...

Jacqueline  J. McGinnis

Jacqueline J. McGinnis

Sep 6, 2009

Jacqueline McGinnis, 84, of Grants Pass passed away September 6, 2009 at her home. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 15th at 10:00 AM, with Funeral services following, 11:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, 614 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia, CA

Judy  Faye Wallace

Judy Faye Wallace

Sep 6, 2009

Judy Faye Wallace, 57, of Kerby died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of cremation arrangements. Wallace was born Feb. 27, 1952, in Grants Pass to Clifford and Anita Phillips. She grew up in Cave Junction and graduated from Illinois Valley High School. In September 1971, in...

James  Lloyd Lamb

James Lloyd Lamb

Sep 5, 2009

James Lloyd Lamb, 90, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at his home. Services will be held at The Bridge Retirement and Assisted Living at a later date. He was born Jan. 27, 1919, in Vinita, Okla., to Louis and Orlena Lamb. When he was 7 years old, his family moved to Seattle. In 1937, he studied at...

Mable  A. Simons

Mable A. Simons

Aug 28, 2009

Mable A. Simons, 72, of Grants Pass died Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. She was born Mable Almeda Butler, March 16, 1937, in Ventura, Calif., to James and Reba Butler. On Jan. 1, 1959, in Carpinteria,...

Mary-jo Knox

Mary-jo Knox

Aug 21, 2009

Mary-Jo Knox, 71, of Grants Pass died Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at her daughter's home in Grants Pass. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stephens Family Chapel, with the Rev. Stephen Fister of St. Rita's Retreat Center in Gold Hill presiding. Knox was born Oct. 7, 1937, in Omaha, Neb., to Michael and Marie Seibert. On Nov....

June  C. Bisordi

June C. Bisordi

Aug 18, 2009

June C. Bisordi, 91, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at her granddaughter's home in Williams. Bisordi was born Feb. 7, 1918, in Milwaukee to Robert Casper Sr. and Gladys Ansty. She was a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. She also was a member of Eastern Star. She enjoyed doing bead work,...

Jesus  Mora Huarte

Jesus Mora Huarte

Aug 17, 2009

Jesus "Chivo" Mora Huarte, 39, of Grants Pass died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Stephens Family Chapel. A graveside service will follow at 3 p.m. at Sparlin Cemetery in Williams, with Lowell Stutzman, pastor, officiating. A celebration of life will be held at 4 p.m....