Obituaries

Nedra Merle Joham
Jul 19, 2008
Nedra Merle Joham, 85, of Grants Pass died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Spring Village of cancer. A graveside service will be held in Newport. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Joham was born July 27, 1922, in Los Angeles to Ed and Edna Doolittle. By age 17, she was a professional accordionist in Vaudeville and concert theaters...

Charles Stevens
Jul 18, 2008
Charles Dwayne Stevens, 76, of Grants Pass died July 18, 2008, at his home. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. He was born Aug. 3, 1931, in Murray County, Minn., to William Walter and Irene Cherna (Kingsbury) Stevens, the seventh of eight children. He grew up on the family farm. He graduated from Edgerton High in 1949, and...

Margaret Louise Costanza
Jul 15, 2008
Margaret Louise Costanza, 76, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Costanza was born Aug. 21, 1931, in Henrietta, Okla., to Robert and Dora Hughes. She married Richard Costanza on April 15, 1951, in...

Isabelle Anne Hill
Jul 14, 2008
Isabelle "Anne" Hill, 81, of Grants Pass died July 14, 2008, at her home. A celebration of her life will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Larry Gibson, pastor of Gateway Christian Fellowship of Seventh-day Adventist, officiating. Hill was born March 23, 1927, in Medford to Forest and Hilda Sinclair. On May 12, 1945, in...

Jack Feehan
Jul 11, 2008
Jack Feehan passed away on July 11, 2008, at his home in Grants Pass, with his wife, Susan, and daughter, Nancy, by his side. Born in Los Angeles on April 27, 1937, Jack lived there until 1973. He married Susan on Nov. 13, 1972. After working for Bank of America for 13 years, Jack decided to follow his independent spirit...
Jennifer Ann Klotz
Jul 9, 2008
Jennifer Ann Klotz, 20, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at her home. Services will be held at noon Wednesday at Redwood Christian Church. A celebration of her life will follow at the family home, 4099 New Hope Road, Grants Pass. She was born July 18, 1987, in Grants Pass to Robert and Debra Klotz. She attended school...

Hank Ross
Jul 5, 2008
Henry "Hank" Meade Ross, 71, of Rogue River died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at his home. No services will be held. Ross was born April 27, 1937, in Browning, Mont. In 1940, he moved to Anchorage, Alaska, with his parents. He served in the Air National Guard of Alaska. He was a captain for Cordova Airlines in Alaska and for...
Billie Gene Smith
Jul 4, 2008
Billie "Gene" Smith, 75, of Grants Pass died Friday, July 4, 2008, in Grants Pass. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Merlin Community Church, with Everett Denniston, pastor, officiating. Private inurnment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to Asante Hospice, 2825...

Lois M. Piatt
Jun 30, 2008
Lois Marie Piatt, 68, of Grants Pass, died Monday, June 30, 2008 at her home. Services will held in Portland at a later date. Memorial contributions in her honor may be made to the Art Ehrmann Cancer Fund, 1623 Gateway Circle South, Grove City, OH 43123. She was born to Harry and Virginia Pierce on Sept. 4, 1939 in Long...
Bonnie Jean Murray
Jun 29, 2008
Bonnie Jean Murray, 66, of Grants Pass died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Murray was born Oct. 1, 1941, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Cleo and Clara Hess. She graduated from Des...
George W. Hill
Jun 23, 2008
George Warren Hill, 82, of Gold Hill passed away Monday, June 23, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. A celebration of his life will be held Monday, June 30, 2008, 10:00 AM at Rogue River Assembly of God. Interment with Military honors will follow at Eagle Point National Cemetery. George was born on May 31, 1926 in...
Briana Elizabeth Thompson
Jun 21, 2008
Briana Elizabeth Thompson, 27, of Grants Pass died Saturday, June 21, 2008, at her home. A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church. Private interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Christian Broadcasting Network, Orphanage Disaster Relief Fund, 977 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, VA 23463. She...

Robert Kevin Rae
Jun 20, 2008
Robert Kevin Rae, 46, of Grants Pass died Friday, June 20, 2008, at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Interment will be at Memory Gardens in Medford. Rae was born Dec. 16, 1961, in Medford. In 1962, his family moved to Grants Pass, where he attended Lincoln Elementary and North Middle schools...

Lloyd Wilson
Jun 18, 2008
Lloyd William Wilson, 70, of Grants Pass died June 18, 2008, at his home. Private family services will be held. Contributions may be made to Rogue Valley Medical Center, Cardiac Care Unit, 2600 Siskiyou Blvd., Suite 100, Medford, OR 97504. He was born June 29, 1937, in Euclid Heights, Ohio, to Edward and Hazel Wilson. In 1955, he graduated from...
Sherry Lou Wieler
Jun 17, 2008
Sherry Lou Wieler, 78, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Wieler was born Sept. 18, 1929, in Denver to Seldon and Dorothy Smith. On June 12, 1946,...

Tim E. Churchill
Jun 15, 2008
Tim E. Churchill, 51, of Grants Pass passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass A celebration of his life will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 10:00 AM at Riverside Park. (Please bring seating) Contributions: Southern Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing, 228 N. Holly Street, Medford, Oregon 97501 Tim was born on May...

Dennis D. Marvin
Jun 14, 2008
Denny Marvin, 61, of Merlin passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Merlin. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 23rd from 3:00 â€" 5:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel. A celebration of his life will be held after the viewing. Contributions can be made at the Grants Pass branch of US Bank in care of Dennis Duane Marvin. Denny...

Gerald McAlmond
Jun 12, 2008
Gerald "Jerry" McAlmond, 69, of Grants Pass died Thursday, June 12, 2008. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. June 29 at Tom Pearce Park. McAlmond was born April 1, 1939, in Phoenix, Ariz. He was an owner-operator truck driver, contractor and police officer. He also worked on the Alaskan pipeline, built bridges, constructed many homes in...

Doris Rockholt
Jun 11, 2008
Doris Estelle Rockholt, 85, of Grants Pass died June 11, 2008, at her home. Graveside services were held at Ocean View Cemetery in Eureka, Calif. The youngest of seven children, she was born Aug. 4, 1922, in Louisiana. She attended school in Shamrock, TX., until graduating in 1940. She moved to the San Fernando Valley in California, where she worked...

Elmer Joseph Silva
Jun 10, 2008
Elmer J. Silva, 85, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stephens Family Chapel. Private interment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. He was born June 11, 1922, in Berkeley, Calif., to Joseph and Eva Silva. In 1940, he graduated form Berkeley High School....