Obituaries
James F. Rickards
Dec 26, 2007
James F. Rickards, 53, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. He was born June 30, 1954, in Sun Valley, Calif., to Herman and Betty Rickards. In 1972, he graduated from Sylmar High...
Karen Sue Sparks
Dec 25, 2007
Karen Sue Sparks “Sparkyâ€, 58, passed Christmas morning in her home in Grants Pass. A celebration of her life is being organized. Sparky was born in Cincinnati, OH, moved to California, and to Southern Oregon in 2001. Her passion throughout life was playing softball and she had an arm that could throw a ball with such precision and speed, few...
Joshua I. Ashbridge
Dec 24, 2007
Joshua Ashbridge, 20, died early morning on December 24th 2007, in an automobile accident on Rogue River Highway. A celebration of his life will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2007, 1:00 PM at River Valley Community Church, Grants Pass. He was born in Corvallis, Oregon on December 15, 1987. He moved to Michigan with his family and then onto...
Jerome V. Nawrocki
Dec 23, 2007
Jerome V. Nawrocki, 66, of Grants Pass died Sunday, December 23, 2007, at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Oregon. Services will be held at a later date. With his sharp and crafty mind, and steady hands, there wasn̢۪t much Jerome V. Nawrocki couldn̢۪t fix, grow or build. He loved cars, trains, gardening and any projects involving his hands. He...
Wilbur H. Peterson
Dec 20, 2007
Wilbur H. Peterson, 99, of Grants Pass died Dec. 20, 2007, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned at this time. He was born June 22, 1908, in Hollywood, Calif., to Clause and Alice Peterson. He worked in heavy construction from 1953 until his retirement in 1974. During that time, he worked for several large companies, including C.W....
"bill" Charles E. Newman
Dec 18, 2007
Charles "Bill" Newman, 67, of Grants Pass died Dec. 18, 2007, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Crossroads Church. A bowling party will follow at 1 p.m. at Caveman Bowl. He was born Nov. 27, 1940, in Grants Pass to Claude and Hazel Newman. In 1960, he...
Leta B. Flick
Dec 15, 2007
Leta B. Flick, 49, of Grants Pass, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. Graveside services will be held on Friday, December 21, 2007, 3:00 PM at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens in Grants Pass with Pastor Ron Hayworth of Calvary Church officiating. Leta was born on February 24, 1958 to Daniel and Margaret Soltero in...
Marvin A. McNutt
Dec 11, 2007
Marvin A. McNutt, 82, of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. No services are planned. Marvin was born on November 12, 1925 in Lexington, Oklahoma to Leslie and Edith McNutt. He served in the US Navy during WWII until his honorable discharge on May 22, 1946. Marvin married Marlynn Schneider...
Virginia Mary Stewart
Dec 11, 2007
Virginia Mary Stewart, 86, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at Royale Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be held Jan. 12 in Santa Ana, Calif. Interment will be at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. Contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity, Grants Pass Area, in care of Bank of America Building, P.O. Box 2667,...
Nora Clarebelle Rhoads
Dec 4, 2007
Nora Clare Bell Rhoads, 67 of Gold Hill passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, December 15th at 11:00 AM, Parkway Christian Center with Pastors Dennis Webber and Ron Marsh officiating. Please direct contributions to the Gospel Rescue Mission. Nora was born on...
Daniel M. Garcia
Dec 3, 2007
Daniel M. Garcia, 52, of Grants Pass died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at his home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Anne Catholic Church. Contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. Eighth St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. He was born June 3, 1955, in Alamosa, Colo., to Floyd and Mary Garcia. For 25 years,...
David John Megla
Nov 28, 2007
David John Megla, 64, of Williams died Nov. 28, 2007, at his home. Private family services have been held. He was born March 10, 1943, in Youngstown, Ohio, to John and Eleanor Megla. He attended schools in Burbank, Calif. On Jan. 12, 1963, in Burbank, he married Patricia Wilson, who survives. Along with his father, he worked in sales at...
Scarlet Delight O'hara Ackroyd
Nov 26, 2007
Scarlet Delight O'Hara Ackroyd, 22, of Rogue River died Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at Providence Medford Medical Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at Woodville Cemetery in Rogue River. Contributions may be made to a fund for her children, Andrew and Jessica German, at any...
Eddie Alvarado
Nov 26, 2007
Heriberto "Eddie" Alvarado, 48, of Grants Pass died Nov. 26, 2007, in Grants Pass. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Savage Street. Contributions may be made to the Heriberto Alvarado Memorial Fund at any branch of Washington Mutual Bank in Grants Pass. He was born Nov. 16, 1959,...
Edwin E. Pollock
Nov 25, 2007
Eddy Pollock was born in Denver, Colorado and moved to California in 1948. His interest in electronics started at the age of 12 and by age 15 he obtained his first amateur radio license. In 1970 he obtained his amateur extra class license, W6LC. He enjoyed ham radio for nearly 60 years. Eddy̢۪s formal education included a BA and Master̢۪s...
Herbert John Lee
Nov 19, 2007
Herbert John Lee, 59, of Grants Pass died Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Nick Cook, pastor, officiating. He was born Oct. 7, 1948, in Bend to Clyde and Mary Lee. He lived in Oregon all his life. For many...
Mary Louise Dollahon
Nov 17, 2007
Mary Louise Dollahon, 86, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Stephens Family Chapel. A funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens. Dollahon was born Aug. 16, 1921, in Oklahoma to Lee and Helen Merritt. In Arkansas,...
Dolly Jean Cogswell
Nov 13, 2007
Dolly Jean Cogswell, 64 of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at her home in Grants Pass. A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, November 19, 2007 at 1:00 PM, at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Ken Bern Officiating. Jean was born on August 9, 1943 in Grants Pass to Lonnie and Mamie Griffith. She...
Cynthia Keenum
Oct 31, 2007
Cynthia “Tex†Keenum, 52 of Grants Pass passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at her home in Grants Pass. A Celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 6:00 PM at Zion Lutheran Church 516 W. 4th Street, Medford, Oregon 97501 Contributions can be made to the Humane Society of your choice. Cynthia was born...
Nancie O. Mortenson
Oct 28, 2007
Nancie O. Mortenson, age 69, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass, Oregon after a two month long illness. Born January 16, 1938, in San Fransisco, CA, she was the oldest daughter of Norma Scott and Martin Maher. On July 17, 1978, she married Dannis Mortenson in Pacifica, CA at the "Kansas City...
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