Obituaries

Dolly Peterson
Aug 6, 2008
Helen "Dolly" Peterson, 86, of Grants Pass died Aug. 6, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. No services are planned. She was born Jan. 25, 1922, in Carpinteria, Calif., to Edwin and Helen MacDonald. Survivors include four nieces, Terry Bennett of Redmond, Wash., Chris Bucks of Redding, Calif., Cathy Hall of Shasta Lake City, Calif., and Susan Salzmann of Danville,...

Dave Madden
Aug 5, 2008
David Ray Madden, 53, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at River Valley Community Church with David Mathis and Jim Brumback, pastors, officiating. He was born to Richard and Marge Madden on May 21, 1955 in Willits, Calif. He served...
Sandy Whitaker
Aug 5, 2008
Sandra Jean âSandyâ Whitaker, 59, of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at her home. A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, August 12th, 1:00 PM at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Ken Bern officiating. Sandy was born on July 30, 1949 in Oakland, California to Richard and Lola Benson. While growing up Sandy attended...

Kenneth McFarlin
Aug 2, 2008
Kenneth Dean McFarlin, 55, of Grants Pass died Aug. 2, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A potluck will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Riverside Park. He was born Aug. 20, 1952, in Grants Pass to Kenneth and Ruth McFarlin. He attended Illinois Valley High School for one year. In 1970, he graduated from Marysville High School in...
Mabel Graham
Jul 30, 2008
Mabel Graham, 92, of Grants Pass died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. A celebration of her life will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at River Valley Community Church, with David Mathis, pastor, officiating. Private inurnment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the...

Kristine Mullen
Jul 26, 2008
Kristine Karen Mullen, 46, of Rogue River died July 26, 2008, at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. Services will be held at a later date. Mullen was born Sept. 4, 1961, in Redlands, Calif., to William and Eleanor Maujer. In 1988, she moved to Medford from Orange County, Calif., and, in 1989, she moved to Rogue River. On July...

Frank Combs
Jul 25, 2008
Theodore Franklin "Frank" Combs, 90, of Grants Pass died Friday, July 25, 2008, at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Wilderville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Judy Currier officiating. Interment will follow at Wilderville Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Grants Pass Area Habitat for Humanity, 338 Ramsey Ave., Second...
Raymond M. Cathey
Jul 25, 2008
Raymond M. Cathey, 78 of Grants Pass passed away Friday, July 25, 2008 at his home in Grants Pass. A celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 11:00 AM, at the Grants Pass Masonic Lodge. Contributions: Lovejoy Hospice or Shriners Hospitals for Children-Portland 3101 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, Oregon 97239-3095 Raymond was...

Chewie Reed
Jul 23, 2008
Steven Douglas "Chewie" Reed, 43, of Grants Pass died July 23, 2008, in Grants Pass. Private family services will be held. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. He was born April 18, 1965, in California to Michael and Kathryn Reed. His family moved to Grants Pass in 1970 from Manhattan Beach, Calif. He attended local schools, including North...

Sandra Lee Corey
Jul 22, 2008
Sandra Lee Corey, 44, of Jacksonville passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at her home in Jacksonville. Private Family Services will be held at a later date Sandra was born on December 25, 1963 in Salinas, California to John and Barbara Wallace. She moved to Rogue River in 1988 from California and later moved to Grants Pass in 1990. Sandra...

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...