Obituaries

Scarlet Delight O'hara Ackroyd

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Harold  Norman Ramler

Harold Norman Ramler

Oct 23, 2007

Harold Norman Ramler, 82, of Williams died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Private services have been held. Interment was at Sparlin Cemetery in Williams. He was born Aug. 23, 1925, in Downey, Calif., to Franklin and Ruth Ramler. During World War II, he served in the Navy and was honorably discharged Feb. 1, 1946. He worked...

Claude  Baily Brown

Claude Baily Brown

Oct 9, 2007

Claude Bailey Brown, age 88, of Rogue River, OR, passed away four days before his 89th birthday on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at home surrounded by his family. He lived a long life after battling Parkinson's Disease for over 40 years, he finally got to go home. Born at home in Dougherty, Murray County, Oklahoma, on October 13, 1918, he...

Vivian  T. Vlachos-Oliver

Vivian T. Vlachos-Oliver

Oct 8, 2007

Vivian T. Vlachos-Oliver, 58, of Grants Pass died Oct. 8, 2007, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Applegate Christian Fellowship. Interment will be at Pierce Brothers Cemetery in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She was born Aug. 23, 1949, in Queens, N.Y., to Bill and Ruth Vlachos. Shortly after she was born, her family...

Laverne  Lorene Methven

Laverne Lorene Methven

Oct 5, 2007

LaVerne Lorene Methven, 90, of Grants Pass passed away Friday, October 5, 2007, at Fairview Transitional Health Center in Grants Pass. Services will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2007 3:00 pm at the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Larry Gibson of Gateway Christian Fellowship officiating LaVerne was born on June 9, 1917 in Montrose, Colorado to R.C....

Luellyn Gehm

Luellyn Gehm

Sep 25, 2007

Luellyn Gehm, 70, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at her home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Gehm was born June 23, 1937, in Riverside, Calif., to Kai and Ellen Hedemann. She graduated from Santa Ana High School in 1955. On April 28, 1956, in Santa Ana, Calif., she married...

Wayne  Alex Brueggemann

Wayne Alex Brueggemann

Sep 24, 2007

Wayne Alex Brueggemann, 25, of Grants Pass died Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, in Grants Pass. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Riverside Park Centennial Gazebo. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to the family of Wayne Brueggemann at any branch of Umpqua Bank. He was born...

Jay  T. Drescher

Jay T. Drescher

Sep 19, 2007

Jay T. Drescher, 75 of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at his home in Grants Pass. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 1:00 PM, at Stephens Family Chapel Interment will be held on Friday, September 21, 2007, at 3:00 PM, Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Oregon Jay was...

Carrie  Ann Vogel

Carrie Ann Vogel

Sep 18, 2007

Carrie Ann Vogel, 33, of Grants Pass died Sept. 18, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident. A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stephens Family Chapel. Vogel was born Nov. 12, 1973, in Corning, Calif. In 1974, her family moved from California to Cave Junction, where she lived for 12 years and...

Robert Kuykendall

Robert Kuykendall

Sep 18, 2007

Robert Kuykendall, 46, of Grants Pass passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stephens Family Chapel. Contributions may be made to HASL, Parkway Professional Building, 305 N.E. E St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. Kuykendall was born June 8, 1961, in Van Nuys, Calif. He attended...

Leslie  Ann Wyman

Leslie Ann Wyman

Sep 14, 2007

Leslie Ann Wyman passed away on September 14th after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. She was a local businesswoman, and her trucks with the distinctive “H20 to Go" signs were seen throughout the county. When she wasn't delivering water or contracting to fight forest fires Leslie participated in reenactments of famous wagon trains using her own teams of...

Warren  Charles Worden

Warren Charles Worden

Sep 8, 2007

Warren C. Worden, 78 of Grants Pass passed away Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Oregon. A celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 10:00 AM, at Grants Pass Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Doug Schmidt Officiating. Contributions can be made to: The Pursuit PO Box 2759 Grants...

Kimberly  Dianne Brown

Kimberly Dianne Brown

Sep 6, 2007

Kimberly Dianne Brown, 46 of Grants Pass passed away Thursday, September 6, 2007 at her home in Grants Pass. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, September 14, 2007 at 12:00 PM, at Stephens Family Chapel with Pastor Ken Bern Officiating. Kim was born on September 5, 1961 in Heidelberg, Germany to Richard and Lucille Sharke. She...