Obituaries
Cyrus Kutz
Aug 23, 2008
Cyrus Kutz, 86, of Williams died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at his home. No services are planned. He was born Sept. 1, 1921, in Watonga, Okla., to Cyrus and Elizabeth Kutz. He served in the Merchant Marine from 1944 to 1948, including service during World War II. For more than 40 years, he worked as a heavy equipment operator. On...
Patty Sue Donnelly
Aug 22, 2008
Patty Sue Donnelly, 60, of Grants Pass died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at her home. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stephens Family Chapel, with Ken Bern, pastor, officiating. Contributions may be made to Relay For Life of Josephine County, P.O. Box 235, Grants Pass, OR 97528. She was born Feb. 12, 1948, in...
John Layton
Aug 22, 2008
John Layton, 71, of Grants Pass died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at his home of cancer. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Community of Christ Church on Harbeck Road. He was born Sept. 29, 1936, in Klamath Falls to Walter and Pearl (Costello) Layton. He attended school in Keno. While in Seward, Alaska, he joined...
Bud Armstrong
Aug 17, 2008
Eldridge "Bud" Armstrong, 87, of Grants Pass died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, at his home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Granite Hill Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 S.E. Eighth St., Grants Pass, OR 97526. He was born Dec. 21, 1920, in Chamberino, N.M., to Jim and Daliah Armstrong. He served in the...
Bill Galipeau
Aug 16, 2008
William "Bill" Galipeau, 84, of Grants Pass died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at Highland House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Private family services will be held. Stephens Family Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stephensfamilychapel.com. Galipeau was born Oct. 6, 1923, in Virginia, Minn., to Francis and Lillian Galipeau. In 1942, he graduated...
Morey Hale
Aug 12, 2008
Morey Hale, 90, of Gold Hill died at home after a brief illness. Military services will be in San Diego, at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery at a later date. No local services are planned. Contributions may be made to: Providence Hospice, 2033 Commerce Dr., Medford, OR. 97504 Morey was born August 4, 1918 in Cromwell, Oklahoma, moving to Modesto, CA....
Agnes R. Boyer-Harvath
Aug 12, 2008
Agnes R. Boyer-Harvath, 86, of Grants Pass died August 12, 2008 at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Services will be held at a later date at Westwood Hills Memorial Park in Placerville, California. Agnes was born on August 24, 1921 in Waterloo, Iowa to Carl and Anita Jensen. She married Don Boyer on March 24, 1944 in Waterloo, Iowa; he preceded...
Linda Rae Pence
Aug 8, 2008
Linda Rae Pence 70, of Cave Junction passed away August 8, 2008 at Three Rivers Community Hospital following a long battle with lung disease and a recent fall. No Services are planned at this time Donations in Lindaâs memory can be made to the American Lung Association at 61 Broadway Street, New York, New York, 10006 Linda was born in...
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...

