Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 âH20 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
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
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...
Carol J. Cathey
Aug 30, 2007
Carol J. Cathey, 74 of Grants Pass passed away Thursday, August 30, 2007 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, September 14, 2007 at 11:00 AM, at the Grants Pass Masonic Lodge. Contributions: Shriners Hospitals for Children-Portland 3101 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland, Oregon 97239-3095 Telephone 503-241-5090 Fax...
Alison Lee Conover
Aug 26, 2007
Alison Conover, 50 of Grants Pass passed away Sunday, August 26, 2007 in Grants Pass after singing praises to her Lord Jesus whom she served nearly all the days of her life. A celebration memorial service of her life will be held on Sunday afternoon, September 9, 2007 at 1:30 PM at the House of Prayer located at 1205 SW...
Jack Allen Sublette
Aug 22, 2007
Jack Allen Sublette, 84 of Grants Pass passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at his home in Grants Pass. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 1:00 PM, Stephens Family Chapel, Grants Pass with Pastor Ken Bern officiating In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to: Asanteâ Hospice Jack was born on...
Charles William Jacobs
Aug 22, 2007
Selma resident Chuck Jacobs, artist, musician and master craftsman, died at the age of 77 on August 22, 2007 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. A celebration of his life will take place on Friday, August 24 from 5 to 9 pm, at the Jacobsâ home in Selma. Chuck was born March 15, 1930, in Modesto, CA to...
Douglas Mackay Smith
Aug 13, 2007
Douglas MacKay Smith passed away August 13, 2007 from complications following open heart surgery. There will be a memorial service celebrating his life, at St. Ignatius Episcopal Church, Antioch, Illinois, on November 20th, 2007 at 5:30 PM. Doug had brick-layer hands and an engineerâs mind. âHe had the patience of Job,â more than one relative said of him. His combination...
Darrel Dean Orr
Aug 3, 2007
Darrel Dean Orr, 77 of Cave Junction, passed away Friday, August 3, 2007 peacefully in his sleep at his home in Cave Junction, Oregon. Private Family Services have been held. Darrel Orr was born in Eureka, California to Mervin and Bessie Orr. He lived his entire life in Northern California and Southern Oregon. As a young man he served his...
Mildred D. Brown
Aug 3, 2007
Mildred D. Brown, 90 of Grants Pass, passed away Friday, August 3, 2007 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass, Oregon. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. Mildred was born on October 27, 1916 in Astoria, Oregon to Olaf & Hilma Fellman. She married Harold Hushbeck in Tillamook, Oregon in 1934, he preceded...

