Obituaries

Richard Walter Lulich

Richard Walter Lulich

May 24, 2013

Richard W. Lulich, age 67, of Medford, Oregon, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2013.

Kristi Marie Higday

Kristi Marie Higday

May 19, 2013

Kristi Marie Higday, 43, lost her fight with cancer and died at home in the arms of her loving family on May 19, 2013. Kristi was born on December 16, 1969 in Manistique, Michigan to James and Joan Potvin. She spent the first 12 years of her life in Garden, Michigan. She enjoyed swimming at the lake, attending Big Bay...

Donna Sprague

Donna Sprague

May 11, 2013

Donna Sprague, age 87, passed away at her home in Medford, Oregon on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

Barri Gene Mckissick

Barri Gene Mckissick

May 11, 2013

Barri Gene McKissick, age 57, of Medford Oregon passed away on Wednesday May 8, 2013. Arrangements provided by Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary 541-773-6162 or www.hillcrestmortuary.com

Rocky Valley

Rocky Valley

May 10, 2013

Riccardo Dee Valley, age 61, of Medford Oregon, passed away on Friday May 10, 2013. Arrangements provided by Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary 541-773-6162 or www.hillcrestmortuary.com

Robert Samual Spira

Robert Samual Spira

May 6, 2013

Dr. Robert S. Spira Dr. Robert Samuel Spira, age 85, of Medford, OR., passed Monday, May 6, 2013 at Fern Gardens Senior Living. He was born Dec. 12, 1927 in Detroit, MI. He married Harriett Robena Keeler who preceded him in death in 2005. Bob and Harriett came to Ashland, OR., in 1980. He was a graduate of UC Berkeley...

Violamae Cook

Violamae Cook

May 6, 2013

Violamae Cook 88, of Medford Oregon, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013. Arrangements provided by Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary 541-773-6162 or www.hillcrestmortuary.com

William Herbert Ellis

William Herbert Ellis

May 2, 2013

William Herbert Ellis, 91, of Medford Oregon passed away on May 2, 2013 arrangements by Hillcrest Mortuary. 541-773-6162. www.hillcrestmortuary.com

Emmett Barnett Cooter

Emmett Barnett Cooter

May 2, 2013

Emmett Barnett Cooter, 84, of Montague California passed away May 2, 2013, arrangements by Hillcrest Mortuary 541-773-6162 www.hillcrestmortuary.com

Louise Annette Poppa

Louise Annette Poppa

Apr 30, 2013

Louise Annette Poppa 88, of Cottage Grove Oregon, passed away on Tuesday April 30, 2013. Arrangements provided by Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary. 541-776-6162

Richard Elmer Wetzel

Richard Elmer Wetzel

Apr 30, 2013

Richard Elmer Wetzel, 84 of Medford, Ore. passed away on Tuesday, April 30 2013 at Arbor Place Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Floyd Burl Lay

Floyd Burl Lay

Apr 16, 2013

Floyd Burl Lay passed away peacefully at his home in Medford on April 16 at the age of 88. He was born in Dierks, Arkansas on August 21, 1924. Raised in Southeastern Oklahoma where he met his wife of 65 years- Betty Jo, before traveling to the Klamath Basin in the mid 1940s and later settling in the Rogue Valley...

Jess Cummings

Jess Cummings

Apr 15, 2013

Jess Cummings 94, of Central Point, Oregon passed away on April 15,2013 Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary in care of arrangements 541-773-6162, www.hillcrestmortuary.com

Willie Harold Fischer

Willie Harold Fischer

Apr 10, 2013

Willie crossed over the River Jordan into the loving arms of his Jesus Wednesday, April 10,2013. Willie Harold Fischer was born October 5, 1925 in Sparks, Nebraska to Carl Fischer and Dena Karcher. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the European Theater. He was wounded in action in 1945 and awarded the Purple Heart. After being discharged...

Karen Elaine Walker

Karen Elaine Walker

Apr 9, 2013

Karen Elaine Walker 62, of medford, Ore, passed away Tuesday April 9, 2013. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary in care of arrangements. 541-773-6162

Ray Lavonne Cummings

Ray Lavonne Cummings

Apr 2, 2013

Ray LaVonne Cummings, age 76, of Central Point, Oregon, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary in care of arrangements. 541-773-6162 or wwwhillcrestmortuary.com

Iva Jean Steinmetz (Cox)

Iva Jean Steinmetz (Cox)

Mar 31, 2013

Iva Jean Steinmetz, age 87, of Medford, OR. passed Sunday, March 31, 2013 at her home. She was born August 7, 1925 in La Union, NM., to John Erman Cox and Mary ??? She was married to Samuel Howard Miller for only a few months before he was killed in WWII. She later married Donald Houghman Steinmetz who preceded her...

Jeanne Helene Porter

Jeanne Helene Porter

Mar 31, 2013

Jeanne Helene Porter, age 91, of Central Point, Oregon, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary in care of arrangements. 541-773-6162 www.hillcrestmortuay.com

Jaqueline Vivian Ruben

Jaqueline Vivian Ruben

Mar 17, 2013

Jacqueline Vivian Ruben, 76, of Medford, Ore., passed away Sunday March 17, 2013. Jacqueline was born July 11, 1936 in Des Moines, Iowa to John Phillip Winslow and Vivian Clarice Graeber. In 1955 she married Donald LeRoy Ruben who survives. Prior to coming to Oregon Jacqueline had worked as an assistant for an oral surgeon in San Bernardino, Calif. She...

Verner "Bud" William Mccall

Verner "Bud" William Mccall

Mar 10, 2013

Verner "Bud" McCall, 77, of Eagle Point, Ore. passed away peacefully Sunday, March 10, 2013, surrounded by family and friends. Bud was born November 15, 1935, in Portland, Ore. to Vern and Maxine (Livingston) McCall. He graduated from Medford High School in 1953 and earned his associates degree from OTI in 1955. On August 6, 1954, in Medford, Ore., he...