Obituaries

Benjamin Dirksen

Benjamin Dirksen

Jul 29, 2007

Ben Dirksen Ben Dirksen, 86, of Medford, Ore., went to be with the Lord on July 29, 2007, in his sleep, at their home. Ben was born to Garrit Jan Dirksen and Hendricka Marie Houbolt on February 27, 1921, in Brooten, Minn. He grew up in Roselin, Ill., with his brother, Henry Dirksen and two sisters, Betty Jane Vanderbilt and...

Sandra Rae Taylor

Sandra Rae Taylor

Jul 29, 2007

Sandi Taylor Sandi Taylor, 68, of Ashland Ore., passed away at Rogue Valley Medical Center on July 29, 2007. A memorial service will be held Friday, August 3, 2007, at 1:00pm at Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Sandi was born in Cypress, Calif. on December 5, 1938 to Mamie and Ray Houghton. She is survived by her children, Glen, Lori, Kip and...

Anne Edney

Anne Edney

Jul 29, 2007

Anne Edney Anne Edney, 63, of Medford, Ore., passed away on July 29, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on August 11, 2007 at the Trail Christian Fellowship, 18881 Hwy 62, Eagle Point, 97524. Rick Booye of the Trail Christian Fellowship will be officiating. Memorial contributions can be made to C.A.T.S. or Southern Oregon Humane Society....

Irma Lenore Mitchell

Irma Lenore Mitchell

Jul 23, 2007

Irma Lenore Mitchell Irma Lenore Mitchell, 81, of Central Point, died Monday, July 23, 2007 at home. A memorial service will be held July 28, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park Chapel. Pastor Robert Watts of Paradise, Calif. will officiate. Born December 19, 1925 in St. Helena, Calif. to Ray & Betha Hurd, she married Eugene Mitchell on...

Stanley Wayne Rugh

Stanley Wayne Rugh

Jun 25, 2007

Stanley Wayne Rugh Stanley Wayne Rugh, died quietly Monday, June 25th, 2007 in Hearthstone Nursing Facility at the age of 97. Born March 17, 1910 in Scotland County, Missouri, he married Grace Opal Harvey in 1932 and they had one daughter, Patricia Ann. He was beloved and devoted husband, father and grandfather. Living most of his adult life in Claremont,...

Madilyn Grace Moser-Rasch

Madilyn Grace Moser-Rasch

Jun 23, 2007

Madilyn "Madi" Grace Moser-Rasch Madilyn "Madi" Grace Moser-Rasch, 2, of Central Point, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2007, in Medford, Ore. A memorial service to celebrate Madi's life will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2007, at 11:00 a.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park located at 2201 N. Phoenix Rd. in Medford. Anyone who met Madi is invited to attend and...

Wayne Eugene Hadley

Wayne Eugene Hadley

Jun 11, 2007

Wayne Eugene Hadley Wayne Eugene Hadley, 69, of Medford, passed away Monday, June 11, 2007, at Providence Hospital. A memorial service will be held on June 20th, 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park Chapel. Wayne was born December 30, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Okla. He spent his younger years in Coolidge, Ariz. and Dinuba, Calif. He served two years in...

Raymond L. Yow

Raymond L. Yow

Jun 9, 2007

Yow, Raymond Lovell Raymond Lovell Yow Raymond Lovell Yow of Medford, Ore. passed away June 9, 2007 at his home with all his family at his side. He was born in Stigler, Okla. to Claude and Annie (Clay) Yow on July 23, 1913. He grew up in Checotah, Okla. He moved to Eugene, Ore. in 1944. There he met Betty...

Lawrence Grisham

Lawrence Grisham

Jun 8, 2007

Grisham, Lawrence (Gene) Lawrence E. (Gene) Grisham Lawrence (Gene) Grisham, 69, passed Friday, June 8, 2007 at home with family. A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1900 Crater Lake Ave., Medford. Alicia Spieder will be officiating. Gene was born June, 1937 in Adair County, Okla. On September 23, 1957...

Betty Fichtner-Rodenmayer

Betty Fichtner-Rodenmayer

May 31, 2007

Betty Fichtner Rodenmayer 1910 - 2007 Betty Fichtner Rodenmayer left to be with the Father Thursday, May 31, 2007 surrounded by her family at home. Betty was the second of seven daughters and one son of John Patrick and Fanny Belle. She was born in Taos, New Mexico in 1910. When eight months old, the family moved to Montana where...

Earl Cooper

Earl Cooper

May 25, 2007

Earl Cooper Earl Cooper, 94, of Medford, passed away May 25, 2007. He was born January 14, 1913, in Holiday, Ark., to Clarence and Hattie Cooper, who preceded him in death. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1950; he worked as a mill worker and farmer. On October 3, 1964, Earl married his wife, Frances, in Reno, Nev. She...

Charles August Leahy

Charles August Leahy

May 14, 2007

Charles A. (Chuck) Leahy Charles A. "Chuck" Leahy, of Medford, passed away at his home on May 14, 2007. He was 73. His wife and son were by his side. He is survived by his wife, Gerry, and their three children: Michael Leahy, of San Francisco, Patricia Leahy-Graff, of Eugene, Ore., and Sharon Mann of Portland, Ore.; four grandchildren; one...

Maxine Tolley Hale

Maxine Tolley Hale

May 11, 2007

Hale, (Alice) Maxine T. (Alice) Maxine T. Hale (Alice) Maxine T. Hale, 84, of Medford, Ore. passed away on May 11, 2007 at Rogue Valley Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on May 13, 2007 at Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel. Pastors Jay Wolfman and Kim McDonald of Word of Life Christian Fellowship, 1314 B Center Drive,...

Elizabeth Inez Rice

Elizabeth Inez Rice

May 9, 2007

Elizabeth Inez Rice, 98, of Medford died Wednesday May 9, 2007 at her home at Waterford Suites. Elizabeth was born on June 10, 1908 to Inez and George Rice. She grew up in Drain, Ore., and then attended SOC in Ashland where she earned her teaching degree. Elizabeth was a friendly person who always had time to make new friends....

Palmyra Haleaka Iver

Palmyra Haleaka Iver

May 5, 2007

H. Palmyra "Paula" Driver Loving wife, mother and long time Sams Valley resident, Haleaka Palmyra "Paula" Driver died peacefully on May 5th at Providence Hospital in Medford, Oregon. She was 84. The daughter of Frank A. and Mary Kalu Peterson, Paula was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She married Hugh E. Driver in 1941. They owned and operated Kalama...

Lawrence E. "Larry" Mcconnell

Lawrence E. "Larry" Mcconnell

Apr 9, 2007

Lawrence E. "Larry" McConnell Lawrence E. "Larry" McConnell, 84, passed away at his home in Medford on April 9. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. April 13, 2007 at the Hillcrest Mortuary, 2201 N. Phoenix Road, Medford. Larry was born in Mayville, Ore. in 1922 to John W. and Ida McConnell. He graduated from Wheeler County High...

Debbie Seelig

Debbie Seelig

Apr 9, 2007

Debbie Seelig The memorial service for Debbie Seelig will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Hillcrest Memorial Park Chapel. The Reverend Chris Ward of Westminister Presbyterian Church will be officiating. Debbie Seelig, 44, of Medford, died Monday, April 9, 2007. Debbie was born, March 3, 1963 in Chester, Calif. She was a resident of the Rogue...

Idamae Elizabeth Armstrong

Idamae Elizabeth Armstrong

Mar 27, 2007

Idamae Elizabeth Armstrong Idamae Elizabeth Armstrong, 86, of Eagle Point, passed away on March 27, 2007, in Medford. Idamae was born to Theodore and Mae Bormet on September 27, 1920 in Blackstone, Mass. She married Roger Armstrong in 1942 in Boston, Mass. They moved to the Rogue Valley 20 years ago from Franklin, Mass. Idamae worked for Lockhead until her...

Timothy D. "Tim" Caswell

Timothy D. "Tim" Caswell

Mar 24, 2007

Timothy "Tim" D. Caswell Sr. Timothy D. Caswell Sr., went to be with his Lord, Saturday March 24,2007, holding hands with his dear wife of 42 years, Freda Marie Caswell. Mr. Caswell's nearly 4 year long battle with cancer came to an end at home. Both of his sons, a sister, 2 granddaughters and other extended family also were present,...

Mary Jo Johnson

Mary Jo Johnson

Mar 16, 2007

Mary Jo Johnson Mary Jo Johnson, 76, passed away on March 16th, 2007, at Emmanuel Hospital, in Portland, Ore. Mary Jo was born August 26th, 1930, in Hollywood, Calif., to parents Molly Mabel and Ashley Frank Van Order. Mary Jo graduated from North Hollywood High in 1948. She moved to June Lake, Calif., where she met and married Ronald Moore,...