Obituaries

Marjorie May Evans (Smith)

Marjorie May Evans (Smith)

Sep 12, 2016

Marjorie M. Evans Marjorie May Evans, 91, of Central Point, OR. passed Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. She was born July 23, 1925 in Gold Hill, OR to George Lester Smith and Eva Lou Dusenberry. In 1943 she married George Lester Evans who recently preceded her July. She was a lifetime Rogue Valley resident. She and George were foster parents to...

Esther Isabelle Svaren (Fowler)

Esther Isabelle Svaren (Fowler)

Sep 11, 2016

September 30, 1931 - September 11, 2016 Longtime Ashland resident, Esther Isabelle Svaren, 84, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Asante Ashland hospital in Ashland, Ore. Esther, the daughter of Thomas Edgar and Ruth Esther Fowler, was born September 30, 1931 in Beloit Kansas. The Fowler family moved west in 1936 to escape the Dust Bowl in Kansas....

Kathleen Rose Jaramillo

Kathleen Rose Jaramillo

Sep 8, 2016

Kathleen Rose Jaramillo, age 59 years, passed Thursday. Sept. 8, 2016 at Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford. She was born Dec. 17, 1956. She is survived by two daughters; Ashley Hudson and Alexa Jaramillo.

Betty Jean Peterson

Betty Jean Peterson

Aug 27, 2016

September 22, 1935 - August 27, 2016 Betty Jean Peterson, 80, of Medford, Ore. passed peacefully August 27, 2016 in her home with her family by her side. Betty worked for Harry & David for 46 years. Betty will be missed by her husband; four sons; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. September 9,...

Maxine Faye Nelson (Wagner)

Maxine Faye Nelson (Wagner)

Aug 15, 2016

Maxine Faye (Wagner) Nelson, age 95, of Shady Cove, OR passed Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 at her home. She was born Nov. 16, 1920 in Kansas City, KS to Walter & Ethel(Clark) Wagner. She married Vernon Faye Nelson who preceded her. She has a son Richard L. "Rick" (Sheila) Nelson of Shady Cove, OR. She will be laid to rest...

Mindy Marie Fuson

Mindy Marie Fuson

Aug 14, 2016

Mindy Marie Fuson, 31 of Medford, Oregon passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016. No services at this time.

Anna P. Saint Germain (Barta)

Anna P. Saint Germain (Barta)

Aug 13, 2016

Anna Patricia(Barta) Saint Germain, age 93, of Medford, OR passed Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. She was born March 7, 1923 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Joseph & Emelie(Havlena) Barta. She married Harry Norse Saint Germain who preceded her. She has two son's; Bryan Saint Germain of Medford, OR and Steven Saint Germain of Buellton, CA. She will be laid to...

Roy Otto Schroeder

Roy Otto Schroeder

Aug 12, 2016

Roy O. Schroeder was born in 1939 in Medford Oregon to Fred and Leona Schroeder. He was a graduate of Medford High School in 1957. During the Vietnam War, he served in the United States Air Force for four years at Travis Air Force Base. After being discharged from the military he took up a career as a pipefitter. He...

Elixabeth Nelson (Walker)

Elixabeth Nelson (Walker)

Aug 8, 2016

Elizabeth Nelson, 92, of Medford, Ore. passed away August 8, 2016 at Brookside Manor. She was born February 15, 1924 in Ansonia, Connecticut to Fred and Elizabeth Walker. Elizabeth married Gottfred Nelson February 27, 1944 in Bend, Ore. shortly after her twentieth birthday. They moved to Medford in the 1980's. She was a homemaker and enjoyed going to the beach,...

David Bryant Schreck

David Bryant Schreck

Aug 6, 2016

David Bryant Schreck, 58, of Medford, OR passed Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 at his home. He was born May 8, 1958 in Fall River, MA to William Robert Schreck and Atha May Carter. He served in the US Navy. David had been a restaurant cook. Survivors include a son Daniel Crawford of Portland, OR and a brother Mike Schreck of...

Don Arwood Nelms

Don Arwood Nelms

Jul 30, 2016

Don Arwood Nelms, 84 of White City, Oregon passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at his home. No services are planned at this time.

Arthur Douglas Alexander

Arthur Douglas Alexander

Jul 29, 2016

Arthur Douglas Alexander III, age 87 years, passed Friday, July 29, 2016. He was born Dec. 17, 1928 in Cleveland, OH to Arthur Douglas Alexander II and Julia Marlow Tabor. Art was preceded in death by his wife Virginia Alexander in 2008. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at the Hillcrest Chapel, 2201 N. Phoenix...

Lavonne Corrine Thompson (Cassman)

Lavonne Corrine Thompson (Cassman)

Jul 29, 2016

Lavonne Cassman Thompson, 90, passed away July 29, 2016. Her daughter and son were beside her when she took her last breath here on earth and took her first breath with the Lord in Heaven. Lavonne was born April 2, 1926 in Milbank, South Dakota to Harvey and Nettie Cassman. In the 1930s, Lavonne's family moved to Central Point, Oregon....

John Willis Hannah

John Willis Hannah

Jul 25, 2016

John W. Hannah John Willis Hannah, 78, of Medford, OR passed unexpectedly Monday, July 25, 2016. He was born Feb. 6, 1938 in Memphis, TN to Samuel Glenn Hannah and Mary Margaret Whitten. John has been a Rogue Valley resident for nearly 40 years coming here from Coos Bay. He married Mary Louise Hannah who survives. John served honorably in...

George Lester Evans

George Lester Evans

Jul 9, 2016

George Lester Evans, 95, of Central Point, OR passed Saturday, July 9, 2016 at his home. He was born Sept. 28, 1920 in Bloomfield, MO to Thomas Jefferson & Addie Ann(Chastain) Evans. In 1943 he married Marjorie May Smith who survives. George served in the US Army during WWII in the 81st general division. George was the Postmaster at the...

Frances Helen Schmidt (Green)

Frances Helen Schmidt (Green)

Jul 7, 2016

Frances Helen(Green) Schmidt, age 85 years, passed Thursday, July 7, 2016 at her home. She was born Aug. 29, 1930 in El Dorado Springs, MO to John Samuel & Bessie Jane(Nicholas) Green. In 1978 she married Herbert K. Schmidt who preceded her in 2013. She is survived by three daughters; Teri Story, Janet Ward and Karen Sheperd. Graveside services will...

Patricia Nobuko Skinner

Patricia Nobuko Skinner

Jul 5, 2016

Patricia N. Skinner Patricia Nobuko Skinner, 84, passed Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at her home in Medford, Oregon. She was born January 1, 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. She met Donald G. Skinner while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force and stationed in Japan. They married in 1958 and together they added three kids to their family and moved...

Leslie Leroy Sauer

Leslie Leroy Sauer

Jul 3, 2016

Leslie L. Sauer Leslie Leroy Sauer, 69, of Medford, OR passed Sunday, July 3, 2016 at his home. Les was born March 26, 1947 in Ashland, OR to Lauren Leroy & Ruth Amelia(Samuelson) Sauer. He was a lifetime area resident both here and Klamath Falls. He worked in the woods for Plumley logging, as a fishing guide then later ran...

Barbara Ann Zimmerman

Barbara Ann Zimmerman

Jun 23, 2016

Barbara Zimmerman, of Grants Pass, passed away peacefully at home, on June 23, 2016. Barbara was born October 18, 1959, in Roseburg, Oregon, to William and Beatrice Zimmerman. She lived at home until the age of 8, and then resided at Fairview until the age of 16, when she moved back to Roseburg where she graduated from Roseburg High School....

Brandon Alexander James May

Brandon Alexander James May

Jun 17, 2016

Brandon Alexander James May, 23, of Central Point, Oregon passed away on Friday, June 17, 2016.