Brandon went to be with our Lord and Savior Friday, June 17, 2016. He had been working in Roseburg, OR and the commute of 180 miles a day for two and a half months finally took its toll. On his way home from work, Brandon fell asleep and drove off the road near mile marker 63 on I-5.Born April 28, 1993 in Clovis, Calif. Brandon was a big boy coming into this world at 9 1bs. 2 oz. His family moved back to Central Point, Ore. when he was just 4 months old. The family home was [...]
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Brandon Alexander James May
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Jack Tracy Reich
February 26, 1957 - November 5, 2015Jack Tracy Reich went home to be with his Lord and Savior after a courageous three-year battle with brain cancer. He was 58 years young.Tracy was born February 26, 1957 in Medford, Ore. and grew up in the wide-open spaces of Griffin Creek on the outskirts of town. He graduated from Medford Senior High in 1975. He enlisted in the Marine Corps December 17, 1975 and was honorably discharged in 1978 with the rank of Corporal. [...]
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Gloria Ann Hinderer
Gloria Ann Hinderer passed away peacefully on the afternoon of June 27, 2016, at home with her family at her side. Born August 28, 1936 to Wilbur and Audrey Walker, she was a lifelong resident of Central Point, Ore.Gloria worked for many years as the office manager of Wildish Construction in Medford. In her retirement she turned her passion for yard sales into a true zeal for antiques, leading to an occupation in estate sales and appraisals. She was the president of Southern [...]
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Madeline Freeman Bell
Madeline Freeman Bell passed away June 17, 2016 in Redding, Calif. with her daughter Heather Sinclair and a hospice aide at her side. She was born March 27, 1920, in Gloucester, Mass.Madeline married Elmer F. Bell in 1940. She received both a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Library Science from the University of California, Berkeley. She enjoyed a career as Children's Librarian in the Orinda, Calif. public library.Madeline and Elmer moved to Medford in 1984 [...]
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Death Notices
Ruth BroomfieldRuth Broomfield, 93, of Central Point, Ore. passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Arrangements are by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives 541-770-6505. Richard "Rick"K. JohnsonRick Johnson, 54, of Eagle Point, Ore. passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 in Prospect, Ore. Arrangements by Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel. 541-664-3361 [...]
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Caroline Templin Finch
Caroline Templin Finch, 91, of Medford, Ore., passed away June 25, 2016, at Rogue Regional Medical Center. She was active right up to the end, wearing her pedometer and logging her daily miles until the day before she entered the hospital.Lighthearted, outgoing, and a friend to all, Caroline was a deeply spiritual person whose life reflected a constant search for truth. She combined an appetite for new-age exploration—meditation retreats, drum circles, goddess [...]
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Donald G. Lingren
In loving memoryDonald G. Lingren, 79, passed away peacefully June 29, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 5, 1936 in Medford, Ore. to Ernest and Maxine Lingren.Don graduated from Rogue River High School in 1954. He was the owner of EZ Homes, a mobile home sales business and was always the ultimate salesman. He was an avid hunter and especially loved his annual hunting trips in Wyoming. He ran a [...]
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Sarah "Sally" Haskell Crummé
Sarah "Sally" Churchill Haskell, 97, passed away June 30, 2016, in Ashland, Ore. She was born March 1, 1919, in the Yokohama Naval Hospital, Japan, the first of two children to Dr. Henry and Regina Farrell Haskell.The Great Tokyo Earthquake of September, 1923, devastated Yokohama and destroyed both their family home and Dr. Haskell's dental practice serving the foreign community. The family, however, were not injured and returned to Albany, New York where Sally's [...]
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Death Notices
Joan M. GoodinJoan Goodin, 81, of Medford, Ore. passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 at her home. Arrangements by Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel. 541-664-3361.www.congermorris.comMary J. Truman Mary Truman, 73, of Central Point, Ore. passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at her home. Arrangements by Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel, 541-664-3361. [...]
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Melvin A. Winkelman
May 1, 1927 - June 27, 2016Melvin "Mel" Andrew Winkelman departed his earthly life from the comfort of his home June 27, 2016 after a nearly three-year battle with Myelodyplastic Anemia Syndrome (a bone marrow cancer). He was born May 1, 1927 in Sacramento, California, the first of three children of Albert Bonnheim Winkelman and Emma Marie Leslie Winkelman. From age ten, he was raised by his paternal grandparents.Mel graduated from Sacramento Senior High [...]
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Vera Adams Hannah
June 23, 1914 - July 4, 2016Vera Hannah, 102, of Eagle Point, Ore. passed away July 4, 2016. She was born June 23, 1914 in North Bend, Ore. to Milo Adams and Martha Hill. Vera was the youngest of six children, her siblings were Roy, Jessie, Tom, Doris Heckathorne, and June Adams.Vera moved with her family to Medford in the mid 1920s where she attended St. Mary’s academy, and as a young teenager worked at local theaters as an usher in the silent movie [...]
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Dr. WilmaRia Kim Boyd
WilmaRia Kim Boyd passed away July 4, 2016 at Linda Vista Nursing Home following an illness of many years. She was born May 21, 1930 to the family of Max Wruck in Berlin, Germany where she grew up during the war and remained until emigrating to the United States as a war bride in 1948.She and her husband settled in Spokane, Wash. where they raised a family of two daughters while both worked and attended college. She was awarded a full scholarship to Eastern Washington University [...]
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Death Notice
Richard C. BrabhamRichard Brabham, 80, of Medford, Ore. passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Providence Medford Medical Center. Arrangements by Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel, 541-664-3361.www.congermorris.com
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Death Notices
Charles W. CulyCharles Culy, 83, of Jacksonville, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at his home. Arrangements by Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel, 541-664-3361.www.congermorris.com Roland PrefontaineRoland Prefontaine 79, of Gold Hill passed away Thursday July 7, 2016 at his home. Arrangements by Conger- [...]
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William Henry Kneebone
Lifelong Ashland resident William Henry Kneebone passed away July 5, 2016. Henry was born August 27, 1921, at the family home on Wimer Street, shortly after his parents had moved via wagon to town from northern California.His family purchased property in the Wrights Creek area where Henry lived his entire life, building his own home on Orchard Street in the early 1950s. He worked alongside his father tending their peach and apple orchards and a strawberry field. Henry [...]
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Mary Jane Truman
Mary Jane Truman, 73, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at home in Central Point, Ore. She was born November 30, 1942 to Floyd and Florence Burroughs in Los Angeles, Calif. and has lived in Central Point since 2003. Mary is survived by her loving husband, Michael Truman, after 50 years of love and commitment; brother, Richard Burroughs; sister, Sylvia (Marge) Burroughs; son, Eric Michael Truman, and his wife, Kimberly; daughter, Mellisa Truman; [...]
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Richard Wayne Straus
Richard Wayne Straus passed away July 4, 2016 in Medford, Ore. He was born October 31, 1928 in Medford, Ore. to Nora and Deidrick Straus, the youngest of 12 children.Richard was raised in Sams Valley on the Straus Ranch, attending Sams Valley school and Medford High School. On December 25, 1946, he married Marcia L. Centers in a double wedding with her brother, William "Bill" Centers and Toni Reynolds. Marcia and Richard had five children. He especially looked forward [...]
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Leslie Leroy Sauer
Leslie "Les" Sauer, 69, of Medford, Ore. passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at his home. He was born March 26, 1947 in Ashland, Ore. to Lauren Leroy and Ruth Amelia (Samuelson) Sauer.He married Rosemary Robertson and they later divorced. He then married Ruth Addie Sauer who preceded him in 2015. Les was a lifetime area resident both here and in Klamath Falls. He worked in the woods for Plumley Logging, as a fishing guide, and ran the crusher for Rogue [...]
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John Jackson Kime
We will always reflect with smiles and grateful tearsJohn Jackson Kime of Eagle Point, previously of Rogue River, passed away June 30, 2016 from injuries he sustained in an accident.John was born May 17, 1922 in the Griffin Creek area. He was the fifth of nine children born to Helen Quackenbush Kime and Wilber Nicholas Kime.John served in WWII and was stationed primarily in Italy during his service. He worked for [...]
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Joan Marie Goodin
Joan Marie Goodin, 81, of Medford, Oregon passed away in her home Friday, July 1, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born Joan Marie Pence April 18, 1935 in Eugene, Oregon to Ray and Dorothy Pence. Her family moved to Medford, Oregon in 1942 and lived in the Rogue Valley for the remainder of her life. She was married to WF "Tex" Goodin for 45 years before his death in 2001. Joan was a lifetime volunteer for many organizations including: Girl Scouts for 42 years from troop leader, [...]
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