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Robert Carl Fremd
Robert Carl Fremd, 85, of Ashland, died Friday, March 14, 2003 at the Ashland Community Hospital. A family graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Scenic Hills Memorial Park. Memorial contributions can be made to Lassen High Alumni Association, P.O. Box 471, Susanville, Calif. 96130.
Robert Carl Fremd was born July 6, 1917 in Red Bluff, son of Albert Carl Fremd and Winnie Fay Woodward Fremd. He lived in the Rogue Valley since 1958. On Dec. 8, 1945 in Albion, N.Y., Robert married Norma E. Bibby Fremd who died in 2001.
Robert was a lumber salesman in Susanville, Calif. and Hilt, Calif. He retired in 1979. Robert was a nature lover, he enjoyed gardening and taking walks. He had a wonderful sense of humor - joked with his nurses until the very end. And he loved spending time with his family.
Robert served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945, South Pacific during W.W. II.
Survivors include daughters, Judy M. Brown and her husband Michael F. Brown of Stanwood, Wash. and Linda J. Namanny and husband Gene L. Namanny of Ashland; sisters Opal Fremd Yeager of Sacramento, Calif. and Dorothy Fremd Babour of Stockton, Calif.; brother, Albert LeRoy Fremd of Redding, Calif.; ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Kathleen "Kay" Lorraine Clark
No services are planned for Kathleen "Kay" Lorraine Clark, 88, of Ashland, who died Thursday, March 13, 2003, at home with her family present. Mrs. Clark was born August 30, 1914 at Portland, Ore. to Harvey and Frances (Towle) Predmore. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland, Ore. In Stevenson, Wash., she married Robert Middleton Clark, a union that would last for 66 years. Mr. and Mrs. Clark opened and operated the Palisades Bowling Alley in Lake Oswego, Ore. until the mid-1960's.
Mrs. Clark was a homemaker; she was a creator and teller of "Mr. Mouse" stories. She enjoyed arts & crafts, sewing and crossword puzzles. She volunteered at the Jacksonville Doll Museum. For 28 years she and her husband lived in Jacksonville, Ore., moving to Ashland in December of 2002. They owned and operated an ivy fronted gift shop called "The Hen House" in Jacksonville in the 1970's. For twenty of those years she belonged to a coffee klatch, which met on Thursday mornings at the Good Bean Company in Jacksonville. Every child who visited "Grammer" left with a surprise sack of goodies, which could only be opened after you were on the main road home.
Survivors in addition to her husband, Robert M. Clark, of Ashland; daughters, Judith Ann Gibbens (Judi) of Issaquah, Wash.; Toby Louise Coulter of Lake Oswego, Ore.; Lorraine Inez Olson (Rainy) of Ashland; Margaret Arlene Kindred (Peggy) of Portland, Ore.. There are nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren (and one on the way). She was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Rayleigha Coulter.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Kathleen "Kay" Lorraine Clark
No services are planned for Kathleen "Kay" Lorraine Clark, 88, of Ashland, who died Thursday, March 13, 2003, at home with her family present. Mrs. Clark was born August 30, 1914 at Portland, Ore. to Harvey and Frances (Towle) Predmore. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland, Ore. In Stevenson, Wash., she married Robert Middleton Clark, a union that would last for 66 years. Mr. and Mrs. Clark opened and operated the Palisades Bowling Alley in Lake Oswego, Ore. until the mid-1960's.
Mrs. Clark was a homemaker; she was a creator and teller of "Mr. Mouse" stories. She enjoyed arts & crafts, sewing and crossword puzzles. She volunteered at the Jacksonville Doll Museum. For 28 years she and her husband lived in Jacksonville, Ore., moving to Ashland in December of 2002. They owned and operated an ivy fronted gift shop called "The Hen House" in Jacksonville in the 1970's. For twenty of those years she belonged to a coffee klatch, which met on Thursday mornings at the Good Bean Company in Jacksonville. Every child who visited "Grammer" left with a surprise sack of goodies, which could only be opened after you were on the main road home.
Survivors in addition to her husband, Robert M. Clark, of Ashland; daughters, Judith Ann Gibbens (Judi) of Issaquah, Wash.; Toby Louise Coulter of Lake Oswego, Ore.; Lorraine Inez Olson (Rainy) of Ashland; Margaret Arlene Kindred (Peggy) of Portland, Ore.. There are nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren (and one on the way). She was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Rayleigha Coulter.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Dorothy Lucille Dirks Woodell
Dorothy Lucille Dirks Woodell, 94, of Ashland, died Saturday, March 15, 2003 at Linda Vista Care Center, Ashland. A private family memorial gathering will be held. Those who wish may make a memorial contribution to a charity of donor's choice.
Mrs. Woodell was born Sept. 3, 1908 at Sunnyside, Wash. to Peter B. and Eliza C. (Gates) Dirks. She was a graduate of Lake Stevens High School, Lake Stevens, Wash.. On Dec. 23, 1933 at McMinnville, Ore., she married Marshall E. Woodell, who preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 2003.
She received her Bachelors Degree from Linfield College, McMinnville, Ore. in 1932. In the mid-1930's, she worked in the office of the president of Southern Oregon College of Education (now SOU). In 1955, after raising her own children, she continued her teaching career at Crater High School. She taught English and Spanish until retiring in 1973.
Mrs. Woodell enjoyed reading and gardening. She also wrote for pleasure the story of her life. Her hobbies included making braided rugs, sewing, and knitting.
Survivors include son, C. Braehm "Woody" Woodell of Lakeview, Ore.; daughters, Marchial Sue Hamilton of Clackamas, Ore. and Doree Anne Hull of Lebanon, Ore.; two sisters, Myrtle Dirks Hartley and Jane Claire Dirks Edmunds, both of McMinnville, Ore.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brothers, Charles Orville Dirks and John Armstrong Dirks; and sisters, Doris Bissell, Virgie Barncord, Katie Dell Lilloren, Emma Ewens and Lulu Alice Wilcox.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Ruth Catherine Johnson
Ruth Catherine Johnson, 84, of Ashland, died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at her Ashland residence. A private family memorial service will be held.
Ruth was born Sept. 18, 1918 in New York, N.Y. She lived in the Rogue Valley for four years, moving from Los Angeles. She worked in the film industry in Los Angeles for Technicolor. She retired. She enjoyed singing, acting with an improv group and playing bridge.
Survivors include daughter, Cathy Schleining and son-in-law John of Ashland; two grandchildren, Lara and Eran of Ashland. She was preceded in death by two sisters.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Guste Amelia Galliher
Guste Amelia Galliher, 90, of Ashland, died March 16, 2003. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 24, at Skylark Assisted Living in Ashland. Pastor Tony Schultz of Grave Lutheran Church officiates.
Guste Amelia Galliher was born Oct.. 10, 1912 in Rock County, Minn., daughter of Arnie and Gertie Fresvik. On Sept. 15, 1937 in Sioux Falls, S.D., she married the late David Isaac Galliher. She moved to the Rogue Valley from Springfield, Ore. ten years ago.
Guste was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Ashland. Her hobbies include knitting and crocheting.
Survivors include three daughters, Susan Robinson of Williams, Ore., Sharon Galliher of Eugene, Ore. and Janice Faye Wainwright of Port Orford; five sons, David A. Galliher of Louisville, Texas, Gerald Galliher of New Zealand, Steven Ronald Galliher of San Francisco, Calif., Jason Carter Galliher of San Francisco, Calif. and Terry Lee Galliher of Lincoln City, Ore.; ten grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, David in 1986, two daughters and one son.
Visitation is available at Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.
Edith M. Kekuna
Edith M. Kekuna, 69, formerly of Ashland, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at the Rogue Valley Medical Center. She had been a patient of the Black Oak Manor for the past seven years. At her request no services will be held. Memorial contributions can be made to Lion's Eye Bank or American Heath Association.
Edith was born Oct. 7, 1933 in Ashland, daughter of Vena S. and Oren Jesse Hile of "New England Heritage". She lived in the Rogue Valley her whole life.
She spent three years in the Panama Canal Zone where she received Nurse's Training. She worked as a home health care giver. She attended S.O.S. University majoring in music and the arts. She participated in Shakespeare, the City Band and the Symphony.
Survivors include son, Steven A. Kekuna of Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Denise Kekuna and Debra Chunn, both of Honolulu, Hawaii; four grandsons; brothers, Hugh O. Hile of Medford and Frank B. Hile of Florida; two sisters, Clover M. McMillan of Prospect and Ione Parman of Crescent City, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.
Inez M. Norman
A memorial service will be held at a later date for Inez Mildred Norman, 98, of Talent, who died Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at home.
She was born Oct. 23, 1904 in Monitor, Ore., the daughter of Anna and William Livingston. She was raised in Canby, Ore. and attended the Mt. Angel Normal School in Silverton, Ore.
On July 3, 1926 in Woodburn, Ore. she married William Jennings Norman who preceded her in death. She lived in Mollala, Carlton, and the Oregon Coast before moving to Santa Cruz in 1971.
She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1990 where she was a member of the Clay Street Community Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mary Inez Orndoff of Talent; one sister, Valda Miller of Hermiston, Ore.; seven grandchildren; and numerous great and great great grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Clay Street Community Church, 631 Clay Street, Ashland, Ore. 97520.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
