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William Corbett
William Corbett, 78, of Medford, OR, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in his home on September 11, 2005. He died from complications related to a coronary angiogram.
He was born on May 30, 1927 in Olympia.WA. He spent most of his youth in San Francisco, where he graduated from high school in 1946. He served his country in the Navy, earning an honorable discharge in 1948 after two years of service. He married
his high school sweetheart Erlice, to whom he was married
over 50 years. They had four children: Mike, Robert, Jamie and Glenn.
William was a third generation railroader. Like his father, J.W. Corbett, who retired as a vice-president, William enjoyed a very successful career as a Southern Pacific Railroad executive. His most rewarding job was as Superintendent of Operations for the San Antonio Division, the largest of only twelve divisions. He retired in 1984.
William worked a number of years for Medford Moving and Storage, a company owned by his brother Robert. William and Robert were identical twins; accordingly, they shared a bond the depth of which few can ever know. William also worked in recent years as a school bus driver. He thoroughly enjoyed this job and doubtless made a lasting impression on many of the youngsters with whom he formed friendships. Most recently, he was very active serving the community in a number of capacities, including Meals on Wheels and as a driver for Providence Medivan. He was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
William enjoyed sports. He played baseball and football for St. Ignatius High School, with whom he was an "all-city" guard for the 1946 AAA San Francisco football championship team. More than the championship, he valued most the many life-long friendships formed in that crucible of competition. While in the Navy, he played football for the Alameda Naval Air Hellcats. He played in the 1947 All-Navy Champioship game where he blocked for Forty-Niner NFL Hall of Famer "Joltin Joe" Perry. He was an avid golfer perhaps most remembered for his putting prowess using his fabled "goose neck" putter.
William was a kind, decent, generous man with a huge heart and a great sense of humor.
He will be missed by all. Preceding William in death was his wife Erlice, as well as his son Robert. He is survived by his sons Mike and Glenn Corbett; a daughter, Jamie Barton; grandson, Brett Barton; and his brother Robert Corbett.
A memorial mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Saturday, September 24, at 8:30 AM.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.
Florence B. Hussey
Florence B. Hussey, 93, of Medford, died Monday (Sept. 19, 2005) at a foster care home. Arrangements: Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford.
Frank Cozzalio
Memorial Services for Frank Cozzalio, 80, of Brookings, Oregon, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2005, at the Brookings Harbor Christian Church, 777 5th Street, Brookings, OR. Pastor Don Holmes from Trail Christian Fellowship will officiate.
Mr. Cozzalio died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on Sunday, September 11, 2005, at his daughter's home in Medford.
Martin O'Neal
Martin O'Neal, 94, of Ashland, Oregon, died Monday (September 19, 2005) at the Medford Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Morris S. Shimanoff
Morris S. Shimanoff, 78, of Ashland, Oregon, died Tuesday (September 20, 2005) at the Skylark Enhanced Care, Ashland. Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland.
Peter A. Roy
The funeral for Peter A. Roy, 52 (June 24, 1953), of Medford, who died Sept. 16, 2005 at Providence Medford Medical Center, will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 23, at Lighthouse Family Worship, Medford. Interment will follow at 1 p.m. at Eagle Point National cemetery. Arrangements: Conger-Morris, Medford.
Robert V. Younghaus
Robert V. Younghaus, 89, formerly of Medford, died Thursday (Sept. 15, 2005) at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland. Arrangements: Abbey Funeral, Medford.
Donald E. 'Don' Wilson
Donald E. Palmer "Don" Wilson, of Medford died Jan. 29, 2005. No service is planned.
He was born on Jan. 16, 1936 in Kenya Africa. At an early age he joined his father taking people from all over the world on Safaris in Africa. He moved to the U.S. in the late 70s.
Don had his first job managing a motel in California. In 1980 he moved to the Rogue Valley. Don became a U.S. citizen in 1983.
He worked for ODOT for 20 years until his retirement.
Don enjoyed hunting, fishing, rock collecting, wildlife photography, crafting things of wood and metal. Above all he loved the outdoors. He spent many hours with many of his good friends out in the great green forests of Oregon, as he described them.
Don will be remembered by all of his friends as he made a great impact on all of us.
He is survived by one brother, Richard of Germany.
Fred Lotspeich, Ph D.
At sundown Feb. 4, 2005, Frederick "Fred" Benjamin Lotspeich, passed away peacefully in his home, he was 91.
Fred was born Jan. 10, 1914 in Konawa, OK to Benjamin Lotspeich and Delia Lotspeich (nee Richard). He married
Mildred Ann Snow on July 31, 1948 in Selah, WA.
During WWII Fred served five years of active duty in the U.S. Army 41st division 205 field artillery battalion, primarily in the South Pacific. He received the Silver Star for gallantry in action at Tambu Bay, New Guinea. After the war he continued his service with the U.S. Army Reserves for an additional 15 years; retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer IV.
He attended Washington State University from 1946 to 1954 and he received three degrees including his Ph D in Soil Mineralogy.
Fred retired, after 33 years of federal service as a research scientist for the USGS in Colorado, the USDA in Texas, and the EPA in Alaska and Oregon. After retiring to the Rogue Valley in 1979, he was a volunteer researcher with the U.S. Forest Service for 10 years. During his lifetime he published over 60 papers in a variety of scientific journals. He continues his scientific endeavors by donating his remains to science.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Mildred; two sons, Kurt F. Lotspeich of Talent, OR and Richard H. Lotspeich of Prairieton, IN; two daughters, Claire A. McCann of Homer, AK and Paula L. Lotspeich of Fairbanks, AK; five grandchildren, Martin Lotspeich of Olympia, WA, Dustin Lotspeich of Medford, OR, Christopher McCann of Big Sky, MT, Michelle McCann of Kenai, AK and Leda Lotspeich/Cole of Fairbanks, AK; two sisters, Rebecca Goerhe of Chelan, WA and Cecilia Vaughn of Mill Creek, WA. He was preceded in death by brothers Whilfred, Eldridge, Tom, Harry and his sister Marguerite.
Memorial contributions in Fred's name may be made to the Phoenix-Talent Education Foundation. Atten: Doug Spani P.O. Box 698, Phoenix, OR 97535.
A celebration of his life, by those who love and knew him, will be held at a future date.
Muriel G. Kramer
Those we hold most dear Never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they showed, The comfort they shared And the love they brought into our lives. - Isabel Norton Her work being finished on earth, Muriel G. Kramer, 92, of Medford went home to be with the Lord, February 10, 2005.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 18, 2005 at Ashland Trinity Episcopal Church. The Rev. Morgan Silbaugh will officiate.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 N. 2nd Street, Ashland, OR 97520.
She was born Muriel Grace Walton, July 14, 1912 in Live Oak, CA, a daughter of pioneer parents, Mark and Bertha Walton. She attended Live Oak public schools, Marysville Junior College and received a certificate of teaching from Southern Oregon Normal School in Ashland.
On September 16, 1933 in Live Oak, CA she married
Foss G. Kramer, who preceded her in death in 1995.
She and her husband resided in Ashland, OR during most of their sixty-three years of marriage. During that time, they traveled extensively with friends and family. She was a Past Matron of Alpha Chapter No. 1 of the Order of Easter Star. She was also a member of Mary E. McCall Past Matrons Club and Zulemia Temple No. 13, Daughters of the Nile and the Ashland Lady Elks Club. She was a member of the Ashland Trinity Episcopal Church.
She was employed as a bookkeeper for many years in Ashland for Bush Motors, 1st National Bank and Dr. Kemp Jones. She was an avid reader, loved to cook, knit and do crafts. She especially enjoyed playing bridge. Golf was a favorite sport.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Dana Kramer; grandson, Kenneth Kramer; granddaughter and son-in-law, Karol and Robert Waits; great-grandsons, Stephen and Kyle Waits; and a brother, Wallace Walton. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Keith Kramer and two brothers, Hiram and Robert Walton.
Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland.
Virgie Marie Dixon
Virgie Marie Dixon, age 88 died on Feb. 8, 2005. She passed on peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on March 7, 1916 in Grove, Oklahoma, a daughter of Jess Hardy and Lula Ward. The family has ties to the Cherokee Nation with her mother being a voting member of the Cherokee tribe. As a child, Virgie and the family moved west finally settling in the Pacific Northwest in the small timber town of Raymond, Washington. There she graduated from high school and attended Business School in Aberdeen, WA. She met Herschel Huling Dixon, also from Raymond, and they were married
in 1937. He preceded her in death in 1988.
Herschel and Virgie moved to the Rogue Valley in 1959 and along with Herschel's brother Kenneth and wife Gudrun built Roxy Ann Bowling Lanes on South Pacific Highway in Medford. Virgie worked at the lanes managing the food services for many years until her retirement. The family owned and operated the center until it was sold in July of 2004 to family friends John and Lela Larkin.
Virgie enjoyed bowling and represented the lanes with the same group of gals for many years. She was an expert gardener and had the ability to turn a weed patch into a rose garden. Traveling with Herschel in their motor home was a source of great joy. Her greatest gift was her love of family and her amazing ability to create a circle of love and safety for all. She truly was a vessel for unconditional love and her home a shinning beacon.
Friends and family will remember her for her sweetness, elegant presence and enduring love. She will be sorely missed. She is survived by her son, Ronald Dixon and his wife Donna of Medford; daughter Judy Dixon, of Medford; grandsons, Kevin Dixon and Todd Dixon of Medford and Stephen Frail of Kent, WA; granddaughters, Shelby Frail of Frisco, CO, Shannon Frail of Salem, OR and Tonia Dixon of Grants Pass; step-granddaughters, Nicole Powell and Neely Carlson of Medford; six great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews. Also preceding her in death were her parents, two brothers Wayne and Everett Hardy and a sister Audrey Berbells.
A memorial service to celebrate Virgie's life will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 11 a.m. at Perl Siskiyou Memorial Park chapel, 2100 Siskiyou Blvd., Medford. Viewing will be held in the chapel on Monday, February 14 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Foundation, RVMC, Barnett Road, Medford, OR 97504.
Edwina Carlson
Edwina Carlson, age 62, of Medford, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Providence Medical Center in Medford. Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Janet L. Fawcett
Janet L. Fawcett, 60, of Central Point, passed away Friday, February 11, 2005, at h er residence. Arrangements: Abbey Funeral.
Alan A. Barnes
Alan A. Barnes, 63, of Eagle Point died October 14, 2005 at his home.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Providence Medford Medical Center Foundation, Cancer Center; 940 Royal Ave., #410, Medford, OR 97504.
Alan was born June 3, 1942 in San Jose, CA.
He graduated from Chemeketa College and served in the US Army, serving two tours of duty in Viet Nam.
Alan worked for the city of Medford as a plan examiner and served as the president of the Oregon Building Officials Association in 1987.
He loved riding his "Harley" and enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Lynette Jacobs Barnes; step-children, Brandy and Kayla Freitag; children, Laura and her husband Michael Linder, Bill and his wife Jenny Barnes and Natalie and her husband Chad Goffin; his mother, Bettie Barnes-Roberts; brother, James C. Barnes, Jr.; grandchildren. MacKenzie, Jacob and Sarah Linder; his father and mother-in-law, Elmer and Jeanette Jacobs; and numerous other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife of 25 years, Kathryn Barnes; his father, James C. Barnes; and his step-father Ray A. Roberts.
Arrangements are with Perl Funeral Home.
Kenneth A. Brown
Kenneth A. Brown, 75 of Central Point, died October 16, 2005 at home.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 20, at the Heaven Bound Fellowship Church, at the corner of Elmhurst and Pinehurst streets in Central Point. Pastor John Tiffee will officiate.
Kenneth was born December 13, 1929 in Central Point, Oregon, the son of Archibald and Adelaid Brown. He married
the former Marcia Taylor on Aug 6, 1949 in Medford.
Kenneth was employed as a sign supervisor for ODOT, retiring after 32 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, collecting capguns, his family and was a photographer for published books.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Wildlife Images Inc., 11845 Lower River Road. Grants Pass, OR 97526.
He is survived by his wife, Marcia of Central Point; four children; son, Michael Arthur Brown of Central Point, William David Brown of Spokane, WA., Roseadda Kitchen of Talent, Melissa King of Talent, a sister; Darlene Dynge of Medford.
Arrangements: Conger-Morris, Central Point.
Marcus Allen Candler
Marcus Allen Candler, 31, of Phoenix, OR died peacefully on Oct. 14, 2005.
He was born in Boise, Idaho on July 4, 1974 to Kristel Candler and David Ramirez who survive.
Marcus is survived by his estranged wife, Davina; his four children, Stephanie, (12), Kevin, (11), Sarah, (7), and Julianne, (6); step-dad, Boyd Candler, of Idaho; sister, Amanda Candler of Utah; and brother Ryan of Idaho.
He enjoyed fishing, camping, collecting rocks, playing chess, and being with his children.
He will be greatly missed!
Raymond H. Cann
The funeral service for Raymond Howard Cann was held Monday in the Eagle Point National cemetery with Chaplain Wayne Bell of the VA Domiciliary officiating.
Mr. Cann, 79, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005.
He was born July 10, 1926 in Tulsa, OK. He married
Phyllis Freeman in 1949, and they later divorced after 17 years. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1975 from Newhall, CA.
Mr. Cann had served in the U.S. Navy during WW II on the USS Clearfield in the South Pacific. After the service, he did heavy construction and worked on the pipelines for Applegate, Elk Creek and Lost Creek Dams.
He enjoyed painting, vintage cars, muscle cars and was a singer.
Survivors include, a daughter, Karen Yerrick of Grants Pass; a son, Steven Cann of Los Banos, CA; his mother, Virginia L. Beard of Visalia, CA; two brothers, George and Don Cann; two sisters, Virginia Miller and Mary Docken; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements: Memory Gardens, Medford.
Vennette E. Andrade
Vennette E. Andrade, age 92, of Medford died Friday, October 14, 2005 at Brookhurst Cottage in Medford.
She was born on July 14, 1913 in San Jose, California to Emile and Alice Agraz. She married
Edward Andrade on May 31, 1959 in Fremont, California.
Vennette was active with the San Jose, California PTA while her children were growing up there. In 1960 they moved to Prineville, Oregon where they owned and operated a cattle ranch on McKay.
She enjoyed and was very active in the Prineville Bowling leagues, was president and member of the Cowbells; and president and member of the Juniper Art Guild, all in Prineville. Vennette was also an accomplished oil painter and made many porcelain dolls. She also loved books, reading, fishing and hunting.
Vennette moved to Medford five years ago for health reasons and to be near her youngest daughter, Sharon.
She is survived by her children, Sharon Anderson and husband Bob of Medford, Deanna Pimentel and her husband Jerry of Prineville, son David Parker and his wife, Retha of McCloud, California; grandchildren, Paul Pimentel of Portland, Oregon, Mark Pimentel of Maple Valley, Washington, Duane Anderson and Danny Anderson, both of Bend, Oregon and Roxanne Smith and Steve Parker both of California; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one niece and one nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ed; sister, Alice Saam; and one nephew, Jimmy.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at Prineville Funeral Home, 199 NE 10th St. in Prineville. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 10 a.m. at Juniper Haven cemetery in Prineville with Father Griener officiating.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Asante Hospice of Medford, Oregon or to the Crook County Library in her memory through Abbey Funeral of Medford.
Alan S. Fleisher
Alan S. Fleisher, 87, died Sunday (October 16, 2005) at Waterford at Three Fountains. Arrangements: Perl Funeral Home, Medford.
Duane James Ogren
Duane James Ogren, 48, of Gold Hill, died Thursday (October 13, 2005) at Providence Hospital in Portland. Arrangements: Memory Gardens, Medford.
