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Joseph Pusey
Joseph Pusey, age 48, died at his home in Corvallis, Feb. 2, 2004. Joseph was born June 28, 1955 in Santa Monica, CA to Charles and Jerry (Murray-Aaron) Pusey.
Joseph began playing music at age 7 and played in may Los Angeles bands in the early 1970's. He released a solo album "In My Lady's Chamber" in 1977 and was well known in Oregon and around the globe for his original songs and Middle Eastern music. He was a founding member of Brothers of the Baladi in the late 1970's.
He was musical director for the Oregon Country Fair Gypsy Caravan Stage and Troupe Bayt Al Nejmah. His music was especially well known up and down the Pacific coast. His music and love of life are an inspiration to us all. He was a Mental Health Aide at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center where he was highly instrumental in establishing the union Local 49 of the SEIU.
Joseph is survived by his wife Joanna; daughters, Celisse and Emily; son, Tad; Mother, Jerry; brothers, John and Randy; sisters, Mindy, Molly and Kate; grand daughter, Kaileah; cousins, nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his father.
There will be a memorial service on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004 at 2 p.m. at the Oddfellows Lodge, 223 SW Second Street in Corvallis. Memorial contributions can be made to Joseph Pusey Memorial Fund at Washington Mutual Bank, 2005 NW Circle Blvd., Corvallis, Oregon, 97330. McHenry Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Keith Thomas Carney
Keith Thomas Carney was born in Emmetsburg, Iowa on November 17th, 1930 to Francis Joseph and Ethel Carney. Mr. Carney, 74, of Ashland, died Friday (Feb. 13, 2004) at his home.
He attended Emmetsburg Catholic Schools graduating in May 1948. After working a year, he enrolled in Emmetsburg Junior College in September 1949 and received a diploma in June 1951. He volunteered for the draft into the U.S. Army in September 1952 and spent two years in Fort Bliss, Texas. In addition to basic training, he attended a nine-month radar course at the Artillery School. He was an instructor on the Corporal missile system for the remainder of his time in the service. He attained the rank of Corporal and was honorably discharged in September 1954.
He earned a BA degree in 1956 and a MA degree in 1960 from Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa). In 1976, he earned a Ph.D. in Business Teaching from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. He was also an Oregon CPA and Municipal Auditor.
On July 13th, 1957 he married Charlotte Faye Mortimer of Cedar Falls, Iowa. They have four sons: Steven Mark, Michael Thomas, Robert Douglas, and Brian Keith. After teaching at Garnavillo, Iowa (1957-1962) and Estherville, Iowa (1962-1965), he moved the family to Ashland, Oregon in 1965 for a faculty position as an assistant professor of accounting at Southern Oregon College (now Southern Oregon University). He served as the coordinator of the accounting area for several years and for eleven years was the Dean of the School of Business. He retired as a full professor in 1994 and was designated as member of the emeritus faculty.
Four brothers and a sister survive him: John of Holstrom City, Texas; Richard of Sioux City, South Dakota; Daniel of Omaha, Nebraska; Mark of Farmington, New Mexico and Kathleen Moore of Emmetsburg, Iowa He is survived by his wife, Charlotte of Ashland and sons Steven and wife Kathi of Aurora, CO; Michael and wife Susan of Issaquah, WA; Robert and wife Nancy of Redmond, WA; and Brian and wife Kellie of Maple Valley, WA. He leaves a proud legacy of ten grandchildren.
Keith was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and a great example for his children and students. Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church in Ashland this Wednesday at 11am. A reception will follow. He will be buried in a private ceremony at the Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org), the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 203-972-1250 or (www.multiplemyeloma.org), or St Vincent De Paul Society. Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Amy Shirley Hanson
Amy Shirley Hanson, 79, formerly of Ashland, died Sunday (Feb. 15, 2004) in Pleasanton, CA.
Arrangements: Liwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Loris Berdeen Crouch
Loris (Lois) Berdeen Crouch, born on Sept. 12, 1928, in Huntington Beach, CA. died Feb. 24, 2004.
Her parents were Arthur and Velma Thompson. She and her parents moved to Ashland from Huntington Beach. She graduated from Ashland High school in 1946.
She met Donald Crouch in 1950 and they were married Dec. 31, 1952. They had 2 children, Lisa Kay and Kevin Lee. The family lived in Ashland until 1974, when they moved to Friday Harbor, WA where they owned and operated a mobile home park. Then in 1987 Lois and Donald moved to Newport, OR where they resided until 1997, when they moved to Puyallup, WA.
Eugene M. Maxwell
Eugene M. Maxwell, 90, of Ashland died Wednesday (Feb. 25, 2004) at his home.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives & Crematory.
Henry H. Bollinger
Henry H. Bollinger, 92, of Ashland, died Thursday (Feb. 26, 2004) at Linda Vista Care Center, Ashland.
Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Minnie Mae Carter
Minnie Mae Carter, 85, of Medford, died Thursday, February 26, 2004 at her residence.
Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Stephen V. Landreth, M.D.
Dr. Stephen V. Landreth, 81, of Ashland, died Saturday, February 28, 2004 at Ashland Community Hospital. A memorial service will be held at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, 987 Hillview Drive, Ashland, on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at 2 p.m., concelebrated by Rev. Joseph Betschart of Our Lady of the Mountain and Rev. Scott Dalgarno of Ashland First Presbyterian Church. Private inurnment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point.
Dr. Landreth was born May 31, 1922 at Pendleton, OR, a son of Austin and Corrine Williams Landreth. Dr. Landreth graduated from the University of Oregon and Creighton University School of Medicine. He was certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the International College of Surgeons.
He served as a medical officer in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a founding partner of the Associated Orthopedic Surgeons of Hayward, CA.
After more than 20 years in private practice, Dr. Landreth accepted the position of Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at the V.A. Hospital in Livermore, CA. He later transferred to Martinez, CA, where he became one of the attending staff of the San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Training Program, and was appointed Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California Medical School in Davis, CA.
Dr. Landreth retired in 1987 and moved to Ashland, where he actively volunteered in the community. He was an instructor with the AARP 55-Alive program, and a member of Gallimaufry and the Early-Bird Lions Club.
Dr. Landreth is survived by his wife of 56 years, Ann; two daughters: Sylvia Evers of Lewiston, ID and Jeanne Bohm of Hornbrook, CA; four grandchildren; a sister, Dr. Frances Landreth Steinbrun of Santa Monica, CA; and a brother, Dr. Eugene Landreth of Portland, OR.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Southern Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Center, 228 N. Holly Street, Medford, OR 97501. Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
Eleanor Catherine Swaim
Eleanor Catherine Swaim, age 81, died February 16 in Redlands, CA.
Eleanor Swaim was born in Evansville, Indiana on July 26, 1922. In 1941, she left Evansville to go to Indiana State University where she was an honor student. There she met her husband, Robert Swaim. With the war, her husband, an officer in ROTC, enlisted as a first lieutenant in the US Army. Eleanor followed her husband to Palm Springs where he continued his training.
When Bob left for the beaches of Normandy, Eleanor went back to her family in Indiana for the duration of the war. Her first child, Bobby Jr. was born there on Nov. 2, 1943. After the war, her husband, a decorated captain in the Third Armored Division, decided to settle in Indianapolis where Eleanor's second child, Sandra was born on Feb. 13, 1947.
In the 1950's, Eleanor and the family followed Bob Sr., now a field executive for the Allison branch of General Motors, around the country, and the world. They lived in places as diverse as Berwick, PA, Louisville, KY, Monterey, CA and Yokohama Japan, eventually settling in southern California in the late 50s.
Her children grown, Eleanor went back to school and obtained her Masters Degree with honors, specializing in working with gifted but problem children. For almost 20 years, she was a child psychologist for the Los Angeles public schools. In the early 1980s, she and her husband retired to southern Oregon. Although retired to a country home in the mountains above Ashland, they continued to travel throughout the country and the world, often with their grandchildren. Eleanor looked upon those years as some of the happiest in her life.
In January 1992 Bob Swaim passed away. Eleanor continued to travel in the last years of her life, dividing her time between her families in Paris, France, Missouri, and southern California, as well as her dear friends in southern Oregon.
Eleanor was a member of the Tudor Guild where she set up a beautiful table for their fund-raising Annual Luncheons. She was also an avid Duplicate bridge player and a member of the American Contract Bridge League as well as a member of the Rogue Valley Country Club.
Eleanor is survived by her son Bob, his wife Pacha; their three children, Benjamin, Christopher and Alice. And her daughter Sandy Adrian, her husband David; and their children, Abraham, David, Dena, Darren, and Brant; as well as 7 great grandchildren, Gaven, Milo, Austin, Aubree, Madison, Cade and James. Also, surviving Eleanor are her sister, Elaine Siebert and her husband Earl and their three children.
Eleanor passed away surrounded by her family - her children, grandchildren, sister and nephew. Eleanor said her goodbyes, kissed and hugged the ones she loved and left in peace.
