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Eleanor M. Wiegman
Eleanor M. Wiegman, 87, of Ashland, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004 at an Ashland Foster Home.
A visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tues. at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home. The graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Lane Memorial Gardens, Eugene.
Cleo Deakin
The memorial service for Cleo Deakin will be on Saturday, at 1 p.m. in the Memory Gardens Mortuary Chapel. Private entombment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial Park Mausoleum in Medford.
Mrs. Deakin, 95, of Anchorage, passed away on Tuesday, (Aug. 17, 2004).
She was born Nov. 5, 1908 in Sheridan, Ark. She had lived in the Rogue Valley before moving to Alaska, where she was a custodian with the school district in Anchorage, Alaska for several years.
Mrs. Deakin enjoyed traveling and watching baseball.
Survivors include: a sister, Martha "Nellie" Tucker, Medford; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, a son, Bob, and two brothers.
Arrangements by: Memory Gardens Mortuary
Julianna F. Brice
The funeral for Julianna Frances Brice will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 28, 2004 at the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland. Interment will follow at the Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland. Friends may call at Litwiller- Simonsen from 9 a.m. till service time on Saturday.
Mrs. Brice was born March 2, 1915 at Michigan, North Dakota the daughter of Michael and Frances Real. She was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and married
Clarence Brice in 1940. She lived in the San Francisco Bay area for many years where she worked as a secretary for General Motors. Following her retirement she moved to Ashland in 1990.
Surviving are: a step-son, Robert Brice of Pine, Arizona; three step-daughters, Annabelle Johnston of Buckeye, AZ, Mary Homes of Scottsdale, AZ, and Barbara Mahaffey of Pine, AZ. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1997.
Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland.
Marjorie Martin Faiia
Marjorie Martin Faiia died on August 23, 2004 in Ashland, Oregon at the age of 89.
She was preceded in death by her second husband, Alfredo Angelo Faiia, who died in 1974 and her first husband, Joseph Sewell who died in 1940, brother John Hilton Martin, sister Lucile Dodd and first grandchild, Lisa Sewell.
Marjorie was born in Gadsden, Alabama on June 17, 1915 to Frances and Zebulon Martin. She attended and graduated from Gadsden High School.
During WW II she lived in Washington, DC and worked for the War Department. Marjorie and family moved from Gadsden to Macon, GA in 1959 and in 1968 moved from Macon to Charleston, South Carolina where she resided for 32 years. In 2000 Marjorie moved to Ashland, Oregon to be near her son, William. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic church.
Through the years, Marjorie generously volunteered her time to the Arthritis Foundation of America as acting campaign manager, Saint Francis Hospital Guild, the Charleston Symphony Guild and the Charleston Woman's Club as well as numerous other charitable organizations.
Marjorie is survived by her three sons, Andrew J. Sewell of Dallas, Texas, Anthony R. Faiia of Duluth, Georgia, William M. Faiia of Ashland, OR; and daughter, Rosemary Beyea of Land '0 Lakes, Florida; two sisters; Vivian Barker of Gadsden, Alabama, and Evangeline Martin of Birmingham, Alabama; 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A viewing is scheduled for Thursday, August 26, 2004 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home in Ashland. A Funeral Mass and burial will be in Charleston, South Carolina. There will also be a Memorial Mass in Ashland at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, for which a schedule will be announced later.
Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home of Ashland and James McAllister Funeral Home, Inc., of Charleston, SC.
Maxine M. Anderson
Maxine M. Anderson, 93, of Medford passed away Thursday (August 19, 2004) at Rogue Valley Medical Center.
She was born the eldest daughter of Grace and Henry Hofmann on July 23, 1911, in Kooskia, Idaho. Maxine spent her early years in Moscow, Idaho and graduated from Moscow High School and graduated with a bachelors degree in Home Economics Education from the University of Idaho in 1935. After graduation she taught Home Economics in Idaho high schools. On February 3, 1938 she married
Emerson T. Anderson in Lewiston, Idaho. They made their first home in Lewiston, and in succeeding years in LaGrande, OR and then to Medford in 1939.
She assisted her husband in the Anderson Dental Laboratory for many years. She was Food Service Director for the Medford School District for 12 years, retiring in 1977.
Maxine was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Medford. As a volunteer she was active with the Boy and Girl Scouts, PTA, State Treasurer of Republican Women, past president of AAUW Medford, Kiwanian Dames, and Mended Hearts. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, brother Alvin Hofmann and sister Velma Mason.
Maxine is survived by her son Donald E. Anderson (Eleanor) of Bedford, TX; and grandchildren Deborah Anderson of Beaverton, OR and Eric Anderson of Austin, TX; also son Richard C. Anderson of Tucson, AZ, and grandsons Jeffrey Anderson (Nicole) of Pleasant Hill, CA and Darren Anderson ofTucson, AZ. She is also survived by brothers, Harold Hofmann (Lorraine), Robert Hofmann (Louise) and sisters Helen McConkey (Robert) and Jeanne Galletly (James), and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her Service will be held on Saturday, August 28, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Medford.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mended Hearts, Chapter 137, 4691 Toney Pines Dr. Medford, OR 97501 or to the First United Methodist Church, 607 West St., Medford, OR 97501.
Sgt. Maj. Ira C. Wilson
Sgt. Major (retired) Ira C. Wilson, 82, of Medford, passed away at Three Fountains Nursing Center on Sunday, August 22, 2004.
Viewing will be held on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004 at Living Waters Foursquare Church from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at Eagle Point National cemetery. Rev. Verl Simpson will officiate. Interment with full military honors will be held on Wed., Sept 29, at 9 a.m. at Arlington National cemetery in Arlington, VA.
Mr. Wilson was born on December 20, 1921 in Detroit, MI to William and Gladys (McCleum) Wilson.
He entered the US Army in 1940 and served until retiring as a Sergeant Major on Sept. 5, 1972. Mr. Wilson married
Helen Heagerty in Detroit on March 1, 1946. They lived in Lacey, WA for many years prior to moving to Medford in April of 2004.
Survivors include his wife, Helen of Medford; daughters, Linda Moreau of Jacksonville and Sandra Zito of Portland; son, Jack Wilson of Reno, NV; sisters, Naoma and Margaret, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Mickey Wilson who was MIA in Vietnam, one sister and four brothers.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 2860 State St., Medford, OR 97504.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Troni Kae Graber
Troni Kae Graber, 37, of Medford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 21, 2004 at the Beverly H. Schaffer House in Medford, after a 27-month bout with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2004 at FBC The River in Medford.
Troni was born August 13, 1967 in Mesquite, Texas, the first daughter of John and Kae Brettschneider. She attended school in the San Diego area, but returned to Texas with her parents in 1976.
Troni was an inquisitive child that loved to ask questions and listen to stories. In 1974, eight-year-old Troni accepted Jesus Christ into her heart, an event that would shape her life's path to come. She approached her relationship with God with unrelenting devotion and trust, and she continued to talk to God and study the Bible with enthusiasm throughout her teen years. She shared a special bond with her father, with whom she would often talk deep into the night, sharing questions and insight about the Bible and the nature of God. In 1983, she moved with her father and step-mother to Fort Collins, Colo., where she attended Fort Collins High School, graduating in 1985.
As a teenager, Troni was known for her bubbly personality and sharp sense of humor, as long as she was given two hours to properly wake up. She was never a morning person. Troni regularly donned her signature colors of peach and pink, and had more than her share of earrings and charm bracelets. Her parents affectionately recall her first job and first car (Poubelle, meaning "trash can" in French), as events that shaped her teenage life.
After brief stints in Alabama and Texas, Troni settled in Medford in 1990, where she has since resided. She joined First Baptist Church, where she has built a network of devoted and loving friends. Having discovered a knack and a passion for caregiving and fostering the needs of others, Troni trained to become a certified nurse's assistant. She put her skills to work at Linda Vista Care Center in Ashland, where she brought joy and dignity to the lives of many elderly and disabled patients. Troni left Linda Vista to briefly work for Sonitrol Security Systems in Medford, before joining the Southern Oregon ESD STEPS program in 1994 as an educational assistant.
On July 16, 1993, she married
Lee Graber in Medford. Lee and Troni approached their marriage with affection, trust and faith, striving to foster loving relationships and responsible paths for their children. They enjoyed riding motorcycles on sunny days, eating out, watching movies, playing computer games, and nurturing the kids' educational and sports activities.
In her heart, Troni was a caregiver. She was a teacher in the truest sense of the word, bringing warmth, patience and humor to the lives of each of her "kids." She supported and encouraged her co-workers, and lived her Christian beliefs at work by her attitudes and actions. She had a beautiful smile and laugh that will remain with those that worked with her, and those blessed to call her a friend. To her friends and family, Troni exuded loyalty and affection, yet she could always be relied on for brutal honesty and tough love. In early 2002, Troni set a goal to continue her education and further her career. She subsequently enrolled at Rogue Community College - but that task was cut short by her devastating ALS diagnosis in May. While friends and family rallied around her, she resolved to foster and enhance the relationships in her life. Despite the gradual decline of her physical strength, Troni met each day with bravery, spiritual and emotional fervor. Although she and her family struggled to cope with her condition, her final two years were filled with an outpouring of love, laughter and revelry. Troni, treasured wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend - we will forever miss you, but are heartened by His promise that we will see you again. She is survived by her devoted husband, Lee Graber of Medford; her beloved children, Michael and Robin Graber, and foster daughter Alicia Febus of Medford; father and stepmother, John and Pat Brettschneider of Austin, Texas; mother and stepfather, Kae and Hiluard Amos of Attalla, Ala.; sister and brother-in-law, Ginger and Robert Flores of Austin, Texas; father- and mother-in-law, Hal and Nancy Graber of Medford; grandparents Ray and Doris Rhodes of Medford; as well as numerous cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, co-workers and extended family.
Vida Chloe Berry
Vida Chloe Berry, 86, of Medford, passed away Friday, Aug. 20, 2004 at Providence Medford Medical Center. Committal services will be held at Eagle Point National cemetery on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004 at 1 p.m. Pastor Mark Burton of Medford Friends Church will officiate.
Mrs. Berry was born on Aug. 27, 1917 in Polk County, Arkansas to William and Lilly (Napier) Huckaby. She moved to the Rogue Valley 21 years ago from Santa Rosa, CA.
Mrs. Berry had been a homemaker.
She was past President of the Ladies Auxiliary, Military, Order of Purple Heart Chapter 147.
Mrs. Berry enjoyed traveling and vegetable gardening.
Survivors include; her daughter, Debra Berry of Medford; and her sister, Fay Piazzo of Santa Rosa, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, three brothers, and four sisters.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives, Medford.
Virginia May DeWilde
A memorial service for Virginia May DeWilde will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30 at the Rogue Valley Fellowship Hub, 409 N. Front St., Medford. Private inurnment will be in the Medford 100F cemetery.
Mrs. DeWilde, 89, of Medford, died Saturday (Aug. 21, 2004) at Waterford at Three Fountains.
Memorial contributions may be made to: The Salvation Army of the Rogue Valley, Pregnancy Resource Center, 409 N. Front Street, Medford, OR 97501.
She was born on July 20, 1915 in Portland, OR (a fourth generation Oregonian) to Melville and Nellie (Gates) Williams. On March 13, 1935 in Oregon City, OR she married
Harold J. DeWilde who preceded her in death in 1985. She moved to the Rogue Valley seven years ago from Portland, and to Waterford at Three Fountains five months ago, where she received loving care.
Mrs. DeWilde was an insurance executive, retiring from Fred S. James Co. in Portland in 1981.
She was anm AARP volunteer counselor, a member of the Rogue Valley Friendship Club and a member of the Rogue Valley Fellowship Church.
Mrs. DeWilde enjoyed traveling, choral singing, playing the piano, and bridge. She was also an avid reader and stock market analyst.
Survivors include a son, H. James "Jim" DeWilde of Portland, OR; a daughter, Eileen Ann Ashpole of Medford; three grandchildren, Charles Scott Ashpole, Pastor Ron Ashpole, and Shelly Kristen Trickel all of Medford; and four great-grandchildren, Sarah, McKenzie, Daniel and David Ashpole.
Arrangements: Conger-Morris Funeral Directors of Medford.
Ezekiel Arthur Swanson
Ezekiel Arthur Swanson, 88. died Aug. 22, 2004, at his home in Medford.
Mr. Swanson was born on April 16, 1916, in Champion Alberta Canada to, Sven August Emanuel and Ruth Ann (Ranch) Swanson. On Oct. 24, 1938 in Grande Prairie Alberta Canada he married
Jean Stewart who survives. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1946, working in the logging industry until his retirement.
Survivors include three daughters, Gayle Swanson-Howell of LaQuinta, CA, Glenda Kaiser of Eagle Point, Gloria Thompson of Medford; seven grandsons; four granddaughters; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004 at 10 a.m. at the Siskiyou Memorial Park, 2100 Siskiyou Blvd., Medford.
Arrangements: Perl Funeral Home, Medford.
Frank 'Brud' Whetzel
A memoral service to honor Frank "Brud" Whetzel who died on July 11th will be held Saturday, August 28th at 2 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1974 E. McAndrews Road, Medford, OR.
We miss him greatly and he will always be in our hearts.
Ida Eleanor McArthur
Ida Eleanor McArthur, 81, of Newberg, OR (formerly of Medford) died Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at her home. A memorial gathering has been held in Newberg.
She was born on Nov. 13, 1922 in Ralston, WA a daughter of John and Allena (Sweeney) Porter.
Ida graduated from Alsea High School in Alsea, OR and entered Pasadena College in California in 1941. Ida was elected by the faculty to membership in the Sigma Phi Mu in recognition of her high scholarship, sterling character and habits of industry. On Oct. 3, 1943 she married
Wesley V. McArthur in Alsea, OR. who preceded her in death in Feb. 1995.
Ida later resumed her education at Southern Oregon College in Ashland and earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. In 1955 she started teaching fourth grade in Jacksonville, OR. Ida received her Master of Science Education in 1968 with a specialization in Basic School Library. In 1969 she became the Librarian at McLoughlin Jr. High in Medford where she worked until her retirement in 1982.
Ida was an active volunteer at Jackson County Library and the First Nazarene Church in Medford. She sang in the church choir, played the piano, and also loved to garden and enjoyed reading. After moving to Newberg in 2003, Ida attended the Newberg Church of God.
Surviving and left to honor her life are: her daughter, Jannette Dahl of Central Point; her brother, Elmer Porter of Seaside; two sisters, Irma Porter of Clackamas and Alice Clymens of Woodburn; two nieces; three nephews; and those who have come to know and appreciate her where she has lived and worked.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Church of God, in Newberg.
Kathleen Ann Quinowski
Kathy, 71, died peacefully at home on August 25th surrounded by her husband and children. A private celebration of her life is planned.
Kathy was born on November 29, 1932 to James and Katherine O'Keefe in Merrill, Oregon. Kathy and her husband Tom just celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on August 20th.
Kathy grew up in Merrill where she attended elementary and high school, graduating in 1950. She then attended Oregon State University and graduated from Southern Oregon College (Ashland) in 1953 with a degree in elementary education. Soon afterward, she accepted her first teaching position at Liberty Elementary School in Salem, Oregon, where she taught 39 second graders in her first year. In 1954, she married
Tom Quinowski and moved to the Rogue Valley where she then taught at Jackson Elementary.
In 1965 she started her own private kindergarten in Phoenix, Oregon, where she touched the lives of many children with her passion for reading and caring for 'her kids'.
In her retirement Kathy enjoyed bird watching and recipe collecting. She also loved watching many different sporting events, most notably ice skating, gymnastics, and the Olympics. She was an avid 'Beaver' fan. Above all, Kathy loved her family and friends, and was always helpful with her advice and wisdom. She was the family storyteller who entertained us and made us laugh.
Kathy touched the lives of all who knew her and will be missed dearly by all. Kathy is survived by her husband Tom; a son 'Tip' Tom Quinowski of Medford; daughters, Patty Quinowski of Medford, Anne South of Yreka, California; and four grandchildren - Tyler South, Jamie South, Brittany Quinowski, and Courtney Quinowski. In addition to her parents, Kathy was preceded in death by her brother Mickey.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Jackson County Children's Library.
