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Elsie Mary Gawiuk
A memorial service will be held for Elsie Mary Gawiuk on Tuesday, August 31st, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, Ashland, OR. Father Joseph will officiate. A funeral mass will be held with reception following.
Elsie Mary Gawiuk, 78, of Ashland, died peacefully Monday, August 23, 2004 at Skylark Enhanced Care Center.
Elsie Mary Gawiuk was born July 16, 1926 in Saskatchewan, Canada. She married Peter Gawiuk from Manitoba, Canada in 1948. They moved to the United States in 1983 and settled in the Los Angeles area. After the death of her husband, she moved to Southern Oregon in 1987.
She was an active member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church. Elsie delighted in cooking, gardening, and working as a caregiver for others.
Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Rambach of Ashland, Son; Kenneth Gawiuk of Running Springs, CA. Two grandchildren; five sisters and two brothers.
May we always remember Elsie Gawiuk for her enthusiastic giving to others, deep devotion to her faith, her church and her family.
Carol Ann Landers
Carol Ann Landers, 54, of Ashland, died Sunday (Aug. 29, 2004) at a Medford foster home. Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland.
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.
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.
Captain Neese Davis Hicks
Captain Neese Davis Hicks passed away on the morning of August 9th, 2004, in Concord, California. He was a pilot who flew perilous cargo missions in six wars: World War II, The Nationalist China- Communist Conflict, the CIA mission in Tibet, The Korean War, The Laos Conflict, and the Vietnam War, at Dien Bien Phu. He flew for the Army Air Corps, Air America, Civil Air Transport, Southern Air Transport, and later in peace time for Japan Air Lines. He was an aviator for 28 years.
Captain Hicks was born in High Point, North Carolina, on February 1st, 1922. He entered military service in 1941, serving first as an armorer then enlisting in the Army Air Corps. He began his cargo combat missions by joining Air America and flying the "Hump," the Himalayas Mountains, between India and China.
After World War II he volunteered for cargo missions supplying the Nationalist Chinese armed forces against the Communists. In Shanghai, China he met Marie J. Da Costa in 1946. They married in 1949 and moved to High Point, North Carolina.
In 1953 he joined Air America and moved his family to Tokyo, Japan. He flew for Japan Air Lines for 1968 to 1971.
In 1971 he returned to the U.S.A. to live in Ashland, Oregon, and opened a hardware store from 1972 to 1977. He also raised beef cattle. He returned to aviation in 1981-1982 as a pilot for a charter line. In 1998 he retired to Pittsburgh, California.
He loved nature, and visiting wilderness areas and national parks. He also expressed this love in one of his favorite hobbies, painting. His last oil was of an eagle flying over a mountain bike.
He was the loving and beloved husband of Marie and father to sons; David, Gary, Bryan and Lester, who survive him.
Captain Hicks was a courageous man who risked his life in his duty to his country's call to engage in the struggle for freedom around the world.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to a charity of one's own choosing.
Maureen Grace Mitchell
Maureen, 50, passed away August 19th, 2004. She was a licensed midwife of 24 years, and will be remembered by hundreds. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Helen F. Horton
Helen F. Horton, 91, of Ashland, died Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at the Linda Vista Care Center, Ashland. Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland.
Lorraine T. Haptonstall
The graveside service for Lorraine Theresa Haptonstall will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, 2004 at Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland. Friends may pay their respects at the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home Thursday from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Mrs. Haptonstall was born August 28, 1928 at Newport, RI. She married Melvin Haptonstall in 1947 at Yuma City, CA and moved to Ashland in 1950. She was a foster parent and enjoyed gardening and cooking.
Surviving in addition to her husband are: two sons, Steve Haptonstall of Talent and Michael Haptonstall of Portland; one daughter, Mary Champion of Ashland; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister and one son, Jackie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2300 Oakmont; Suite 208 B, Eugene, Oregon 97219.
Arrangements under the direction of the Litwiller- Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland.
Virginia Goss Suesembre
Funeral Services will be held for Virginia Goss Suesembre on Saturday, August 21, 2004, at 3 p.m. in Canyon Chapel, Main St. Canyonville, Oregon.
She was born October 21, 1946 in Eureka California to Richard and Sarah Goss.
Virginia graduated from Canyonville Bible Academy in 1964, earned her B.A. from Southern Oregon State College in 1992, and was a long-time resident of Ashland.
She passed away on August 11, 2004 in Carmel, Indiana.
Virginia is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Lavender and Dan Augulis, three grand-children, Aurora, Zane and Luke of Fishers, Indiana. She is survived by her mother, Sarah Urshan Goss, brothers; Justin, David, Leonard, and Ted Goss. Sisters; Rosalinda Hitt, Lola Allen and Edie Thomas.
Funeral arrangements by Mountain View Mortuary, Tri-City, Oregon.
