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Robert Marion Vincent
Robert Marion Vincent, 83, of Central Point, died Thursday, February 19, 2004 at Medford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Private family services will be held later in the spring.
Mr. Vincent was born in Tillamook, Oregon on August 14, 1920. He served in the U.S. Army 7th Infantry during World War II, achieving the rank of Staff Sgt.
Mr. Vincent was a forester during his career and had worked for Elk Lumber Company in Medford during the 1950's and '60's. Most recently, before his retirement, he had been a forestry engineer with Boise Cascade Corporation.
He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting and gardening. In addition to his wife, Judith, he is survived by 2 sons, Kenneth A. Vincent of Stafford, VA, and David W. Vincent of Eagle Point; a daughter, Marian A. Vincent of Talent; and 5 grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mercy Flights, 3650 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97501.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory.
Clifford McLean
Clifford "Chief" McLean, 91, of Ashland died Wednesday, March 17, at home of a stroke. He was born to Thomas and Irene McLean on November 18, 1912 on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. This, coupled with his 1/4 Sioux heritage, earned him the nickname "Chief" when he participated in high school and college athletics.
Cliff moved with his family to Portland during elementary school and then attended Benson Tech High School where he starred in baseball and basketball. He was the state basketball player of the year in 1932. In 2000 he was inducted as a charter member of the Benson Tech Sports Hall of Fame. In 1933 Cliff followed his basketball coach, Howard Hobson, to Southern Oregon Normal School (Now SOU) and played basketball for the school for three years. In 1936 he followed Hobson once again to the University of Oregon where he played basketball and baseball during his senior season. In 1989, when Southern Oregon State College established its Sports Hall of Fame, Cliff was inducted as a charter member.
While attending college in Ashland, Cliff met his future wife, Margaret Harker. They married
on February 22, 1939. After finishing his degree at the University of Oregon, Cliff served in the Pacific during WWII as a radar operator on the battleship USS Alabama. When he returned from the war, he spent the next two years playing semi-pro basketball in Salt Lake City. Cliff and Margaret returned to Ashland in 1946 and Cliff began teaching for the Medford School District, where he taught and coached for the next 31 years.
Throughout his tenure, Cliff coached elementary-aged children and, for 15 years, American Legion baseball. While winning was important, Cliff emphasized learning fundamentals and sportsmanship. He was committed to helping children discover the joy of sport. When a young student named Dick Fosbury started using an unconventional method for clearing the high jump bar, Cliff personally went over to Fosbury's house to pile extra hay on the landing area. Although he retired from teaching many years ago, Cliff never lost his joy in interacting with children.
Cliff enjoyed golf, fishing, hunting, and watching sports. He frequently attended Ashland High School, Southern Oregon University and Southern Oregon Timberjacks games. He was often visited by former players whom he coached up to 40 years earlier.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, and is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Craig Pennington of Ashland; his son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Reta McLean of Lompoc, California; and grandchildren Christopher McLean of Las Vegas, Nevada; Stacey McLean of Lompoc, California; Mark Pennington of Seattle, Washington; Julie Pennington Gates of Seattle, Washington; and Sara Pennington of Portland, Oregon.
A memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 N. Second Street in Ashland at 1:30 on Saturday April 3. Memorial donations may be sent to the Clifford McLean Scholarship Fund at Ashland High School, 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, OR 97520.
Robert 'Bob' William Sires
The funeral service for Robert "Bob" William Sires 75, of Medford, will be on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Memory Gardens Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial Park in Medford.
Mr. Sires died on Thursday (March 18, 2004) in Medford.
He was born Feb. 18, 1929 in Yakima, WA to William Reed and Mary Elizabeth (Gause) Sires. After Graduating from high school he joined the Army, serving in the 54th Airborne Division. On Nov. 4, 1950 he married
Vola Mae Galloway in Yakima, WA, who preceded him in death.
Bob was employed by Pacific Power & Light where he worked for 39 years, retiring in 1990. He moved to Medford in 1995.
He was a loving father, and grandfather. He enjoyed playing golf, and since retirement spent his winter months in Arizona. He loved to fly and obtained his pilot's license at the age of 16.
He is survived by three daughters, Pam Hackett of Hillsboro, OR, Cindy Heiner of West Jordan, UT, and Julie Benston of Central Point, OR; two brothers, Louis Sires of Puyallup, WA, Alan Sires of NC; three sisters, MaryAnn Suckow of Missoula, MT, Janet Gordon of Alberta, Canada, and Gail Besel of Toppenish, WA; eight grandchildren, Matthew Hackett and Erin Osborn, Nicholas, Jacob and Bradley Heiner, and Christopher, Brian and Stephanie Benston.
Visitation will be on Sunday, from noon to 2 p.m. at Memory Gardens.
Billy Duke
Billy Dewayne Duke, 59, of White City, died March 13, 2004 at home. No services will be held.
Billy was born Nov. 15, 1944, in Ft. Worth, TX, the son of Horace and Mary (Flowers) Duke. He married
June Plumlee, who survives, April 20, 1985 in Reno, NV.
He had worked for US Forest Industries, retiring because of ill health.
He enjoyed spending time in the high deserts of OR, NV, and CA., hunting, fishing, and camping.
He is survived by his sons, Dan Duke of Alaska, Lee Duke of Klamath Falls, Travais Duke of Central Point, George Savage of Pendleton, Richard Savage of Sams Valley, Richard Thompson of Jacksonville; daughters, Ronda Kime of Jacksonville, Susan Vander Heyde of Salt Lake City, UT; sisters, Margie Allen, Mary Beebe and patty Dollar; and 14 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Horace L. Duke.
Arrangements: Conger-Morris Central Point.
Doris Valentine Sturgeon
The funeral for Doris Valentine Asay Sturgeon, daughter of Amos and Cloie Burgess Asay, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Central Point Chapel. Viewing will be at 9 a.m. Private internment in the Eagle Point National cemetery.
Mrs. Sturgeon, 77, of Central Point, died Tuesday (March 16, 2004) at her home.
She was born February 14, 1927 in Price City, Carbon Co, Utah. On June 11, 1944 at Berkley CA she married
Marvin R. Sturgeon Sr., who preceded her in death. They moved to Central Point in 1979 from Pleasanton, CA.
Doris was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and was sealed to her husband for time and all eternity in the Oakland CA Temple. She held many callings in the church including serving a full time mission with her husband at the Seattle WA. Temple. Doris is survived by five siblings, Oren W. Asay, Lafayette CA, Vern Asay, Central Point, Emerald C. Nichols, Pittsburg CA, Wm. Lee Asay of Lafayette, CA, Ramona May Asay of Lafayette, CA; five children, Marvin R. Sturgeon Jr. of Central Point, Linda L. Arthur of Jacksonville, Jenny S. Roderick of Gold Hill, Samuel W. Sturgeon of Sparks, NV, Joe Arno Sturgeon of Livermore, CA; 22 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements: Perl Funeral Home, Medford.
Edna Morgan
Edna Mae Morgan, 81, of Medford, died March 16, 2004 at Medford Rehabilitation. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, at the Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel. Interment will be at Siskiyou Memorial Park.
A visitation will be Friday from 4-7:30 at Conger-Morris Central Point.
Edna was born July 27, 1922, in Saratoga, Wyoming, the daughter of William and Merle (Curtis) Herring. She moved to the area in 1945 from Marshfield, OR.
She had worked as a waitress, a homemaker, a member of the Medford Eagles Lodge and American Auxiliary.
She loved to travel in a car, seeing the wildflowers and wildlife. She was a deer/elk hunter, fisherman and enjoyed camping.
She is survived by her son, James Morgan of Eagle Point; a daughter, Connie Tassey of Central Point; 2 brothers, Edward "Pete" Herring of Medford and William "Bill" Herring of Gold Beach; 4 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, Edward C. Morgan and a sister, Leona Rae Bateman.
Arrangements: Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel.
Esther L. Gilsdorf
The memorial service for Esther L. Gilsdorf will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2004 at the Medford Congregational United Church of Christ. The Rev. Paul B. Robinson will officiate.
Mrs Gilsdorf, 95, of Medford, died Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at the Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Medford Congregational United Church of Christ, 1801 E. Jackson Street, Medford, Or 97504.
She was born on June 11, 1908 in Swea City, Iowa. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus University in St. Peter, Minnesota with a degree in education.
On June 4, 1933, she married
Walter H. Gilsdorf, MD in Dickinson, ND, who preceded her in death in 1957. In 1971 she moved to the Rogue Valley from Valley City, North Dakota.
Throughout her lifetime she enjoyed writing poetry, painting, music, and world travel. She was a charter member of the Rogue Valley Chorale, and also active in the choir at the Medford Congregational United Church of Christ where she was a member.
She also belonged to the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and the American Association of University Women.
She is survived by four sons, Walter T. Gilsdorf, M.D., Lafayette, NY, Robert B. Gilsdorf, M.D., Phoenix, AZ., John W. Gilsdorf, M.D., Sunriver, OR., and James R. Gilsdorf, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI.; 13 grandchildren; and 28 great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, Walter H. Gilsdorf, she was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 1 sister.
Arrangements: Perl Funeral Home, Medford.
Ethel 'Marlene' Foster
Ethel "Marlene" Foster, 67, of Medford, died Sunday, March 14, 2004.
A memorial serive will be held at the Smullen Center at Rogue Valley Medical Center at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 20th.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, C.W. Mickey Foster; daughters, Vicki Maskell and son-in-law, Ed of Sacramento, CA, Shawn Boreta and son-in-law, Chris of San Lorenzo, CA, Tamala Foster of Medford, and Michelle Foster of Huntington Beach, CA; grandchildren, Christopher Crooks, Justin and Chelsie Maskell of Sacramento, Myranda Loeb of San Lorenzo, Felicia Potts of Azusa, CA, and James and Byron Foster of Pennsylvania; and two great-grandchildren, Amber and Mathew Crooks of St. Louis, MO. She also left behind a special long time friend and caregiver, Diana Morford of Medford.
Marlene and her husband were long time members of Southern Oregon Songwriters Association where she held several offices including Membership Chairman.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to S.O.S.A, P.O. Box 3138, Ashland, OR 97520, c/o Marlene Foster Memorial Fund.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory, Medford.
Ira Ralph Lacy
Oct. 21, 1916 - Feb. 13, 2004 Former Shady Cover resident, Ira "Ralph" Lacy, 87, died Friday, February 13, 2004 in Apache Junction, Arizona He was born in Watts, Oklahoma the son of Charles N. and Erma M. (Ridley) Lacy. He grew up in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and moved to southern Oregon in the early 1940s. He married
Pauline Helen Robertson in 1941 and they had four children, then later divorced. Ralph worked in the logging industry in southern Oregon. He owned his own trucks for a number of years and later owned and operated "The Shack" Cafe, Gas station, and truck scales in Shady Cove. Ralph enjoyed making music, hunting, fishing, clam digging, gardening, wood working, and playing games.
He is survived by his wife Glora Lacy of Apache Junction, AZ; children, Larry Ralph Lacy of Trail, Barbara Ann Sawyer of Prospect, and Erma Mae Dufour of Albany; one sister Nola Martin of Soloam Springs, Arkansas; 14 grandchildren and 25 great-grand children. He was preceded in death by a son Lewis Charles Lacy; and two brothers, Clyde and Ernest Lacy.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at the Trail Fellowship Church in Trail.
Joseph Dean Kelly
A funeral service for Joseph Dean Kelly will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2004 at Memory Gardens Mortuary. A graveside service will follow in Memory Gardens Memorial Park.
Mr. Kelly, 64, of Medford died Tuesday (March 16, 2004) at his home.
Memorial contributions may be made to; Providence Hospice, 1111 Crater Lake Ave., Medford, OR 97501.
He was born on on Feb. 15, 1940 in Peru, Indiana. On March 16, 2002 he married
Karen K. Kirkpatrick who survives. He moved to the Rogue Valley six years ago from California.
Mr. Kelly served in the U.S. Marines from 1962 to 1965.
He worked as a manager for Prudential Life Insurance in California. He then moved to Fort Jones, CA, where he owned a sheep ranch. Mr. Kelly was a member of the Eagles, Elks, and Moose Lodge.
Mr. Kelly enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing music, and riding his Harley.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son and his wife, Joseph Sean and Julie Kelly of Auburn, CA; two daughters, Colleen Marie Kelly of Medford, and Barbara Anne Eary and her husband Glenn of Central Point; two step-children, Joshua Belden and his wife, Sharon of Medford, and Janna Cori Frost and her husband, Jason of Cedar Lake, IN; one sister, Patsy A. Dolan of Kokomo, IN; six grandchildren, Michael Eary, Christeen Perkins, Shelby Eary, Kay Lynn Kelly, Issaic and Caleb Belden.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Memory Gardens Mortuary, Bellinger and Arnold Lane, Medford.
Viola Wise
Viola Schnobel Wise, 79, of Medford, died March 15, 2004 at a local foster care. A memorial service will be held, Saturday, 11 a.m. at the Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel. Inurnment to be held at a later date at Mt. Calvary cemetery, Klamath Falls.
Viola was born March 8, 1925, in Klamath Falls, the daughter of Henry and Florence (North) Stiles. She married
Merrill Wise on Aug. 1966, in Reno, NV. She moved to Medford from Salem in 1974.
Memorial contributions may be made to KC's Adult Family Care, 2508 Argonne Way, Medford, OR 97504.
Mrs. Wise was a member of the Catholic Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Hansen of White City; a sister, Sandra Dirschl of Phoenix; 2 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a daughter, Cathryn Terrell, and 2 brothers.
Arrangements: Conger-Morris Central Point Chapel.
Hugh R. 'Randy' McMullin
Graveside services for Randy McMullin will be 11 a.m. at Leaburg, in Greenwood cemetery on Saturday, March 20, 2004.
Randy, 59, of Medford, died Sunday (March 14, 2004) at his home.
He was born in Eugene on February 8, 1945, the son of Merl S. and Elizabeth Ella Wechter McMullin. He was a graduate of McKenzie River high school and attended both Oregon State and SOC.
Randy was a truck driver and went to work for Olympic Petroleum as a young man and stayed with the company after it became Hawk Oil. He worked for that same company for 35 years and when the company sold he went to work for Erickson Air Crane of Central Point. In October of 1993 Hawk Oil Co. entered his name in the OPMA annual Began-Carco Western Truck Rodeo where he took honors by winning first place in the seven axle competition.
On October 29, 1978, in Brownsboro, Oregon he was united in marriage with Janet Stockebrand.
He is survived by his wife Janet; two sons, Richard and James T. McMullin of the Medford area and their spouses, Annette and Wendy; one stepson, David Morrison of Redmond and his wife LeAnn; and one stepdaughter, Shannon Morrison of Phoenix, AZ; four grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren; and a sister, Joan DeCamara and her husband Roy of Vancouver; a niece, Susan Daletas and her husband Steve; a nephew, Michael Heddinger and his wife, Janeth; and three great nieces and a great nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Linda McMullin. Randy loved sports of all kinds, classic cars, crabbing at the coast, and most of all, rowing the McKenzie.
Randy will be missed especially by his pets, Tigger and Josie. Friends who wish may make donations in his name to; CASA of Jackson County, Inc, 10 S Grape St., Medford, OR 97501.
There will be a memorial potluck gathering from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 28, at the River House in Shady Cove.
Marvin Henry Specht
Marvin Henry Specht, 96, died Monday, March 15, 2004 at Providence Health Center.
Marvin was born August 31, 1907. He moved to Oregon in 1996 from the Yakima Valley, in Washington State, where he had lived since 1948. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl in 1984.
Mr. Specht was retired from the American Can Company in Sunnyside, Washington. He was a member of the Union Gap Assembly of God Church and active in the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship.
Surviving are a son, Robert Specht of Boise Idaho; three daughters, Emily Cline of Medford, Janet Jeffries of Everett, Washington and Geraldine Mauck of Central Point; and 13 grandchildren.
Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Medford. A private graveside service will be held.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Union Gap Assembly of God Church, P.O. Box 3011, Union Gap, Washington 98903.
