Sylvia Cleland, 76, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 at her home in Adel. Sylvia Loretta Sumerlin was born July 23, 1934 to Herman and Jessie Bell Sumerlin in Lakeview. Her early childhood was spent in Coos County, then later moving to Bly were she attended grade school. In 1948 Sylvia’s mother Jessie married [...]

June Keller, 89, of Fort Bidwell, Calif. passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 after a brief illness. June was born in Petaluma, Calif. to John Keller, Sr. and Edna Cordelia (Smith) Keller on June 5, 1921. She attended school in Petaluma and upon graduation from Petaluma High School she enrolled in the University of [...]

Ann Thompson, 66, of Medford passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at her home surrounded by loved ones. Ann was born March 18, 1945 in Lakeview to Nick and Amelia Gawronski.  After graduating Lakeview High School she married Veo Thompson on Aug. 17, 1963.  In 1968 they moved to the Rogue Valley. She was employed [...]

Bridget Collins, 90, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011 in her home. She was born July 5, 1920 in Bawnmore, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland to Catherine (Kiely) Griffin and John Griffin. On Jan. 6, 1949, Bridget and he bother Jim Grffin, arrived in Plush to work at the Kiely Ranch. It was the first [...]

Herbert William Kemry, 82, of Turner passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at his home. Herb was born in Steamboat Springs, Colo. to John and Grace Sampson Kemry on Nov. 6, 1928. In the early 40s he moved to Paisley with his family.  He attended school in Colorado and Paisley before going into the [...]

Vance Edward Henkel, 77, of  LaPine passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Bend. A celebration of Life will be held at the family home, 15665 Camino De Oro Ave., LaPine on Sunday, July 24, 2011.

Frances Ann Sims, 58, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Medford as a result of respiratory failure, due to complications from pneumonia. She was born on Feb. 8, 1953 in Chicago, Ill. At the age of 12 her family relocated to southern California where she attended and graduated [...]

Letha Pugh, 94, died on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Ashley Manor in Burns.
She was born Aug. 24, 1916 to William T. Davis and Laura (Pride) Davis in Mena, Ark. in her great-grandmother’s house. Letha married Bill Pugh on Sept. 11, 1935 at Talihina, Okla. and to this union were born three children; Hoyt, Shelba [...]

Leaon Edward Andrews, 68, passed away in his sleep on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born on July 26, 1942 in Sacrament, Calif., the third of 12 children born to Gilbert and Mary (Mast/Holbrook) Andrews. They moved to Willow Ranch, Calif. when Leaon was 17-months-old. He attended grade school in Willow [...]

Vance Edward Henkel, 77,  of LaPine passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Cascade View Alzheimer‘s Unit in Bend.
He was born on Oct. 28, 1933 in Bruning, Neb. to Edward and Gladys (Moore) Henkel. As a young child, his family moved to California where he spent most of his years growing up in Hoopa. [...]