System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Harry Raymond Melick
Harry Raymond Melick, 89, of Ashland, Ore., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.
He was born January 9, 1921, to Roy and Mary Melick, in Denver, Colo.
He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Master Chief of Machinist Mate and was a Pearl Harbor survivor.
Harry retired from United Grocery. He and his wife, Josephine, were enthusiastic supporters of Dogs for the Deaf for many years. They were also members of Good Sam Club.
Harry is survived by Lucille Melick, wife; daughter, Pam Dimings; son, Michael Melick; granddaughters, Tonya Kilito and Kimberly Wilson; four great-grandchildren, Paige, Josephine, Audrey Kilito and Pete Hernandez Wilson.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., at Eagle Point Veterans Cemetery, Eagle Point, Ore., with Pastor Mike Gass officiating.
Gilford E. "Gil" Meador
Gil Meador died on Friday, June 25, 2010, as a result of cancer. He lives again in heaven, as a result of Christ's loving and merciful sacrifice on the cross for all who name Jesus as Lord and Savior. A service of joyful worship and grateful commemoration will be hosted by Gil and wife Marylou's church family, Bear Creek Church, in the gymnasium at St. Mary's School at 816 Black Oak Drive in Medford on Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 6:30 p.m.
Born Gilford Emery Meador in 1948, Gil was just shy of his 62nd birthday. He and Marylou were married for 39 years. They had two daughters, Raemi and Molly. Gil passed away at his beautiful and quiet home near the Applegate, to which he and Marylou moved 38 years ago. A U.S. Army veteran, Gil was a builder, spending most of his career building custom homes in the Valley he loved. He and Marylou were long-time, active members at Bear Creek Church. Gil and Marylou loved to ride their horses, work around the beautiful homes Gil built for them, and enjoyed several cruises. In addition to his wife and daughters, Gil is survived by his mother and many other family members in southern Oregon.
"God is the happiness of man because of his suitableness to the soul. A hungry man finds his soul craving. Give him music or honour and he is hungry still. These are not suitable to his appetite. Give him food and his craving is over. So it is with a man's soul. Give it honour, profits, and the pleasures of the world, and these cannot abate its desire; it craves still. These do not answer the soul's nature, and therefore cannot answer its needs. Set God before it just once, and let it feed on him; it is satisfied, and its inordinate, dogged appetite after the world is cured."
George Swinnock, Puritan minister, Works (1627-1673)
Frieda Jane Quilici
FRIEDA JANE QUILICI, 85, of Talent, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at her residence. No services are planned at this time.
Frieda was born October 23, 1925 in South San Francisco, California to Emil and Vivian (Kirkpatrick) Riegert. She grew up in Santa Cruz, California and loved the beach.
Frieda loved her United Methodist Church Choir and Women's Circle. She spent her career as an office administrator with the City of Concord, California. She loved doing needlepoint, decorating cakes, growing roses, and traveling with her husband Ray, who preceded her in death. She spent the end of her life with her son, Brandon, in Southern Oregon.
Survivors include her sons, Brandon and Bryan Lerda; sister, Grace; granddaughters, Maria Ames and Sarah Lerda; great-granddaughters Sabrina Ames and Ava Hawley; great-grandson Andrew Hite; step-children, David and Tony Quilici; Donald and Kent and Linda Burrow.
Frances I. Tolson
The funeral mass for Frances I. Tolson will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, March 31, at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, Ashland. Interment will follow at the Eagle Point National Cemetery at 1:00 pm. Friends may call at the Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The recitation of the Rosary will follow at 7:00 pm.
Frances Ione Tolson passed away peacefully at her home in Central Point, OR with her loving family at her side on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the age of 90 years.
She was born on May 7, 1919 in Superior, Wisconsin to Muriel and Alvin Miller. She grew up in Washington, D.C. and married Joseph Sterling Tolson on March 7, 1937. Following her retirement from the Washington Post Office in 1971, they moved full time to Ridge, Maryland and in 1998 to Ashland, Oregon. Shortly after celebrating 62 years of marriage, she lost her beloved Joe in April 1999.
Survivors include daughters Yvonne Tolson, Hayward, CA, Michele (Dave) Jones, Medford, OR and Francine Tolson, Falls Church, VA, three grandchildren Kevin Weiss, Brisbane, Australia, Jennifer Jones, Central Point, OR, Jaclyn Jones, New Haven, CT and one great grandson, Beckett Weiss, Brisbane, Australia
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to United Way HOPE Chest, 769 Spring Street, Medford, OR 97504 or Ashland Community Hospital Hospice, 280 Maple Street, Ashland, OR 97520.
Arrangements: Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland,
Ezra M. Athay, Jr.
EZRA MILTON ATHAY, age 93, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in a private care home. Mr. Athay was a long time resident of Ashland and a member of the Elks Lodge #944. He was a WWII Navy Veteran and a career Civil Service Firefighter at Camp Pendleton, CA.
Ezra was a craftsman and handyman, inventive and artistic. He raised many varieties of pigeons and other birds, and enjoyed the annual Bandshell concerts in Lithia Park and the Fourth of July parade. His long and productive life was punctuated by his humor.
Surviving Mr. Athay are two children and two grandchildren.
Mr. Athay was interred at Eagle Point National Cemetery on March 16th following a private graveside service.
Isaac Erwin Notrica
1930-2010
Isaac ‘Erwin' Notrica beloved father, brother, and grandfather passed away on September 3, 2010 in Ashland, Oregon. Erwin was born in Los Angeles, CA on October 14, 1930 to Morris and Regina Notrica. As a young man, Erwin served in the United States Army on active and reserve duty from 1949-1955. In 1951 Erwin married Faye Dickinson and they had three children. Erwin was a kind-hearted gentle man who could accomplish anything he set his mind to. Indeed, he was a consummate cook, photographer, and wood-carver.
After spending the majority of his life in Los Angeles working in the aerospace industry and raising his family, he chose to retire in Ashland to live near his daughter Jacque and her family. Erwin enjoyed volunteering at the Northwest Natural History Museum, the City of Ashland Watershed Patrol, and the Community Service Volunteers.
Erwin is survived and greatly missed by his brother Leon Notrica, his sister Sandy Quine, his former wife Faye Notrica, his daughters Renee McManus (Kevin), Jacque Notrica (Dick Wanderscheid), and his son Gary Notrica. Erwin was affectionately called, Papoo, by his six loving grandchildren David McManus, Rachel and Jecie Wanderscheid, and Michael, Sara, and James Notrica.
There will be a graveside service at Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland. Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at 4 p.m.
We miss you Papoo.
CHARLEEN KRING EDWARDS
A memorial service for Charleen Kring Edwards, 83, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, at the First Presbyterian Church, Ashland, the Rev. Constance Wilkerson officiating. Mrs. Edwards died June 10 at her Ashland home after a brief illness.
She was born at Canton, Ohio, on April 22, 1927, the daughter of Albert Forest Kring and Laura Victoria Patterson Kring.
Mrs. Edwards graduated from Lehman High School at Canton in 1945 and attended Mather College of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland where she graduated in 1948. She continued her studies at the University of Wisconsin where she received a master's degree in English in 1949.
She was an Instructor in English and library staff assistant at the Canton branch of Kent State University for one year and in 1950 came to Southern Oregon College as an instructor in English and Spanish. She married Robert L. Edwards on August 27, 1952 at Canton and they both taught at SOC for another year.
In 1953 the couple moved to Corning, N.Y. where Mrs. Edwards raised their five children. She also served as a Republican Committeewoman, PTA president, Den Mother, Brownie troop leader, volunteer guide at The Corning Museum of Glass, president of the Corning branch, American Association of University Women, program vice chair of Friends of the Library, six-year board member of the YMCA, and 11-year trustee of the Corning Area Public Library.
Mrs. Edwards became associated with the Arthur A. Houghton Library of Corning Community College as a reference assistant in 1969. She joined The Corning Museum of Glass in 1973, serving as Managing Editor of Publications.
She retired in 1985 when the couple moved to Ashland where she became active in Tudor Guild, editing the group's newsletter for 11 years, president of the Ashland Study Club, president of Friends of the Southern Oregon College Library, volunteer at the Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History, and lifetime member of the American Association of University Women. For five years she chaired the Newcomers Club.
Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband; a sister, Diane K. Logan, Eliot, ME.; three sons, David, Claremont, Calif.; Duncan, Salt Lake City, Utah; Steven, Fresno, Calif.; a daughter, Eileen E. Denne, Little Rock, Ark., and 14 grandchildren. Daughter Susan preceded her in death.
The family suggests remembrances to the Scholarship Fund, American Association of University Women Foundation, Ashland branch.
Travis L. Atchley
Travis L. Atchley, 76, of Ashland, Ore., died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Rogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, Ore.
Mr. Atchley was born November 25, 1933, in Crandall, Mississippi, to Lee and Velma Atchley. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1955. On September 6, 1956, in Carson City, Nev., he married the former Carol J. Bollinger.
Mr. Atchley worked as a flooring installer before a career as a heavy equipment operator at the Croman Corporation mill. In later years he worked for Ashland Sanitary.
Travis was a member of the Four Square Church. He enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling and camping.
Survivors include his wife, Carol, of Ashland, Ore.; children, Debbie, Jimmy, Billy, Christina and Karen; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Ronald; sister, Jaunice Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Russel and Frankie.
A memorial service will be held Monday, July 26, 2010, at 1:00 p.m., at The Shepherd's Way Church, 599 East Main Street, Ashland, Ore. Pastor Bill Halstead and Pastor John Otto will officiate. Private innurnment will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland, Ore.
Thomas E. Burnette
A memorial graveside service will be held for Thomas E. Burnette at 11:00 am Friday, July 9, 2010 at the Stearns Cemetery, Talent. Mr. Burnette, 68, of Talent, Oregon, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at home.
Mr. Burnette was born May 5, 1942 in Ashland, Oregon the son of pioneers Alice and Raymond Burnette. He graduated from Talent High School in 1960. He served as a United States Marine from 1960 to 1963 and was honorably discharged.
On November 10, 1978 in Vancouver, WA he married the former Clydie L. Scates who survives. He worked as a landscaper in Oregon, Washington, and California. From 1983 to 2009 he worked seasonally for the Bear Creek Corporation.
Mr. Burnette enjoyed mechanic work, general handyman projects, and watching game shows and football.
Surviving in addition to his wife are: his mother, Alice Burnette of Talent; two step sons, Terry Pepiot of Junction City, OR and Scott Pepiot of Benton, Louisiana; two step daughters, Tina Manley of Columbus, Mississippi and Julie Nicholson of Arlington, Washington; a brother Robert Burnette of Talent, OR; three sisters, Doreen Feelar of Ashland, OR, Barbara Dereise of Medford, OR, and April (Jerald) Denham of Mt. Shasta, CA; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Steve J. Hauck
Stephen James Hauck, 55, died September 23, 2010 at his residence in Shady Cove with family at his side. He had been under the loving care of Dr. Kendall Michels and Providence Hospice with angels Marci and Joni. A graveside service will be held for the family at the Trail Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents John and Kathy and brother John.
Steve was born in Ashland on March 25, 1955 to John and Kathy (Weeks) Hauck. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1973, earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree from University of Oregon, completed 2 years of Law School at University of Oregon and earned a Master's Degree in Management from Southern Oregon University.
Steve was an avid giver of love and support to many people. At the time of his death, he was Executive Director of the Upper Rogue Community Center in Shady Cove. He had been director for 7 years and was loved by all.
His community service included: President, Siskiyou-Cascade, Inc; Member, ACCESS, Inc Board of Directors; Member, Southern Oregon Economic Development, Inc. Board of Directors; member, Friends of Ashland Board of Director; member, Rogue Valley Community Development Corporation Board of Directors; member, Jackson County Citizen's league; member, Rogue Valley Fair Share; member, Citizen's Utility board; member, Oregon Consumer's league.
He also served as Chair and member of the Ashland City Council for 11 years, Chairperson, Rogue Valley Transit District Board of Directors; RVTD Budget Committee; Ashland City Budget Committee; Ashland School District Budget Committee; Ashland Water Conservation Committee; Ashland Housing Commission; Special District Association of Oregon Board of Directors; Rogue Valley Council of governments; RCCOG Budget Committee; Metropolitan Planning Organization; Oregon Department of Transportation Urban Mobility Advisory Committee; and former Legislative Assistant, Oregon Legislature.
Steve served in the Oregon National Guard for 6 years.
A memorial service will be scheduled and announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the Upper Rogue Community Center Capital project in memory of Stave Hauck.
Steve is survived by his sister Sheri Burrell, Ashland, brother Jerry Hauck of Ashland, and brother David Hauck of Hugo, Oregon.
Arrangements: Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland, Oregon.
Robert N. Richardson
The memorial service for Robert Norman Richardson will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, July 9, 2010 at the Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland. Mr. Richardson, 84, of Talent, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at home.
Mr. Richardson was born June 26, 1926 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Opal and Lee Roy Richardson. On February 16, 1981 in Carson City, Nevada he married the former Bethel S. Dorris who survives.
Bob spent four years in the United States Navy and was discharged in 1947. Mr. Richardson worked as a barber in Ashland for nearly 50 years and owned and operated Modern Barber Shop for approximately 40 years.
During his younger years, Bob enjoyed archery hunting and tending to his Appaloosa horses. His retirement years centered around working and gardening on his three acres in Talent.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Bethel are: a sister, Willa Mae Hill of Wyoming; four sons, Don, Emory, John, and Gary; two daughters, Lena and Teresa; three step-sons and numerous grandchildren.
Arrangements by Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland, OR.
Philip Edwin Gates
Philip Edwin Gates passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at his home in Talent, Ore. He was born on October 2, 1926, in Medford, Ore., to George E. and Dora Rose (Herman) Gates.
Phil served as an electrician in the navy, graduated from the University of Colorado, met his future wife, Shirley Keim, in Colorado, and they were married September 1, 1949.
Phillp owned and operated Gates Furniture stores in Ashland and Medford, Ore., volunteered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, in the kiosk on the Plaza, with the local Sheriff Department's Volunteer program, and with the Ashland Food Bank and Meals on Wheels. He played trombone in the S. Oregon Concert band and Rogue Valley German Band.
Phil is survived by his wife of 61 years, Shirley; daughters, Debra (Abert Lee) Gates, of Medford, Ore., Donna (Jim) Hawkins; and grandson, Jonathan Hawkins, all of Seattle, Wash.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., at the Trinity Episcopal Church, Ashland, OR. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ashland Hospice Harp Program or Trinity Episcopal Church.
Paul Gerald Beneke
PAUL GERALD BENEKE of Ashland, Oregon died on July 25, 2010. He was born on November 27, 1969 to Gerald and Eunice (Ortloff) Beneke in Edina, Minnesota. He was baptized on December 12, 1969 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, Minnesota and confirmed at the same church on May 20, 1984. In 1988 Paul graduated from Hopkins High School in Hopkins, Minnesota. He then attended University of Colorado at Boulder and University of Wisconsin at Madison, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science in 1992. He went on to enroll in the University Of Oregon School Of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctorate in 1996. He was married on July 11, 2003 at St. Mary's Church in Appleton, Wisconsin to Katie Doyle. Paul and Katie welcomed their daughter, Viola, into the world with humility and love on April 26, 2007 in Medford, Oregon.
After completing law school, Paul taught and was Associate Director of the legal writing and research program at the University Of Oregon School Of Law. Paul volunteered countless hours of service with Legal Aid, providing outreach to Oakridge, Oregon. In 2001 he began practicing criminal defense at Southern Oregon Public Defender (SOPD) in Medford, Oregon. Paul was a respected lead attorney at SOPD and remained employed there until his death. He was a member of the Oregon Bar Association since 1996 and was elected to the Board of Directors of Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in 2009.
Paul enjoyed running, history, reading, politics, sports, music, spending time with family and going to the park with his daughter. Paul loved exploring the many mountain trails of Oregon, delighted in a summer dip in the cool water of the Illinois River, and often visited the Oregon coast with family.
He will be missed enormously by his wife Katie (Doyle) Beneke; beautiful and adoring daughter, Viola; mother, Eunice (Maynard) Rucks; father, Gerald (Cindy) Beneke; brother, Tony (Amber) Beneke; sisters-in-law, Erin Doyle, Bridget Doyle Olson, and Colleen Doyle; numerous nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, step-family and step-grandparents, Bernard and Lorraine Rucks.
A private service has been held in Ashland for immediate family. Friends and community members are welcome to a potluck Celebration of Life, Sunday, August 1, 2010 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Riverhouse in Shady Cove along the Rogue River. A private service will be held later this week in Minnesota. In lieu of flowers and gifts, a fund has been established to benefit his daughter. Please contact any U.S. Bank location for the Viola Maeve Doyle Beneke Fund.
We will miss Paul's passionate advocacy for justice for the underserved, his good counsel and conversations, his gloating pride for his daughter, and most of all his companionship and friendship.
Arrangements by: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland, Oregon.
Olaf G. Paul
Olaf Paul, 78, of Ashland, Oregon, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2010 at home with his wife and family by his side.
Olaf was born on March 14, 1932, in Strasbourg, France to Adrien and Gudrun (Lie) Paul. The family was forced from their home in occupied France and later settled in St. Cloud, outside of Paris, where he graduated from the French Lycee in 1950.
In 1951 Olaf immigrated to the United Sates, sponsored by his Norwegian family in Minnesota. That same year he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served active duty in Germany. He was honorably discharged in 1953. Olaf attended the University of Minnesota, and served in the Air Force Reserve until 1976.
Olaf worked in the insurance industry, specializing in aviation claims. He was dedicated to his work and was known to respond immediately whenever there was a loss. He had a private pilot's license and loved going to air shows. He was a member o the Organization of Flying Adjusters, the International Society of Aviation Safety Investigators, and the Lawyer Pilot's Association.
Norway, his mother's birthplace, held a special place in Olaf's heart. During his frequent visits, Olaf enjoyed his family, friends and especially taking a boat out on the fjords. Olaf loved classical music, playing tennis and had passion for Bugatti cars, greatly influenced by his father's position as a director of the Bugatti factory in France. Olaf will be remembered for his dry wit, usually appreciated by friends and family.
Olaf is survived by his wife, Maria of Ashland, daughters Kathryn LeBlanc and Sara Moger of Connecticut, six grandchildren, his brother Erik Paul of Sydney, Australia, two sisters, Rosine Colford of Fairfax, Virginia and Francoise Ingersheim, of France.
Following the burial at Eagle Point National Cemetery, a celebration of his life will be held in Ashland.
In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to Hospice of Providence, Medford.
Arrangements: Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland, Oregon.
