Obituaries
| Wade Henry Fletcher
The memorial service for Wade Henry Fletcher will be
held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Ashland Christian Fellowship. The Rev. Andy Green will
officiate.
Mr. Fletcher, 86, of Ashland died Thursday (April 30, 1998) at his home.
He was born Feb. 18, 1912, in Los Angeles.
On June 27, 1936, in Switzer's Camp, Calif., he married the former Emily Frederica
Molberg, who survives. They moved to the Rogue Valley in 1950 from Altadena, Calif.
Mr. Fletcher attended the Ashland Christian Fellowship. He enjoyed his family, fishing
and woodworking. He was a craftsman and an outdoorsman. He worked in aircraft repair, and
as an electrician, logger and school bus driver.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include four sons, Richard Fletcher, Corvallis, Ken
Fletcher and Guy Fletcher, both of Medford, and Wayne Fletcher, Canterbury, Conn.; three
daughters, Marianna Simpson and Penny Whitmire, both of Grants Pass and Susan Fletcher,
Ashland; a brother, Paul Fletcher, Ashland; 13 grandchildren and three great-grand
children.
Four brothers, Ronald Fletcher, Lloyd Fletcher, Robert Fletcher and Keith Fletcher,
preceded him in death.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Ross Rosmarin
The memorial service for Ross Rosmarin will be held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bethel Church, 1225 E. McAndrews Road, Medford. The Rev. Tim
Olson and the Rev. Jim Hill will officiate. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park
in Medford.
Mr. Rosmarin, 78, died Friday (May 1, 1998) at his home in Medford.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rosmarin Memorial Fund, c/o Bethel Church,
1223 E. McAndrews Road, Medford OR 97504.
He was born Aug. 9, 1919, in Newark, N.J.
In 1975, he married his wife, Lois. The pair moved to the Rogue Valley from Reno, Nev.,
in 1978. Lois, the principal at Ruch Elementary School, survives.
Mr. Rosmarin was a quality controller in the aircraft industry for many years. He
enjoyed camping, R.V. travelling, word puzzles and gospel music.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a daughter, Kathleen Brown, Denver, Colo.;
two sons Kevin Wheeler, of Reno, and Karl Wheeler, of Lynchburg, Va.; and eight
grandchildren.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives, Medford.
Tom E. Richardson
The memorial service for Tommy "Tom"
Edward Richardson will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Veterans Affairs Domiciliary Chapel
in White City. Chaplain Jerry Gilmore will officiate.
Mr. Richardson, 42, of Grants Pass, died Monday (April 27, 1998) in White City.
He was born Jan. 22, 1955, in Sacramento, Calif.
On June 20, 1986, in Reno, Nev., he married Susan Rhoades, who survives. They moved to
the Rogue Valley three years ago from Rockland, Calif.
Mr. Richardson served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
He had been a mental health care worker at Rogue Valley Medical Center.
Mr. Richardson enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two sons, Sean Richardson and Patrick
Richardson, both Grants Pass; his mother, Alice Richardson, Grants Pass; a brother, Mark,
Rockland; and a sister, Larea Stainbrook, Auburn, Calif. He was preceded in death by his
father, Robert Richardson.
Arrangements: Central Valley Cremation & Funeral Care, Central Point.
Richard Lee Nelson
Richard Lee Nelson, 40, of Central Point, died
Thursday (April 30, 1998) in an industrial accident at a rock quarry off Wagner Gap Road.
Arrangements will be announced by Abbey Funeral, Medford.
Vonita V. Mahan
Vonita V.Mahan, 70, of Central Point, died Friday
(May 1, 1998) at Providence Medford Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by
Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.
Patricia `Rusty' Smullin
Patricia D. "Rusty" Smullin, 80, died
Saturday (May 2,1998) in Portland. Smullin was the widow of Bill Smullin, founder of
California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc., who died in 1995. Arrangements will be announced by
Conger Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.
Dorothy Wall
Dorothy Wall, 70, of Edmonds, Wash., died Friday
(May 1, 1998) at the Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. Arrangements will be
announced by Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford. |
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