Obituaries

Marvin A. Copple

The funeral for Marvin A. Copple will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Brookhurst Chapel. Bishop John Vial of the Medford 4th Ward will officiate. Interment will follow in Stearns/Wagner Creek Cemetery in Talent.

Mr. Copple, 81, of Medford, died Wednesday (July 14, 1999) at Medford Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.

He was born Nov. 17, 1929, in Salt Lake City.

On Feb. 11, 1940, in Yuma, Ariz., he married Melba Rae Sorensen, who survives. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1990.

Mr. Copple was a heavy equipment/shop foreman in the rock, sand and gravel industry.

He was a member of the Medford 4th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mr. Copple enjoyed gunsmithing, hunting, fishing and vegetable gardening.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include four sons, Neil A., Medford, Jon C., Central Point, Van A., Norco, Calif., and Robert M., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; a daughter, Cheryl Copple, Gillette, Wyo.; a brother, Jack, Hemet, Calif. 25 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

A daughter, Camile Rae Culleeney, died June 10, 1999. He was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

Friends may pay their respects at 10 a.m. Monday in the Brookhurst Chapel.

Arrangements: Abbey Funeral, Inc., Medford.

 

William N. Dahlstrom

William N. Dahlstrom, 88, of Medford, died Thursday (July 15, 1999) at his home. No service is planned.

Memorial contributions may be made to Elks Children's Eye Clinic, c/o BPOE 1168, 202 N. Central, Medford, OR 97501.

He was born Sept. 2, 1910, in Pine City, Minn.

On Oct. 19, 1941, in Reno, Nev., he married Rosemary Morris, who survives. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1957 from Cottage Grove.

Mr. Dahlstrom worked in road construction for the state of Oregon.

He was a life member of Medford Elks No. 1168 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 1383 in Klamath Falls.

Mr. Dahlstrom enjoyed hunting, fishing and rock collectings.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a son, Bill, Vancouver, Wash.; a daughter, Jeanette Jones, Honolulu; a sister, Carrie Madsen, Hood River; a brother, Cliff, Pine City, Minn.; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.

Arrangements: Perl Funeral Services, Medford.

 

Bette J. Rothermel

The memorial service for Bette Jane Rothermel will be at 11 a.m. today in the First Baptist Church of Phoenix. Pastor Dale Adams will officiate. Interment will be in Eagle Point National Cemetery.

Mrs. Rothermel, 73, of Phoenix, died Wednesday (July 14, 1999) at Three Fountains Nursing Home in Medford from complications from diabetes.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Phoenix, 306 West First St., Phoenix, OR 97535.

She was born Bette Swain on Jan. 26, 1926, in Franklin, N.H. She attended Keen Teachers College in New Hampshire for one year.

On Feb. 11, 1972, in Craig, Colo., she married John Rothermel, who survives. She moved to the Rogue Valley in 1990 from Fairfield, Calif.

Mrs. Rothermel was a homemaker.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Phoenix, where she enjoyed singing with the choir.

Survivors, in addition to her husband, include four daughters, Kerri Herring, Bend, Donna Nudd, Billings, Mont., Rhonda Kay Kalista and Tracy Lynn Harris, both in California; a sister, Melissa Benfeld, in New Hampshire; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Howard Wayne Kalista; a brother, Vaughn Dudley; and a sister, Olive Nudd.

Arrangements: Hillcrest Mortuary, Medford.

 

Geno P. Struglia

Geno P. Struglia, 73, of Shady Cove, died Thursday (July 15, 1999) at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. Arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral Directors of Medford.

 

Brandi Lee Donaldson

Brandi Lee Donaldson, 27, of Central Point, died Thursday (July 15, 1999) in Rogue Valley Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by Memory Gardens Mortuary in Medford.

 

Patti Jo Steen

Patti Jo Steen, 64, of Medford, died Friday (July 16, 1999) at her home. Arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral Directors, Medford.

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