Obituaries
From our weekly issue dated July 01, 2009
Dorothy Stohlman
A memorial service will be held at a later date for Dorothy M. Stohlman, 85, of Cave Junction, who died Thursday, June 25, 2009 at home.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to:
Laureate Beta Beta IVHS Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 588
Cave Junction OR 97523
Mrs. Stohlman was born Dorothy Carroll Mashburn on Aug. 26, 1923 in Los Angeles to Lloyd A. Mashburn & Emma Luella Mashburn. On Nov. 7, 1943 in Los Angeles she married Arnold G. Stohlman.
She worked as a bookkeeper for the Iron Workers Local in Los Angeles for 30 years. In 1976 she moved from Garden Grove, Calif. to Cave Junction.
Mrs. Stohlman was a member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority; Illinois Valley Medical Center, where she served as a board member; Retired Senior Volunteer Program; and Illinois Valley Senior Center.
From 1987 to 2004 she volunteered in a first-grade class at Evergreen Elementary School in Cave Junction helping children learn to read. She also was active in other aspects of the community. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and reading.
Besides her husband, Arnold G. Stohlman, of Cave Junction; survivors are two sons, Stephen A. Stohlman, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Douglas L. Stohlman, of Cave Junction; a daughter, Marcia Stohlman-Wellen, of Tustin, Calif.; a sister, Mildred Belter, of Palmdale, Calif.; and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Richard Mashburn and Louis Mashburn. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Richard A. Berg
A Celebration of Life was held at the family home Thursday, June 25, for Selma resident Richard Andrew Berg, 74, who died June 21, 2009 at Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass.
A funeral service with military honors was held Monday, June 29 at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif.
Mr. Berg was born on May 21, 1935 in Jamaica, N.Y. to Henry & Virginia (McGandless) Berg. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for two and half years, and was awarded the National Defense Medal. On Oct. 16, 1955 in Kingman, Ariz. he married the former Beverly Ann McLeod, who survives.
In 1975 the couple moved to Selma from Livermore, Calif. His interests included coin collecting, and he was an enthusiastic sports fan.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Richard Berg Jr., of Riverside, Calif., and Bo Berg, of Selma; two daughters, Vicki Henry, of Selma, and Robin Buffington, of Bakersfield, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two daughters, Christine Berg and Virginia Berg.
Arrangements for Mr. Berg were directed by Chapel of the Valley-L.B. Hall Funeral Home.
Rosane E. Simmons
Arrangements are pending with Illinois Valley Funeral Directors for Rosane E. Simmons, 86, of Selma, who died Friday, June 19, 2009, at home.
Dave Marston
(By Medford Mail Tribune)
Barely 24 hours after a two-day benefit concert raised more than $25,000 for his medical bills and the support of his family, well-known Rogue Valley musical director and chorale leader Dave Marston, 56, died in Ashland of a rare brain disease.
Afflicted the past four months with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Mr. Marston died in home hospice care Monday, June 22.
A fixture on the Rogue Valley music scene for decades, he led his family in many performances, including his last, Gems of Broadway, in early May at Southern Oregon University at Ashland.
During his long musical career, the energetic Mr. Marston was music director for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and led the Siskiyou Singers; the Beatles cover band, The Nowhere Men, plus The Ancient Men, the Rogue Valley Peace Choir, the Children's Peace Choir and choirs at Methodist, Congregational and Havurah houses of worship in Ashland.
Most of these groups and others performed at a fund-raising concert Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21 at the Historic Ashland Armory, raising some $25,000. Proceeds will go toward more than $20,000 in medical bills and for support of the family, which has children in high school and college, said Larry Marshall of Marshall Fundraising Management, which did pro bono work.
Said Lynn Sjolund, director of Rogue Valley Chorale which sang at the benefit, “Dave did a lot of wonderful things for a lot of people in this valley.”
Surviving are Tami Marston, his wife of 20 years; and their children, Sarah and Rose.
Donations can be made via davemarstonfamily.com or to the:
Dave Marston & Family Fund
Rogue Federal Credit Union
P.O. Box 4550
Medford OR 97501
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