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--> --> Mary I. Burkleo Mary I. Burkleo, 85, of Ashland, died Wednesday, July 17, 2002 in her home. The memorial services will be at 7 p.m., on Sunday, at the Grace Lutheran Church, 660 Frances Lane, Ashland. Entombment will be at 2 p.m., Friday, July 19, 2002 at Memory Gardens Memorial Park. Mrs. Burkleo was born Nov. 25, 1916 in Westminster, Md. She married Ernest Odell Burkleo on July 12, 1936 in Westminster, Md. They moved from La Mesa, Calif. to the Rogue Valley in 1988. As a young woman, she was a bookkeeper in a department store. She and her husband operated a filling station, opened a wonderful toy store called "The Valentine House" and owned apartment buildings and rentals. She enjoyed sewing, decorating cakes, doll collecting and antiques. She was a good friend, and a kind person and a wonderful person. Survivors include a son Ernest O. Burkleo Jr. of El Cajon, Calif.; four daughters Mary Kathleen Swarts of Ashland, Jo Ann Fisher of Raleigh, N.C., Evelyn Carol Plescia of Chesterfield, Mo., Linda Kristin Kingston of Shelburne, Vt.; a brother Norval C. Leffert of La Mesa, Calif.; a sister Evelyn Himmel of Burbank, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Visitations will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, at the Memory Gardens Mortuary in Medford. Funeral arrangements are held by Memory Gardens Mortuary. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing