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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Crescent City man found dead near Lake Selmac ... Guest Opinion: Rural Oregon, sacrifice zone for proposed LNG export projects? ... Coos County ballot measure seeks to nullify gun background checks ... Crescent City man found dead near Lake Selmac ... Guest Opinion: Rural Oregon, sacrifice zone for proposed LNG export projects? ... Coos County ballot measure seeks to nullify gun background checks ... Dean C. Sickenger MailTribune.com Writer Posted Feb. 2, 1999 at 2:00 AM Updated Dec 16, 2010 at 7:40 PM Posted Feb. 2, 1999 at 2:00 AM Updated Dec 16, 2010 at 7:40 PM » Social News Obituaries — — — Dean Charles Sickenger, 73, of White City, died Monday (Feb. 1, 1999) at the Veterans — Affairs Domiciliary in White City. Arrangements will be announced by Ashland Funeral Care, — Ashland. — — Beulah D. Myers — Beulah D. Myers, 83, of Medford, died Friday (Jan. — 29, 1999) at her home. Arrangements will be announced by Abbey Funeral, Medford. — — Roy Pyle — James Leroy Roy Pyle, 88, of Medford, — died Monday (Feb. 1, 1999) in Medford. Arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris — Funeral Directors, Medford. — — Carl A. Perdue — Carl A. Perdue, 77, of Central Point, died Saturday — (Jan. 30, 1999) at his home. Arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral — Directors, Medford. — — Catherine M. Nelson — Catherine M. Nelson, 93, of Ashland, died Monday — (Feb. 1, 1999) at Jackson House in Talent. Arrangements will be announced by — Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland. — — Donald `Ozzie' Corman — The memorial service for Donald Oscar — Ozzie Corman will be at — p.m. Friday at the Ashland Christian Fellowship, 50 — East Hersey St., Ashland. A dessert potluck will follow the service. Private interment — will be in the Eagle Point National Cemetery. — Mr. Corman, 72, of Ashland, died Saturday (Jan. 30, 1999) at his home. — Memorial contributions may be made to Loaves and Fishes, P.O. Box 4666, Medford, OR — 97501, or to the Guatemala Relief Fund, c/o Patricia Bearg, the Ashland Christian — Fellowship, 50 East Hersey St., Ashland, OR 97520. — He was born Oct. 31, 1926, in State College, Pa. — On Jan. 14, 1949, in Ocean City, N.J., he married Arlayne Mae Mock, who survives. — Mr. Corman was a jeweler and supervisor in the assembly of mass spectrometers in State — College, Pa. He then worked for the U.S. Postal Service in State College for 20 years in — various distribution positions, as well as serving briefly as the officer in charge. — He was the person primarily credited with alerting the Treasury Department to the — counterfeit stamp fraud of 1977, the discovery of which netted the Postal Service a — $250,000 confiscation. — He served in the U.S. Army Occupation Forces in Germany in 1945 and 1946, and returned — home with a pet dog, Jerry, that he had rescued. — In Philipsburg, Mr. Corman was a member of Hope Fire Company 2 and of the American — Legion. He was commander of Legion Post No. 437 for three years, and was bi-county — commander for the Pennsylvania Counties of Centre and Clearfield for one year. He also did — hospice work, was a Cub Scout leader, and participated in prison ministry in Clearfield, — Pa. — Mr. Corman moved to Ashland in 1994, where he served as president of the Ashland — chapter of AARP, and treasurer of the Senior Club. He participated in a local cancer — support group, and in the work of Loaves and Fishes. — He was a member of the Ashland Christian Fellowship. — Mr. Corman enjoyed Bible study, hunting and fishing, gardening and stamp and coin — collecting. — Survivors include four daughters, Tanya Marie Riopel, Talent, Rosalie Jean Hockenberry, — Hawk Run, Pa., Lisa Louise Colliver, and Teresa Lee Corman, both of Clearfield, Pa.; four — sons, Bruce David, Ashland, John Philip Eugene, Sarasota, Fla., Neil Lawrence, Hawk Run, — Pa., and Daniel Paul, Philipsburg, Pa.; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He — was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Ann, in 1992. — Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland — — Arlene C. Petersen — The memorial service for Arlene C. Petersen will be — at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Siskiyou Chapel, 2100 Siskiyou Blvd., Medford. The Rev. Dr. — Emmett Shortreed of the First United Methodist Church, Medford, will officiate. — Mrs. Petersen, 79, of Phoenix, died Saturday (Jan. 30, 1999) at her home. — Memorial contributions may be made to Providence Community Health Foundation, Hospice, — 1111 Crater Lake Ave., Medford, OR 97504. — She was born Arlene C. Cannon on July 29, 1919, in Paris, Ill. — On June 5, 1937, in Milwaukee, Wis., she married Thomas G. Petersen, who survives. She — moved to the Rogue Valley from Milwaukee 23 years ago. — Mrs. Petersen was a nurse's aide with the Ashland Community Hospital for 10 years, — retiring in the mid-1980s. — She was an active volunteer for Rogue Valley Manor and Hearthstone for several years. — Mrs. Peterson was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Medford, and — belonged to the Women's Circle at the church. — She enjoyed physical activities, birdwatching, tending her roses, sewing and baking. — Survivors, in addition to her husband, include three sons, Stephen, Phoenix, David, — Central Point, and Michael, Fond du Lac, Wis.; a daughter, Neena Petersen, Milwaukee; a — sister, Emma Lou Tatum, Lake City, Fla.; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death — by three sisters, Eva Cannon, Iva Fox, and Dora Ashley. — Arrangements: Perl Funeral Services-Siskiyou, Medford. — — Lucius `Lu' E. Lull — The graveside service for Lucius Lu E. — Lull will be at — p.m. Thursday in the Jacksonville Cemetery. Pastor Lee Gregory of the — Medford Neighborhood Church will officiate. — Mr. Lull, 74, of Central Point, died Friday (Jan. 29, 1999) at his home. — Memorial contributions may be made to the Neighborhood Church, 1819 Stewart Ave., — Medford, OR 97501 or Providence Community Health Foundation, Hospice, 1111 Crater Lake — Ave., Medford, OR 97504. — He was born Dec. 22, 1924, in Medford. — On Aug. 3, 1952, in Medford, he married Joyce Marshall, who survives. — Mr. Lull owned and operated a granite hauling service in Medford for many years. — During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in the Rhineland and Central Europe, — and received a Purple Heart for wounds he sustained in the Battle of the Bulge. — Mr. Lull was a member of the National Rifle Association and enjoyed fishing and — hunting. — Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a son, David, Gateway, Ark.; a daughter, — Teri White, Gateway; his mother, Helen Lull, Central Point; two sisters, Louise Lull, — Central Point, and Mary McDonald, Hughson, Calif.; two brothers, Robert G. and Wilburt W., — both Central Point; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Lucius; — and three sisters, Phoebe Lull, Dorothy Henagin and Patricia Oberg. — Arrangements: Central Valley Cremation & Funeral Care, Central Point. — — Sarah Elizabeth Keith — Sarah Elizabeth Keith, 89, of Central Point, died — Saturday (Jan. 30, 1999) at her home. No service is planned. Interment will be in Memory — Gardens Memorial Park. — She was born Sarah Helm on Sept. 27, 1909, in Oklahoma. — In 1926, in Miami, Okla., she married Charles Leonard Keith, who died in 1957. She — moved to the Rogue Valley from Miami, Okla., in 1975. — Mrs. Keith was a homemaker. — Survivors include three sons, Charles Richard, Brookings, Thomas Dean, Greenville, — N.C., and John William, Kirkland, Wash.; three daughters, Rita Charlene Gammel, Spokane, — Wash., Mary Margaret Hillier, Long Barn, Calif., and Evelyn Marie Sprose; many — grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Harry Allen — Keith, in 1992; and a daughter, Janet Marily Sargent, in 1990. — Arrangements: Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford. — — Eva Lois Sherman — The graveside service for Eva Lois Sherman will be — at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Medford. The Rev. William Swanson will — officiate. — Mrs. Sherman, 77, of Eagle Point, died Monday (Feb. 1, 1999) at Providence Medford — Medical Center. — Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society of America Inc., Oregon — Chapter, 6501 S.W. Macadam Ave., Portland, OR 97201. — She was born Eva Lois Bennett on Nov. 25, 1921, in Cedar Creek, Texas. She moved to the — Rogue Valley from Arizona in 1936. — On Sept. 22, 1940, in Shady Cove, she married Floyd W. Sherman, who died in 1992. — Survivors include two sons, Floyd E. Eddie, Medford, and Leon C., Eagle — Point; five sisters, Ruth Sanderson, Gold Hill, Marjorie (Harp) Staples, Redmond, Ruby — (Bellows) Bowker, Ontario, Lillie Finch, Yoncalla, and Jewel Owens, St. David, Ariz.; a — brother, Jack Bennett, Yoncalla; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was — preceded in death by a sister, Golden Bennett; and three brothers, Marvin, Chester and — Everett Bennett. — Arrangements: Perl Funeral Services-Siskiyou, Medford. — — Virginia F. Niemeyer — Virginia Ginnie F. Niemeyer, 76, of — Eagle Point, died Sunday (Jan. 31, 1999) at Providence Medford Medical Center. A private — service will be held. — She was born Virginia F. Frye on April 9, 1922, in Hartford, Conn. — On April 2, 1949, in Los Angeles, she married John Albert Niemeyer, who survives. She — moved to the Rogue Valley in 1982. — Mrs. Niemeyer was an avid collector of dolls, china, bears and memorabilia. — She enjoyed traveling, and visited all 50 states and 33 foreign countries. — Survivors, in addition to her husband, include three sons, John and Bill, both of Eagle — Point, and David, Perris, Calif.; two daughters, Betty Niemeyer, Eagle Point, and Nancy — Brown, Santee, Calif.; a sister, Lois McKie, Palos Verdes, Calif.; and six grandchildren. — Arrangements: Perl Funeral Services-Siskiyou, Medford. — — Hadley `Van' Garbarski — Hadley Homer Van Garbarski, 92, of — Central Point, died Saturday (Jan. 30, 1999) at his home. No service is planned. — He was born June 18, 1906. — On March 17, 1981, in Medford, he married Lucille Cooper, who survives. He lived in the — Rogue Valley most of his life. — Mr. Garbarski was a miner. — He enjoyed playing cards. — Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two stepdaughters, Janet Reed, Eagle Point, — and Donna Rawlins, Brookings; a stepson, Karl King, Brown Deer, Wis.; 13 — step-grandchildren; 14 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren. — Arrangements: Central Valley Cremation & Funeral Care, Central Point. — — Don Mathes — The memorial service for Don Mathes will be at — — p.m. Wednesday in Rogue Valley Christian Church, 1440 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford. — Mr. Mathes, 52, of Central Point, died Friday (Jan. 29, 1999) at his home. — Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 698, — Medford, OR 97501. — He was born Sept. 3, 1946, in Porterville, Calif. — On Nov. 27, 1992, in Virginia City, Nev., he married Christi Duggan, who survives. He — moved to the Rogue Valley 13 years ago from Redmond. — Mr. Mathes owned and operated Don's Barbershop in Central Point. Prior to moving to — Medford, he was a police officer for the City of Redmond for 12 years. — He was a member of the Eagles Club and the Oregon Hunters Association. — Mr. Mathes enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. — Survivors, in addition to his wife, include four daughters, Sarah Soltis, Gold Hill, — Maria Mathes, Redmond, Jamie Dameron, Anchorage, Alaska, and Jobo Walker, Reno, Nev.; a — son, Donald E., Redmond; two brothers, Bill and Cecil, both of Portland; three sisters, — Audra Benston, Central Point, Faye Nelson, Garibaldi; and Bea Shelton, Corpus Christi, — Texas; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister. — Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives. 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