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Mail Tribune Saturday Jan 7, 2006 at 2:00 AM Dec 18, 2010 at 7:21 PM Wanda Lee Crippen Wanda Lee Crippen, 71 year old Yreka resident, passed away on December 28, 2005 at Fairchild Medical Center in Yreka following a short illness. — Wanda was born August 13, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri to Dennis and Ester Bonesteel. She was raised in the Oregon area and moved to Yreka 34 years ago from Ashland. She married Steve Crippen about 40 years ago in Yreka. — She loved her family and grandkids. She bowled with her husband in a local bowling league. She will be greatly missed. — Wanda is survived by her husband, Steve of Yreka; a daughter, Wanda (Pooki) Crippen of Montague; five step-children, Steve Crippen Jr. and Jerry Crippen, both of Central Point, Oregon, Karen Crippen of Denver, Colorado, Sondra Crippen of Anchorage, Alaska and Cindy Wendt of Medford, Oregon; a brother, Albert Bonesteel; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two children, Rose Watkins and Dennis Watkins; and a brother and sister, Jack and Rose Bonesteel. — No services are scheduled. Memorial contributions may be made to cancer research. Girdner Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Calvin H. Chen Calvin H. Chen, age 86, of Ashland, Oregon died Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at Ashland Community Hospital. Arrangements handled by: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives. David L. Wade David L. Wade, age 73, died January 5, 2005 in Medford. Arrangements are pending with the Perl Funeral Home and Siskiyou Memorial Park. Donald L. Oberlander Donald L. Oberlander, 91, formerly of Medford died January 5, 2006 at his home in Fremont, California. — Memorial service information to be published at a later date. Gerri Ellen Motschenbacher Gerri Ellen Motschenbacher, 44, of Grants Pass, died Monday, January 2, 2006. — A memorial gathering will be at 1:30 p.m., Monday, January 9, 2006 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Savage Street Building Relief Society Room (747 NE Savage Street - Grants Pass). Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Kenneth Kidd Kenneth Kidd, age 66, of Medford, Oregon died Thursday, January 5, 2006 at his home. Arrangements handled by: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives. Loren Victor Conaway Loren Victor Conaway, age 86, of Gold Hill, OR, died on January 4, 2006. Arrangements by Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, Medford, Oregon. Richard Lebow Richard Lebow, age 54, of Trail, Oregon died Thursday, January 5, 2006 at his home. Arrangements handled by: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives. Robert Willock Mr. Robert Willock, 49, of Medford passed away Thursday, January 5, 2006 at his home. Arrangements by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives. Ted Rusinko Mr. Ted Rusinko, 88, of Rogue River, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2006 at his home. Arrangements by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives. William Chapman William Chapman, 63, of Medford passed away Friday, at his home. Arrangements by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives. — — — NOTICE If you are looking for an obituary AFTER 3/27/2006 please to look in our new Obituary Section — Obituary Guidelines — — — The publishes obituaries seven — days a week as a paid service. Death notices (maximum of 10 lines) and the first 10 lines of each obituary are published at no charge. For pricing information contact us at 776-4444. — Obituaries may be e-mailed to or faxed to 776-4390. Obituaries can also be dropped off at the office at 111 N. Fir St., — Medford. — To ensure publication in the next day's paper, — the daily weekday deadline is — p.m. On weekends the deadline is 12 p.m. Saturday for the Sunday — and Monday editions.