Gann Family Obituaries

Paraphrased abstracts appear below. For obituaries which only mention a "Gann" in passing (i.e., sister or daughter married a Gann), that is all that is available. For obituaries of Gann family members, the full text of the obituary is also available. Obituaries are in order by date; if you want to search for a particular name, please use the "find" function of your browser. This page includes Oregon Ganns (who aren't necessarily related to me), and my Gann relatives, regardless of location.

The Oregonian, 18 September 1974, page 42, Dimitri S. Gann
Born 31 January 1897, Greece. Wife Anna, son Steve, daughter Katherine Pappas, all of Portland. Died 16 September 1974, Portland. Original surname was Ganopoulos. Full text.

The Medford Mail Tribune, 23 November 1975, page 11A, Samuel L. Gann
Born 18 January 1887, Cave Spring, Georgia. Married Texia V. Gann, 1911. Sons Homer and Luther. Died 21 November 1975, Central Point, Oregon. Full Text.

Enterprise Courier, Oregon City, Oregon, 16 March 1979, page 16, Richard Peterson
Born 18 February 1941, South Dakota. Married June Hughes (#43067) in 1959. Children Jerry, Shelly, Larry and Paula Jo. Died 14 March 1979, Oregon City, Oregon. Full Text.

Argus Observer, Ontario, Oregon; 17 Feb 1982, page 2, Beulah E. Gann
Born 2 January 1901, Lampasas, Texas. Married Albert Owen Gann (#600) in Guymon, Oklahoma, 1918. Three daughters, Pauline Richey, Fayetta Looney, Joy Norland. Died 16 February 1982, Ontario, Malheur County Oregon. Full Text.

Lebanon Express, Lebanon, Oregon, 24 Feb 1983, page 14, George W. Gann (#9566)
Born 8 February 1896, Missouri. Married Martha Black (#9567) in 1927. Daughter Juanita Cragget (#9572) of Lebanon; sons Eugene (#9568), William (#9571) and Lawrence (#9573) of Oklahoma. Died 22 February 1983, Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon. Full Text.

The Medford Mail Tribune, 2 October 1984, page 7B, Tommie J. Gann
Born 26 August 1927, Lepanto, Arkansas, son of Manuel and Floudie Gann. Children Garry, Larry, Teresas Bulluz. Brothers Winston D., Clarence T., Manuel M., Verlon and Johnny; sisters Flossie Lewis and Harvy Jean. Died 30 September 1984, Central Point, Oregon.
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Ukiah Daily Journal, 27 Dec 1984, Orin F. Gann (#11956)
Born 3 Dec 1915, Marshfield, Missouri, son of George Allen Gann (#1981) and Lillie Esther Sisk (#11961). Married Richard C. (Smith) Quillen, 1961. Married Susie H. (Spradling) Holcomb 1978. Died 25 December 1984 in Ukiah, California. Died childless. Full text.

Enterprise Courier, Oregon City, Oregon, 12 Nov 1986, page 6, Hilda Faye Reynolds (#11960)
Born 27 June 1924 in Greenwood, Arkansas, daughter of George Allen Gann (#1981) and Lillie Esther Sisk (#11961). Married Edward Gray Hughes, 1941; children Martha Bailey (#43066), June Nielsen (#43067), Allen Hughes (#43068), Jeanette Veach (#43069). Married John Reynolds, 1949; son David (#43083). Died 9 November 1986 at OHSU, Portland, Oregon. Full Text.

The Medford Mail Tribune, 7 November 1987, page 2A, Perry J. Gann
Born 17 December 1912, Jay, Oklahoma. Married Lucille (Spence) Holiday in 1940. Stepdaughter Marjorie Anderson; daughters Betty Rabourn, Wanda Hamilton, Wynema Gann; son Wayne Gann; brothers Delmer and Riley Gann. Died 5 November 1987, Medford, Oregon. Full Text.

Madras Pioneer, 14 June 1990, pages 1 & 11, Leslie Everett Gann (#2289)
Born  28 July 1948, Portland, Oregon. Wife Ginger Haddon (#2294). Daughters Phelecia (#2291) and Stevenie (#2292); brother Owen (#2288); late sister Imajean; parents Virgil E. (#2270) and Della L. (Keenan) Gann (#11111). Died 8 June 1990, Warm Springs, Oregon.
Full text.

McMinnville News-Register, 16 Aug 1990, page A4
The Oregonian, 14 Aug 1990, page B3
Donald Henry Veach, Donald Allen Veach, Darrin Jay Veach
Donald H. (Don) Veach was born 5 July 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He married Jeanette Hughes (#43069) in 1964. Son Donald Allen (Donny) was born 2 September 1964 in Tillamook, Oregon, and son Darrin was born 28 April 1969 in McMinville, Oregon. Don, Donny and Darrin were killed in a head-on car collison 13 August 1990, Forest Grove, Oregon. Survived by Jeannette, Kevin, Samantha, Marcia and Jessica Veach; Brenda Vertner. Full Text.

The Oregonian, 13 June 1992, page E04, Irene Haleston
Irene Caldwell, born 24 April 1906, Rawlings Wyoming; moved from Utah to Portland in 1923 and married Chris Haleston, a Portland druggist, that same year. Her husband preceded her in death. She died 10 June 1992 in Portland. Survived by daughter Christine Gann, of Portland.

John Reynolds
Born 14 September 1910 in Whitefield, Oklahoma. Married Ruby Lee Mooney, 1930; children Freda Mae Beck, Norene Dearmore, Gary Reynolds. Married Faye (Gann) Hughes (#11960) in 1949; son David (#43083). Married Luemma (--?--) in 1987. Died 28 April 1993 in Redmond, Oregon. Full Text.

The Oregonian, 25 September 1993, page E01, Mary Rita Peterson
Died of cancer 22 September 1993 in Portland. Born 28 March 1921 in La Grande; her husband, Clarence J. Peterson, died in 1977. Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth Gann, of Portland.

The Oregonian, 25 December 1994, page C08, Harold Eugene Harris
Died of heart disease 22 November 1994. Born 22 January 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas and had lived in Portland for 10 years. Survivors include his daughter, Athena Gann of Portland.

The Oregonian, 23 March 1995, page B05, Richard A. York
Born 26 November 1918, Lewis, Kansas. Married Nadine Mullen 1939. Died 20 March 1995. Survivors include sister Sue Gann of Conway, Missouri.

The Oregonian, 22 October 1995, page B07, Virgil E. Gann (#2270)
Born 9 August 1911, Conway, Missouri. Married Della L. Keenan (#11111) in 1943. Son Owen H. (#2288) of Beavercreek. Died 19 October 1995, Portland. Full Text.

Medford Mail Tribune, 10 December 1995, page 2B, Lucille Gann
Born 23 July 1909, Wichita, Kansas. Married Lester Holiday, 1926; daughter Marjorie Anderson. He died 1939, she married James Perry Gann 1940. Died 8 December 1995, Medford, Oregon.
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The Oregonian, 13 January 1996, page C02, Grover Edward Upton Sr.
Former Portland resident, died 8 Jan 1996, service in West Plains, Missouri. Born 4 March 1922 in West Plains. Survivors include sister Pauline Gann of West Plains.

Argus Observer, Ontario, Oregon; 9 Apr 1996, page 4, Albert Owen Gann (#600)
Born 17 April 1899, Livingston County, Missouri, son of Nellie and James Gann. Married Beulah E. Taylor in Guymon, Oklahoma, 1918; she died 1982. Married Mary Myers 1983, divorced 1988. Three daughters, Pauline Richey, Fayetta Looney, Joy Norland. Died 6 April 1996, Vale, Malheur County Oregon. Full Text.

Salinas Californian, 6 May 1996, page 2C, Alvie Eugene "Gene"  Gann (#11958)
Born 22 Feb 1919, Marshfield, Missouri, son of George Allen Gann (#1981) and Lillie Esther Sisk (#11961). Married Elizabeth Winifred Bohannon, ca 1940; son Edmond, daughter Charlotte Hatchell. Died 4 May 1996, Greenfield, California. Full Text.

Salinas Californian, 30 Sep 1996, page B4, Mildred Mae Miguel (#11959)
Born 22 April 1921 in Greenwood, Arkansas, daughter of George Allen Gann (#1981) and Lillie Esther Sisk (#11961). Married Nick Miguel, ca 1940. Married Joe Miguel, ca 1945. Son Alfredo I. "Freddy" Gavina. Died 28 September 1996, Soledad, California. Full Text.

The Oregonian, 8 January 1998, page C09, Dorothy Owens
Dorothy Griffith born 7 March 1924 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Married Wiley M. Ford in 1943; divorced. Married 1948 Edward "Lee" Owens, who died in 1994. Move to Oregon in 1959. Survivors include daughter Linda Gann of North Plains.

The Oregonian, 1 March 1998, page C11, Anna Raptor Gann
Born 22 July 1902, Andros, Greece. Married Dimitri 1926. Son, Steve; daughter, Katherine Pappas; both of Portland. Died 26 February 1998, in Portland. Full Text.

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