Obituary: Amanda Louise (Butler) Pyle, 80, a longtime Rogue Valley resident and elementary school teacher, passed away Sept. 3 at Celia’s Hospice House in Medford. Teaching was not a “job” for Amanda — it was a passion. She is especially remembered for involving students in creative projects and also for giving every one of them a hug as they left her classroom at the end of each school day.

Gregory Michael Stanek, born June 28, 1962, passed away on July 31, 2024, at the age of 62. There will be no formal service. Greg will be laid to rest at the Stanek Family burial site in Ashland Cemetery.

Obituary: Lynn Shirley Oakland, age 79, formerly of Sacramento, passed away at home Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Mead, Colorado. Lynn grew up in Ashland, Oregon, and learned to be very independent and strong at a young age.

Obituary: Cynthia S. Zavatski, 88, of Ashland passed away after a brief illness on July 14 with her three loving children at her side. She relocated to Ashland in 1990 to join her daughter. Here she built a rich community and social life in and around the Catholic Church, union organizing and among her many friends in Ashland.