Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Dillie Marie Miller
Oct 7, 2007
Dillie Marie Miller, age 94, of La Grande, died October 7, 2007 at her home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street. Committal and interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Mrs. Miller was born on November 12, 1912, the daughter f Bird...
Albert "Glenn" Uhrig
Oct 6, 2007
Albert Glenn Uhrig, 81, of Elgin, died Oct. 6, at his home on Stubblefield Mountain of natural causes. Services were held Oct. 10. Glenn was born May 12, 1926, to Albert and Ethel Seay Uhrig in Weiser, Idaho. He was the eldest of four brothers. Glenn was a veteran of the United States Army, serving his country during the...
Lyle Walter Headley
Oct 3, 2007
Lyle Walter Headley, age 80, of La Grande, died October 3, 2007 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the La Grande Church of the Nazarene. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Headley was born on July 7, 1927, the son of Clarence and...
Randall Dean Conrad
Oct 2, 2007
Randall Dean Conrad, 57, of Union, died unexpectedly at the Grande Ronde Hospital Oct. 2. The VFW will present a ceremony in honor of Mr. Conrad at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Union Cemetery. All people who would like to attend are welcome. He was born on Aug 31, 1950, to Robert and Camille Conrad in La...
Mildred Lucille Smart
Oct 1, 2007
Mildred Lucille Smart, 92, formerly of La Grande, died Monday, October 1, at a care center in Salem. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19 at the La Grande Seventh Day Adventist Church. Private interment was held at the Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Mrs. Smart was born on June 11, 1915 in Evansville, Indiana...
Alvin Wayne Stitt
Oct 1, 2007
Alvin Wayne Stitt, 90, of Portland and formerly of La Grande died Oct. 1. A funeral service will be held Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3722 NE Going St. in Portland. Alvin was born July 1, 1917, in La Grand. He moved to Portland in 1937 and served in the US Army during...
Richard "Dick" R. Weber
Sep 30, 2007
Richard "Dick" R. Weber, 77, of La Grande died Sept. 30 at his home. At Dick's request, there will be no services Dick was born Dec. 10, 1929, to Otto P. and Jewel B. (Cunningham)Weber in Wellston, Okla. He and his sister, Chrissy, later moved with their mom to Ventura, Calif., where they grew up. Dick later joined the...
Stephen T. Wariner
Sep 29, 2007
Stephen Wariner, 49, of Sisters and of North Powder, died in a traffic accident in Pyles Canyon outside of Union Sept. 29. Celebration of life services will begin at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Chapel in the Pines at Camp Sherman. Stephen was born Aug. 9, 1958, to Lee Roy and Norma Wariner in Fairbanks, Alaska. He graduated...
Gwendolyn Marise Watson
Sep 29, 2007
Gwendolyn Marise Watson, 66, of New Plymouth, Idaho, died Sept. 29 at her home. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the Highway Assembly of God in Fruitland, Idaho. Burial will follow at Parkview Cemetery in New Plymouth, Idaho Gwendolyn was born on Dec. 6, 1940 to Ted and Ida (Celestine) Hixson in Baker City. She married...
John Ray Heitz
Sep 28, 2007
John Ray Heitz, 67, of Island City, died at his home Sept. 28 from mesothelioma. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Island City. A viewing will precede the service beginning at 9 a.m. John was born Sept. 7, 1940, to John Helmic and Vera W. Heitz in...
Grace Bertha Halliday
Sep 25, 2007
Grace Bertha Halliday, age 75, of La Grande, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest East Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Friday from...
Janice Lynn Hindman
Sep 25, 2007
Janice "Jannie" Lynn Hindman, formerly of La Grande, died of natural causes on Sept. 25 at her home in Lincoln City. Funeral services began at 11 a.m. Sunday at Pacific View Memorial Chapel in Lincoln City. Family and friends are invited to attend a remembrance gathering Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the home of Ray and Carol...
James Leonard Rogers
Sep 25, 2007
James Leonard "Jim" Rogers, 66, of La Grande, died of natural causes while cutting wood on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, September 29, at the First Presbyterian Church. Jim was born on February 16, 1941, in Priest River, Idaho, to Lawrence and Ella (Guptil) Rogers. He married Shirley Bernice Olson on July...
Blaine Evans Allen
Sep 24, 2007
Blaine Evans Allen, 68, of Haines, died Sept. 24 peacefully at his home. Visitation will run from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday with the funeral service following at noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Hughes Lane in Baker City. Vault interment will be held at the Haines Cemetery immediately following the funeral service. Blaine...
Mary Blanche Loudermilk
Sep 23, 2007
Mary Blanche Loudermilk, 96, of La Grand, died at a local care center Sept. 23. A graveside service will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Grandview Cemetery. Mary was born on Nov. 3, 1910, to Jay Nutin and Stella Magdeline (Vaughon) Brown in Beaumont, Texas. She married Willard Jess Loudermilk Feb. 2, 1931, in Los Angeles. They had three...
Evelyn Hagey
Sep 22, 2007
Evelyn Hagey, 96, died Sept. 22 at her home in La Grande. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth Street. Evelyn was born Sept. 17, 1911 to Royal David and Bernice Comstock Jones in Cove. In 1933 she married James Howard. He died in 1936. She married Floyd...
Tina Petersen
Sep 22, 2007
Tina Petersen, 48, of Cove died Sept. 22 at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland of complications of autoimmune inner ear disease and diabetes. The family is holding a gathering of her friends and their companion animals at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Birnie Park in La Grande. Tina was born March 7, 1959, in Park Rapids, Minn., to...
Joyce Viola Baxter
Sep 22, 2007
Joyce Viola Baxter, age 86, of Summerville, died September 22, 2007 at a local care facility. A service will be held later in Yakima, Washington. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Baxter was born on June 4, 1921, the daughter of Henry Harry and Hilda (Hall) Brown in Leicester, England. She was raised and educated...
Brian Donald West
Sep 20, 2007
Brian Donald West, 29, of Wasilla, Alaska, and formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 20. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Catherine Creek State Park. Cousin Brandon Boone will officiate. Brian was born July 20, 1978, in Salem. He spent his early years in La Grande. His Great-grandma Faye Hayes spent her later years helping...
Lois Elise Garity
Sep 18, 2007
Lois Elise Garity, age 96, of La Grande, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at a local care facility. Funeral services will be announced later by Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Garity was born on March 26, 1911, the daughter of Joseph and Lilly Zwiefel in Summerville. She was education at the Pleasant Grove School. She was married to...
