Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Helen Gekeler Stitzel
Jul 13, 2007
Helen Gekeler Stitzel, 91, of Ontario and formerly of La Grande, died July 13 at Holy Rosary Medical Center in Ontario. At her request there will be no public services. The family will have a private service at a later date. Helen was born Jan. 26, 1916, to William R. and Tina A. Gekeler in Auburn, Wash. She was...
Glennis M. Marx
Jul 13, 2007
Glennis M. Marx, 89, of La Grande, passed away, July 13, 2007 at a local foster care facility. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street. Committal and interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until...
Kenneth L. Smith
Jul 10, 2007
Kenneth L. Smith, 78, died July 10 at the Veterans Hospital in Seattle after a lengthy illness. A funeral service was held on July 16 in Kirkland, Wash. He was born on Nov. 23, 1928, in La Grande. Ken barbered for many years in the Bothel area of Seattle. He was also a tree-topper in Northeast Seattle for many...
Virgil Vaughn Barton
Jul 10, 2007
Virgil Vaughn Barton died July 10, 2007 at age 84. Mr. Barton was born Dec. 3, 1922 in Promise. He served in the Army during World War II and was a logger who lived most of his life in La Grande. He moved to Gresham last year. Survivors include include his daughters, Linda Wheeler, Norma Rieke and Linda Anderson;...
Robert "Mac" Charles Mcfarland
Jul 10, 2007
Robert Charles "Mac" McFarland, age 89, of La Grande, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at a local care facility. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Private interment will be at the Enterprise Cemetery. Mac was born on September 24, 1917, the son of Robert...
Derek Ralph Nelson
Jul 9, 2007
Derek Ralph Nelson, 44, formerly of La Grande, died at home surrounded by family and friends July 9. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Tacoma Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on South 12th and Pearl in Tacoma. Following services and a reception, burial will be at Haven of Rest Cemetery...
Lauretta Cross
Jul 9, 2007
Lauretta Cross, 85, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of La Grande and Enterprise, died July 9 at Walla Walla General Hospital. Services were conducted by Pastor Jeff Siegel at the Enterprise Cemetery July 14. Lauretta was born June 19, 1922 to James Everett and Etta Rebecca Rachau in La Grande. They lived on Pumpkin Ridge and later in Minam. In...
Lee Wahlstrom
Jul 7, 2007
Lee Wahlstrom, 72, of Eugene and formerly of La Grande, died July 10 of cancer. Memorial services begin at 11 a.m. Saturday July 14 at the First Christian Church in Eugene. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Aug 2 at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Lee was born March 18, 1935, to Theresa and Herbert Wahlstrom in Superior, Wis....
Ella M. Zumwalt
Jul 5, 2007
Ella M. Zumwalt, 88, formerly of La Grande, died July 5, in Clarkston, Wash. A graveside service will begin 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Viewing will run from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home. Ella was born on Aug. 16, 1918, to Walter and Maude Baker...
Larry Keith Roberts
Jul 5, 2007
Larry Keith Roberts, age 76, of Imbler, died July 5, 2007 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the La Grande Seventh-day Adventist Church. Private interment will be held at the Summerville Cemetery. Larry was born on December 2, 1930, the son of Vern and Blanche Filis Roberts...
Robert "Bob" M. Harper
Jul 5, 2007
Robert M. Harper, 63, of La Grande, died at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland July 5. A graveside will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Wallowa Cemetery. Bob was born July 29, 1943 to Timothy Joseph and Nadene Annabelle Martin in Phoenix, Ariz. At age 2, he moved with his family to Wallowa. In 1960 he joined the...
Ella Emma Adaila (Berner) Lauman
Jul 2, 2007
Ella Emma Adaila (Berner) Lauman, 92, of Marion died July 2 in La Grande of natural causes. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Marion Friends Church. She was born in Cummings County, Neb., on Sept. 7, 1914. She met and married her husband, Clifford W. Lauman, in Nebraska. They married on Feb. 12, 1929, and were married...
Rex Lee Clinkenbeard
Jul 2, 2007
Rex Lee Clinkenbeard, 55, of La Grande lost a three-year battle with cancer at his home July 2. Rex was born Jan. 19, 1952, at Russell, Kan., to Fern Ilene (Harbaugh) and Kenneth Lowell Clinkenbeard. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1971. On Aug. 8, 1971, Rex married Laura Kay Ramsey of La Grande. Rex was an avid...
Terri Lynne (Gerlach) Searles
Jul 2, 2007
Terri Lynne (Gerlach) Searles, 48 of La Grande, died Monday, July 2, 2007 at St. Alphonsos Medical Center in Boise. A graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 10 at the Island City Cemetery. Terri was born July 16, 1958 in La Grande, the daughter of Harlin and La Velle (Hemphill) Gerlach. She was raised and educated...
Ona E. Harwood
Jul 1, 2007
Ona E. Harwood, 79, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of Elgin, died July 1 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Funeral services start at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church in Milton-Freewater. Concluding services and burial will be in the Summerville Cemetery at 4 p.m. Monday. Friends may pay their respects at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home...
Roy Pennington
Jun 26, 2007
Roy Pennington, age 71, of La Grande, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at his home. A graveside service will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Island City Cemetery on Friday, June 29, 2007. Roy was born on April 21, 1936, the son of Wesley Lawrence and Katie (Wilson) Pennington in La Grande. He graduated from La Grande High School...
Carolyn Rees Lovelace
Jun 25, 2007
Carolyn Rees Lovelace, 74, of Ontario and formerly of Cove, died of cancer June 25 at the home of her daughter, Rilla Lovelace Hanger, of Monroe, Wash. Her ashes will be spread at Cove Cemetery, followed by a family celebration of life at the Cove Pool at a time and date to be announced later. Born Feb. 18, 1933,...
Dorothy Julia Mclaughlin
Jun 24, 2007
Dorothy Julia McLaughlin, 95, formerly of Summerville and Union, died June 24, 2007, at Wilcox Arizona Nursing Home. A service will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Summerville Cemetery. Dorothy McLaughlin was born in Hastings, Neb., Jan. 14, 1912. She lived in Summerville from the early 1940s to the late 1960s. She lived in Union before...
Judy Bernice Peterson
Jun 21, 2007
Judy Bernice Peterson, 61, of La Grande, died June 21 at her home. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Summerville Baptist Church. A private family burial will be held later Judy was born May 3, 1946. She enjoyed arts and crafts and made beautiful wreaths at Christmastime, family members said. She grew beautiful roses...
Mary Ann Benge
Jun 21, 2007
Mary Ann Benge, age 92, of La Grande and formerly of Heppner, died June 21, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life graveside will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. A potluck will follow at the Heppner Elks Club. Mary was born April 9, 1915, in Coffey, MO to Claude and Ethel...
