Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Donald Virgil Stitt
Jun 18, 2007
Donald Virgil Stitt, 92, of Woodburn and formerly of La Grande, died June 18 at the Cascade Park Retirement home in Woodburn. Funeral services were held June 27. Donald was born June 9, 1915, the third of six children, to Charles and Annie Stitt in La Grande. He grew up in La Grande and graduated from La Grande High...
Grace Eileen Flett-Gray
Jun 13, 2007
Grace Eileen Flett-Gray, 87, of Elgin, died June 13 at her home. Grace was born April 20, to William Dewey and Harriet Innes Foust in East Brady, Pa. They later moved to Oakmont, Pa. After graduating from high school, Grace enlisted in the Women's Army Corps and served in the Philippines and New Guinea from 1942 to 1945. She...
Dale Lester Miller
Jun 13, 2007
Dale Lester Miller, 66, died June 13 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at noon Saturday, June 23 at the Union Sportsmen's Club. A potluck lunch will be served afterward. Dale was born Dec. 19, 1940, to Lester and Ida Miller in La Grande. He was one of three children. He graduated from high school...
Archie Clinton Dunsmoor
Jun 9, 2007
Archie Clinton Dunsmoor, 84, of Eugene and formerly of La Grande died June 9. A remembrance gathering took place July 22 in Eugene. Archie was born on March 6, 1923 to Lloyd and Wave Daugherty Dunsmoor in Portland. He married Shirley Petersdorf on Sept. 18, 1944, in Miami Beach, Fla. Dunsmoor served as a naval officer in World War...
Wilma C. Easley
Jun 9, 2007
Wilma C. Easley, age 95, of La Grande, passed away on June 9, 2007 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church in La Grande. Private burial will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Wilma was born...
Edmund "Boomer" Charles Lyons
Jun 8, 2007
Edmund "Boomer" Charles Lyons, 38, died at his home in Enumclaw, Washington on June 8, 2007. A memorial service will begin at 3:00 p.m. June 30 at the Hermiston Eagles Lodge, 160 NW Second St., Hermiston, Oregon. Boomer was born in Othello, Washington on September 4, 1968 to Evelyn Lyons and Ed C. Lyons I. In 1993, Boomer met...
Marion Merl Stitzel
Jun 8, 2007
Marion Merl Stitzel, 84, of Union died June 8 of pulmonary fibrosis at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show and Rodeo grounds. Graveside services took place Wednesday at the Union Cemetery beginning at 1 p.m. Marion was born to Amos and Hazel Stitzel, April 11, 1923, in Jordan Valley. He lived in Arock until about 1939 and then moved to...
Preston Frank Burnett
Jun 7, 2007
Preston Frank Burnett, 85 of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande, died June 7 at St. Anthony Hospital. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St. in Pendleton. Preston was born July 7, 1921, to Lawrence and Mabel Brown Burnett in Island City. He graduated from La Grande...
George Roland Gill
Jun 6, 2007
George Roland Gill, 76, of Baker City, died Wednesday at his home. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. June 16 at the Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St., in Baker City. Memorials may be made to Oregon Hunters Association, the American Cancer Society or Pathway Hospice in care of Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway...
Zelpha Adelaide (Beach) Spencer
Jun 6, 2007
Zelpha Adelaide (Beach) Spencer, 105, of Morro Bay, Calif., and formerly of Union and Wallowa Counties, died June 6. Zelpha's ashes will be scattered in the Pacific Ocean in accordance with her wishes. Zelpha was born on October 20, 1901, to William Joseph Beach and Delira Ruvilla Carpenter Beach on their ranch home in Paradise. She was the youngest...
Margaret Caldwell Holloway
Jun 6, 2007
Margaret Caldwell Holloway, 91, of Amelia, Ohio, and formerly of La Grande, died June 6 in an Amelia care center. Date of services will be announced later. Margaret was born on Nov. 9, 1916 in Fort Duchesne, Utah, to Mason and Ida Mae Caldwell. At age 8 she and her family moved to the Lime area. She attended school...
Jean Vollum
Jun 5, 2007
Oregon philanthropist Jean Vollum has died at 80. Her oldest son, Charles, said she died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at her home. "She was a philanthropist in the truest sense of that word," said conservationist Spencer Beebe, who knew Vollum for 35 years and worked with her to create Ecotrust, a nonprofit organization devoted to regional conservation issues....
Jess Richard Trump
Jun 4, 2007
Jess Richard Trump. Age 83, of Elgin, died June 4, 2007 at his home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 8, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Trump was born on March 22, 1924, the son of Lacey and Lula (Lyons) Trump in Wallowa,...
Hallie Ford
Jun 4, 2007
Philanthropist Hallie Ford, who last month made the largest arts donation in Oregon history, has died at age 102. Her family said that she died Monday at an assisted living facility in Monmouth after a brief illness. The widow of timber entrepreneur Kenneth Ford, she co-founded the Ford Family Foundation which donated heavily to schools and communities in Oregon...
Margaret "Micky" E. Douhan
Jun 3, 2007
Margaret "Mickey" E. Douhan, 95, died June 3 in Port Townsend, Wash. Memorial services were held at Quimper Unitarian Church in Port Townsend. Micky was born Oct. 13, 1911, in Greeley, Colo., to Carl and Vesta (Parker) Douhan. The family moved to La Grande where Micky grew up and graduated from high school. She enrolled at Oregon State University...
Evelyn Wilhelm
Jun 1, 2007
Evelyn Wilhelm, 72, of La Grande, died June 1 at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services were held on Monday at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. Evelyn was born on May 5, 1935, to Gwen and Charles "Jack" Jackman in Richfield, Utah. She married Roy Wilhelm on May 25, 1952. In her early days, Evelyn liked to square...
Yvonne Susan Mahood
Jun 1, 2007
Yvonne Susan Mahood died June 1, 2007, in La Grande, Oregon at her son's home. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at Valley Fellowship on Palmer Street. Committal and interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Viewing will be from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. on Monday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley,...
Blanche L. Hornig
Jun 1, 2007
Blanche L. Hornig, 85, of Salem and formerly of Union died June 1. A memorial service will begin 1 p.m. June 20 at Morningside United Methodist Church in Salem. Blanche was born in Ithaca Township, Wis., to Leslie and Libby Holeton on Sept. 28, 1921. She lived in Minnesota and Kennewick. She married Thomas Hornig in 1949, and they...
Eleanor E. Starr
May 30, 2007
Eleanor E. Starr, age 94, of La Grande, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday June 4, 2007 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Private interment will be at the Summerville Cemetery. Mrs. Starr was born on June 11, 1912, the daughter of Archer and Carrie (Mahler)...
Verle Leaman Burnett
May 30, 2007
Verle Leaman Burnett, 70, of Hermiston, died May 30 from a heart attack at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. A graveside service will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Hermiston Cemetery. Following the service, there will be a gathering for friends and family at Skip Walchli's farm. Verle was born October 2, 1936, in La Grande to...
