Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Spencer Fredrick Mastrude
Feb 14, 2007
Spencer Fredrick Mastrude, age 84, of La Grande died Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at a local care facility. A funeral will be held on Monday, February 19, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Mastrude was born on April 29, 1922, the son of Fredrick and Agnes (Lozier) Mastrude in Joseph, Oregon. He was educated...
Geraldine Nina Clark
Feb 13, 2007
Geraldine Nina Clark, 87, who has spent much time in La Grande, died Feb. 13 at her home at Sun Terrace Assisted Living Facility in Hermiston. At her request, there will be no public services. The family will have a private service at a later date. Mrs. Clark was born Feb. 28, 1919, to La Verne W. and Mary...
William "Vern" Vernon Carpenter
Feb 7, 2007
William Vernon "Vern" Carpenter, age 78, of Island City, died Sunday at his home. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the Island City Cemetery. Mr. Carpenter was born on July 18, 1928, the son of Thomas and Zoe (Safford) Carpenter in La Grande. He graduated from La Grande High School...
Margaret E. Mccoy
Feb 2, 2007
Margaret E. McCoy, 88, of La Grande died at an assisted living home Friday. A celebration of life is tentatively planned to begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Leland Funeral Chapel. A complete obituary will be published later.
Mary Ann Talbott
Feb 2, 2007
Mary Ann Talbott, age 92, of La Grande, died February 2, 2007 at a local care facility. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest East Cemetery. Mrs. Talbott was born on September 27, 1914, the daughter of Matthew...
Margaret Elizabeth Mccoy
Feb 2, 2007
Margaret Elizabeth Young McCoy, 88, of La Grande died February 2 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mrs. McCoy was born June 19, 1918, to Fred and Sarah (Monroe) Young in Crane. She moved to La Grande in 1921 with her family and grew up with...
Wilson Jack Stone
Feb 1, 2007
Wilson Jack Stone, 93, of Clarkston, Wash., and formerly of La Grande, died Feb. 1. A service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23 at First Baptist Church. Wilson was born Nov. 24, 1913, to Benjamin and Byrdie Stone in Paris, Texas. He was one of 10 children and had a twin brother, Nolan, who preceded him in...
Phyllis Anne Courtnay
Jan 29, 2007
Phyllis Anne Courtnay, 74, of Union and formerly of Wallowa County died January 29 in Union. Services are planned for 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Wallowa Assembly of God Church followed by burial at the Wallowa Cemetery. Mrs. Courtnay was born September 10, 1932, to Ernest and Florence Eastman in Adrian. She was raised in the Adrian area and...
Edward Andrew Kirkland
Jan 27, 2007
Edward Andrew Kirkland, 73, of Rainier and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 27 at Community Home Health and Hospice in Longview, Wash. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Haakinson-Groulx Mortuary Chapel, 215 C. St. E., in Rainier. Services are planned for 11 a.m. Monday at Haakinson-Groulx, with Mark Kirkland officiating. Burial will follow at...
Doris Gake Buckley
Jan 25, 2007
Doris GAke Buckley, 75, of Phoenix, Arizona and formerly of La Grande and Wallowa County, died January 25 at a care home in Phoenix. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise. Mrs. Buckley was born in La Grande September 18,1931, to Albert and Anna Gake. She lived in La Grande for...
Bill G. Duncan
Jan 25, 2007
Bill G. Duncan, 70, of La Grande died January 25 after a long illness. Arrangements are under the direction of Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mr. Duncan was born December 23, 1936 to Travis and Thelma Duncan in Guadalupe County, N.M. and was raised in Compton, California. His father worked as a welder in the shipyards at San Diego and his...
Donald James Hunt
Jan 25, 2007
Donald James Hunt, age 78, of La Grande, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at a local care facility. A memorial service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Hunt was born on November 25, 1928, the son of Thomas Edward and Katherine (Whalen) Hunt in The Dalles, Oregon. He...
Robert William Blacker
Jan 22, 2007
Robert William Blacker, 56, of Durkee and formerly of la Grande died Jan. 22 at his home from complications of West Nile Virus. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Durkee Community Church. Mr. Blacker, known as Bob, was born Sept. 13, 1950, to Lora Riley Wright and Lee Arthur Blacker in Baker City....
Richard Lewis Mitchell
Jan 22, 2007
Richard Lewis Mitchell, age 77, of Union, died January 22, 2007 at his home. At the request of his family there will be no public services. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Dick was born on February 17, 1929, the son of George and Catherine (Engell) Mitchell in Bellflower, California. He was born to a large...
Thad J. Hilliard
Jan 22, 2007
Sadly, Thad J. Hilliard, beloved son of the late Herman and Grace (Kohler) Hilliard, and beloved brother of Beulah, David and of sister-in-law, Bonne Hilliard, as well as beloved friend of many, passed away unexpectedly on January 22, 2007. Thad was born on June 12, 1949, in Sharon, Pennsylvania and was graduated from Penn State University. Following college, Thad...
Gladys Mabel Culp
Jan 20, 2007
Gladys Mabel Culp, 85, of Hermiston and formerly of Elgin, died January 20, 2007 at Ashley Manor in Hermiston. A 2:00 p.m. graveside service is planned for Thursday at the Veterans Shelter in Hermiston Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Gladys was born September 8, 1921, to Carl Eli and Susan Eddy Hurd Tracy...
Helen Doris Johnson
Jan 20, 2007
Helen Doris Johnson, 82, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande died January 20, 2007 in Pendleton. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date at Lake Mary Ronan, Montana. Arrangements are under the direction of Burns Mortuary of Pendleton. Mrs. Johnson was born September 7, 1924, to Aldon and Amanda Hagen Parsons in La...
Norman W. Croucher, Sr.
Jan 19, 2007
Norman W. Croucher Sr., 74, of McMinnville and formerly of Elgin died Jan. 19 at home. A funeral service is planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Chapel of Macy & Son Funeral Directors in McMinnville. Burial will be at the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in McMinnville. A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Elgin...
Alice Opp
Jan 17, 2007
Alice Opp, 96, of La Grande died January 17, 2007 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service is planned for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel in Milton-Freewater. Private interment will be in the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Mrs. Opp was born December 26, 1910, in Herdsfield, N.D., to Fred and LIzzie Free Aichele. The first of eight children,...
Dickie Hildegard Cole
Jan 15, 2007
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Portland for Dickie Hildegard Cole, who died Jan. 15 at age 79 Dickie Rettig was born March 27, 1927, in La Grande. She moved in 1945 to Portland, where she was a homemaker. In 1947 she married George A.; he died...
