Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR

Alta L. Ryan
Dec 10, 2006
Alta L. Ryan, 92, of Baker City and formerly of North Powder, died Dec. 10 at St. Elizebeth Care Center in Baker City. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Haines Methodist Church. Viewing will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. before the service. Burial will follow at the North Powder Cemetery. Mrs. Ryan was born...
Guy Harry Gilliam
Dec 9, 2006
Guy Harry Gilliam, age 69, a lifetime resident of Elgin, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at his home. A celebration of his life will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2006 at the Elgin Community Center. Private interment will be at the Highland Cemetery in Elgin. Mr. Gilliam was born on May 26, 1937, the son of...

Patricia "Patty" Ann Shirk
Dec 8, 2006
Patricia Ann Shirk, 54, of La Grande died Dec. 8 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Grande Ronde Community Church. Patricia was born May 11, 1952, in Encino, Calif., to Frank and Audrey Shirk. She graduated from Reseda High School in Encino. She had one son, Chad Shirk. They...

Helen Elizabeth Gregory
Dec 7, 2006
Helen Elizabeth Gregory, age 78, of La Grande, died Thursday, December 7, 2006 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington. A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley Mrs. Gregory was born March 17, 1928, the daughter of Henry Walter and Florence Hazel (Wellington)...

Lawrence "Hank" Henry Molitor
Dec 5, 2006
Lawrence Henry Molitor Jr., 72 of Dallas and formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 5. A memorial service begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. Mr. Molitor, known as Hank, was born Jan. 5, 1934, in Chetopa, Kan., to Lawrence Henry Sr. and Nellie Juanita Caldwell Molitor. He was raised in Kansas and moved to...

Chester Glen Comstock
Dec 5, 2006
Chester Glen Comstock, 56, of La Grande died Dec. 5 at a care home in La Grande from complications of cancer. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Cemetery. Born May 15, 1950, in Seattle, Chester spent his childhood in St. Paul, Minn., graduating from high school and attending vocational school there, where he participated...

Gerald Sylvester Chrusoskie
Dec 3, 2006
Gerald Sylvester Chrusoskie, age 80, of La Grande, died Sunday, December 3, 2006 at a local care facility. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Mr. Chrusoskie was born on April 2, 1926, the son...
William Edward Talbott
Dec 2, 2006
William Edward Talbott, age 90 of La Grande, died, Saturday, December 2, 2006 at a local care center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 8, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Interment will follow at the Hillcrest East Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2006 from 4 p.m. until...
Patricia Jean Whitmore
Nov 30, 2006
Patricia Jean Whitmore, 81, of La Grande and formerly of Enterprise, died November 30, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service is planned for the spring of 2007. Mrs. Whitmore was born January 21, 1925, to Thomas and Winona Stevens Bittle in Lewiston, Idaho. She graduated from Adams High School in Clarkston, Washington in 1943. During World...

Emma Rose Parker
Nov 28, 2006
Emma Rose Parker was born and is at peace on November 28, 2006. She quietly passed away from complications of Edwards Syndrome (trisomy 18). She was the daughter of Chuck and Theresa Parker and sister of Caden and Logan Parker. She had a large extended family that included her Grandfather, Robert Wilkins of La Grande, and many aunts, uncles...

Vivian Dorene Arnoldus
Nov 28, 2006
Vivian Dorene Arnoldus, 91, of Imbler died Nov. 28 at her home. A funeral service is planned for 1 p.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Viewings will be conducted from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and before the service from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday. Mrs. Arnoldus was born Feb. 11, 1915 to Sterling Price and Maude Abel Literal...

Phyllis V. Mcclary
Nov 27, 2006
Phyllis V. McClary, age 76 of Elgin, a beloved wife, mother grandmother and friend went peacefully to the Lord surrounded by her loved ones on November 27, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Phyllis was born on April 16,...

George E. Brookshier
Nov 27, 2006
George Eugene Brookshier, 71, of Union died Nov. 27 at his home. A funeral service is planned for 11 a.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. There will be viewings, before the service beginning at 9 a.m. and after the service. Mr. Brookshier was born Dec. 8, 1934, to George Earl and Blanche Brookshier in Ottawa, Iowa. He was raised...

George Hendrickson
Nov 27, 2006
George Hendrickson, 81 of La Grande died Nov. 27 at his home. A funeral service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Island City Ward. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Hendrickson was born Dec. 30, 1924, to Elmo and Jehzell Merrill Hendrickson in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. He served as...

Robert "Bob" E. Mills
Nov 26, 2006
Robert E. Mills, known as Bob, 26, of Weston and formerly of Summerville, died Nov. 26 at the St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Funeral services are planned for Dec. 2 at the Weston-McEwin High School gym in Athena with Pastor Quinton Kimbrow of the Wesley and Weston United Methodist Church officiating. Concluding services and interment will be...

John R. Jensen
Nov 24, 2006
John R. Jensen, 72, of La Grande died Nov. 24 at his home. At his request there will be no service. Mr. Jensen was born Sept. 8, 1934, to Carl W. and Karen Larsen Jensen in Minneapolis, Minn. Survivors include his wife, Shirley; his children and their spouses, John II and Karen Jensen of Netarts and Leane and Jim...

Lelia M. Stoop
Nov 24, 2006
Lelia M. Stoop passed away November 24, 2006 at Evergreen Vista Health Center in La Grande at the age of 95. She was born in La Grande, October 25, 1911, the second of four girls, to Bill and Alta Winburn. She grew up in La Grande and graduated from La Grande High School. She married Carl R. Stoop in...
William Carrington Dowdy
Nov 24, 2006
William Carrington Dowdy, 83, of La Grande, died Friday, November 24, 2006 at a local care facility. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in La Grande. Private interment will be at the Grandview Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Monday, November 27, 2006 from...

Arthur Thomas Kelley
Nov 21, 2006
Arthur Thomas Kelley, age 88, of La Grande, died Tuesday at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. The committal and interment with Military Honors will be held on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Grandview Cemetery. Mr....
Clemma Aileen Hackler
Nov 20, 2006
Clemma Aileen Hackler, 81, of La Grande, died, Monday, November 20, 2006 at her home. A memorial service will be held at later time. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Clemma Aileen Hackler was born on March 6, 1925, the daughter of William and Eunice (Hughes) Barber in Mankato, Kansas. At an early age her family...