Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Patrick Charles Sudway
Nov 3, 2006
Patrick Charles Sudway, 25, of Elgin died Nov. 3 in an automobile accident. A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Catholic Church in Elgin. Patrick was born April 9, 1981, and recently moved to Elgin from Walla Walla, Wash. He worked as a handyman in the construction business and enjoyed motorcycles, fishing, camping, track, skiing,...
David Duane Straight
Nov 3, 2006
David Duane Straight, 63, of Jacksonville, Fla., and formerly of Union and La Grande, died Nov. 3 in Jacksonville. Following cremation, his ashes will be returned to Alaska in the spring. Mr. Straight was born April 21, 1943, to H. David and Dorothy Anne Straight. He was raised in Union and lived in La Grande while attending college. He...
William "Bill" Harold Noland
Nov 2, 2006
William (Bill) Harold Noland, 83 of Enterprise, died Nov. 2 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. A 2 p.m. memorial service will be conducted Saturday at the VFW Post 4307 Hall in Enterprise, with private burial in the Enterprise Cemetery. Mr. Noland was born Feb. 2, 1923 in Boise. At 16 he left school to join the...
Robert L. Fallow
Nov 2, 2006
Robert Lee Fallow, Sr., age 84, of La Grande, died Thursday, November 2, 2006 in Tualatin, Oregon. A funeral Mass celebrating his life will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church on Fourth Street in La Grande, Oregon. Private interment will be at the Grandview Cemetery. Arrangements are...
Scott A. Moore
Nov 2, 2006
Oregon State Police Sergeant Scott "Scotty" Moore, 47, of Cove died Nov. 2 at OHSU in Portland from complications of pancreatic cancer. There will be a celebration of life with Oregon State Police Honors at noon Nov. 20 at the Blue Mountain Confernce Center in La Grande. A reception and meal will follow. Mr. Moore was born Apr. 2,...
Pauline V. Harrison
Nov 1, 2006
Pauline V. Harrison, age 93, of La Grande, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral will be held on Monday, November 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. Private burial will be at the North Powder Cemetery. Mrs. Harrison was born December 8, 1912 in...
James Willard Mcmahon
Oct 29, 2006
James (Jim) "Burrhead" Willard McMahon, 86, died Oct. 29 at his home in Union. A 3 p.m. funeral service Saturday will be at the LDS Ward in Union. No viewing will be conducted. Final burial will be at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Mr. McMahon was born Jan. 26, 1920, to Cleveland Randolph and Anna Lee Wilkinson McMahon...
Douglas Dean Johnson
Oct 28, 2006
Douglas Dean Johnson, 68, of La Grande died October 28, 2006 at a care center in Union. There will be a 10 a.m. celebrations of life at Loveland Funeral Chapel on Saturday. Mr. Johnson was born May 28, 1938, in Enterprise to Merle and Clara "Jean" McFetridge Johnson. He attended and graduated from school in Enterprise, was active in...
Mardella L. Carlson
Oct 28, 2006
Mardella L. Carlson, age 56, of Coeur d'Alene, Id., passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at Kootenai Medical Center. She had been a resident of Pinewood Care Center nursing home in Coeur d'Alene for the past few years. Mardella was born Feb. 8, 1950 in La Grande, Ore. to Dale L. and Valera L. Robinette Carlson of...
Samantha L. Kuperus Carpenter
Oct 28, 2006
Samantha L. Kuperus Carpenter, 37, formerly of Union County, died October 28, 2006 in Fairmont, West Virginia. There will be a 3:00 p.m. memorial service Monday, November 6, 2006 at the Union County Senior Center. Everyone is requested to bring a rose. Ms. Carpenter, who preferred to be called Sammy, was born December 2, 1968 in Auburn, California and...
Harold Reed Harris
Oct 26, 2006
Harold Reed Harris, 82, a long time resident of Parkrose, died on Oct. 26, from complications of pneumonia. A reception for friends to come and visit with his family will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. A private family memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov....
James H. Lockett
Oct 26, 2006
James "Jim" H. Lockett, 78, of McMinnville and formerly of La Grande, died October 26, 2006 at the Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville. There will be an 11:00 a.m. memorial service Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at the First Baptist Church in McMinnville with Pastor Kent Harrop officiating. A private family burial will be at the Enterprise Cemetery. Mr....
Clarence H. Crawford
Oct 24, 2006
Clarence H. Crawford, 87, of La Grande and formerly of Elgin, died Tuesday at Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, followed by a graveside service at Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Crawford was born on July 4, 1928, near Gotham, Ark, where he grew up. Later in life he worked...
Jason Basil Terry
Oct 23, 2006
Jason Basil Terry, age 27 of La Grande, died Monday, October 23, 2006 due to an automobile accident. A private family service will be held at a later date. Jason was born on March 9, 1979, the son of Paul and Jeanne (Eckley) Terry in La Grande, Oregon. He graduated from high school and attended Blue Mountain Community College...
Ruth Jean Ketscher
Oct 23, 2006
Ruth "Jean" Ketscher, 84, of Burns and formerly of Enterprise, died Monday at her home. A memorial service at St. Katherine's Catholic Church in Enterprise begins at 10 a.m. Monday. The service will be followed by burial at the Enterprise Cemetery and a celebration of life in the church hall. Mrs. Ketscher was born Oct. 9, 1922, in Detroit,...
Eugene Richard Power
Oct 22, 2006
Eugene Richard Power, age 78, of Summerville, died October 22, 2006 at a foster care facility. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Summerville Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Power was born on March 25, 1928 to Mason E. and Lennett E. (Moorlock) Power...
Rosetta Eckstein
Oct 22, 2006
Rosetta Eckstein, 76, of Elgin, died Oct. 22 at the Evergreen Rehabilitation and Retirement Center in Milton-Freewater. A graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Elgin Cemetery with Pastor Steve Gilmore officiating. Mrs. Eckstein was born July 20, 1930 in La Grande to Ernest and Lillian Knight. She moved with her family to Wallowa, where she...
Betty Doris Rogers
Oct 20, 2006
Betty Doris Rogers, 79, died on Oct. 20, 2006, of a stroke at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, Ariz. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Monday Oct. 8, at Burns Mortuary in Pendleton. Inurnment of ashes will be at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton. She was born May 9, 1927, to Frank E. and Luva (Roberts) Messersmith...
Reba Briggs Hamon
Oct 16, 2006
Reba L. Briggs Hamon, 78, of Prineville and formerly of Union and La Grande, died Oct. 16 at her home. A celebration of life took place Oct. 19 at the Prineville Funeral Home with Pastor Dusty Flegel officiating. Mrs. Hamon was born in Shidler, Okla., April 22, 1928, to William Ernest and Bernie Hohstadt Briggs. The family moved to...
Elaine Laurose Scott
Oct 16, 2006
Elaine Laurose Scott, age 70, of Elgin died, Monday, October 16, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Cemetery. A potluck will follow at the Elgin Stampede Hall in Elgin. Elaine was born on July 24, 1936, the daughter of Ivan and Elsie...
