Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Fern Beem
Oct 13, 2006
On the sunny-rainy morning of October 13, Fern traveled over the rainbow and into the loving arms of those long anticipating reunion with their beloved wife, daughter, sister and friend. Born on the family homestead near Moorcroft, Wyoming to Fern and Fred Guthery, she and her brother Stewart absorbed a deep love of wide open spaces, taken in at...
Norman Eugene Punches
Oct 11, 2006
Norman Eugene Punches, 77, of La Grande, died, Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at his home. At his request there will be no services held. A viewing was held on Friday, October 13, 2006 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande, Oregon. Norman was born on August 26, 1929, the...
Earl Culver
Oct 10, 2006
Earl "Lavon" Culver, 84, of Elgin, died at his home Tuesday. A celebration of life will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at the Elgin Cemetery. Mr. Culver was born August 1, 1922, in Union to Francis and Lola May (Kennedy) Culver. He was raised and educated in Elgin. He married Vera...
Mabel C. "Billie" Crampton
Oct 8, 2006
Mabel C. "Billie" Crampton, 95, of La Grande died on Sunday, October 8, 2006 in a La Grande care center. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 from 4...
Elsie Louise Churchill
Oct 8, 2006
Elsie Louise Churchill, age 90, of Elgin died, Sunday, October 8, 2006 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Cemetery. Elsie was born on March 12, 1916, the daughter of Clarence and Annette (Brown) Obert up the Walla Walla River in Oregon. The family moved to...
Armond James Arnoldus
Oct 5, 2006
Armond James Arnoldus, 87, of Imbler, died Oct. 5 in Boise. A funeral service begins at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Summerville Cemetery. A viewing will be conducted from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mr. Arnoldus was born July 4, 1919, the son of James Andrew and Edna Pearl (Woods) Arnoldus in Wallowa. The family moved...
Margaret Stein
Oct 3, 2006
Margaret Stein of Enterprise died Oct. 3 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. She was 84. She was born in Joseph, April 21, 1922, the first child of Ernest and Lillian Simmons Quinn. She grew up in Wallowa County, attending Reavis and Enterprise schools, and spent most of her adult life in Wallowa County. On Feb. 16, 1940, she married Myron...
William G. Washkoska
Sep 29, 2006
William "Bill" Washkoska, 80, of Spokane died Sept. 29. Following a funeral Saturday, October 7 in Spokane, there will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. Monday at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande with Pastor Mark Schlessman officiating. Mr. Washkoska was born Sept. 5, 1926, to George and Josephine Washkoska in Oshkosh, Wis. He was in the Navy for...
Robert "Bob" Eugene Coles
Sep 27, 2006
An avid snowboarder, cliff jumper, campter, beginning sailor, pinochle player, model railroader, University of Oregon alumnus and Duck fan, ATO Fraternity memeber, loving husband and father of two, Robert Coles passed away surrounded by his family September 27th at his home in Clackamas, Oregon. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Norma Coles and brother Curtis....
Ralph V. Carter
Sep 26, 2006
Ralph V. Carter, 88, of Florence and formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 26. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. Mr. Carter was born Sept. 5, 1918,in Henning, Minn., to Clarence and Lillian Carter, the fourth of eight children. He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps and spent four years in the Army...
Weldon "Jack" Vedder
Sep 26, 2006
Weldon Jack Vedder, 72, of Torrance, Calif., and formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 26, 2006, of complications after vascular surgery. Mr. Vedder, known as Jack, was born Dec. 5, 1933, in La Grande. He served in the Air Force then returned to La Grande and earned an undergraduate and a master's degree from what is now known as...
William M. Marcum
Sep 26, 2006
William Millord "Squeek" Marcum, age 65, of Sand Hollow, Idaho and formerly of La Grande, died Tuesday at the VA Hospital in Boise, Idaho. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Private interment will be at the Hillcrest East Cemetery. Mr. Marcum was born April...
Lulumae Pfel
Sep 24, 2006
LuluMae Pfel, 85, of North Powder died Sept. 24 at a care center. Viewing will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Baker City. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the North Powder Cemetery. Mrs. Pfel was born April 29, 1921, to Frank and Lola...
Clarence Edward Hays
Sep 22, 2006
Clarence Edward Hays, age 84, of Elgin, died Friday, September 22, 2006 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. A dinner will follow at...
Florestine L. Bowman
Sep 21, 2006
Florstine L. Bowman, 79 of La Grande, died at home Thursday. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Burial at summerville Cemetery will be private. Mrs. Bowman was born October 24, 1926 to Ray and Ida Rich Taylor in Baker City. She attended school in Baker City and on March 20, 1948...
Kiah June Schmittle
Sep 21, 2006
Kiah June Schmittle, infant daughter of Joshua Schmittle and Angella Thamert of Elgin, was born on April 2, 2006 and passed away on September 21, 2006 after an extended illness. A private memorial service will be held. To sign the guest book or leave a condolence for the family on-line, visit: www.danielschapel.com In addition to her parents she is...
Grace Brothers
Sep 20, 2006
Grace Brothers, age 88 of La Grande, died, Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at her home. At her request there will be no funeral services held. Grace Brothers was born on December 11, 1917 in Rainier, Oregon. She is survived by her daughters, Nola Colvin of Cove, and Janet Valade of La Grande; grandchildren, Meghan, Amy, Emily, Morgan and Jacob...
Marty Ray Savely
Sep 20, 2006
Marty Ray Savely, 66, of Union died Sept. 20. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. Burial will be in Los Molinas, Calif. Mr. Savely was born Nov. 25, 1939, to Raymond Edward and Ella Rose Savely. He lived in Red Bluff, Calif., and married Norma Lee Lyford on July...
Edith Laurel Shanks Roberts
Sep 19, 2006
Edith Laurel Shanks Roberts, 77 of La Grande, died Sept. 19. At her request, there will be no funeral. Mrs. Roberts was born June 11, 1929 in La Grande. She worked for the Oregon State Police in La Grande for many years before transferring to the OSP in Beaverton. She also worked for the Safeway Division Office until her...
