Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Richard John Blang
Sep 18, 2006
Richard John Blang, 74, of La Grande, died Sept. 18 after a long illness. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Valley Fellowship Church, 507 Palmer St. Mr. Blang was born Sept. 6, 1932, to John and Alice Wincher Blang in Humberg, Wis. He graduated from Alma Center Lincoln High School in 1950, and served...
Darrell Lee Rysdam
Sep 17, 2006
Darrell Lee Rysdam, age 74, a lifetime resident of Elgin, died Sunday morning, September 17, 2006 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Stampede Hall. Mr. Rysdam was born on June 6, 1932, the son of Albert and Mildred (Henningsen) Rysdam at Cricket Flat in...
Della Reeder
Sep 17, 2006
Della Reeder, 77 of Pahrump, Nev., and formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 17. A family memorial service is planned in Pahrump Saturday. Mrs. Reeder was born to Bertha Gandy on Jan. 27, 1929, in Idaho. Her father died very early and she was raised by a stepfather, Wayne Gillis. Mrs. Reeder went to first grade in La Grande,...
Patricia Anne Jarrard
Sep 16, 2006
Patricia Anne Jarrard, 77, of Milwaukie died September 16, 2006. Her funeral was in September in Milwaukie. She was born September 9, 1929 in Helena, Montana. She graduated in 1947 from La Grande High School. She married Fred W. Jarrard, another LHS grad, in 1950. The couple were loyal supporters of the athletic program, giving large donations. They moved...
Elizabeth Annetta (Betty) Leslie
Sep 16, 2006
Elizabeth (Betty) Annetta Leslie, age 77, of La Grande, died Saturday, September 16, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. At her request no services will be held. Betty Leslie was born on December 18, 1928, the daughter of Carl P. and Myrtle (Harmon) Cloud in Elma, Washington. In 1969 she married Bruce Leslie and the couple remained married for...
Florence E. Lambert
Sep 15, 2006
Florence E. Lambert, of Corinth, Miss., formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 15 after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Lambert, known to most as "Momo," was born in Counce, Tenn., in 1921 and was a resident of La Grande from 1956 to 2002. She spent most of her time loving her 18 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren. She had a...
Warren W. Jederberg
Sep 14, 2006
Warren William Jederberg, 85, of La Grande died Thursday at Grande Ronde Hospital after a short illness. He will be buried next to his wife at Hillcrest Cemetery following funeral services at the Stake Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 11 a.m. Monday, . He was born Aug. 26, 1921, in Selby, South Dakota, Mr. Jederberg...
Louise Lockhart
Sep 13, 2006
Louise Lockhart, 81, of Summerville died Sept. 13 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 14th 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Lockhart was born April 26, 1925 to Samuel (VanderJagt) Schuit and Ethel Macklin in Bellingham, Wash. She attended Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, Calif., and married Ray...
Michael Joseph Mcshane
Sep 12, 2006
Michael Joseph McShane, 58, formerly of La Grande, died September 12, 2006 in Columbia, Maryland of pancreatic cancer. Memorial services were conducted September 21, 2006 in Maryland. He will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery November 29. Mr. McShane, a retired lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, was born February 4, 1948 in Ontario...
Georgia Lavelle Butler
Sep 11, 2006
Georgia LaVelle Butler, 95, of La Grande died Sept. 11 at Jody's Country Care in La Grande. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in La Grande. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. She was born in La Grande Sept. 27,...
Wilma Taylor
Sep 10, 2006
North Powder native and Baker City resident Wilma Jacobsen Bates Taylor, 87, died Sept. 10 at St. Elizebeth Health Care Center in Baker City. Viewing is today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel in Baker City. A graveside will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the North Powder Cemetery. Wilma was born...
Russell Simonis
Sep 10, 2006
Russell Simonis, 48 of Las Vegas, Nev., died Sept 10. There will be a graveside memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday at the North Powder Cemetery. Mr. Simonis was born June 11, 1958 to Vernon and Earlene Baker Simonis and spent his early years in North Powder. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Stone Simonis of Las Vegas; siblings, Ricky...
Kimberly Dawn Martin-Fischer
Sep 9, 2006
Kimberly Dawn Fischer, 47, of maryville, Washington, died September 9, 2006 at her home of natural causes. A service will begin at 2 pm Saturday at the Marysville Senior Community Center, 514 Delta Street. A memorial in Oregon will be conducted at a later date. Mrs. Fischer was born April 22, 1959, in Pendleton to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry...
Candy Lynn Read
Sep 9, 2006
Candy Lynn Read, 37, of Libby, Montana and formerly of La Grande, died September 9, 2006 in Libby from complications related to an extended illness. A small service will be conducted at a later date. Miss Read was born June 29, 1969,in California to Gary and Jackie Read. She attended schools in La Grande, graduating in 1987. She worked...
Royal Walfred Borkgren
Sep 6, 2006
Royal Walfred Borkgren, 95, a native of Cove, died Sept. 6. A memorial service will be on Tuesday at Holman-Hankins-Bowker and Waud, 715 Seventh St., in Oregon City. A graveside service is planned for 2 p.m. Thursday. He was born April, 15, 1911, in Cove to Martin and Charlotte Borkgren, who immigrated to the United States from Sweden in...
Carl A. Cameron
Sep 5, 2006
Carl A. Cameron, 71, McMinnville, died Sept. 5 at Emmanual Hospital in Portland. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in McMinnville. Mr. Cameron was born on April 24, 1935, in Pendleton. His father was a civil engineer who worked on the highway system, moving the family to many places throughout the West....
Michelle Joeline Lee
Sep 4, 2006
Michelle Joeline Lee, 36, of Ontario and formerly of Union died Sept. 4, in her sleep. A memorial gathering is being planned. Survivors include her husband, Troy Duane Lee and three children, Michael Duane Lee, Natasha Lee and Dustin Duane Lee, all of Ontario; two sisters, Penny Weaver and Pam Weaver; a brother, Danny Day; her mother and step-father,...
Rich Eric Hunt
Sep 4, 2006
Richard Eric Hunt, 37, of Lovelock, Nev., and formerly of La Grande died Sept. 4. A memorial mass will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church with Father Hank Albrecht and the Rev. Irwin Smutz officiating. Mr. Hunt was born Nov. 18, 1968, to Richard and Iris Hunt in Spokane, Wash. He graduated...
Albert Isaac Bumgardner
Sep 3, 2006
Albert Isaac Bumgardner, age 91, of La Grande, died Sunday, September 3, 2006 at a local care facility. A Celebration of Life gathering for family and friends will be held at the home of his granddaughter, Sheri Benitez, 2706 E. "L" Avenue in La Grande on Friday from 12:00 until 3:00 p.m. Friends are encouraged to drop by anytime...
Mary Ellen Fisher
Sep 2, 2006
Mary Ellen Fisher, 73, of Union died Sept. 2 at her home. A memorial service will begin at 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Hinson Memorial Baptist Church in Portland. Burial at Willamette National Cemetery will be private. Mrs. Fisher was born Jan. 11, 1933, to Frank Newman and Sarah Virginia Woodruff in Upland, Calif. She attended Chaffey High School...
