Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Ernest Edgar Adams
Jun 9, 2006
Mr. Adams was born on April 12, 1913, the son of John William and Emily Jane (Law) Adams in Elgin. The family moved to The Dalles for a period of time before returning to Elgin where he graduated from high school. After graduation he attended Eastern Oregon Normal School in La Grande for one year. He worked for the...
Powell Graham
Jun 6, 2006
Powell Graham, age 87, of La Grande, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. A private interment will be held. Powell was born on April 25, 1919, the son of Harry and Dora (Powell) Graham in Milton, Oregon....
Paul V. Opperman
Jun 6, 2006
Paul V. Opperman, 37, died June 6, 2006 in Hillsboro in an auto accident. A memorial service is planned at noon today at Fir Lawn Mortuary, 1070 W. Main St. in Hillsboro. Graveside services for Mr. Opperman, who loved to fish, hunt and camp every year in the Blue Mountains near La Grande and has many friends and family...
Dale W. Pierson
Jun 2, 2006
Dale W. Pierson, 82, died Friday, June 2, at his home in Salem. Viewing will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thur., June 8 at Howell-Edwards-Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Fri., June 9 at Summerville Cemetery in Summerville, Oregon. Dale was born on October 6, 1923 in...
Grace Pope
Jun 2, 2006
Grace Pope, 99, formerly of Cove and Halfway, died June 2, 2006 at a care center in Clayton, Washington. A memorial service is planned for 2:00 p.m. on July 22, 2006 at the Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Mrs. Pope was born September 21, 1906,to Isaac and Mary Nelson in Aitkin County, Minn. On November 8, 1927 she married Milo...
Orville Dee Shirley
Jun 2, 2006
Orville Dee Shirley, 79, of La Grande died June 2, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City. Burial will be at the Enterprise Cemetery. Gray's West & Co Pioneer Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Shirley was born October 21, 1926, to Chet and Lady Clair Mabor Shirley in Wallowa. The family lived in Enterprise before...
Ronald Dave Scoubes
Jun 2, 2006
Ronald Dave Scoubes, 91, of Elgin, died June 2 at his home. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Elgin Christian Church. Burial will be at the Island City Cemetery. Mr. Scoubes was born July 18, 1914, to David and Della Weston Scoubes in Cambridge, Idaho. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1933 and...
Richard "Dick" Bonney
Jun 1, 2006
Richard Donald "Dick" Bonney, age 91 of Union died, June 1, 2006. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Union. Interment will follow at the Union Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Richard Donald "Dick" Bonney was born to Richard Herman and...
Wayne Clark
May 31, 2006
Wayne Clark, 96, of Star, Idaho, and formerly of Enterprise, died May 31 at a care center. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Bollman Funeral Home, 315 W. Main St. in Enterprise. Burial will be at the Prairie Creek Cemetery in Joseph. Mr. Clark was born Sept. 23, 1909, to Frank and Viola Clark on...
Jerry Jennings
May 31, 2006
Anah "Jerry" Jennings, 80, of Joseph died May 31 at his home. A funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Joseph Baptist Church. Burial will be at the Joseph Cemetery. Mr. Jennings was born March 27, 1926, to Anah and Helen Jennings in Joseph. He served in the Navy during World War II, and on Feb. 14,...
Harry Leo Peterson
May 28, 2006
Harry Leo Peterson, 73, of La Grande died May 28 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. At his request there will be no services. Mr. Peterson was born Feb. 17, 1933, to Harry and Lilie Mae Nicholson Peterson in Mountain Grove, Mo. He attended school in Visalia, Calif., and went on to electronic school in Los Angeles,...
Ralph Melvin Roper
May 26, 2006
Ralph Melvin Roper, age 86, died Friday, May 26, 2006 at a local care center in La Grande. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Summerville Cemetery in Summerville. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the...
Norma Lee Savely
May 26, 2006
Norma Lee Savely, 66, of Union and formerly of Susanville and Red Bluff, Calif., died May 26 at her home after an extended battle with colon cancer. A graveside service will take place June 17 in Los Molinas, Calif. There will be a picnic in the Los Molinas Park immediately following. A memorial picnic will take place in Union...
Cleo J. Curry
May 25, 2006
Cleo J. Curry, age 77 of La Grande, died Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. A memorial service will be held on Monday, June 5, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church. The family requests that dress be casual for the service. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley....
Charles T. Melton
May 24, 2006
Charles T. Melton, 73, of Union died May 24, 2006 at his home. Mr. Melton was born December 29, 1932 to Frank and Rose Klepzig Melton in Dixon, Missouri. He was a farmer and married his wife, Deloris, on November 12, 1960, in Reno, Nevada. survivors include his children, Minday Melton of Union, Marcia Wisdom of La Grande of...
Iva "Deanie" Barker
May 22, 2006
Iva "Deanie" Barker, 78, of Walla Walla and formerly of La Grande died May 22 at a care center. The funeral will begin at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in La Grande. Mrs. Barker was born October 14, 1927 to Lloyd and Nora Erlandson in Kansas City, Missouri. She married Roger Barker of Yakima, Washington and graduated...
Joe Hardy
May 21, 2006
Joe Hardy, 72, of La Grande died May 21, 2006. A Mass of Christian Burial was conducted Thursday at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Mr. Hardy was born January 10, 1933 to Robert Morgan and Grace Whited Hardy in Baker City. He attended school in Unitey and graduated from Powder Valley High School. He served in the...
Jean Ann Dixon
May 21, 2006
Jean Ann Dixon, age 95, a long time La Grande resident, died, May 21, 2006 at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Jean Ann Dixon was born on December 30, 1910, the daughter of James M. and Jessie (Payne) Murray in Tacoma, Washington. She...
Dortha Emma Voruz
May 20, 2006
Dortha Emma Voruz, age 86, of La Grande, died Saturday, May 20, 2006 at a Gresham care facility. A service will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Voruz was born on August 17, 1919, the daughter of W. Ray...
Rollin Dean Schimmel
May 20, 2006
Rollin Dean Schimmel, 61 of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande, died May 20 in Klickitat County, Wash., in a rafting accident. A private graveside service will be at the Olney Cemetery. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. June 15 a the Pendleton convention Center, 1601 Westgate, Pendleton. Mr. Schimmel was born in Hillsboro to Rollo...
