Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
John H. Breshears Sr.
May 20, 2006
John H. Breshears, 64, of Hayward, Calif. and formerly of Elgin died May 20. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Elgin Cemetery. A potluck dinner will be at the home of Derrill and Audrie Chandler, 495 N. 14th in Elgin, following the services. Mr. Breshears was born Aug. 1, 1941, to James and Edith May...
Dennis Albrandt
May 19, 2006
Dennis Albrandt, 57, of Elgin died May 19 in a Boise hospital after a long illness. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 27 at St. Mary's Catholic Church on 12 th and Division streets in Elgin. Mr. Albrandt was born Nov. 18, 1948, in Livermore, Calif. He served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War,...
Donald Scott Macpherson
May 19, 2006
Donald Scott MacPherson, 55, of Las Vegas, and formerly of Union died May 19 at his home. Mr. PacPherson was born Sept. 4, 1950, to Don and Alice MacPherson in La Grande. He graduated from Union High School and Eastern Oregon State College. He owned Southwest Lawns in Las Vegas for 27 years. Survivors include his wife, Jan, of...
James Patrick Mc Ginnis
May 19, 2006
James Patrick McGinnis of Enterprise died May 19. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Congregational Church in Enterprise. Memorials may be made to any charity.
Essie Belle Chrusoskie
May 16, 2006
Essie Belle (Smart) Chrusoskie, age 81, of La Grande died May 16, 2006 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 19, 2006 at the Island City Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Belle was born on August 31, 1924, the daughter of James Hammond and Beaulah Lee (Clark) Smart in Berrian County, Georgia. She came to...
Wilfred Arthur Nitz
May 16, 2006
Wilfred Arthur Nitz, 65, of Hillsboro and formerly of La Grande died May 16. A memorial service was conducted May 31 in Sherwood. Mr. Nitz was born Oct. 28, 1940, to the Rev. and Mrs. Carl Nitz in Scheflin. He attended Grant High School and graduated from Concordia Junio College. He graduated from Concordia Teachers College in River Forest,...
Ann Leona Dalton
May 16, 2006
Ann Leona Dalton, age 95 of La Grande and formerly of Elgin and Aberdeen, Washington died, Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at her home. At her request, no public services will be held. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Ann Leona Dalton was born on September 10, 1910, the daughter of William Lee and Flora (Scheek) Hobbs...
Helen Spray
May 14, 2006
Helen Spray, 86, of Union died May 14, 2006 at her home in Union. At her request there will be no memorial service. Mrs. Spray was born July 20, 1919, to Paul and Elsie Eberley in Harper. She helped her grandmother, Madge Hinkle, run the Harper Hotel. She graduated from high school and attended a beauty school in Ontario....
Marion Sue Ingram
May 13, 2006
Marion Sue Ingram, 88, of Haines died May 13 in Medford. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Haines Cemetery with Deacon James R. Watt of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral officiating. A reception will follow at the Haines Methodist Church hall. Mrs. Ingram was born Aug. 28, 1917, to Thurman S. and Meda Prim...
Ethel May Wiandt
May 12, 2006
Ethel May Wiandt, age 95 of Cove and formerly of Phoenix, Arizona died, Friday, May 12, 2006 at her daughters home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona. Ethel May Wiandt was born on February 25, 1911, the daughter of Archie and Cornie (Gearhart) Bailey in Corry, Pennsylvania. Her mother died at...
Freda Jones Wilson
May 10, 2006
Freda Jones Wilson, 84, of Quartzite, Ariz., and formerly of La Grande, died May 10 at her home. Mrs. Wilson was born June 14, 1921, to Jedediah Lunt and Genevieve Mitchell Jones in Cedar City, Utah. On Aug. 13, 1935, she married Simeon Presley Wilson in Maysvale, Utah. She worked as a licensed practical nurse before her retirement. She...
Marion June Crippin
May 9, 2006
Marion June Crippin, 74, of Montrose, Colorado and formerly of La Grande died May 9, 2006 at a care center. The funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Crippin Funeral Home, 802 E. Main Street in Montrose with the Rev. Ronnie Hanna officiating. Burial will be at the Grand View Cemetery west of Montrose. Mrs. Crippin was...
Evert W. Mckenzie
May 9, 2006
Evert W. McKenzie, 52, of Umatilla and formerly of La Grande died May 9, 2006 at his home. The funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. in the Summerville Cemetery. Mr. McKenzie was born September 3, 1953 to Max Davy and Mary Elizabeth Plaster McKenzie in La Grande....
Margaret Lucille Eckstein
May 9, 2006
Margaret Lucille Eckstein, 90 of La Grande and formerly of Elgin, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at a local care center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Margaret Lucille Eckstein was born on January 29, 1916, the daughter of Carl and Katherine (Darr) Cowan in Summerville,...
Lenn C. Holman
May 8, 2006
Lenn C. Holman, 89, of La Grande died Monday, May 8 at his home. Mr. Holman was born on a homestead outside Volburg, Montana to Charles and Iva Holman. In 1928 the family moved to Gates, returning to homestead in Montana two years later. In 1934 the family sold the homestead and moved to Falls City where Mr. Holman...
Kenton Earl Goss
May 6, 2006
Kenton Earl "Kenny" Goss, age 78, of La Grande, died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Summerville Cemetery followed by a memorial service at noon at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande. Mr. Goss was born on August 9, 1927, the son...
Max Ferguson
May 5, 2006
A fine, kind gentle-man has left this earth, but not our hearts. A memorial service for Max Ferguson, 90, will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church on Saturday May 13th at 11 AM. Father Hank Albrecht will officiate. A luncheon in the Parish Hall will be held after the service. Mr. Ferguson passed away in...
Barbara "Carol" Anderson
May 4, 2006
Barbara "Carol" Anderson age 73, of Joseph and formerly of La Grande has joined her Father Chester Duane Hoskin and Mother Blossom Lenore (Waterer) Hoskin of Agatha Idaho in Death. Carol died Thursday May 4, 2006 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 12, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at the Island City Cemetery. A...
Paul Edward Gorham
May 3, 2006
Paul Edward Gorham, age 77, of Pendleton died May 3, 2006 at St. Anthony Hospital. Memorial services are scheduled for Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton. Inurnment services will follow at the Cove Cemetery with Masonic service preformed in Cove at 1:30 p.m. After inurnment there will be a brunch at the Cove Lodge. Mr....
Jim Litchfield
May 1, 2006
James Litchfield, 81, of Wallowa died May 1. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bramlet Cemetery. Memorials may be made to any charity.
