Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
David R. Larson
Apr 6, 2006
David R. Larson of La Grande died Thursday, April 6, 2006. He was 89 years old. Mr. Larson was born November 20, 1916 in Meacham, Oregon to John D. and Ruth C. Hawes Larson. He graduated from La Grande High School in 1935. He later studied courses at American Academy of Accountancy, Alexander Hamilton Institute and San Mateo Jr...
Sherman Dale Murray
Apr 4, 2006
Sherman Dale Murray, age 76 of Perry, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at his home. Viewing will be held on Friday, April 7, 2006 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 2:00 p.m. at the La Grande Mavericks...
"Fern" Culley
Apr 1, 2006
Donna "Fern" Culley, age 90, of La Grande and formerly of Wallowa County and Baker City, died April 1, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, April 14, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the New Life Center. Committal and interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City at 2:30...
James Jospeh Mcnamee
Mar 31, 2006
James Joseph McNamee, 84, of Fairbanks, Alaska and formerly of La Grande died March 31, 2006. At his request there will no services. Mr. McNamee was born in La Grande and graduated from high school in Seattle and from the University of Washington. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He returned to...
Belva Evelyn Bradshaw
Mar 30, 2006
Belva Evelyn Bradshaw, age 87, of La Grande, died March 30, 2006 at a local care facility. She will be buried in the Summerville Cemetery beside her late husband. She requested no public funeral services be held. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Evelyn and her twin sister, Lillian, were born to Henry Isodore and Nicalene...
Doris Letha Courtney
Mar 28, 2006
Doris Letha Courtney, 78, of Burns and formerly of Union and Wallowa counties, died March 28. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at LaFollette Chapel, 332 W. Monroe St., Burns. Burial in the Burns Cemetery will be private. Mrs. Courtney was born Sept. 5, 1927, to John and Marjorie Miller in La Grande. She grew up in...
Flora E. Sleeper
Mar 28, 2006
Flora E. Sleeper, 91 of La Grande, died March 28 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. Burial will be at Hunters Creek Cemetery in Wales, N.Y. Mrs. Sleeper was born May 6, 1914 to Theodore and Ida Yaw in East Aurora, N.Y. She...
Melvin "Mel" Clifford Patrick
Mar 27, 2006
Melvin Clifford Patrick, 73, of La Grande, died March 27. Viewing will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at the La Grande Stake Center 1802 Gekeler Lane. The funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Monday with Bishop George Chadwick officiating. Burial will be at the Summerville Cemetery. Mr. Patrick was born...
Vincent E. Gibson
Mar 24, 2006
Vincent E. Gibson, age 87, of La Grande, died Friday, March 24, 2006 at his home. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Gibson was born on September 28, 1918, the...
Stewart Erwin Campbell
Mar 22, 2006
Stewart Erwin Campbell, 64, of Elgin died March 22 at a hospital in Walla Walla. A private family service will be conducted. Mr. Campbell was born Nov. 15, 1941, to Lyle and Lauretta Harrison Campbell in Seattle. He attended school there, and married Elaine Peters in Kent, Wash., in 1985. They moved to Elgin in 1995. He enjoyed working...
Dr. George Franklin Elrod
Mar 22, 2006
Dr. George Franklin Elrod, 56, of Starkville, Miss., and formerly of Union County, died March 22 in Tupelo, Miss. Burial was at Oktibbeha Memorial Park. Dr. Elrod was born in Union County. He graduated from Mercer Island High School and was the recipient of the distinguished service award from Mississippi State University. He was a professor in the department...
Kenneth Earl Williams
Mar 21, 2006
Kenneth E. Williams, age 70, of La Grande died Tuesday March 21, 2006 after a long illness. A private family service will be held. Mr. Williams was born June 25, 1935, to Earl Ray and Opal Rimby Williams in La Grande. He attended school near Klamath Falls and attended Wallowa High School where he played on the championship football...
Eleanor "Go-Go" Irene Campbell
Mar 21, 2006
Eleanor I. "Go-Go" Campbell, age 79 years, 7 month and 10 days, of La Grande died March 21, 2006 at shortly before 3:00 a.m. at Grande Ronde Hospital as a result of a stroke. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mass of Christian...
Eva Mae Stewart Baum
Mar 21, 2006
Eva Mae Stewart Baum, 96, of Tacoma, Washington and formerly of Baker City died March 21, 2006 at her home. The funeral will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday at the LDS Church on Hughes Lane in Baker City. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Baum was born July 29, 1909, to Charles and Edna Scott near Pullman,...
Gerald Lee Sandlin
Mar 21, 2006
Gerald Lee Sandlin, 77, of Hermiston and formerly of Joseph died March 21 in Hermiston. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Prairie Creek Cemetery near Joseph. Mr. Sandlin was born Dec. 5, 1928, to Nicholas and Inez Sandlin on Praire Creek. He attended school in Enterprise and Hill Military Academy in Portland but graduated...
Alva Merle Underwood
Mar 20, 2006
Alva Merle Underwood, age 93, of La Grande, died March 20, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at the Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Underwood was born on April 29, 1912 in Norton, Kansas. During World War II he served in the United States Army with the 165th Anti-Aircraft Battalion....
Dorothy Phillips
Mar 19, 2006
Dorothy Phillips, 86, of La Grande died March 19. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City with Father Julian Cassar of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral officiating. A reception will follow at Geiser Pollman Park. Mrs. Phillips was born May 26, 1919, to William and Edith Fordyce Bone in Toppenish,...
Glen Leroy Nantz
Mar 17, 2006
Glen Leroy Nantz, 72, who was born and raised in North Powder, died March 17, 2006 in Mountain Grove, MO. Services will be held Monday in mountain Grove with Buzz Brown of Elk Creek Church officiating. Mr. Nantz was born March 23, 1933. On December 19, 1963 he married Rosanne Montgomery, who survives in Mountain Grove. He worked as...
Ray William Trump
Mar 17, 2006
Ray William Trump, age 88, of Elgin, died March 17, 2006 in Boise, Idaho. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Seventh Day Adventist Church. Committal and interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of...
William Johnson
Mar 16, 2006
William Johnson, 59, of Elgin, died March 16, 2006 at Grande Ronde Hospital of natural causes. A Celebration of life will begin at 2 pm Thursday, March 23, 2006 at the Elgin Christian Church. Mr. Johnson was born November 12, 1946 to David and Edith Leach Johnson in Lewiston. He spent his early years in Milton-Freewater and later moved...
