Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Margaret Jones
Feb 8, 2006
Margaret Jones, 71, of La Grande died February 8, 2006 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland after a short illness. At her request there will be no memorial service. Mrs. Jones was born May 6, 1934, to W.C. "Jiggs" Laird and Reba Gray-Laird. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1952. Mrs. Jones lived overseas for many years....
Joseph Franklin Batty, Sr.
Feb 6, 2006
Joseph Franklin Batty, Sr., 71, of Granite and formerly of La Grande, died February 6, 2006 at his cabin. A celebration of life will begin at 2 pm Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A second celebration will begin at 1 p.m. February 26, 2006 in the Vernonia High School gymnasium. Mr. Batty was born September 20, 1934 to Lewis...
Genevieve Isis Carter
Feb 6, 2006
Genevieve Isis Carter, a much-loved teacher and life-long resident of the Grande Ronde Valley, died February 6, 2006 in a local care facility. She was 93. The daughter and granddaughter of Valley pioneers, Mrs Carter was born in the farmhouse of her maternal grandparents on December 25, 1912. Her parents were William and Isis Adler and her grandparents were...
Viola Luther
Feb 3, 2006
At the age of 87, Viola Luther left her earthly form on February 3, 2006 at the home of her youngest daughter after bravely fighting many age related illnesses. Viola was born August 31, 1918 to Homer & Marie Kennell in Beaver Oklahoma. She grew up in the panhandle of Oklahoma & Texas in Kansas, moving to Indiana as...
Guelda Mastrude
Feb 3, 2006
Guelda Mastrude, age 69 of La Grande died Friday, February 3, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Guelda Mastrude was born on March 18, 1936, the daughter of Henry Charles and Phoebe Grace (Kenner) Lampman in Lingo, Wyoming. She...
Letha Shumway
Feb 1, 2006
Letha Shumway, 91, of Baker City and formerly of La Grande died February 1, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Burial was at Mount Hope Cemetery with Pastor Ed Niswender of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Shumway was born June 10, 1914 to Jess P. and Susie Mae Laxson at La Grande. She lived in Cambridge and Weiser,...
Billie Nobles Warner
Jan 31, 2006
A memorial brunch for Billie Nobles Warner, 74, of Oceanside, Calif., and formerly of Enterprise, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the home of Russell and Karleen Gomes, 65452 Huricane Creek Road. All friends and family are invited to the brunch. Mrs. Warner was the daughter of Dale and Alice Long Nobles of Enterprise. She died Jan. 31,...
Taedra L. Byassee
Jan 30, 2006
Taedra L. Byassee, 27, of La Grande died January 30, 2006 at her home. A graveside service will begin at 2 pm Thursday at Hillcrest Cemetery. Miss Byassee was born May 19, 1978 to Gary and Nancy Tibbling Byassee in La Grande. She attended La Grande schools through grade school and earned a GED. She worked toward becoming a...
Alberta Norma Bloom
Jan 30, 2006
Alberta Norma Bloom, 85 of La Grande, died Jan. 30 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Burial at the Olney Cemetery in Pendleton will be private. Mrs. Bloom was born Jan. 5, 1921, to Norman and Pearl Hartman Thompson in Santa Ana, Calif. She was raised by her mother and stepfather, C.C. Owen. She married Richard W. Bloom in Pasco, Wash.,...
Edith Lavon Rogers
Jan 30, 2006
Edith Lavon Rogers, age 85 of La Grande, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at her home. A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 3, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Island City. Interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Thursday from 4 p.m....
Florence Agnes Follick
Jan 30, 2006
Florence Follick, age 82 of La Grande, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A service will be held at a later date. Florence Follick was born April 20, 1923, the daughter of Raul Paul and Florence (Vickers) Igo in Long Beach, California. Florence worked for Aramark catering for North America Aviation. She lived at the...
Conrad C. Huntsman
Jan 29, 2006
Conrad C. Huntsman, 88, of Boise, Idaho and formerly of La Grande died January 29, 2006. Viewing will be from 6-8 pm Thursday at the Relyea Funeral Chapel in Boise and from noon to 12:45 pm Friday at the LDS Chapel, 3020 Cherry Lane in Boise. Burial will be at HIllcrest Cemetery in La Grande at noon on Saturday....
Lavelle Fazzari
Jan 29, 2006
LaVelle Fazzari, 70, of Walla Walla died Jan. 29. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla. Mrs. Fazzari was born June, 6, 1935, to Charles and Eva Shane Taylor in Milton-Freewater. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1953 and on June 12, 1954, married Rudy Fazzari in Walla Walla. She worked at grocery and retail...
Nancy E. Kratochvil
Jan 29, 2006
Nancy E. Kratochvil, 66 of La Grande died Jan. 29 at her home after a long illness. There will be no public services Mrs. Kratochvil was born April 20, 1939 to Dorothy and Stanley Bradshaw in La Grande. She graduated from La Grande High School and married Donald Kratochvil in 1955. She enjoyed crafts and playing bingo. Survivors include...
Lucille H. Hanson
Jan 28, 2006
Lucille H. Hanson, 93, of La Grande died January 28, 2006 at a local care center. Burial will be private. A reception from 3:30 to 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 will be at 203 S. 12th St. in La Grande. Mrs. Hanson was born June 29, 1912 to Benjamin and Harriett Bishop Becker in Chicago. In 1941...
Lewis Enoch Jones
Jan 26, 2006
Lewis Enoch Jones, 95, of Nampa, Idaho and formerly of union, died of natural causes January 26, 2006 in Nampa. Mr. Jones was buried January 31, 2006 in the IOOF Cemetery in The Dalles. He was born March 5, 1910, to Charles Lewis and Ruth Etta Kenworthy Jones in Esbon, Kansas. He attended school in various places and started...
Elizabeth Frazier Thompson
Jan 26, 2006
Elizabeth "Lib" Eleanor Frazier Thompson, 92, of La Grande died January 26, 2006 at a local care center where she lived the last four years of her life. Mrs. Thompson was buried in Willamette National Cemetery beside her husband on February 10, 2006. Memorial services will be conducted at 10:45 am Monday at the Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center...
Jack Clifford Eckstein
Jan 25, 2006
Jack Clifford Eckstein, age 91 of La Grande and formerly of Elgin, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hosptial. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangement are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Jack Clifford Eckstein was born on January 8, 1915, the son of William and Jennie (Stowell) Eckstein in...
Harold Leonard Kellison
Jan 25, 2006
Harold Leonard Kellison, 84, of Kennewick, died Jan. 25 at Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick. Viewing will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mueller's Greenlee Funeral Home. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in College Place Wash. Mr. Kellison was born Oct. 3,...
Eugenia Mable Thompson
Jan 23, 2006
Eugenia Mable Thompson, age 83 of La Grande, died Monday, January 23, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. Interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Eugenia Mable Thompson was born November 3, 1922,...
