Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Debra Jean Volavchek
Sep 8, 2005
Debra Jean Volavchek, age 47, of Hermiston and formerly of La Grande died September 8, 2005 at the Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington. A memorial service will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Avenue, in Hermiston. Mrs. Volavchek was born December 4, 1957 to Robert and Donna Frash in La Grande. She...
Kim Walker
Sep 7, 2005
Arnold Kim Walker, 52, of La Grande died Wednesday. The funeral is planned for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, although the location has not yet been arranged. A full obituary will be published later.
Arnold Kim Walker
Sep 7, 2005
Arnold Kim Walker died Sept. 7 in La Grande. He was 52. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 11206 McAlister Road, Island City. Mr. Walker was born May 19, 1953, in La Grande to Jim and Darlene Winburn Walker. He loved the outdoors and especially hunting, shooting, traveling and...
Thomas "Willie" Willard Carter
Sep 6, 2005
Thomas Willard "Willie" Carter, 80 passed away on September 6, 2005 in Spokane, Washington. Willie was born January 16, 1925 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington to Thomas John & Laura Johnson Carter. He grew up in Dayton, Washington and graduated from Dayton High School in 1943. He entered the U.S. Army in November 1943 and...
Gilbert Dean Eskridge
Sep 6, 2005
Gilbert Dean Eskridge, age 83, of Cove, died September 6, 2005 at his home. There will be no public services held. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Dean Eskridge was born on December 2, 1921, the son of Lowell Maxwell and Grace (Dean) Eskridge in Hailey, Idaho. When Dean was eleven, he and his brothers started...
Leeelda Bess Draper Brown
Sep 6, 2005
LeeElda Bess Draper Brown, 84, of La Grande and formerly of Adrian died Sept. 6 at her home. Her funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the Owyhee Ward LDS Church near Adrian. Burial will follow at the Owyhee Cemetery. Mrs. Brown was born Aug. 24, 1921, to Reuben and Bessie Simmers Draper near Rockland, Idaho. She attended...
Lawrence Edwin Winters
Sep 2, 2005
Lawrence Edwin Winters, age 91 of La Grande, died Friday, September 2, 2005. At his request there will be no public services held. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Lawrence Edwin Winters was born on April 28, 1914, the son of Wilborn and Ida Mae (Winchester) Winters in Salina, Kansas. As a child he traveled the...
Charles Arthur Reynolds
Aug 31, 2005
Charles Arthur Reynolds, 83, of Seattle and formerly of La Grande died Aug. 31. A recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 7 p.m. Monday at the Telford Funeral Chapel in East Wenatchee, Wash. The funeral Mass will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Apostles Catholic church in East Wenatchee. A dinner will follow. Mr. Reynolds was...
Judy Houtz Whitford
Aug 29, 2005
Judy Houtz Whitford, 64, of San Jose, California and formerly of Summerville died August 29 after a short illness. Services will be held in San Jose at a later date. Mrs. Whitford was born March 22, 1941, to Cecil and Geneva Bushnell Noutz. She graduated in 1959 from Imbler High School and attended Whitworth College. She worked at US...
Buss Kruckman
Aug 29, 2005
Harry Dean "Buss" Kruckman, 76, of Lostine died Aug. 29 at his home. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bollman Funeral Home, 315 W. Main St. in Enterprise. A reception will follow at the South Fork Grange hall in Lostine. Mr. Kruckman was born April 27, 1929, to Harry T. and Clara Kruckman in Latoruell....
Charles William Lewis
Aug 28, 2005
Charles William Lewis, 92, died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at his home. Memorial services for Mr. Lewis will be held Friday, September 2, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in the Coles Funeral Home. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Ritualistic rites will be accorded by Blue Mountain Lodge, #34 A.F. & A.M. Private interment was held...
William H. Taylor
Aug 27, 2005
William H. "Bill" Taylor, age 84 of La Grande, died Saturday, August 27, 2005 at his home after being diagnosed with kidney cancer. At his request there will be no public services held. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. William H. "Bill" Taylor was born on October 31, 1920, the son of William H. and Ruby...
Robert Ray Mink
Aug 24, 2005
Robert Ray Mink, of La Grande, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, August 24, 2005 in Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. His remains were cremated. Robert-"Bob" to his friends, was born on January 8, 1932 to Fredrick Harold and Nona Sharlene (McCurry) Mink at North Powder, Oregon. After attending La Grande High School, Bob married Chere' Merle Bailey - "The...
Regarda Rikki Flowers
Aug 24, 2005
Regarda Rikki Flowers, died August 24, 2005 at her home in La Grande, Oregon, at the age of 88. She was born in Balfour, North Dakota to Theodore and Barbara Volk on October 13, 1916. Regarda lived in The Dalles, Oregon for many years before moving to La Grande in 1995. Her favorite past times were cooking and baking...
Enno Ernest Klammer
Aug 24, 2005
Enno Ernest Klammer, 79 of Salem and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 24. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, 1350 Court St., N.E. in Salem. Mr. Klammer was born April 19, 1926, in Good Thunder, Minn. He Attended Lutheran Schools in the Midwest and earned advanced degrees in English and theology....
Helen Laveda Haynes
Aug 24, 2005
Helen Laveda Haynes, 88 of Pendleton and formerly of Union, died Aug. 24 at a care center. The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth Street, La Grande. Mrs. Haynes was born Jan. 11, 1917, to Joseph B. and Jennie E. Cummins Cooley in Redfield, Iowa. She married John H. Haynes, and spent...
June "Maria" Dalton
Aug 22, 2005
June "Maria" Dalton, age 56, of Elgin, died August 22, 2005 after a long courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Nazarene Church. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Dalton was born on February 9, 1949 in Ogden, Utah, the daughter...
James Melvin Eller
Aug 22, 2005
James Melvin Eller, 54, of La Grande died August 22, 2005 in Richland, Washington. Mr. Eller lived for more than 40 years in the Tri-Cities and worked as manager of a Wal-Mart and an Eagle store. He moved to La Grande after he retired.
Ralph Arnold Hill
Aug 7, 2005
Ralph Arnold Hill, 85, of La Grande died Aug. 7. Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home on 1508 Fourth St.,and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Gekeler Lane. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Mr. Hill was born Aug. 6, 1920,...
Peter Charles Jennings
Aug 7, 2005
Peter Jennings, the suave, Canadian-born broadcaster who delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades, died at age 67. Jennings, who announced in April that he had lung cancer, died Sunday at his New York home, ABC News President David Westin said. Jennings dominated the ratings from the late personality to the mid-'90s, when Brokaw surpassed...
