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Gilbert  Dean Eskridge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Irene Lee

Irene Lee

Aug 6, 2005

Irene Lee, age 68 of Union, died Saturday, August 6, 2005 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 12, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Union Cemetery in Union. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Irene Lee was born on September 16, 1936, the daughter of John Henry and Erma (Florence)...

Mary  Boynton Chrisman

Mary Boynton Chrisman

Aug 5, 2005

Mary Boynton Chrisman, 72, of Ridgeway, Texas, and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 5 at a hospital in Paris, Texas. Burial was at the Ridgeway Cemetery. Mrs. Chrisman was born June 22, 1933, to Robert and Elizabeth Gibson Boynton in Horseshoe, N.C. She grew up in La Grande, and on Sept. 27, 1955, married Wallace N. Chrisman in...

Don  E. Keeling

Don E. Keeling

Aug 4, 2005

Don Keeling, 60, of La Grande, died in his home early Tuesday, August 4, 2005 after a courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held at the Blue Mtn. Conference Center, Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. Don was born April 17, 1945 in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington to Kenneth H. and Beatrice M. Keeling. Don...

Helen Lucille Gilkison Fisher

Helen Lucille Gilkison Fisher

Aug 3, 2005

Helen Lucille Gilkison Fisher, 96, of Haines died Aug. 3 at her home. Viewing will be from 5 to 7 tonight at Gray's West and Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City. The Funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday with Sally Wiens officiating. Burial will be at the Haines Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Haines...

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