Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Vernieve Elva Grende
May 19, 2005
Vernieve Elva Grende, 86 of North Powder died at her home Thursday, May 19, 2005. Burial was at the North Powder Cemetery. Mrs. Grende was born July 6, 1918, to Edward and Laura Bell Luney McKeen in North Powder. She was raised and educated in North Powder. She enjoyed carpentry, repairing lamps, music, sining and playing the guitar. Survivors...
Walter Scott Lovely
May 18, 2005
Walter Scott Lovely, age 92 of La Grande, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at his home. A graveside service will be held on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. at the Grandview cemetery with Sally Wiens officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Walter Scott Lovely was born on February 19, 1913, the son of...
Shirley E. Hiatt
May 17, 2005
Shirley E. Hiatt, age 78 of La Grande, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at a local care center. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery in La Grande with the Reverend Mark Schlessman officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Shirley E. Hiatt was born...
Chester Edward Held
May 17, 2005
Chester Edward Held went to be with his Lord on May 17, 2005. He was born to Edward Henry and Elizabeth Held on November 8, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. His growing up years was spent in northern and southern California. He married Viona Haycock on April 9, 1939. Towards the end of World War II, Chester was called into...
Marguerite Bessie Elman Hibbs
May 17, 2005
Marguerite Bessie Elam Hibbs, 97 passed away May 17, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande, Oregon. At her request there will be no funeral service. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Marguerite "Madge" Hibbs was born in La Grande on December 9, 1907 to Harry and Bella Elman. She had one sister Gertrude...
Mina Margaret Houser
May 16, 2005
Mina Margaret Crow "Houser", age 95 of Elgin, died Monday, May 16, 2005 at her home. A Celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Sally Wiens officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Lostine Cemetery in Lostine, Oregon. Family and friends may call...
Robert Clinton Sheehy
May 15, 2005
Robert Clinton Sheehy, 79, of Union died May 15 at his home in High Valley near Union. A memorial mass will be held on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Union, Oregon with Father Hank Albrecht officiating. He was born in Baker, Oregon, on April 8, 1926, to Hugh Francis Sheehy...
Jackie Kinnick
May 15, 2005
Jacqueline Kinnick, 76, of Hermiston and formerly of Summerville died May 15 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. At her request there will be no funeral. Mrs. Kinnick was born on June 28, 1928, to Walter and Cecila Macheski Jakubowski in Ashton, Neb. On Nov. 9, 1959, she married Fred Walter Kinnick in Las Vegas. They lived in...
Harold Noble
May 14, 2005
Harold Clifton Noble, age 91, formerly of Cove, died Saturday, May 14, 2005 in Hillsboro, Oregon. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Steve Kirkeby officiating. Interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Harold Clifton Noble was born on June 10, 1913, the son...
Carole Lee Marks
May 14, 2005
Carole Lee Marks, 68, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2005 in Elgin, Oregon at the home of her foster sister, Doreen Hightower and husband Bill. She was born September 9, 1936 in La Grande, Oregon to Emma Augusta "Judy" Baum and Freddie Amos "Bud" Butterfield. Carole Lee and sister Nikki Rae used their step father, Douglas Holman's name in...
Frances Faye Bryte
May 14, 2005
Frances Faye Bryte, 68, of Magna, Utah, and formerly of Union County died May 14. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Valley View Funeral Home, 4335 West 4100 South in Magna. Mrs. Bryte was born October 27, 1936, to Joseph Clark Bovard and Faye Vachon in Merrimac, Mass. She lived in Union County and on March...
Leah Jean Williams
May 13, 2005
Leah Jean Williams, 50, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande died May 13 at St. Anthony Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Mrs. Williams was born May 4, 1955, to Eugene and Josephine Amanda Shimanek in Stayton. She graduated from La Grande High School and in 1978 from beauty school in Pendleton....
Necha Boswell
May 11, 2005
Necha Boswell, age 70 of Elgin, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at a local care center. At her request there will be no public service held. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Necha Boswell was born on January 3, 1935 the daughter of Dick and Marjorie (Bussear) Boswell in Elgin, Oregon. Mrs. Boswell was raised in...
Dr. Bryce Dailey Moffit
May 11, 2005
Dr. Bryce Dailey Moffit, 72, of Enterprise died May 11. A graveside service will begin at 1:30 p.m. May 17, 2005 at the Lostine Cemetery. Dr. Moffit was born Dec. 16, 1932, to Floyd and Emmeretta Pugh Moffit in Wallowa. He graduated from Wallowa High School in 1950 and attended Eastern Oregon Normal School. On Feb. 13, 1954, he...
Shirley Joan Fulkerson - Petersen
May 10, 2005
Shirley JoAn (Fulkerson) Petersen, age 68, of La Grande, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Shirley was born on August 20, 1936, the daughter of Grover Eugene...
Eileen May Johnson
May 7, 2005
Eileen May Johnson, who lived most of her life in the Grande Ronde Valley, died at the age of 91 on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at the Evergreen Rehabilitation Center. A service will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Frank Humber of the Summerville Baptist Church officiating....
Robert Wirt Mcclure
May 6, 2005
Robert Wirt McClure, Jr., 75, of Umatilla and formerly of La Grande, died May 6 at his home after a short illness. Burns Mortuary in Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Mr. McClure was born April 7, 1930, to Edna and Bob McClure in San Diego, California. He graduated from LaJolla High School and pursued his education by correspondence...
Walter Alvin Streich
May 6, 2005
Walter Alvin Streich, age 82, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at his home in Elgin, Oregon. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Elgin Community Center in Elgin, Oregon. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Walter Alvin Streich was born on September 30, 1922, the son of...
Margaret Saunders Larson
May 4, 2005
Margaret Saunders Larson, 84, of La Grande died May 4 at her home. Burial will be at Forest Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Celebration of life services will begin Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in La Grande. Mrs. Larson was born February 2, 1921 to Jack and Marge Trunkey Saunders in Fargo, N.D. She...
Roy Elton Crowson
May 3, 2005
Roy Elton Crowson, 78, of Elgin died May 3 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Mr. Crowson was born February 9, 1927, to John and Violet Davidson Crowson in Chatfield, Minn. He served in the Army with the Army Airborne from 1953-55. He was a master mechanic and master welder. He married Beverlee Ekedal and together they provided foster care to...
