Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Phyllis Jean Blackman
Mar 3, 2005
Phyllis Jean Moss Blackman was received into the arms of our Lord on March 3, 2005. Phyllis was born January 4, 1928 in La Grande, Oregon to Elva Williams Moss and Guy Moss. She was their only child. Her father died when Phyllis was only 3 years old. She and her Mother moved to Los Angeles and returned to...
Lurley Alveda Sutton
Mar 2, 2005
Lurley Alveda Sutton, age 78, of Gresham and formerly of La Grande, died March 2, 2005, at a care center. Mrs. Sutton was born November 22, 1926 to Claus and Alveda Morrison Sass in Richland. She graduated from Richland High School and moved to Portland where she worked for the Army Corps of Engineers. On June 30, 1946 she...
Mildred Ott
Feb 28, 2005
Mildred Ott, age 95, of La Grande, died February 28, 2005 at a local care facility. Burial was at the Summerville Cemetery. A celebration of life will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. Mrs. Ott was born August 25, 1909, to Morton and Hattie Bloom Wolverton in Lostine. She graduated from high school in...
Katherine M. Wells Trueax
Feb 28, 2005
Katherine M. "Kay" Wells Trueax, age 89, of La Grande and formerly of the Monmouth area, died Monday, February 28, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. Mrs. Trueax was born in Portland, Oregon on October 4, 1915 to Roy O. and Kate F. (Habighorst) Powers. After graduating from high school in Portland she attended Oregon Normal...
Lovene H. Case
Feb 27, 2005
Lovene H. Case, age 85, of Alicel, died Sunday, February 27, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 4, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church with The Rev. Mark Schlessman officiating. Committal and interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Mrs. Case was born on January 31,...
Ruby Annie Patterson
Feb 26, 2005
Ruby Annie Patterson, age 95, of La Grande and formerly of Hood River, died Saturday, February 26, 2005. A family burial was held at the Summerville Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Patterson was born on October 2, 1909, the daughter of August and Margaret (Klien) Behrens in Summerville. Ruby went to school at...
Nicholas "Nick" Everett Simonis
Feb 26, 2005
Nicholas "Nick" Everett Simonis, age 95, of La Grande, died Saturday, February 26, 2005 at a local care facility. A funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2005 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church with Father Hank Albrecht. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Wednesday...
Phyllis Jean Mckenzie
Feb 25, 2005
Phyllis Jean (Gossett) McKenzie, age 85, of La Grande, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at the American Legion on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Phyllis was born in Red Bluff, California on August 12, 1919 to Ross Hargrave and Mildred Ruth (Swain) Gossett. She...
John Clymer & Joanne Druist
Feb 25, 2005
A memorial service for John Clymer and Joanne Druist will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Loveland Funeral Chapel. John Clymer, 67, died Feb. 25th in Portland. He married Joanne Druist in 1972 in South Euclid, Ohio. The couple moved to La Grande in 1990 where he worked for the La Grande City Planning Department until his retirement....
John Clymer
Feb 25, 2005
John Clymer, age 67, of La Grande, died February 25, 2005 at Providence Saint Vincent Hospital in Portland. Burial will be in Dallas, Texas, with a local memorial service held later. Mr. Clymer was born January 30, 1938, to John and Ida Clymer in Dallas, where he grew up. He graduated from Rice university, New York University and the...
Pauline Redman
Feb 23, 2005
Pauline Redman, age 87, of Portland and formerly of North Powder died February 23, 2005. Burial was at the Willamette National Cemetery. Mrs. Redman was born December 9, 1917, to William and Rose West in North Powder. She graduated from Powder Valley High School in 1935 and in 1940 she married Lloyd "Bud" Redman. She worked as a welder...
Johannes Marinus Spronk
Feb 22, 2005
Johannes Marinus Spronk, age 74, of La Grande, died Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Father Hank Albrecht officiating. Mr. Spronk was born on June 3, 1930, the son of Cornelis...
Verna Joyce Haynes
Feb 22, 2005
Verna Joyce Haynes of La Grande died Tuesday at the Grande Ronde Hospital after a short illness. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hermiston Cemetery. A full obituary will be published later.
Isabell Jean Morgan
Feb 21, 2005
Isabell Jean Morgan, age 81, a lifetime resident of Elgin, died Monday, February 21, 2005 at a local care facility. A funeral will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Baptist Church with Pastor John Fitchet officiating. Committal and interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Friday...
Eldon Dolph Thompson
Feb 20, 2005
Eldon Dolph Thompson, 87 of Nampa, Idaho and formerly of La Grande died Feb. 20. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Weston Cemetery. Mr. Thompson was born March 31, 1917 to Dolph J. and Myrtle M. Hyatt Thompson in Weston. The family moved to Gibbon where they had a grocery store and raised cattle. He...
Richard Morgan Hartsock
Feb 20, 2005
Richard Morgan Hartsock was born on September 29, 1910, in near What Cheer, Iowa. He was the youngest of 7 living children. At 94, he went to be with the Lord on February 20, 2005. Viewing will be held on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with services at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of...
Paul Ishmael Conley
Feb 19, 2005
Paul Ishmael Conley, 88 of Wilsonville, and formerly of Elgin, died Feb. 19. A memorial service will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Wilsonville United Methodist Church, 7355 S.W. Wilsonville Road. Mr. Conley was born May 5, 1916 to Tom and May Hitchcock Conley in Salyersville, Ky. At the age of 17 he came to Oregon with the...
Joe Jewett
Feb 19, 2005
Joe Jewett, 93 of La Grande, died Feb. 19. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church, 901 Penn Ave. Mr. Jewett was born May 13, 1911 to George and Alice Geary Jewett in Helena, Mont. He graduated from electrical school in Chicago and finished high school in Aberdeen, Wash. as an adult....
James William Huitt Ii
Feb 19, 2005
James William Huitt II, age 83, of La Grande, and formerly of Tygh Valley, died Saturday, February 19, 2005 at St. Lukes Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. A service will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande. Committal and interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Viewing will...
Gene "Bud" A. Moffit
Feb 15, 2005
Gene A. "Bud" Moffit, age 78, of La Grande, died Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. At his request there will be no public services. Those who wish may make contributions in his name to the charity of one's choice in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande, Oregon 97850. Mr....
