Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Helen Louise Brown
Oct 29, 2004
Helen Louise Brown, age 86, of La Grande died October 29, 2004 at a local care center. Graveside services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Island City Cemetery. Mrs. Brown was born February 11, 1918 to descendents of Wallowa County pioneers, Jack W. and Mabel C. Vest Emerson, in Wallowa. She graduated from La Grande High School...
Betty A. Strand
Oct 29, 2004
Betty A. Strand, age 81, of La Grande died at her home on October 29, 2004. She will be buried at Hillcrest Cemetery. Miss. Strand was born on October 15, 1923 in La Grande, Oregon to Thomas and Almo Olson Strand. She was raised and educated in La Grande, graduating from La Grande High School and what is now...
Bradley Dale Pittser
Oct 28, 2004
Bradley Dale Pittser, age 42, of La Grande, died suddenly at his home of natural causes. A celebration of life will begin on Sunday, October 31, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Kemit Knight of Damascus Road Ministry officiating. Private interment will be held at the Island City Cemetery. Bradley was born on...
Mabel May Knutson
Oct 27, 2004
Mabel May Knutson, age 95, of Elgin died October 27, 2004 at her home. Mrs. Knutson was born January 6, 1909 to Bertie and Sara Hurn Smith in Sunnyside, Washington. She graduated from high school in Prosser, Washington and moved to the Grande Ronde Valley in 1997 from Dodson. She was a self-taught piano player and played at community...
Wanda C. Young
Oct 26, 2004
Wanda C. Young, age 76, of Union died October 26,2004 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A private graveside service will be at the Elgin Cemetery. Mrs. Young was born October 31, 1927 to Cecil and Emma Friend Sapp in Fairmont, West Virginia. She moved to...
Adam Vincent Benitez
Oct 24, 2004
Adam Vincent Benitez, age 13, of La Grande died October 24, 2004 on Mount Emily. A celebration of life will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2004 at the La Grande High School Auditorium. Adam was born February 25, 1991, to Tracy Benitez and Denise Cronin in Burns. The family lived in Prineville and other places in...
Clinton Alroy Rysdam
Oct 24, 2004
Clinton Alroy Rysdam, age 79, formerly of Elgin, died Sunday, October 24, 2004 at a local care center. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Sally Wiens officiating. Clinton Alroy Rysdam was born on April 24, 1925, the son of Garrett and Ethel (Baker)...
Flossie Hutchison Sagers
Oct 23, 2004
Flossie Pauline Hutchison Sagers, 85 of Grants Pass and formerly of Elgin, died October 23 at the Three Rivers Hospital in Grants Pass. At her request there will be no service. Mrs. Sagers was born July 16, 1919 to Ray and Anna Yarrington Robins in Elgin. She married John Hutchison of La Grande. The couple were later divorced. She...
John Opp
Oct 19, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. John Opp, 101, of La Grande died Oct. 19 at a local care center. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Chapel, 902 S. Main St. in Milton-Freewater. Mr. Opp...
Dean H. Johnston
Oct 18, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. Dean H. Johnston, 80, of Union and formerly of Summerville died Oct. 18 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Viewing will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A celebration of...
Emogene M. Henry
Oct 16, 2004
Emogene M. Henry, age 82, formerly of Elgin, died Saturday, October 16, 2004 at the home of her daughter in Lafayette, Oregon. A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 22, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Elgin with Bishop Richard Rasmussen conducting. Interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery....
Lucille Anna Reed
Oct 16, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. Lucille Anna Reed, 66, of Union died Oct. 16 at her home. At her request there will be no funeral. Mrs. Reed was born March 3, 1938, to Thomas and Thelma Simpson Blom in Estherville,...
Alvin Eugene Obrist
Oct 16, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. Alvin Eugene Obrist, 56, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande died Oct. 16. Viewing will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct 18 at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton and from 8 to 9...
Lillian Jepsen Rogers
Oct 14, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. Lillian M. Jepsen Rogers, 87, of Salem and formely of La Grande died Oct. 14 at her home. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, 902 Fourth St....
Amy L. Holman
Oct 13, 2004
Amy L. Isitt Beardsley Holman, age 85 of La Grande, died Wednesday, October 13, 2004 in Walla Walla, Washington. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, October 18, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Sally Wiens officiating. Amy Holman was born on February 14, 1919 on Cricket Flat near Elgin, Oregon. Mrs....
Brad Steven Jordan
Oct 13, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. Brad Steven Jordan, 50, of Gresham and formerly of La Grande died Oct. 13 at his home after an extended illness. Viewing will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Graveside...
Arnold L. Thompson
Oct 12, 2004
Arnold L. Thompson, age 76, of La Grande died October 12, 2004 at a local care facility. A celebration of life and graveside service will begin at 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Summerville Cemetery with the Rev. Susan Smith-Allen officiating. Mr. Thompson was born May 6, 1928 to Charles and Minnie McBee Thompson in Jerome, Arizona. He graduated from...
Melody Lenore Friendly Bleck
Oct 12, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. Melody Lenore Friendly Bleck, 74, of Coos Bay and formerly of La Grande died Oct 12. A private family graveside service will he conducted at a later date at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Coos Bay....
Alex Colby Arritola
Oct 11, 2004
Alex Colby Arritola, age 20, of La Grande, died Monday, October 11, 2004 in an automobile accident. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Pioneer Park with a luncheon to follow at the La Grande Country Club in Island City. Participants are invited to bring photos and memories to share. Viewing will be from 5:00...
Helen Marie Hought
Oct 10, 2004
Helen Marie Hought, age 87, died October 10, 2004 at a local retirement community. Helen was born in Crosby, North Dakota on October 28, 1916 to Randolph and Martha Liog Kloster. Her parents came from Norway and homesteaded in North Dakota. She attended grade school at a small country school between Noonan and Crosby, then went to Crosby High...
