Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Agnes Linnea Ellsworth
May 20, 2011
Agnes Linnea Ellsworth, age 100, died May 20, 2011 in La Grande. She was born February 15, 1911 in Spooner, Beltrami, Minnesota, the 9th child of Swedish immigrants, Ernest and Anna Mathilda Hjelm Wallin, who had 12 children in all. At the age of 11, her large family relocated from their farm in Minnesota to Longview, Washington, traveling across...
Betty Lou End
May 18, 2011
Betty Lou End, 86, of La Grande, died May 18, 2011 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. There will be a graveside memorial service at Hillcrest Cemetery Saturday, May 21 2011 at 11:00 am with the First Presbyterian Church Pastor Laura Hudson officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Betty was born January 7, 1925...
Robert H. Brown
May 18, 2011
Robert H. Brown Sr., 73, formerly of La Grande, died May 18 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Stanfield Moose Lodge in Hermiston. Robert was born March 23, 1938, in La Grande to Harold E. and Helen L. Emerson Brown. He graduated from La Grande High School...
Jolene Nona Quintal
May 17, 2011
Jolene Nona Quintal, 71, of Summerville and formerly of Milton-Freewater, died May 17 at her home after a year-long battle with esophageal cancer. Her family was by her side. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. Burial will be at the Weston Cemetery. Jolene was born Feb. 22, 1940, to...
Robert William Volle
May 17, 2011
Robert William "Bill" Volle, age 87, of La Grande and formerly of Elgin died Tuesday morning at a local care facility. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Summerville Cemetery. Bill was born November 21,1923, the son of John R. and Barbara (Goeble) Volle in Heppner, Oregon. At age 10...
Glenn Allen Horn
May 16, 2011
Glenn Allen Horn, 75, of Elgin, died May 16 at his residence. Details for a celebration of life will be announced later. He will be buried next to his wife, Patricia, in the Elgin Cemetery. Glenn was born June 18, 1935, to Clarence R. and Lilly (Southard) Horn in Kimball, Neb. His family moved to Oregon when he was...
Patricia "Patti" Hardwick
May 16, 2011
Patti Hardwick, 82, of Island City passed away May 16, at a local care facility, with her family by her side. A memorial service will begin at 11:00a.m. Friday, May 27, at Daniels - Knopp Life Celebration Center. Burial of her ashes will be at Grandview Cemetery. Patti was born in Island City to Thomas Houston Blackman and Lucinda...
Arie Robert Rysdam
May 15, 2011
Arie Robert Rysdam, 91, of Elgin, died May 15 at a local care center. A celebration of his life will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Elgin Christian Church, 1335 Division St. The family requests that attendees dress casually. Burial will be held directly after at Elgin Cemetery with a reception to follow at Elgin Community Center. A viewing...
Marjorie L. Hickox
May 14, 2011
Marjorie L. Hickox, 94, of Eugene and formerly of La Grande, died May 14. A funeral will begin at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Eugene. Visitation will follow the service. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Details will be available later. England's Eugene Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Marjorie...
Margaret Jeanne Carroll
May 14, 2011
Margaret Jeanne Carroll, 96, of Springfield and formerly of Elgin, died May 14 of age-related causes. Jeanne will be buried in Bellingham, Wash., next to her husband. She was born Jan. 17, 1915, to Joseph and Margaret Fyfe Houghton in Bellingham. She grew up in Bellingham, spent her summers at Lake Samish and graduated from Western Washington College with...
Bill Rettig
May 14, 2011
Bill Rettig, 66, formerly of Union County, died May 14 of an apparent heart attack at his ranch near Bridger, Mont. Funeral services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 400 Seventh Ave. in Laurel, Mont. Burial will be at Rockvale Cemetery with military honors. Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel, Mont., is in charge of arrangements....
Robert "Bob" H. Stein
May 11, 2011
Robert "Bob" H. Stein, 83, a long-time resident of La Grande, died May 11 at Oregon Veterans Home in The Dalles. A service will begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Island City Cemetery, 11003 S. McAlister Road. Family friend and celebrant speaker Bob Huskey will officiate. Military rites will be performed by the Oregon Honors Team. A reception and...
Monica Lynn Royse
May 11, 2011
Monica Lynn Royse, 46, of Enterprise, died May 11 after a courageous 12-year battle with breast cancer. A funeral service was held May 16 at Enterprise Christian Church. Monica was born March 6, 1965, in Caldwell, Idaho. She spent her career doing what she loved as an elementary teacher until cancer took her out of the classroom. Those who...
Alan Dale Victor
May 10, 2011
Alan Dale Victor, 88, of Wallowa, died May 10. At his request, there will be no services. He was born Oct. 16, 1922, to Alva and Clara Victor when they lived on their Diamond Prairie property at Wallowa. His grandparents lived in Minam in 1897 and ran the toll bridge, stage stop and hotel. As a student, he walked...
Gweneth "Gwen" Mae Bane
May 8, 2011
Gweneth Mae "Gwen" Bane, 85, of Enterprise died May 8 in Enterprise. The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise. She was born June 1, 1925, to Maud and Charles Filener at home on a farm on upper Prairie Creek east of Joseph. When she was 4 years old, the family moved...
Chester "Norm" Norman Proffitt
May 8, 2011
Chester Norman "Norm" Proffitt, age 79 of Bonnerdale, Arkansas, a former resident of LaGrande, Oregon, died Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at his home in Bonnerdale following a long illness. Mr. Proffitt was born on May 28, 1931 at Baker, Oregon, the son of Chester Royce and Sarah 'Cleone' Bennett Proffitt. He moved with his family to La Grande in...
Brenda Hebert Schwabrow
May 4, 2011
Brenda Hebert Schwabrow, 70, of Boardman and formerly of North Powder, died May 4 at the home of her granddaughter, Danielle Bolander in Nampa, Idaho. Funeral arrangements will be announced when available. Brenda Joyce Hebert was born Jan. 23, 1941, to E. J. "Snipe" and Dora Jeanne LeBleu Hebert in Rayne, La. She graduated from Rayne High School and...
Dean Yeske
May 3, 2011
Dean Yeske, 71, of La Grande, died May 3 at a local nursing center. His graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grandview Cemetery. A viewing for family and friends will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Dean was born May 7, 1939, in Pendleton with his twin brother, Larry, to Henry...
Robert Julius Gerber
May 3, 2011
Robert Julius Gerber, 76, of La Grande, died May 3 at a local care center. At the request of the family, there will be no services. Bob was born May 8, 1934, in Camden, N.J. His parents were Robert and Cecelia (Melvin) Gerber. He grew up in Camden, and after high school he attended Lewis Clark State College. He...
Gerald "Gerry" Leon Hinze
May 3, 2011
Gerald Leon Hinze, 83, of Elgin, died May 3 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will be scheduled later. He was born Jan. 17, 1928, to Erick and Lenora (Pepin) Hinze in Pine City, Minn. He grew up in Pine City. He moved to Portland before settling in Elgin. He was married to Ione Scott. They later divorced....
