Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Jewel Jean Fuller
Feb 25, 2011
Jewel Jean Fuller, age 88, of La Grande, passed away on Friday, February 25th, 2011 in Meridian, ID where she lived for the past two months. Jewel was born May 22, 1922 to John and Lula Rollins in Union, Oregon, in the Grande Ronde Valley where she spent her entire life. She joined a very loving family who lived...
William "Harold" Carman
Feb 24, 2011
William "Harold" Carman, age 91, of La Grande, died February 24, 2011 at his home. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Harold was born on November 13, 1919, the son of Percy Virgil and Stella (Buchanan)...
Mason Kade Martin
Feb 22, 2011
Mason Kade Martin, premature infant son of Meghan Martin, died Feb. 22 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. A graveside service is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Elgin Cemetery. A dinner for family and friends will immediately follow at the Elgin Community Center. Mason was born Feb. 22 at 7:30 a.m. and passed away at 8:08 a.m....
Lorraine F. Derosso
Feb 20, 2011
Loraine F. DeRosso, 82, of Wallowa and formerly of La Grande, died Feb. 20 in Tigard. She will be buried next to her husband in Wallowa. There will be a private memorial service March 20 in Seattle. Loraine was born July 5, 1928, to Rose and Emil Schnieder in Princeton, Neb. She attended Central Bible College in Springfield, Mo.,...
Eleanor Helen Massey
Feb 20, 2011
Eleanor Helen Massey, 99, of La Grande, died Feb. 20 at Wildflower Lodge, two months short of her 100 birthday. There will be a memorial service at Wildflower Lodge in March. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Eleanor was born April 27, 1911, to Maria (Kraus) and Josef Rudolph Necas in Essen, Germany. When she was...
Merton Sylvan Wade
Feb 19, 2011
Merton Sylvan Wade, 89, of Enterprise, died Feb. 19 of natural causes in Phoenix, Ariz. Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. June 11 at the Lostine cemetery.. He was born Oct. 2, 1921, to Sylvia Applegate Wade and Harry S. Wade in Enterprise and lived in Wallowa County his entire life. Merton was a 32nd degree Mason. He...
Joel Clarod Burgess
Feb 19, 2011
Joel Clarod Burgess, age 94, of La Grande, died February 19, 2011 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ in La Grande. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Joel was born on February 8, 1917, the son of John...
Brandi Lynel Tippet
Feb 19, 2011
Brandi Lynel Tippet, 36, formerly of La Grande and Enterprise, died Feb. 19 as the result of an automobile accident. Services were held Feb. 25 at the Virgil T. Golden Funeral Home in Salem. A graveside service is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Wallowa Cemetery. Brandi was born Feb. 25, 1974, in Enterprise, the oldest of three...
Richard Shawn Compere
Feb 19, 2011
Richard Shawn Compere, 50, of Caldwell, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died Feb. 19 at his home. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Shawn was born Sept. 12, 1960, at Pendleton Junction, one of the five sons of his mother, Theresa. He grew up in Mountain View, Calif., where he graduated...
Patricia Ruth Brown
Feb 18, 2011
Pat Brown, age 64, of La Grande, passed away on Thursday morning February 18, 2011 at St. Alphonses Hospital in Boise, ID. She was born Patricia Ruth Kehr to Ewald and Edna Kehr on May 18, 1946 in Fairmont, Minnesota where she spent her early childhood. The family relocated to Grants Pass Oregon in 1952. Joining her in the...
Priscilla Martha Croner Smith
Feb 17, 2011
Priscilla Martha Croner Smith, 60, formerly of La Grande, died Feb. 17 in Boise. A celebration of her life was held Feb. 25. Burial was at Rivers Cemetery in Payette, Idaho. She was born May 30, 1950, in New York, N.Y. With her father in the military, her mother, Norma Jean Leonard, traveled with Priscilla and her older siblings...
Jimmie "Jim" Dale Bane
Feb 16, 2011
Jimmie Dale "Jim" Bane, 85, of Enterprise, died Feb. 16. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bollman Funeral Home chapel in Enterprise. Jim was born July 8, 1925, at home on a farm north of Emmett, Idaho, the youngest of three children born to Mona Lenore (Riggs) and William James Bane. As a...
Patricia Smith-Kroner
Feb 16, 2011
Priscilla Smith-Kroner, 61, of Boise and formerly of La Grande, died Feb. 16 of natural causes. A complete obituary will be printed later.
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Howard V. Pidcock
Feb 15, 2011
Howard Pidcock, 96, of La Grande, died Feb. 15. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Howard was born April 25, 1914, to David Boyd and Ada Leola (Dixon) Pidcock in La Grande. He attended school in La Grande and graduated from La Grande High School. In 1936, Howard married Genevieve Victoria...
Donald Lester Carlsen
Feb 15, 2011
Donald Lester Carlsen, age 88, of La Grande, was born in Ballard, Washington on February 22, 1922. He was fond of saying "2-22-22". He died February 15, 2010 in a local care facility. A graveside service will be held on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at the Island City Cemetery. His parents, Lester and Jennie Pauline (Johnson) Carlsen, were first...
Ramona Lee Rosenberg
Feb 14, 2011
Ramona Lee Rosenberg, 68, of Union and formerly of Pendleton, died Feb. 14 at her home. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Mission, 48022 St. Andrew's Road, in Pendleton. A celebration of life will immediately follow the service at the Eagles Lodge, at the corner of Main and Frasier. Ramona was born June...
Irene Mabel Smith
Feb 14, 2011
Irene Mabel Smith, age 91, beloved wife and mother, born February 1, 1920, to John and Mabel Poage in Kuna, Idaho, and passed into eternal life on February 14, 2011. She graduated from high school in Nyssa, Oregon in 1938 and attended Oregon State University for two years. She married Wilbur W. Smith of Nyssa, Oregon on February 2,...
Jo-Ann Lathrop
Feb 12, 2011
Jo-Ann Lathrop, 75, of Enterprise, died Feb. 12. A funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the Bollman Funeral Chapel in Enterprise. Following the ceremony there will be a gathering of family and friends at the Lostine Grange. Christened Nina Jo-Ann, she was born Sept. 18, 1935, to Lawrence Calvin and Pheobe Nina Markham in Battle Mountain,...
Myrna Gail Sabey
Feb 12, 2011
Myrna Gail Sabey, 68, of Cove, died Feb. 12 in Boise. A funeral service is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bramlet Cemetery in Wallowa. Officiating will be Weldon J. Shuman. Following the service, family and friends will gather for a memorial potluck dinner at the Wallowa Senior Center. One of 10 children, Myrna was born Nov. 19,...
Clayton Arthur Sipp
Feb 12, 2011
Clayton Arthur Sipp, 73, of Baker City, died Feb. 12 at home after a short battle with cancer. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Baker City Presbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall. Clayton was born Feb. 3, 1938, to Max and Enid (Ware) Sipp in...
