Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Lanna Jo Dawson
Feb 11, 2011
Lanna Jo Dawson, 56, of Clatskanie and formerly of Elgin, died Feb. 11 at her home. A funeral service is planned for 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at the Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel in Baker City. Burial will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Lanna was born Jan. 5, 1955, to Roger and Arleta (Wirth)...
Frances J. Norton
Feb 11, 2011
Frances J. (Murphy) Norton, 67, of Lostine, died Feb. 11. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Lostine Cemetery. Frances was born Dec. 20, 1943, to Frank J. and Hilma (Rich) Murphy in Enterprise. She graduated from Wallowa High School in 1962 and in 1965 married Clarence L. Norton in the Wallowa Catholic Church. Frances...
Patsy Reeves Hutchinson
Feb 10, 2011
Patsy Reeves Hutchinson, 73, of La Grande, died Feb. 10 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 22 at the La Grande Presbyterian Church. Friends are invited to attend a luncheon at the Friendship Center immediately following the service. Private family interment will take place at Grandview Cemetery....
Roland "Rolly" Percy Paulson
Feb 9, 2011
Roland Percy Paulson, 69, of La Grande, died Feb. 9 at his home. His memorial service will begin at noon Sunday at the Blue Mountain Conference Center at 12th Street and Gekeler Lane. Rolly was born April 13, 1941, to Percy William and Lois Lucile (Emmons) Paulson in Astoria. He grew up in Salem and graduated from North Salem...
Sigrid Jones
Feb 9, 2011
Sigrid Jones, 91, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011in Roy, Utah. She was born November 27, 1919 in LaGrande, Oregon to Martin and Edna Borine. Sigrid lived in LaGrande, Oregon all her life, graduating from LaGrande High School. She married Wayne Jones July 24, 1940 and was the mother of two daughters, Cathie and Yolanda. She was a seamstress,...
Mavis Balfour
Feb 8, 2011
Mavis Balfour, 86, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande, died Feb. 8 at Ashley Manor. Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, is in charge of arrangements. She was born June 2, 1924, to Carl and Helen (Lewis) Eckland at Sedalia, Mo. She grew up in Union and Baker City but spent most of her life in La Grande. She moved...
Stan Aschenbrenner
Feb 6, 2011
Stan Aschenbrenner, 57, of Enterprise, died Feb. 6 at his home. A memorial service is planned for later.
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Bonnie June Brott
Feb 3, 2011
Bonnie June Brott, 62, of Elgin, died Feb. 3 at Grande Ronde Hospital from a heart attack. Her memorial service will be announced at a later date. Bonnie was born June 8, 1948, in Nevada City, Calif., the youngest daughter of Walter and Virginia (Montgomery) Brott. She grew up in Silver City and Carson City, Nev., and then moved...
Becky Lee Keeling
Feb 2, 2011
Becky Lee Keeling, 52, of La Grande, died Feb. 2 at her home after a long battle with cancer. Her memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lighthouse Church in Island City. Becky was born April 12, 1958, to Thomas (Ben) and Virginia L. (Bartholomew) Vernon at Lakeview. She grew up in Lakeview and graduated from...
Maxine Botts
Feb 2, 2011
Maxine Botts, 92, of Asotin, Wash., and formerly of Wallowa County, died Feb. 2 at Lewiston. She has lived on the Grande Ronde River near the Oasis and Troy. A funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lewiston Elks.
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James William Maier
Feb 2, 2011
James William Maier, 84, of Joseph, died Feb. 2 in Enterprise. A funeral service was held Feb. 8 at Grace Lutheran Church in Enterprise. His grandson, Pastor Timothy Winterstein of Fisher, Minn., officiated. Burial was at Prairie Creek Cemetery in Joseph. Jim was born June 16, 1926, the youngest of six children to Pauline (Stuber) and Peter Maier in...
Melvin Mertis Hart
Jan 31, 2011
Melvin Mertis Hart, age 90, of La Grande died January 31, 2011 at a local care facility. A family graveside will be held at the Mt. Laki Cemetery in Merrill, Oregon. Those who wish may make contributions in his memory to Camp Elkanah in care of Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande....
Rae Dean Moulton
Jan 31, 2011
Rae Dean Moulton, 71, of La Grande, died Jan. 31 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A service will be held later at Douglas Cemetery in Troutdale. She was born Sept. 1, 1939, to Charles and Laura (Manning) Kirk at Baker City. She was raised by her Aunt Laura "Nanny" Newton in Baker City. She married Dale Ivan Moulton Feb. 1,...
Mabel Anna Kunz
Jan 28, 2011
Mabel Anna Kunz, 98, of rural Joseph, died Jan. 28 at Wallowa Valley Care Center. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Enterprise. She was born July 24, 1912, to Frank and Emma Meyersick in Hancock County, Ill. She married Aldo Peter Kunz Aug. 5, 1935. Mabel is survived by her three children and...
Mary Morton
Jan 28, 2011
Mary Morton, 69, formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 28 from complications of pneumonia and aortic heart valve failure. An open house was held in Oregon City Jan. 30. A service in La Grande will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A reception will follow at First Christian Church. Mary was born Oct. 31, 1941, and...
Dale W. Wood
Jan 28, 2011
Dale W. Wood, 56, of Kellogg, Idaho, and formerly of Union, died Jan. 28 at Kellogg. His memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Dale was born Dec. 20, 1954, to Darrell and Nellie Mae (Robertson) Wood in La Grande. He was raised in Union, and graduated from Union High School. In 1974, he...
Addison Belle Weimer
Jan 28, 2011
Addison Belle Weimer, 2, of La Grande, died Jan. 28. Her parents, Ryan and Lana Weimer, submitted this memorial: "How does a father attempt to capture in words who his daughter is and what she means to us? There are no words in any language that could describe those feelings, no poems, no verses, no words. Here's to trying....
Carrie Jo Black
Jan 27, 2011
Carrie Jo Black, 55, of La Grande, died Jan. 27 at her home surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian burial will begin at 6 tonight at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Burial will be at Hillcrest East Cemetery at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Carrie was born Jan. 27, 1956, to Robert Jacob and June Louise (Kaysinger)...
Georgia E. Cameron
Jan 27, 2011
Georgia E. Cameron, 76, of Adrian and formerly of Wallowa County, died Jan. 27 at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Mountain Standard Time Feb. 12 at the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Owyhee Ward in Adrian. A graveside service is planned for later at Wallowa Cemetery. Georgia was born Feb....
Dennis Shea
Jan 26, 2011
Dennis Shea, 75, longtime resident of the Grande Ronde Valley, died Jan. 26 after a short battle with cancer. Per the request of Dennis, there will be no services. Dennis is a Marine and a Korean War veteran. Over the years, he was a buckaroo, logger, rancher and outfitter for private elk hunts in northern Idaho. He felt privileged...
