Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Donald Bruce Hepburn
Mar 6, 2011
Donald Bruce Hepburn, 90, formerly of La Grande, died March 6 in Beaverton. A family graveside service is pending at this time. Donald was born Feb. 5, 1921, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Don spent his early years growing up in Canada until moving with his parents to the Portland area. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1941 and...
Jerry K. Moffitt
Mar 5, 2011
Jerry K. Moffit, 60, of Lostine, died March 5. A service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Christian Church in Wallowa.
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Lester Fred Miller
Mar 5, 2011
Major General Lester F. Miller (USAF Ret), 93, passed on March 5th at St Luke's hospital in Boise. A funeral will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Committal and interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. General Miller was born in Dearborn County, Indiana. He attended the University of Minnesota...
Jerry Peters
Mar 5, 2011
Jerry Peters, 63, of Elgin, died March 5 at his home. A full obituary will be available later.
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Jerry R. Peters
Mar 5, 2011
Jerry R. Peters, 63, of Elgin, died March 5 at his residence. His memorial service will be announced later. Jerry was born July 27, 1947, at Hillsboro, the adopted son of Larry and Helen (Weber) Peters. He grew up in Oregon and graduated from Hillsboro High School. He attended Lane Community College and St. Paul School of Theology in...
Bessie Leona Scott
Mar 4, 2011
Bessie Leona Scott, 95, of Enterprise, died March 4 at Wallowa Valley Care Center in Enterprise. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande. Burial is at Elgin Cemetery. She was born Dec. 23, 1915, to John and Erma (Scott) Gray on Cricket Flat, north of Elgin. Leona grew up living in various communities...
Gordon "Gordy" O. Gorham
Mar 3, 2011
Gordon O. "Gordy'' Gorham, 44, formerly of North Powder, died March 3 in Hermiston. A celebration gathering will be held on Memorial Day weekend in Union. Those who knew Gordon are invited to sign the condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. Gordon was born Dec. 9, 1966, in Baker City to Gordon and Barbara Brown Gorham. Gordy was raised in North...
Shirley Marcilee Sannar
Mar 3, 2011
Shirley Marcilee Sannar, 87, of Pendleton and formerly of Wallowa, died March 3 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Pendleton Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Skyview Memorial Park in Pendleton. Sign the register book or post a condolences at www.burnsmortuary.com. Shirley was born July 4, 1923, to Harry and...
Bette Lou Parker
Mar 2, 2011
Bette Lou Parker, 68, of La Grande, died March 2 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Visitation will run from 5 to 7 tonight at Loveland Funeral Chapel. The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, followed by a graveside service at Island City Cemetery. A celebration of life and potluck will follow at La Grande...
Dorothy I. Dutton
Mar 2, 2011
Dorothy I. Dutton, 92, of Enterprise, died March 2 at home. Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt in Walla Walla is in charge of arrangements.
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Donna Lee Houle
Feb 28, 2011
Donna Lee Houle, 82, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande, died Feb. 28 at Suttle Care and Retirement. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. March 12 at Olney Cemetery. Visitation will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 10 at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Condolences may be posted at www.pioneerchapel.com. Donna was born Dec. 24,...
C. Dale Shumway
Feb 28, 2011
C. Dale Shumway, 74, of Alicel, died Feb. 28 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. A memorial service will begin at 1:30 p.m. March 26 at Calvary Baptist Church, 2107 Third St. in Baker City. Causal dress is requested by the family. He was born Aug. 30, 1936, to Charles H. and Letha (Laxson) Shumway in Baker...
Joy "Avery" Mccoy
Feb 25, 2011
Joy "Avery" McCoy, 79, of Irrigon and formerly of Joseph, died Feb. 25. A funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise. A complete obituary will be available later.
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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...
