Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Clarence "Neal" Daniels
Jan 26, 2011
Clarence Neil Daniels, 82, formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 26 in Madison, Wis. Funeral services were held Jan. 29 in Madison. Neil was born June 26, 1928, to William "Buck" and Helen (Denson) Daniels in Pendleton. He married Adeline Anderson Aug. 4, 1956, in Salem. Neil graduated from La Grande High School in 1946 and from Oregon State...
Phillip Karl Hancock
Jan 25, 2011
Philip Karl Hancock, 78, of Union, died Jan. 25 at his residence. His funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Philip Karl Hancock was born Sept. 28, 1932, to Arthur "Art" Philip and Svea Teresia (born in Sweden) Hancock at the old Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. Philip was the descendant of two...
Kelsie Findley Makin
Jan 25, 2011
Kelsie Findley Makin, 88, of Wallowa County, died Jan. 25 at his home surrounded by his family. Private family services will be held later. He was born March 6, 1922, to Walter and Mural (Simons) Makin at Lower Imnaha. He served in the military during WWII in Burma. He married Arlyne Caudle Nov. 15, 1947. She preceded him in...
Cheryl Ann Beem
Jan 23, 2011
Cheryl Ann Beem, 64, lifetime resident of Elgin, died Jan. 23 at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise of complications from a long illness. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elgin Christian Church. Burial will be at Elgin Cemetery. Cheryl was born March 13, 1946, to George and Gladys (Looker) Crouser in La Grande. She was...
James "Pops" Lee Weyant
Jan 20, 2011
Jerald Lee "Pops" Weyant Sr., 71, of La Grande, died Jan. 20 at his residence. At the request of the family, there will be no services. Jerald was born Jan. 15, 1940, to James Frank and Irma (O'Donnelly) Weyant in Los Angeles. He grew up and graduated from school in Long Beach. He married Melissa D. Joy and they...
Douglas Allen Lauricella, Sr.
Jan 20, 2011
Douglas Allen Lauricella Sr., 77, of Elgin, died Jan. 20 at his residence. His graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Elgin Cemetery. Viewing for family and friends will run from 6:30 to 8 tonight and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Doug was born Nov. 23, 1933, to Al Michael and Laura...
Beula Melissa Sager
Jan 19, 2011
Beula Melissa (Himelwright) Sager, 92, of Enterprise, died Jan. 19. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Feb. 5 at Bollman Funeral Home. Beula was born Oct. 21, 1918, the second of four daughters to Fred Colfax Himelwright and Vesta Ellen Puderbaugh Himelwright in Joseph on the family farm. Beula started school in 1923 at the Hurricane Creek Grade School,...
Edna Sheya Higgins
Jan 18, 2011
Eddie Higgins, 96, of La Grande, died January 18th, in the family home she shared with her daughter and son-in-law and their three children. A memorial celebration of her life will take place at 3:00 pm on Saturday, January 22nd, at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, with James G. Hannan leading the prayer service. Edna was born...
David Lawrence Opperman
Jan 15, 2011
David Lawrence Opperman, 46, of La Grande, died Jan. 15. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday in the Union High School gym. David was born Feb. 17, 1964, in Gresham. He attended elementary school in Fruitland, Idaho. David attended junior high and high school in Prairie City and graduated from Grant Union High School in John...
Helen Delores Fitzgerald
Jan 11, 2011
Helen Delores Fitzgerald, age 95, of La Grande and formerly of Cove, died January 11, 2011 at a local care facility. A funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Private burial will be at the Cove Cemetery. Helen was born March 28, 1915, the daughter of Claude and Mary (Imlay)...
Grace Bensel Henderson Olsen
Jan 9, 2011
Grace Bensel Henderson Olsen, age 88, of La Grande, died Sunday, January 9th after a short hospital stay. She was born June 16, 1922 to William Henry and Lillie Anna (Beasley) Bensel in Hermiston. She was raised on a farm in Hermiston with four brothers, John, Bob, Frank and Jim and one sister, Louise. Grace married Grant Henderson on...
Frankie "Leora" Nice
Jan 6, 2011
Frankie Leora Nice, 88, a lifelong resident of North Powder and La Grande, died Jan. 6 at her daughter's home in College Place, Wash. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at North Powder Cemetery. A reception will follow. A viewing for family and friends will run from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Loveland Funeral Chapel....
Charles "Chuck" Lee Bartlett
Jan 6, 2011
Charles Lee "Chuck" Bartlett, 63, of Pilot Rock and formerly of Union County, died Jan. 6 at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. A funeral service was held today in the Burns Mortuary Chapel in Pendleton. Burial services followed in the Pilot Rock Cemetery. Sign the online guest book or send condolences to www.burnsmortuary.com. Charles was born Nov. 29, 1947,...
Edith Roberta Weston
Jan 5, 2011
Edith Roberta Weston, 92, of La Grande, died Jan. 5 at a local care center in La Grande. A memorial service will be announced later. Edith was born Aug. 19, 1918, to Lawrence Franklin and Myra (Taverner) Green at Douglas, N.D. She spent her childhood in North Dakota and Wisconsin, and lived in Stockton and South Lake Tahoe, Calif.,...
Mary Ruth Troyer
Jan 4, 2011
Mary Ruth Troyer, age 73, of La Grande, died January 4, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, Idaho. Viewing will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. A funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday January 12, 2011 at...
Leslie Denise Land
Jan 3, 2011
Leslie Denise (Dyche) Land, 43, of Burns, Wyo., and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 3 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, Wyo., after a fight with breast cancer. At her request, a memorial service will be held this spring at the family home near Burns. Leslie was born March 8, 1967, in La Grande. She was a member...
Lois Eilene Ives
Jan 3, 2011
Lois Eilene Ives, 92, of Elgin, died Jan. 3 at a local care center in La Grande. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Lois was born Jan. 1, 1919, one of 10 children born to Harold and Winnifred (Parr) Lamb at Elgin, N.D. She grew up on her family's grain and cattle...
Myrtle Louise Moodenbaugh
Jan 2, 2011
Myrtle Louise Moodenbaugh, 66, of Elgin, died Jan. 2 at her residence. Her memorial service will begin at noon Wednesday at the New Christian Life Center, formerly the Assembly of God Church, on 14th and Alder Street in Elgin. Myrtle was born May 30, 1944, to Fetch Galloway and Rose Lillian (Duran) Lawrence at Dallas. She attended schools in...
Bertha "Bea" Olson
Jan 1, 2011
Bertha Olson, age 95, of La Grande, died January 1, 2011 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in La Grande. A private burial will be held at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Bertha was...
Leon "Bill" Norman Fisher
Jan 1, 2011
Leon "Bill" Norman Fisher, 83, of Wallowa and La Grande, died Jan. 1. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at St Patrick's Episcopal Church in Enterprise. Burial will be at Wallowa Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Wallowa Senior Center. Bill was born July 31, 1927, to Charlie and Hattie (Hansen) Fisher in Wallowa. Other than...
