Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
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...
Ruth Theresa Brophy
Jan 1, 2011
Ruth Theresa Brophy, 96, died peacefully in La Grande, Oregon amidst family and friends on January 1, 2011. Viewing is scheduled from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 5 at Daniels Knopp Funeral Home. A recitation of the rosary will be held at 6:00 p.m. the same evening. Ruth was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 17, 1914...
Sherry Thornton
Dec 30, 2010
Sherry Thornton, 65, of Enterprise, died Dec. 30 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. At her request, there will be no services. Sherry was born March 5, 1945, to Clara Marie Thoen and Albert Lucarelli in Virginia, Minn. Her given name was Cheryl Ann Lucarelli. Sherry and her mother moved to the Lewiston, Idaho, area. Her mother married Ambrose Jeffreys and...
Paul Anthony Henderson
Dec 29, 2010
Paul Anthony Henderson, 61, of Wallowa, died Dec. 29 of cancer in Enterprise. The family is planning a memorial for the spring. Paul was born Aug. 24, 1949, to William J. Henderson and Heidi Elizabeth Hitzig Henderson Neal at Livingston, Mont. A 1967 graduate of Wallowa High School, he served with the U.S. Army in Germany. Paul was a...
Ogden Lincoln Wing
Dec 28, 2010
Ogden Lincoln Wing, 90, of Union, died Dec. 28 at his home. A graveside service with military honors will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Lone Pine Cemetery in Wamic. Following the service, there will be a potluck reception at the Wamic Community Church. For potluck information, call Deanna McDowell at 541-544-2189. Ogden was born Feb. 12, 1920,...
Roundy Ray Plumley
Dec 26, 2010
Roundy Ray Plumley, age 75, of La Grande, died December 26, 2010 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Roundy was born on March 26, 1935, the son of Sherman and Ruth (Stowers) Plumley in...
Laurel Dawn Zelnar
Dec 25, 2010
A memorial service for Laurel Dawn Zelnar will begin at 11 a.m. March 12 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church in Island City. The former Union resident died Dec. 25.
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Laurel Dawn Fallow Wright
Dec 25, 2010
Laurel Dawn Fallow Wright Zelnar, 38, of Medford and formerly of Union and Klamath Falls, died Dec. 25 at her home. A graveside service was held Dec. 31 in Cove. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Island City. Laurel was born March 13, 1972, in La...
