Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
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...
Edward Isham Taylor
Dec 24, 2010
Edward Isham Taylor, 82, of North Powder, died Dec. 24 at his home surrounded by family. A celebration of Ed's life will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Powder Valley High School gymnasium. The committal service with military honors and Masonic rites will follow at North Powder Cemetery. Ed was born Aug. 26, 1928, to Isham and Miriam...
William "Bill" Raymond Lewis
Dec 24, 2010
William Raymond "Bill" Lewis, 80, of North Powder, died Dec. 24 at a care center in La Grande. A memorial service is being planned for March. Burial will be at North Powder Cemetery. Bill was born June 13, 1930, to William and Alma (Baisley) Lewis at Baker City. He attended school in North Powder where he enjoyed football and...
Verda Nebeker Westenskow
Dec 22, 2010
Verda Nebeker Westenskow, 93, of La Grande, died Dec. 22. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Island City chapel, 11206 S. McAlister Road. Viewing and family visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, and Thursday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the LDS...
Margaret Claracy Hartzell
Dec 21, 2010
Margaret Claracy Hartzell, 85, of Union, died Dec. 21 at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. Her funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A viewing and family visitation will run from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend. Margaret was born July 24,...
Thomas Keith Gurney
Dec 19, 2010
Thomas Keith Gurney, 84, of La Grande, died Dec. 19 at his residence. No services are planned at this time. Thomas was born Oct. 16, 1926, to Norris and Helen (Gardinier) Gurney at Baker. He attended Grant High School in Portland and the University of Oregon. He was employed by California Pacific Utility, Boise Cascade, Oregon Lottery and Sears...
Burl Herman Woods
Dec 19, 2010
Burl Herman Woods, 65, of Imbler, died Dec. 19. A service will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of the Nazarene, 109 18th St. in La Grande. A reception will follow at the fellowship hall of the church at 11 a.m. A graveside service begins at 12:45 p.m. at Summerville Cemetery. Burl was employed at Boise-Cascade Elgin...
George "Boom Boom" Bruce
Dec 17, 2010
George Wyly "Boom Boom" Bruce, age 86, of La Grande, died December 17, 2010 at a local care facility. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Grande Ronde Community Church at 2:00 p.m. followed by military honors at the Grandview Cemetery. George was born on October 24, 1924, the son of Levi and...
Leland Leroy Snyder
Dec 17, 2010
Leland LeRoy Snyder, 72, of La Grande, died Dec. 17 at his residence. A private family service was held at his home. The family will celebrate his life with a potluck gathering at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Eagles Lodge. Leland was born Jan. 18, 1938, to Leo A. and Marie A. (Kruse) Snyder at Fairbury,...
Elaine Hensley
Dec 17, 2010
Elaine Hensley, 76, of La Grande, died Dec. 17 at a care center after a long illness. Her memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. today at Damascus Road Community Church in La Grande. Elaine was born June 3, 1934, to George Theodore and Alma Effie (Hulse) Steele in Baker City. During her childhood, she lived in Halfway where...
Betty J. Gillespie
Dec 17, 2010
Betty J. Gillespie, 72, of Medford and formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 17 at her home. A service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Eagle Point. Abbey Funeral is in charge of the arrangements. Betty was born Sept 15, 1938, in Macon, Ga.
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Robert Steven Sloan
Dec 17, 2010
Robert Steven Sloan, 54, of La Grande, died Dec. 17 at his residence. No services are planned at this time. Robert was born April 16, 1956, to Robert Franklin and Marylene Lavone (Semerau) Sloan at San Francisco. He attended Sir Francis Drake High School in California before moving to Oregon. On Aug. 26, 1978, he married Deborah Elaine Soldavini....
Donald L. Hasse
Dec 14, 2010
Donald L. Hasse, 87, died Dec. 14, 2010, at his winter home in Yuma, Ariz. A memorial service will run from noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Island City City Hall, 10605 Island Ave. Don was born Aug. 26, 1923, to Bendena and Albert Hasse in Reardon, Wash. Don moved to La Grande at the age of 3....
Barbara F. Brown
Dec 12, 2010
Barbara F. Brown, 64, of Hermiston and formerly of Union, died Dec. 12 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash. A memorial service will be held at a later date. A condolence book is available at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. She was born April 4, 1946, to Chester Clayton and Othella Fay Delany Brown in La Grande. Barbara was raised in...
Lloyd Ray German
Dec 12, 2010
Lloyd Ray German, 86, formerly of Union County, died Dec. 12 at his home in Hood River. A potluck reception and celebration of Lloyd's life will begin at 11 a.m. Jan. 8 at the Hood River Valley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling Place. Leave a note of condolence for family at www.Andersons Tribute Center.com. Lloyd was born Sept. 30, 1924,...
Cole Anthony Krause
Dec 11, 2010
Cole Anthony Krause, 27, of Salem and formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 11 at his home. A celebration of Cole's life will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at City View Funeral Home in Salem. A memorial service will begin at 5 p.m. Dec. 22 at First United Methodist Church in Pendleton. Cole was born Feb. 23, 1983, to...
Connie Elliott Johnson
Dec 11, 2010
Connie Elliott Johnson, 87, of Redmond and formerly of Elgin, died Dec. 11. A graveside service will be held at Bramlet Cemetery in Wallowa later. Connie was born during a snowstorm on Jan. 1, 1923, at the Elliott ranch on Elliott Lane near Prineville. Premature, she was presumed to be still-born until great-grandma felt movement against her apron and...
Okal June Grote
Dec 9, 2010
Okal June Grote, 83, of Enterprise, died Dec. 9 at Wallowa Valley Care Center. A gravesite service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Prairie Creek Cemetery in Joseph. Okal was born Oct. 2, 1927, to Leland Clifford and Anna Elizabeth Parsons at State Center, Iowa. She was an avid basketball player at Lamoille High School in Iowa. After...
