Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Anne C. Pelphrey
Oct 5, 2010
Anne Pelphrey, 89, of La Grande, died Oct. 5 at her home. Her funeral service was held Saturday at Grande Ronde Community Church. Burial was at Island City Cemetery. Anne was born Aug. 7, 1921, to Michael and Nastia (Symchuk) Chimick at Podolski, Russia. She lived in Russia and Canada, eventually immigrating to the United States with residences in...
Edna Hawes
Oct 5, 2010
Edna Hawes, 87, of Albany died Oct. 5 at her home. Edna was born Feb. 14, 1923, on a farm near La Grande to Frank and Aldora (Sheeks) Greiner. She graduated from Imbler High School in 1940. At the family's request, there will be no services. Memorial contributions may be made to Samaritan Evergreen Hospice and sent in care...
Mona Elaine Anderson
Oct 4, 2010
Mona Elaine Anderson, 56, of Elgin, died Oct. 4 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Monument Cemetery in Monument. A gathering will follow the service at Monument Community Center. Those who knew Mona are invited to sign the condolence book at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. Mona was born July 28, 1954, to...
Marian Louise Frost
Oct 4, 2010
Marian Louise Frost, 76, of North Powder, died Oct. 4 at her home surrounded by family. A graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at North Powder Cemetery. Marian was born July 18, 1934, to Cecil Arthur and Margaret Catherine (Bierman) Hixson in Nampa, Idaho. She graduated from Union High School, and married Robert Frost in 1952. Marian...
Mary B. Hickman
Oct 3, 2010
Mary B. Hickman, 71, of Spokane and formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 3 surrounded by her family at her home after a three-year battle with breast cancer. Graveside services will begin at 2 p.m. Oct. 23 at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane. Mary was born April 22, 1939, to Earnest and Helen (Spencer) Edlin in Spokane. Mary married...
Walters Dee Stuart
Oct 3, 2010
Walters Dee Stuart, 75, of La Grande, died Oct. 3 at his home after a short illness. A burial will be in Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Walters was born Nov. 20, 1934, to Gordon W. and Dorothy (Coombs) Stuart in Enterprise. He served in the United States Air force for 20 years earning the rank of T/SGT. He...
Ida M. Caudle
Oct 2, 2010
Ida M. Caudle, 91, of Wallowa, died Oct. 2 at Blue Horizons in Enterprise. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Enterprise Cemetery. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ida was born April 8, 1919, to George Steiner and Anna Eliza (Helsley) Hudson in Twin Falls, Idaho. She married Arthur Olen Caudle. They had...
Norris Clair Stubblefield
Sep 29, 2010
Norris Clair Stubblefield, 77, of La Grande, affectionately known as "Stub," died Sept. 29 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. His memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the La Grande First Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow with family. Graveside services will begin at 3 p.m. at Monument Cemetery in Monument. Norris was born...
Jerrold "Jerry" Winter Wright
Sep 29, 2010
Jerrold "Jerry" Winter Wright, 85, of La Grande, died Sept. 29 at Grande Ronde Hospital. He suffered from Parkinsons for many years. A service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation and Life Celebration Center. Vault interment will follow at Union Cemetery. Viewing will run from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Daniels-Knopp. Jerry was born...
Theazora "Grace" Johnson Moores
Sep 27, 2010
Theazora "Grace" Johnson Moores, 85, of Wallowa, died Sept. 27 at Nampa, Idaho. Graveside services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Wallowa Cemetery. Grace was born Jan. 30, 1924, to Grover and Zora Johnson in Wallowa. She married Roy Moores in Payette, Idaho, in 1941. They raised three children. Roy preceded Grace in death in 1996. They...
Donna Lynne Huntsman
Sep 27, 2010
Donna Lynne Huntsman, 49, formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 27 at her home. A funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Relyea Funeral Chapel, 318 N. Latah St. in Boise. Friends may call to visit with the family from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. prior to the services. Those attending the services are asked to dress casually...
Paul Carl Rudd
Sep 26, 2010
Paul Carl Rudd, 59, of La Grande, died Sept. 26 on Mount Harris in a hunting accident. A viewing will run from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Lighthouse Church in Island City. Burial will follow at Grandview Cemetery. Paul was born July 20, 1951, to Wally...
Joyce Darlene Ruberti
Sep 26, 2010
Joyce Darlene Ruberti, 82, of La Grande, died Sept. 26, with her husband, Nick, at her bedside. At the request of Joyce, there will be no funeral service. Joyce was born May 29, 1928, the second of four children to Arthur and Eva (White) Bartels in DeSmet, S.D. She and her family moved to Lebanon when she was a...
Clyde "Colonel" Otis Lovell
Sep 26, 2010
Clyde Otis "Colonel" Lovell, 65, of Cove, died Sept. 26 at his residence. Services will be announced later. Clyde was born Sept. 19, 1945, to Lloyd Allen and Mary Catherine (Lambie) Lovell at Pendleton. After graduating from high school, he became a cement finisher in the construction business. He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967...
Ronald Joseph Vanderschuere, Jr.
Sep 25, 2010
Ronald Joseph Vanderschuere Jr., 43, of Cornelius and formerly of La Grande, died unexpectedly Sept. 25 after a motor vehicle accident in Pendleton. A celebration of his life will begin at 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at 34560 SW Johnson School Road in Cornelius. Sign the guestbook online at www.burnsmortuary.com. Ronald was born Aug. 23, 1967, in Hillsboro. He was...
Wendell "Robey" Roberson
Sep 23, 2010
Wendell "Robey" Roberson, 89, of Enterprise, died Sept. 23 at home with his family in attendance. A small family memorial service was held Sept. 26 at the family home in rural Enterprise. He was born Feb. 26, 1921, to Albert and Edna (Goodenow) Roberson at Paonia, Colo. He graduated from Paonia High School in 1939. He moved to San...
Louis Edward Moon
Sep 23, 2010
Louis Edward Moon Sr., 73, of Buford, Ga., and formerly of La Grande, died, Sept. 23, at the Gwinett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Ga. Services and viewing will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Flanigan Funeral Home, 4400 S. Lee St. in Buford. A burial service will he held at his birth place in Guin, Ala., at the Beaver...
Martha M. Cross
Sep 22, 2010
Martha M. Cross, 89, lifelong resident of Union County, died Sept. 22 at her home. A service will be held at the Nazarene Church in Elgin at 2 p.m. Saturday. Martha was born March 29, 1921, at the home of her parents, Lionel and Clara (Brummond) Wells. Those who knew Martha say she always had a smile and kind...
Corey Dale Stonebrink
Sep 21, 2010
Operations Specialist Chief Petty Officer Corey Dale Stonebrink (Ret.) U.S. Navy, 45, of Wallowa, died Sept. 21 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. A service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Lostine Presbyterian Church. A service with military honors will follow at Lostine Cemetery. Dinner for family and friends will be at the VFW Post 4307 in...
Gertrude Francis Mason
Sep 19, 2010
Gertrude Francis Mason, 102, a lifelong resident of Union County, died Sept. 19 at her home. A private graveside service will be held at the Union Cemetery. Gertrude was born Dec. 7, 1907, in Ladd Canyon, at the home of her parents, Frank and Edith (Furgason) McClure. She spent her entire life in the Grande Ronde Valley. Gertrude had...
