Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Gladys "Charlee" Hunter
Jul 30, 2010
Gladys "Charlee" Hunter, 60, of East Wenatchee, Wash., and formerly of La Grande, died July 30 at her home. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1011 S. Miller St. in Wenatchee. Gladys was born and raised in La Grande. Those who knew Charlee say she was a great flower gardener. They...
David Ryan Bowdle
Jul 30, 2010
David Ryan Bowdle, 37, of Soap Lake, Wash., and formerly of La Grande, died July 30 at home surrounded by his family and friends after a 15 1/2-year battle with lymphedema. Memorial services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bread of Life Church, 140 14th Ave. N.W. in Ephrata, Wash. Visit www.carverfamilyfuneralhome.com to leave a note for David's...
Clara Christine Miller
Jul 30, 2010
Clara Christine Miller, 89, of Anaconda, Mont., and formerly of Perry, died July 30 at a hospital in Idaho. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Island City LDS Church. A viewing will run from 6 to 8 tonight at Loveland Funeral Chapel and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. preceding the funeral service. Burial will...
Loraine Ruby Sunderman
Jul 30, 2010
Loraine Ruby Sunderman, 95, of La Grande and formerly of San Marcos, Calif., died July 30 at her home following a short illness. A graveside service will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at Summerville Cemetery. Loraine was born May 8, 1915, to Theodore and Bertha (Emrich) Scheer at Madison, Neb. She graduated from Madison High School, and on May...
Thomas Booher
Jul 28, 2010
Thomas "Wade" Booher, age 81, a lifetime resident of La Grande, died July 28, 2010 at his home. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center on Wednesday, August4, 2010. Private interment will be held at the Island City Cemetery. Wade was born on August 13, 1928, the son of...
Melvin "Mel" Lyle Carlsen
Jul 28, 2010
Melvin Lyle "Mel" Carlsen, 81, of Elgin, died July 28 in La Grande. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Elgin Baptist Church, 800 N. 13th Ave. A private burial will follow at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton. Melvin was born Jan. 20, 1929, to Henry J. and Pearl E. (Haag) Carlsen in Dwight, Ill. When he...
Linda Lou Montenegro
Jul 26, 2010
A celebration of life for Linda Lou Montenegro, who died July 26, will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Park. The family invites anyone who knew Linda to attend. Any questions, call Ashley at 503-747-8311 or Barb at 541-910-4998.
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Ralph Thompson Stewart
Jul 26, 2010
Ralph Thompson Stewart, 73, of Joseph, died July 26 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise. At his request there will be no services. He will be buried in the Stewart family plot at Mountain View Cemetery in Farmington, Wash. He was born Feb. 21, 1937, to Irene (Ireland) and John Paul Stewart in Spokane. He graduated from Spokane's West...
Edna Mae Wilson Keffer
Jul 25, 2010
Edna Mae Wilson Keffer, 100, of La Grande, died July 25 at a local nursing center. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in La Grande. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery. Edna Mae was born May 13, 1910, to William and Myra Hatfield Wilson in Amarillo, Texas. Her family came to La...
Adelaide (Zweifel) Bailey
Jul 25, 2010
Adelaide (Zweifel) Bailey, 90, formerly of Summerville, died July 25. Anderson's Tribute Center in Hood River is in charge of arrangements. Leave a note of condolence for Adelaide's family by visiting.www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com. She was born Oct. 19, 1919, to Joseph E. Zweifel and Lily (Conrad) Zweifel on the Zweifel family farm near Summerville. She graduated from La Grande High School...
Donald Jasper
Jul 25, 2010
Donald Jasper, 91, formerly of Union County, died July 25 at the University Retirement Community in Davis, Calif. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at the University Retirement Community Auditorium, 1515 Shasta Drive in Davis. Donald was born Dec. 30, 1918, the oldest of four children, in Island City. He regularly rode a horse bareback to...
James Arthur Sayer
Jul 23, 2010
James Arthur Sayer, of Island City, died July 24, 2010 from complications from diabetes. He was 84 and died at a local care facility. Mr. Sayer was born November 27, 1925 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, to Arthur and Genevieve Sayer, the youngest of 4 children. His childhood involved many activities; the most important to him was the Boy...
Ruth Nina Carmen
Jul 22, 2010
Ruth Nina Carman, 91, lifelong Wallowa rancher, died July 22 at her home. At her request, services will be private. Ruth was born May 28, 1919, to F.H. "Fritz" and Nina (Miller) Weinhard in Wallowa. She attended school in Wallowa, graduating in 1937. On July 21, 1937, she married Hoy Carman. Together, they raised five children and ran Hereford...
Blanche "Bea" E. Phippen
Jul 21, 2010
Blanche "Bea" E. Phippen, 90, formerly of Wallowa County, died July 21 of natural causes. At Bea's request, there will be no formal services. Blanche was born Jan. 25, 1920, to James and Ada (Norton) Bennett in Wallowa. She lived in Wallowa for a time, and then the family moved to Minam where she attended a one-room school house...
Leonard "Len" David Doyle
Jul 21, 2010
Leonard "Len" David Doyle, 83, of La Grande, died July 21 at a local nursing center. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Aug. 4 at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Len was born May 2, 1927, to Cassius and Viola Trotter Doyle in Butte, Mont. His life was spent in Montana and La Grande. During World War II, Len...
Helena Juliette Jocelyn Gunderson
Jul 21, 2010
Helena Juliette Jocelyn Lane Gundersen, 91, of North Powder, died July 12 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Baker City. A graveside memorial and burial of ashes will be held in the spring of 2011 at North Powder Cemetery. Helena was born Aug. 26, 1918, in Bloomer, Wis. She was the first-born great-granddaughter of the Lanes and Rathbuns...
Lawava Nelle Owens
Jul 21, 2010
Lawava Nelle Owens, 81, of Elgin, died suddenly July 21 in Idaho on her way home from the hospital. Funeral services are not planned. Lawava was born Oct. 18, 1928, to Roy and Mary Uribe Englehart at Wapato, Wash. On Dec. 23, 1951, she married James W. Owens. They made their home in Elgin for the past 22 years....
Darrell Clarke Van Leuven
Jul 21, 2010
Darrell Clarke Van Leuven, age 82, of La Grande, died July 21, 2010 at a local care facility. A funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 30, 2010 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Viewing will be held on Thursday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp. Mr. Van...
Elwood "Smoke" R. Wylie
Jul 20, 2010
Elwood R. "Smoke" Wylie, 90, of La Grande, died July 20 in La Grande. A private graveside service will be held at Myrtle Trees Cemetery at Coquille later. Smoke was born Nov. 9, 1919, to Raemy Robert and Mary Winona Robinson Wylie in Yakima, Wash. Elwood was 6 years old when his mother died. He and his younger sister,...
Marga Lee Simonis
Jul 19, 2010
Marga Lee Simonis, 70, of North Powder, died July 19 at Baker City. A graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at North Powder Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Wolf Creek Grange Hall in North Powder. Marga Lee was born July 3, 1940, to Noble and Honey Pendleton in Muse, Okla. On Sept. 26, 1969, she...
