Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Ella "Berry" Orton Stenke
Mar 10, 2010
Ella "Berry" Orton Stenke, 90, formerly of Enterprise and La Grande, died March 10 in Portland. Burial was held at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton. Ella was born Sept. 7, 1919, in Enterprise. She was one of 12 children born to Arthur and Della Wall Berry. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1938 and married Merrill Orton in...
Nila Elguera
Mar 9, 2010
Nila Elguera, 81, of La Grande, died March 9 at a local care facility. No local services are planned at this time; services will be held in California at a later date. Nila was born Feb. 1, 1929, to Telesforo and Rosanne (Archuleta) Duran in Questa, N.M. She moved to this area 13 years ago from Chino, Calif.; before...
Margaret E. Williams
Mar 8, 2010
Margaret E. Williams, 91, formerly of La Grande, died March 8 in Kennewick. Funeral services are planned for 1 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande, with burial to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will precede the service, from noon to 1 p.m. at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Margaret was born May 3, 1918, in La Grande to...
James L. Kratochvil
Mar 7, 2010
James L. Kratochvil, 56, of La Grande, died March 7 at his residence. A celebration of life will be held July 23 on the Snake River. Known as Jim, he was born July 23, 1953, to Bernard and Margaret (Clay) Kratochvil in Baltimore City, Md. He moved to this area 29 years ago from Baltimore. Jim loved camping, hunting...
James A. Weaver
Mar 5, 2010
James A. Weaver, 68, of La Grande, died March 5 at his residence. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Lighthouse Church. A reception will immediately follow the services. Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Known as Jim, he was born June 30, 1941, to Alberta (Tredere) and Roy...
Marie Estella Woolf Singleton
Mar 5, 2010
Marie Estella Woolf Singleton, 91, of Island City, died March 5. At her request there will be no funeral. A private family burial and a memorial at her daughter's home will be held later. Marie was born Feb. 11, 1919, to Raymond and Maude (Barnes) Woolf in Enterprise. Her family later moved to La Grande, where she attended school....
Florence "Katie" Carr
Mar 4, 2010
Florence "Katie" Carr, 82, of Elgin, died March 4 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Burial will be at noon April 16 at Westlawn Cemetery in Eugene. Known as Katie, she was born Aug. 6, 1927, to Katherine (Schultz) and Paul N. Robedeau in Starkweather, N.D. She had two brothers and four sisters. Katie married Eugene Monroe and they had three...
Angela Jane Keeler
Mar 4, 2010
Angela Jane Keeler, age 84, a lifetime resident of La Grande, died March 4th. A Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center., 1502 7th Street. A funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Committal...
James "Bus" Hoover
Mar 4, 2010
James "Bus" Hoover, 95, of Elgin and a former longtime resident of Imbler, died March 4 at Grande Ronde Hospital after a short illness. A viewing will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. Known...
Eugene M. Marr
Feb 27, 2010
Eugene M. Marr, 97, of Enterprise, died Feb. 27. A service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospital Foundation.
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Sfc Matthew James Gross
Feb 25, 2010
SFC Matthew James Gross, 42, of Joseph, died Feb. 25 in Hermiston. A military funeral service was held Sunday at the Joseph High School gymnasium. Burial with military honors followed at the Joseph Cemetery. Sign the condolence book at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Matthew was born June 10, 1967, in Vallejo, Calif. He...
Merton Winford Loree
Feb 25, 2010
Merton Winford Loree, age 91, of Cove, died February 25, 2010 at a local care facility. A service will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Committal and interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Merton was born on January 31, 1919, the son of Melvin Loree and Nettie Viola Lowery...
William "Bill" Daniel Reagan
Feb 24, 2010
William Daniel "Bill"Reagan, age 86, of Elgin, died February 24th at his home. He was born on May 8, 1923 in Fairfield, Idaho on the camas prairie. His parents were Lemuel Edward Reagan and Elizabeth Paralee Chandler Reagan. He attended Manard grade school and Camas County High School, graduating in 1941. He was the 13th of 13 children. He...
Lon T. Whitley
Feb 23, 2010
Lon T. Whitley, 61, of La Grande, died suddenly Feb. 23 at his home. No services are scheduled at this time. Lon was born Aug. 13, 1948, to Lowell and Elaine (Coleman) Whitley in Portland. He was a truck driver and never married. He was a guitar player, rode Harleys and was a handyman. Those who knew him say...
Charlene Gaskin
Feb 23, 2010
Charlene Gaskin, 68, of Union, died Feb. 23 at her home. Services were held Feb. 28 at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Charlene was born April 23, 1941, to Clarence and Pearl (Golden) Cavin in Kingsport, Tenn. She married Orin Gaskin Jr. in 1960 in Spokane. She enjoyed trips to Wildhorse and greatly enjoyed Christmas and decorating. She loved Country and...
Lewis Moser
Feb 23, 2010
Lewis Moser, 79, formerly of Haines, died Feb. 23 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, Wash. Memorial services were held March 6 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Anacortes, Wash. Pastor Stephanie Hankey officiated. A celebration of life will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Eagles Club in Baker City. Lewis was born June 18, 1930,...
Betty Josephine Lewis
Feb 23, 2010
Betty Josephine Shelton Lewis, 77, of Wallowa, died Feb. 23 in Wallowa. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Wallowa Christian Church. A potluck lunch will follow. She was born Sept. 30, 1932, in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. She married Roy Shelton June 21, 1952, and together they raised three children, first in the Flora area...
Theodore Mclaughlin, Jr.
Feb 22, 2010
Theodore McLaughlin Jr., 73, of La Grande, died Feb. 22 at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Summerville Cemetery. Theodore was born May 28, 1936, to Theodore and Hazel McLaughlin in Alliance, Neb. He attended early years of school in Nebraska, moving to Summerville in 1954 where his family farmed....
John Keck Wells
Feb 22, 2010
John Keck Wells, 89, formerly of Haines, died Feb. 22 in Portland. A graveside service and vault interment was held at Mount Calvary Cemetery today. A funeral Mass will be said at a later date at his parish, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. John was born July 30, 1920, in Haines. He was raised and educated...
Eloise Mendieta Smith
Feb 22, 2010
Eloise Mendieta Smith, 93, formerly of Pondosa, died Feb. 22 following a month-long decline in which she was surrounded by loving family, friends and caregivers at Ashley Manor. A celebration of life will begin at 4 p.m. May 15 at Darla Wood-Walters' home, 22089 Stormy Lane in Bend. She was born April 4, 1916, the fifth of 12 children...
