Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Verna A. O'Leary
Mar 26, 2010
Verna A. O'Leary, 99, of Grants Pass and formerly of La Grande, died March 26 at Wach Foster Care Home in Grants Pass. A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday at Chapel of the Valley - LB Hall Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne's Catholic Church with the Rev....
Norvin M. Coles
Mar 23, 2010
Norvin M. Coles, 78, of Cove, died March 23 at a local care center. Services will begin at 10 a.m. April 10 at the Lighthouse Church, 705 Island Ave., Island City. There will also be a Masonic Ceremony. Friends may join the family for lunch afterward. Norvin was born July 13, 1931, to Moody (Buster) Coles and Ethel (Simonis)...
John Norman Groupe
Mar 23, 2010
John Norman Groupe, born December 8, 1918 in Portland, Oregon, died March 23, 2010 at St. Vincent's Hospital. He was 91 years old. Raised in La Grande, the son of Charles Olaf and Wilma Lewis Groupe. John learned early on the value of a dollar and a hard day's work. His long career began at age 8, selling and...
Stanton Park V
Mar 22, 2010
Stanton Park V, 55, of Nampa, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died March 22 at home after a battle with melanoma cancer. There will be a private family viewing and graveside service. Family and friends are asked to join the family for a celebration of life from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Sandstone Event Center, 404 12th...
Joseph A. Barnes
Mar 22, 2010
Joseph A. Barnes, 62, of La Grande, died March 22 at his home. No services are planned at this time. Joe was born Feb. 1, 1948, to Joseph D. and Julia E. (Kennedy) Barnes in Ontario. He was a 1966 graduate of St. Francis High School in Eugene. He served in the U.S. Air Force doing two tours of...
Wanda "Betty" Cunningham
Mar 20, 2010
Wanda Betty Cunningham, 87, of Cove, died peacefully in her sleep March 20. A celebration of life will run from 3 to 5 p.m. April 10 at Betty's house, 807 Mill St. in Cove. Call 541-568-4536 for more information. Betty, or Grammy, as she was known by family and friends, lived her entire life in the Grande Ronde Valley,...
Merlin Prout
Mar 19, 2010
Merlin Prout, 82, of La Grande, died March 19 at his home in La Grande. Merlin was born April 6, 1927, to Jasper and Leona (Dale) Prout of Joseph. Merlin was married six times in his 82 years. His first marriage was to Elaine Wolford. They had two sons, Donel Eugene Prout Ganna and Larry Glen Prout Ganna, both...
Mary "Belvin" Galjour
Mar 19, 2010
Mary "Belvin" Galjour, 73, of Cove, died March 19 at her residence. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Summerville Baptist Church. A viewing will run from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande, and also at the end of the church service. Burial will be at Cove...
Percy W. Cecil
Mar 19, 2010
Percy W. Cecil, 87, of La Grande, died March 19 at a local care facility. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. March 27 at Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. March 26 at Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Internment will be at Heppner Cemetery. A complete obituary will...
Karen Scott
Mar 19, 2010
Karen Scott, 67, of Wallowa died March 19 at a care facility in Enterprise. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. March 24 at the Elgin Community Center. A complete obituary will be published at a later date.
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Karen Jacqueline Scott
Mar 19, 2010
Karen Jacqueline Scott, 67, of Wallowa, died March 19 in Enterprise. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Elgin Community Center. A dessert reception will follow the services. Karen was born Nov. 11, 1942, to Hazel and Virgil Critz in Portland, the 10th of 11 children. She attended school in Midvale and Weiser, Idaho. In...
Frances Anna Case
Mar 19, 2010
Frances Anna Evans Case, age 92, of Aloha and formerly of La Grande passed away March 19, 2010 from a failing heart condition. She died in her beloved Aloha home of 37 years, surrounded by the love and care of her friends and family. Frances was born in Wheeler County, Nebraska on January 3, 1918 to Charles and Grace...
Percy Wilford Cecil
Mar 19, 2010
Percy Wilford Cecil, 87, of La Grande, died March 19. A viewing will run from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A casual dress (Western attire) celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will follow at 3 p.m. in Heppner where he will be buried next to...
Lenna Edris Hermann
Mar 16, 2010
Lenna Edris Hermann, 90, of Hood River and formerly of La Grande, died March 16 at an assisted care facility in Hood River. Lenna Edris Hermann, 90, of Hood River and formerly of La Grande, died March 16 at an assisted care facility in Hood River. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the...
Timothy Joseph Lenon
Mar 15, 2010
Timothy Joseph Lenon, 55, of La Grande, died March 15 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Cemetery in La Grande. There will be a luncheon immediately after the service at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in La Grande. Tim was born Aug. 15, 1954, to Frances (Meunier) and...
John Yohannan
Mar 14, 2010
John Yohannan, 83, of La Grande, died March 14 in La Grande. Services will be held in California at a later date. John was born Aug. 24, 1926, to Nancy (Malick) and Samuel Yohannan in Chicago, Ill. He grew up in Chicago and later moved to California, where he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. He met his...
Robert Tony Rudman
Mar 12, 2010
Robert Tony Rudman, 66, of Salt Lake City and formerly of Cove, died March 12. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. March 20 at the Canyon Rim 1st Ward, 3100 E. 3000 South, Salt Lake City. Friends and family can visit from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Salt Lake City...
Dwayne Wing
Mar 11, 2010
Dwayne Wing, 84, of La Grande, died March 11 at Mount Angel. A service was held this morning at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Dwayne was born April 22, 1925, to Raymond and Ruth (Herron) Wing of Groton, S.D. He attended rural school in Brown County and graduated from Groton High School. On Sept. 1, 1947, he married Eloise Berg of...
Dale Clifton Hamilton
Mar 11, 2010
Dale Clifton Hamilton, 67, of Salem and formerly of La Grande, died March 11 at a Salem hospital. At his request, there will be no memorial service. Dale was born July 10, 1942, to Ida Frances (French) and Earle Clifton Hamilton in La Grande. He attended La Grande schools and graduated from La Grande High School in 1960. Dale...
Michael Elsworth Halsey
Mar 11, 2010
Michael Elsworth Halsey, 64, of Hermiston and formerly of Union, died March 11 of cancer at Kennewick General Hospital in Kennewick. Funeral services were held Saturday at Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston. A graveside service is planned for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Union Cemetery in Union. Mike was born March 30, 1945, in Astoria, the only child of...
