Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Kathelene Galloway
Dec 19, 2009
Kathelene Galloway, 45, of La Grande, died Dec. 19 at her home. A service in her honor will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Kathelene was born June 11, 1964, to Rulon Kidd Galloway and Engelina Ingrid (Kré
William "Billy" Joe Roberts
Dec 18, 2009
William "Billy" Joe Roberts, age 62, of Summerville, died December 18, 2009 at his home. A funeral will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Lienkaemper Chapel in Vale. Committal and interment will follow at the Valley View Cemetery in Vale. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center in La Grande....
Bonnie J. Zimmerman
Dec 16, 2009
Bonnie J. Zimmerman, age 73, of Union, died December 16, 2009 in Boise, Idaho. At her request there will be no public funeral. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Bonnie was born on April 30, 1936, the daughter of Fay Frances and Jeanne (McAllister) Tuning in Emerson, Nebraska. On December 28, 1957 she married...
Eunice C. Gray
Dec 16, 2009
Eunice C. Gray passed away at a local care center on Wednesday, December 16th. A memorial service is being planned for Saturday, January 16, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in La Grande. Eunice was born in Corvallis, Oregon on January 16, 1910 to David and Estella (Huffman) Scott. She grew up in Wallowa County, the third of nine...
Mary Gerry
Dec 14, 2009
Mary Gerry, 91, of Scappoose and formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 14, 2009, at her home. A memorial service will begin at noon July 3 at the Durkee Cemetery followed by a potluck at the Durkee School. Attendees are asked to bring a dish and a favorite story to share in lieu of flowers. Mary was born Oct....
Donald R. Clark
Dec 14, 2009
Donald R. Clark, 87, of Baker City, died Dec. 14 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise. A memorial will begin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Baker City Armory with the Rev. Aletha Bonebrake of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and Donald's daughter, Pastor Lynda Clark, officiating. A reception will follow. Inurnment will be in the spring of 2010 at...
Phyllis Nadine Hopkins
Dec 12, 2009
Phyllis Nadine Hopkins, 97, of Summerville died December 12th at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22 at the Elgin Methodist Church in Elgin. Graveside services will follow at the Summerville Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Methodist Church in Elgin. Phyllis was born on September 4,...
Nicholas "Frank" Francis Cooke
Dec 11, 2009
Nicholas Francis "Frank" Cooke, 73, of La Grande died Dec. 11. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande. A reception will follow at St. Peters. Frank was born April 9, 1936, to Nicholas Francis and Mary Louisa Thatcher Cooke in Holy Cross Hospital at Salt Lake City. His mother died...
William "Bill" George Gerst
Dec 9, 2009
William "Bill" George Gerst, 80, formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 9 at Evelyn's Adult Foster Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's. A life celebration will begin at 2 p.m., Thursday at the Helvetia Community Church, 11295 N.W. Helvetia Road in Hillsboro. A reception at the church will follow. Private burial will be at Helvetia Community Church Cemetery...
Marie Irene Stevens
Dec 7, 2009
Marie Irene Stevens, 94, of La Grande, died in her sleep Dec. 7 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Dorene and Tim McCarthy in La Grande. No funeral service will be held at this time but a memorial service will be held at the family cemetery in Gervais at a later date. Marie was born July 5,...
Alma I. Perkins
Dec 7, 2009
Alma I. (Brooks) Perkins, 88, of Richland, Wash., and formerly of Summerville, died Dec. 7 at Hospice House in Kennewick. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Richland Lutheran Church in Richland, Wash. Alma's ashes, along with her husband's, will be buried this spring in Hermiston. An online guestbook may be signed at www.einansfuneralhome.com. Alma...
Orval Burton Carder
Dec 4, 2009
Orval Burton Carder, 88, formerly of Halfway, died Dec. 4 at the Clare Bridge Home in Bend. A full obituary is available at Niswonger-Reynolds.com. Orval was born Feb. 27, 1921, to Alva Burton Carder and Mary Nettie Woodall in Halfway. Orval graduated from Eagle Valley High School in 1938. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps in September 1939....
Larry R. Kohler
Dec 3, 2009
Larry R. Kohler, 76, of McMinnville and formerly of Union County, died Dec. 3 at his home. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at McMinnville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Public viewing will run from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Larry was born Feb. 14, 1933, the oldest of five boys. He was...
Joanne Lois Nelson
Dec 1, 2009
Joanne Lois Nelson, age 69, of La Grande, died December 1, 2009 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A private graveside service was held. Joanne was born on March 30, 1940, the daughter of Frank and Emily (Reid) DeLaVergne in Portland, Oregon. She attended schools in Portland and on September 12, 1959 she married Dean Nelson. In 1972 they moved...
Martha Doris Abbott
Nov 30, 2009
Martha Doris Fisher Abbott, 93, of La Grande, died Nov. 30 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery. Martha was born Nov. 16, 1916, to George W. and Vivian (Thompson) Fisher in Taylor, Texas. She loved travel, crafts and needlework....
James Price
Nov 29, 2009
James Price, 81, of Cove, died Nov. 29 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. James was born May 3, 1928, to Alvis Wilson and Minnie Florence (White) Price in Owensville, Mo. He was their first born and only son. He had three sisters to follow: Gladys...
Mary Theresa Green
Nov 28, 2009
Mary Theresa Green, age 62, of Elgin, died November 28, 2009 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. The celebration of life will be held December 8th at 2:oo p.m. at the Christian Life Center in Elgin. Mary was born on December 15, 1946, the daughter of Arthur and Isabell (Brown) Wikowsky in Nokomis, Illinois. She was educated in Illinois and...
Graison Gregory Albrecht
Nov 26, 2009
Graison G. Albrecht, 40, of La Grande, died Nov. 26. A service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian Friendship Center. Graison was born May 23, 1969, to Gregory and Mary Lou (Ashby) Albrecht in Baker City. He graduated from Baker High School in 1987 and went on to graduate from OSU in biology and pharmacy. Those...
Donald Ray Mitts
Nov 25, 2009
Donald Ray Mitts, 59, died Nov. 25 at Grande Ronde Hospital. No services are planned at this time. Don was born Nov. 30, 1949, to Roy Oliver and Fairy Mabell (Keys) Mitts in Richland, Wash. He moved to La Grande from Kansas in 1974. He received two Purple Hearts from serving in the Army, and was a member of...
