Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
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...
Earl Berry
Nov 25, 2009
Earl Berry, 69, formerly of Wallowa, died Nov. 25 at his home in Reliance, Wyo. His ashes will be scattered at a later date at New Fork Lake in Wyoming. A celebration of life is planned for Sept. 25 at the Plush West Steakhouse and Saloon at Wallowa. The steakhouse opens at 2 p.m. Those who knew him are...
Bonnie Mae Allen Spence
Nov 22, 2009
Bonnie Mae Allen Spence, 67, died peacefully Nov. 22 in Baker City with family and friends at her side. Visitation will run from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel. A funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Harvest Church, 3720 Birch St., Baker City. Pastors Monte Lloyd and Garth Johnson...
James G. Voelz
Nov 22, 2009
James G. Voelz, age 91, of La Grande, died Sunday at his home. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 25,2009 at the Hillcrest Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. As the weather can be precarious this time of year the family would like those intendance to feel free to dress warmly, even feel free to wear military or...
Jake William Marks
Nov 21, 2009
Jake William Marks, age 28, of Union, died Saturday at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 2:00 pm at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Committal and interment will follow at the Union Cemetery. Jake was born on October 20, 1981,...
Thomas Riley Weems
Nov 21, 2009
Thomas Riley Weems, 69, of Veneta and formerly of North Powder, died Nov. 21 at his home. At his request, his body was cremated. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at North Powder Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will follow at North Powder Grange. Tom was born March 18, 1940, to Evelyn and Clyde...
Sara May Horn
Nov 20, 2009
Sara May Horn, 87, of Hermiston and formerly of Elgin, died Nov. 20 at Regency Hermiston Health & Rehabilitation Center in Hermiston. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Elgin Community Center in Elgin.
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Raymond Randolph Fairburn
Nov 19, 2009
Raymond Randolph Fairburn, 72, died Nov. 19 at his home in La Grande following an extended illness. There will be an open house gathering to share memories and celebrate Ray's life starting at 3 p.m. Saturday at his home, 1323 Y Ave. in La Grande. Call Barb at 541-963-0408 or Dawn at 541-910-6431 with questions. Ray was born Dec....
Maxine Helen Downing
Nov 18, 2009
Maxine Helen Downing, 88, of La Grande and a long-time resident of Pullman, Wash., died Nov. 18. Maxine was born April 25, 1941, to Clarence and Clella (Stiff) Cox in Belgrade, Mont. She was an alumnus of Montana State University. She was married for 53 years to her lifelong sweetheart, Bud Downing, whom she met as a colleague while...
Laura Reed
Nov 18, 2009
Laura L. Reed, 57, of La Grande, died Nov. 18 on the island of Maui. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of The Nazarene in La Grande. Laura was born April 3, 1952, to Howard Eugene Hancock and Donna Jean (Parker) Hancock in Prineville. Laura's family moved to La Grande in 1956. She attended...
Myrle George Rambo
Nov 18, 2009
Myrle George Rambo, 78, of La Grande, died Nov. 18 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Graveside services will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Hermiston Cemetery. Myrle was born April 11, 1931, to Leonard and Edna Rambo in La Grande. He was raised in Cove and graduated from Cove High School in 1949. He went to work for the...
Derrill Dean Chandler
Nov 18, 2009
Derrill Dean Chandler, 74, of Elgin, died Nov. 18 at his residence. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Dec. 4 at the Elgin Community Center. A reception will immediately follow the services. Derrill was born April 7, 1935, to Russell and Helen (Ohms) Chandler in Elgin. He spent his entire lifetime in this area, and retired...
Rebecca Millholland Smith
Nov 17, 2009
Rebecca Millholland Smith, 62, of Elgin, died suddenly Nov. 17. A celebration of Rebecca's life will be held in late spring or early summer. Rebecca was born Sept. 22, 1947, in Washington State. Much of her life was spent in Northern Nevada where she attended the University of Nevada, owned a travel business and received the honor of 1984...
Nancy Stanley Kerley
Nov 16, 2009
Nancy Stanley Kerley, 72, of La Grande, Oregon died November 16, 2009 at the Grande Ronde Hospital after a courageous and prolonged battle with leukemia. A Service of Burial will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Nancy was born May 2, 1937 to Ralph Dean and Luella Maude Harmon Stanley in...
Arlie Fisk
Nov 16, 2009
Arlie Fisk, 77, of La Grande, died Nov. 16 at a Boise hospital. A graveside service was held Nov. 19 at Island City Cemetery. Arlie was born Oct. 25, 1932, to Wylie Elmer and Elsie (Suggs) Fisk in De Witt, Texas. He was an officer for the California Highway Patrol. He was married to Melva Fisk for more than...
Warren Kenneth Follet
Nov 15, 2009
Warren Kenneth Follett, 84, of Elgin, died Nov. 15 at his home. A funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Elgin LDS Church. Viewing will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 Seventh St. in La Grande. Warren was born April 16, 1925, to Jesse King "Jay" and...
Jack Dean Ferguson
Nov 15, 2009
Jack Dean Ferguson, 77, of Baker City, died Nov. 15, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Jack Ferguson, 77, of Baker City, died Nov. 15 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A memorial open house will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the home of Jack and Dixie Ferguson in Baker City. Jack was born May 9, 1932,...
Lafern Margarite Hardy
Nov 12, 2009
LaFern Margarite Hardy, 83, of La Grande, died Nov. 12 at St. Mary's Hospital in Walla Walla. She had a compromised immune system due to cancer treatments. A celebration of life for LaFern Hardy, who died Nov. 12, will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Pioneer Park (swimming pool). LaFern was born June 9, 1926, to...
Orland Oscar Rudd
Nov 12, 2009
Orland Oscar Rudd, 71, of Cove, died Nov 12 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Loveland Chapel. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in La Grande. A luncheon will follow at the Methodist Church in Cove. He was born Oct. 4, 1938, to Lewis Oscar Rudd and Marie Elizabeth...
Michael Thomas Puckett
Nov 11, 2009
Michael Thomas Puckett, age 50, of Cove, died November 11, 2009 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A private family burial was held at the Cove Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Michael was born on December 10, 1958, the son of Robert "Iron" and Sue (Harvey) Puckett in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from...
