Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Michael E. Trotter
Aug 7, 2009
Michael E. Trotter, 44, formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 7 at a hospital in Boise after an extended illness. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Aug. 22 at Hilgard Park. A potluck dinner will follow. Family and friends are encouraged to attend. Mike was born June 22, 1965, in La Grande. He was the son of...
Doris Smith
Aug 6, 2009
Doris Smith, 77, of La Grande, died Aug. 6 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Summerville Baptist Church. Doris was born May 31, 1932, to Charles F. and Gladys M. (Morey) Morehead in Heppner. After attending college, she worked as an operator for GTE Telephone Co. She lived in...
Bob Evans
Aug 4, 2009
A "Bob Fest" is planned for Saturday to celebrate the life of Bob Evans, who died Aug. 4, after a battle with brain cancer. The celebration is from 3 to 8 p.m. at Mike and Janie Morrissey's place in Keating (turn left off Highway 86 onto Banta Road, then right on Ritter Loop). Music will start about 5 p.m....
Kim Allen Black
Aug 4, 2009
Kim Allen Black, 49, of La Grande, died Aug. 4 at his residence. Services were already held. Kim was born Oct. 29, 1959, to Garnett and Leona (Pearson) Black in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He never married, but found pleasure in buying and selling huckleberries. He is survived by his mother, Leona J. Pearson of La Grande; his twin brother,...
Kim Black
Aug 4, 2009
Kim Black, 49, of La Grande, died at his residence Aug. 4. A complete obituary will be published at a later date. There will be a viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday at the North Powder Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Loveland...
Jeremiah Adam Johnston
Aug 1, 2009
Jeremiah Adam "Maya" Johnston, age 28, of Elgin, a victim of murder last month, died near Elgin. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at the Hu-Na-Ha RV Park in Elgin on Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Maya was born on July 6, 1981 in Atchison, Kansas. He came to Elgin in 1987 and...
Ramona L. Betts
Jul 29, 2009
Ramona L. Betts, 78, of La Grande, died July 29 in her home surrounded by her family. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church in Elgin. Ramona was born April 15, 1931, in Eugene to George and Mattie (Brown) Binder. She was raised and educated in the Portland area...
Myron Dean Wilkinson
Jul 27, 2009
Myron Dean Wilkinson, 87, died July 27 at his home in La Grande. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Gekeler Lane. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Myron was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Holbrook, Idaho, to Robert and Blanche (Chidister) Wilkinson. He served in...
Janet Ruth Fisher
Jul 27, 2009
Janet Ruth Fisher, 89, of La Grande, died July 27 at her home. A family gathering will be held in September in California. Janet was born March 27, 1920, to Herbert and Ruth (Littlepage) Roberts in Los Gatos, Calif. She lived most of her life in Los Gatos and had many lifelong friends there. She lived in the La...
Vera Pender
Jul 27, 2009
Vera Ann Pender, 61, of La Grande, died July 27 in an ATV accident. A graveside service will begin at 9 a.m. Friday (not Saturday as previously announced) at the Island City Cemetery. A viewing will run from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth Street, La Grande. Vera was born July 20, 1948, in...
Kenneth Verdell Davis
Jul 25, 2009
Kenneth Verdell Davis, 84, formerly of North Powder and Wallowa, died July 25 after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation was held July 29 at Bonney-Watson: Washington Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside service followed at Washington Memorial Park, 16445 International Blvd., SeaTac, Wash. Kenneth was born May 23, 1929, the third of five children born to Edward Alvin and...
Shannon Sloan Mckillop
Jul 24, 2009
Friends and family are invited to celebrate the life of Shannon Sloan McKillop at the Elgin City Park beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday. Attendees are asked to bring a dish for a potluck dinner. Shannon was born Jan. 4, 1958. She enjoyed art and music. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Adam Willard; daughter, Nicole Sloan; siblings...
Charles Leo Mann
Jul 24, 2009
Charles Leo Mann, 55, of Baker City, died July 24 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Visitation will run from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray's West & Co. Burial will follow at North Powder Cemetery. Charles was born Jan. 10, 1954, to Arel...
Delbert A. Rysdam
Jul 23, 2009
Delbert A. "Deb" Rysdam, 54, of Elgin, died July 23 at his home in Elgin surrounded by his family. A graveside funeral service was held this morning at the Cricket Flat/Highland View Cemetery on Good Road outside Elgin. Deb was born March 12, 1955, the first of four children to Delbert D. and Betty (Hayes) Rysdam in La Grande....
Norma Leonard Dewey
Jul 23, 2009
Norma Leonard Dewey, 84, of Homedale, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died July 23. A service is planned for Monday in Homedale. Flahiff Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Ervin "John" Ezra Reed
Jul 23, 2009
Ervin Ezra "John" Reed, 77, of Union, died peacefully July 23 at his home. Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel in Baker City is in charge of arrangements. John was born Oct. 26, 1931, in Okoboji, Iowa. He entered the U.S. Army in 1953 and served two years. In 1956, he married Lucille A. Blom in Sioux Falls, S.D....
Herbert O. Imel
Jul 23, 2009
Herbert O. Imel, 80, of La Grande died at his home July 23. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Herb was born at Beaver Creek outside of Oregon City on April 16, 1929, to Herbert H. and Myrtle Imel. He went to a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade...
Elise Komma Gray
Jul 21, 2009
Elsie Komma Gray, age 85, of McMinnville and formerly of La Grande, died July 21, 2009 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 31, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Island City Cemetery. Mrs Gray was born on October 14, 1923 in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Walter Raymond and Dula Alice (Cook) Weatherly....
Barbara Balloun Shank
Jul 21, 2009
Barbara (Balloun) Shank, 67, of La Grande, died July 21 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A small memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the conference room of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in La Grande. An earlier announcement incorrectly said the memorial was Aug. 4. Barbara was born Nov. 10, 1941, in Marshalltown, Iowa....
Karen J. Long Riddle
Jul 20, 2009
Karen J. Long Riddle, 64, of Hermiston and formerly of La Grande, died July 20 at her home. A graveside funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Karen was born Feb. 27, 1945, to Robert and Joyce Carlson Fitzgerald in La Grande. She was raised...
