Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Hilda Byrd Chamberlain
Jun 15, 2009
Hilda Byrd Chamberlain, 84, formerly of Elgin and La Grande, died June 15 after an extended illness. She was living at Bayshore Health Center in Duluth, Minn., at the time of her death. A memorial service was held in East Wenatchee, Wash., with private burial at Chelan Fraternal Cemetery. Precht Rose Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Hilda was...
Howard Harpole
Jun 15, 2009
Howard Harpole, 82, of Albany and formerly of La Grande, died June 15 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital with his family at his side. Memorial services will begin at 10 a.m. June 28, at the First Christian Church in Albany. Howard was born in 1926 to Marvon and Rosetta (Marsh) Harpole in Elmira. He was raised in the Cottage...
Melvin "Curt" Curtis Divine
Jun 15, 2009
Melvin Curtis Divine, 79, of Pendleton and formerly of Cove, died June 15. A funeral service took place June 18 at the Pendleton Pioneer Chapel. Interment was at the Skyview Cemetery. Known as Curt, he was born April 21, 1930, in Pawnee County, Okla., to Emmett and Cuba (Marrs) Divine. Curt served in the Coast Guard from Nov. 1949...
John Alfred Martin
Jun 15, 2009
John Alfred Martin, 85, of Knoxville and formerly of La Grande, died June 15. Family and friends will meet by 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel and proceed to Highland Memorial Cemetery for a 1 p.m. graveside service with the Very Rev. John C. Ross, Dean, and the Rev. Cannon Thomas J. Rasnick officiating. John was...
Virginia Marie Riomondo
Jun 12, 2009
Virginia Marie Riomondo, 88, of La Grande, died June 12 in La Grande. A memorial to celebrate Virginia's life will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at New Song Community Church. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Pastor Mitch Coston will officiate. Virginia was born Dec. 9, 1920, to Charles Ray and Vivian Ruth (Mayfield) Wright in Union....
Kevin Andrew Osterloh
Jun 12, 2009
Kevin Andrew Osterloh, 21, of La Grande, died at his residence June 12. There will be a celebration of life at 2 p.m. July 10 at La Grande High School. Arrangements are with Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory. Kevin was born Oct. 23, 1987, in La Grande to Russ and Mary (Leonard) Osterloh. He attended local schools and graduated...
Myrtle Joan Hayes Moffitt
Jun 12, 2009
Myrtle Joan Hayes Moffit, 78, of Enterprise, died June 12 of natural causes at her home. A family memorial gathering will be held following cremation. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Myrtle was born Feb. 21, 1931, to Hugh and Bessie (Vernon) Hayes at the family home on Bear Creek, near Wallowa. She attended Wallowa Grade School...
Marvel Hope Eaves
Jun 12, 2009
Marvel Hope Eaves, 80, of Enterprise, died June 12 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Enterprise. The burial will be at Enterprise Cemetery. Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise is in charge of arrangements. Marvel was born April...
Myrtle Joan Hayes Moffitt
Jun 11, 2009
Myrtle Joan Hayes Moffit, 78, of Enterprise, died June 11 of natural causes at her home. A family memorial gathering will be held following cremation. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Myrtle was born Feb. 21, 1931, to Hugh and Bessie (Vernon) Hayes at the family home on Bear Creek, near Wallowa. She attended Wallowa Grade School...
Wilbur "Butch/Will" Earl Winterton
Jun 11, 2009
Wilbur Earl "Butch/Will" Winterton passed away peacefully on June 11, 2009 with family at his side. Mr. Winterton was born on February 6, 1943 to Jesse Richard Winterton and Florence "Alta" Davis. He attended school at Starkey Logging Camp in La Grande, Oregon and college at Shoreline Community College in Seattle, WA. He served in the U.S. Navy, on...
Thomas D. Fennell
Jun 11, 2009
Thomas D. Fennell, 69, of Sutherlin and formerly of La Grande, died June 11. A memorial service is planned for June 28 in Sutherlin. Chapel of the Roses in Roseburg is in charge of arrangements. Thomas was born June 11, 1939, to Grady and Lorene (Priest) Fennell in Monticello, Ark. In 1947, the Fennell family moved to the Sutherlin...
Betty P. Smithe
Jun 10, 2009
Betty P. Smithe, age 87, of La Grande, died June 10 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral will be held on Friday, June 19, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Committal and interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Mrs. Smithe was born on August 6,...
Betty Jean Myers
Jun 9, 2009
Betty Jean Myers, 83, of McMinnville and formerly of La Grande, died June 9 at her home in McMinnville. A memorial service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, 390 N Second St., McMinnville. Macy and Son Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. Betty Jean Davis, was born the eldest of five children Nov. 4,...
Celia Arrieta Holady
Jun 9, 2009
Celia Arrieta Holady, 82, formerly of La Grande, died June 9. Autumn Funerals and Cremations in Tigard is in charge of arrangements. Celia was born Oct. 15, 1926, the first child of Steven and Rose Arrieta in Boise. Celia was a first- generation American daughter of Basque immigrants from Spain. Growing up, Celia did not speak English. When she...
Bonnie Louise Follett
Jun 8, 2009
Bonnie Louise Follett, 65, of Elgin, died June 8, at her grandson's home in Salem after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Christian Life Center in Elgin. Bonnie was born Feb. 14, 1944, to Thomas and Louise Duncan in El Central California. Bonnie was raised and attended school in Elgin and...
Lewis Jack Evans
Jun 8, 2009
Lewis Jack Evans, 80, of Florence and formerly of La Grande, died June 8. No services are planned locally. Jack was born Aug. 7, 1928, to Lewis E. and Frieda Evans in La Grande. He graduated from La Grande High School and then from Oregon State University with a bachelor of arts degree in science. He worked with the...
Myra B. Gayman
Jun 8, 2009
Myra B. Gayman, 93, of Hermiston and formerly of Promise, died June 8 at the Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. A funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday at Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston. Burial and graveside service will follow at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Promise Cemetery. Myra was born Nov. 19, 1915, to Chester and...
Raiden Swayne Orengodel Joseph
Jun 4, 2009
Raiden Swayne Orengodel Joseph, 5 months, son of Dinero Ongcheriil Joseph and Lourdes Kliu Blodak of La Grande, died unexpectedly June 4 at a Boise hospital. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel.
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Dwight Osborne Wyckoff
Jun 3, 2009
Dwight Osborne Wyckoff passed away June 9, 2009. He was 88 years old. He was born on June 18, 1920 at the Wyckoff farm home near Luray in Russell County, Kansas. His parents were Christian Cornelius Wyckoff and Frances Naomi (Bratton) Wyckoff. He was the first child of the union. Other brothers and sisters are Charles Dean Wyckoff, Burl...
Pauline Dell (Youngblood) Smith
May 30, 2009
Pauline Dell Youngblood Smith, age 91, of La Grande, passed away on May 30, 2009 in Boise, Idaho. Those who wish may make contributions in her memory to the Blue Mtn. Humane Association in care of Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Mrs. Smith was an accomplished genealogist, tracing her family from...
