Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Ricky Gene Reece
May 15, 2009
Ricky Gene Reece, 61, of Dallas and formerly of La Grande, died May 15 at his home. Private family services were held. Ricky was born May 9, 1948, to Howard Samuel and Hazel Maxine Hepburn Reece in Enterprise. The La Grande area was his home for most of his lifetime. He was a self-employed long haul and log truck...
Dustin "Dusty" Charles Gilchrist
May 15, 2009
Dustin Charles "Dusty" Gilchrist, 24, of Bend and formerly of Imbler, died May 15 in a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Teeters Pond at the corner of Hunter Road and Woodell Lane. The family requests that casual dress be observed. Dusty was born Sept. 17, 1984, to Charles Donald and Teresa Ann (Grams)...
Ethel Margaret Blackman
May 15, 2009
"The only gift of value that I can give you is my faith because it is the only thing everlasting." Ethel Blackman Ethel Margaret Blackman, age 88, of Island City, died Friday, May 15, 2009 in the presence of her children. Family viewing will be held on Monday, May 18, 2009 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral,...
Rebecca Suzanne Ingerson
May 14, 2009
Rebecca Suzanne Ingerson, 56, of La Grande, died May 14 at her home. Rebecca was born April 15, 1953, to Bill and Veralee (Hoagland) Sykes in Klamath Falls. She moved to La Grande from Pendleton more than 20 years ago. She married Jerry Dale Ingerson in June 2008. Her hobbies and interests mostly included her love for animals, gardening...
Barbara Louise Applebee
May 13, 2009
Barbara Louise Applebee, 68, of La Grande, died May 13 at OSHU in Portland. Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. June 6 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 11206 McAlister Rd., Island City. Dedication of the grave and burial was held earlier. Barbara was born Oct. 10, 1940, in La Grande to Lester H. and...
Berle James Nash
May 11, 2009
Berle James Nash, 71, of Pendleton died at his home on Monday, May 11, 2009, of Cancer. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton. Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Mission on 48022 St. Andrews Road, Pendleton....
Edith C. Green
May 8, 2009
Edith C. (Miller) Green, 105, of Joseph, died May 8 at Wallowa Valley Care Center in Enterprise. She will be buried at Prairie Creek Cemetery, and a memorial service will be held later. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Edith was born Nov. 19, 1902, to Albert and Edith Miller in Minneapolis. Her mother died six months...
Eula "Jonesey" Mae Jones
May 7, 2009
Eula Mae "Jonesey" Jones, 80, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at a local care facility. Services will be held on Saturday, May 16, 11:30 a.m., at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth Street, La Grande, OR. A reception will follow at Eastern Oregon University in the Hoke Union Building, rooms 201 and 202. Eula was born March 22,...
Jared Todd Henderson
May 6, 2009
Jared Todd Henderson, 19, of Haines, Alaska, and formerly of Imbler, died May 6 while on an adventure in Alaska. A gathering of friends and family will run from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Saturday in the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. A graveside service will follow at 3 p.m. at the cemetery. The family has requested that the dress be casual....
Wayne L. Cross
May 5, 2009
Wayne L. Cross, 64, formerly of Elgin, died May 5 at his home in Roseburg. Roseburg Memorial Gardens is in charge of arrangements. Wayne was born June 10, 1943, to Lloyd and Martha Cross. He was raised in Elgin and attended school there. In 1977, Wayne married Bonnie. The couple enjoyed camping, cooking and improving their home. He loved...
Patricia Ann Patterson
May 3, 2009
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Patterson, 83, of Oliver, British Columbia, and formerly of North Powder, died May 3 at her home. A memorial service was held May 7 at Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Chapel in Oliver. A reception followed at the Patterson family home. An urn interment and committal was held at the Oliver Municipal Cemetery May 8. Patricia was born the...
Marvin Eugene Culver
May 2, 2009
Marvin Eugene Culver, 81, of Altus, Okla., and formerly of Elgin, died May 2 in Oklahoma. A memorial service will be held at Kincannon's Funeral Home in Altus, Okla., on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. A private family gathering for those in Oregon and Washington is planned later. Marvin was born Nov. 12, 1928, in Durkee Valley, the third of...
Elizabeth "Betty" L. Williams
May 1, 2009
Elizabeth "Betty" L. Williams, 81, of La Grande, died May 1 at an assisted living center in Gresham. A Mass of Christian burial will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady Of The Valley Catholic Church, 1101 Fourth St. in La Grande. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in La Grande. Bateman Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham is...
Andrew E. King
May 1, 2009
Andrew E. King, 40, of North Powder, died May 1 at Grande Ronde Hospital. There will be no services. His family says his ashes will be set free in the mountains this summer. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Andrew was born July 13, 1968, to James A. and Judith I. (Berwald) King in Forest...
Arthur George Warren
Apr 30, 2009
Arthur George Warren, age 73, of Union passed away April 30th in La Grande due to a brain aneurysm, stroke. Family surrounded him as he passed away, bringing some comfort to a painful ending. All that loved him certainly will miss him dearly. Art was born May 16th, 1935 in Linwood, Kansas to Eva and Rutherford Warren. He had...
Delphine Flossie Wiseman
Apr 30, 2009
Delphine Flossy Wiseman, 102, of La Grande, died April 30 at a care home. Burial is planned for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dallas Cemetery. Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande is in charge of the arrangements. Delphine was born Sept. 14, 1906. She was a registered nurse for Dallas Hospital and was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church...
Gerald "Jerry" E. Young
Apr 29, 2009
Gerald E. Young, 76, of La Grande, died April 29 at a hospital in Walla Walla. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday in McKenzie Theatre at Eastern Oregon University. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Jerry was born Dec. 7, 1932, to Frank Edward Young and Lola Banton Young in La Grande....
Duane Duncan
Apr 29, 2009
Duane Duncan, 75, of Yoncalla and formerly of Pondosa, died April 29 of complications of progressive supranuclear palsy. Duane was born May 9, 1933, to Virgil and Reta (Robinson) Duncan in Baker City. He married Nina Bronson Nov. 18. 1950, in La Grande. Duncan attended Pondosa Grade School. He graduated from high school in Union in 1951. He worked...
Sander Eastman Anderson
Apr 29, 2009
Sander Eastman Anderson, 85, of Enterprise, died peacefully April 29 with family around him at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. He died after many complications from a stroke, congestive heart failure and infections. Graveside services will begin at 11 a.m. May 30 at Lostine Cemetery. Sander was born Nov. 18, 1923, to Gust and Ella Anderson in Hood River. The eldest...
Austin "Bear" Daniel Carter
Apr 29, 2009
Austin "Bear" Daniel Carter, 12, of Union, died April 29 of unknown causes at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Union High School gym. Dress will be casual. Burial will be at the Union Cemetery. Austin was born Dec. 2, 1995, to Christian Carter and Connie Steel in La Grande....
