Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Bonnie R. Hart
Jan 26, 2009
Bonnie R. Hart, 55, of Elgin died Jan. 26 at her residence. A celebration of life memorial was held Thursday in Elgin. The family invites her friends to join them in scattering her ashes in July at a place she requested to be. Bonnie was born in Feb. 6, 1953, in Nyssa to Ruth and Harvey Howard. She joined...
Henry John Hoffman
Jan 26, 2009
Henry John Hoffman, 77, of Baker City, died Jan. 26 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. in Baker City. Henry was born Dec. 31, 1931, to Charles Reuben and Dorothy Irene Phell Hoffman at the "Lone Tree" near La Grande after they failed to...
Rosalie Johnston (Fox) Rice
Jan 24, 2009
Rosalie (Fox) Johnston Rice, 87, of Eagle, Idaho, and formerly of Union County, died Jan. 24, at her son's home in Huntington Beach, Calif., after a four-month battle with cancer. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Feb. 7 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newport. A short graveside service will follow at the Chelan Abbey Mausoleum...
Wendell Orwell Judson
Jan 24, 2009
Wendell Judson, 92 of Douglas Lake, peacefully entered heaven on January 24th surrounded by his family. Wendell was born May 7, 1916 near Levering. He was the eldest son of Nellie (Pike) and William Judson and married Elma Elder in 1938. Wendell taught school in Hebron and Munro Township for five years and worked as a foreman at General...
Jacob "Jack" E. Kleck
Jan 24, 2009
Jacob E. "Jack" Kleck, 85, of Cove, died Jan. 24 surrounded by his family with his eyes on his wife, the love of his life, Lois Kleck. He died after a long struggle with diabetes and heart disease. A private family service will be held Saturday at the Kleck home. Friends are invited to stop by between 2 and...
Warren Lewis Roe
Jan 22, 2009
Warren Lewis Roe, Jr., age 82, of Union, died January 22, 2009 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday April 4 at the Union Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Those who wish may make contributions in his memory to the VFW - High Valley...
Travis Lee Cameron
Jan 21, 2009
Travis Lee Cameron, 37, of Enterprise, died Jan. 21. A memorial service was held Jan. 30 at the Enterprise Elks Lodge. Bollman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Travis was born Sept. 5, 1971, to Ray and Patty (Johnson) Cameron in Ontario. He spent his childhood between Adrian and Wallowa counties, graduating in 1990 from Wallowa High School....
Miriam E. May
Jan 21, 2009
Miriam E. May, age 81, of La Grande, died January 21, 2009 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Private interment will be held at the Elgin Cemetery. Miriam was born...
Lila Stewart Bishop
Jan 20, 2009
A memorial service for Lila Stewart Bishop, 96, who died Jan. 20, will begin at noon Tuesday at the Methodist Church, 1612 Fourth St. in La Grande. Lila was born July 6, 1912, to S. Clyde and Janie Maxey Stewart in Hartford, Kan. After graduating in music from what was then Kansas State Teacher's College in Emporia, she married...
Jean Neely
Jan 19, 2009
Jean Neely, 81, of Cottage Grove and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 19. A memorial service was held Jan. 24 at Riverside Community Church of God in Cottage Grove. Jean was born Feb. 12, 1927, to Roy and Myrtle Neely in Grants Pass. She graduated from Grants Pass High School and received her bachelor's degree from University of...
Ruth Marion Ware
Jan 19, 2009
Ruth Marion Ware, 87, of Island City, died Jan. 19. Her husband, Bill, died on the same day three years earlier. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in La Grande. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Ruth was born June 17, 1921, the only child of Fred and Ethel (Quibell)...
Mildred "Sis" B. Morris
Jan 17, 2009
Mildred B. "Sis" Morris, 88, of Walla Walla and formerly of Union, died Jan. 17 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Dixie Cemetery. Pastor Cary Fry of the Eastgate Seventh-day Adventist Church will officiate. In case of inclement weather, the service will be at the Dixie Grange Hall....
Lenau "Del" Dwain Hartley
Jan 16, 2009
Lenau Dwain "Del" Hartley, our loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away at his home on January 16, 2009, after a short struggle with cancer. Vareta, his wife of 62 years, was by his side. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Cove Baptist Church. Private interment will be at the...
Enid Maxine Sipp
Jan 16, 2009
Enid Maxine Sipp, age 91, of La Grande, died January 16, 2009 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside interment service will be held on Monday, January 26, 2009 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City at 2:00 p.m. Those who wish may make contribution in her memory to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oregon Chapter, 104 SW Clay St....
Steve Lyell
Jan 16, 2009
Steve Lyell, 61, of Dallas and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 16 at West Valley Hospital. A celebration of life service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Dallas. Visitation will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit...
Lon Gray Childers
Jan 16, 2009
Lon Gray Childers, 53, of Nampa, Idaho, and formerly of Wallowa and La Grande, died Jan. 16 at a Nampa Hospital. Lon was born April 9, 1955, in La Grande. A service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Wallowa Senior Center with a light buffet reception to follow. Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel is in charge...
Georgia Viola Anderson
Jan 15, 2009
Georgia Viola Anderson, 91, of Seal Rock and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 15 at the Teddy Bear Care Home in Waldport. The family gathered Jan. 18 for a private celebration of her life. Georgia was born Feb. 6, 1917, to Irving Hamilton Jones and Rhoda Elizabeth Stout Jones in Mitchell. She was musically talented and played the...
Betty Jean Olson
Jan 15, 2009
Betty Jean Olson, age 80, of Alicel, died January 15, 2009 at her home. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. Committal and interment will follow at the Cemetery. Mrs. Olson was born on August 23, 1928, the daughter of John George and Letha Loretta (Byer)...
Nova J. Heyduck
Jan 14, 2009
Nova J. Heyduck, 87, of Portland and formerly of Elgin, died Jan. 14 in Oregon City. She was buried beside her husband, Rob, at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Nova was born April 16, 1921, to Joseph E. and Clara Johnson Henderson in Elgin. She grew up on a ranch just east of Elgin on Henderson Road. Her...
Tammy J. Kapica
Jan 14, 2009
Tammy J. Kapica, 38, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 14 at St. Anthony Hospital. A celebration of her life was held Jan. 18 at the Faith Center in Pendleton. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Tammy was born Oct. 13, 1970, in Gold Beach. She was raised by her mother and step-father,...
