Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Nellie Mae Thomas
Jan 13, 2009
Nellie Mae Thomas, age 90, of La Grande, died Wednesday at the home of her son in Vancouver, Washington. A funeral will be held at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Thomas was born on December 5, 1919, the daughter...
Peter "Pete" J. Wright
Jan 13, 2009
Peter "Pete" J. Wright, 79, of Gresham and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 13 at his home. A service to celebrate his life will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham with a reception to follow. Military honors and committal will be held at Willamette National Cemetery at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Pete was...
Fred Kaup, Sr.
Jan 12, 2009
Fred Kaup Sr., 82, of Baker City and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 12 at Mount Angel. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Center at the Park, 720 Sprague Ave., Walla Walla. For more information, call 509-520-1583 or e-mail [email protected] e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript...
Ralph Leon Crampton
Jan 10, 2009
Ralph Leon Crampton, age 84, of La Grande, died January 10, 2009 at a care facility in Baker City. At his request there will be no public services. The family is planning a service in the spring. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center in La Grande. Mr. Crampton was born on December 4, 1924,...
Marvin L. Wigglesworth
Jan 10, 2009
Marvin LeBlonde Wigglesworth, age 86, of Union, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at his home. At his request there will be no public services. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center in La Grande. Mr. Wigglesworth was born on November 29, 1922, the son of Frank and Lola (Van Order) Wigglesworth in Medical Springs, Oregon....
Thomasine "Tome" Nichols
Jan 10, 2009
Thomasine Nichols, 77, of Cove, died Jan. 10 at her home. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Calvary Baptist Church in Cove. Thomasine, or Tome, was born April 21, 1931, to Oscar Alexander and Thelma Alvira (Thomas) Larson in Wasaw, Wis. Tome had a 30-year career in electronics and retired from Boeing in April 1994. She...
Pearl Alice Terry
Jan 10, 2009
Pearl Alice (McCoy) Bacon Terry, 88, of La Grande, died Jan. 10 at Wildflower Lodge. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise. Burial will follow at the Enterprise Cemetery. Pearl was born July 29, 1920, to Austin Nelson and Ada Lois (Hamilton) McCoy. She attended grade school at the Chapman School...
Robert L. Goode Cornelius
Jan 8, 2009
Robert L. Goode Cornelius, 56, of La Grande, died Jan. 8 of natural causes at his home with his wife, Iva, at his side. Robert was born Nov. 17, 1952, to Tom and Virginia Cornelius in Prescott, Ariz. Robert moved around a lot as a young man, but eventually ended up in La Grande, where he attended school and...
Donald Dean Hamann
Jan 8, 2009
Donald Dean "Don" Hamann, age 69, of Cove, died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church. Committal and interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Don...
Linda C. Hagen
Jan 8, 2009
Linda C. Hagen, 59, of Appleton, Wis., and formerly of Elgin, died peacefully Jan. 8 at her home. A funeral service was held Jan. 11 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waupaca, Wis., with the Rev. Dr. Charles Tews officiating. Burial followed at Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Farmington, Wis. Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca was in charge of...
Dr. Chad Dalton Lusk
Jan 8, 2009
Dr. Chad Dalton Lusk, age 62, of La Grande, passed away January 8, 2009 in his home where he was surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the La Grande High School Auditorium. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Dr. Lusk was born...
Milton "Cub" Harrison Culp
Jan 7, 2009
Milton Harrison "Cub" Culp, 89, of Hermiston and formerly of Elgin, died Jan. 7 at Deana's Adult Foster Home in Irrigon. Graveside funeral services with military honors will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at the Hermiston Cemetery. Milton was born Aug. 12, 1919, to Willis and Myrtle Rice Culp in Spokane. Milton owned and operated a sawmill in Elgin....
Reba Clark
Jan 6, 2009
Reba Clark, 87, of Beaverton and formerly of Union County, died Jan. 6 from complications of Parkinson's disease. A graveside memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hillcrest Cemetery in La Grande. Reba's niece, Terry Thomas, will officiate. Reba was born July 10, 1921, in North Powder to Bertrand and Mary Kail. She was raised in...
Jon Eric Christensen
Jan 6, 2009
Jon Eric Christensen, 44, of Summerville, died Jan. 6 at Grande Ronde Hospital of natural causes. A celebration of life begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in La Grande. A potluck meal and reception will follow at the church. Jon was born Dec. 17, 1964, to Gail Wickman and Richard Christensen in Portland. Jon grew up...
Betty J. (Philbrick) Briggs
Jan 2, 2009
Betty J. (Philbrick) Briggs, 80, of Elgin, died Jan. 2. A memorial service will be held in the spring in her honor. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Betty was born April 13, 1928, to Joseph and Mary (Hughes) Philbrick in Detroit, Mich. She went to Stronghurst High School in Stronghurst, Ill. Being a military wife, she...
Ann Marie Ryan
Dec 31, 2008
Ann Marie Ryan, 60, of Coquille and formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 31 at home of heart failure. A celebration of life will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at the Coquille Community Building, 115 N. Birch in Coquille. Myrtle Grove Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. Ann was born Dec. 28, 1948, to Laurence "Bud" Ryan and...
William "Bill" L. Smith
Dec 31, 2008
William L. "Bill" Smith, 79, formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 31 in Portland with his three daughters at his side. A funeral mass was celebrated Jan. 10 at Holy Apostles Catholic Church in Meridian, Idaho. Burial followed at Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens. Bill was born Sept. 4, 1929, in Pocatello, Idaho. He was one of four children born...
Wesley Frederick Taal
Dec 30, 2008
Wesley Frederick Taal, age 92, of La Grande, died December 30, 2008 in Walla Walla, Washington. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge in La Grande. If for some reason the Eagles Lodge is unavailable and updated location will be published later. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral,...
Phillip Gregory Blais
Dec 28, 2008
Phillip Gregory Blais, 94, formerly of Union County, died Dec. 28 in Meridian, Idaho. His funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Burial will follow in the North Powder Cemetery. Following the service, friends are invited to join the family for refreshments at the Wolf Creek Grange Hall...
John Raymond Atwood
Dec 28, 2008
John Raymond Atwood, 82, died Sunday, December 28 at his home in La Grande following a long illness. A service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Daniels~Knopp, Funeral Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 Seventh Street, La Grande. Viewing hours will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Daniels~Knopp. John R. Atwood was born...
