Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Joanne Steffson
Dec 18, 2007
JoAnne Steffson, 70, of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died in Portland on Dec. 18. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Jan. 26 at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A complete obituary will be published later
Craig Kenneth Follett
Dec 13, 2007
Craig Kenneth Follett, age 59, of Elgin, died December 13, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. The family will hold a private service at a later date. To sign the online guest book visit: www.danielsknopp.com. Craig was born on August 26, 1948, the son of Warren and Annie (Sanderson) Follett in La Grande. He worked as a glass installer...
Verna Della Elder
Dec 11, 2007
Verna Elder, age 87, of La Grande, went peacefully home to be with the Lord on December 11, 2007 at her home where she had lived for 63 years, of natural causes. The daughter of Hubert and Edna (Martin) Walters was born on September 24, 1920 in Mendon, Adams County, Illinois. Verna married Verl "Mick" Madison Elder on May...
Barbara Lee Jacobs
Dec 7, 2007
Barbara Lee Jacobs, age 74, of La Grande and formerly of Pocatello, Idaho, died December 7, 2007 at a foster home in La Grande. A funeral service and interment will be held in Pocatello, Idaho on Thursday, December 13, 2007. Local arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Mrs. Jacobs was born on March 16,...
Andy Louis Preston
Dec 6, 2007
Andy Louis Preston, age 76, of Elgin died December 6, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. He was born November 26, 1931 to Bertha and Charles Nelson Preston at Prairie City. He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 15 and after his honorable discharge he worked at several sawmills in Oregon and Northern California. Following...
Clifton "Duck" Leroy Slack
Dec 5, 2007
Clifton "Duck" Leroy Slack, age 94, of Perry, died December 5, 2007 at Upper Perry, Oregon. A funeral service will be held on December 8, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. A dinner get together for family and friends will be held at Calvary Chapel, 1433 Jefferson,...
Mya Nicole Marie Baxter
Dec 3, 2007
Mya Nicole Marie Baxter, 8, of North Powder, died of natural causes Dec. 3 at her home. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the Faith Center, 10300 South D St. in Island City. Mya was born April 29, 1999, in Portland. Starting out weak in life, she soon became a strong and beautiful little...
Joe Ann Carnes
Dec 2, 2007
Joe Ann Carnes, 88, of Baker City and formerly of North Powder and Union, died Dec. 2 at her home after a long illness. Joe Ann requested that there not be a memorial service. Joe Ann was born Oct. 6, 1919, to Frank Burrell and LaVern Kurz in Portland. The family moved to San Francisco and later to the...
Janet Marion Farnam
Nov 30, 2007
Janet Marion Farnam, 80, of La Grande, died Nov. 30 at a local care center. There will be a private memorial and celebration of her life. Janet was born in Salem on Aug. 24, 1927, to Thomas and Marion (Wheeler) Rilea. She grew up in Salem and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in business. She...
Lillie Leona Waldrop
Nov 29, 2007
Lillie Leona Waldrop, 95, of La Grande, died on Nov. 29, in Vicksburg, Miss. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the La Grande Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Gekeler Lane. A viewing runs from noon to 1 p.m. Lillie was born on March 21, 1912, to Theodore and...
Richard Walter Satterlee
Nov 27, 2007
Richard "Dick" Walter Satterlee, 84, of Yuma, Ariz., and formerly of La Grande, died Nov. 27 in Yuma. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Aug. 2 at the Island City City Hall. A luncheon will follow. Dick was born Feb. 10, 1923, to Doreene and Walter Satterlee. He went to high school in Silverton and joined the...
Dr. Stephen William Carper
Nov 27, 2007
Dr. Stephen William Carper, 49, died Nov. 27 of a massive stroke while at work in his cancer research lab at UNLV. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Greek Orthodox Church, 2618 W. Bannock St. in Boise with Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes officiating. A Trisagion service will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Alden-Waggoner...
Ruth Myrtle Loock
Nov 26, 2007
Ruth Myrtle Loock, 88, of La Grande, died Nov. 26 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin a 10 a.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel& Crematory, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande. Ruth was born Nov. 9, 1919, in Grafton, Neb., to Sylvan Pierson and Vera Bradley. Her family moved to Lyle, Wash., then to Hermiston, where...
David John Walker
Nov 26, 2007
David John Walker, age 51, of La Grande, died Monday, November 26, 2007 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 3, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. David was born on October 4, 1956, the son of David Lee and Betty (Belk) Walker in Cottage Grove, Oregon where...
Alson B. Coles
Nov 25, 2007
Alson B. Coles, age 73, of La Grande, died November 25, 2007 of natural causes at the Grande Ronde Hospital. At this time there are no plans for a public service. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Mr. Coles was born on January 15, 1934 in Haines, Oregon to Clayton and Loda Coles. He...
Massonn Alexander James Reagan
Nov 23, 2007
Massonn Alexander James Reagan, the 14 month old son of James Calvin "J.C" and Kendal (Warnock Reagan, all of La Grande, went to be an angel in heaven on November 23, 2007 at the home of his great grandparents in Caldwell, Idaho. Although Massonn's life on earth was short, he brought joy and laughter to all who knew him....
James Logan Cooper
Nov 23, 2007
James Logan Cooper, 93, of La Grande, died Nov. 23 at Grande Ronde Retirement Center. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in the Kingdom Hall in La Grande. Jim was born Feb. 7, 1914, in Benton County, Mo. He attended college in Greeley, Colo., and volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1939, retiring...
Ellen Haefer
Nov 23, 2007
Ellen Haefer, 88, of Boise and formerly of La Grand and Baker City, died Nov. 23 in Kuna, Idaho, at the Kuna Living Center. A graveside service began at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Ellen was born June 5, 1919, to Herbert and Esther Lane Green in Baker City. She married Willard...
Eugene E. Chapman
Nov 21, 2007
Eugene E. Chapman, 74, of Elgin, died Nov. 21 at the Veterans Hospital in Portland. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Elgin Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held in the summer. Eugene was born Aug. 4, 1933, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to Lawrence and Hazel (Orwig) Chapman. He enlisted in the Army in...
Charlotte Jones
Nov 20, 2007
Charlotte Jones, age 91, of Island City, died Tuesday at her home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 26, 2007 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street, at 2:00 p.m. Private interment will be held at the Grandview Cemetery. Mrs. Jones was born on August 17, 1916, the daughter of Clyde and...
