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Inez  W. Denning

Inez W. Denning

Dec 20, 2007

Inez W. Denning died December 20, 2007 in Salem, Oregon after an extended illness. Funeral services were held on Friday, December 28, 2007 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Inez was born on April 16, 1924 in Dayton, Washington to Melvin and Florence Marks. The family moved to Cove when she was a young child. She married...

Lynn  L. Gregory

Lynn L. Gregory

Dec 20, 2007

Lynn Gregory, age 68, of Elgin, died Thursday at his home. A service will be held on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Christian Church. Committal and interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Mr. Gregory was born on July 12, 1939, the son...

Betty  Marjorie Ragsdale

Betty Marjorie Ragsdale

Dec 20, 2007

Betty Marjorie Ragsdale, age 86, of La Grande, died Thursday, December 20, 2007 in Walla Walla. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street. The Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Valley...

Catherine  Audna Mcneil

Catherine Audna Mcneil

Dec 20, 2007

Catherine Audna McNeil, age 90, of La Grande, died December 20, 2007. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the La Grande Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. McNeil was born on January 13, 1917, the daughter of Walter and Laura (Wittenburg) Winburn in Des Moines, Iowa. The family moved to the...

Shirley  Anne Gorbett

Shirley Anne Gorbett

Dec 19, 2007

Shirley Anne Gorbett, 76, of Cove, died Dec. 19 at a local care center. A celebration of life begins at 1 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church, 1702 Sixth St., in La Grande. Shirley was born on Sept. 14, 1931, in Bakersfield, Calif., to Charles and Gladys (Cunningham) Thomas. She married Homer Gorbett in June 1973, in Fresno,...

Amy  Lynne Hoyt

Amy Lynne Hoyt

Dec 19, 2007

Amy Lynn Hoyt, 50, of Mina, Nev., and formerly of Eastern Oregon, died Dec. 19 in an automobile accident in Mineral County, Nev. A memorial service will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Union Baptist Church in Union. The service will be officiated by her brother, Doug Hayes. Amy was born on Oct. 5, 1957, in Bend. She was...

Catherine  Elizabeth Coleman

Catherine Elizabeth Coleman

Dec 19, 2007

Catherine Elizabeth Coleman Our Mom, grandmother, aunt and friend was born to James and Francis Beers on December 18, 1919, in East St. Louis, Illinois. She married Wayne Coleman on October 8, 1939. Mom died surrounded by close family on December 19, 2007. She was preceded in death by twin daughters, husband and two sisters. Children are Ronald Wayne...

Joann "Jody" Daniels Steffensen

Joann "Jody" Daniels Steffensen

Dec 18, 2007

JoAnn "Jody" Daniels Steffensen, 70, formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 18 at Regency Gresham in Gresham after a two-year fight with brain tumors and C.O.P.D. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. JoAnn, or Jody as most people knew her, was born April 8, 1937, to Charles and Elfie...

Joanne Steffson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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