Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR

Oct 12, 2007

Steven Douglas Gooderham, 62, of Vancouver, Wash., and formerly of La Grande died Oct. 12 at the Veterans Hospital in Portland. A military service was held at the Willamette National Cemetery Oct. 17. Steven was born on May 30, 1945, to Wayne and Lois in La Grande. In 1952 his mother married Alfred Martens and the family moved to...

Oct 11, 2007

Patricia Karen Cox, age 66, of Cove, died October 11, 2007 in Boise, Idaho. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cove Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Monday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street. Mrs. Cox was born on November 18,...

Oct 11, 2007

Larry Flanagan, age 71, of La Grande died Thursday, October 11, 2007 in Boise, Idaho. A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 22, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street. Larry was born in Wilbur, Washington on July 24, 1936. He grew up on a farm at the foot of Mt....

Oct 11, 2007

Vivian June (Carpenter) Lassley, 81, formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 11 in Sweet Home from dementia.  She was surrounded by her husband, Jack, and her children.

Vivian was born in La Grande and lived here until she married.  Her husband is also from La Grande.

A full obituary will be available later.

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Oct 7, 2007

Dillie Marie Miller, age 94, of La Grande, died October 7, 2007 at her home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street. Committal and interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Mrs. Miller was born on November 12, 1912, the daughter f Bird...

Oct 6, 2007

Albert Glenn Uhrig, 81, of Elgin, died Oct. 6, at his home on Stubblefield Mountain of natural causes. Services were held Oct. 10. Glenn was born May 12, 1926, to Albert and Ethel Seay Uhrig in Weiser, Idaho. He was the eldest of four brothers. Glenn was a veteran of the United States Army, serving his country during the...

Oct 3, 2007

Lyle Walter Headley, age 80, of La Grande, died October 3, 2007 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the La Grande Church of the Nazarene. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Headley was born on July 7, 1927, the son of Clarence and...

Oct 2, 2007

Randall Dean Conrad, 57, of Union, died unexpectedly at the Grande Ronde Hospital Oct. 2. The VFW will present a ceremony in honor of Mr. Conrad at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Union Cemetery. All people who would like to attend are welcome. He was born on Aug 31, 1950, to Robert and Camille Conrad in La...

Oct 1, 2007

Mildred Lucille Smart, 92, formerly of La Grande, died Monday, October 1, at a care center in Salem. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19 at the La Grande Seventh Day Adventist Church. Private interment was held at the Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Mrs. Smart was born on June 11, 1915 in Evansville, Indiana...

Oct 1, 2007

Alvin Wayne Stitt, 90, of Portland and formerly of La Grande died Oct. 1. A funeral service will be held Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3722 NE Going St. in Portland. Alvin was born July 1, 1917, in La Grand. He moved to Portland in 1937 and served in the US Army during...

Sep 30, 2007

Richard "Dick" R. Weber, 77, of La Grande died Sept. 30 at his home. At Dick's request, there will be no services Dick was born Dec. 10, 1929, to Otto P. and Jewel B. (Cunningham)Weber in Wellston, Okla. He and his sister, Chrissy, later moved with their mom to Ventura, Calif., where they grew up. Dick later joined the...

Sep 29, 2007

Stephen Wariner, 49, of Sisters and of North Powder, died in a traffic accident in Pyles Canyon outside of Union Sept. 29. Celebration of life services will begin at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Chapel in the Pines at Camp Sherman. Stephen was born Aug. 9, 1958, to Lee Roy and Norma Wariner in Fairbanks, Alaska. He graduated...

Sep 29, 2007

Gwendolyn Marise Watson, 66, of New Plymouth, Idaho, died Sept. 29 at her home. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the Highway Assembly of God in Fruitland, Idaho. Burial will follow at Parkview Cemetery in New Plymouth, Idaho Gwendolyn was born on Dec. 6, 1940 to Ted and Ida (Celestine) Hixson in Baker City. She married...

Sep 28, 2007

John Ray Heitz, 67, of Island City, died at his home Sept. 28 from mesothelioma. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Island City. A viewing will precede the service beginning at 9 a.m. John was born Sept. 7, 1940, to John Helmic and Vera W. Heitz in...

Sep 25, 2007

Grace Bertha Halliday, age 75, of La Grande, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest East Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Friday from...

Sep 25, 2007

Janice "Jannie" Lynn Hindman, formerly of La Grande, died of natural causes on Sept. 25 at her home in Lincoln City. Funeral services began at 11 a.m. Sunday at Pacific View Memorial Chapel in Lincoln City. Family and friends are invited to attend a remembrance gathering Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the home of Ray and Carol...

Sep 25, 2007

James Leonard "Jim" Rogers, 66, of La Grande, died of natural causes while cutting wood on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, September 29, at the First Presbyterian Church. Jim was born on February 16, 1941, in Priest River, Idaho, to Lawrence and Ella (Guptil) Rogers. He married Shirley Bernice Olson on July...

Sep 24, 2007

Blaine Evans Allen, 68, of Haines, died Sept. 24 peacefully at his home. Visitation will run from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday with the funeral service following at noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Hughes Lane in Baker City. Vault interment will be held at the Haines Cemetery immediately following the funeral service. Blaine...

Sep 23, 2007

Mary Blanche Loudermilk, 96, of La Grand, died at a local care center Sept. 23. A graveside service will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Grandview Cemetery. Mary was born on Nov. 3, 1910, to Jay Nutin and Stella Magdeline (Vaughon) Brown in Beaumont, Texas. She married Willard Jess Loudermilk Feb. 2, 1931, in Los Angeles. They had three...

Sep 22, 2007

Evelyn Hagey, 96, died Sept. 22 at her home in La Grande. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth Street. Evelyn was born Sept. 17, 1911 to Royal David and Bernice Comstock Jones in Cove. In 1933 she married James Howard. He died in 1936. She married Floyd...