Island City, Oregon Wilbur Paul Landers Wilbur Paul Landers, 96, died in Wenatchee, Wash., Oct. 15. Funeral services will take place at the LDS Church in Island City at 1 p.m Saturday. Viewings will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel and noon until 12:50 p.m. Saturday prior to the funeral. […]
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Daniels Valley Funeral Chapel for Arlie Bartmess, 1705 U Ave., who died Friday at Grande Ronde Hospital. The Rev. Roger Patrow of Zion Lutheran Church will officiate. Vault interment and concluding services will follow at 2:30 P.M. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker. Mr. Bartmess,
Mrs. Mina Adeline Standley, 86, La Grande died at a local rest home Wednesday following an extended illness. Born May 11, 1885 in Summerville, she lived her lifetime in the area. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Union County Fair Board, and the La Grande Mavericks club. In former years, she was an
Union, Oregon David Duane Straight, 63, of Jacksonville, Fla., and formerly of Union and La Grande, died Nov. 3 in Jacksonville. Following cremation, his ashes will be returned to Alaska in the spring. Mr. Straight was born April 21, 1943, to H. David and Dorothy Anne Straight. He was raised in Union and lived in
Union, Union County, Oregon Former Resident Passes Away in Union Dec. 22 Friends of Mrs. Mattie Ethel Hughey were shocked to hear of her death Monday morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Phillips, in Union. She had been ill the past five weeks and last week left La Grande for
La Grande, Union County, Oregon La Grande, Jan.5 (Special)–Mrs. Martha B. Ackley, second white child to be born in La Grande, died here at the age of 89 years, all of them spent in this city. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lane came to La Grande in August, 1862, and took up thier residence
1908-2003 Elvie I. Parks Rizor, 94, a longtime Union resident, died March 28, in Eugene, Oregon. A service will start a 1 p. m. Wednesday in Union at the United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jerry Peters will officiate. Burial will follow in the Union Cemetery. Friends may call for viewing between 3 and 7 p.
Virgil Albert Choate, 94, of La Grande died Sept. 2 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St. Burial will follow at the Summerville Cemetery. Mr. Choate was born July 7, 1910, to Thelbert A. and Mattie Hallgarth Choate
La Grande, Oregon Olga Marie Rollins, 91, of La Grande, died March 4 at a local care home. A private family memorial service was held March 7 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Loveland Funeral Chapel. Olga was born July 3, 1915, to Edwin M. and Hannah Mabel (Miltzpaw) Jensen.
Aileen McDonald, 86, of La Grande, died Friday at Valley View Care Center. Mrs. McDonald was born April 15, 1900 to Charles and Rhoda (Austin) Riggs at Pumpkin Ridge near Summerville. On Jan. 1, 1921, she married George Wesley McDonald at Summerville. They owned and operated McDonald Electric in La Grande until her husband’s death
R. L. Harris of this city received a message last night giving the brief announcement of the death of his sister, Mrs. Lula Shuey, in an auto accident at La Grande, Ore. Mrs. Shuey, who is survived by her husband and two children, is well known in Ellensburg, having lived her practically all of her
La Grande, Oregon Don D. Turner, known as “Coach D,” 76, formerly of La Grande, died April 18 at his home in Bella Vista, Ark. A memorial service will be conducted Wednesday in Bella Vista. Mr. Turner was born Dec. 12, 1930, to Ralph H. and Ella (Jebb) Turner in Monmouth, Ill. In his youth
La Grande, Oregon Mary Benge, 92, died June 21 in La Grande. A memorial service will be held at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday. A potluck will follow at the Heppner Elks Club. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mary was born April 9, 1915, in Coffey, Mo., to Claude
Samuel B. Warnock, pioneer of Day Ridge, died Friday, November 11, 1927, at La Grande, where he had gone a few days before for treatment for Bright’s disease. He had been in poor health for several months and with his wife had spent the summer and fall at the warm springs on Joseph Creek. About
Darleen “Cookie” Keeney, 64, of La Grande, died Sept. 9 at her home of natural causes. There will be a memorial service on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Victory Christian Center, 1020 Jefferson Ave. in La Grande. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Cookie was born on Dec. 25, 1942, to
L. George Chadwick, 90, of Union, a former Baker County resident, died May 1, 2006, at his home. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., in La Grande. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Union Baptist Church. Private
W.G. McDonald Stricken At Pythian Gathering Wesley G. McDonald, owner of the McDonald Electric company at La Grande, suffered a stroke while attending the district convention of the Knight of Pythias last night in KP hall. Taken to Grande Ronde hospital, he had not recovered consciousness this morning, and friends report that according to his
Summerville, Union County, Oregon Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Summerville for Mrs. Millie E. Myers who passed away at a La Grande hospital Saturday night. Mrs. Meyers was the mother of Mrs. Wayne Crow, of Tracy, Calif., who had been with her for several weeks. Mrs. Meyers was born at Hutchinson, Kansas, March
La Grande, Oregon Kody Bonham Cannon, 3, died July 29 in La Grande. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Kody was born March 16, 2004, in La Grande. His family says that Kody was a happy boy who, no matter what, had a smile on his face. Kody enjoyed the outdoors,
La Grande, Oregon John Francis Shepherd, 67, of The Dalles and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 8, at his home of cancer. Mr. Shepherd was born July 28, 1939, to John and Francis May Furgason Shepherd in La Grande. He graduated high school in Portland, and served in the Army from 1958 until 1962.
