La Grande, Oregon Joanne Kaye Price, 73, died July 13 in her home in Hermiston. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hermiston Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be at noon Monday at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Mrs. Price was born Jan. 16, 1933 in Fresno, Calif. to […]
Formerly of La Grande Rev. Theodore “Ted” S. Okland, 68, of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died at Hopewell Hospice House in Portland Sept. 3. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in La Grande. The Rev. Okland lived in La Grande during most of his retirement years. A complete
La Grande, Oregon Michael Gene Cleveland, 34, of La Grande died Aug. 1 at Grande Ronde Hospital of natural causes. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday Aug. 5 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St. Mr. Cleveland was born July 25, 1972, to Robert and Deborah Beickel Cleveland in Medford.
La Grande, Union County, Oregon Charles Reynolds, of pioneer family dies Chas. H. Reynolds, prominent member of one of La Grande’s pioneer families died Wednesday evening September 2nd at a local hospital. He was 78. Mr. Reynolds was born on December 29, 1891 in La Grande, the son of James and Lulu Childers Reynolds. He
Donna “Fern” Culley, 90, of La Grande, a former longtime Baker City resident, died April 1, 2006, at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. There will be a celebration of her life at 11 a.m. Friday at the New Life Center in La Grande. Committal and interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in
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
La Grande, Oregon Kathryn Fae Davis of La Grande and formerly of St. Paul, died April 2 at a local care home. Kathryn was born in St. Helens to Fae and Lillie Irene (Rich) Harford. Her father died when she was a young girl, and her mother later remarried Tom Blum, who became a big
La Grande, Union County, Oregon Mrs. Ada May Cooper, 62, of Portland died May 29 at the U. S. naval hospital at Astoria, following a long illness. The Cooper family moved to La Grande in 1924, and lived here until they moved to Portland in 1941. Mrs. Cooper will be remembered as the mother of
Elgin, Oregon Raymond Elmer Jordan, 86, Elgin, died Dec. 26 at a La Grande care center. At his request, no services will be conducted. Mr. Jordan was born May 18, 1920, to Mark and Ethel (Masters) Jordan to Taylor, N.Y. He worked as a custodian/dispatcher in industrial buildings. He was a veteran of the U.S.
La Grande, Union County, Oregon William Jasper Irwin, 1907 Oak Street, La Grande, died Sunday morning in a La Grande hospital after a long illness. He was 70 years old. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 26 at the Daniels funeral home with Rev. Gene Robinson officiating. Burial will be in the
La Grande, Oregon Doris Gake Buckley Doris Gake Buckley, 75, of Phoenix, Ariz., and formerly of La Grande and Wallowa County, died Jan. 25 at a care home in Phoenix. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise. Mrs. Buckley was born in La Grande Sept. 18, 1931,
Kenneth Gordon Young, 74, of Cove died March 13 at Grande Ronde Hospital of heart failure. Gravesite services will begin at 1 p.m. May 24 at the Cove Cemetery. Friends and relatives may sign the guest registry at www.danielsknopp.com. Kenneth was born May 24, 1933, to Fred and Laura Ackerman Young in Baker City. He
Island City, Oregon James “Jim” William Wilson, 72, died Aug. 5 at his home in La Grande. A celebration of life potluck begins at 1 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Island City City Hall. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. The Observer – August 7, 2008 ______________________________ James “Jim” William Wilson,
Pioneer Farmer Passes Away Enos Fisher Of Summerville, Laid To Rest Came To La Grande When There Were Few Signs Of Civilization – Has Made Progress The funeral of Enos Fisher, well known pioneer farmer of the Summerville district, was held this morning, interment being in the Summerville cemetery. Mr. Fisher had been bedfast about
William “Tuck” Conley, 75, county maintenance employe of 2707 N. Fourth St., died Wednesday at Grande Ronde hospital. Services will be at Daniels Funeral Home, Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. Danny Pyles will officiate and burial will be in Island City Cemetery. Mr. Conley was born in the Sand Ridge area of Union County and
Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Marilyn Marie Diehl, 66, of Pendleton, a former Baker City resident, died Dec. 31, 2005, at Willowbrook Terrace in Pendleton. Her funeral will be scheduled later in Baker City. Disposition was by cremation. Mrs. Diehl was born on June 10, 1939, at Baker City to John and Vera Speelman Bond.
Friends Mourn Mable Thompson Imnaha, Oregon Mrs. Mabel V. Thompson daughter of Henry and Ella Creasey who came to Wallowa County at the age of eight years with her mother, Ella Rodriguez, passed away at Valley View Manor in La Grande, on Thursday May 18, 1967. She had been a patient there for the past
Annie Beddes O’Neil, 91, of Junction City and formerly of La Grande, died March 13 of age-related causes. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene. Burial will follow. A visitation will precede from 10 a.m. to noon at Lane Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Elgin
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
Effie Slack Dies At Summerville Mrs. Effie Slack, 1306 Fourth street, died Sunday morning in her son’s home in Summerville. She was 69 years old. She had been ill for a long time. Mrs. Slack had lived in Union county all of her life. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and a
