Joseph F. Teixeira

Joseph. F. Teixeira, 84, of La Grande, died Oct. 7 at Grande Ronde Hospital.

A celebration of life for Joseph Teixeira, of La Grande, who died Oct. 7, will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion Post 43 at Fir and Jefferson.

Joe was born Nov. 4, 1924, on the family dairy farm in Bolinas, Calif. He married Elsie Ventura in 1948 and had two children, Rich and Elsie Jr. They later divorced, and he married Audrey Newton in 1970.

He worked for the Tiburon and Mill Valley School District until moving to La Grande in 1978. He then worked for the

La Grande School District until he retired in 1987.

He loved to camp, fish, hunt, play pool and darts. Also he did a lot of wood carving.

He is survived by his wife, Audrey; son, Rick and his wife, Sharon Teixeira, of Fargo, N.D., Elsie and her husband, George Murphy, of California; stepchildren, Judy and her husband, Sheldon Goldstein, of Imbler, Cathy and her husband, Ray Crapo, of La Grande, Bud Newton and his companion, Sheri Rayburn, of La Grande and Ron and his wife, Kim Newton, of Sherwood; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Irene Teixeria and Christina Silveria.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

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