Juanita "Nita" R. Witty

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Juanita R. "Nita" Witty, age 71, a longtime resident of La Grande,
died June 18, 2004 at her home. A celebration of life will be conducted Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 2pm in the Loveland Funeral Chapel. Following the services, friends are invited to join with the family at Riverside Park for a potluck and time of sharing.

Mrs. Witty was born August 20, 1932, in Drewsey. She was the daughter of Ray and Christian Hennings Masterson. She was raised and educated in Burns and graduated from high school in Burns. She had lived and worked in Burns after high school. She married Duane Witty on October 7, 1956 in Minden, Nevada. The couple came to the Grande Ronde Valley in the late 1950's and had lived in Elgin, Imbler and Cove before settling in La Grande. Mrs. Witty had cooked at the Imbler Cafe, the La Grande Sale Yard and the Truck Stop, before beginning work at Fleetwood Manufacturing in 1973. She was a lead supervisor in the cabinet department at Fleetwood and worked there until her retirement in August of 1995.

She greatly enjoyed camping and spending time on the Snake River, as well as rock hounding and gathering firewood. She enjoyed yard work and her flower garden and was an avid Portland Trail Blazer fan. She also enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Duane Witty; six children and their spouses, Keith and Cami Bebb of Portland and Nona Rudolph, also of Portland, Christy and Rick Le Fever, Steve and Tracy Witty, Teresa Johnson and Sam Witty, all of La Grande; 13 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Her parents and two sisters died earlier.

Memorials may be directed to the Union County Senior Center.