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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Beatrice "Bea" L. Parmele
Jul 29, 2007
Beatrice "Bea" L. Parmele, 82, of Cove, died July 29 at Grande Ronde Hospital. There will be no service as per Bea's request. Bea was born March 29, 1925, to Bernice and Dora Cooper in Portland. She married Donald Parmele Aug. 20, 1945 in Portland. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her family, gardening and numerous pets including her...
Dan Thomas Carroll
Jul 28, 2007
Dan Thomas Carroll, 38, of La Grande, died July 28 at his home. Viewing will be from 4 to 7 tonight and from 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Island City Cemetery. Dan was born March 31, 1969, to David Carroll and Vera Benson in...
Virginia Shaffer Roper
Jul 27, 2007
Virginia Shaffer Roper, 81, of Denver and formerly of La Grande died July 27 in Denver. A memorial service will be Aug. 10 at Horan and McConaty Chapel in Colorado. Virginia was born April 1926 to Pearland Leo Westenskow in La Grande. She graduated from La Grande High School and became a legal secretary, working for lawyers in La...
Phyllis Knight
Jul 26, 2007
Phyllis Knight, age 70 of La Grande, died Thursday, July 26, 2007 at her home. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2007 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Viewing will be held from 9:00 until noon at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Knight...
Laurie Dolores Turner
Jul 26, 2007
Laurie Dolores Turner, 65, of Redmond and formerly of La Grande, died July 26. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at her home. Laurie was born April 26, 1942, to Stanley and Jeanette Brown Mann in McMinnville. She married Darrell G. Turner on Jan. 23, 1961, in Boise. She worked as a sales assistant to...
Fred W. Kinnick
Jul 25, 2007
Fred W. Kinnick, 81, of La Grande, died July 25 at Grande Ronde Hospital. The family has requested that no services be held. Fred was born on May 12, 1926, to William and Lupe Kinnick in Livingston, Mont. He married Jackie Donaldson on Nov. 2, 1959, in Las Vegas, and served in World War II. He worked in logging...
Derease "Dee" Bones
Jul 24, 2007
Derease "Dee" Bones, 80 of Reedsport and formerly of Union, died July 24 at Reedsport Lower Umpqua Extended Care Hospital of complications related to breast cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Elks Wapiti Park up Drift Creek in Lincoln City. Derease was born Oct. 16, 1926 to Flossie May (Gaylor) and...
Mary A. Rost
Jul 24, 2007
Mary A. Rost, 63 of La Grande died July 24 of natural causes. A celebration of life will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, 1308 Washington Ave., La Grande. Mary was born Jan. 11, 1944, to John F. and Agnes M. (Haney) Dorsch in Stevens Point, Wis. She was raised in Redmond and graduated from...
Grace Edvalson
Jul 23, 2007
Grace Edvalson, 99, of Richland, Washington died July 23, 2007 at the home of her granddaughter, Hope Houck, in Richland. Grace was born November 10, 1907 at Cove, Oregon to Caroline Jensen Halling and Peter Jorgensen Halling. She moved with the family to Union, Oregon in 1909, where she spent most of her life. She lived in Baker City,...
Helen Isabelle Mc Nabb
Jul 18, 2007
Helen Isabelle "Issie" McNabb, age 89, of La Grande, died after a long, active life on July 18, 207 at a local care center of natural causes with family by her side. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Grande Ronde Retirement Residence Center. Mrs. McNabb was born in Jacksonville,...
Hank Willliams
Jul 18, 2007
Hank Williams, Jr., age 66, of La Grande, died July 18, 2007 at his home. A graveside service will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 23, 2007 at the Summerville Cemetery. A gathering for family and friends will follow. Hank was born on April 26, 1941, the son of Henry Jackson and Verna Neona (Shaffer) Williams in La...
Michael Duane Wright
Jul 18, 2007
Michael Duane Wright, age 63, of La Grande and formerly of Union, died July 18, 2007 at his home. At his request there will be no public services. Michael was born on July 26, 1943, the son of Willis Pershing and Hazel Ruth (Arvidson) Wright in Walla Walla, Washington. After graduation from high school he served with the United...
Glennis M. Marx
Jul 13, 2007
Glennis M. Marx, 89, of La Grande, passed away, July 13, 2007 at a local foster care facility. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street. Committal and interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until...
Helen Gekeler Stitzel
Jul 13, 2007
Helen Gekeler Stitzel, 91, of Ontario and formerly of La Grande, died July 13 at Holy Rosary Medical Center in Ontario. At her request there will be no public services. The family will have a private service at a later date. Helen was born Jan. 26, 1916, to William R. and Tina A. Gekeler in Auburn, Wash. She was...
Virgil Vaughn Barton
Jul 10, 2007
Virgil Vaughn Barton died July 10, 2007 at age 84. Mr. Barton was born Dec. 3, 1922 in Promise. He served in the Army during World War II and was a logger who lived most of his life in La Grande. He moved to Gresham last year. Survivors include include his daughters, Linda Wheeler, Norma Rieke and Linda Anderson;...
Robert "Mac" Charles Mcfarland
Jul 10, 2007
Robert Charles "Mac" McFarland, age 89, of La Grande, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at a local care facility. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Private interment will be at the Enterprise Cemetery. Mac was born on September 24, 1917, the son of Robert...
Kenneth L. Smith
Jul 10, 2007
Kenneth L. Smith, 78, died July 10 at the Veterans Hospital in Seattle after a lengthy illness. A funeral service was held on July 16 in Kirkland, Wash. He was born on Nov. 23, 1928, in La Grande. Ken barbered for many years in the Bothel area of Seattle. He was also a tree-topper in Northeast Seattle for many...
Lauretta Cross
Jul 9, 2007
Lauretta Cross, 85, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of La Grande and Enterprise, died July 9 at Walla Walla General Hospital. Services were conducted by Pastor Jeff Siegel at the Enterprise Cemetery July 14. Lauretta was born June 19, 1922 to James Everett and Etta Rebecca Rachau in La Grande. They lived on Pumpkin Ridge and later in Minam. In...
Derek Ralph Nelson
Jul 9, 2007
Derek Ralph Nelson, 44, formerly of La Grande, died at home surrounded by family and friends July 9. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Tacoma Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on South 12th and Pearl in Tacoma. Following services and a reception, burial will be at Haven of Rest Cemetery...
Lee Wahlstrom
Jul 7, 2007
Lee Wahlstrom, 72, of Eugene and formerly of La Grande, died July 10 of cancer. Memorial services begin at 11 a.m. Saturday July 14 at the First Christian Church in Eugene. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Aug 2 at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Lee was born March 18, 1935, to Theresa and Herbert Wahlstrom in Superior, Wis....
