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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Rex Lee Clinkenbeard
Jul 2, 2007
Rex Lee Clinkenbeard, 55, of La Grande lost a three-year battle with cancer at his home July 2. Rex was born Jan. 19, 1952, at Russell, Kan., to Fern Ilene (Harbaugh) and Kenneth Lowell Clinkenbeard. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1971. On Aug. 8, 1971, Rex married Laura Kay Ramsey of La Grande. Rex was an avid...
Ella Emma Adaila (Berner) Lauman
Jul 2, 2007
Ella Emma Adaila (Berner) Lauman, 92, of Marion died July 2 in La Grande of natural causes. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Marion Friends Church. She was born in Cummings County, Neb., on Sept. 7, 1914. She met and married her husband, Clifford W. Lauman, in Nebraska. They married on Feb. 12, 1929, and were married...
Terri Lynne (Gerlach) Searles
Jul 2, 2007
Terri Lynne (Gerlach) Searles, 48 of La Grande, died Monday, July 2, 2007 at St. Alphonsos Medical Center in Boise. A graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 10 at the Island City Cemetery. Terri was born July 16, 1958 in La Grande, the daughter of Harlin and La Velle (Hemphill) Gerlach. She was raised and educated...
Ona E. Harwood
Jul 1, 2007
Ona E. Harwood, 79, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of Elgin, died July 1 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Funeral services start at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church in Milton-Freewater. Concluding services and burial will be in the Summerville Cemetery at 4 p.m. Monday. Friends may pay their respects at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home...
Roy Pennington
Jun 26, 2007
Roy Pennington, age 71, of La Grande, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at his home. A graveside service will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Island City Cemetery on Friday, June 29, 2007. Roy was born on April 21, 1936, the son of Wesley Lawrence and Katie (Wilson) Pennington in La Grande. He graduated from La Grande High School...
Carolyn Rees Lovelace
Jun 25, 2007
Carolyn Rees Lovelace, 74, of Ontario and formerly of Cove, died of cancer June 25 at the home of her daughter, Rilla Lovelace Hanger, of Monroe, Wash. Her ashes will be spread at Cove Cemetery, followed by a family celebration of life at the Cove Pool at a time and date to be announced later. Born Feb. 18, 1933,...
Dorothy Julia Mclaughlin
Jun 24, 2007
Dorothy Julia McLaughlin, 95, formerly of Summerville and Union, died June 24, 2007, at Wilcox Arizona Nursing Home. A service will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Summerville Cemetery. Dorothy McLaughlin was born in Hastings, Neb., Jan. 14, 1912. She lived in Summerville from the early 1940s to the late 1960s. She lived in Union before...
Mary Ann Benge
Jun 21, 2007
Mary Ann Benge, age 92, of La Grande and formerly of Heppner, died June 21, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life graveside will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. A potluck will follow at the Heppner Elks Club. Mary was born April 9, 1915, in Coffey, MO to Claude and Ethel...
Judy Bernice Peterson
Jun 21, 2007
Judy Bernice Peterson, 61, of La Grande, died June 21 at her home. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Summerville Baptist Church. A private family burial will be held later Judy was born May 3, 1946. She enjoyed arts and crafts and made beautiful wreaths at Christmastime, family members said. She grew beautiful roses...
Donald Virgil Stitt
Jun 18, 2007
Donald Virgil Stitt, 92, of Woodburn and formerly of La Grande, died June 18 at the Cascade Park Retirement home in Woodburn. Funeral services were held June 27. Donald was born June 9, 1915, the third of six children, to Charles and Annie Stitt in La Grande. He grew up in La Grande and graduated from La Grande High...
Grace Eileen Flett-Gray
Jun 13, 2007
Grace Eileen Flett-Gray, 87, of Elgin, died June 13 at her home. Grace was born April 20, to William Dewey and Harriet Innes Foust in East Brady, Pa. They later moved to Oakmont, Pa. After graduating from high school, Grace enlisted in the Women's Army Corps and served in the Philippines and New Guinea from 1942 to 1945. She...
Dale Lester Miller
Jun 13, 2007
Dale Lester Miller, 66, died June 13 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at noon Saturday, June 23 at the Union Sportsmen's Club. A potluck lunch will be served afterward. Dale was born Dec. 19, 1940, to Lester and Ida Miller in La Grande. He was one of three children. He graduated from high school...
Archie Clinton Dunsmoor
Jun 9, 2007
Archie Clinton Dunsmoor, 84, of Eugene and formerly of La Grande died June 9. A remembrance gathering took place July 22 in Eugene. Archie was born on March 6, 1923 to Lloyd and Wave Daugherty Dunsmoor in Portland. He married Shirley Petersdorf on Sept. 18, 1944, in Miami Beach, Fla. Dunsmoor served as a naval officer in World War...
Wilma C. Easley
Jun 9, 2007
Wilma C. Easley, age 95, of La Grande, passed away on June 9, 2007 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church in La Grande. Private burial will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Wilma was born...
Edmund "Boomer" Charles Lyons
Jun 8, 2007
Edmund "Boomer" Charles Lyons, 38, died at his home in Enumclaw, Washington on June 8, 2007. A memorial service will begin at 3:00 p.m. June 30 at the Hermiston Eagles Lodge, 160 NW Second St., Hermiston, Oregon. Boomer was born in Othello, Washington on September 4, 1968 to Evelyn Lyons and Ed C. Lyons I. In 1993, Boomer met...
Marion Merl Stitzel
Jun 8, 2007
Marion Merl Stitzel, 84, of Union died June 8 of pulmonary fibrosis at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show and Rodeo grounds. Graveside services took place Wednesday at the Union Cemetery beginning at 1 p.m. Marion was born to Amos and Hazel Stitzel, April 11, 1923, in Jordan Valley. He lived in Arock until about 1939 and then moved to...
Preston Frank Burnett
Jun 7, 2007
Preston Frank Burnett, 85 of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande, died June 7 at St. Anthony Hospital. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St. in Pendleton. Preston was born July 7, 1921, to Lawrence and Mabel Brown Burnett in Island City. He graduated from La Grande...
George Roland Gill
Jun 6, 2007
George Roland Gill, 76, of Baker City, died Wednesday at his home. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. June 16 at the Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St., in Baker City. Memorials may be made to Oregon Hunters Association, the American Cancer Society or Pathway Hospice in care of Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway...
Margaret Caldwell Holloway
Jun 6, 2007
Margaret Caldwell Holloway, 91, of Amelia, Ohio, and formerly of La Grande, died June 6 in an Amelia care center. Date of services will be announced later. Margaret was born on Nov. 9, 1916 in Fort Duchesne, Utah, to Mason and Ida Mae Caldwell. At age 8 she and her family moved to the Lime area. She attended school...
Zelpha Adelaide (Beach) Spencer
Jun 6, 2007
Zelpha Adelaide (Beach) Spencer, 105, of Morro Bay, Calif., and formerly of Union and Wallowa Counties, died June 6. Zelpha's ashes will be scattered in the Pacific Ocean in accordance with her wishes. Zelpha was born on October 20, 1901, to William Joseph Beach and Delira Ruvilla Carpenter Beach on their ranch home in Paradise. She was the youngest...
