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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
George James Deal
May 15, 2007
George James Deal, age 86, died May 15, 2007 in La Grande. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 18, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Deal was born on January 27, 1921, the son of George W. and Blanche (McCarger) Deal in Rainer, Oregon. He graduated from Rainer High School and...
H. Denise Brito
May 13, 2007
Helen Denise Brito, 63, died May 13, at her daughter's home in North Powder. Services are planned for this weekend in Battleground, Wash. Known as Denise, Mrs. Brito was born May 7, 1944, to Goldia Lavern and Helen Virginia (Brown) White in West Frankford, Ill. On Nov. 1 1960 Denise married Joseph Brito Jr. in Las Vegas. She had...
Jane Cronin
May 13, 2007
Jane Cronin, 88 of La Grande and formerly of Wallowa County, died May 13. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Enterprise Community Cogregational Church, 301 N.E. First St. A reception will follow at the church. Mrs. Cronin was born Aug. 22, 1918, in Melrose, Idaho, a few miles north of Lewiston, on a farm...
Kenneth "Billy" William Kennedy, Jr.
May 13, 2007
May 13, 2007, Kenneth ("Billy" to friends and family) William Kennedy, Jr., died in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, at the age of 46 years old. Billy was born in La Grande, Oregon on April 26, 1961 to Kenneth William Kennedy, Sr. and Flora Eileen (Collingwood). He grew up in Oregon, attended school in Elgin, and graduated from Elgin High School...
Milodene Ada Groupe
May 12, 2007
Milodene Ada Groupe, age 85, died on her birthday May 12, 2007 at Vermont Hills Care Center in Portland, Oregon. A graveside service will be held on Friday May 18, 2007 at 10 A.M. at the Summerville Cemetery. A memorial Celebration of Life will be held at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande, Oregon at 11:30 A.M....
Ronald Edward Mohr
May 12, 2007
Ronald Edward Mohr, 82, of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died May 12 as a result of Alzheimer's disease. A private service was held with burial at Portland's Willamette National Cemetery. Mr. Mohr was born July 20, 1924 in Baker City. Raised in La Grande, he graduated from La Grande High School. He earned an engineering degree from...
Robert "Bob" Henry Baldwin
May 11, 2007
Robert Henry Baldwin, 60, of Cove and formerly of South Dakota and Connecticut, died May 11 of cancer. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande. A memorial service will also take place Saturday in Rapid City, S.D., and June 3 in Taftville, Conn. Known as Bob, he...
Florence Mabel Carter
May 11, 2007
Florence Mabel Carter, 84, formerly of La Grande, died May 11 at her home in Florence. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Mapleton. Mrs. Carter was born Dec. 30, 1922, to Myrven and Jettie Stewart in Marshall County, S.D. Raised there, she moved to Minnesota after graduating from high school. She attended St. Cloud...
Rose Peters
May 10, 2007
Rose Peters, 85 of Elgin died at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande May 19, 2007. A celebration of life service will be conducted at the Chinook Senior Center in Chinook, Mont., Wednesday. She was born in Riverton, Wyo., March 10, 1922, to Alexander and Katherine E. (Mill) Fischer, on of four children. She was raised and educated in...
John L. Gunnels
May 9, 2007
John L. Gunnels, 72, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of La Grande, died May 9 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater, with Roger and Vivian Jorgensen officiating. Concluding services and burial will be in the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Mr. Gunnels was born April 15,...
Jacqueline Joan Mcguire
May 9, 2007
Jacqueline Joan McGuire, 77, formerly of La Grande, died May 9 at a care center in Meridian, Idaho. A celebration of life was held May 12. Jacqueline was born Sept. 18, 1929, to John W. Howard and Bessie R. Johnson in Burns. She grew up and trained horses at her aunt Purdy's ranch. Highlights of her younger years include...
John Eric Whelan
May 9, 2007
John Eric Whelan, 34, of Nampa, Idaho, and formerly of Union County, died May 9 in Nampa. A celebration of life will begin at noon Tuesday at the Wallowa United Methodist Church, 102 West First St. Burial will follow at the Bramlet Cemetery. John was born in 1972 in Chester Calif., and lived in Half Moon Bay, Calif. until...
Merle Elaine Swindall
May 8, 2007
Merle Elaine Swindall, age 87, of La Grande and formerly of Eugene, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007. To sign the on-line guest book visit www.danielschapel.com. Mrs. Swindall was born on February 7, 1920 in Eugene, Oregon, the daughter of Benjamin and Nora (Stevenson) Pittsley. She was married to Martin Monroe Bowser who preceded her in death in 1950. She...
Edith "Edie" Charlotte Emma Clark
May 7, 2007
Edith Charlotte Emma Clark, 82, of La Grande, died May 7 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise, the result of a stroke. A celebration of life will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Pastor John Schraan, Zion Lutheran Church, will be assisting with the service. A reception will take place afterward at the Masonic...
Ruth W. Comstock
May 7, 2007
Ruth W. Comstock, age 91, of Cove, died Monday, May 7, 2007. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street. Committal and interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Mrs. Comstock was born on May 27, 1915, the daughter of Henry Odd Willhoit,...
Howard Eugene Shirley
May 4, 2007
Howard Eugene Shirley, 78, formerly of La Grande, died May 4. Viewing will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Brush Hills Ward in Salem, where services will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Mr. Shirley was born May 17, 1928, to John and Cleo Shirley in La Grande. He married...
J.C. Hawthorne
May 3, 2007
J.C. Hawthorne, 81, of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died May 3. A memorial service was conducted May 7 in Portland. Burial was at Portland's Willamette National Cemetery. Mr. Hawthorne was born April 23, 1925, to Joe and Carutha (Steel) Hawthorne in Newton, Texas. He served in the Army during World War II. After receiving an honorable discharge,...
Rowena Almarene Simmons
May 3, 2007
Rowena Almarene Simmons, age 89, of La Grande, died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A service will be held on Monday, May 7, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Viewing will be held on Monday from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Simmons was born on...
Patrick M. Stitzel
May 3, 2007
Patrick M. Stitzel, 51, died May 3 of natural causes at his home in Union. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Grounds in Union. The service will be followed with a gathering and potluck at the EOLS Clubhouse Known as Pat, he was born Oct. 3, 1955, to Marion...
Lois Yeske
May 3, 2007
Lois Yeske, 76, died may 3 at her home in Lebanon. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the family home 38811 Collins Lane, Lebanon. Lois was born Oct. 16, 1930, to Henry Dallas and Helen E. (Fleetwood) Johnston in Huntington. She grew up in La Grande and graduated from La Grande High School. On...
