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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Jimmie E. Engle
Nov 13, 2006
Jimmie E. Engle, 88, of Eugene and formerly of La Grande, died Nov. 13. The family will have a private memorial service in Eugene. Mr. Engle was born Jan. 24, 1918, in Krupp, Wash., and grew up in eastern Washington. In 1941 he married Sheila Thompson in Portland. He served in the Army overseas during World War II, then...
Charles W. Morrison
Nov 13, 2006
Charles W. Morrison, 72, of La Grande died Nov. 13 at a local care center. His funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Summerville Baptist Church.
Annamarie Goshorn
Nov 12, 2006
Annamarie Elisbeth Goshorn, 82, of La Grande died Nov. 12 at her home. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Goshorn, known as Anne, was born June 10, 1924, in Portland to German immigrant parents, Gottfried and Emilie Peters Brockmann. German was her first language; she learned English from neighborhood children. She...
Faye Helen Sheehy Hannah
Nov 12, 2006
Faye Helen Sheehy Hannah, age 74, died on November 12, 2006 while working for the Salvation Army World Services in Vryheid, South Africa. Her current residence was in Union, Oregon. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 25th at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Union. Faye Hannah was born on August 16, 1932, the...
Julia Martha Koenig
Nov 11, 2006
Julia Martha Mueller Koenig, 96, of Cove died Nov. 11 at a care home in Cove. A celebration of life service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Wiseman officiating. A grave side service at the Cove Cemetery will follow the church service. Mrs. Koenig was born Oct. 13, 1910, in Reedley, Calif., to...
Barbara June Nielsen Murry
Nov 9, 2006
Barbara June Nielsen Murry, age 75 of La Grande and formerly of Pilot Rock, Oregon died, Thursday, November 9, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. A celebration of life service will be held on Thursday, November 16,...
Margie Cordova
Nov 5, 2006
Margie Cordova, 56, of Portland and formerly of Enterprise, died Nov. 5 in Portland after and extended illness. A memorial service will begin at 2:00 p.m. June 30, 2007 at the First Christian Church in La Grande. Margie was born March 13, 1950, in Enterprise to Eugene and Donna Campbell Jewell. At a young age, she and her family...
Patricia M. Blang
Nov 4, 2006
Patricia M. Blang, 63, of La Grande died Nov. 4 of natural causes at a care center in La Grande. There will be a celebration of life service at the Union County Senior Center at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Friends are welcome and encourged to attend. Burial will be at Asotin Cemetery in Asotin, Wash. Mrs. Blang was born to...
Richard Gene Limbaugh
Nov 4, 2006
Richard Gene Limbaugh, 52 of Union died Nov. 4 at home. A funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Union church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Limbaugh was born Jan. 17, 1954 and raised in Huntington. He graduated from Huntington High School. He was No. 51 on the Huntington Locomotives, the famous eight-man football...
David Duane Straight
Nov 3, 2006
David Duane Straight, 63, of Jacksonville, Fla., and formerly of Union and La Grande, died Nov. 3 in Jacksonville. Following cremation, his ashes will be returned to Alaska in the spring. Mr. Straight was born April 21, 1943, to H. David and Dorothy Anne Straight. He was raised in Union and lived in La Grande while attending college. He...
Patrick Charles Sudway
Nov 3, 2006
Patrick Charles Sudway, 25, of Elgin died Nov. 3 in an automobile accident. A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Catholic Church in Elgin. Patrick was born April 9, 1981, and recently moved to Elgin from Walla Walla, Wash. He worked as a handyman in the construction business and enjoyed motorcycles, fishing, camping, track, skiing,...
Robert L. Fallow
Nov 2, 2006
Robert Lee Fallow, Sr., age 84, of La Grande, died Thursday, November 2, 2006 in Tualatin, Oregon. A funeral Mass celebrating his life will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church on Fourth Street in La Grande, Oregon. Private interment will be at the Grandview Cemetery. Arrangements are...
Scott A. Moore
Nov 2, 2006
Oregon State Police Sergeant Scott "Scotty" Moore, 47, of Cove died Nov. 2 at OHSU in Portland from complications of pancreatic cancer. There will be a celebration of life with Oregon State Police Honors at noon Nov. 20 at the Blue Mountain Confernce Center in La Grande. A reception and meal will follow. Mr. Moore was born Apr. 2,...
William "Bill" Harold Noland
Nov 2, 2006
William (Bill) Harold Noland, 83 of Enterprise, died Nov. 2 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. A 2 p.m. memorial service will be conducted Saturday at the VFW Post 4307 Hall in Enterprise, with private burial in the Enterprise Cemetery. Mr. Noland was born Feb. 2, 1923 in Boise. At 16 he left school to join the...
Pauline V. Harrison
Nov 1, 2006
Pauline V. Harrison, age 93, of La Grande, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral will be held on Monday, November 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. Private burial will be at the North Powder Cemetery. Mrs. Harrison was born December 8, 1912 in...
James Willard Mcmahon
Oct 29, 2006
James (Jim) "Burrhead" Willard McMahon, 86, died Oct. 29 at his home in Union. A 3 p.m. funeral service Saturday will be at the LDS Ward in Union. No viewing will be conducted. Final burial will be at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Mr. McMahon was born Jan. 26, 1920, to Cleveland Randolph and Anna Lee Wilkinson McMahon...
Mardella L. Carlson
Oct 28, 2006
Mardella L. Carlson, age 56, of Coeur d'Alene, Id., passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at Kootenai Medical Center. She had been a resident of Pinewood Care Center nursing home in Coeur d'Alene for the past few years. Mardella was born Feb. 8, 1950 in La Grande, Ore. to Dale L. and Valera L. Robinette Carlson of...
Douglas Dean Johnson
Oct 28, 2006
Douglas Dean Johnson, 68, of La Grande died October 28, 2006 at a care center in Union. There will be a 10 a.m. celebrations of life at Loveland Funeral Chapel on Saturday. Mr. Johnson was born May 28, 1938, in Enterprise to Merle and Clara "Jean" McFetridge Johnson. He attended and graduated from school in Enterprise, was active in...
Samantha L. Kuperus Carpenter
Oct 28, 2006
Samantha L. Kuperus Carpenter, 37, formerly of Union County, died October 28, 2006 in Fairmont, West Virginia. There will be a 3:00 p.m. memorial service Monday, November 6, 2006 at the Union County Senior Center. Everyone is requested to bring a rose. Ms. Carpenter, who preferred to be called Sammy, was born December 2, 1968 in Auburn, California and...
Harold Reed Harris
Oct 26, 2006
Harold Reed Harris, 82, a long time resident of Parkrose, died on Oct. 26, from complications of pneumonia. A reception for friends to come and visit with his family will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. A private family memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov....
