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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Weldon "Jack" Vedder
Sep 26, 2006
Weldon Jack Vedder, 72, of Torrance, Calif., and formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 26, 2006, of complications after vascular surgery. Mr. Vedder, known as Jack, was born Dec. 5, 1933, in La Grande. He served in the Air Force then returned to La Grande and earned an undergraduate and a master's degree from what is now known as...
Lulumae Pfel
Sep 24, 2006
LuluMae Pfel, 85, of North Powder died Sept. 24 at a care center. Viewing will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Baker City. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the North Powder Cemetery. Mrs. Pfel was born April 29, 1921, to Frank and Lola...
Clarence Edward Hays
Sep 22, 2006
Clarence Edward Hays, age 84, of Elgin, died Friday, September 22, 2006 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. A dinner will follow at...
Florestine L. Bowman
Sep 21, 2006
Florstine L. Bowman, 79 of La Grande, died at home Thursday. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Burial at summerville Cemetery will be private. Mrs. Bowman was born October 24, 1926 to Ray and Ida Rich Taylor in Baker City. She attended school in Baker City and on March 20, 1948...
Kiah June Schmittle
Sep 21, 2006
Kiah June Schmittle, infant daughter of Joshua Schmittle and Angella Thamert of Elgin, was born on April 2, 2006 and passed away on September 21, 2006 after an extended illness. A private memorial service will be held. To sign the guest book or leave a condolence for the family on-line, visit: www.danielschapel.com In addition to her parents she is...
Grace Brothers
Sep 20, 2006
Grace Brothers, age 88 of La Grande, died, Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at her home. At her request there will be no funeral services held. Grace Brothers was born on December 11, 1917 in Rainier, Oregon. She is survived by her daughters, Nola Colvin of Cove, and Janet Valade of La Grande; grandchildren, Meghan, Amy, Emily, Morgan and Jacob...
Marty Ray Savely
Sep 20, 2006
Marty Ray Savely, 66, of Union died Sept. 20. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. Burial will be in Los Molinas, Calif. Mr. Savely was born Nov. 25, 1939, to Raymond Edward and Ella Rose Savely. He lived in Red Bluff, Calif., and married Norma Lee Lyford on July...
Edith Laurel Shanks Roberts
Sep 19, 2006
Edith Laurel Shanks Roberts, 77 of La Grande, died Sept. 19. At her request, there will be no funeral. Mrs. Roberts was born June 11, 1929 in La Grande. She worked for the Oregon State Police in La Grande for many years before transferring to the OSP in Beaverton. She also worked for the Safeway Division Office until her...
Richard John Blang
Sep 18, 2006
Richard John Blang, 74, of La Grande, died Sept. 18 after a long illness. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Valley Fellowship Church, 507 Palmer St. Mr. Blang was born Sept. 6, 1932, to John and Alice Wincher Blang in Humberg, Wis. He graduated from Alma Center Lincoln High School in 1950, and served...
Della Reeder
Sep 17, 2006
Della Reeder, 77 of Pahrump, Nev., and formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 17. A family memorial service is planned in Pahrump Saturday. Mrs. Reeder was born to Bertha Gandy on Jan. 27, 1929, in Idaho. Her father died very early and she was raised by a stepfather, Wayne Gillis. Mrs. Reeder went to first grade in La Grande,...
Darrell Lee Rysdam
Sep 17, 2006
Darrell Lee Rysdam, age 74, a lifetime resident of Elgin, died Sunday morning, September 17, 2006 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Stampede Hall. Mr. Rysdam was born on June 6, 1932, the son of Albert and Mildred (Henningsen) Rysdam at Cricket Flat in...
Patricia Anne Jarrard
Sep 16, 2006
Patricia Anne Jarrard, 77, of Milwaukie died September 16, 2006. Her funeral was in September in Milwaukie. She was born September 9, 1929 in Helena, Montana. She graduated in 1947 from La Grande High School. She married Fred W. Jarrard, another LHS grad, in 1950. The couple were loyal supporters of the athletic program, giving large donations. They moved...
Elizabeth Annetta (Betty) Leslie
Sep 16, 2006
Elizabeth (Betty) Annetta Leslie, age 77, of La Grande, died Saturday, September 16, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. At her request no services will be held. Betty Leslie was born on December 18, 1928, the daughter of Carl P. and Myrtle (Harmon) Cloud in Elma, Washington. In 1969 she married Bruce Leslie and the couple remained married for...
Florence E. Lambert
Sep 15, 2006
Florence E. Lambert, of Corinth, Miss., formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 15 after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Lambert, known to most as "Momo," was born in Counce, Tenn., in 1921 and was a resident of La Grande from 1956 to 2002. She spent most of her time loving her 18 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren. She had a...
Warren W. Jederberg
Sep 14, 2006
Warren William Jederberg, 85, of La Grande died Thursday at Grande Ronde Hospital after a short illness. He will be buried next to his wife at Hillcrest Cemetery following funeral services at the Stake Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 11 a.m. Monday, . He was born Aug. 26, 1921, in Selby, South Dakota, Mr. Jederberg...
Louise Lockhart
Sep 13, 2006
Louise Lockhart, 81, of Summerville died Sept. 13 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 14th 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Lockhart was born April 26, 1925 to Samuel (VanderJagt) Schuit and Ethel Macklin in Bellingham, Wash. She attended Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, Calif., and married Ray...
Michael Joseph Mcshane
Sep 12, 2006
Michael Joseph McShane, 58, formerly of La Grande, died September 12, 2006 in Columbia, Maryland of pancreatic cancer. Memorial services were conducted September 21, 2006 in Maryland. He will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery November 29. Mr. McShane, a retired lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, was born February 4, 1948 in Ontario...
Georgia Lavelle Butler
Sep 11, 2006
Georgia LaVelle Butler, 95, of La Grande died Sept. 11 at Jody's Country Care in La Grande. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in La Grande. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. She was born in La Grande Sept. 27,...
Russell Simonis
Sep 10, 2006
Russell Simonis, 48 of Las Vegas, Nev., died Sept 10. There will be a graveside memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday at the North Powder Cemetery. Mr. Simonis was born June 11, 1958 to Vernon and Earlene Baker Simonis and spent his early years in North Powder. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Stone Simonis of Las Vegas; siblings, Ricky...
