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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Willa Chole Hickman
Jul 6, 2006
Willa Chloe Hickman, age 86, of La Grande, died Thursday morning at a local care facility. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Hickman was born on March 10, 1920, the daughter of Hezekiah and Pearl (Carlton) Villines...
Frances Annie Muntjewerff
Jul 6, 2006
Frances Anne Muntjewerff, 91, of La Grande, died July 6, 2006. Viewing will be from 4 to 7 pm Monday, July 10th and from 8 to 9 a.m on Tuesday, July 11th at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A celebration of life will begin there at 10:00 a.m. Mrs. Muntjewerff was born December 7, 1914 to Edward and Arva Aenia Newton...
Carol May Smith
Jul 5, 2006
Carol May Smith, 76, of Gresham died July 5. A graveside service will be conducted at Island City Cemetery in Island City at 2:30 p.m. July 27. Mrs. Smith was born July 23, 1929, in La Grande to Clayton and Edith English Hargett. Her grandparents were homesteaders in Oregon. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1947 and...
John Logan Cobb
Jul 4, 2006
John Logan Cobb, 71, who taught voice and conducted choirs at Eastern Oregon University for 30 years died July 4 in Portland from complications due to pneumonia. A celebration of life in music and words will begin at 2 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Portland First United Methodist Church. Everyone is welcome. Dr. Cobb was born on Sept. 25m...
Jacklyn Grape Thompson
Jul 4, 2006
Jacklyn L. Grape Thompson, 75, of Pendleton and formerly of Cove died July 4, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. A memorial and potluck supper will begin at 3 p.m. July 22 at the Cove Sportsmen's Club. Mrs. Thompson was born September 17, 1930 to Jack and Jessie Robertson Stareo in Starkey. The family moved to Cove in 1940 and...
Judy Ann Merritt Hendrickson
Jul 3, 2006
Judy Ann Merritt Hendrickson, 59, of La Grande, died July 3, 2006, at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Island City Ward, off of Cove Avenue and Gekeler Lane. Due to an air-conditioning problem, her funeral will not be conducted at her ward,...
Margaret Ann Carroll Ball
Jul 2, 2006
Margaret Ann Carroll Ball, 62431 Leffel Road, La Grande, past away at home surrounded by all her family, Sunday evening July Second. Margaret was born April 27th, 1926 to Mr. & Mrs. J.P. McCann of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She married Herb Carroll in March, 1946. They moved to Corvallis, Oregon while Herbert finished studies at Oregon State University. The couple...
Robert Alan Oesterling
Jul 2, 2006
Robert Alan Oesterling, 57, of Glide died July 2, 2006 in Baker City at his mother's home. A graveside service will begin at 10:00 a.m. at Friday at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Mr. Oesterling was born December 26, 1948 to Robert Grandy and Winnifred Eloise Moore Oesterling in La Grande. He was a champion swimmer in his teens...
Susan Jane Harsin
Jun 30, 2006
Susan Jane Harsin, age 67, of La Grande, died Friday, June 30, 2006 in Woodburn. A memorial mass will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Harsin was born on August 22, 1938, the daughter of Jim and Elizabeth (Nolten) Gooding in Salem, Oregon. Her hometown was...
Kirk V. Mcshane
Jun 29, 2006
Kirk V. McShane, age 52, formerly of La Grande died June 29, 2006 in Portland. A memorial service was conducted on July 5, 2006. Mr. McShane was born January 30, 1954, in Ontario and was raised in La Grande. He graduated from La Grande High School in 1974 and moved to Portland, where he was employed in several music...
Corinne Josephine Svetich
Jun 29, 2006
Corinne Josephine Svetich, age 78, of Walla Walla, died June 29, 2006 at her home. A graveside service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Skyview Memorial Park in Pendleton. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Svetich was born January 4, 1928, to Charles and Francis Butler in Sacramento, California. She grew up in North...
Donald A. Yeske
Jun 29, 2006
Donald A. Yeske, 77 of Lebanon and formerly l of La Grande, died June 29 at Salem Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the family home 38811 Collins Lane, Lebanon. Mr. Yeske was born Aug. 17, 1928 to Herman E. and Frieda V. Zweifel Yeske in La Grande. He graduated from La Grande...
William Lewis Ash
Jun 26, 2006
William Lewis Ash, 95 of La Grande, died June 26. A graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Cove Cemetery. Mr. Ash was born Nov. 9, 1910, to Ulysses Yaudes and Eve Belle Mayes Ash in Riddle. He was raised on a farm and attended a trade school in Los Angeles to learn to be an...
Darrel Ray Billerbeck
Jun 26, 2006
Darrel Ray Billerbeck, 68, of Elma, Washington and formerly of La Grande died June 26, 2006 at his home. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. July 21, 2006 at Whiteside Family Mortuary in Elma. A potluck meal will follow at Vance Creek Park. Participants are encouraged to bring a story or favorite memory to share. Mr....
Ralph Schisler
Jun 23, 2006
Ralph Schisler, age 74 of Union, died, June 23, 2006. A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 30, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. the New Life Center in La Grande. Interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Ralph Schisler was born on December 23, 1931 the son of Francis...
Howard C. Kiser
Jun 22, 2006
Howard C. Kiser, 78, of Lostine died June 22 in Union. A graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the Lostine Cemetery. Howard was born in Weiser, Idaho, on July 27, 1927, the son of William (Bill) Kiser and Agnes Olson Kiser. He attended Weiser schools, but took up the trade of buckerooing and working for the...
Bob Winter
Jun 22, 2006
Bob Winter, age 82 of Island City, died, Thursday, June 22, 2006 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 14, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the La Grande Country Club. Robert "Bob" Winter was born on May, 21, 1924 the son of Fred and Lillian (Klein) Winter in...
Hugh Gerald Erwin
Jun 21, 2006
Hugh Gerald Erwin, age 95 of Union, died, Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 26, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Union United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Union Cemetery. Hugh Gerald Erwin was born on October 25, 1910, the son of Hugh and Bertie...
Clair Alvin Hought
Jun 21, 2006
Clair Alvin Hought, 92, of La Grande died June 21 at OHSU Hospital in Portland. Viewing will be tonight from 7 to 9 at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, 902 Fourth St. Mr. Hought was born Oct. 26, 1913, to James Edward and Sophie...
Ruth Marie Bunnell
Jun 20, 2006
Ruth Marie Bunnell, age 91 of La Grande, died, Tuesday, June 20, 2006. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 23, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Interment will be next to her father in Santa Anna, Texas. Ruth Marie Bunnell was born November 11, 1914 to Frank and Birdie Letha (McHorse) Bunnell...
