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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Marion June Crippin
May 9, 2006
Marion June Crippin, 74, of Montrose, Colorado and formerly of La Grande died May 9, 2006 at a care center. The funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Crippin Funeral Home, 802 E. Main Street in Montrose with the Rev. Ronnie Hanna officiating. Burial will be at the Grand View Cemetery west of Montrose. Mrs. Crippin was...
Margaret Lucille Eckstein
May 9, 2006
Margaret Lucille Eckstein, 90 of La Grande and formerly of Elgin, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at a local care center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Margaret Lucille Eckstein was born on January 29, 1916, the daughter of Carl and Katherine (Darr) Cowan in Summerville,...
Evert W. Mckenzie
May 9, 2006
Evert W. McKenzie, 52, of Umatilla and formerly of La Grande died May 9, 2006 at his home. The funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. in the Summerville Cemetery. Mr. McKenzie was born September 3, 1953 to Max Davy and Mary Elizabeth Plaster McKenzie in La Grande....
Lenn C. Holman
May 8, 2006
Lenn C. Holman, 89, of La Grande died Monday, May 8 at his home. Mr. Holman was born on a homestead outside Volburg, Montana to Charles and Iva Holman. In 1928 the family moved to Gates, returning to homestead in Montana two years later. In 1934 the family sold the homestead and moved to Falls City where Mr. Holman...
Kenton Earl Goss
May 6, 2006
Kenton Earl "Kenny" Goss, age 78, of La Grande, died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Summerville Cemetery followed by a memorial service at noon at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande. Mr. Goss was born on August 9, 1927, the son...
Max Ferguson
May 5, 2006
A fine, kind gentle-man has left this earth, but not our hearts. A memorial service for Max Ferguson, 90, will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church on Saturday May 13th at 11 AM. Father Hank Albrecht will officiate. A luncheon in the Parish Hall will be held after the service. Mr. Ferguson passed away in...
Barbara "Carol" Anderson
May 4, 2006
Barbara "Carol" Anderson age 73, of Joseph and formerly of La Grande has joined her Father Chester Duane Hoskin and Mother Blossom Lenore (Waterer) Hoskin of Agatha Idaho in Death. Carol died Thursday May 4, 2006 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 12, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at the Island City Cemetery. A...
Paul Edward Gorham
May 3, 2006
Paul Edward Gorham, age 77, of Pendleton died May 3, 2006 at St. Anthony Hospital. Memorial services are scheduled for Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton. Inurnment services will follow at the Cove Cemetery with Masonic service preformed in Cove at 1:30 p.m. After inurnment there will be a brunch at the Cove Lodge. Mr....
L. George Chadwick
May 1, 2006
L. George Chadwick, age 90 of Union, died Monday, May 1, 2006 at his home. Viewing will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2006 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 5, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at the Union Baptist Church...
Jim Litchfield
May 1, 2006
James Litchfield, 81, of Wallowa died May 1. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bramlet Cemetery. Memorials may be made to any charity.
Duane Stuart Stedman Smith
May 1, 2006
Duane Stuart Stedman Smith, 74, of Caldwell, Idaho and formerly of La Grande and Union died May 1, 2006. Dakan Funeral Chapel in Caldwell was in charge of arrangements. No public services are planned. Mr. Smith was born March 17, 1932 to Basil and NOreen Stedman in Baker City. After his father died his mother married Gordon Smith. Duane...
Howard M. Johnson
Apr 24, 2006
Howard M. Johnson, 92 of Wallowa died Monday. The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Wallowa. Memorials may be made to the Wallowa Memorial Hospital.
Ethel Cordelia Josephine Fine
Apr 23, 2006
Ethel Cordelia Josephine Fine, 86, of Enterprise, formerly of Cove, died April 23. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the Liberty Grange in Joseph. Mrs. Fine was born May 13, 1919 to Arthur and May Woolley at Drain. The family moved to a homestead east of Smith Mountain. She attended Cold Spring School and graduated...
Lorraine Hawthorne
Apr 22, 2006
A. Lorraine Hawthorne, 76, formerly of North Powder died April 22 in San Jose, Calif. A memorial will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the North Powder Cemetery. Mrs. Hawthorne was born April 9, 1930, to Albert and Iva Bauer Tally in North Powder. She moved to San Jose in 1951, and married Leonard Hawthorne in 1956. She returned...
Glenn Kirkeby
Apr 22, 2006
Glenn Kirkeby, 78 of Wallowa, formerly of Elgin, died April 22 at his home. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Elgin Cemetery. Mr. Kirkeby was born Sept. 3, 1927 to George and Margaret Orr Kirkeby in Bellingham, Minn. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1945, and the family moved to Elgin. He served...
Carolyn Dorothy White
Apr 22, 2006
Caroly Dorothy White, 53, of Joseph died April 22 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla after battling cancer. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Olney Cemetery in Joseph. Mrs. White was born Sept. 23, 1952, to James and Leola Barnes in Pendleton. She graduated from Pendleton High School in 1970, and Eastern Oregon...
Delda Gray Smith
Apr 21, 2006
Delda Gray Smith, age 90, of La Grande, died Friday at a local care facility. At her request there will be no public service. A private interment will be at the Summerville Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born on October 30, 1915 at Lower Cove, the daughter of Nathan and Ada (Houx) Gray. She attended school in La Grande and...
Thomas Chester Craig
Apr 19, 2006
Thomas Chester Craig, age 90, of Summerville died Wednesday at his home. A service will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel in Summerville. Mr. Craig was born on April 2, 1916, the son of George Austin and Lulu Dot (Buchanan) Craig in Summerville. On February 11, 1939 he married Dorothy...
Edward Ray Gustamante
Apr 18, 2006
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2006 in Northwood Park Funeral Home in Ridgefield, Wash., for Edward Ray Gustamante, who died April 18 of a heart attack at age 41. Mr. Gustamante was born April 22, 1964 in Seattle, and raised in Portland and La Grande. He graduated from Portland State University and was...
Tammy Renee Brock
Apr 17, 2006
Tammy Renee Brock, age 34, of La Grande, died Monday at her home. A memorial service followed by a potluck gathering will be held on Friday, April 21, 2006 at 11:00 am at the Presbyterian Friendship Center. Tammy was born on April 26, 1971, the daughter of Mary Smith and Steven Brock in Bremerton, Washington. She moved to La...
