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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Florence Agnes Follick
Jan 30, 2006
Florence Follick, age 82 of La Grande, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A service will be held at a later date. Florence Follick was born April 20, 1923, the daughter of Raul Paul and Florence (Vickers) Igo in Long Beach, California. Florence worked for Aramark catering for North America Aviation. She lived at the...
Edith Lavon Rogers
Jan 30, 2006
Edith Lavon Rogers, age 85 of La Grande, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at her home. A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 3, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Island City. Interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Thursday from 4 p.m....
Lavelle Fazzari
Jan 29, 2006
LaVelle Fazzari, 70, of Walla Walla died Jan. 29. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla. Mrs. Fazzari was born June, 6, 1935, to Charles and Eva Shane Taylor in Milton-Freewater. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1953 and on June 12, 1954, married Rudy Fazzari in Walla Walla. She worked at grocery and retail...
Conrad C. Huntsman
Jan 29, 2006
Conrad C. Huntsman, 88, of Boise, Idaho and formerly of La Grande died January 29, 2006. Viewing will be from 6-8 pm Thursday at the Relyea Funeral Chapel in Boise and from noon to 12:45 pm Friday at the LDS Chapel, 3020 Cherry Lane in Boise. Burial will be at HIllcrest Cemetery in La Grande at noon on Saturday....
Nancy E. Kratochvil
Jan 29, 2006
Nancy E. Kratochvil, 66 of La Grande died Jan. 29 at her home after a long illness. There will be no public services Mrs. Kratochvil was born April 20, 1939 to Dorothy and Stanley Bradshaw in La Grande. She graduated from La Grande High School and married Donald Kratochvil in 1955. She enjoyed crafts and playing bingo. Survivors include...
Lucille H. Hanson
Jan 28, 2006
Lucille H. Hanson, 93, of La Grande died January 28, 2006 at a local care center. Burial will be private. A reception from 3:30 to 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 will be at 203 S. 12th St. in La Grande. Mrs. Hanson was born June 29, 1912 to Benjamin and Harriett Bishop Becker in Chicago. In 1941...
Lewis Enoch Jones
Jan 26, 2006
Lewis Enoch Jones, 95, of Nampa, Idaho and formerly of union, died of natural causes January 26, 2006 in Nampa. Mr. Jones was buried January 31, 2006 in the IOOF Cemetery in The Dalles. He was born March 5, 1910, to Charles Lewis and Ruth Etta Kenworthy Jones in Esbon, Kansas. He attended school in various places and started...
Elizabeth Frazier Thompson
Jan 26, 2006
Elizabeth "Lib" Eleanor Frazier Thompson, 92, of La Grande died January 26, 2006 at a local care center where she lived the last four years of her life. Mrs. Thompson was buried in Willamette National Cemetery beside her husband on February 10, 2006. Memorial services will be conducted at 10:45 am Monday at the Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center...
Jack Clifford Eckstein
Jan 25, 2006
Jack Clifford Eckstein, age 91 of La Grande and formerly of Elgin, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hosptial. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangement are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Jack Clifford Eckstein was born on January 8, 1915, the son of William and Jennie (Stowell) Eckstein in...
Harold Leonard Kellison
Jan 25, 2006
Harold Leonard Kellison, 84, of Kennewick, died Jan. 25 at Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick. Viewing will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mueller's Greenlee Funeral Home. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in College Place Wash. Mr. Kellison was born Oct. 3,...
Juanita Ione Moran
Jan 23, 2006
Juanita Ione Moran, age 91 of La Grande, died Monday, January 23, 2006 at her home. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 27, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. A private interment will be held at the Hillcrest East Cemetery. Juanita Ione Moran was born on November 9, 1914, the daughter of...
Eugenia Mable Thompson
Jan 23, 2006
Eugenia Mable Thompson, age 83 of La Grande, died Monday, January 23, 2006 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. Interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Eugenia Mable Thompson was born November 3, 1922,...
Raymond Jerry Shafer
Jan 21, 2006
Raymond Jerry Shafer, 59, of La Grande died Jan. 21 at the Portland VA Medical Center. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1511 26th St. A potluck reception will at the Rendezvous RV Park rec room, 2632 Bearco Loop. Mr. Shafer was born Dec. 27, 1947, in La Grande....
Norma Louise Wilkinson
Jan 20, 2006
Norma Louise Wilkinson, 85, of La Grande died January 20, 2006 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 2 pm Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Wilkinson was born September 4, 1920, to Jess and Blanche Knox Cox in Union. She graduated from Union High School and on June 26, 1938 she married Gilbert...
Wren Case
Jan 19, 2006
Wren Case, age 88, of Cove, died January 19, 2006 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church in La Grande. Committal and interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Case was born on...
William "Bill" A. Ware
Jan 19, 2006
William A. "Bill" Ware, 84, of La Grande died January 19, 2006 at a local care center. A memorial service will begin at 6:30 pm on January 27 at Trinity Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington with a reception afterwards. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Spokane. Mr. Ware was born September 22, 1921 to Walter and Alma Ware...
Judith "Judy" G. Potts
Jan 17, 2006
Judith G. "Judy" Potts, 63, of Hermiston, died January 17, 2006 at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington. A celebration of life service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston. She was born May 10, 1942 in La Grande to Lester and Frances Comstock Peterman. She was raised in Cove and La Grande, graduating...
Gary David Early
Jan 16, 2006
Gary David Early, 53, of Spokane died Jan. 16 at his home of natural causes. A funeral Mass was held Saturday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Spokane with Rev. Robert McNeese officiating. Mr. Early was born Nov. 5, 1952, to Edward and Vandene Early in Seattle. He graduated from Blanchet High School and Shoreline Community College, and worked...
Kenneth William Kennedy, Sr.
Jan 12, 2006
Kenneth William Kennedy, Sr., age 70, a lifetime resident of Elgin, died, Thursday, January 12, 2006 in Walla Walla, Washington. A celebration of life will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Private interment will be held later. Mr. Kennedy was born on June 24, 1935, the oldest of the seven...
Helen Joan Chandler
Jan 9, 2006
Helen Joan Chandler, age 91 of Elgin, died Monday, January 9, 2006 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Elgin Community Center in Elgin. Helen Joan Chandler was born on September 8, 1914, the daughter of Bill and Hulda Ohms in Elgin, Oregon. At a very early...
