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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Laurence A. Drew
Jan 5, 2006
Laurence A. Drew, 81, of La Grande died January 5, 2006 at a local care center. A casual celebration of life and a potluck will begin at 4 pm Friday, January 27, 2006 at the La Grande Country Club. A private memorial will be held on Duck Lake, Montana in the summer. Mr. Drew was born April 30, 1924,...
Norman Lee Mckenzie
Jan 4, 2006
Norman Lee McKenzie, age 83, of La Grande, died January 4, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Military honors and entombment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery Mausoleum. Viewing will be held on Monday from...
Sue Stevenson Compton Long
Jan 3, 2006
Sue Stevenson Compton Long, 70, who lived most of her life in the Rock Creek area, died Jan. 3 in La Grande. A celebration of life service will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday at 14101 Launchpad Lane in Haines. A private graveside service will be at 11 a.m. at the Rock Creek Cemetery. She was born May 31, 1935,...
Lela Richey
Dec 30, 2005
Lela Richey, age 92 of La Grande, died Friday, December 30, 2005 in Vancouver, Washington. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Interment will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery with a memorial service to follow...
Jeffery "Jeff" D. Schroeder
Dec 30, 2005
Jeffery D. "Jeff" Schroeder, 22 of La Grande and formerly of Milton-Freewater, died Dec. 30, 2005 in Walla Walla from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel in Milton-Freewater with Pastor Duane Geyer of the First Christian Church officiating. Private interment will be in the Milton-Freewater...
Arlyn Duane Beck
Dec 28, 2005
Arlyn Duane Beck, 89 of Baker City, formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 28, 2005 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. The rosary was said at 7 p.m. Jan. 1 at Coles Funeral Home, a memorial mass was at 11 a.m. Jan. 2 at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral Church. Mr. Beck was born Aug. 14, 1916 at Molalla, the...
Charles Ernest Britain
Dec 27, 2005
Charles Britain, age 75 of La Grande died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at his home after a long illness. There will be a private family memorial service at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Charles Britain was born on December 5, 1930, the son of Frank and Anna (Basher) Britain in Pendleton, Oregon....
Margaret Mollie Paullus
Dec 27, 2005
Margaret Mollie Paullus, age 81, of La Grande, and formerly of Coquille, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at her home. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date in Myrtle Point, Oregon. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Paullus was born on October 14, 1924, the daughter of John and Amelia...
Delcie Elma Perdue
Dec 27, 2005
Delcie Elma Hogeland Perdue, 86, of Unity and formerly of Elgin, died December 27, 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona. There will be no service at this time. A Celebration of Life will be announced later. Delcie was born May 26, 1919, in Heppner to Russell and Ida (Crewdson) Hogeland, and grew up in Mount Vernon. She spent almost all of...
Vida Marie Fields
Dec 25, 2005
Vida "Vi" Marie Fields, age 95 of Union, died Sunday, December 25, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cove Seventh Day Adventist Church in Cove. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Vi Fields was born on April 5, 1910, the...
Charles "Chuck" Dean Kirkpatrick
Dec 23, 2005
Charles "Chuck" Dean Kirkpatrick, 72, of La Grande, died December 23, 2005. Services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2005. Mr. Kirkpatrick was born February 19, 1933 in Woodlake, Nebraska to Albert W. and Lois L. Kirkpatrick and moved with his family to Enterprise as a child. He graduated from Enterprise High School in 1951 and was...
Barbara J. Walker
Dec 23, 2005
Barbara J. Walker, 77, of Seaside and formerly of Union, died December 23, 2005 in Long Beach, Washington. At her request there will be no services. Mrs. Walker was born August 7, 1928, in Renton, Washington to Robert and Alice Samson Walker. She grew up and attended schools in Renton. She married Jack Walker in Seattle on September 2,...
Lisa Diane Lentfer
Dec 22, 2005
Lisa Diane Lentfer, 43, of Homedale, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 22 at a Caldwell, Idaho, hospital. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Homedale. Interment will follow at the Marsing-Homedale Cemetery in Marsing. Lisa was born Sept. 19, 1962. She is survived by her husband, Denny, and their daughters...
Vivian Pearl Reeves
Dec 21, 2005
Vivian Pearl Reeves, 87, of Boise and formerly of La Grande, died Dec, 21. A memorial service is being planned in Boise after the holidays. Mrs. Reeves will be buried in La Grande. Mrs. Reeves was born Oct. 5, 1918,in Greybull, Wyo., to James Frank and Mary Pearl Gould. She married Clifford Elton Reeves on Sept. 27, 1937, in...
James "Dick" Richard Cates
Dec 19, 2005
James Richard "Dick" Cares, 63, of Caldwell, Idaho died December 19 at his home from a massive heart attack. A funeral service was conducted December 22 in Nampa, Idaho. Mr. Cates was born May 30, 1942, in Nyssa to Homer and Annabelle Cates. As a youngster, he started singing and entertaining audiences in the Treasure Valley. As he matured,...
Dorthy Nelson Peacock
Dec 18, 2005
Dorthy Nelson Peacock, 86, died December 18, 2005 at her home in Alicel. She was buried next to her husband in the Summerville Cemetery. Mrs. Peacock was born April 29, 1919, to Ole and Mabel Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1927 she traveled with her mother and stepfather, Charles Buckmaster, to Brooks in a Model T Ford. She married...
Emma Lou Shaffer
Dec 18, 2005
Emma Lou Shaffer, 2, of Elgin died Dec. 18 after a long illness. The funeral will begin at noon Friday at the Elgin Christian Church. Emma was born Jan. 9, 2003, to Justin and Kim Shaffer in Walla Walla. Her charming smile, contagious laugh and sparkling blue eyes touched the lives of many people. Survivors include her parents and...
Eva F. Evans
Dec 17, 2005
Eva F. Evans, 83, formerly of Orange, California, died Saturday, December 17, 2005 at Crest Health Care, Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, December 23, at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Evans was born March 7, 1922 in La Grande, Oregon to Noah M. and...
Meade Blackburn Ballard
Dec 16, 2005
Meade Blackburn Ballard, 84, of Union died Dec. 16, 2005. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Union Cemetery. Mr. Ballard was born Feb. 14, 1921, to Andrew Meade and Daisy DeForest Sims Ballard on Little Sheep Creek in Wallowa County. He graduated from Union High School in 1939, and on Aug. 21, 1940, he...
Charles "Dewie" Durward Lovelace
Dec 13, 2005
Charles "Dewie" Lovelace, 77, died December 13, 2005. A private family and friends get-together is planned later for a celebration of his life. Mr. Lovelace was born in Union April 1, 1928 to Jesse and Ada Bonita (jones) Lovelace. He attended school at Union and La Grande until his high school years when he attended school at Wallowa. After...
