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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Virginia "Bo" Lauraine Karren
Nov 8, 2005
Virginia Lauraine "Bo" Karren, 81 of Beaverton and formerly of Union, died Nov. 8 at her home. Burial was in a family plot at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Karren was born March 27, 1924 to John M. "Jack" and Emma Hiscky Childers in Blackfoot, Idaho. The family lived in Pondosa, Union, and Baker City. She graduated from Baker High...
Carolyn Rae Vandenberg
Nov 8, 2005
Carolyn Rae Vandenberg, age 40, of Imbler, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at her home. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Carolyn was born on January 13th, 1965, the daughter of Frank and Geraldine Eckel in John Day, Oregon. The family later moved to...
Arnold C. Cleveland
Nov 7, 2005
Arnold C. Cleveland, 56 of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande, died Nov. 7 at Christmas Valley. A funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Burns Mortuary Chapel, Pendleton. Burial will follow at Echo Cemetery. Mr. Cleveland was born Feb 27, 1949 in Pendleton to Alfred Monroe and Sara Jane Powell Cleveland. He was one of 10...
Kenneth Robert Botzau
Nov 6, 2005
Kenneth Robert Botzau passed away at his home in Imbler on Sunday, November 6, 2005. He was born April 8, 1934 in Marinette, Wisconsin to Loran Harry and Myrtle Ruth (Nicklaus) Botzau. Ken served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957 and was a member of the Oregon National Guard until 1996. He moved to Oregon in 1962...
Charles Frederick Barnett
Nov 4, 2005
Charles Frederick Barnett, age 70, died Friday, November 4, 2005 at his home in Union. A memorial service will be held Monday, November 7, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church in Cove. A viewing will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2005 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th...
Monte Carnes
Nov 4, 2005
Charles "Monte" Carnes, age 69, of La Grande died Friday, November 4, 2005 at his home. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley at 11:00 a.m. Those who wish may make contributions in his memory of the MS Society of Oregon or to the charity of one's...
Camille Y. Barron
Nov 3, 2005
Camille Y. Barron, 80, of La Grande died at her home on November 3, 2005. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 pm Saturday at Skyline Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Portland. Mrs. Barron was born May 31, 1925, to Tom and Carlotta Bonney Maddron in Redmond. On June 2, 1942 she married the love of her life, William...
Nellie Stickney
Nov 3, 2005
Nellie Stickney of La Grande died Thursday, November 3, 2005 at the age of 92. A graveside service will be held at the Ravenna Cemetery on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in Ravenna, Nebraska. Nellie was born on January 25, 1913, to Stanley and Catherine (Placek) Zoucha at Loup City, Nebraska. She grew up on the farm...
Marge Raff
Nov 2, 2005
Marge Raff, age 88, of La Grande died Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Raff was born on March 14, 1917, the daughter of Cecil and...
Virginia Frashier Stuart
Nov 2, 2005
Virginia Stuart, 68 of La Grande, died Wednesday, Nov. 2. at Grande Ronde Hospital. Burial will be at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Mrs. Stuart was born May 3, 1937 in Ogden, Utah. She attended school in Baker City and in November 1955 married Harry "Bud" Frashier. After a divorce she married Walt Stuart in November 1981. Survivors include...
Grace Louise Zeigler
Nov 2, 2005
Grace Louise Zeigler, 87 of Elgin, died Nov. 2 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will be held in the future. Mrs. Zeigler was born July 3, 1918 to George and Aurora Armstrong. She graduated from high school in Issaquah, Wash., and on Jan. 28, 1946 married Elroy Zeigler. She was a member of a garden club...
Don Alvin Elliott
Oct 29, 2005
Don Alvin Elliott, age 65, of Elgin, died Saturday in Seattle, Washington. A funeral will begin at 11 am Monday, November 7. 2005 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Mr. Elliott was born on April 2, 1940, the son of Earl and Hazel (Rambo) Elliott in The Dalles, Oregon. The...
Kathleen Rae Watters
Oct 29, 2005
Kathleen R. Watters, 67, of La Grande died Oct. 29 at Grande Ronde Hospital of natural causes. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. Mrs. Watters was born April 17, 1938 to Howard and Marla Holmes in Yakima. In 1979 she married Verle Watters. Whe enjoyed spending time with...
Karen Rilla Houston
Oct 28, 2005
Karen Rilla Houston, age 45, died Friday, October 28, 2005 of natural causes at her home in La Grande. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, November 4, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. A potluck will follow at the American Legion in La Grande. Karen Rilla Houston was born on August 21,...
Theodore "Ted" Richard Hunter
Oct 28, 2005
Theodore Richard "Ted" Hunter, 85 of Tucson, Ariz. and formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 28. Half his ashes will be buried in North Ogden, Utah in the spring. The other half will be scattered at a memorial service Dec. 4 at the family plot in Harlowton, Mont. Mr. Hunter was born Nov. 4, 1920 to William R. and...
May A. Kalmbach
Oct 28, 2005
May A. Kalmbach, 77 of Caldwell, Idaho, and formerly of the Grande Ronde Valley, died Oct. 28 in a automobile crash along Interstate 84. Funeral services will begin 1 p.m. Friday at the Karcher Church of the Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Caldwell. Mrs. Kalmbach was born June 30, 1928, to...
Karla Gemaehlich Holdun
Oct 27, 2005
Karla Holdun, age 45, of Salem and formerly of La Grande died October 27, 2005 of natural causes. A celebration of life will begin at 11 am Saturday at Cascade High School in Turner. Burial will be at the Lee Mission Cemetery in Salem. Mrs. Holdun was born June 19, 1960 to Pat and Duane Gemaehlich in Portland. She...
Robert W. Lacquaye
Oct 24, 2005
Robert W. LacQuaye, 74, of McMinnville and formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 24 at Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville. He was born Oct. 22, 1931, and raised in Trego, Wis. "Yakima Bob", as his friends knew him, led a life of service to his community and his country. In 1949 after graduating from high school in Spooner,...
Norman "Dale" Pierson
Oct 24, 2005
Norman "Dale" Pierson, age 72 of La Grande, died Monday, October 24, 2005 at his home after a short illness. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Norman "Dale" Pierson was born on October 4, 1933, the son of...
Marty Jo Thompson
Oct 24, 2005
Marty Jo Thompson of North Powder died Oct. 24 at St. Luke's in Boise. A graveside service for the infant will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at North Powder Cemetery with Bishop Allen Bingham of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officiating. Vault interment will take place at North Powder. Marty Jo was born Oct. 24 in...
