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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Judy Houtz Whitford
Aug 29, 2005
Judy Houtz Whitford, 64, of San Jose, California and formerly of Summerville died August 29 after a short illness. Services will be held in San Jose at a later date. Mrs. Whitford was born March 22, 1941, to Cecil and Geneva Bushnell Noutz. She graduated in 1959 from Imbler High School and attended Whitworth College. She worked at US...
Charles William Lewis
Aug 28, 2005
Charles William Lewis, 92, died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at his home. Memorial services for Mr. Lewis will be held Friday, September 2, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in the Coles Funeral Home. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Ritualistic rites will be accorded by Blue Mountain Lodge, #34 A.F. & A.M. Private interment was held...
William H. Taylor
Aug 27, 2005
William H. "Bill" Taylor, age 84 of La Grande, died Saturday, August 27, 2005 at his home after being diagnosed with kidney cancer. At his request there will be no public services held. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. William H. "Bill" Taylor was born on October 31, 1920, the son of William H. and Ruby...
Regarda Rikki Flowers
Aug 24, 2005
Regarda Rikki Flowers, died August 24, 2005 at her home in La Grande, Oregon, at the age of 88. She was born in Balfour, North Dakota to Theodore and Barbara Volk on October 13, 1916. Regarda lived in The Dalles, Oregon for many years before moving to La Grande in 1995. Her favorite past times were cooking and baking...
Helen Laveda Haynes
Aug 24, 2005
Helen Laveda Haynes, 88 of Pendleton and formerly of Union, died Aug. 24 at a care center. The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth Street, La Grande. Mrs. Haynes was born Jan. 11, 1917, to Joseph B. and Jennie E. Cummins Cooley in Redfield, Iowa. She married John H. Haynes, and spent...
Enno Ernest Klammer
Aug 24, 2005
Enno Ernest Klammer, 79 of Salem and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 24. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, 1350 Court St., N.E. in Salem. Mr. Klammer was born April 19, 1926, in Good Thunder, Minn. He Attended Lutheran Schools in the Midwest and earned advanced degrees in English and theology....
Robert Ray Mink
Aug 24, 2005
Robert Ray Mink, of La Grande, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, August 24, 2005 in Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. His remains were cremated. Robert-"Bob" to his friends, was born on January 8, 1932 to Fredrick Harold and Nona Sharlene (McCurry) Mink at North Powder, Oregon. After attending La Grande High School, Bob married Chere' Merle Bailey - "The...
June "Maria" Dalton
Aug 22, 2005
June "Maria" Dalton, age 56, of Elgin, died August 22, 2005 after a long courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Nazarene Church. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Dalton was born on February 9, 1949 in Ogden, Utah, the daughter...
James Melvin Eller
Aug 22, 2005
James Melvin Eller, 54, of La Grande died August 22, 2005 in Richland, Washington. Mr. Eller lived for more than 40 years in the Tri-Cities and worked as manager of a Wal-Mart and an Eagle store. He moved to La Grande after he retired.
Ralph Arnold Hill
Aug 7, 2005
Ralph Arnold Hill, 85, of La Grande died Aug. 7. Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home on 1508 Fourth St.,and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Gekeler Lane. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Mr. Hill was born Aug. 6, 1920,...
Peter Charles Jennings
Aug 7, 2005
Peter Jennings, the suave, Canadian-born broadcaster who delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades, died at age 67. Jennings, who announced in April that he had lung cancer, died Sunday at his New York home, ABC News President David Westin said. Jennings dominated the ratings from the late personality to the mid-'90s, when Brokaw surpassed...
Irene Lee
Aug 6, 2005
Irene Lee, age 68 of Union, died Saturday, August 6, 2005 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 12, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Union Cemetery in Union. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Irene Lee was born on September 16, 1936, the daughter of John Henry and Erma (Florence)...
Mary Boynton Chrisman
Aug 5, 2005
Mary Boynton Chrisman, 72, of Ridgeway, Texas, and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 5 at a hospital in Paris, Texas. Burial was at the Ridgeway Cemetery. Mrs. Chrisman was born June 22, 1933, to Robert and Elizabeth Gibson Boynton in Horseshoe, N.C. She grew up in La Grande, and on Sept. 27, 1955, married Wallace N. Chrisman in...
Don E. Keeling
Aug 4, 2005
Don Keeling, 60, of La Grande, died in his home early Tuesday, August 4, 2005 after a courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held at the Blue Mtn. Conference Center, Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. Don was born April 17, 1945 in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington to Kenneth H. and Beatrice M. Keeling. Don...
Helen Lucille Gilkison Fisher
Aug 3, 2005
Helen Lucille Gilkison Fisher, 96, of Haines died Aug. 3 at her home. Viewing will be from 5 to 7 tonight at Gray's West and Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City. The Funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday with Sally Wiens officiating. Burial will be at the Haines Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Haines...
Lorraine Twidwell
Aug 2, 2005
Lorraine Twidwell, age 77 of Island City, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Island City Cemetery with Pastor Vernon Slippy of the Grande Ronde Community Church officiating. Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, August...
Thomas Warner Cook
Aug 1, 2005
Thomas Warner Cook, age 86 of La Grande, died Monday, August 1, 2005 at a local care center. A graveside service will be held on Monday, August 8, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Thomas Warner Cook was born on September 4, 1918, the son of Alfred and...
Helen Florence Wilson
Aug 1, 2005
Helen Florence Wilson, 88, of Vancouver, Wash., and formerly of Summerville died Aug. 1 at a Portland hospital. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Aug. 13 at the Laurelwood Baptist Church in Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. Wilson was born April 2, 1917, in Greeley, Colo. She attended school in Delta, Colo., and married Doyle "Doc" Wilson on...
Clara Ellen Collingwood
Jul 28, 2005
Clara Ellen Collingwood, age 83, of La Grande, died Thursday, July 28, 2005 at a local care facility. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Charlie Jones of Victory Christian Center officiating. Private interment will be held at the Grandview Cemetery. Mrs. Collingwood was...
Helena Alma Hook
Jul 25, 2005
Harlena Alma Hook, age 69, a lifelong resident of Elgin, died Monday, July 25, 2005 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Hook was born on August 24, 1935, the daughter of Vaughn and Frieda...
