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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Cecil Ladell Richardson
Jun 27, 2005
Cecil LaDell Richards, age 92, of La Grande and Gautier, Mississippi died June 27, 2005 at Ocean Springs Hospital in Mississippi. Burial was in the Cove Cemetery. Mr. Richards was born August 27, 1912 to Clarence D. and Blanche C. Houx Richards in Cove. He graduated from Eastern Oregon Normal School and earned a master's degree from the University...
Lori Jean Potter
Jun 26, 2005
Lori Jean Potter, 42, of La Grande died Sunday at a local care center of natural causes. The celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church, 901 Penn Ave. A graveside service will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Hermiston Cemetery. Miss Potter was born March 27, 1963 to Jay Elton and...
Mildred Glenva Snider
Jun 26, 2005
Mildred Glenva Snider, age 88 of La Grande and formerly of Union, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at a local care center. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Interment will follow at the Hillcrest East Cemetery. Mildred Glenva Snider was born on July 11,...
Elsie Mae Bauer
Jun 25, 2005
Elsie Mae Bauer, 92, of La Grande died Saturday at a local care center. Viewing will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grandview Cemetery. Mrs. Bauer was born June 23, 1913, to William and Luda Jane Holland Taylor in Fairbury, Nebraska....
Dewey G. Flowers
Jun 25, 2005
Dewey G. Flowers, 66, of Star, Idaho and formerly of La Grande died Saturday June 25, 2005 after a long illness. Viewing will be from 4 to 8 pm Thursday at Loveland funeral Chapel. The funeral will begin at 10:00 a.m. Friday at the First Christian Church, 901 Penn Avenue. A graveside service will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery...
Jerrold Harm
Jun 25, 2005
Jerrold Harm, 93, of La Grande died Saturday, June 25, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. Viewing will be from 4-8 pm Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Imbler Christian Church. Mr. Harm was born December 20, 1911, to Edward and Allie Miles Harm in Elwood, Nebraska. On...
Katherine "Kitty" Mary Louise Bretelle
Jun 24, 2005
Katherine Mary Louise "Kitty" Bretelle, age 98, of Union, died June 24, 2005. Date and time of service will be announced later. Mrs. Bretelle was born on December 27, 1906, to James and Elizabeth Taylor in Mt. Lehman, British Columbia, Canada and raised on the family's dairy farm which her grandparents had settled as pioneers. She began taking piano...
Robert Howard
Jun 22, 2005
Robert "Bob" Howard, age 63, of La Grande died June 22, 2005 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee after a long illness. An informal celebration of life will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday at the La Grande Country Club. "Bob" was born November 13, 1941 to Bob and Lovell Howard in La Grande. He graduated from...
Kathleen "Kate" Elizabeth Ann Sutton
Jun 22, 2005
Kathleen Elizabeth Ann "Kate" Sutton, age 90, of La Grande died June 22, 2005 at a local care center. Viewing will be from 1-4 pm Sunday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday at The Elgin United Methodist Church. Mrs. Sutton was born November 6, 1914, to Henry and Ethel Dougherty Winn...
Mildred Santoes
Jun 20, 2005
Mildred Santoes, age 90, of La Grande, died Monday, June 20, 2005 at her home. Services will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Santoes was born on February 20, 1915, the daughter of Leonard and Bertha (Wright) Emmons in...
Donald E. Prince
Jun 19, 2005
Donald E. Prince, 75, of Wallowa died June 19 at Wallowa Memorial Hosptial in Enterprise. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Wallowa Cemetery. Mr. Prince was born May 8, 1930, to Wayne W. and Sadie R. Horton Prince. He graduated from Wallowa High School in 1949 and served in the Army, and in August 1953...
Irvin James Witten
Jun 19, 2005
Irvin James Witten, age 66, of Union, died Sunday, June 19, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. the Hillcrest Cemetery in La Grande with Bishop Jerry Baxter conducting. A reception will follow at the Union Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Viewing will be...
Albert G. Oard
Jun 17, 2005
Albert G. Oard, 84, of Baker City died June 17 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center. A private family service will be held at a later date at Burns. Mr. Oard was born Feb. 2, 1921, to James and Clara Kesterson Oard in Lawen. He attended schools at Crane and Drewsey and graduated from Crane High School in 1938. He...
Emma Louella Wright
Jun 15, 2005
Emma Louella Wright, 91, of La Grande died June 15 at a local care center. A graveside service and celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Abbey View Memorial Park in Brier, Wash. Mrs. Wright was born Nov. 21, 1913, to Pete and Minnie Hill Edd in Glasgo, Mont. She attended school in Willston, N.D., and...
Ervin A. Dooley
Jun 13, 2005
Ervin A. Dooley, age 77, of La Grande, died Monday, June 13, 2005 at a local care facility. A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 20, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Grandview Cemetery with Pastor Tim Gray of the Seventh-day Adventist Church officiating. Mr. Dooley was born on August 16, 1927, the son of Royce and...
Alexis Sue Alta Marie Giese
Jun 13, 2005
Alexis Sue Alta Marie Giese, age 3, of La Grande died June 13, 2005 as a result of accidental drowning while swimming at the La Grande Veteran's Memorial Pool. Viewing will be Thursday at Loveland Funeral Chapel from 1:00 until 8:00 p.m. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Summerville Baptist Church. Alexis was born...
Ernest Allen Snapp
Jun 13, 2005
Ernest Allen Snapp, age 72, of La Grande, and formerly of Etna, California, died Monday, June 13, 2005 at his home. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, June 20, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Grande Ronde Community Church with Rev. Vernon Slippy officiating. Burial will be held on Monday, June 27, 2005 in Etna, California....
Charles Roy Cater
Jun 12, 2005
Charles Roy Cater, age 91, of La Grande, died Sunday, June 12, 2005 at a local care facility. At his request there will be no public services. Burial was held at the Island City Cemetery. Those who wish may make contributions in memory of Mr. Cater to the National Wildlife Foundation in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley,...
Jeannette Johnson
Jun 11, 2005
Jeannette Johnson, age 89, of La Grande and formerly of Orange County, California, died Saturday, June 11, 2005 at a local care facility. At her request there will be no public services. Mrs. Johnson was born on February 3, 1916 in Springfield, Oregon. In 1948 she married William Lewis Johnson in the San Francisco Bay Area. They lived in...
Don Woodrow Mccall
Jun 11, 2005
Don Woodrow McCall, 88, of La Grande died June 11. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church, 901 Penn Ave. Mr. McCall was born Jan. 3, 1917, to E.J. and Lillie Gilberts McCall in Garretson, S.D. He graduated from high school in Silverton in 1935, and on Dec. 24, 1940, he...
