365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during the difficult first year after a loss
Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Ruby N. Kuhn
Jan 13, 2005
Ruby N. Kuhn, 93, of La Grande died January 13 at a local care center. Viewing will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 4th St., and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. before the funeral, which will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the LDS Stake Center. Burial will follow at the Elgin Cemetery....
Anna L. Cosner
Jan 13, 2005
Anna L. Cosner, 88, of Elgin, died Thursday, Jan. 13 at a care center. A celebration of life will begin at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at the La Grande Baptist Church with potluck following. Burial will be at the Island City Cemetery. Mrs. Cosner was born October 29, 1916, to Forest Alwell and Lara K. Carpenter in Gooding, Idaho. The...
Nile H. Roe
Jan 12, 2005
H. Nile Roe, age 85, of La Grande died Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at his home. At his request there will be no public services. Entombment will be at the Grandview Cemetery Mausoleum. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Roe was born on August 5, 1919, the son of Oscar and Anna Catherine (Breuer) Roe...
Dale "Hippie" Stewart Blake
Jan 12, 2005
Dale Stewart "Hippie" Blake, age 77, of Elgin passed away January 12, 2005 peacefully in his sleep at home with his wife and family and friends after a long battle with cancer. Viewing will be held on Friday, January 14, 2005 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. A celebration of life will begin at...
Michael G. Hedman
Jan 10, 2005
Michael G. Hedman, 53, of Union died Jan. 10 at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland as the result of a motor vehicle accident. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Heppner United Methodist Church. Mr. Hedman was born Dec. 28, 1951 to Arnie and Rita Belmore Hedman in Marquette, Mich. The family lived in Athena...
Roberta Lois Leen
Jan 8, 2005
Roberta Lois Leen, 68, of Weston died January 8 at her home. A memorial service will begin at 4 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Pendleton Seventh-day Adventist Church. Mrs. Leen was born Sept. 12, 1936, to Theodore and Eleanor Jacobson in Abercrombie, N.D. She grew up in Hoquiam, Wash., and attended the Auburn Adventist Academy. On Oct. 17, 1953,...
Russell "Tut" E. Smedley
Jan 6, 2005
Russell E. "Tut" Smedley, 82, of La Grande died Thursday, January 6 at a local care facility. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday January 8 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church with Father Hank Albrecht celebrating. Mr. Smedley was born Dec. 22, 1922, to Raleigh E. and Laura Melinda Smedley in Burley,...
Manuel "Chip" Lee Oliver, Jr.
Jan 5, 2005
Manuel Lee "Chip" Oliver, Jr. age 54 of La Grande, died January 5, 2005 at his home of natural causes. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 7, 2005 at the La Grande Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Brent Clapp officiating. Chip was born on May 5, 1950, the son of Manuel L....
Millie M. Clark
Jan 5, 2005
Millie M. Clark, 93, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of La Grande died January 5 at a care center. The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St., in Milton-Freewater with Pastor David Miller of the Helix Community Church officiating. Private burial will be in the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Mrs. Clark was born...
Eleanor Viano Clark
Jan 2, 2005
A celebration of life service for Eleanor Viano Clark, 88 will be held at 10 a.m. January 14 at Loveland Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Sarah Stanton of St. Peter's Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will follow at Island City Cemetery. Mrs. Clark died Jan. 2 in San Bernadino, Calif. The former La Grande resident was born Feb. 28, 1916...
Margy Edwards Little
Jan 2, 2005
Margy Edwards-Little, 54, of Oregon City and formerly of La Grande died Jan. 2, after a long illness. Mrs. Little was born Sept. 22, 1959, to Earl and Donna Edwards in La Grande. She grew up in La Grande and graduated from Brigham Young University and Portland State University. She married Richard Little and taught for over 30 years...
Frances "Fanny" O. Halsey
Jan 2, 2005
Frances O. "Franny" Halsey, 90, of Elgin died January 2 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Elgin Christian Church. A lunch will be served at the Stampede Hall. Mrs. Halsey was born October 28, 1914 to Frank and Ruth Throe Rynearson in Island City. On July 6, 1931 she...
Ruth "Momo" L. Hoover
Jan 1, 2005
Ruth L. "Momo" Hoover, 78, of Umatilla County and formerly of La Grande died January 1, at Good Samaritan Center in Hermiston. Funeral services were held Jan. 5. Mrs. Hoover was born Feb. 15, 1926, to Frank and Anna Mae Bashor Britain in Pendleton. On Jan. 8, 1945 she married Homer E. Hoover. The couple lived in pendleton until...
Mathew Paul Jenks
Jan 1, 2005
Mathew Paul Jenks, age 23, of Elgin, died January 1 at his home. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jesse Parker of the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church officiating. Burial will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Mr. Jenks was born July 7,1981 to James and Betty Jones Jenks in La Grande....
Linda Lee Anderson
Dec 30, 2004
Linda Lee Anderson, age 57, formerly of Elgin, died Thursday, December 30, 2004 at her home in Oroville, California of natural causes. A celebration will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Bill Miller officiating. A private interment will be held at the Elgin Cemetery. Linda Lee Anderson...
Mary Hunter Logan
Dec 30, 2004
Mary Hunter Logan, age 91, of Citrus Heights, California and formerly of La Grande, died Thursday morning, December 30, 2004 at Mercy San Juan Hospital, Carmichael, CA. A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 8, 2005 at 2:00 pm at Church of Christ, 2107 Gekeler Lane, La Grande. Committal and interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, La Grande....
Rosalie B. Cordell
Dec 30, 2004
Rosalie B. Cordell, age 85, of La Grande and formerly of Durkee, died at a local care center on December 30, 2004. Celebration of life services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will begin at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Gilliland Cemetery in Sweet Home. Mrs. Cordell was...
William Robert Jones
Dec 30, 2004
William Robert Jones, age 89, of Prineville and formerly of Cove and La Grande, died December 30, 2004 at home. The funeral will begin at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Prineville Christian Church, 1685 S.E. Lynn Blvd. A graveside service will begin at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Mr. Jones was born to William and...
Daphne Gibson Holmes
Dec 29, 2004
Daphne Gibson Holmes, age 91, of Riverside California and formerly of Cove and La Grande, died December 29, 2004 at a care center. At her request there will be no funeral. Her ashes will be interred at Cove Cemetery with a graveside service in August. Mrs. Holmes was born on February 9, 1913, the daughter of Hugo and Ada...
Laquietta Joy Like
Dec 29, 2004
Laquietta Joy Like, age 71 of Elgin, died Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at her home. A private graveside service will be held at the Elgin Cemetery with Bill Moses of the Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Laquietta Joy Like was born on November 26, 1933, the daughter of Andrew Jackson and...
