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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
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...
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....
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...
William "Bill" Oscar Dodds
Dec 28, 2004
William "Bill" Oscar Dodds, age 79, of La Grande died December 28, 2004 at a local care center. Viewing will be from 4-7pm Thursday at Loveland Funderal Chapel. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, 902 Fourth Street. A graveside service will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday at Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Dodds...
Denver E. Ogden
Dec 28, 2004
Denver Ogden, age 68, of La Grande, died December 28, 2004 at Oregon Health Sciences University of natural causes. Viewing will be from 9am to noon on Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Cove Methodist Church with Pastor Elmer Yoder officiating. Burial will follow at the Cove Cemetery....
James Jay Severns
Dec 27, 2004
James Jay Severns, age 86, of Milton-Freewater died December27, 2004 at the VA Hospital in Walla Walla. The funeral will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday at the Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston, 685 W. Hermiston Avenue. Burial will follow in the Hermiston Cemetery, along with a reception at the Hermiston Senior Center on Orchard Avenue. Mr. Severns was born...
Shirley Leonidos Snow
Dec 25, 2004
Shirley Leonidos Snow, age 72, of Echo and formerly of La Grande, died December 25, 2005 at her home. A recitation of the Rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Burns Mortuary in Hermiston. The funeral mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Echo...
Walter L. Hammond
Dec 24, 2004
Walter L. Hammond, 68, of Enterprise died at Wallowa Memorial Hospital Dec. 24. Military services are at 10 a.m. Thursday at V.F.W. Post 4307, Enterprise. A complete obituary will be published later.
Elizabeth Anne Shaw
Dec 21, 2004
Elizabeth Anne Shaw, age 50, of Portland and formerly of La Grande died December 21, 2004. A memorial service and celebration of life will begin at 1:00 p.m. on January 11, 2005 at the First Presbyterian Church, 1308 Washington, La Grande. Ms. Shaw was born on September 18, 1954 to Robert and Patricia Shaw in North Bend. She graduated...
Beatrice Martha Jordan
Dec 19, 2004
Beatrice Martha Jordan, age 82, of Salem and formerly of La Grande, died Sunday, December 19, 2004 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 23, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church with Father Hank Albrecht celebrating. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest East Cemetery....
Richard "Rick" Noddin
Dec 19, 2004
Richard "Rick" Noddin, age 57, of Oxbow and formerly of La Grande died December 19, 2004 at the VA Hospital in Walla Walla after a short illness. A celebration of life will begin at 4:00 p.m. on January 15, 2005 at the American Legion Hall, 301 Fir. Street. Mr. Noddin was born January 27, 1947 to Richard MacDonald and...
Hazel Wallsinger
Dec 18, 2004
Hazel Wallsinger, 89, of Lincoln City and formerly of La Grande and Joseph died Dec. 18. A memorial service will begin at noon Jan. 8 at St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Lincoln City with a luncheon afterwards. Burial will be at Hillcrest East Cemetery in La Grande. Mrs. Wallsinger was born Oct. 8, 1915 to John and Mary Madden...
Elmer Thomas Bates
Dec 15, 2004
Elmer Thomas Bates, age 84, of La Grande died December 15, 2004 at a local care facility. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at the First Christian Church at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Mark Schlessman officiating. Mr. Bates was born on August 19, 1920 to Thomas William and Laura Emma (Elmer) Bates. He...
James L. Jensen
Dec 14, 2004
James L. Jensen age 64, of Summerville, died Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in La Grande. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. James L. Jensen was born on February 7, 1940 the son...
Russell Davis Williams
Dec 13, 2004
Russell Davis Williams, 91, of Sun City, California, and formerly of Muddy Creek near North Powder, died December 13. A descendent of two early pioneer families of North Powder, Mr. Williams, the youngest of seven children, was born Sept. 16, 1913, to Harry Chatterton and Ida Belle Davis Williams in Muddy Creek. His grandparents were Lemuel and Amanda Ellen...
Frances Elizabeth Adams
Dec 11, 2004
Frances Elizabeth Adams, age 90 died Saturday December 11, 2004 in Elgin. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Sally Wiens officiating. Interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Friday December 17 at...
Randall James Petersen
Dec 11, 2004
Randall James Petersen, age 41, of La Grande, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 at home from natural causes. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2004 at the United Methodist Church. Private interment will be held at the Island City Cemetery. Randy was born on April 5, 1963, the son of James and...
Alva A. Smart
Dec 11, 2004
Alva A. Smart, age 94, of La Grande, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 at a local care center. A funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 16 at the La Grande Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastor Tim Gray officiating. A private interment will be at the Grandview Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4...
Shirley Mae Brown
Dec 9, 2004
Shirley Mae Brown, 83, of La Grande died Dec. 9. Graveside services were held this morning, Dec. 14, at the Cove Cemetery. Mrs. Brown was born May 10, 1921 in Provo, Utah, the youngest child of Harriet and Edward Hunter. On July 4, 1944 she married Arthur Max Brown and worked as a telephone operator while he served in...
