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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Phillip "Phil" Dare Yeargain
Nov 11, 2004
Phillip "Phil" Dare Yeargain, age 71, of Union, passed away on November 11, 2004 at his home. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, at 1:00 p.m. at the Union Cemetery with Jerry Baxter officiating. Phil was born on August 19, 1933 in Hawasse, Arkansas to Earl and Christine Skaggs Yeargain. He graduated from high school in Sulfur Springs,...
Thomas Franklin Pace
Nov 10, 2004
Thomas Franklin Pace, age 87, of La Grande, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at his home in La Grande. A celebration of life will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2004 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Mr. Pace was born on December 4, 1916, the son of...
Buril Morris
Nov 8, 2004
Buril Morris, 87, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of Telocaset, died November 8 in Walla Walla. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Christian Church, 66 S. Actor St., in Dixie, Washington, with Pastor Gonzales officiating. A reception will follow at 363 S. Third Ave., in Walla Walla. Mr. Morris was born May 18, 1917, to...
Dallas William Wilson
Nov 6, 2004
Dallas William Wilson, 90 of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died November 6 at his home. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gresham Funeral Chapel, 257 S.E. Roberts Ave., in Gresham. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Riverview Cemetery in Boardman. Mr. Wilson was born January 11, 1914 to Robert Samuel...
Dr. Joseph Paul Frederick
Nov 5, 2004
Dr. Joseph Paul Frederick, 87 passed away on Friday Nov. 5 peacefully at home. Viewing will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 with the Recitation of the Holy Rosary beginning at 7:00 at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 11, 2004 at Our Lady of...
Robert Delaine Dunn
Nov 4, 2004
Robert Delaine Dunn, 47 of Amity and formerly of La Grande and Baker City, died November 4. A memorial service will be held in the spring. Mr. Dunn was born January 6, 1957, to Delaine and Bonnie Byrne Dunn in Baker City. He graduated from Grant Union High School in 1975 and served in the Army for 10 years....
Angleline Leona Maria Theresa Fiedler
Nov 3, 2004
Angeline Leona Maria Theresa Fiedler, age 87, of La Grande, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at a local care center. There will be no local services and a family service will be held later in Colfax, Washington. Mrs. Fiedler was born on October 7, 1917, the daughter of Phil and Matilda (Van Damme) DeLange) in Wallace, Idaho. She graduated...
Donald J. Hodney
Oct 31, 2004
Donald J. Hodney, age 70, of Warrenton died October 31, 2004 in Astoria. A graveside service will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday at West Lawn Memorial Park, 225 S. Danebo Avenue, Eugene, with the Rev. Kate Conolly officiating. Mr. Hodney was born January 24, 1934 to Andrew and Violet Dickson Hodney in Homedale, Idaho. He graduated from McMinnville High...
Matthew Riley Witten
Oct 31, 2004
Matthew Riley Witten, age 30, of Union, died Sunday, October 31, 2004 at his home in Union. A graveside service will be held on Friday, November 5, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery with Bishop Jerry Baxter conducting. A reception will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the Union Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Viewing will...
Helen Louise Brown
Oct 29, 2004
Helen Louise Brown, age 86, of La Grande died October 29, 2004 at a local care center. Graveside services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Island City Cemetery. Mrs. Brown was born February 11, 1918 to descendents of Wallowa County pioneers, Jack W. and Mabel C. Vest Emerson, in Wallowa. She graduated from La Grande High School...
Betty A. Strand
Oct 29, 2004
Betty A. Strand, age 81, of La Grande died at her home on October 29, 2004. She will be buried at Hillcrest Cemetery. Miss. Strand was born on October 15, 1923 in La Grande, Oregon to Thomas and Almo Olson Strand. She was raised and educated in La Grande, graduating from La Grande High School and what is now...
Bradley Dale Pittser
Oct 28, 2004
Bradley Dale Pittser, age 42, of La Grande, died suddenly at his home of natural causes. A celebration of life will begin on Sunday, October 31, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Kemit Knight of Damascus Road Ministry officiating. Private interment will be held at the Island City Cemetery. Bradley was born on...
Mabel May Knutson
Oct 27, 2004
Mabel May Knutson, age 95, of Elgin died October 27, 2004 at her home. Mrs. Knutson was born January 6, 1909 to Bertie and Sara Hurn Smith in Sunnyside, Washington. She graduated from high school in Prosser, Washington and moved to the Grande Ronde Valley in 1997 from Dodson. She was a self-taught piano player and played at community...
Wanda C. Young
Oct 26, 2004
Wanda C. Young, age 76, of Union died October 26,2004 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A private graveside service will be at the Elgin Cemetery. Mrs. Young was born October 31, 1927 to Cecil and Emma Friend Sapp in Fairmont, West Virginia. She moved to...
Adam Vincent Benitez
Oct 24, 2004
Adam Vincent Benitez, age 13, of La Grande died October 24, 2004 on Mount Emily. A celebration of life will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2004 at the La Grande High School Auditorium. Adam was born February 25, 1991, to Tracy Benitez and Denise Cronin in Burns. The family lived in Prineville and other places in...
Clinton Alroy Rysdam
Oct 24, 2004
Clinton Alroy Rysdam, age 79, formerly of Elgin, died Sunday, October 24, 2004 at a local care center. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Sally Wiens officiating. Clinton Alroy Rysdam was born on April 24, 1925, the son of Garrett and Ethel (Baker)...
Flossie Hutchison Sagers
Oct 23, 2004
Flossie Pauline Hutchison Sagers, 85 of Grants Pass and formerly of Elgin, died October 23 at the Three Rivers Hospital in Grants Pass. At her request there will be no service. Mrs. Sagers was born July 16, 1919 to Ray and Anna Yarrington Robins in Elgin. She married John Hutchison of La Grande. The couple were later divorced. She...
John Opp
Oct 19, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. John Opp, 101, of La Grande died Oct. 19 at a local care center. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Chapel, 902 S. Main St. in Milton-Freewater. Mr. Opp...
Dean H. Johnston
Oct 18, 2004
This information is posted here as a service to our community. The information was taken from public sources rather than from the family directly. Dean H. Johnston, 80, of Union and formerly of Summerville died Oct. 18 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Viewing will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A celebration of...
Emogene M. Henry
Oct 16, 2004
Emogene M. Henry, age 82, formerly of Elgin, died Saturday, October 16, 2004 at the home of her daughter in Lafayette, Oregon. A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 22, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Elgin with Bishop Richard Rasmussen conducting. Interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery....
