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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Veryl Smith
May 2, 2004
Veryl Smith, 81, of La Grande died May 2, 2004 at the home of his son. A memorial service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 2004 at the Union County Senior Ceter, 1504 Albany Street, with Pastor Kemit Knight of the Damascus Road Ministries officiating. Mr. Smith was born on May 6, 1922, to Roy and Lilly...
Maurice Lane
May 1, 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. Maurice C. Lane 74, of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died May 1 at Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital. Burial was a Willamette National Cemetery. Mr. Lane was born Oct. 30, 1929, to Richard W. and...
Maurice "Bud" Willett
May 1, 2004
Maurice Gordon "Bud" Willett, age 95 of La Grande, and formerly of Imbler, died, Saturday, May 1, 2004 at his home. A celebration of life service will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Interment will follow at the Summerville Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. until...
Marjorie Mcclure
Apr 29, 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. Marjorie Lynn McClure, 71, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and formerly of La Grande, died April 29 after a long illness. There was no services but her ashes were spread in California, La Grande and Elgin....
Nellie Delia Vannice
Apr 29, 2004
Nellie Delia Vannice, age 95, of North Powder, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. Services will be held at the North Powder Methodist Church on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. and a graveside service will be held at the Alford Cemetery, near Harrisburg, Oregon on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Nellie...
Wanda Jean Allison
Apr 26, 2004
Wanda Jean Allison, age 60, of Umatilla and formerly of La Grande died April 26, 2004 at her home. The funeral will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2004 at the Hermiston Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow in the Hermiston Cemetery. Mrs. Allison was born on May 2, 1943 to John and Treasa Brown Defries...
Von B. Williamson
Apr 26, 2004
Von B. Williamson, age 46, of Wellsville, Utah and formerly of La Grande died April 26, 2004 of natural causes while hiking in Arches National Park. Burial was at the Wellsville City Cemetery. Mr. Williamson was born on January 6, 1958 to Robert Keith and Donna Bingham Williamson in La Grande. He married Diane Williams on June 6, 1980...
Oscar Linkous
Apr 24, 2004
Oscar Linkous, formerly of Baker City, Haines and La Grande, passed away at a local care facility on Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the age of 89. Oscar was born on November 25, 1914 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Millum and Monty Bernard Linkous. When he was age two, the family moved west to settle in the Weiser, Idaho area....
Cherrie Cupinski
Apr 23, 2004
This information is placed here as a service to the community. The information was obtained from public records rather than from the family directly. Cherrie F. Cupinski, age 89, of Cove died April 23, 2004 at her home. A private family service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Cupinski was born on February 4, 1915, in Coos...
Nathan Cole Gawith
Apr 20, 2004
Nathan Cole Gawith, age 1, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004 in Elgin of undetermined natural causes. A celebration of life service will be held on Monday, April 26, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Roger Cochran of the Trinity Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Nathan Cole Gawith was...
Charles Neal Vanhousen
Apr 17, 2004
This information is posted here as a served to our community. The information was obtained from public sources rather than from the family directly. Charles Neal VanHousen, 83, of Ukiah, Calif., and formerly of Union died April 17. Burial was at the Ukiah Cemetery. Mr. VanHousen was born March 8, 1921, to Giles and Edlie VanHousen in Union. He...
James Conaway
Apr 16, 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. James Chancey "Jimbo" Conaway, 60, of Portland and formerly of La Grande died April 16 at his home. Mr. Conaway was born on June 27, 1943, to Chancey and Mabel Conaway in Baker City. He...
Robert Lavern Cornford
Apr 11, 2004
Born June 2, 1932 in San Gabriel, California to Walter Earl and Nina Babe Cornford. He died the evening of Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004 from an extended illness. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the 4-H Center on End Road in Summerville with Pastor Brent Clapp officiating. Fraternal...
Barbara Monaghan
Apr 9, 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. Barbara Jean Bowman Monaghan, 77, died after a long illness at her home in Aurora, Ill., April 9. Barbara was born to Roland "Bill" and Vera Clarke Bowman in Spokane on June 28, 1926. The...
Gregory Allan Groshens
Apr 8, 2004
Gregory Allan Groshens, age 42, of La Grande and a former resident of Heppner, died recently from natural causes at his home in La Grande. A memorial service will be held in Heppner at a later date. Disposition was by cremation. Mr. Groshens was born on December 23, 1961 in Heppner, Oregon to Victor L. and Judy Darnielle Groshens....
Josie Eveline Witherspoon
Apr 5, 2004
Josie Eveline Witherspoon, age 94, of La Grande and formerly of Elgin, died Monday, April 5, 2004 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 9, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elgin Cemetery with Pastor John McElravy officiating. Friends may call on Thursday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley....
Anna Wight
Apr 2, 2004
This information was obtained from The Observer and is placed here as a service to our community. Anna Wight, age 94, of Brigham City, Utah and formerly of Union died April 2, 2004. A reception for family and friends will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Gillies-Petersen Funeral Chapel in Brigham City. The funeral will...
Lovell Howard
Apr 1, 2004
Lovell Howard, age 85, of La Grande, died Thursday, April 1, 2004 at home. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Sarah Morningstar Stanton officiating. Private interment will be held at the Grandview Mausoleum. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs....
Harriet Anne Cunningham
Mar 29, 2004
Harriet Anne Cunningham, 84, died Monday March 29, 2004 at her home in La Grande, OR. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Union, OR with Fr. Hank Albrecht officiating. A graveside internment will follow at the Union Cemetery. Harriet was born on June 14, 1919...
James Wellington Robinson
Mar 27, 2004
On March 27, 2004 marks the passing of James Wellington Robinson. Jim was born on Feb. 10. 1910 in Roundup Montana but spent his younger years in the Baker valley working on ranches and sawmills in the area. In 1937 he married his one and only Mildred Hanby, she preceded Jim in passing on June 14, 2000. They started...
