Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR

Dec 22, 2010

Verda Nebeker Westenskow, 93, of La Grande, died Dec. 22. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Island City chapel, 11206 S. McAlister Road. Viewing and family visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, and Thursday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the LDS...

Dec 21, 2010

Margaret Claracy Hartzell, 85, of Union, died Dec. 21 at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. Her funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A viewing and family visitation will run from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend. Margaret was born July 24,...

Dec 19, 2010

Thomas Keith Gurney, 84, of La Grande, died Dec. 19 at his residence. No services are planned at this time. Thomas was born Oct. 16, 1926, to Norris and Helen (Gardinier) Gurney at Baker. He attended Grant High School in Portland and the University of Oregon. He was employed by California Pacific Utility, Boise Cascade, Oregon Lottery and Sears...

Dec 19, 2010

Burl Herman Woods, 65, of Imbler, died Dec. 19. A service will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of the Nazarene, 109 18th St. in La Grande. A reception will follow at the fellowship hall of the church at 11 a.m. A graveside service begins at 12:45 p.m. at Summerville Cemetery. Burl was employed at Boise-Cascade Elgin...

Dec 17, 2010

George Wyly "Boom Boom" Bruce, age 86, of La Grande, died December 17, 2010 at a local care facility. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Grande Ronde Community Church at 2:00 p.m. followed by military honors at the Grandview Cemetery. George was born on October 24, 1924, the son of Levi and...

Dec 17, 2010

Leland LeRoy Snyder, 72, of La Grande, died Dec. 17 at his residence. A private family service was held at his home. The family will celebrate his life with a potluck gathering at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Eagles Lodge. Leland was born Jan. 18, 1938, to Leo A. and Marie A. (Kruse) Snyder at Fairbury,...

Dec 17, 2010

Betty J. Gillespie, 72, of Medford and formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 17 at her home. A service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Eagle Point. Abbey Funeral is in charge of the arrangements. Betty was born Sept 15, 1938, in Macon, Ga.

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Dec 17, 2010

Elaine Hensley, 76, of La Grande, died Dec. 17 at a care center after a long illness. Her memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. today at Damascus Road Community Church in La Grande. Elaine was born June 3, 1934, to George Theodore and Alma Effie (Hulse) Steele in Baker City. During her childhood, she lived in Halfway where...

Dec 17, 2010

Robert Steven Sloan, 54, of La Grande, died Dec. 17 at his residence. No services are planned at this time. Robert was born April 16, 1956, to Robert Franklin and Marylene Lavone (Semerau) Sloan at San Francisco. He attended Sir Francis Drake High School in California before moving to Oregon. On Aug. 26, 1978, he married Deborah Elaine Soldavini....

Dec 14, 2010

Donald L. Hasse, 87, died Dec. 14, 2010, at his winter home in Yuma, Ariz. A memorial service will run from noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Island City City Hall, 10605 Island Ave. Don was born Aug. 26, 1923, to Bendena and Albert Hasse in Reardon, Wash. Don moved to La Grande at the age of 3....

Dec 12, 2010

Barbara F. Brown, 64, of Hermiston and formerly of Union, died Dec. 12 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash. A memorial service will be held at a later date. A condolence book is available at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. She was born April 4, 1946, to Chester Clayton and Othella Fay Delany Brown in La Grande. Barbara was raised in...

Dec 12, 2010

Lloyd Ray German, 86, formerly of Union County, died Dec. 12 at his home in Hood River. A potluck reception and celebration of Lloyd's life will begin at 11 a.m. Jan. 8 at the Hood River Valley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling Place. Leave a note of condolence for family at www.Andersons Tribute Center.com. Lloyd was born Sept. 30, 1924,...

Dec 11, 2010

Connie Elliott Johnson, 87, of Redmond and formerly of Elgin, died Dec. 11. A graveside service will be held at Bramlet Cemetery in Wallowa later. Connie was born during a snowstorm on Jan. 1, 1923, at the Elliott ranch on Elliott Lane near Prineville. Premature, she was presumed to be still-born until great-grandma felt movement against her apron and...

Dec 11, 2010

Cole Anthony Krause, 27, of Salem and formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 11 at his home. A celebration of Cole's life will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at City View Funeral Home in Salem. A memorial service will begin at 5 p.m. Dec. 22 at First United Methodist Church in Pendleton. Cole was born Feb. 23, 1983, to...

Dec 9, 2010

Okal June Grote, 83, of Enterprise, died Dec. 9 at Wallowa Valley Care Center. A gravesite service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Prairie Creek Cemetery in Joseph. Okal was born Oct. 2, 1927, to Leland Clifford and Anna Elizabeth Parsons at State Center, Iowa. She was an avid basketball player at Lamoille High School in Iowa. After...

Dec 6, 2010

Paul William Nice, 90, lifelong resident of Wolf Creek and La Grande, died Dec. 6 in La Grande. A viewing will run from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Family and friends will attend a graveside service beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at North Powder Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. at Loveland...

Dec 3, 2010

Marion Lucille Driskell Berry, 88, formerly of Union County, died Dec. 3 at the Jennings McCall Assisted Living Center in Forest Grove. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Jennings McCall Center in the Mount Jefferson Room, 2300 Masonic Way in Forest Grove. Rev. C. Eugene Sabin, pastor emeritus of the First Christian Church in...

Dec 3, 2010

Gertie Nebeker Hibbert. 97, of La Grande, Oregon, died December 3, 2010 in La Grande, Oregon. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, December 11 at 11:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Island City chapel (110206 McAlister Road, Island City). Viewing and Family Visitation will be Friday, December 10, 6:00 - 8:00 pm at...

Nov 30, 2010

Geraldine Louise Sheasly, 73, of La Grande, died Nov. 30 in Gresham of natural causes. There are no services planned at this time. Scattering of her ashes will be at the beach next summer. Geraldine was born July 17, 1937, to Arthur and Edna (Scholfield) Sheasly in Portland. She graduated from David Douglas High School in Portland, and lived...

Nov 28, 2010

Eleanor Violet Hatch, 93, of Bend and formerly of Joseph, died Nov. 28 of natural causes at her family's home in Bend, where she lived the past three years. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Joseph United Methodist Church, 301 S. Lake St., Joseph. A graveside burial will follow at Joseph Cemetery. Eleanor was...