Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR

Aug 9, 2010

Marion Herschel "Dusty" Miller, 96, of La Grande, died Aug. 9 at a local nursing center. His funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lighthouse Church, 10501 W. First St., Island City. Burial will be at Island City Cemetery. A viewing for family and friends will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel....

Aug 8, 2010

Vern Leslie Farrow, age 87, of La Grande, died Sunday, August 8, 2010 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. At his request there will only be a private graveside service with family. To sign the on-line guestbook visit www.danielsknopp.com. Vern was born on May 30, 1923 in Seattle, Washington to Eugene Duane Farrow and Julia Catherine Loomis Farrow....

Aug 8, 2010

Charles Earl "Chuck" McKague, 90, of La Grande, died Aug. 8 at Vista Specialty Care in La Grande. He requested that there be no funeral service. Charles was born June 10, 1920, one of four children to Herschel and Myrtle (Wood) McKague in Carthage, Mo. In July 1938, he married Jean Cox in Nampa, Idaho. They had three children...

Aug 6, 2010

Claude ‘Swede' E. Morrison, 87, of Rufus and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 6 at Biggs. At his request there will be no funeral service. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Aug. 21 at the John Day Dam Park near Rufus. Claude was born Feb.2, 1923, to Claude and Mabel (Burgess) Morrison in Weiser, Idaho....

Aug 2, 2010

Ruth A. Aydelotte, 92, formerly of Union, died Aug. 2 in Los Alemitos, Calif. A private graveside service is set for Monday at the Prairie City Cemetery. Ruth was born July 10, 1918, to Opal R. (McMinds) Holland and G. Leslie Holland at the Oliver Ranch in John Day. She attended school in John Day. Ruth and Alva (Tunny)...

Aug 2, 2010

Orma LeGore, 85, of Redmond and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 2 at her home. Her graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Summerville Cemetery. Orma was born June 27, 1925, to Charles Wilber and Rosetta (Campbell) Schooler at Hagerman, Idaho. She was 4 years old when her family moved to La Grande. She lived in...

Aug 1, 2010

Scott Stephen Coulter, age 24, of Cove, died August 1, 2010 as the result of an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 9, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in La Grande. Those who wish to make contributions in his memory to Global Health Outreach for medical missions may do so...

Jul 31, 2010

Helen L. (Hallgarth) Smith, 87, formerly of Elgin, died July 31 in Port Orchard, Wash. At her request, there will be no services. Helen was born May 22, 1923, to James and Ada (Hazelwood) Hallgarth in Elgin. She graduated from Elgin High School in 1941. Helen married Clinton A. Smith of Elgin Aug. 30, 1941. They moved to Bremerton,...

Jul 31, 2010

Catherine "Kate" Wilde, 100, of Wallowa County, died July 31 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Catherine was born March 8, 1910, to Joseph Jannuzzi and Mary Councel Jannuzzi in Somerset County in New Jersey. The family moved to Clackamas. Her parents had a farm there. Kate had two brothers, Pete and Donald....

Jul 30, 2010

David Ryan Bowdle, 37, of Soap Lake, Wash., and formerly of La Grande, died July 30 at home surrounded by his family and friends after a 15 1/2-year battle with lymphedema. Memorial services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bread of Life Church, 140 14th Ave. N.W. in Ephrata, Wash. Visit www.carverfamilyfuneralhome.com to leave a note for David's...

Jul 30, 2010

Gladys "Charlee" Hunter, 60, of East Wenatchee, Wash., and formerly of La Grande, died July 30 at her home. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1011 S. Miller St. in Wenatchee. Gladys was born and raised in La Grande. Those who knew Charlee say she was a great flower gardener. They...

Jul 30, 2010

Clara Christine Miller, 89, of Anaconda, Mont., and formerly of Perry, died July 30 at a hospital in Idaho. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Island City LDS Church. A viewing will run from 6 to 8 tonight at Loveland Funeral Chapel and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. preceding the funeral service. Burial will...

Jul 30, 2010

Loraine Ruby Sunderman, 95, of La Grande and formerly of San Marcos, Calif., died July 30 at her home following a short illness. A graveside service will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at Summerville Cemetery. Loraine was born May 8, 1915, to Theodore and Bertha (Emrich) Scheer at Madison, Neb. She graduated from Madison High School, and on May...

Jul 28, 2010

Thomas "Wade" Booher, age 81, a lifetime resident of La Grande, died July 28, 2010 at his home. A celebration of life will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center on Wednesday, August4, 2010. Private interment will be held at the Island City Cemetery. Wade was born on August 13, 1928, the son of...

Jul 28, 2010

Melvin Lyle "Mel" Carlsen, 81, of Elgin, died July 28 in La Grande. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Elgin Baptist Church, 800 N. 13th Ave. A private burial will follow at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton. Melvin was born Jan. 20, 1929, to Henry J. and Pearl E. (Haag) Carlsen in Dwight, Ill. When he...

Jul 26, 2010

A celebration of life for Linda Lou Montenegro, who died July 26, will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Park. The family invites anyone who knew Linda to attend. Any questions, call Ashley at 503-747-8311 or Barb at 541-910-4998.

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Jul 26, 2010

Ralph Thompson Stewart, 73, of Joseph, died July 26 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise. At his request there will be no services. He will be buried in the Stewart family plot at Mountain View Cemetery in Farmington, Wash. He was born Feb. 21, 1937, to Irene (Ireland) and John Paul Stewart in Spokane. He graduated from Spokane's West...

Jul 25, 2010

Adelaide (Zweifel) Bailey, 90, formerly of Summerville, died July 25. Anderson's Tribute Center in Hood River is in charge of arrangements. Leave a note of condolence for Adelaide's family by visiting.www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com. She was born Oct. 19, 1919, to Joseph E. Zweifel and Lily (Conrad) Zweifel on the Zweifel family farm near Summerville. She graduated from La Grande High School...

Jul 25, 2010

Donald Jasper, 91, formerly of Union County, died July 25 at the University Retirement Community in Davis, Calif. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at the University Retirement Community Auditorium, 1515 Shasta Drive in Davis. Donald was born Dec. 30, 1918, the oldest of four children, in Island City. He regularly rode a horse bareback to...

Jul 25, 2010

Edna Mae Wilson Keffer, 100, of La Grande, died July 25 at a local nursing center. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in La Grande. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery. Edna Mae was born May 13, 1910, to William and Myra Hatfield Wilson in Amarillo, Texas. Her family came to La...