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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
James Arthur Sayer
Jul 23, 2010
James Arthur Sayer, of Island City, died July 24, 2010 from complications from diabetes. He was 84 and died at a local care facility. Mr. Sayer was born November 27, 1925 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, to Arthur and Genevieve Sayer, the youngest of 4 children. His childhood involved many activities; the most important to him was the Boy...
Ruth Nina Carmen
Jul 22, 2010
Ruth Nina Carman, 91, lifelong Wallowa rancher, died July 22 at her home. At her request, services will be private. Ruth was born May 28, 1919, to F.H. "Fritz" and Nina (Miller) Weinhard in Wallowa. She attended school in Wallowa, graduating in 1937. On July 21, 1937, she married Hoy Carman. Together, they raised five children and ran Hereford...
Leonard "Len" David Doyle
Jul 21, 2010
Leonard "Len" David Doyle, 83, of La Grande, died July 21 at a local nursing center. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Aug. 4 at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Len was born May 2, 1927, to Cassius and Viola Trotter Doyle in Butte, Mont. His life was spent in Montana and La Grande. During World War II, Len...
Helena Juliette Jocelyn Gunderson
Jul 21, 2010
Helena Juliette Jocelyn Lane Gundersen, 91, of North Powder, died July 12 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Baker City. A graveside memorial and burial of ashes will be held in the spring of 2011 at North Powder Cemetery. Helena was born Aug. 26, 1918, in Bloomer, Wis. She was the first-born great-granddaughter of the Lanes and Rathbuns...
Lawava Nelle Owens
Jul 21, 2010
Lawava Nelle Owens, 81, of Elgin, died suddenly July 21 in Idaho on her way home from the hospital. Funeral services are not planned. Lawava was born Oct. 18, 1928, to Roy and Mary Uribe Englehart at Wapato, Wash. On Dec. 23, 1951, she married James W. Owens. They made their home in Elgin for the past 22 years....
Blanche "Bea" E. Phippen
Jul 21, 2010
Blanche "Bea" E. Phippen, 90, formerly of Wallowa County, died July 21 of natural causes. At Bea's request, there will be no formal services. Blanche was born Jan. 25, 1920, to James and Ada (Norton) Bennett in Wallowa. She lived in Wallowa for a time, and then the family moved to Minam where she attended a one-room school house...
Darrell Clarke Van Leuven
Jul 21, 2010
Darrell Clarke Van Leuven, age 82, of La Grande, died July 21, 2010 at a local care facility. A funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 30, 2010 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Viewing will be held on Thursday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp. Mr. Van...
Elwood "Smoke" R. Wylie
Jul 20, 2010
Elwood R. "Smoke" Wylie, 90, of La Grande, died July 20 in La Grande. A private graveside service will be held at Myrtle Trees Cemetery at Coquille later. Smoke was born Nov. 9, 1919, to Raemy Robert and Mary Winona Robinson Wylie in Yakima, Wash. Elwood was 6 years old when his mother died. He and his younger sister,...
Marga Lee Simonis
Jul 19, 2010
Marga Lee Simonis, 70, of North Powder, died July 19 at Baker City. A graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at North Powder Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Wolf Creek Grange Hall in North Powder. Marga Lee was born July 3, 1940, to Noble and Honey Pendleton in Muse, Okla. On Sept. 26, 1969, she...
Clayton Mathew Eastwood
Jul 17, 2010
Clayton Mathew Eastwood, 51, formerly of La Grande, died July 17. A Dressing Ceremony was conducted Thursday at the Agency Longhouse in Mission, with Washat services planned for the evening. Concluding Washat services began at the Longhouse this morning. Send condolences and sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com. He was born April 7, 1959. Matt served in the U.S....
Reg W. Madsen
Jul 17, 2010
Lt. Reg W. Madsen, 44, of La Grande, died of cancer July 17 at a local care center in La Grande. The Oregon State Police Honor Guard will be providing services in his honor beginning at 1 p.m. Friday at First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane, Baker City. A private graveside service will be at Mount Hope...
Cecil Edward Mecham
Jul 16, 2010
Cecil Edward Mecham, 91, of Summerville, died July 16 at his home. His funeral will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Following the service will be a graveside service with full military honors at Summerville Cemetery and then a barbecue and reception at the Pleasant Grove Grange in Summerville. Cecil was born June 26, 1919, to...
Marian "Billy" Christensen Brog
Jul 14, 2010
Marian "Billy" Christensen Brog of La Grande, 91, passed away July 14, 2011 in Rexburg, Idaho. Billy was born on January 23, 1920 in Arco, Idaho. She was the daughter of Marion Martin "Chris" and Wilda Stone Christensen. She lived the first six years of her life in several places in Idaho and in Bend, Oregon. When Billy was...
Reba Delphine Storm
Jul 14, 2010
Reba Delphine Storm, 80, of Enterprise, died July 14 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. A graveside memorial will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at Enterprise Cemetery. Reba was born Dec. 22, 1929, to Charles and Velma (Corbin) Falconer at Corning, Iowa. She graduated from Enterprise High School in 1948. She married Elmer Wayne Storm Sept. 9, 1949, at La Grande....
Everett George Mckinney
Jul 13, 2010
Everett George McKinney, 87, formerly of La Grande, died July 13 at his Hermiston home. Graveside services will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Hermiston Cemetery. Everett was born July 24, 1922, to George and Frances (Simonis) McKinney in North Powder. He was raised in Eastern Oregon and attended La Grande High School. He enlisted in the Navy...
John Leddy
Jul 12, 2010
John Leddy, 88, of Imbler, died July 12 at a local nursing center. His graveside service with military honors will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Summerville Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will run from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. John was born March 19, 1922, to John and Minnie Westfall Leddy in...
Dora Ellen Ritter
Jul 12, 2010
Dora Ellen Ritter, 85, of La Grande, died July 12. Her funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A visitation for family and friends will run from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Loveland Chapel. Dora was born Dec. 22, 1924, to James A. and Cecil R. Myers Jones at North Powder. She attended North...
Eunice W. Bernard
Jul 9, 2010
Eunice W. (Orem) Bernard, 101, formerly of Cove, died July 9 at her son's home. Graveside inurnment will be held at the Adams Cemetery in Molalla at a later date. Send condolences to the family and sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Eunice was born July 6, 1909, to Robert...
Myrtle Arlene Dornberger
Jul 9, 2010
Myrtle Arlene Dornberger, 96, of La Grande and Pasadena, Calif., died peacefully July 9 in La Grande. Entombment will take place at Mountain View Cemetery at Altadena, Calif. Myrtle was born Jan. 9, 1914. Myrtle is survived by her sister, Lorraine Olson of Bloomington, Ill.; daughters, Barbara and her husband, Gary Ball, of Sylmar, Calif., and Katherine and her...
Dee "Chico" Farris Jr.
Jul 4, 2010
Dee Jr. "Chico" Farris, 86, formerly of La Grande, died the morning of July 4 at the VA medical center at Roseburg. Family and friends are invited to a celebration of his life at 5 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Park. Attendees should feel free to bring a picnic sack lunch, blanket or chair and memories of Chico. For more...
