Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR

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...

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...

Jul 4, 2010

Russell L. Miller, 81, of Wallowa, died peacefully July 4 surrounded by his family at his home. A funeral service was held this morning at Wallowa Christian Church. Gravesite military services followed. Russell was born July 14, 1928, to Ray and Etha Merle (Sannar) Miller near Wallowa on the Diamond Prairie. After graduating from Wallowa High School in 1946,...

Jul 4, 2010

Leslie "Les" James Sullivan, 94, of Prineville and La Grande, died July 4 at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. A graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. July 12 at Juniper Haven Cemetery in Prineville. A memorial service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Prineville. Les was born Sept. 21, 1915, to Ralph...

Jul 2, 2010

Lillian La Veta (Gray) Newton, 88, of Union, died July 2 at her residence at Jodi's Foster Care in Union. A visitation will run from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the North Powder Cemetery. Pastor Garth Johnson will officiate. A coffee hour...

Jul 1, 2010

Merle "Keith" Tannehill, age 77, died at his home July 1, 2010 following a long illness. Keith was born to Clyde and Leola Tannehill, February 23, 1933, in Pasadena, California. He moved to Boardman, Oregon at the age of 6 and lived there until he graduated from Boardman High School in 1951. He then went on to Oregon State...

Jul 1, 2010

Merritt Eugene "Tom" Weldin, 81, of Kimberly, Idaho, and formerly of Union and Burley, Idaho, died of a heart attack July 1 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Merritt was born on April 25, 1929, in White Owl, S.D. He is the son of Fredrick Weldon and Maude (McGlin) Weldin. Merritt lived a...

Jun 28, 2010

John Emil Jacobson, 87, of Enterprise, died June 28 at a care center in La Grande. There will be no services. John was born May 27, 1923, to John Enard and Sophia Marie Bousu Jacobson at Minneapolis, Minn. He grew up and graduated from high school in Minneapolis. After graduation, John joined the Navy and served eight years before...

Jun 27, 2010

Martha Elisabeth "Elly" Gorham, 81, of Anaheim, Calif., and formerly of North Powder, died June 27 at her home. Elly requested that no services be held. Close family and friends were present to pay their last respects to Elly at Riverside National Cemetery on July 7. Her ashes are there in the marble columbarium. Martha Elisabeth Sziegel was born...

Jun 25, 2010

Zedna Mae Nichols, 88, of La Grande, died June 25 at a local care center. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. today at Island City Cemetery. Zedna was born Sept. 27, 1921, to Edward and Margaret Mae Nuckolls Reeves at Holyoke, Colo. She came to La Grande in 1942 and lived here until her death. She was...

Jun 22, 2010

Emogene Esther Buckley, age 88, of La Grande, and formerly of Wallowa County, died June 22, 2010 at her home. A family graveside service will be held in Joseph. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center in La Grande. Mrs. Buckley was born on January 17, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Esther (Neider) Weis...

Jun 22, 2010

Ann Jeannette Bueler, 66, of La Grande, died June 22 at Vista Specialty Care in La Grande. Her final wishes were for cremation and for her ashes to be committed to the Pacific Ocean. There will be no services in La Grande. A gathering of friends and family is being planned in California. Contact her brother, Robert Jordan, of...

Jun 21, 2010

Lois Arnhart, 94, of Joseph, died June 21 surrounded by her children. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joseph American Legion Hall. She was born Aug. 4, 1915, to Oliver and Nora Hepburn in Joseph. She attended school on the Divide. Lois lived in Joseph most of her life. She was a great storyteller...

Jun 21, 2010

A memorial service for Paul Bruce Morehead, who died June 21, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Katherine Catholic Church in Enterprise. On Friday, the rosary will be said at 7 p.m. at the church.

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Jun 20, 2010

Shirley Mae Durst McCoy, 72, of La Grande, died June 20 at a care center in La Grande with her family by her side. She was born June 13, 1938, to William and Ida Durst in Iowa City, Iowa. She moved with her family to Oregon where she graduated from The Dalles High School in 1956. Shortly after, she...

Jun 19, 2010

Hobart "Paul" Brookshire, 78, of Union, died June 19, at his residence with family by his side. Graveside services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Union Cemetery. Paul was born March 15, 1932, to Walter Zane and Anna Jane Cochran Brookshire in Mitchell. He graduated from Mitchell High School and joined the Navy in 1951. Following his discharge...

Jun 19, 2010

Edna Magdalena Helena Giesdeke Kehr, age 84, of La Grande, passed away June 19, 2010. A celebration of life will be on Saturday June 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, with graveside service at Grandview Cemetery following. A luncheon will follow at Faith Lutheran Church. Edna was born July 3, 1925 in St. James, Minnesota to...

Jun 18, 2010

Walter "Walt" Leo Obendorf, 89, of La Grande, died June 18 at a local care center in La Grande with family by his side. A public viewing will run from 6 to 8 tonight at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Graveside services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Following his graveside service there will be...

Jun 16, 2010

Charlotte Francis Young, 97, of La Grande, died June 16 at Janet's Adult Foster Home. Her memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Her final resting place will be in the family plot at Ione Cemetery. Charlotte, the seventh of nine children in the family of John Henry and Minna Augusta Thun Bottemiller, was...

Jun 14, 2010

Patricia A. Bailey, 85, of La Grande and formerly of Vale, died June 14 at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Vale United Methodist Church, 263 Cottage St. in Vale.

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