Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR

Clinton Andrew Siefker
Apr 7, 2010
Clinton Andrew Siefker, 34, of La Grande, died April 7 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. A memorial service will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Park Pavilion. A potluck will follow. Clinton was born Feb. 14, 1976, in Sacramento, Calif., to Wesley and Dawna (Mitchell) Siefker. He was raised by Rodney Wood Sr. Clint grew...

Dorothy Marie Tyler
Apr 7, 2010
Dorothy Marie Tyler, age 84, of Union, died April 7, 2010 at a local care facility. At her request there will be no public services. Those who wish may make contributions in her name to the Bobcat Foundation in care of Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & life Celebration Center, 1502 7^th Street in La Grande. Dorothy was born on August...

Richard "Bucko" Lavern Barton
Apr 7, 2010
Richard Lavern "Bucko" Barton, 72, of La Grande, died peacefully with his wife of 50 years at his bedside April 7 at a local care center. At his request there will be no funeral. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at Island City Cemetery. Bucko was born Sept. 27, 1937, to Harry B. and Lois M....

Lela Mae Fordice
Apr 6, 2010
Lela Mae Fordice, 92, formerly of Union County and Wallowa County, died April 6 at Settlers Park Assisted Living Facility in Baker City. Graveside services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the North Powder cemetery. A reception will follow at Wolf Creek Grange in North Powder. Lela was born Oct. 12, 1917, to John and Erma (Scott) Gray...

Herbert Lavern Roundtree
Apr 6, 2010
Herbert Lavern Roundtree, 89, formerly of La Grande, died April 6 at home at Hayden Lake, Idaho. At his request no services will be held. Private inurnment will be held at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. English Funeral Chapel, Coeur d'Alene, is in care of the arrangements. Sign Herbert's guest registry and view his online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com....
Darold Dean Dayley
Apr 5, 2010
Darold Dean Dayley, age 74, of La Grande, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at the Grande Ronde Hospital after a long battle with heart disease and diabetes. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, April 12, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Interment will be...

Georgia Stellmon Buffum
Apr 5, 2010
Georgia Stellmon Buffum, 84, formerly of Elgin, died April 5 at her daughter's home after battling cancer. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Elgin Cemetery. Herring Groseclose Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Georgia was born May 28, 1925, to Charles Faro and Jennie Burrow Stellmon in Decatur, Ark. Most of her young...

Esther "Jackie" Willmarth
Apr 5, 2010
Esther Willmarth, 96, of La Grande, died April 5. According to her wishes, there will be no formal services. Esther was born Jan. 17, 1914, to John Frederick Schlosser and Rosamonde Appleby Schlosser near Sunnyside, Wash. She became known as Jackie because she was her "dad's boy," and he called her Jack. She grew up on the family farm...

Pharis Andrew Timpy
Apr 5, 2010
Pharis Andrew Timpy, 81, formerly of Union and Irrigon, died April 5 from complications of diabetes at his home at Ridgefield, Wash. A service to celebrate his life will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Northwood Park Funeral Home, 16407 NE 15th Ave., in Ridgefield. A second service will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A...

Verlie Johnston
Apr 4, 2010
Verlie Johnston, 89, of La Grande, died April 4 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Cemetery in Portland. Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center is in charge of arrangements.
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Irene C Patton
Apr 3, 2010
Irene C. Patton, age 98, of La Grande and formerly of Greenleaf, Idaho and Elgin, died Friday in La Grande. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Committal and interment will be held at 3:00 p.m. Mountain-time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) at the Greenleaf...
Robert Clark Wickam
Apr 3, 2010
Robert Clark Wickam, 88, of La Grande died April 3, 2010, at his home surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service is planned for May 1, 2010 at the Blue Mt. Conference Center, in La Grande, Oregon at 1 PM. Robert ‘Bob' Wickam was born September 25, 1921 at home in Baker, Oregon. He was the youngest of...

Charles "Gene" Eugene Smith
Apr 2, 2010
Charles Eugene "Gene" Smith, 89, of Elgin, died April 2 at a local care center. A casual dress celebration of life graveside service will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at Elgin Cemetery. Charles was born Easter Sunday April 4, 1920, in McMinnville. He lived in the Sheridan/Willamina area working on the Southern Pacific and LPN Railroad until retirement. He...

Pauline Edna Lindsey
Apr 2, 2010
Pauline Edna Lindsey, 81, formerly of Island City, died April 2 with loved ones by her side. A service was held April 10 at Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory. She was born in Salmon, Idaho, Aug. 7, 1928, to Joe and Amy Gautier. She attended Idaho State University and substituted as a home ec teacher for several years. She...

Eli Hugh Mcguire, Jr.
Apr 1, 2010
A memorial service for Eli Hugh McGuire Jr., who died April 1, will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at Maplewood Greens Golf Course in Renton, Wash. A service with inurnment will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Island City Cemetery. Tuell-McKee Funeral Home in Tacoma, Wash., was in charge of arrangements.
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Darlena Mae Hargett
Apr 1, 2010
Darlena Mae Hargett, age 83, of La Grande, died April 1, 2010 at a local care facility. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Committal and interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Mrs. Hargett was born on February 27, 1927 the daugther of Orien Monroe...

Catherine Marie Mead Fallow
Mar 31, 2010
Catherine Marie Mead Fallow, 88, formerly of La Grande, died March 31 in Portland after many years of extended illness from the effects of a stroke suffered in 1994. A funeral Mass will begin at noon Friday at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in La Grande. A reception will immediately follow at the parish hall. Catherine was...

Emsley Woodruff Rogers
Mar 30, 2010
Emsley Woodruff Rogers, 85, of Dufur and formerly of La Grande, died March 30 at his home. A memorial service was held April 3 at the Dufur Christian Church. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Emsley was born Dec. 22, 1924, to Roy Chesley Rogers and Edith Genevra (Woodruff) Rogers in Hermiston, the...

Lazetty Hathaway
Mar 30, 2010
Lazetty Hathaway, 81, of La Grande, died March 30 at a local care center. Lazetty was born Nov. 17, 1928, to Olna and Ruby "Rose" Hathaway in Ritter. He had three siblings: Elizabeth Dunbrough, Lorraine Palmeter and Olna Hathaway. He was employed as a farmer and a factory worker. He never married. Lazetty was a La Grande resident from...

Yanina K. Donnelly
Mar 29, 2010
Yanina K. Donnelly, 37, formerly of La Grande, died March 29 in Boise after a long illness. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. May 15 at Faith Center in La Grande. Yanina was born Jan. 15, 1973, to Richard and Judith Ubick in Santa Monica, Calif. She is survived by her mother, Judith, of Pacific Palisades; husband,...