Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Lillian Darlene Thompson
Jan 29, 2010
Lillian Darlene Thompson, 63, of Albany, and formerly of La Grande, died the morning of Jan. 29 at home. At the family's request, no services are planned at this time. Fisher Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lillian was born March 28, 1946, to Charlie and Helen (Searles) Paxton in La Grande. She grew up in Baker City...
Adarene "Addie Lavonne Ogden
Jan 29, 2010
Adarene Ogden, 75, of La Grande, died Jan. 29 at Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cove United Methodist Church. Addie was born Adarene LaVonne Conrad Aug. 6, 1934, to Tom and Treshia (Emigh) Conrad in La Grande. She was raised in La Grande and...
Robert William Wilkins
Jan 28, 2010
Robert William Wilkins, La Grande city leader, civic booster and Eastern Oregon icon, died January 28, 2010, after a short battle with cancer. He was 79 years old. Recitation of the holy rosary will be at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, in Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m....
Ron Freeman Bayless
Jan 28, 2010
Ron Freeman Bayless, 61, of Joseph and formerly of Frazier Park, Calif., died Jan. 28 at his home. A memorial service was held Tuesday at Seventh-day Adventist Church in Enterprise. Ron was born Nov. 1, 1948, to Bennie Freeman and Edyth Dennis Bayless at Arcadia, Calif. He grew up and lived in Burbank and attended high school there. He...
Delores Jean Williams
Jan 27, 2010
Dolores Jean Williams, 75, of Island City, died Jan 27 at her home. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at The Place on Philynda Lane off of Buchanan Lane next to A/C Electric (the original Rambling Rotors location.) A private family graveside was held earlier at Summerville Cemetery. Dolores was born Sept. 27, 1934, to...
Vernon Leroy Baker
Jan 27, 2010
Vernon Leroy Baker, 80, of Joseph, died Jan. 27 at Evergreen Health and Rehab in La Grande. At his request, no formal services will be held. He was buried Feb. 3 at Joseph Cemetery. Vernon was born March 14, 1929, to Oscar and Mary Jane (Arthur) Baker in Vincennes, Ind. At age 16, Vern moved to Globe, Ariz., with...
Shawn E. Cochrane
Jan 26, 2010
Shawn E. Cochrane, 42, of Oregon City and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 26 at his home. A casual service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Clubhouse, 760 E. Delta, Union. A potluck reception will follow the services. Call Kevin Kohr for food arrangements at 541-910-1458. Shawn was born June 15, 1967, in...
Clinton Shirley Clark
Jan 26, 2010
Clinton Shirley Clark, age 88, of Elgin, died Tuesday in Walla Walla. A memorial graveside service will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 29 at Elgin Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Clinton was born on August 15, 1921, the son of Edward and Mary Francis (Mason) Clark in Elgin. He graduated from...
Denny Barrett Eagle Mcclary
Jan 23, 2010
Denny Barrett Eagle McClary, 81, of Elgin, died Jan. 23 at a hospital in Boise. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the senior center, 1504 N. Albany,La Grande. Masonic services, military honors and a meal will follow. Denny was born April 19, 1928, to William and Edna (Barrett) McClary in Hoquiam, Wash. He was...
Sharron Joy Zollman
Jan 23, 2010
Sharron Joy Zollman, 72, of Joseph, died Jan. 23 in La Grande. Sharron Joy Zollman, 72, of Joseph, died Jan. 23 in La Grande. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. April 3 at the American Legion Hall in Joseph. She was born Sept. 3, 1937, to Charles Thompson and Erma Tippett in Enterprise. She married...
Kenneth "Ken" Wilbur Halvorson
Jan 22, 2010
Kenneth Wilbur "Ken" Halvorson, 82, of Hermiston and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 22 at his home. At his request, there will be no services held at this time. A celebration of life graveside service with military honors will be held at the Hermiston Cemetery at a later date. Ken was born April 19, 1927, to Andrew and...
Lily V. Vess
Jan 22, 2010
Lily Vess, 81, of La Grande, died Jan. 22 at Grande Ronde Hospital of a heart attack. A viewing will run from noon to 4:30 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chapel. Lily was born July 19, 1928, to Dora Crosswell-Shenfield and Richard Shenfield in Radway Center Alberta, Canada....
Bethel Mae Gruis
Jan 22, 2010
Bethel Mae Gruis, 84, of La Grande, died Jan. 22 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Bethel was born March 31, 1925, to Roy Emery and Eva (Bay) Vandermulen in La Grande. She was raised...
Bertha M. Kubesh
Jan 22, 2010
Bertha M. Kubesh, 67, formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 22 after a two-year battle with cancer. A celebration of life for Bertha Kubesh, formerly of La Grande, who died Jan. 22, will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Northeast Oregon Transit Center, 2204 Pine St., La Grande. Bertha was born Aug. 16, 1942. She worked for the...
George William Duncan
Jan 19, 2010
George William Duncan, 78, of La Grande, died Jan. 19 at Grande Ronde Hospital. At the family's request, there will be no services at this time. George was born Nov. 11, 1931, to William Ernest Duncan and Myrtle (Martin) Duncanin Sioux City, Iowa. He attended school in Sioux City, and married Loraine Erlene Tronnes in Dakota City, Neb., Feb....
Gary Merle Winters
Jan 18, 2010
Gary Merle Winters, 70, formerly of La Grande and Wallowa County, died Jan. 18 in Eugene after a battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. At his request, there was no service. He was born Jan. 23, 1939, to Joy (Fine) Bartmess and Virgil Winters in Joseph. Joy later married Arthur Bartmess of Lostine. He graduated from Lostine High School in 1957,...
Joseph Lehman Delashmutt
Jan 17, 2010
Joseph Lehman DeLashmutt, age 94, of La Grande, died January 17, 2010 at his home. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Joseph...
Oliver E. Cameron
Jan 17, 2010
Oliver E. Cameron, 88, of Donnelly, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 17 at home with his family by his side. Funeral services were held at Five Mile Church of the Nazarene in Boise. Burial followed at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. Heikkila Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Oliver was born July 15, 1921. He...
Jerry Roy Spainhower
Jan 16, 2010
Jerry Roy Spainhower, 71, of Enterprise, died Jan. 16 after a long battle with cancer. A celebration of his life will begin at 11 a.m. Jan. 30 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Enterprise. Jerry was born the fourth of five children Dec. 16, 1938, to Welby Roy and Goldie Pauline Spainhower in Kaycee, Wyo. The family later moved...
Marvin Charles Miller
Jan 16, 2010
Marvin Charles Miller, 85, of Caldwell, Idaho, and formerly of Elgin, died Jan. 16 at home with his family at his bedside. Funeral services were held and burial took place at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery in Boise. He was born Aug. 4, 1924, to Charles and Lillie Miller in Imperial, Neb. He attended schools in Nebraska and Idaho and...
