Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR

Jul 27, 2009

Vera Ann Pender, 61, of La Grande, died July 27 in an ATV accident. A graveside service will begin at 9 a.m. Friday (not Saturday as previously announced) at the Island City Cemetery. A viewing will run from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth Street, La Grande. Vera was born July 20, 1948, in...

Jul 27, 2009

Myron Dean Wilkinson, 87, died July 27 at his home in La Grande. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Gekeler Lane. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Myron was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Holbrook, Idaho, to Robert and Blanche (Chidister) Wilkinson. He served in...

Jul 25, 2009

Kenneth Verdell Davis, 84, formerly of North Powder and Wallowa, died July 25 after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation was held July 29 at Bonney-Watson: Washington Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside service followed at Washington Memorial Park, 16445 International Blvd., SeaTac, Wash. Kenneth was born May 23, 1929, the third of five children born to Edward Alvin and...

Jul 24, 2009

Charles Leo Mann, 55, of Baker City, died July 24 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Visitation will run from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray's West & Co. Burial will follow at North Powder Cemetery. Charles was born Jan. 10, 1954, to Arel...

Jul 24, 2009

Friends and family are invited to celebrate the life of Shannon Sloan McKillop at the Elgin City Park beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday. Attendees are asked to bring a dish for a potluck dinner. Shannon was born Jan. 4, 1958. She enjoyed art and music. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Adam Willard; daughter, Nicole Sloan; siblings...

Jul 23, 2009

Norma Leonard Dewey, 84, of Homedale, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died July 23. A service is planned for Monday in Homedale. Flahiff Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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Jul 23, 2009

Herbert O. Imel, 80, of La Grande died at his home July 23. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Herb was born at Beaver Creek outside of Oregon City on April 16, 1929, to Herbert H. and Myrtle Imel. He went to a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade...

Jul 23, 2009

Ervin Ezra "John" Reed, 77, of Union, died peacefully July 23 at his home. Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel in Baker City is in charge of arrangements. John was born Oct. 26, 1931, in Okoboji, Iowa. He entered the U.S. Army in 1953 and served two years. In 1956, he married Lucille A. Blom in Sioux Falls, S.D....

Jul 23, 2009

Delbert A. "Deb" Rysdam, 54, of Elgin, died July 23 at his home in Elgin surrounded by his family. A graveside funeral service was held this morning at the Cricket Flat/Highland View Cemetery on Good Road outside Elgin. Deb was born March 12, 1955, the first of four children to Delbert D. and Betty (Hayes) Rysdam in La Grande....

Jul 21, 2009

Elsie Komma Gray, age 85, of McMinnville and formerly of La Grande, died July 21, 2009 at her home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 31, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Island City Cemetery. Mrs Gray was born on October 14, 1923 in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Walter Raymond and Dula Alice (Cook) Weatherly....

Jul 21, 2009

Barbara (Balloun) Shank, 67, of La Grande, died July 21 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A small memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the conference room of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in La Grande. An earlier announcement incorrectly said the memorial was Aug. 4. Barbara was born Nov. 10, 1941, in Marshalltown, Iowa....

Jul 20, 2009

Karen J. Long Riddle, 64, of Hermiston and formerly of La Grande, died July 20 at her home. A graveside funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Karen was born Feb. 27, 1945, to Robert and Joyce Carlson Fitzgerald in La Grande. She was raised...

Jul 19, 2009

Ruth Lorene Carter, age 89, of La Grande and formerly of Long Creek, died at a local care facility in La Grande on Sunday, July 19, 2009. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Long Creek Cemetery. A viewing will be held at the Long Creek Community Church from 9:00 a.m....

Jul 19, 2009

Malin M. Doles, age 75, of Summerville, died July 19, 2009 at a local care center. At his request there will be no services, but condolences may be sent to Ina Doles, Grande Ronde Retirement Residence, 1809 Gekeler Lane, La Grande, Oregon 97850 or those who wish may sign the on-line guest book at www.danielsknopp.com. Malin was born December...

Jul 18, 2009

Delmar "D.V." Baker, 88, of Casa Grande, Ariz., and formerly of La Grande, died July 18. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Southern Baptist Church in Casa Grande. J. Warren Funeral Services Valley Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Delmar was born April 5, 1921, in Carroll, Neb. He served in the Navy in...

Jul 18, 2009

Wanda Fay Pointer, age 84, of Island City, died July 18, 2009 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. A viewing will be held on Thursday, July 23rd from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. A funeral service will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July...

Jul 18, 2009

Sharon Ann "Ms. Kitty" Purcell, age 60, of Elgin, died July 18, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 24, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Stampede Hall. Memorials may be made to any cancer charity in care of Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande....

Jul 17, 2009

James "Jimmy" Brown, 49, of La Grande, died July 17 in a motorcycle accident. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. in La Grande. A private celebration will be held at a later date. James was born May 17, 1960, to J.J. "Jiggs" and Charlotte Brown in La Grande, the eldest of...

Jul 17, 2009

Beloved father, grandfather and friend; Roy David Comstock "Pickles", a lifetime resident of Cove, OR, passed away, July 17, 2009, following a brief and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family at his daughter's home in Sandy, OR. He was 86 years old. Roy was born December 3, 1922, in Cove, Oregon, to the Ralph and Emma Comstock....

Jul 17, 2009

Raymond "Ray" H. Connolly, 83, of Enterprise, died July 17 of natural causes at his home. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Enterprise Christian Church. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Raymond Lewis Richards was born Oct. 10, 1925, to Sylvia Francis Howell Richards and Walter Samuel Richards in Denver, Colo. He and his sister...