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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Mary Louise Rysdam
May 24, 2009
Mary Louise Rysdam, 65, of Elgin, died May 24 at her home. At her request there will be no funeral service. A celebration of life potluck will be held in June, with the time and place to be announced at a later date. Mary Louise was born Aug. 10, 1943, to Arie Robert and Marguerite (Jenkins) Rysdam in Merced,...
Christina Vanderpool
May 24, 2009
Christina Vanderpool, age 91, of La Grande, died May 24, 2009 at a care facility. No public services are planned currently but a graveside service will be held at a later date. Those who wish may make contributions in her memory to the Oregon Lung Association, Emphysema Research in care of Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502...
Betty Lee Golden
May 23, 2009
Betty Lee Golden, 59, of Woodburn and formerly of La Grande, died May 23 in Portland surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. A memorial celebration will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute on the campus of Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay. Betty was born Jan. 10, 1950,...
Johnnie Louise Titus
May 23, 2009
Johnnie Louise Titus, 74, of Prairie City and formerly of La Grande, died May 23 in Bend. A graveside service took place May 26 at Prairie City Cemetery. Johnnie was born March 23, 1935, to Port and Ivy Hill in Nashoba County, Okla. In Clackamas, at the age of 16, Johnnie married Robert Titus Sept. 4, 1951. Bob and...
Harold L. Dickenson
May 22, 2009
Harold LeRoy Dickenson, 82, of Cove, died May 22 at OHSU. A graveside service was held today at Cove Cemetery. Lunch followed at the Cove Sportsman Club. Harold was born July 25, 1926, to John Marion and Anna Elizabeth (Mohrland) Dickenson in Walla Walla, Wash. He graduated from Pendleton High School, and married Gilah Ferguson Dickenson Sept. 28, 1947,...
Clarence Herman Everidge
May 21, 2009
Clarence Herman Everidge, 88, of Baker City and formerly of La Grande, died May 21 at the Veterans Hospital in Boise. A memorial service will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at the Elkhorn Baptist Church, 3520 Birch St. Pastor Mark Looney will officiate. Herman was born Feb. 10, 1921, to Arthur Frank and Nannie Elizabeth (Teal) Everidge in Columbus,...
Elizabeth "Betty" C. Walk
May 20, 2009
Elizabeth C. "Betty" Walk, 92, formerly of La Grande, died May 20 in Springfield. No service is planned. Englands Memorial Chapel in Eugene was in charge of arrangements. Elizabeth was born Sept. 1, 1916, to Milton H. and Helen T. Carter in Walla Walla. She married Ronald Walk June 9, 1940, in Pendleton. She graduated from Eastern Oregon Normal...
Charles "Chuck" Henry Gerlach
May 19, 2009
Charles "Chuck" Henry Gerlach, age 78, of La Grande, died May 19, 2009 at a local care facility. A funeral will be held on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 2705 Gekeler Lane in La Grande. Viewing will be held on Thursday at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in...
Jeremy Michael Gray
May 19, 2009
Jeremy Michael Gray, 36, of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died May 19 after a long illness. A private graveside service will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hilgard Pioneer Cemetery. Omega Funeral Services of Portland and Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation and Life Celebration Center are in charge of arrangements. Jeremy was born Nov. 4, 1972, to John and...
Daniel Robert Hays
May 17, 2009
Daniel Robert Hays, 62, of West Linn and formerly of Enterprise, died May 17 from pulmonary complications. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at Saint Catherine's Catholic Church in Enterprise. A final memorial and celebration of Dan's life will be held afterward for all family and friends. Dan was born Sept., 21 1946, and raised...
Joyce G. Bird
May 16, 2009
Joyce G. Bird, 76, of Canon, Ga., and formerly of Enterprise, died May 16 at her home. Graveside services will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joseph Cemetery. A gathering for family and friends will follow at 4 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Enterprise. Joyce and her husband, Geary, were members of the church for years, and Geary...
Ethel Margaret Blackman
May 15, 2009
"The only gift of value that I can give you is my faith because it is the only thing everlasting." Ethel Blackman Ethel Margaret Blackman, age 88, of Island City, died Friday, May 15, 2009 in the presence of her children. Family viewing will be held on Monday, May 18, 2009 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral,...
Dustin "Dusty" Charles Gilchrist
May 15, 2009
Dustin Charles "Dusty" Gilchrist, 24, of Bend and formerly of Imbler, died May 15 in a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Teeters Pond at the corner of Hunter Road and Woodell Lane. The family requests that casual dress be observed. Dusty was born Sept. 17, 1984, to Charles Donald and Teresa Ann (Grams)...
Lois Davidson Griggs
May 15, 2009
Lois Davidson Griggs, 84, of La Grande, died May 15 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Gekeler Lane in La Grande. A viewing will begin at 10 a.m. at the church. Lois was born Feb. 1, 1925, in La Grande. She was the...
Ricky Gene Reece
May 15, 2009
Ricky Gene Reece, 61, of Dallas and formerly of La Grande, died May 15 at his home. Private family services were held. Ricky was born May 9, 1948, to Howard Samuel and Hazel Maxine Hepburn Reece in Enterprise. The La Grande area was his home for most of his lifetime. He was a self-employed long haul and log truck...
Rebecca Suzanne Ingerson
May 14, 2009
Rebecca Suzanne Ingerson, 56, of La Grande, died May 14 at her home. Rebecca was born April 15, 1953, to Bill and Veralee (Hoagland) Sykes in Klamath Falls. She moved to La Grande from Pendleton more than 20 years ago. She married Jerry Dale Ingerson in June 2008. Her hobbies and interests mostly included her love for animals, gardening...
Barbara Louise Applebee
May 13, 2009
Barbara Louise Applebee, 68, of La Grande, died May 13 at OSHU in Portland. Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. June 6 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 11206 McAlister Rd., Island City. Dedication of the grave and burial was held earlier. Barbara was born Oct. 10, 1940, in La Grande to Lester H. and...
Berle James Nash
May 11, 2009
Berle James Nash, 71, of Pendleton died at his home on Monday, May 11, 2009, of Cancer. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton. Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Mission on 48022 St. Andrews Road, Pendleton....
Edith C. Green
May 8, 2009
Edith C. (Miller) Green, 105, of Joseph, died May 8 at Wallowa Valley Care Center in Enterprise. She will be buried at Prairie Creek Cemetery, and a memorial service will be held later. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Edith was born Nov. 19, 1902, to Albert and Edith Miller in Minneapolis. Her mother died six months...
Eula "Jonesey" Mae Jones
May 7, 2009
Eula Mae "Jonesey" Jones, 80, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at a local care facility. Services will be held on Saturday, May 16, 11:30 a.m., at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth Street, La Grande, OR. A reception will follow at Eastern Oregon University in the Hoke Union Building, rooms 201 and 202. Eula was born March 22,...
