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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Rita "Jeannie" Jean Ferguson
Nov 15, 2008
Rita Jean "Jeannie" Ferguson, 72, of Summerville, died Nov. 15 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Rita Jean "Jeannie" Ferguson, 72, of Summerville, died Nov. 15 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at New Life Center, 10700 S. Walton Road in Island City. Jeannie was born Sept. 27, 1936, in Falls City, Neb....
Cynthia "Cindy" Marie Nadeau
Nov 15, 2008
Cynthia "Cindy" Marie Nadeau, 57, of La Grande died unexpectedly at her home on Nov. 15. A celebration of life will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Cindy was born on Jan. 31, 1951, to John F. Miller and Jean Ruth Rudd in Phoenix, Ariz. She was raised in Tucson, Ariz., and graduated in the...
Florence Mae Hardy
Nov 14, 2008
Florence Mae Hardy, 71, of La Grande, died Nov. 14 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A public graveside gathering will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Cemetery. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Florence was born May 2, 1937, to John Everett and Lena Catherine (Duckett) Winburn in La Grande. She was raised in La...
Reta June Hindman
Nov 12, 2008
Reta J. Hindman Formerly of Elgin Reta June Hindman, 76, of Touchet, Wash., and formerly of Elgin, died Wednesday at her home. A funeral took place today at the Chapel of Herring Funeral Home with the Rev. Marcia Mitchell of Amazing Grace Church of the Nazarene officiating. A reception will follow at the Nine Mile Ranch in Touchet. A...
Vernon L. Hocks, Jr.
Nov 12, 2008
Vernon L. Hocks, 46, of Winnemucca, Nev., and formerly of La Grande, died Nov 12 in Winnemucca. Services were held today at the LDS Church in Nampa, Idaho. Vernon was born June 18, 1962. He grew up in La Grande. When asked about her father, Vernon's daughter, Jodi Hocks, said, "The dad with the big blue eyes ... my...
Roy James Cork
Nov 11, 2008
Roy James Cork was born in Hanska, Minnesota, June 14, 1916 died at the age of 92 in Portland, Oregon November 11, 2008. Roy moved to Edgemont, South Dakota when he was a small boy and went through grade school and high school there. After graduation he moved to Lusk, Wyoming where he worked with his brother Mike in...
Betty Nims
Nov 11, 2008
Betty Nims, 90, of Sherwood and formerly of Cove, died peacefully Nov. 11 at her home. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel, 280 NW First St., Sherwood. Memorial contributions may be made to the Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project at www.prescottbluebird.com. Betty was born March 15, 1918, to John and Beatrice Hogg...
David William Morse
Nov 10, 2008
David William Morse, 56, of La Grande, died Nov. 10 in the ICU at Salem Memorial Hospital, after battling health problems for many years. A memorial service is planned for the spring of 2009, with inurnment at Valley View Memorial Park and Mausoleum outside of Newberg. David was born April 14, 1952, in Newberg. He completed all of his...
Tony Lee Newcomb
Nov 10, 2008
Tony Lee Newcomb, 50, of La Grande, died unexpectedly Nov. 10. A celebration of life was held Nov. 17 at Loveland Funeral Home. Tony was born March 15, 1958, in Coeur d'Alene. He spent his youth in La Grande. Tony was a gentle soul who was always willing to lend a hand to family, friends and neighbors. Those who...
Lydia Savannah Smurthwaite
Nov 6, 2008
Lydia Savannah Hutchison Cantrell Smurthwaite, 91, of Spanish Fork, Utah, and formerly of Union and La Grande, died Nov. 6 at Lehi, Utah. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Island City Chapel. Viewing runs from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Monday. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery...
Niola Anderson Baum Jones
Nov 5, 2008
Niola (Anderson) Baum Jones, 90, of Rathdrum, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died Nov. 5 at her home with family near. A service was held Nov. 8 at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Niola was born April 17, 1918, to Leo R. Anderson and Evelyn Neilson in Dayton, a town in Franklin County, Idaho. Descended from pioneer...
Chloe Kay Larvik
Nov 5, 2008
Chloe Kay Larvik, 64, of Summerville, died Nov. 5 of cancer. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. Burial will follow at Summerville Cemetery. Chloe was born July 24, 1944. She was the first of two children born to Earl and Mildred McQuaw. Her parents were farmers and she grew up...
Maurice Russell Truax
Nov 5, 2008
Maurice Russell Truax, 81, of Nampa, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, Oregon, died November 5. A graveside service will be held on Monday, November 10, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Island City Cemetery. Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center is in charge of arrangements. Maurice was born August 25, 1927, to Frank and Charlotte "Lottie" (Russell) Truax...
Woody Charles Albers
Nov 1, 2008
Woody Charles Albers, age 20, of La Grande, died November 1, 2008 in The Dalles. A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Viewing will be held on Thursday from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Friday...
Ronald Floyd Springer
Oct 31, 2008
Ronald F. Springer, 64, of Imbler, died Oct. 31 at his home. A celebration of life begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Odd Fellows/Rebekah's Lodge, 604 Main St. in Summerville. Ron was born Dec. 27, 1943, in Baker. Ron spent most of his time reading or driving his 240Z. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and flying his radio-controlled airplanes....
Ardythe Wood
Oct 31, 2008
Ardythe Wood, 68, of Pendleton and formerly of Union, died Oct. 31 at her home. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel in Pendleton. Burial will follow at Olney Cemetery. Ardythe was born Jan. 30, 1940, to O. Clephen and Elma Wilde in Union. She graduated from Union...
Laura Martha Garrett
Oct 30, 2008
Laura Martha (Trump) Garrett passed away of natural causes at her home in Star, Idaho, October 30th, 2008. She was a former resident of La Grande, Oregon. She began her life on June 11, 1918 at a logging camp at Eustace Meadows, Wallowa County, Oregon in a log cabin. She was born to William R. and Eva (Hayes) Trump,...
Gail W. Gardner
Oct 29, 2008
Gail W. Gardner, 84, of Springfield and formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 29 of pneumonia. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson. A memorial service begins at 11 a.m. Sunday at River Road Park Annex, 1055 River Road in Eugene. Gail was born July 8, 1924, to Walter and Evangeline...
James Willard Lloyd
Oct 28, 2008
James Willard Lloyd, age 86, of Summerville, died October 28, 2008 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Summerville Baptist Church. Viewing will be held on Sunday from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Mr....
Justin C. Miller
Oct 28, 2008
Justin C. Miller, 33, formerly of Imbler and La Grande, died unexpectedly Oct. 28 near Ripton, Vt. According to his wishes, his ashes were scattered by his family in Vermont. Justin was born Dec. 31, 1974, in La Grande. He attended school in Imbler where he graduated in 1993 as class valedictorian. He was a National Merit Scholar and...
