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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Junior Leon Owings
Oct 12, 2008
Junior Leon Owings, 74, formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 12. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canby. Junior was born July 14, 1934, to Lula and Artie Owings in Hubbard. He graduated from Canby High School in 1952 and then attended electrical apprentice school. He...
Ronald Denny Carroll
Oct 11, 2008
Ronald Denny Carroll passed away October 11, 2008 in La Grande, Oregon. Ron was born June 23, 1932 in Huntington, Oregon to Lee Francis and Viola Helena (Borkland) Carroll. Ron moved to La Grande as a child. He attended La Grande elementary and high schools where he excelled in sports, including varsity football and basketball. He attended Eastern Oregon...
Wesley H. Swope
Oct 11, 2008
Wesley H. Swope, 85, of La Grande, died Oct. 11 at his home in La Grande. Wesley was born July 17, 1923, to Raymond Herbert Swope and Amelia Pauline Overbaugh in Follett, Texas. He hand one sister, Leona Esther; and two brothers, William Eugene and Charles Raymond. He was raised and educated in Lubbock, Texas, and joined the Air...
Willa Elizabeth Carper
Oct 7, 2008
Willa Elizabeth Carper, age 95, of La Grande, died October 7, 2008 at a local care facility. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Carper was born...
William Kangas
Oct 6, 2008
William "Bill" Kangas July 6, 1979-October 6, 2008 A beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend left us on October 6, 2008. He was one of the best men on earth and will be greatly missed. Bill was born in McCall, Idaho from which he moved to La Grande, Oregon until 2006 when he moved to the Boise...
Warren Logan Hug
Oct 4, 2008
Warren Logan Hug passed away October 4, 2008 at his home at age 87. There will be a graveside service at the Summerville Cemetery on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center in La Grande. Mr. Hug was born June 9, 1921 to Raymond and Verdie (Beem) Hug on Pumpkin Ridge....
Richard Ray Fuller
Oct 3, 2008
Richard Ray Fuller, age 83, of Cove, died October 3, 2008, at a local care facility. A funeral will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in La Grande. Committal and interment will follow at the Summerville Cemetery. Mr. Fuller was born on September 14, 1925, the son of Russell Ray...
Elmer Theodore Miller
Oct 3, 2008
Elmer Theodore Miller, who had just celebrated his 100th birthday, died October 3, 2008 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 11:00 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Committal and interment will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Miller was born on September...
Fern Augusta (Wood) Nickel
Oct 3, 2008
Fern Augusta (Wood) Nickel, 95, of La Grande, died peacefully Oct. 3 of natural causes at TJ's Adult Foster Care. No local services will be held. A graveside service will be at Crystal Springs Cemetery in Camino, Calif. Fern was born June 29, 1913, in Hutchinson, Kan. Her journey in life took her to Lincoln, Neb., to six decades...
Howard Leland Mcdonald
Oct 2, 2008
Howard Leland McDonald, age 81, of Elgin, died October 2, 2008 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Community Center; a potluck dinner will follow. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. 1502 7th Street, La Grande. Mr. McDonald...
Mattie Lucille Gibbons
Oct 1, 2008
Mattie Lucille Gibbons, 101, formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 1. At her request no services are scheduled. Mattie was born Aug. 29, 1907 in Hagerman, Idaho, to Kie and Laura Crist Kinman. She attended school in the Hagerman area, graduated from Bliss High School in 1926 and from Albion State Normal in 1930. She began a teaching career...
Ronald Augustus Moore
Oct 1, 2008
Ronald Augustus Moore died peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 and has left us for a journey home to his Eternal Father. Ron was known as a man for all seasons. A quiet man, reserved. Not one to join in community functions or clubs unless they were clubs he used on the golf course. Mr. Moore was...
David Leo Fugit
Sep 26, 2008
David Leo Fugit, 71, of Packwood, Wash., and formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 26 in Packwood. A memorial was held Oct. 13 at Emerald Downs Racetrack in Auburn, Wash. David was born in Baker City March 2, 1937. He attended school in Perry from the second grade and graduated high school in La Grande in 1955. David served...
Verton Dale Troyer
Sep 26, 2008
Verton Dale Troyer, 78, of Payette, Idaho, died at home on Sept. 26. A funeral service will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Island City. Verton was born in Holmes County, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 1930, to Dan and Ella (Gingerich) Troyer. On April 10, 1949, he married Wilma Marie Miller, who survives. To...
Nancy Lou Golden
Sep 25, 2008
Nancy Lou Golden, 72, of Florence and formerly of Union, died Sept. 25 at her home. Services have already been held. The Rev. Ernie Smith officiated. Nancy was born March 21, 1936, to Louis and Martha Eckle in Columbus, Ohio. She married Frank Golden Aug. 24, 1955, in Columbus. The couple raised four children and traveled for 20 years...
Wayne Louthan
Sep 25, 2008
Wayne Louthan, 92, formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 25 from complications arising from heart disease. A memorial service is being planned for a later date. Wayne was born June 6, 1916, in Carthage, Mo. Due to a clerical error in the recording of his birth certificate, Wayne did not have a middle name. He was raised with his...
Billy Sanderson Jr.
Sep 25, 2008
Billy Jr. Sanderson, age 79, of Island City, died peacefully September 25, 2008 following multiple health problems. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled...
Edna Leona Carolyna Franklin
Sep 24, 2008
Edna Leona Carolyna Dockweiler Franklin, beloved mother of six, grandmother of sixteen, great-grandmother of eighteen and great-great-grandmother of five was received into Heaven at her home on the evening of September 24, 2008. Her children and much loved caregiver Pat were with her. Edna was 91 years old. She was welcomed into this world on November 12, 1916 to...
Kenda Lynn Carter) (Pyle) Shultz
Sep 24, 2008
Kenda Lynn (Pyle Carter) Shultz, 63, of Canby, died Sept. 24 as a result of a house fire in Sumpter. A memorial service begins at 1 p.m. Sept. 29, at the Ambridge Event Center in Portland. A second service begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Elks Club in Pendleton. Burial will be at the Island City Cemetery. Kenda...
Howard A. Swagger
Sep 24, 2008
Howard A. Swagger, 86, of Adams and formerly of Elgin, died Sept. 24 at Walla Walla General Hospital. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Monday Sept. 29 at the Milton Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Roger Johnson of the Umapine Seventh-day Adventist Church will officiate. Howard was born July 22, 1922, to Ney Lloyd Swagger and Lela Evelyn...
