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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Lloyde C. Page
Mar 31, 2008
Lloyd C. Page, 86, of Union and formerly of Ontario and Parma, died March 31 at home. Graveside services will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery in Ontario. Condolences to the family may be made at www.lienkaemper-thomason.com
Ross Graham Deboie
Mar 30, 2008
Ross Graham DeBoie, 67, of Pittsburg, California, and formerly of La Grande, died March 30 at his home from complication of an extended lung illness. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp, Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th St. La Grande, OR. A remembrance service was held...
Donald "Don" L. Frison
Mar 30, 2008
Donald L. "Don" Frison, 62, of Island City, died March 30 at his home. Private services will be held at a later date. Don was born Dec. 10, 1945, to Joseph and Alma I. Kluth Frison in Mobridge, S.D. He grew up and attended school in Weston. After his schooling he joined the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1962...
James E. Cook
Mar 28, 2008
James E. Cook, 46, died March 28 at his home in Union. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Jim was born Jan. 1, 1962, to Nelson A. Cook Sr. and Lee L. (McWilliams) Cook of Sacramento, Calif. Jim was a professional landscaper and an accomplished photographer. He was a member of the International Society...
Fern Francis (Garrett) Wortman
Mar 28, 2008
Fern Francis (Garrett) Wortman, 82, of Redmond and formerly of Wallowa County, died March 28. A graveside remembrance service begins at 1 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Island City Cemetery.
Russell T. Eoff
Mar 27, 2008
Russell T. Eoff, 85, of Elgin, died at his home March 27. A life tribute and celebration will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Assembly of God Church at 14th and Alder streets in Elgin. Russ was born Nov. 15, 1922, to Henry and Margaret Edge Eoff in Independence. He graduated from Benson Technical High School in Portland...
Sylvia Ruth Price
Mar 24, 2008
Sylvia Ruth Price, 85, of La Grande, died at her home March 24. A funeral service begins at 10 a.m. Friday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in La Grande. The eighth of 12 children, Sylvia was born Jan. 5, 1923, to Fredrick and Olive (Crisp) Duneman on a farm near Cresco, Iowa. She and some of her siblings walked...
Charles "Charley" Edmund Hughes
Mar 23, 2008
Charles "Charley" Edmund Hughes, 63, of Boise and formerly of La Grande, died March 23 at Sunbridge Retirement Home in Meridian, Idaho. Services will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at Faith Community Bible Church in Boise. Charley was born Dec. 24, 1944, in Nampa, Idaho, to Charles and Gladys (Farr) Hughes. He moved to La Grande to attend school...
Roger Dale Johnson
Mar 22, 2008
Roger Dale Johnson, 55, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande and Union, died March 22 after an extended illness. Services are planned for a later date. Roger was born Nov. 9, 1952, to Burnies and Metta (King) Johnson in La Grande. He attended schools in Union and graduated from the Union High School in 1971. He...
Rosalynn "Rose" M. Lindstrom
Mar 22, 2008
Rosalynn "Rose" M. Lindstrom, 58, formerly of Elgin, died March 22 of lung cancer. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception at the Halfway Lions Hall. Rose was born the eighth of 11 children July 6, 1949, to...
Maurice "Ozzie" D. Asemissen
Mar 21, 2008
Maurice D. "Ozzie" Asemissen, 82, died March 21 at a local adult foster care home from the effects of a stroke he suffered on Oct. 20. The Island City Lion's club will host an informal celebration of life at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Island City City Hall. Pizza will be served. Ozzie was born July 1, 1925, in...
Wicktorya Louise Benedict
Mar 21, 2008
Wicktorya Louise Benedict, age 90, of Union, died March 21, 2008 at a local care facility. There will be no public services but those who wish may contribute to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Everyone is invited to sign the on-line guestbook at www.danielsknopp.com. Mrs. Benedict was born on January 1, 1918, the daughter of Henry and Sophie Patrick in...
Connie Rae Goff
Mar 21, 2008
Connie Rae Goff, age 58, of La Grande, died on March 21, 2008 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, March 26 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Appreciation Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Connie was born on May 29, 1949, the daughter of William and Myrtle (Ross)...
Dorothy Louise Walton
Mar 21, 2008
Dorothy Louise Walton, 87, of Island City, died March 21. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the Island City Cemetery. Dorothy was born Feb. 21, 1921, to Byron Howard and Vashti Ester (Piersol) Haynes in Sterling, Colo. She grew up in Colorado, and through various circumstances went to live in Arkansas for a time, which...
Edna Irene Harvey
Mar 19, 2008
Edna Irene Harvey, age 99, of La Grande, died March 19, 2008 at home. A service will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at the Eternal Hill Cemetery in Oceanside, California. Family and friends are encouraged to sign the guest book on-line at: www.danielsknopp.com. Mrs. Harvey was born on October 18, 1908, the daughter of...
Joyce Kennedy Beck
Mar 17, 2008
Joyce Kennedy Beck, 63, of Kennewick and formerly of Elgin, died March 17 in Yuma, Ariz., in an ATV accident. A memorial service will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Building 4 of the Benton-Franklin County Fairgrounds just off East 10th Avenue in Kennewick. Joyce was born June 1, 1944, to William and Mildred Kennedy in Portland. She grew...
Arlie F. Gordon
Mar 17, 2008
Arlie F. Gordon, 76, of Union, died March 17 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the Union Cemetery with a celebration of life potluck to follow at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show clubhouse. Services are casual dress. Arlie was born Aug. 9, 1931, to Ralph and Lillian Gordon in...
Audrey Irene Church
Mar 14, 2008
Audrey Irene Church, 88, of Elgin, died March 14 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Elgin Baptist Church, 800 N. 13th Ave., with burial to follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Audrey was born March 31, 1919, in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, to Sam and Margaret (Bratin) Smith. She married Fred Church...
Annie Beddes O'Neil
Mar 13, 2008
Annie Beddes O'Neil, 91, of Junction City and formerly of La Grande, died March 13 of age related causes. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene. Burial will follow. A visitation will precede from 10 a.m. to noon at Lane Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Elgin on July 25,...
Kenneth "Gordon" Young
Mar 13, 2008
Kenneth Gordon Young, 74, of Cove, OR died on March 13, 2008 at the Grande Ronde Hospital of heart failure. He was born in Baker City, Oregon on May 24, 1933 to Fred and Laura Ackerman Young. He lived in Sumpter, Oregon during his childhood and completed his junior and high school education in Baker City. He also completed...
