Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR

Fredarica "Freida" G. Johnson
Jan 29, 2008
Fredarica G. Johnson, age 97, of La Grande passed away January 29, 2008 at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of life will be held later in La Grande. Freida was born on October 4, 1918 in La Grande to Fred and Emma Gerber Taal, she lived in La Grande her entire life. She was married to Oscar...

Phillip Sweet
Jan 29, 2008
Phillip Sweet, 68, of Payette, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died on Jan 29 after a courageous battle with cancer. Services begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel in Payette. A viewing runs for an hour before services. Graveside services will follow at Riverside Cemetery. The on-line guestbook may be signed and condolences may be sent...

Lee Ray Hollingsworth
Jan 28, 2008
Lee Ray Hollingsworth, 66, of Elgin, died Jan. 28 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall, 1511 26th St., La Grande. A dinner will follow at the Elgin Stampede Hall. Lee was born May 18, 1942, to Raymond and Leora (Payne) Hollingsworth in La Grande. He graduated...

Donna Norris
Jan 28, 2008
Donna Norris, age 72, of La Grande and formerly of Spokane, Washington and Baker City, Oregon, died January 28, 2008 at her home. A funeral will be held on Friday, February 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Donna was born on August 12, 1934, the daughter...

Meridith Paroz Patterson
Jan 28, 2008
Meridith (Paroz) Patterson, 59, formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 28 after a short illness in Wenatchee, Wash. Meridith was born Sept. 12, 1948, to Andrew Paroz and Lucretia Rickman Paroz in La Grande. Survivors include brothers, Leon Paroz of Imbler, David Paroz of Illinois and Duane Paroz of Pendleton; sisters, Annette (Paroz) Brokaw of Nevada and Jean (Paroz)...
Thomas "Bob" Blackman
Jan 28, 2008
Thomas "Bob" Blackman, age 89, of Island City, died Tuesday at his home. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 4, 2008 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. Those...

Ernest R. Wells
Jan 27, 2008
Ernest R. Wells, 81, formerly of La Grande and Elgin, died Jan. 27 at Madeleine Villa Convalescent Center in Marysville, Wash., with family members present. At his request there will be no service. Ern was born Feb. 7, 1926, to Rudolph "Rudy" Paul and Hazel Frances Barnes Wells in La Grande. He attended school at Pine Grove in Elgin...

Teresa C. Everidge
Jan 26, 2008
Teresa C. Everidge, 29, of Tiffin, Ohio, and formerly of La Grande, died the morning of Jan. 26 at her home. A memorial service will be held at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in La Grande at a later date. Teresa was born Aug. 19, 1978, to Vernon and Terry (Jacoby) Everidge in La Grande. She worked at Findlay, Ohio,...

Duane C. Witty
Jan 25, 2008
Duane C. Witty, age 78, of La Grande, died January 25, 2008 at his home. At his request there will be no public services. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center in La Grande. Duane was born on June 3, 1929 in Wallowa, Oregon, the son of Clarence and Ruth (Miller) Witty. He graduated from...

William "Bill" T. Hays
Jan 24, 2008
William T. "Bill" Hays, 75, die Jan. 24 at a local care center in La Grande. A tribute to Bill's life will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 15408 Fourth St., La Grande. Bill was born on Jan. 13, 1933, to Harry Leslie and Mary Ellen (Wilcox) Hays in Norton Kan. He married Jacqueline Bellus in...

Idamary Kurtz
Jan 24, 2008
Idamary Kurtz, 87, of Dallas and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 24. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Dallas First Presbyterian Church. Idamary was born the only child of Lucian Edward and L. Blanche Lunger Prouty on Mary 5, 1920, in La Grande. She married William O. "Bill" Kurtz on May 9,...

Hazel Ann (Wanker) Smith
Jan 22, 2008
Hazel Ann (Wanker) Smith, 91, of Baker City and formerly of Medical Springs, died Jan. 22, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. A funeral service was held Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A vault interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery followed. Hazel was born Oct. 25, 1916, to James Robert Wanker and Zena Belle (Whitten) Wanker...

Hayden Lynn Hamilton
Jan 20, 2008
Hayden Lynn Hamilton, daughter of Kimberly residents Teri Lynn (Richards) Hamilton and Joshua Lee, formerly of La Grande, died shortly after birth on Jan. 20 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Monument Cemetery.
Donald H. Chadwick
Jan 16, 2008
Donald H. Chadwick passed away at a local care facility on January 16, 2008, he was 91. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street. Don was born April 9, 1916 in La Grande to Charles and Olive Chadwick. Don married Cleo Burke December 29, 1935. A lifelong resident of La Grande, He...

Mamie A. Carland Jones
Jan 14, 2008
Mamie A. Carland Jones, 107, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grand, died Jan. 14 at the Juniper House in Pendleton. A celebration of life will be held at the Pendleton Senior Center at a later date. Mamie was born on Aug. 28, 1900, in Broken Bow, Neb. She married LaVelle T. Jones on Dec. 22, 1920. They moved...
Charles Francis Feathergill
Jan 14, 2008
Charles Francis Feathergill, age 79, of La Grande, died January 14, 2008 at his home. A viewing will be held on Monday morning from 10:00 until 12:00 p.m. at the Thomas Miller Mortuary in Corona, California. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday at Crestline Memorial Park in Riverside, California. Mr. Feathergill was born on...

Gary David Hartsock
Jan 13, 2008
Gary Hartsock, 45, of La Grande, died Jan. 13 at his home. A celebration of life begins at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 at the Church of Christ in La Grande. Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Cemetery. A viewing runs from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel.

Carl Allen Pitcher
Jan 12, 2008
Carl Allen Pitcher, 70, of Nampa, Idaho, died Jan. 12 at home after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Kings Grace Church, 48 E. 18th St. in Junction City with the Rev. Gordon Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Gates Cemetery in Crow. A viewing will be from 4 to...

Nadine Tincknell
Jan 12, 2008
Nadine Tincknell, 76, of La Grande, died Jan. 12. An informal no-host luncheon runs from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at The Cock-N-Bull Restaurant. People are encouraged to share their memories of Nadine and to come as their schedule allows.
Braddie May Bruce
Jan 11, 2008
Braddie May Bruce, age 79, of Island City, died January 11, 2008 at a local care facility. A service will be held on April 26, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. at the Canyon City Cemetery. A memorial gathering will follow the service at the Outpost Restaurant in John Day. Mrs. Bruce was born on January 26, 1928, the daughter of...