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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
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...
Thelma Doris Driskell
Jan 11, 2008
Thelma Doris Driskell, 91, of La Grande, died Jan. 11 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. A celebration of life begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 1508 Fourth Street, La Grande. Visitation will be allowed for family and friends for one hour prior to the services. Graveside services will follow at Grandview Cemetery. A...
Michael Don Moschkau
Jan 9, 2008
Michael Don Moschkau, age 32, of La Grande, died peacefully in his sleep on January 9, 2008. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church on Gekeler Lane in La Grande. Michael was born on October 2, 1975 in Salem, Oregon, the son of LeeRoy L. and Diane M....
Clayton Richard Breckon
Jan 8, 2008
Clayton Richard Breckon, 89, of Elgin, died Jan. 8 at his home. A funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Elgin with burial at the Elgin Cemetery. Clayton was born Feb. 27, 1918, to Richard David and Eva Kate Plant Breckon in Ontario. He moved to this area...
Charles E. Carrel
Jan 7, 2008
Charles E. Carrel, 80, of La Grande, died Jan. 7. A memorial service took place at the Shangri La RV Resort in Yuma, Ariz. Charles was born Feb. 21, 1927, in Deweese, Neb., to Joseph and Anne Carrel. He grew up in Nebraska and married Norma Snyder on Dec. 3, 1951, in Fairbury, Neb. The couple moved to La...
Deltah M. Crimmins
Jan 6, 2008
Deltah M. Crimmins, 89, of McMinnville and formerly of Elgin, died Jan. 6 at Oakwood Country Place. Visitation will run from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Chapel of Macy and Son, 135 N. Evans St., in McMinnville. A graveside service begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at McBride Cemetery with Rev. Kent Savage offiating. Burial will...
Billy Dean Trout
Jan 6, 2008
Billy Dean Trout of Eagle, Idaho, and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 6. The funeral service was held today (Jan. 11) in Meridian, Idaho. Burial followed at Dry Creek Cemetery. Billy was born to William and Lena Trout in 1929 in Kokomo, Ind. He was the youngest of four children and grew up in Indianapolis. He served four...
Ina Mae Hamilton
Jan 5, 2008
Ina Mae Hamilton, 80, of Newberg and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 5 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Beaverton. A memorial service begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at 307 S. College St. in Newberg. Ina was born Nov. 29, 1927, to Mable and Melvin Walker in Ontario. She attended high school in La Grande and attended Oregon State...
Lawrence "Larry" Allan Chitwood
Jan 4, 2008
Lawrence Allan Chitwood, 65, of Bend and formerly of La Grande, died unexpectedly of natural causes Jan. 4 while hiking up Pilot Butte. Memorial services are being planned. Visit www.LarryChitwoodMemorial.notlong.com for details. Larry Chitwood was born Aug. 4, 1942, to Paul H. and Ruth O. Chitwood in Los Angeles. He spent his childhood in Mount Shasta, Calif., and completed...
Glendolla "Jackie" Jacqueline Coy
Jan 3, 2008
Glendolla Jacqueline "Jackie" Coy, 78, of La Grande, died Jan. 3 at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. A celebration of her life will begin a t4:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at "The Place" 62872 Buchanan Lane, in Island City. Jackie was born July 1w2, 1929, to George Earl and Ida Mae McDanell in Tulsa, Okla. The family traveled quite...
Vivian Clare Mcgrath Davis
Jan 2, 2008
North Powder native Vivian Clare McGrath Davis, 100, of Spokane and formerly of North Powder and Union, died Jan. 2 at her home in Spokane. A graveside funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, January 18 at the North Powder Cemetery. Vivian was born Sept. 28, 1907, to Walter Vincent and Leila Marquerite Gardner McGrath in North Powder....
Adeline P. Elmore
Jan 2, 2008
Adeline P. Elmore, age 87, of La Grande and formerly of Union, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 2, 2008 at Country Rose Manor. A service will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the Union Baptist Church in Union, Oregon. Private interment will be at the Union Cemetery, Monday,...
Linda Laurell Hiatt
Jan 1, 2008
Linda Laurell Hiatt, age 65, of Burbank, Washington, died January 1, 2008 in Kennewick, Washington. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. Burial will follow. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2008 from 11:00 until 3:00 p.m. at Faith Assembly Christian Center,...
Julie Marie Pfel
Dec 31, 2007
Julie Marie (Ihli) Pfel, age 48, of La Grande, died December 31, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2008, 7:00pm, at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 7, 2008, 1:00pm at Our Lady...
George F. Stillman
Dec 31, 2007
George F. Stillman, 77, of Heppner and formerly of La Grande and Elgin, died Dec. 31 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Elgin Cemetery. George was born March 12, 1930, to Solomon and Lola Bibler Stillman in La Grande. He was raised in Elgin and graduated from Elgin...
Bobby Gene Stuckman
Dec 31, 2007
Bobby Gene Stuckman, age 68, of La Grande, died December 31, 2007 at a Portland Hospital. A service will be held on Friday, January 4, 2008 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Burial will be at the Summerville Cemetery. Mr. Stuckman was born on January 31, 1939 in Durango, Colorado to...
William "Bill" Frederick Tolles
Dec 31, 2007
William Frederick Tolles, 86, died Dec. 31 at his home in Island City after a lengthy battle with heart disease. Funeral services begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel followed by graveside services and military honors at Hillcrest Cemetery. A viewing will run from 10 a.m. to noon Friday. Bill was born June 19, 1921, to Romine...
