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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
George Peter Polfer Iii
Dec 23, 2007
George Peter Polfer III, age 57, of La Grande, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at his home following an extended illness. A life celebration will be held on January 12, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the 4-H Building at the Union County Fairgrounds in La Grande. Mr. Polfer was born on June 19, 1950, the son of George P....
Violet K. Foltz
Dec 22, 2007
Violet K. Foltz, 94 of La Grande died at her home on Dec. 22 of natural causes. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory. A viewing will precede the service from noon to 1:30 p.m. She was born June 7, 1913, to Clyde and Virgie Bell Robinson in Lower Cove. The family...
Theodora K. Schoedl
Dec 22, 2007
Theodora K. Schoedl, 92, of La Grande, died Dec. 22 at a local foster care home. At her request, there will be no services. Theodora was born June 29, 1915, on of five daughters to Dr. Kurt and Luise (Schneider) Hobold in Auerbach, Germany. She was educated in Germany as a Kindergarten teacher. On March 14, 1936, she married...
Inez W. Denning
Dec 20, 2007
Inez W. Denning died December 20, 2007 in Salem, Oregon after an extended illness. Funeral services were held on Friday, December 28, 2007 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Inez was born on April 16, 1924 in Dayton, Washington to Melvin and Florence Marks. The family moved to Cove when she was a young child. She married...
Lynn L. Gregory
Dec 20, 2007
Lynn Gregory, age 68, of Elgin, died Thursday at his home. A service will be held on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Christian Church. Committal and interment will follow at the Elgin Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Mr. Gregory was born on July 12, 1939, the son...
Catherine Audna Mcneil
Dec 20, 2007
Catherine Audna McNeil, age 90, of La Grande, died December 20, 2007. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the La Grande Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. McNeil was born on January 13, 1917, the daughter of Walter and Laura (Wittenburg) Winburn in Des Moines, Iowa. The family moved to the...
Betty Marjorie Ragsdale
Dec 20, 2007
Betty Marjorie Ragsdale, age 86, of La Grande, died Thursday, December 20, 2007 in Walla Walla. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street. The Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Valley...
Catherine Elizabeth Coleman
Dec 19, 2007
Catherine Elizabeth Coleman Our Mom, grandmother, aunt and friend was born to James and Francis Beers on December 18, 1919, in East St. Louis, Illinois. She married Wayne Coleman on October 8, 1939. Mom died surrounded by close family on December 19, 2007. She was preceded in death by twin daughters, husband and two sisters. Children are Ronald Wayne...
Shirley Anne Gorbett
Dec 19, 2007
Shirley Anne Gorbett, 76, of Cove, died Dec. 19 at a local care center. A celebration of life begins at 1 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church, 1702 Sixth St., in La Grande. Shirley was born on Sept. 14, 1931, in Bakersfield, Calif., to Charles and Gladys (Cunningham) Thomas. She married Homer Gorbett in June 1973, in Fresno,...
Amy Lynne Hoyt
Dec 19, 2007
Amy Lynn Hoyt, 50, of Mina, Nev., and formerly of Eastern Oregon, died Dec. 19 in an automobile accident in Mineral County, Nev. A memorial service will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Union Baptist Church in Union. The service will be officiated by her brother, Doug Hayes. Amy was born on Oct. 5, 1957, in Bend. She was...
Joann "Jody" Daniels Steffensen
Dec 18, 2007
JoAnn "Jody" Daniels Steffensen, 70, formerly of La Grande, died Dec. 18 at Regency Gresham in Gresham after a two-year fight with brain tumors and C.O.P.D. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. JoAnn, or Jody as most people knew her, was born April 8, 1937, to Charles and Elfie...
Joanne Steffson
Dec 18, 2007
JoAnne Steffson, 70, of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died in Portland on Dec. 18. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Jan. 26 at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A complete obituary will be published later
Craig Kenneth Follett
Dec 13, 2007
Craig Kenneth Follett, age 59, of Elgin, died December 13, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. The family will hold a private service at a later date. To sign the online guest book visit: www.danielsknopp.com. Craig was born on August 26, 1948, the son of Warren and Annie (Sanderson) Follett in La Grande. He worked as a glass installer...
Verna Della Elder
Dec 11, 2007
Verna Elder, age 87, of La Grande, went peacefully home to be with the Lord on December 11, 2007 at her home where she had lived for 63 years, of natural causes. The daughter of Hubert and Edna (Martin) Walters was born on September 24, 1920 in Mendon, Adams County, Illinois. Verna married Verl "Mick" Madison Elder on May...
Barbara Lee Jacobs
Dec 7, 2007
Barbara Lee Jacobs, age 74, of La Grande and formerly of Pocatello, Idaho, died December 7, 2007 at a foster home in La Grande. A funeral service and interment will be held in Pocatello, Idaho on Thursday, December 13, 2007. Local arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Mrs. Jacobs was born on March 16,...
Andy Louis Preston
Dec 6, 2007
Andy Louis Preston, age 76, of Elgin died December 6, 2007 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. He was born November 26, 1931 to Bertha and Charles Nelson Preston at Prairie City. He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 15 and after his honorable discharge he worked at several sawmills in Oregon and Northern California. Following...
Clifton "Duck" Leroy Slack
Dec 5, 2007
Clifton "Duck" Leroy Slack, age 94, of Perry, died December 5, 2007 at Upper Perry, Oregon. A funeral service will be held on December 8, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. A dinner get together for family and friends will be held at Calvary Chapel, 1433 Jefferson,...
Mya Nicole Marie Baxter
Dec 3, 2007
Mya Nicole Marie Baxter, 8, of North Powder, died of natural causes Dec. 3 at her home. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the Faith Center, 10300 South D St. in Island City. Mya was born April 29, 1999, in Portland. Starting out weak in life, she soon became a strong and beautiful little...
Joe Ann Carnes
Dec 2, 2007
Joe Ann Carnes, 88, of Baker City and formerly of North Powder and Union, died Dec. 2 at her home after a long illness. Joe Ann requested that there not be a memorial service. Joe Ann was born Oct. 6, 1919, to Frank Burrell and LaVern Kurz in Portland. The family moved to San Francisco and later to the...
Janet Marion Farnam
Nov 30, 2007
Janet Marion Farnam, 80, of La Grande, died Nov. 30 at a local care center. There will be a private memorial and celebration of her life. Janet was born in Salem on Aug. 24, 1927, to Thomas and Marion (Wheeler) Rilea. She grew up in Salem and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in business. She...
