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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Lillie Leona Waldrop
Nov 29, 2007
Lillie Leona Waldrop, 95, of La Grande, died on Nov. 29, in Vicksburg, Miss. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the La Grande Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Gekeler Lane. A viewing runs from noon to 1 p.m. Lillie was born on March 21, 1912, to Theodore and...
Dr. Stephen William Carper
Nov 27, 2007
Dr. Stephen William Carper, 49, died Nov. 27 of a massive stroke while at work in his cancer research lab at UNLV. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Greek Orthodox Church, 2618 W. Bannock St. in Boise with Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes officiating. A Trisagion service will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Alden-Waggoner...
Richard Walter Satterlee
Nov 27, 2007
Richard "Dick" Walter Satterlee, 84, of Yuma, Ariz., and formerly of La Grande, died Nov. 27 in Yuma. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Aug. 2 at the Island City City Hall. A luncheon will follow. Dick was born Feb. 10, 1923, to Doreene and Walter Satterlee. He went to high school in Silverton and joined the...
Ruth Myrtle Loock
Nov 26, 2007
Ruth Myrtle Loock, 88, of La Grande, died Nov. 26 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin a 10 a.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel& Crematory, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande. Ruth was born Nov. 9, 1919, in Grafton, Neb., to Sylvan Pierson and Vera Bradley. Her family moved to Lyle, Wash., then to Hermiston, where...
David John Walker
Nov 26, 2007
David John Walker, age 51, of La Grande, died Monday, November 26, 2007 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 3, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. David was born on October 4, 1956, the son of David Lee and Betty (Belk) Walker in Cottage Grove, Oregon where...
Alson B. Coles
Nov 25, 2007
Alson B. Coles, age 73, of La Grande, died November 25, 2007 of natural causes at the Grande Ronde Hospital. At this time there are no plans for a public service. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center. Mr. Coles was born on January 15, 1934 in Haines, Oregon to Clayton and Loda Coles. He...
James Logan Cooper
Nov 23, 2007
James Logan Cooper, 93, of La Grande, died Nov. 23 at Grande Ronde Retirement Center. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in the Kingdom Hall in La Grande. Jim was born Feb. 7, 1914, in Benton County, Mo. He attended college in Greeley, Colo., and volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1939, retiring...
Ellen Haefer
Nov 23, 2007
Ellen Haefer, 88, of Boise and formerly of La Grand and Baker City, died Nov. 23 in Kuna, Idaho, at the Kuna Living Center. A graveside service began at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Ellen was born June 5, 1919, to Herbert and Esther Lane Green in Baker City. She married Willard...
Massonn Alexander James Reagan
Nov 23, 2007
Massonn Alexander James Reagan, the 14 month old son of James Calvin "J.C" and Kendal (Warnock Reagan, all of La Grande, went to be an angel in heaven on November 23, 2007 at the home of his great grandparents in Caldwell, Idaho. Although Massonn's life on earth was short, he brought joy and laughter to all who knew him....
Eugene E. Chapman
Nov 21, 2007
Eugene E. Chapman, 74, of Elgin, died Nov. 21 at the Veterans Hospital in Portland. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Elgin Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held in the summer. Eugene was born Aug. 4, 1933, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to Lawrence and Hazel (Orwig) Chapman. He enlisted in the Army in...
Charlotte Jones
Nov 20, 2007
Charlotte Jones, age 91, of Island City, died Tuesday at her home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 26, 2007 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street, at 2:00 p.m. Private interment will be held at the Grandview Cemetery. Mrs. Jones was born on August 17, 1916, the daughter of Clyde and...
Idella Lee Suzanne (Smith) Keys
Nov 20, 2007
Idella Lee Suzanne (Smith) Keys, 33, of Boise and formerly of La Grande, died Nov. 20 at a local hospital surrounded by her family. A celebration of her life will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cloverdale Funeral Home, 1200 N. Cloverdale Road, Boise. According to Idella's request, her family will spread her ashes at a later date. Idella...
Stanley Bruce Horn
Nov 19, 2007
Stanley Bruce Horn, 74, of Elgin died Nov. 19. An inurnment begins at 1 p.m. at the Elgin Cemetery with a celebration of life following at 1:45 p.m. at the Elgin Community Center. Stanley was born May 16, 1933, to Clarence and Lillie Southard Horn in Kimble, Neb. When he was 4, his family moved to High Valley near...
Opal Stoop
Nov 19, 2007
Opal Stoop, age 101, of La Grande, died Monday at her home. A service will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street. Opal was born on July 6, 1906 in Yakima, Washington to William Wallace Bradshaw and Emma Minerva Dickenson. The family later moved to Summerville where her...
Georgia Emma Chappelle
Nov 17, 2007
Georgia Emma Chappelle, age 85, of The Dalles, and formerly of La Grande, died Saturday, November 17, 2007. A funeral will be held on Friday, November 23, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande. Mrs. Chapelle was born on July 31, 1922, the daughter of James W. and...
Merle Frances Quint
Nov 17, 2007
Merle Frances Quint, 93, formerly of Union County, died Nov. 17 in Gresham. A private graveside service and burial is planned to take place at the Island City Cemetery. Merle was born Oct. 24, 1914, to Ella Dell Walker and Kenny Worth Smith in Perry. She had six brothers and went to school in Perry, Pondosa and Baker. She...
Dorothy Dean Wilson
Nov 16, 2007
Dorothy Dean Wilson, 84, of La Grande, died Nov. 16 at the Grande Ronde Retirement Residence in La Grande. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in La Grande with lunch to follow. Dorothy was born on April 1, 1`923, to C.D. Foster and Nellie Edith Clark in Okmulgee, Okla. She...
Carol Galbreath Judah
Nov 15, 2007
Carol Galbreath Judah, 57, formerly of La Grande, died Nov. 15 at a hospital in Meridian, Idaho. A memorial service will be held in Fox at a later date. Carol was born April 11, 1950, to Bruce and Colleen Reynolds Galbreath in Pendleton. She lived in the Long Creek area of Grant County. At 7, she moved with her...
Joy Gail Beardsley
Nov 12, 2007
Joy Gail Beardsley, age 64, of La Grande, and formerly of Summerville, died Monday, November 12, 2007 at her home. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 16, 2007 at the Summerville Cemetery Chapel. Private interment will be at the Summerville Cemetery. Viewing will be held at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center,...
Petra Quam Bjerke
Nov 11, 2007
Petra Quam Bjerke, 89, died Nov. 11 in California with her family at her side. In accordance with her wishes, there will be no services. Petra was born on April 26, 1918, to John and Claudia Quam. She was raised in Hamar, N.D., along with nine brothers and sisters. In 1940, she married Alvin Bjerke. They moved to Clearbrook,...
