Douglas County MN

Bergstrom, Arnold K. – Obituary

Union, Oregon Arnold K. Bergstrom, 76, of Union, died March 4 of natural causes at his residence. A graveside service will be conducted at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande. Mr. Bergstrom, known as Arnie, was born May 14, 1930, in Kensington, Minn. He was one of ten children born to Theodore Ewald and Edith Eleanora (Eriksson) Bergstrom, both of whom sailed to America from Sweden in the early 1900s. His father arrived in America first, his mother following in 1911 aboard the Lusitania. He grew up in a frugal environment and … Read more

Van Schoonhoven, Simeon M. – Obituary

Final Services for Life Long Cove Farmer     Simeon M. (S. M. VANN) VANSCHOONHOVEN, age 84, passed away Monday, May 2. He was a life long farmer in the Cove area. Funeral services were held at the Cove Episcopal Church. Rev. Clarence Kopp conducted the service. Interment was at the Cove Cemetery. Survivors include one son, John VANSCHOONHOVEN of Lake Oswego, Ore. on sister, Elizabeth GAUTHIER, Cove; and several nieces and nephews. The Eastern Oregon Review, May 5, 1966: Simeon M. VAN SCHOONHOVEN, 84, farmer of Cove, died Monday at Grande Ronde hospital. Services will be at Cove Episcopal church Wednesday … Read more

Baker, G. Mrs. – Obituary

Cove, Union County, Oregon Dies in Cove Mrs. George Baker, a resident of Cove for over 40 years, died yesterday at her home there. She was past 77 years old and had been invalid for several years. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in Cove Thursday at 2 p. m. Rev. C. E. Callahan will officiate. Mrs. Baker was born Hannah F. Schoonhoven, Nov. 8, 1861; at Maiden Rock, Wis. Her parents moved to Osakis, Minn. when she was nine and resided there many years. She was married to Ed H. Saunders, Watford, Ontario, June 29, 1879 … Read more

Baker, Roy J. – Obituary

Cove, Union County, Oregon Funeral services for Roy J. Baker, 84, Cove, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Dempsey’s Funeral Chapel. He died Wednesday at Valley View Manor following an extended illness. Rev. Paul O. Jewell of the First Methodist Church will officiate the services. Vault interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Baker was born Feb. 1, 1890 at Osakis, Minn., the son of George Baker and Hannah Saunders. They moved to Oregon in 1895, stopping in Union where they lived a short while. Later the family moved to the Cove area onto the old Payne farm now … Read more