La Grande Oregon

McClary, Phyllis V. – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Phyllis V. McClary, 76, of Elgin died Nov. 27 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. McClary was born April 16, 1930, to Donald and Bessie Garlough Lester in Watford City, N.D. On April 23, 1950, she married Denny B. McClary in Garden City, Nev., and they lived at the Stockton Naval Base in Stockton, Calif., until 1952. From 1952 to 1984 they resided at various fish hatchery locations throughout Oregon. After Denny’s retirement they made their home in Elgin. Mrs. McClary was very … Read more

Kehr, Ewald Albert – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Ewald Albert Kehr, 84, of La Grande, died April 11 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise. A funeral will begin at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Faith Lutheran Church, 12th Street and Gekeler Lane. The celebration of life for Ewald will also be a celebration of what would have been Ewald and Edna’s 63rd anniversary. Burial will follow at the Grandview Cemetery. Ewald was born March 20, 1923, to Ernst and Hilda (Schroeder) Kehr in Wentworth, S.D., where he worked with his father farming. In October 1939 he moved to Minnesota, where he met Edna Gieseke. They … Read more

Conklin, Doris – Obituary

Doris V. Conklin, 81, of La Grande, died Sunday evening March 6, 1994, at Grande Ronde Hospital. A service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Payne Family Mortuary with Rev. Norm Shrumm of the First Presbyterian Church of La Grande officiating. Private interment will take place later at Union Cemetery. She was born Feb. 20, 1913, at Union to Guy M. and Essie (Bater) McMillan. On Sept. 19, 1937, she married Roy H. Conklin at Lewiston, Idaho. She was a graduate of La Grande High School and earned a degree in education from Eastern Oregon State College in … Read more

Bay, Larry – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Heart Attack Takes Larry Bay Lawrence G. “Larry” Bay passed away suddenly Tuesday evening February 25, with a heart attack at Walnut Creek California. Bay was born June 6, 1911 at La Grande, son of Harve and Lulu Bay. He was reared in La Grande, graduating from high school there, and attended the University of Oregon. On October 12, 1935 he was married at Seattle to Bernice Wilson who survives him. During World War II he was with the U.S. Engineers in Alaska. He was a member of the Catholic Church, Elk Lodge No. 1829 … Read more

Haefer, Ellen Green Mrs. – Obituary

Ellen Haefer, 88, of Boise, Idaho, formally of La Grande, Ore., died Nov. 23, 2007, in Kuna, Idaho, at the Kuna Living Center. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City, Ore. Ellen was born June 5, 1919, in Baker City to Herbert Green and Esther Lane Green. She married Willard Haefer in Walla Walla, Wash., in 1936. They had one child, Amelia (Amy) Worm. Ellen lived in Cornucopia and Muddy Creek and cooked in the Muddy Creek School in the 1940’s. She became a license practical nurse in 1950, … Read more

Coles, Curtis Alan – Obituary

Curtis Alan Coles, 47, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 17, 2000, at his home in Wenatchee, Wash. His memorial service was Saturday at the Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Pastor Beuford Belcher officiated. Mr. Coles was born on Jan. 15, 1953, to William J. and Norma I. Snow Coles in Boise. He moved with his family to La Grande where he graduated from La Grande High School. He worked as a carpenter and later moved to Wenatchee, Wash. He enjoyed working and spending time with his friends. Survivors include his brothers, Steven Coles of Elgin, William J. Coles … Read more

Haefer, Laura – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Laura Haefer, 92, of La Grande died Thursday at a local care center. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday Aug. 28 at the Island City Cemetery. Laura was born Aug. 3, 1914 the daughter of Ralph B. and Alice (Ayars) Smith on Pumpkin Ridge near Elgin. She attended school in a one-room school house on Pumpkin Ridge before later graduating from Elgin High School. After high school she married Fritz Ott but the marriage ended in divorce. In January 1953 Laura married August Haefer and the couple remained married until August’s death. Laura worked … Read more

Cobb, John Logan. – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon John Logan Cobb, 71, who taught voice and conducted choirs at Eastern Oregon University for 30 years, died July 4 in Portland from complications due to pneumonia. A celebration of life in music and words will begin at 2 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Portland First United Methodist Church. Everyone is welcome. Dr. Cobb was born Sept. 25, 1934, to John Lewis and Marguerite Weber Cobb in Rochester, N.Y. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music education at Illinois Wesleyan University, a master’s at Indiana University and a doctorate at the University of Oregon. He taught music … Read more

Emmons, George Madison – Obituary

Services at Baker For George (Madison) Emmons (No Name on Paper) George Madison Emmons, aged 80, 1908 Cherry Street, Baker, Oregon, died Saturday afternoon at his home. Services for Mr. Emmons were conducted at 11:00 am Tuesday morning at West and Company Chapel. Joe Jewett officiated. Interment was in Mount Hope. Mr. Emmons, son of John and Martha Emmons, was born in Carthage, Illinois on October 5, 1880. He moved with his parents to Oregon at the age of 5 and had lived in this state since then. He was a farmer in Wallowa, Union and Baker counties. he was … Read more

Miller, Dale Lester – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Dale Lester Miller, 66, died June 13 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A celebration of life will begin at noon Saturday at the Union Sportsmen’s Club. A potluck lunch will be served afterward. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Dale was born Dec. 19, 1940, to Lester and Ida Miller in La Grande. He was one of three children. He graduated from high school in Cove and then entered the Navy in 1963. He was attached to the 115 Attack Squadron, where he earned the Vietnam Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. He completed … Read more

Wagner, Della – Obituary

Della Wagner Dies At Hospital Della C. Wagner, 82, resident of 1306 Fifth St., and a retired business woman, died at a local hospital Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dempsey’s Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Keith Mills officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview cemetery. Born at Summerville July 28, 1878, Mrs. Wagner had resided in La Grande for 24 years. She was a member of the Methodist church, the Eastern Star and was past president of the Rebekah Assembly of Idaho. Mrs. Wagner and her husband operated a general store and ran the post office … Read more

Cox, Doris Elva – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Doris Elva Cox, 71, of La Grande, died May 27 at a local care center. A memorial service for Doris and her daughter, Earlene Nelson, who died on March 19, 2007, will begin at 3 p.m. Friday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 Seventh St. in La Grande. Doris was born Sept. 18, 1937, to Elmer George and Edith Marie (Johnson) Cox in Falfa, Colo. During her lifetime she was active with the Salvation Army and their kettle work, especially in Pendleton. From 1952 to 1954 she was a plane spotter for the government … Read more

Roberts, John – Obituary

John Roberts, aged 25, died in La Grande Wednesday night, after a two week illness. The deceased leaves a wife and father and mother. The funeral will be held at Joseph. North Powder News Saturday August 2, 1919

Ruckman, Clark B. – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Clark B. Ruckman, 81, of La Grande,died this morning, Jan. 30, 1993, at Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service sill be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Payne Family Mortuary with the Rev, Gerry Etchison of the Cove United Methodist Church officiating. A private concluding service with vault interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Friends may call for viewing until 7 tonight and until 1 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Ruckman was born on Oct. 14, 1911 at Alicel to Sam and Lillian [Clark] Ruckman. Both of his natural parents died while he was … Read more

Waid, Lloyd Alvin – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Lloyd Alvin Waid, 93, died on July 30 at a care center in La Grande. A graveside service was conducted for the family at Stanfield Cemetery this morning. A celebration of life will take place at the Ukiah Senior Center for all of Lloyd’s friends and family. Time and date will be announced later. Lloyd was born Feb. 27, 1914, to Eda Frederickson and Claude J. Waid in Stanfield. The family moved to Sand Hollow on a homestead and raised wheat. Because Lloyd’s mother died in 1924 when Lloyd was 10 years old, he was raised by … Read more

Stevens, Jeffery Max – Obituary

Union County, Oregon Obituary La Grande, Oregon Jeffery Max Stevens, 39, formerly of La Grande, died March 10 after battling cancer. There will be a private family memorial service in Canby. Arrangements are under the direction of Loveland Funeral Chapel. Jeffery was born Aug. 22, 1967, to Arthur and Shirley (Shelly) Stevens in Oregon City, where he graduated from high school. He never married and was a painter by trade. He enjoyed spending time with his children, taking trips to the Wildhorse Casino in Pendleton, bowling and working in his yard. Survivors include his children, Jessy Stevens of Milwaukie and … Read more

Bonnie Ellen Daniels – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Bonnie Ellen Daniels, 71, of La Grande, died Feb. 25, 2002, at La Grande. Her graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Bonnie was born on Aug. 31, 1930, at Alto, Wyo., to Charles Henry and Elfie Lucille Sorg Daniels. She worked as a veterinary assistant, cook, musician and singer. Her hobbies included cooking, canning, fishing, bowling, sewing and working with wood. She loved her dog, Joker, who was her constant companion for 17 years. She was a loving wife, sister and mother. Survivors include her son and his … Read more

Senter, Willetta Wyatt Vaughn Mrs. – Obituary

Willetta Vaughn Senter, 80, of Pendleton, a former resident of La Grande and Baker City, died July 11, 2002, at Pendleton. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Island City Cemetery. Harold McKay will officiate. Mrs. Senter was born on Jan. 30, 1922, at Boring, Ky., to William Gibson and Louann Foister Wyatt. She was educated in Laurel County, Ky. During World War II she worked as a seamstress and as a tobacco sorter in the tobacco barns. She married Robert L. Vaughn Sr. in October of 1946 in Kentucky. In 1960 they moved to the … Read more

Hearing, Ruth

Ruth Genevieve Hearing, 79, La Grande, died Monday, May 15, 1995 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A service for Mrs. Hearing will be at the Grandview Cemetery at 11 a.m. Friday. Friends may call at Daniels Chapel of the Valley on Thursday until 8 p.m. Mrs. Hearing was born on May 8, 1916, to Jesse and Mary Ann (Glasson) Breshears in Elgin. She attended schools in Elgin and later graduated from La Grande High School. She married Harold V. Hearing on April 4, 1946. He died on Oct. 7, 1966. She worked as a deputy sheriff along with her father, who … Read more

Gregory, Harold Loyd – Obituary

Harold Loyd Gregory, 85, of Halfway, died Dec. 20, 2005, at Settler’s Park in Baker City. Loyd was born on Dec. 19, 1920 in Troy, Texas. He was the youngest — and last surviving — of the 10 children of Thomas and Minnie Gregory. He grew up in Temple, Texas, during the Great Depression and helped his family by working odd jobs, such as delivering telegrams and scraping the mortar off used bricks. His job as a soda jerk, where he could eat all the ice cream he wanted, is where he probably acquired his lifelong love for ice cream. … Read more