La Grande Oregon

Bay, Orval C. – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon 15 Dies Here Sunday Funeral services for Orval Charles Bay, 15 who died last night after a month’s illness will be held at the Snodgrass Funeral home Tuesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Summerville cemetery. He was born in La Grande May 11, 1924. He attended grade school in Hilgard and entered La Grande High School last fall as a freshmen. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bay of Hilgard; two sisters, Donna Bell Bay, 12 and Roberta Kaye, age 1 year; a grandmother, Mrs. Ella Vandermulen of … Read more

Barnes, Roberta Moore – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Roberta Moore Barnes, 64, died April 11 at her home in La Grande. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Grandview Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Roberta was born June 6, 1942, to Charles Edwin and Rita C. (Hazelwood) Moore in Pendleton. The great-granddaughter of Joseph Vey, she spent most of her life in the Pendleton and La Grande area. She married Daniel Barnes, and they had 15 years together until his untimely death in 1997. Roberta was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and enjoyed … Read more

Bay, David – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Dies During Evening Burial Tomorrow David Bay, Eastern Oregon pioneer and the father of Harve Bay, of this city, passed away at his home in Portland, last night, according to word received here this morning., Mr Bay had been ill for some time and his three sons and his wife, Mrs May Bay, were with him at the time of death. Funeral services are to be held at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman mortuary tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and the body will be laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery. The officers of the Masonic … Read more

Scoubes, Ronald Dave – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Ronald Dave Scoubes, 91, of Elgin, died June 2 at his home. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m., Wednesday June 7 at the Elgin Christian Church. Burial was at the Island City Cemetery. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Scoubes was born July 18, 1914, to David and Della Weston Scoubes in Cambridge, Idaho. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1933 and married Jessie Genevieve Jones in La Grande in 1936. He worked in the lumber industry and was shipping foreman at the Boise Cascade mill in La Grande. In 1966, he … Read more

See, Benjamin Franklin – Obituary

Benjamin Franklin See Jr. husband of Nancy Ann Hammack See Hermiston Herald – February 21, 1935 Pioneer of Union County called to Final Rest Another pioneer of the plains was called to his final rest last week when Benjamin Franklin See passed away after 89 years of sojourn here on this earth. As a youth, he braved the long journey to the West Coast and Oregon with his parents to help build civilization in the Grande Rhonde Valley in Union County. In later years, about 1865, Mr. See freighted between Umatilla and LaGrande enduring the hardships of the trail. He … Read more

Miller, Richard N. – Obituary

Cove, Union County, Oregon Richard Nathan Miller, 65, of 2467 Gekeler Lane, died Thursday at the Grande Ronde Hospital. Mr. Miller was born Dec. 14, 1913 at Lower Cove to Ernest E. and Anna (Gray) Miller. He graduated from La Grande High School. On Jan. 2, 1935 he married Veda Houx at Walla Walla. They farmed in the Cove area for many years. Mr. Miller was a member of Cove Lodge No. 91 A. F. & A. M.; Grande Ronde Valley No. 20 Royal Arch Masons; Cherry Chapter No. 177 O. E. S. and B. P. O. E. No. 433 … Read more

Stackland, Alec – Obituary

Alec M. Stackland, 67, passed on at his home in Portland March 15 from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. He was the first of seven children the widowed mother brought from Norway in the nineties. After a short stay in New York, Kansas and La Grande, they bought a farm in Cove, where all except Alec, a house painter, and wife, who made Portland their home, and Mrs. Elida Miller and family, who made Union their home, have become householders and orchardists, enterprising and public spirited men and women. On the death of her husband, W. A. Prilliman, … Read more

Hendrickson, Judy Ann – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Judy Ann Hendrickson, 59, of La Grande, died July 3 at Grande Ronde Hospital. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Island City Ward. Mrs. Hendrickson was born Aug. 11, 1946, to Emerson Lee and Florence Ann Theisen Merritt in Hastings, Neb. The family lived in Iowa, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, New York, Florida and Arizona before settling in La Grande. On Oct. 9, 1968, she married Harvey Leon Hendrickson in Moses Lake, Wash. They had a civil ceremony, and on Oct. 11 were sealed in the LDS … Read more

Goodnough, Effie P. – Obituary

Effie Pearl Goodnough, 94, of La Grande, died Thursday afternoon at the La Grande Nursing Center. Mrs. Goodnough was born Feb. 16, 1894, on a farm near Cove to Jabe and Alma (Brown) Conley. On May 10, 1922, she married Raymond Goodnough. He died on Sept. 19, 1948. She was a graduate of Cove High School and lived all her life near Cove or Island City and in La Grande. Following the death of her husband, she worked for many years at Fitzgerald’s Flowers in La Grande. She enjoyed playing cards with her friends and liked the outdoors, especially fishing. … Read more

Kincade, Lloyd Harold – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Lloyd Harold Kincade, 86, of La Grande, died May 12 at Evergreen Rehabilitation Center. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is handling arrangements. Lloyd was born May 15, 1921, to William and Grace Cormican Kincade in Menomonie, Wis. Those who knew him considered Lloyd a man of many talents. He served in North Africa and Italy during World War II. Following the war, he married Patricia Workinger. The couple had eight children. He loved the outdoors, especially the hills where he had his gold claims. He held many jobs throughout his life, working as a logger, airplane mechanic, … Read more

Rush, M. L. – Obituary

M. L. Rush, age about 65 years, a resident of High Valley, and an old and respected citizen, died at the hospital in La Grande Monday of this week of inflammation of the bladder. He was taken to La Grande last week for treatment. Mr. Rush leaves three boys to mourn his loss in his immediate family, his wife having died about two years ago. The funeral took place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, services at the grave. “Death of M. L. Rush” Printed March 9, 1914. Obituaries and Other Vital Records of Union County, Oregon. 1890 – 1930. Compiled by … Read more

Reynolds, J. E. Mrs. – Obituary

At her home in the valley this afternoon at three o’clock, Mrs. J. E. Reynolds, of heart failure. The attack was a sudden one. La Grande Evening Observer Thursday, June 22, 1905 Page 2 Funeral Sunday This city and vicinity was greatly shocked last evening upon reading of the sudden death of Mrs. J. E. Reynolds which occurred yesterday afternoon at the family home a few miles southeast of the city. The funeral will take place Sunday at 11 o’clock from the Christian church under the auspices of the Order of the Eastern Star of which Mrs. Reynolds was an … Read more

Jones, Mamie A. Carland – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Mamie A. Carland Jones, 107, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande, died Jan. 14 at the Juniper House in Pendleton. A celebration of life will be held at the Pendleton Senior Center at a later date. Mamie was born on Aug. 28, 1900, in Broken Bow, Neb. She married LaVelle T. Jones on Dec. 22, 1920. They moved to Laramie, Wyo., where Mamie gave birth to a daughter, Gere, in 1924. The couple moved to La Grande in 1932. They also lived in Union. She worked for First National Bank from 1942 to 1965. After she … Read more

Neustel, Colleen Lyon – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Colleen Lyon Neustel, 71, of La Grande, died Jan. 7 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service is planned for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Island City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs. Neustel was born Sept. 12, 1935, in Promise to Gilbert and Sadie Carper Lyon. She was raised in Wallowa, graduating from Wallowa High School in 1953. She married Kendal Neustel and had four children. Mrs. Neustel lived in Wallowa and Union Counties all her life and had resided at 2102 Cove Ave. since 1969. Until poor … Read more

Buckley, Doris Gake – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Doris Gake Buckley Doris Gake Buckley, 75, of Phoenix, Ariz., and formerly of La Grande and Wallowa County, died Jan. 25 at a care home in Phoenix. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bollman Funeral Home in Enterprise. Mrs. Buckley was born in La Grande Sept. 18, 1931, to Albert and Anna Gake. She lived in La Grande for a few years until the family moved to Enterprise and then to Joseph, where she attended school. During World War II, the family moved to Huntington, where her father worked for the Union Pacific … Read more

Slack, George – Obituary

Funeral services for George H. Slack, 74, who died yesterday in a local hospital, will be held in the Summerville chapel tomorrow at 2 p.m. Rev. Gene Robinson will officiate and burial will be in Summerville cemetery. Snodgrass Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Slack, a retired farmer, had been ill for some time. He was a lifetime resident of Union county having been born at Summerville on Aug. 30, 1878. Survivors include his sister, Allie Slack, of La Grande; two nieces, Mrs. Bernice Billerbeck of Summerville and Mrs. Spadis Kirby of Prineville. A nephew, Lyle Slack, lives … Read more

Childers, Olive – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Daughter Of Pioneers Dies A high Salvation Army official and daughter of a pioneer Summerville family, Olive Childers, died Saturday at a local hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services will take place at the Dempsey Funeral Chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Col. John Erickson officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Cemetery. Born Nov. 3, 1880, Miss Childers was the daughter of Frank and Mary Childers. Childers was one-time sheriff of Union County. Miss Childers had served as a Salvation Army officer since 1898 and worked in the La Grande area from 1915 until … Read more

Gaily, Christmas Jean (Tuttle) – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Christmas Jean (Tuttle) Gaily, 105, died Feb. 27 at a local care home. The burial will be private, and a memorial service is planned for a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande. Known as Jean, she was born Dec. 25, 1901, to Eddie Bruce and Verda Ethel (Woods) Tuttle on a farm in northwestern Union County. The farm was settled by her grandfather, Terry Tuttle, who came here by wagon train in 1862. She attended the one-room Willow Creek School through the seventh grade, and rode horseback to Imbler School … Read more

Banton, Cassie F. – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Funeral Rites Set Mrs. Cassie Florina Banton, 65, La Grande, died at a local hospital yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Saturday in the Dempsey-Snodgrass Chapel with the Rev. C. Kopp officiating. Burial will be in the city cemetery. Mrs. Banton was born in La Grande, Jan. 10, 1894 and was a resident here her entire life. She married Claude Baker in 1914 and the couple had three children. Mr. Baker died in 1928. In 1941 she married Eugene Banton who was a victim of the Union county powder house explosion … Read more

Brandt, Shelby Lynn Strange – Obituary

Shelby Lynn Strange Brandt, 23, of La Grande, died unexpectedly April 21. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Riverside Park. A second service is planned for 11 a.m. Sunday at the home of Harry Metaxas in Eel Rock, Calif. Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Shelby was born Feb. 7, 1984, in Eureka, Calif. She attended elementary school in Humboldt County and secondary school in Eastern Oregon. She graduated from Eastern Oregon University with a dual bachelor’s degree in psychology and political science in June 2006. Shelby lived in La Grande … Read more