Lauretta Cross, of Milton-Freewater and a former resident of Wallowa County, died July 9, 2007, at Walla Walla General Hospital in Walla Walla, Wash. She was 85. Mrs. Cross was born June 19,1922, in La Grande to James Everett and Etta Rebecca Berg Rachau. The family resided on Pumpkin Ridge, outside of Elgin. They later […]
WILLIAM M. BLAKELEY. – The subject of this sketch, a prominent citizen of the rapidly developing upper country, was born in Missouri in 1840. In 1846 he crossed the plains with his father, who located near the present site of Brownsville, Linn county, Oregon, where he still resides. Mr. Blakely was here favored with the
JACOB REITH. – Mr. Reith, one of the most valuable citizens of Umatilla county, passed through some of the severest hardships on record in coming to our state. He is a native of France, having been born in Alsace in 1836. In 1850 he crossed the ocean with his father’s family, residing for a time
La Grande, Oregon Emmabelle Shelton, Emmabelle Shelton, 87, of La Grande died Feb. 16 in Boise. Services will be announced at a later date. Emmabelle was born Sept. 22, 1919, near Weston Mountain to Thomas and Ruth Booher. Her family moved to La Grande in 1923, where they farmed and where Emmabelle called home for
Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Arba M. Elledge of Wallowa died August 16, 1978 at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Born May 4, 1900 at Summerville, he was the son of Thomas and Lillian Elledge. Mr. Elledge was a farm owner, retired, and he lived in Wallowa County from 1919 until 1938, Umatilla County from 1943 to
Wallowa, Oregon Cleve L. Berry, 71, of Pendleton, died July 30, 2005. Funeral services will he held Aug. 5 at 11 a.m. at the Wallowa Cemetary. A full obituary will be published at a later date. Wallowa County Chieftain – Thursday, August 04, 2005 Cleve Lee Berry, 71, of Pendleton, died of cancer July 30,
La Grande, Oregon Barbara June Nielsen Murry, 75, of La Grande and formerly of Pilot Rock, died Nov. 9 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. A celebration of life service will be held on Thursday at 1 p.m. at
“Haines Woman Is Accident Victim” Mrs. Dorsey Taylor, Haines, was instantly killed in an automobile accident near Mission, Ore., on Christmas Day, friends here learned today. Her husband B. A. Taylor and daughter, Della, who were also riding in the car, were uninjured. The Taylor’s are former North Powder residents, having operated farms in the
Funeral for Margaret Lee Warner, 82, Portland, will be held Saturday. Funeral notices in today’s paper. Mrs. Warner, widow of Kenneth G. Warner, well-known sheep man in Umatilla County, died Tuesday [April 26, 1960] in Portland. She was born in Pendleton. She had resided at Portland for the past 18 years. She was a member
Mrs. Walter S. Bowman, 79, Pendleton resident since 1901, well known here, died Sunday morning [December 5, 1954] in St. Anthony’s Hospital after an illness of 17 days. Mrs. Bowman, formerly Eugenia Ellenberger [adopted name] was born in Berne, Switzerland, and first came to Umatilla County when she was 13, living in Pilot Rock with
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La Grande, Oregon 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
Baker City, Oregon Delano Arthur Dickey, 69, of Baker City died at his home on Sept. 1, 2004. At his request, there will be no funeral. A family celebration of his life will be scheduled later. Del, as his family, friends and co-workers knew him, was born at Merced, Calif., on March 6, 1935, to
Nellie Needles, 89, a longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 28, 2006, at her home. Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St. Nellie Ethel Needles was born on Nov. 14,
Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Belfield Sunday for the late Oscar Belfield who passed this life at Pendleton on June 3. The services were conducted by Rev. Ira J. McFarland and burial was in the local cemetery. Oscar Shaw Belfield was born at Burton, Harvey county, Kansas, January
La Grande, Oregon Theodore “Ted” W. Knight, 68, of Pilot Rock and formerly of La Grande, died June 5 at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. La Grande Observer – June 6, 2008 ________________________________ Theodore “Ted” William Knight, 68, of Pilot Rock and formerly of Union County,
Lacy D. Reece of Milton Freewater and a former resident of Enterprise passed away Wednesday, January 22, at the Veterans Administration Hospital at the age of 80. Reece lived at Rt. 3, Milton Freewater. Mr. Reece moved from Clearwater, Kansas, where he was born Sept. 5, 1894, to Oklahoma, and in 1913 he moved to
JAMES H. RALEY. – Prominent among the pioneers of Eastern Oregon may be mentioned this gentleman whose name and portrait appear here with, and who now sits as joint senator in the Oregon legislature from Umatilla and Morrow counties. He was born in Nebraska City in 1855, and as a boy, in 1862, crossed the
G. W. Planting, a well-known pioneer farmer of this section, died at 5 o’clock this morning at his home three miles west of Adams. The deceased was 66 years of age. Gustaf W. Planting was born in Finland, May 27, 1845. From Finland he came to Calumet, Mich., and after a residence of a few
North Powder, Oregon Shirley “Rusty” Fisher, 63, of Pendleton and a former North Powder resident, died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Walla Walla of cancer. A memorial service was held for Rusty at the Vert on Monday, March 17, at 3 p.m. with concluding services and internment at the Olney
Hit And Run Driver Kills Umatilla Indian Dick Culpus, of Colville, Wash., an Indian, died at Pendleton Sunday from injuries received when struck by a hit and run driver on the Old Oregon Trail east of Pendleton. He was badly cut and received internal injuries. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, July 28, 1928
