Funeral services were held at Union Dec. 11 at 10 o’clock for William B. Gasset, aged 56, who passed away at Nampa, Ida., Dec. 6. He was buried in the family plot at Lower Cove. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. He had been a resident of Cove and Union until the past few years. He is survived by a widow and two daughters besides numerous other relatives. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, December 17, 1927
JUDGE ROBERT EAKIN. – While Union county is so especially favored in having men of energy and talent in the various callings of human industry and learning, there is no profession that is more signally marked by the men of ability within its ranks than the legal, and as a leader among this class stands the gentleman, whose name initiates this paragraph, and who is well and favorably known throughout eastern Oregon. Judge Eakin is a profound student of the literature of his chosen profession, having added by careful and thorough research to a mind well poised for weighing the … Read more
James “Yogi” Frades, 62, of Clarksburg, Calif., and formerly of Union, died Sept. 15 at the Sacramento V.A. Medical Center. Graveside services will begin at 1 p.m. Oct. 20 at Union Cemetery. River Cities Mortuary was in charge of initial services. James was born Nov. 19, 1944, to Ray and Edith (Wigglesworth) Frades in La Grande. He graduated from Union High in 1963 and went into the Army in October 1963. He spent 12 years there until he was injured. He worked at a pallet yard in Livermore, Calif., until illness forced him to leave his job. Those who knew … Read more
Union, Oregon Grace L. Aldrich, 94, of Union, a former Baker County resident, died Sept. 10, 2003, at her home. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Union United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jerry Peters will officiate. Committal and interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Visitations will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande. Mrs. Aldrich was born on Jan. 2, 1909, at Rock Creek to John W. and Bertha George Blize. She attended schools at Muddy Creek, Haines and Baker City. She married Everett Aldrich … Read more
Lostine, Wallowa County, Oregon Blanche Elizabeth Repplinger, 81, died August 13, 1982, at her home Lynnwood, Wash. She was a former resident of Lostine. Born Oct. 5, 1910, in Union, she was married to Leslie A. Repplinger on Jan. 2, 1930, in Enterprise. The couple made their home in Lostine until his death March 21, 1971, when Mrs. Repplinger moved away from Wallowa County. Survivors include her daughter Marian Jones of Alderwood Manor, Wash.; grandchildren Connie Hunt and Donald Jones and great-grandchildren Kema and Kenny Hunt. Services were Wednesday in the Enterprise Cemetery with Eugene Cemetery with Eugene Zacharias officiating. … Read more
Jason Jae Reagan, 27, of Breckenridge, Colo., and formerly of Union, died Dec. 18, 2002, of a congenital heart condition. There will be a Celebration of Life service at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Union. Jason was born on Jan. 11, 1975, at Seoul, South Korea. He was a gift from God to the Reagan family the day before Thanksgiving in 1975. He graduated from Union High School in 1993, where he ran cross country for six years. After graduation he worked at Alpine Rock & Ready and the North Powder Mill until its closure. He … Read more
One Killed, Three Injured N Auto Wreck On Highway Herbert Miers, 40 years old, and for several years a farmer in the Union district is dead and Herman Roesch, restaurant man of La Grande was perhaps fatally injured in an auto wreck on the highway about two miles north of North Powder early Wednesday evening. Miers and Roesch with two woman companions were on their way to Baker when their machine, a heavy coupe, swerved form the oiled surface to the left of the road. In attempting to right their course the car shot onto the hard surface, overturned and … Read more
North Powder, Oregon North Powder native Vivian Clare McGrath Davis, 100, of Spokane and formerly of North Powder and Union, died Jan. 2 at her home in Spokane. A graveside funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the North Powder Cemetery. Thornhill Valley Funeral home in Spokane is handling arrangements. Vivian was born Sept. 28, 1907, to Walter Vincent and Leila Marquerite Gardner McGrath in North Powder. She lived there for 72 years. Being a natural musician, she played drums and piano in the family quartet at dances in Union and Baker counties. Prior to the 1940s, the … Read more
La Grande and Union 1913-2004 Edith M. Bodyfelt, 91, of La Grande and formerly of Union, died May 22 at a local care center. A graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. June 5 at the Tillamook Odd Fellows’ Cemetery with the Rev. Ron Carter of the Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church officiating. Mrs. Bodyfelt was born March 30, 1913, to Homer and Nora Marian Cheney in New Plymouth, Idaho. She graduated from Union High School in 1931, and married Guy E. Watts in September of that year in Union. In 1959 the couple moved to Pacific City where they had … Read more
La Grande, Oregon Lowell Gene Clinkenbeard, 57, died April 22 at his home in La Grande. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Clinkenbeard was born Jan. 23, 1950, to Kenneth Lowell and Fern Ilene (Harbaugh) Clinkenbeard in Kansas City, Mo. His family moved to Union County when he was a child, and they lived in Elgin, Union, Cove, Imbler and Summerville as he was growing up. He served with the Navy during the Vietnam War and after an honorable discharge returned to Union County and worked in the concrete construction … Read more
Union, Union County, Oregon “Services Held For Clifford Minnick” Death struck quickly in removing from life, a well known young man of this community, Clifford Minnick, who passed away at his home in Union on Saturday, February 17, 1942, at the age of 35 years. Milo Clifford Minnick was born in High Valley near Union, April 7, 1906, son of Mary and John Minnick. He attended grade and high school here, graduating from the Union high school with the class of 1924. Following his graduation, he enrolled at the University of Oregon, where he studied law for two years. He … Read more
In this city, Saturday February 23, 1889, Dolly, the 5 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haskett. Eastern Oregon Republican, Union Thursday, February 28, 1889
Died-At Union, Ore., Tuesday, February 22, 1927, Olga, wife of John Vass, age 54 years, 11 month and 18 days. Mrs. Olga Vass, wife of John Vass, was born in Norway, Jan. 3, 1873. She came to the United States when a child with her parents, and lived in Nebraska until they moved to Oregon, where she was married to Chas. Anderson, from which union there was one son, C. M. Anderson, now living in Cambridge, Idaho. Later she married at The Dalles, Oregon, John Vass, some 18 years ago. She has lived at Union for the past three years, … Read more
Wm. C. Cusick was born in Adams County, Illinois, Feb. 21, 1842, and died near Union, Oregon, Oct. 7, 1922, being 80 years, 7 months and 16 days old. In 1853 he left his birthplace with his parents for Oregon, near Kingston, where he made his home till he came to eastern Oregon and settled in Union County in 1871. While stationed at Fort Lapwai, with his company during the Civil war, he became interested in the study of botany. He continued this study during the remainder of his life, making a special study of the plants of the Blue … Read more
Union , Union County, Oregon Died, at Nyssa, Oregon, at the home of R. E. Miller, January 21, 1926, Mrs. Emma Clark, age 57 years, 10 months and 3 days. Emma Bidwell was born at Fairview, Minnesota, March 18, 1868. She came to Union with her parents in 1884, which has ever since been her home. She chose school teaching for her life’s work and for about 40 years followed this great profession. She was indeed successful and happy in her work and was one of the best known, best beloved teachers in Union county and eastern Oregon. Early in … Read more
Union, Union County, Oregon Died at Pendleton The many friends of Mrs. N. Howland will be pained to learn of her death, which occured at Pendleton on Monday, October 14th. Mr. and Mrs. Howland were for a number of years residents of Union, living on North Main Street. A little over a year ago they moved to Pendleton. Mrs. Howland died of paralysis of the brain and leaves a husband and three small children to mourn her loss. Eastern Oregon Republican, Thursday October 24, 1889
Union, Union County, Oregon Former Union Boy Falls Under Wagon Wheels and Is Killed Leland Clark, better known as Boots Clark, a former resident of Union, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Clark, age 26 years, was killed at Halfway Friday of last week, by falling from a load of hay and under the wheels of the wagon. His head was crushed and death was probably instantaneous. Clark was hauling a load of hay, and the team being somewhat fractious, became frightened at some boys passing on horseback. In attempting to stop the team, Clark lost one of the … Read more
In Baker, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, February 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sutherland, of Union, a daughter. Later-The infant died and was brought to Union for burial Friday. Newspaper article – 1921 Contributed by: Larry Rader
Susie Lucille Lewis, 86, of La Grande, and a former Union and Imnaha resident, died April 6, 2002, at a local care facility. Her funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bollman Funeral Home, 315 W. Main St. in Enterprise. Interment will follow at the Enterprise Cemetery. Visitations will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Lewis was born Jan. 13, 1916, at North Powder to Frank and Olive Adeline Davis Pearson. She attended elementary and high schools in North Powder. Her family were pioneers of North Powder. She married Manuel Leslie Wisdom, … Read more
Union, Union County, Oregon The death of Miss Georgia, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eakin occurred at the family home in Union at noon, Monday, January 22, 1900, aged nineteen years. Death resulted from an attack of typhoid fever. The funeral was held Tuesday and was largely attended by friends of the family from La Grande. – Chronicle. Cove Ledger Thursday January 25, 1900