M Surname, Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa County, Oregon

M Surnames – Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Macauley, James W. 1863 : 1946 Macauley, Kimberly : Macauley, Minnie Frances 1 NOV 1874 : 7 SEP 1970 Macauley, Wayne James 10 OCT 1911 : 30 JUN 1979 Mahoney, Ann Elizabeth 11 JUL 1895 : 18 AUG 1972 Mahoney, Patrick Edward 1 APR 1885 : 7 MAR 1952 Mallory, Kate 1851 : 1910 Manor, Jennie : 1 JAN 1922 Marcum, Ruth 6 MAR 1907 : 20 JUL 1984 Marnin, Catherine 14 MAY 1871 : 31 JAN 1917 Marsh, Dorthy Lane 1918 : 1953 Marshall, Catherine 1873 : 1937 Marshall, Frank … Read more

Trump, Jess Richard – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Jess Richard Trump Jess Richard Trump, 83, died June 4 at his home in Elgin. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the Elgin Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels Chapel of the Valley, La Grande. Mr. Trump was born March 22, 1924, to Lacey and Lula (Lyons) Trump in Wallowa and graduated from Elgin High School. During World War II he served with the Army until being honorably discharged in 1945. On July 5, 1946, he married Deloris Jean Read. Jess worked as a machinist and welder in Portland until he retired … Read more

V Surname, Wallowa Cemetery, Oregon

V Surnames – Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Vance, Evelyn : 1950 Varner, Ethel : Vernon, John : 29 JUL 1914 Vernon, Lucinda, Wife of John Vernon : 1914 Vurnheisel, Halla (Stockton) : 1846 Vurnheisel, Infant : Vest, Ellen Malissia 9 OCT 1858 : 12 JAN 1942 Vest, Ellis M. : 20 SEP 1970 Vest, Thomas C. : 30 MAY 1964 Vest, William 22 DEC 1945 : 18 MAY 1926 Victor, Jonathan Robert 25 JAN 1983 : 25 JAN 1983

Meek, Hiram W. – Obituary

Leap, Wallowa County, Oregon Hiram W. Meek, a resident of the Leap section since 1891, died at the Wallowa hospital last Friday, July 18, 1924. He had been ill for a few months but his condition did not become serious until a week before he passed away. Bladder trouble was the cause of death. The funeral was held at the Wallowa Methodist Church, with two pastors assisting, Rev. G. H. Feese and Rev. W. F. Shields. Burial was in the Wallowa Cemetery. The Grange had charge of the services, this being the first funeral conducted by that society in the … Read more

Goebel, Peter – Obituary

Peter Goebel Is Laid To Final Rest Thursday Mass was said Thursday morning in the Catholic church here for Peter Goebel, who died early Tuesday morning at his home here after a month’s illness. He was 94 years of age and while he had not fared from home much the last few years, he remained in good health and some daily activity up until his final illness. Peter Goebel was born August 6, 1857, at Humboldt, Wisconsin. He died at the home of his daughter on December 11, 1951, at the age of 94 years 4 months and 5 days. … Read more

Allen, Lloyd – Obituary

Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Last Rites Held For Lloyd Allen Lloyd Allen, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Allen, early pioneers of Wallowa passed away in the Walla Walla Hospital of a heart attack Thursday evening, January 24, 1952. Mr. Allen was born in Wallowa on December 18, 1883 and spent the early part of his life in Lower Valley and Lostine where he attended school and later was in the hardware and furniture business with his brother, Challis. He became a member of the Christian church at an early age. On June 18, 1913 he was united … Read more

Fanning, Floyd – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Floyd Fanning, of Wallowa, died Saturday, March 1, at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande following a long illness. He was 74. Mr. Fanning, son of Henry Clay and Catherine Petersen Fanning, was born June 7, 1905, at Carman-Gay, Alberta, Canada. Mr. Fanning was married on April 18, 1936 at Walla Walla, Wash. to the former Hilda Juanita Ticer, who survives him. Mr. Fanning was employed by the Oregon State Highway Department for 13 years, and also worked for the Bunker Hills Mines in Kellogg, Idaho, before moving to Wallowa County in 1945. Mr. Fanning … Read more

McDonald, Hector – Obituary

Wallowa, Nov. 12—Hector McDonald, aged 52, and one of the larger landholders of the valley, died last evening, following several months’ illness at this home on Diamond Prairie, a few miles west of Wallowa. 1920 newspaper item Contributed by: Larry Rader