Home 
News Obituaries Obituaries for the day of July 22, 2010
Obituaries for the day of July 22, 2010
|
Adams, Doyle, Owens, Van Leuven, Madsen, Simonis
LOCAL FUNERALS AND VISITATIONS July 23 — Lt. Reg Madsen, funeral service, 1 p.m., Baker City First Church of the Nazarene July 24 — Marga Simonis, graveside memorial, 10 a.m., North Powder Cemetery; reception, Wolf Creek Grange
Joseph
La Grande
Elgin
La Grande
Lt. Reg W. Madsen La Grande 1965-2010
Reg Wenzel Madsen was born Dec. 9, 1965, to Reg and Pauline Madsen in Portland. Reg and his younger brother, Rick, enjoyed menacing various neighborhoods as they grew up, hence the title of his future book, “The Consummate Professional Menace.” He graduated from high school in Baker City, and spent a year at Western Oregon University before attending and graduating from the Oregon State Police Recruit School. Reg served with the Oregon State Police from 1988 to 2007, achieving the rank of lieutenant. His assignments included the SWAT team, MRT and Undercover Narcotics within the patrol service division and criminal division. His duty station assignments included Cottage Grove, Springfield, Ontario, Lakeview, Florence, Salem, Baker City and La Grande. On Dec. 12, 2002, Reg married Linda Harrell in Las Vegas. They made their home in La Grande and are the parents of Matt and Marti Madsen. Reg is a veteran of the U.S. military forces. He was an Army paratrooper and military police assigned to the 554th Military Police Company and Bravo Company 1/507th Parachute Infantry. His hobbies and favorite activities were hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, motorcycles and shooting. He was also an author, recently completing his first book, “Playing With Guns.” He and his family attended the Faith Center in La Grande. He was the Oregon chapter president for Bikers Fighting Cancer. Survivors are his wife, Linda Madsen; four children, Matt R. Madsen and Marti M. Madsen of La Grande and Reggie Madsen and Mitchell Madsen of Missouri; parents, Reg and Pauline Madsen; brother, Rick Madsen and his wife, Charvae, of Pendleton; grandmother, Elizabeth Kaiser of Pendleton; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Wenzel V. Kaiser; and grandparents, Milt and Irene Odell. Memorial contributions may be made to Bikers Fighting Cancer, 15040 Pine Creek Lane, Baker City 97814, or Oregon State Police Foundation, P.O. Box 2074, Salem 97308-2074. Condolences and special memories of Reg may be sent to Linda and her family at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
North Powder 1940-2010
Marga Lee was born July 3, 1940, to Noble and Honey Pendleton in Muse, Okla. On Sept. 26, 1969, she married Keith Simonis in Winnemucca. He died Sept. 7, 2003. Marga Lee was an Eagles member and also helped start the North Powder Food Bank. Marga Lee loved to cook for family, friends and anyone who was hungry. She was an avid hunter and fisher and loved to mushroom and pick berries. She loved her yard, whether it be working in her flowerbeds or her garden. She loved to can everything. She recently took up bird-watching. She would sit for hours listening and watching them. She enjoyed raising her family and grandkids. She got to go to Alaska to see her son and daughter-in-law and loved her time there. Marga Lee is survived by her daughter, Kim and her husband, Don Fordice, of Haines; four sons, Mark Putman of North Powder, Dann and Carla Putman of Sterling, Alaska, Shawn Schisler of Richland and Dusty and his wife, Nancy Simonis, of North Powder; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dan Putman; and her second husband, Keith Simonis. Memorial contributions may be made to the North Powder Food Bank in care of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City 97814. |
