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Obituaries for the day of July 28, 2010
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Miller, Montenegro, Phippen, Bailey, Gundersen, Keffer
LOCAL FUNERALS AND VISITATIONS July 29 — Edna Mae Keffer, funeral service, 11 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, La Grande; burial, Grandview CemeteryJuly 29 — Darrell Van Leuven, viewing, 4 to 6 p.m., Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation and Life Celebration Center July 30 — Clara Miller, funeral service, 11 a.m., Island City LDS Church July 30 — Darrell Van Leuven, funeral, 11 a.m., Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation and Life Celebration Center July 30 — James Sayer, graveside service, 2 p.m., Grandview Cemetery; reception, Trinity Baptist Church, 2705 Gekeler Lane July 31 — Reba Storm, graveside memorial, 3 p.m., Enterprise Cemetery Aug. 4 — Leonard Doyle, memorial service, 2 p.m., Loveland Funeral Chapel
Formerly of Perry
La Grande
Formerly of Elgin
Formerly of Summerville 1919-2010
She was born Oct. 19, 1919, to Joseph E. Zweifel and Lily (Conrad) Zweifel on the Zweifel family farm near Summerville. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1937 and attended the University of Oregon and Eastern Oregon College where she received a bachelor’s degree in education. In the mid-1940s she had a daily radio program on KODL (The Dalles) using the pseudonym of Pamela Bailey, but she spent most of her working life as a teacher. She taught in Oregon public schools for 30 years, most of them in the first grade at Chenoweth Primary School. After her retirement she lived in Salem for several years and spent three years working as a housemother at Oregon State University. She moved to Down Manor in Hood River in 1996 and to Brookside Manor in 2005. She enjoyed bridge, playing the piano, writing, word games, knitting and reading. She had been a member of Beta Sigma Phi and Delta Kappa Gamma, a teacher’s honorary. She is survived by her three daughters, Regan Olson of Sunriver, Carolyn and her husband, Doug Morrison, of Abbotsford, B.C., and Ellen and her husband, Paul Harshbarger, of Hood River; two granddaughters; and one nephew.
North Powder 1918-2010
Helena was born Aug. 26, 1918, in Bloomer, Wis. She was the first-born great-granddaughter of the Lanes and Rathbuns of Wisconsin. She attended a one-room country school through the eighth grade and then graduated from high school in Bloomer. After several years of working there, she moved to Hinsdale, Ill. She always came home to Bloomer in November to hunt with her grandpa and uncles. On Sept. 25, 1943, she married Rudolph “Pete” A. Gundersen of Ladysmith, Wis. She met him in 1940. Pete was in the Air Force and stationed in Kissimmee, Fla., where they lived until the war was over. Afterward, they lived in Ladysmith, where Helena worked at Fellands Store. She sang in the church choir and was involved in many community activities including serving as a Girl Scout leader. Her daughter, Gwen, was born in 1955. Pete was in construction and was transferred to Pierre, S.D. For the next 20 years, they lived in six western states. The Gundersens retired in North Powder in 1977. They lived in the big red two-story house on Third Street. Helena had a huge garden every year. She loved picking huckleberries and mushrooms and getting wood with her husband. Her real passion, however, was hunting. She bagged many deer, elk, antelope, one bear and game birds. Those who knew Helena say she was a wonderful cook, sharing recipes and food items with her church, the grange and her many friends. She was proud to be a 25-year member of the GAR. Helena was chosen to represent North Powder as its first queen in the Huckleberry Festival. Helena along with her friend, Ida Brockway-Buck, started the Friday senior meal program at Wolf Creek Grange in North Powder, where she also helped served meals for many years. She also worked as a Geri Aid for 10 years She loved to play her piano, and travel was a large part of her life in later years. She traveled all over the U.S. including Hawaii and Alaska. She also visited Canada and took a cruise through the Panama Canal. She was baptized in and was a member of the United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Gwen, of Baker City; a niece; a sister-in-law, Florence Ninke of Port Angeles, Wash., and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph “Pete” Gundersen; her grandparents; her mother; two sisters; and other family members. Edna Mae Keffer La Grande 1910-2010
Edna Mae was born May 13, 1910, to William and Myra Hatfield Wilson in Amarillo, Texas. Her family came to La Grande when she was 18 months old, and their first home is where Serendipity Bridal and Formal Wear is now located. Edna Mae attended school in La Grande, graduating from La Grande High School in 1928. She met and married Leslie L. Keffer in La Grande in 1932. Les and Edna Mae had two sons, Alan H. and Michael L. “Larry” Keffer. While Les was in the military, Edna Mae lived in Umatilla for a short time and was employed by US Bank. Les and Edna Mae co-owned Trotters Men’s Store with John and Milodene Groupe until Les retired in 1975. They loved to travel. Her favorite place to go was the family cabin at Wallowa Lake. Edna Mae was known to all of her grandkids as “Gangy.” Edna Mae was a member of the PEO Chapter DK, and served as a Pink Lady for the Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of the La Grande Country Club and an active member of the First Presbyterian Church where she served as a deacon and in many other capacities. She is survived by her two sons, Alan and his wife, Janis, of La Grande and Larry of La Grande; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leslie, who died in 1982; and her sister, Bernice Bay. Memorial contributions may be made to the PEO Chapter DK memorial fund or First Presbyterian Church of La Grande.
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