LOCAL
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
THE OBSERVER — 3A
O BITUARIES
Norma Wasson
La Grande
Norma Wasson, 55, of La
Grande, died Sept. 11 at her
home. An obituary is forth-
coming. Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory will be
handling the arrangements.
Oliver V. Hopkins
La Grande
Oliver V. Hopkins, 8, of
La Grande, died Sept. 8 at
OHSU Doernbecher Chil-
dren’s Hospital in Portland.
A viewing will be held from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at
Loveland Funeral Chapel.
A celebration of his life will
begin at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 21
at Riverside Park. An obitu-
ary is forthcoming.
Mary worked at Grande
Ronde Hospital in admit-
ting for many years with an
early medical retirement.
She was one of a kind and
never knew a stranger. A
strong Christian, Mary was
loving, fun and very crafty.
She loved to make hand-
made items and once won a
blue ribbon for a quilt at the
Union County Fair.
Surviving relatives include
her daughter, Hallie May
Lauhon; two grandsons;
and brother, Paul Gilliam of
Beaverton.
She was preceded in death
by her infant child, Sara, and
parents, Howard and Helen
Gilliam.
Raymond ‘Dusty’ R. Rode
Mary J. (Gilliam) Meyer
La Grande
1949-2019
Mary Jo Meyer, 70, of La
Grande, died Sept. 4 at St.
Luke’s Medical Center in
Boise, Idaho. A memorial
service will be held at 11:30
a.m. Sept. 21 at the Light-
house Pentecostal Church in
Island City.
Mary was born May 15,
1949, in Corvallis, to Howard
and Helen (Blake) Gilliam.
Her family lived in Corvallis
until she was in high school.
She graduated from North
Central High School in Spo-
kane, Washington.
Spokane was Mary’s
home for 17 years before she
moved to Orlando, Florida,
where she lived for four
years and, as Mary would
say, “worked for the Mouse.”
She then returned to the
Northwest and remained in
La Grande for 30 years.
UPCOMING FUNERALS
AND VISITATIONS
Sponsored by
Sept. 13
George Gilchrist:
2 p.m., memorial
service, La Grande
First Christian
Church.
Sept. 14
Donald
Kilpatrick:
11 a.m., memorial
service, Imbler
Christian Church.
John Shenfi eld:
3 p.m., funeral service,
Island City Lighthouse
Pentecostal Church.
Glenn Standley:
4 p.m., graveside
service, Elgin
Cemetery.
Sept. 17
Barbara Roberts:
10 a.m., funeral,
Enterprise Christian
Church, followed by a
meal at the VFW Hall.
La Grande
1951-2019
Raymond “Dusty” Russell
Rode, 67, of La Grande, died
Sept. 6 at Grande Ronde
Hospital. A me-
morial service
will be held at
11 a.m. Oct.
19 at Harvest
Church in
Baker City. (The location of
the church was misstated
in a previous publication.) A
barbecue lunch in his honor
will be served following the
service.
Known as Dusty, he was
born Oct. 19, 1951, in Baker
City, to Russell and Amy
(Asla) Rode. He grew up
visiting the family cabin on
the Snake River, swimming,
water skiing, riding dirt
bikes and recreating with
his entire family. In 1970,
he graduated from Baker
High School, then attended
Treasure Valley Community
College in Ontario.
Dusty worked hard all of
his life, starting at 16 driving
truck for Baker Valley Pack,
a family-owned slaughter-
house. He later worked at
Eastern Oregon Meat and
Baker Redi-Mix, managed
Tasty Bake, was terminal
manager for Eastern Oregon
Fast Freight, and retired from
FedEx Freight. His talents
were many, from carpentry to
restoring classic cars.
Dusty married Joann
Harris Nov. 27, 1996, and
was her steadfast friend,
helpmate and husband for
23 years. On their fi rst date,
he took her to a car show in
his red 1967 Ford Mustang
Fastback.
Dusty loved cars and
owned seven, his favorite be-
ing his 1986 GMC Eagle. He
was teased that he was the
fl eet manager, and when his
family needed vehicle repair,
tires or a top-notch wash
and wax job, he was happy
to do it.
Dusty volunteered for the
Neighbor to Neighbor food
bank for 10 years. He com-
mitted his time with enthu-
siasm for helping people and
was acknowledged by the
community for his good work.
Dusty loved football and
watched every Super Bowl
ever played. He lived to
barbecue and had mastered
the art to perfection. He also
loved taking drives in the
mountains, picking mush-
rooms and getting winter
fi rewood. Dusty spent 17
summers visiting and help-
ing Joann on fi re lookouts.
Watching the sun set on a
lookout was one of his
favorite things to do.
Dusty was consistent in his
love, kind, funny, giving and
helpful. He loved his family,
friends and his dog, Tug. He
loved God and prayed for his
family every day.
Surviving relatives include
his daughters, Dawn Bailey
and husband, Tim, and Dana
Stone; brother and sister-
in-law, Roger and Mary Jo
Rode; cousins, Gary and Don
Mires; wife, Joann; step-
daughters, Ashli and Carol
Anna and husband, Jake
Fagan; and nine grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Online condolences may
be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralchapel.
com.
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Betty Jane Lambert
January 27, 1942 - September 8, 2019
Betty Jane Lambert, 77, a resident of
Grand Ronde died Sunday, September 8,
2019 at her home. She was born on Janu-
ary 27, 1942 in McMinnville, Oregon the
daughter of Tom and Agnes Porter Smith.
She worked as a secretary for many years in
the Natural Resources Department for the
Grand Ronde Tribe. She was an excellent
quilter and gave many quilts away. She
enjoyed sewing, embroidery, baking and
visiting the casino. Betty always caught
the biggest fish. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in
Grand Ronde and a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe.
She is survived by her husband Carl Sr. of Grand Ronde, daughters
Marcia of Mt. Vernon, Suzanne of Johnson City, Tennessee, sons Gary
of Elgin and Carl “Duane” Jr. of Grand Ronde along with 11 grand-
children and 13 great grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister Carol
of Grand Ronde, brothers Gary of Monmouth, Steven of Aloha, Ronny
of Perrydale, Jim of Elgin and Jeff of LaGrande. She was preceded in
death by a daughter Norma and an infant son Tommy.
A memorial service will begin at 1:00pm Friday, September 13th in
the Grand Ronde Tribal Gym with a meal to follow in the community
center. Private interment will be in the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the missionary fund at the Church of the
Narzarene PO Box 85 Grand Ronde, OR 97347. The Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center is caring for the family. To leave a message or memory
for the family please go to www.dallastribute.com.
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