RECORDS AND MORE
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021
COMMUNITY
Meetings
• UNION — The Union Rural
Fire Protection District will
have its monthly board
meeting Tuesday, March 16, at
7 p.m. at the fi re hall. For more
information, contact Kim
George, Union RFPD clerk, at
541-910-3114 or union.rfpd@
outlook.com.
Briefs
Volunteers welcome at
woodlot work day
LA GRANDE — The Neigh-
bors Together emergency
woodlot is having a work
day Saturday, March 13,
from 9 a.m. to noon. Volun-
teers are sought to come and
help get fi rewood ready to
give to households in need.
The woodlot is at 3309 N.
Umatilla St. in La Grande.
For more information go to
www.neighborstogether-
ofunioncounty.org or call
541-963-9126.
Walla Walla VA holds
vaccination clinic for
vets
WALLA WALLA, Wash. —
The Jonathan M. Wainwright
Memorial VA Medical Center,
which serves veterans in
Northeast Oregon, is holding
a COVID-19 vaccination
clinic at its main Walla Walla
campus Saturday, March 13,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The clinic is open to
enrolled veterans age 60
and will take place at 77
Wainwright Drive, Build-
ing 143. Appointments are
required. Call 509-525-5200
(select 2, then 2 or ask for the
call center) to schedule an
appointment.
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DELIVERY ISSUES?
If you have any problems
receiving your Observer, call
541-963-3161.
PUBLIC
SAFETY
REPORT
Monday, March 8
9:48 a.m. — A caller
reported a hit-and-run on
the 2500 block of Adams
Avenue, La Grande. An
offi cer took a report.
2 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 1500
block of Adams Avenue for
a disturbance. An offi cer
explained options.
2:54 p.m. — La Grande
residents on the 200 block
of Sixth Street reported
theft of mail.
4:59 p.m. — A resi-
dent on the 700 block of
Alder Street, Elgin, asked
the Union County Sher-
iff’s Offi ce to provide extra
patrol due to vandalism.
6:39 p.m. — Union
County sheriff’s deputies
responded to a disturbance at
a residence on the 200 block
of North Main Street, Union,
and cited one juvenile.
11:29 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to a civil
disturbance on the 400
block of Division Avenue.
Recent Oregon State
Police activity
March 2, 3:28 p.m. —
An Oregon State Police
trooper stopped a Honda
Civic heading west on
Interstate 84 near milepost
278 for not having visible
plates or a temporary reg-
istration sticker. During the
stop, according to OSP, the
THE OBSERVER — 3A
OBITUARIES
Dorothy M. Hunt
1925-2021 • La Grande
Dorothy M. Hunt, 95, of
La Grande, died March 3
at her home. At her request
there will not be a public
service. Private burial will
be at Mt. Hope
Cemetery in
Baker City.
Arrangements
are by Dan-
iels-Knopp
Funeral, Cre-
mation & Life
Celebration
Center, La
Grande.
Dorothy
was born
April 19, 1925, in Portland,
to Herbert E. and Sybil
A. (Carpenter) Hunt. The
J.R. Hunt and U.S. Car-
penter families were early
settlers in Baker Valley.
Dorothy was raised and
attended school in Portland
and Baker City, graduating
from Baker High School in
1944.
Following high school,
Dorothy joined the Cadet
Nurse Corps. She com-
pleted the nursing program
at Sacred Heart School
of Nursing in Spokane,
Washington, and a nursing
degree program at the Uni-
versity of Washington.
In 1953 she served two
years of active duty in the
U.S. Army Nurse Corps,
stationed at Fitzsimons
Army Hospital in Denver,
Colorado.
After her tour of duty
with the Army, Dorothy
returned to the Puget Sound
area in Washington and
was employed by the U.S.
Veterans Administration.
She worked at V.A. Med-
ical Centers in Seattle and
Tacoma until her retirement
in 1982.
In 1988 Dorothy moved
from the Puget Sound area
back to Eastern Oregon,
settling in La Grande. She
enjoyed outdoor activi-
ties, crafts, traveling and
volunteer work. She was a
member of the Presbyte-
rian Church and the Grande
Ronde Hospital Auxiliary.
Surviving relatives
include her nephews, Mark
Masterson of La Grande
and Glen Masterson and
wife, Nancy, of Arizona and
Michigan.
She was preceded in
death by her sister, Marjorie
Masterson.
Memorial contributions
may be sent to the charity
of one’s choice.
Mike was a kind and
gentle soul. The stag-
gering loss is bearable only
because we had him in our
lives, albeit for too short of
a time.
Surviving relatives
include his parents, Ralph
“Chris” and Elisia Dunn
of Moselle, Mississippi;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
Brandon and Melanie Dunn
of Missoula, Montana, and
Kaylon and Amanda Dunn
of Niceville, Florida; and
sister, Heather Little of
Pueblo, Colorado.
He was preceded in
death by his grandfather,
Robert Dunn.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
William ‘Bill’ C. Paxton
1932-2021 • Union
Michael “Mike” Chris-
topher Dunn, 21, of La
Grande, died Feb. 21 at his
residence. A service will be
held at a later time.
Known
as Mike, he
was born July
13, 1999, in
Hermiston,
to Ralph and
Elisia (Walters)
Dunn. He resided in La
Grande and graduated from
La Grande High School.
Mike was employed with
Northwood Manufacturing.
He enjoyed woodworking,
gaming, model building,
hunting, fi shing, shooting
and spending time with
friends and family.
William Charles “Bill”
Paxton, 88, of Union, died
Feb. 26 at a retirement com-
munity in Baker City. A
service will be held at a
later time. Arrangements
are by Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cremation & Life
Celebration Center, La
Grande.
Known as
Bill, he was
born July 8,
1932, in La
Grande, to
Charles Wil-
liam and
Jennie Belle
(Tracy) Paxton.
He was raised
and educated
in Elgin and
Union, graduating from
Union High School in 1950.
Bill joined the U.S. Air
Force and served most of
his enlistment in Germany
as a teletypist. After his
honorable discharge in 1955
as a senior staff sergeant, he
went to the Portland Radio
and TV College and earned
an associate degree. In 1956
he married Ann Schmidt
in Portland. Ann died in
1988 after 32 years of mar-
riage. In 1990 Bill married
Betty “Betsy” Anderson in
Union.
Bill worked as a man-
ager and technician in tele-
vision and cable installa-
tion and repair. He designed
and installed the fi rst cable
system in La Grande,
Baker City and Hood River
and also in Oroville, Cali-
fornia. He also worked on
the family ranch and ran the
Pebble in Union.
Bill was an active
member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars High Valley
Post #4060 and the Oregon
Defense League. He was an
honorary member of FFA
and received the FFA State
Farm Award. He enjoyed
traveling, hunting, fi shing,
mushrooming, huckleberry
picking, gardening, any-
thing out of doors. He also
enjoyed model ship building
and was an avid reader.
Surviving relatives
include his wife of 31 years,
Betsy of Union; children
and spouses, Wayne and
Julie Paxton of Baker City,
Bonnie and Gary Baxter
of Baker City, and Donna
Moss of Camas, Wash-
ington; stepson and spouse,
Steve and Faith Courtney
of Union; nine grandchil-
dren; and nine great-grand-
trooper smelled marijuana
coming from the vehicle.
The driver, Matthew M.
Keller, 33, of Spokane,
Washington, did poorly on
sobriety tests. The trooper
arrested Keller for driving
under the infl uence of
intoxicants (controlled sub-
stance) and booked him
into jail in Union County.
March 3, 12:57 a.m. —
An Oregon State Police
trooper responded to
driving complaints about
a Mercedes heading west
on Interstate 84 near mile-
post 273. The trooper
caught up to the car near
milepost 263 then pulled
it over, according to state
police. The driver, Her-
bert Charles Byrd, failed
sobriety tests, and the
trooper booked him into
the Union County Correc-
tional Facility, La Grande,
for DUII (alcohol).
Michael C. Dunn
1999-2021 • La Grande
children and two
great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; fi rst
wife, Ann; brother, Ross;
son-in-law, Woody Moss;
and stepson, Ron Courtney.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the VFW
High Valley Post #4060,
P.O. Box 526, Union 97883.
Upcoming local services
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services
and gatherings.
March 12 — CAR-
MELLA BOURHILL:
2 p.m. celebration of life,
Island City Faith Center;
view the livestream at
www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
March 13 — LORI
GREENWAY: 3 p.m.
Claytie L. ‘Lori’
(Nickell) Greenway
1959-2021 • Joseph
Claytie Lorraine “Lori”
Greenway, 61, of Joseph,
died Jan. 10 at her home. A
memorial service will be
held March 13 at 3 p.m. at
the Enterprise First Baptist
Church. Arrangements are
by Bollman Funeral Home,
Enterprise.
Known
as Lori, she
was born
Dec. 2, 1959,
in Pocatello,
Idaho, to Wil-
liam and Joy
(Thorn) Nickell. The family
lived in Joseph when she
was a young child and her
father was a Wallowa Lake
Park ranger.
Lori never forgot
this special place. After
spending nearly a decade in
California and giving birth
to four children, in 1985
Lori returned to Wallowa
County with then-husband
Pat Lynn and their children.
Lori worked more than
30 years for the U.S. Forest
Service in engineering and
timber and retired at the
end of 2019.
On July 17, 1999, Lori
married Perry Greenway in
Enterprise, followed by an
outdoor reception at Wal-
lowa Lake. Together they
enjoyed barbecues, fre-
quent family gatherings,
walks with their dogs, the
mountains, road trips and
camping.
Lori loved photography,
the outdoors, music and
dancing. Over the years she
traveled to all ends of the
state to watch her grand-
children and their team-
mates compete in sports.
She was a devoted member
of the First Baptist Church
of Enterprise.
Lori had a huge heart
and her door was always
open. She was a thoughtful
listener who didn’t judge
others. She had a sharp
sense of humor and kept
those around her laughing
with her quick wit and
twinkling smile.
After being diagnosed
with ocular cancer two
years ago and losing an
eye, Lori showed her great
ability to make lemonades
from lemons by sporting
an eye patch and creating
pirate fun with her family
and friends. Lori and Perry
made many long treks to
Portland for treatment and
found time to enjoy the
Oregon Coast together.
They also took a long road
trip with their dogs to visit
loved ones last summer.
Though she fought val-
iantly to the end, treatments
proved unsuccessful. Perry
remained her faithful care-
giver, aided by her chil-
dren and her brother, Bill
Nickell.
Surviving relatives
include her husband, Perry
Greenway; daughter and
son-in-law, Mandy and
Joe Nelson of Enterprise;
son and daughter-in-law,
Sean and Mellissa Lynn of
Joseph; sons, Michael Lynn
and Patrick James Lynn of
Enterprise and Max Gre-
enway of Umatilla; mother,
Joy Thorn of Joseph; sis-
ters, Carole Parrish, Debbie
Campbell and Lisa Kinkaid;
brother, Bill Nickell; seven
grandchildren; and many
aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her father, William
Ray Nickell Sr.; daughter,
Tracy Lynn; and brothers,
Kevin and Kenny Nickell.
Memorial donations may
memorial service, Enter-
prise First Baptist
Church.
March 19 — RAY-
MOND JOHNSON:
11 a.m. graveside service,
Summerville Cemetery.
March 20 —
CHARITY HENRY:
11 a.m. memorial ser-
vice, La Grande Church
of Christ.
April 24 — BECKY
ROBERSON: 2 p.m.
celebration of life, Elgin
Community Center.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
be made to the First Baptist
Church, 1520 W. North St.,
Enterprise 97828.
Walter G. Haldenwang
La Grande
Walter George Halden-
wang, 81, of La Grande,
died March 3 at his home.
Arrangements are by Dan-
iels-Knopp Funeral, Cre-
mation & Life Celebration
Center, La Grande.
Gerald Crawford
Joseph
Gerald Crawford, 84,
of Joseph, died March 7 at
his home. A private family
burial was held at Joseph
Cemetery, and a celebration
of his life will be held this
summer. Arrangements are
by Bollman Funeral Home,
Enterprise.
Carmella M. Bourhill
La Grande
Carmella M. Bourhill,
86, of La Grande, died
March 8 at Grande Ronde
Hospital. A celebra-
tion of her life will be
held March 12 at 2 p.m.
at the Island City Faith
Center. Attendees must
wear a mask and prac-
tice social distancing to
meet COVID-19 guide-
lines. The service will be
livestreamed for those who
cannot attend. Go to www.
lovelandfuneralchapel.com
and click on the “Funeral
Videos” button near the
bottom of the home page
just before 2 p.m. Arrange-
ments are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel &
Crematory, La Grande.
The Union County Chamber
and La Grande Main Street
have teamed up with local
businesses to encourage you
to safely shop and support
• Shoppers collect punches by making purchases at participating locations (EACH DOLLAR
local businesses as we
spent earns a punch). Fill as many cards as you wish.
• Up to 50 punches per purchase!
March into Spring!!
• Turn in punch cards by 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 for weekly drawings
• All punch cards must be turned in by 4:00 p.m. on March 31st for a chance to win the
Grand Prize Drawing!
Turn cards in at Chamber (207 Depot), La Grande Main Street (102 Depot St.)
or any participating location.
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