RECORDS AND MORE
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021
COMMUNITY
Meetings
Mary ‘June’ Whitaker
1932-2021 • La Grande
• LA GRANDE — The La Grande’s
Parks & Recreation Advisory Com-
mission will meet Thursday, April 8,
at 5:30 p.m. virtually via Zoom. For
access to the meeting, contact Stu
Spence, parks and recreation director,
at 541-962-1348 or sspence@cityofl a-
grande.org.
Briefs
Reserve your takeout
Cove senior meal
COVE — The Cove senior
meal program is off ering takeout
lunches on the fi rst and third
Tuesday of the month. Due to
COVID-19, meals are picked up
in front of Founders Hall instead
of being served inside. The lunch
will be handed out from noon to
12:30 p.m.
The menu for the next lunch,
April 20, is lasagna, broccoli, green
salad, French bread and carrot cake.
There is a $5 charge per meal. If you
haven’t been contacted, call Imie
Bristow at 541-568-4545 by Wednes-
day, April 14, to order your meal.
Art Center East plans classes,
take-home kits
LA GRANDE — Art Center East,
1006 Penn Ave., La Grande, will re-
sume classes as early as mid-April,
with online and in-person options.
In May, the art center also will
off er “Make & Take Kits.” These take-
home art projects allow adults to
explore a diff erent medium each
month and will be available for
purchase as a subscription or a la
carte. A young artist version also is
in the works.
Community members who have
ideas for a Make & Take Kit, chil-
dren’s activity or for an in-person
or online class may submit a class
proposal at www.artcentereast.org,
call 541-624-2800 or email your
idea to info@artcentereast.org.
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DELIVERY ISSUES?
If you have any problems
receiving your Observer, call 541-
963-3161.
Mary June Whitaker, 88,
of La Grande, died March
29 at her residence. A cel-
ebration of her life will be
announced at a later time.
Mary, also known
as June, was born Aug.
2, 1932, in Lovelock,
Nevada, to Patrick and
Flores (Case) McCarthy.
She resided in Imbler and
Madras, and at Haystack
Ranch, Elko, Nevada.
She attended schools in
Lovelock and Fallon,
Nevada, and Santa Maria,
California.
On May 2, 1951, June
married Walter “Bill”
W. Whitaker. She was a
devoted wife and mother.
June enjoyed crocheting
and cooking, and was a
member of the Summer-
ville Baptist Church. She
and Bill owned the Imbler
Cafe for several years.
Surviving relatives
include her sons and
daughters-in-law, Will
and Sherry Whitaker of
THE OBSERVER — 3A
OBITUARIES
Elko, Nevada, and Dave
and Erin Whitaker of
Madras; daughters, Kristy
Whitaker of La Grande
and Tammy Whitaker
of Lincoln City; sis-
ters, Joyce McClelland
and Miki Dingee; and
14 grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Bill;
parents, Patrick and Flores;
son, Jim Whitaker; and
sister, Martha Smitten.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
Alice M. Literal
Union
Alice M. Literal, 61,
of Union, died April 2 at
Grande Ronde Hospital.
Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel & Cre-
matory, La Grande.
Jerry Rickman
Union
Jerry Rickman, 77,
of Union, died April 4 at
Upcoming local services
home. Arrangements are by
Loveland Funeral Chapel &
Crematory, La Grande.
side service, Cove Ceme-
tery (view the livestream
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com).
April 10 — BRUCE
ARBOGAST: 11 a.m.
graveside service,
Cove Cemetery; recep-
tion follows at the Cove
Sportsman Club.
April 10 — VERLA
HENRY: 11 a.m. grave-
side service, Island City
Cemetery.
April 24 — BECKY
ROBERSON: 2 p.m.
celebration of life, Elgin
Community Center.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
Bethaleen ‘Beth’ A.
Green
La Grande
Bethaleen “Beth” A.
Green, 96, of La Grande,
died April 5 at a local care
facility. Arrangements
are by Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory, La
Grande.
Sandy Twigg
Enterprise
Sandy Twigg, 70, of
Enterprise, died April 3 at
Wallowa Memorial Hos-
pital. Arrangements are by
Bollman Funeral Home,
Enterprise.
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
April 6 — CAROL
BUCKLEY: 4:30 p.m.
graveside service, Sum-
merville Cemetery (view
the livestream at www.
lovelandfuneralchapel.
com).
April 9-10 —
DOUGLAS CARPER:
5-7 p.m. April 9 viewing,
Loveland Funeral Chapel;
2 p.m. April 10 grave-
Richard ‘Dick’ Wheeler
Enterprise
Richard “Dick” Wheeler,
88, of Enterprise, died April
4 at his home. A memo-
rial service will be held
April 13 at 11:30 a.m. at
the Enterprise Seventh-day
Adventist Church with pri-
La Grande, died April 1 at a
local assisted living facility.
A graveside service will be
held April 10 at 11 a.m. at
the Island City Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Dan-
iels-Knopp Funeral & Cre-
mation Center, La Grande.
vate inurnment at the Enter-
prise Cemetery. Arrange-
ments are by Bollman
Funeral Home, Enterprise.
Verla R. Henry
La Grande
Verla R. Henry, 88, of
Oregon Trail Center seeks paid intern for summer
for three graduate credits
through the University of
Colorado-Denver.
Prospective applicants
can fi nd complete details
and an application at ore-
gontrail.blm.gov. Applica-
The position is open
to any teacher of
grades K-12
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SATURDAY, APRIL 3
12:13 p.m. — La
Grande police responded
to the 2100 block of
Adams Avenue on a report
of a disturbance. Parties
left the area before police
arrived.
1:19 p.m. — A caller
reported minors smoking
in the area of Jackson and
W avenues, La Grande.
4:05 p.m. — Local law
enforcement responded to
a residence on the 1800
block of Fourth Street, La
Grande, for a domestic
disturbance call. Police
determined this was a
civil issue and explained
options.
6 p.m. — A caller
reported a theft at Max
Square in downtown La
Grande. An offi cer made
contact and planned to
follow up.
9:27 p.m. — A caller
reported a suspicious male
on the 600 block of Hib-
bler Street, Cove. A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
checked, did not fi nd
anyone but made sure the
area was secure.
10:28 p.m. — La
Grande police received
a complaint about noise
from a residence on the
1500 block of Adams
Avenue. An offi cer
responded and warned
subjects about the noise.
9:36 a.m. — A resi-
dent on the 2200 block of
Cove Avenue, La Grande,
asked to speak to police
regarding a civil dispute.
An offi cer made contact
and gave options.
3:43 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
800 block of F Avenue on
a report of a disturbance
and gave options.
5:01 p.m. — Two juve-
niles caused a disturbance
on the 2400 block of
Birch Street, La Grande.
An offi cer responded and
trespassed the juveniles.
5:02 p.m. — A resident
on the 2400 block of O
Avenue, La Grande, asked
to speak to an animal
enforcement offi cer
about a barking dog. The
offi cer made contact and
explained options.
6:22 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
500 block of Washington
Avenue for a distur-
bance. Police at the scene
explained options.
9:23 p.m. — A person
told La Grande police
someone was following
and harassing them. Offi -
cers responded, contacted
all parties and advised
the follower to stop
following.
11:22 p.m. — A resi-
dent on the 1400 block of
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SUNDAY, APRIL 4
9:15 a.m. — La Grande
police received a report
of a missing person. An
offi cer made contact and
determined this was a
person having a mental
health episode.
10:35 a.m. — A caller
reported a fi ght on the
400 block of North 12th
Avenue, Elgin. A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
responded and separated
the parties.
4:16 p.m. — A caller
reported a careless driver
in the area of Highway 82
and Alicel Lane, Imbler.
A Union County sheriff ’s
deputy responded and
issued a warning to the
driver.
6:51 p.m. — La
Grande police cited
Michelle Rene Daniels,
56, of La Grande, on a
Umatilla County war-
rant for misdemeanor
theft and on six Union
County warrants for
failure to appear in sev-
eral cases, including for
driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants, tres-
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