RECORDS AND MORE
Saturday, april 17, 2021
Community
Meetings
• ElGiN — the Elgin School Board will
meet Monday, april 19, at 6:30 p.m.
in the Stella Mayfield auditorium. the
agenda includes a time for public
comments, discussion of the high
school’s closed campus, approval of
the 2021-22 calendar and goals.
• la GraNdE — the la Grande
City Council meets Monday, april
19, at 6 p.m. for a virtual work ses-
sion focusing on tourism. Suzannah
Moore-Hemann, director of the union
County Chamber of Commerce, is
the guest speaker, and the agenda
includes a summary of the Marketing
and promotion program and discus-
sion of the annual tourism budget
proposal.
the session is for the sole purpose
of discussing topics on the agenda.
No council will not take public com-
ments. the public may view the work
session on Facebook live at www.
facebook.com/CityoflaGrande.
• la GraNdE — the Cook Memo-
rial library advisory Commission will
meet in regular session on thursday,
april 22, at 4 p.m. via Zoom. the vir-
tual meeting is open to the public; for
the meeting link, email libdirector@
cookmemoriallibrary.org.
Briefs
Hydrant flushing to
continue in Island City
iSlaNd City — island City has
extended its schedule for hydrant
flushing until Friday, april 23. the
flushing is necessary to ensure
adequate water volume and
pressure for fire suppression and to
detect any potential problems in the
water system. residents who detect
discoloration or sediment in their
water are instructed to let an outside
faucet or a cold-water bathtub fau-
cet run until the water has cleared.
For more information, call the city
office at 541-963-5017.
Births
GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL
KRUSE: Kacey McKenzie Kruse,
april 6, 2021, daughter of Breanna
McKensi Kruse and McKenzie dale
Kruse of la Grande. Grandparents
are Shane rogers, Christa rogers,
Justin Kruse and Shelly Kruse.
PARKER: Molly May parker,
March 29, 2021, daughter of Scout
Shontel parker and James Coy parker
of Summerville.
STOUDER: indiana Elizabeth
Marie Stouder, March 26, 2021,
daughter of Mellisa Free-Stouder
and Brian Stouder of la Grande.
WOLFER: Kiley ann May Wolfer,
april 9, 2021, daughter of tiffany
Marie Wolfer and Michael Jacob
Wolfer of la Grande. Grandparents
are dawn and Brent Brotherton and
Cheri and Evan Stricker.
Obituaries
Alice M. (Randolph)
Literal
1959-2021 • union
Alice Marie Literal, 61,
of Union, died April 2 at
Grande Ronde Hospital. A
celebration of her life was
held April 10.
Alice was
born April
26, 1959, in
Boise, Idaho,
to Robert and
Elizabeth
(Churchill)
Raldolph. She resided in
Boise, Idaho, and in Union.
Alice was a devoted
wife and mother. She was
an avid hunter, fisher,
camper, gardener and
seamstress. She also
enjoyed coaching T-ball.
Surviving relatives
include her children,
Rochelle Hammond and
husband, Matt, of Union,
Raychelle McLean of La
Grande, and Jerry Keagle
Jr. of North Powder; sister,
Lillian Smith; brother,
Frank Randolph; and 18
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Robert and Elizabeth;
brothers, Blair Randolph
and Mike Randolph; and
sister, Amy Randolph.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
Edward F. Stradley
1960-2021 • North powder
Edward F. Stradley,
60, of North Powder, died
March 5 at his residence. At
his request, there will not
be a service.
Edward was born April
18, 1960, in Caldwell,
Idaho, to David and Kath-
erine (Stapton) Stradley. In
high school, he was on the
football and baseball teams.
One of his favorite things
to do was draw, and he also
played pool.
Surviving relatives
include his father, David;
brothers, Harry and
Gregory of North Powder;
and uncles, Fred Halbreg
and Eddie Halbreg.
He was preceded in
death by his siblings,
David, Scott, Rick, Duane,
Terry, Sherie and Sue.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
Joseph Perez
1956-2021 • la Grande
Joseph Perez, 64, of La
Grande, died March 30. A
celebration of his life will
be held May
1 at 11 a.m. in
Corona Del
Mar, Cali-
fornia. A local
celebration
of life will take place at a
later date.
Joseph was born Dec.
25, 1956, in Manhattan,
New York, to Ana and
Eaulalio Perez. He entered
the U.S. Marine Corps
in 1975 and obtained the
rank of sergeant. Due to
an injury he was unable to
continue his service in the
Marine Corps as he had
planned.
After his honorable dis-
charge from the Marine
Corps, Joseph started his
career at Lockheed Martin,
Ontario, California, in
1985 as an aerospace engi-
neer. As he continued his
education he was then
transferred to Lockheed
Martin Skunk Works and
worked on many classified
projects as a mechanical
engineer.
On Nov. 11, 1978,
Joseph married Bonnie
Jean Renault. They raised
Upcoming local services
two daughters: Jennifer
Lynn and Erica Renee.
Joseph and Bonnie have
lived in La Grande since
2014.
Joseph had passion for
family, hunting, fishing,
music, shooting, martial
arts, motorcycles, poker
and so much more. He was
an avid collector of skulls,
guns, cars and Threes
Stooges memorabilia.
Joseph was an excellent
role model and shared his
love for all things with his
family and anyone he came
in contact with. He was
known for his quick wit
and infectious smile and
was cherished by many as
a father figure.
Surviving relatives
include his mother, Ana
Perez; brother, Jorge
Perez; wife of more than
42 years, Bonnie Perez;
daughters, Jennifer Grace
and Erica Perez; and eight
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Walter G. Haldenwang
1939-2021 • la Grande
Walter George Halden-
wang, 81, of La Grande,
died March 3 at his home. A
virtual memo-
rial service will
be announced
at a later date.
Burial will be
at the Hartwick
Cemetery in
Hartwick, New
York. Arrange-
ments are by
Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cre-
mation & Life
Celebration Center, La
Grande.
Walter was born Dec. 12,
1939, in Jersey City, New
Jersey, to Walter and Agnes
(Mayer) Haldenwang. He
was raised in New York and
helped plant many trees on
LUNDY: addison denise lundy,
March 30,, 2021, daughter of Jamie
Beaudoin and andrew lundy of
Nashville, tennesee, and formerly
of la Grande. Grandparents are Jeri
and rob Barnes of la Grande, Chris-
tina Webb of Ohio and Jack Beaudo-
in of Ohio. Great-grandparents are
ross and Shirley Vanderzanden of
la Grande and Jim and Judy lundy
formerly of la Grande.
Honors
Local students named
to OSU honor roll
Lottery
Megabucks: $1.4 million
16-21-22-32-33-41
Powerball: $67 million
13-30-33-45-61— pB 14 x2
Mega Millions: $220 million
10-15-19-45-68 — MB 9 x2
Win for Life: April 14
31-41-65-67
Pick 4: April 15
• 1 p.m.: 8-9-8-1; • 4 p.m.: 0-2-3-0
• 7 p.m.: 3-1-1-4; • 10 p.m.: 8-7-7-4
Pick 4: April 14
• 1 p.m.: 4-9-7-5; • 4 p.m.: 3-8-5-4
• 7 p.m.: 7-4-6-6; • 10 p.m.: 2-3-4-5
DELIVERY ISSUES?
if you have any problems
receiving your Observer, call 541-
963-3161.
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
April 18 — LARRY
ROBBINS: 2 p.m. virtual
celebration of life; contact
family for details.
April 24 —
RICHARD BIDWELL:
2 p.m. graveside service,
Elgin Cemetery.
April 24 — BECKY
ROBERSON: 2 p.m.
celebration of life, Elgin
Community Center.
April 29-30 —
ROBERT STALEY:
10 a.m. April 29 Rec-
itation of the Rosary
and 10:30 a.m. Mass of
the family property. After
high school graduation he
served in the U.S. Army.
During his service he was
stationed in Germany and
was able to connect with
family members there.
After his honorable dis-
charge Walter went to for-
estry school in Munnsville,
New York. He worked as a
forestry tech for the state of
New York until his retire-
ment in 1981. He continued
to have a love of trees and
the woods his entire life.
He enjoyed hunting for deer
and liked music.
In 2010 Walter moved
from New York to La
Grande to be near his
dear friends and care-
takers, Patricia and Michael
Corcoran.
Walter was a member
of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
in both New York and La
Grande. He was a member
of the North Side Jehovah’s
Heritage Train rolls through La Grande
OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTHS
COrValliS — Oregon State
university announced the names
of local students who made the
scholastic honor roll for the winter
2021 term.
UNION COUNTY
Elgin: angelica M. Bouska, senior,
Natural resources.
Imbler: alyssa B. Schelin, freshman,
psychology.
Island City: Marissa N. arroyo
Valenzuela, junior, Spanish.
La Grande: Erin r. alberts, senior,
Microbiology; Elizabeth a. Babcock,
sophomore, psychology; Nolan M.
Clements, senior, Fisheries and Wild-
life Sciences; Garren J. dutto, junior,
Electrical and Computer Engineering;
reid G. Endress, senior, Geography
and Geospatial Science; Madison a.
Moody, senior, BioHealth Sciences;
Kevin Moy, junior, Computer Science;
lian Moy, freshman, Food Science
and technology; deric t. Mussatto,
junior, public Health; MaKayla l.
page, junior, interior design; Sadie
l. royes, sophomore, Nutrition;
Karrington r. troyer, sophomore,
Kinesiology; abigail r. tweten, senior,
Zoology; Mitchell t. Van domelen,
senior, Natural resources.
Summerville: Wade r. Mcdonald,
sophomore, Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology.
Union: Kortnee N. Marriott, senior,
BioHealth Sciences; Wade d. rynear-
son, junior, Civil Engineering; trevor
J. Verhelst, senior, Electrical and
Computer Engineering.
Wallowa County
Joseph: Natalie M. Goldsmith,
freshman, BioHealth Sciences; Kacie
N. Melville, senior, Crop and Soil
Science.
tHE OBSErVEr — 3A
alex Wittwer/The Observer
the union pacific
railroad Heritage
train passes along
adams avenue
outside la Grande
on Friday, april 16,
2021, as it leaves
the area. this train
and its crew, which
inspects track, were
in la Grande for
a few days. union
pacific retired the
City of los angeles
passenger dining car
from service in 1971
after amtrak took
over passenger train
operations in the
united States.
Christian Burial, Our
Lady of the Valley Cath-
olic Church, La Grande;
2 p.m. April 30 graveside
service, Juniper Haven
Cemetery, Prineville.
May 1 —
MICHELLE SAN-
DOVAL: 10 a.m. cele-
bration of life, Riverside
Park Pavilion, La Grande.
May 17 — JERRY
BROOKSHIRE: 2 p.m.
graveside service, Union
Historic Cemetery; recep-
tion follows at Cath-
erine Creek Community
Center, Union.
June 26 — DAVID
COUNCIL: 1 p.m. cel-
ebration of life, North
Powder City Park.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
Witnesses and was loved by
many.
Surviving relatives
include cousins in Germany
and New York.
Robert J. Staley
la Grande
Robert J. Staley, 93, of
La Grande, died April 10
at his residence. A Rec-
itation of the Rosary
will begin at 10 a.m. fol-
lowed by a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 10:30 a.m.
April 29 at Our Lady
of the Valley Catholic
Church, La Grande. A
graveside service will be
held April 30 at 2 p.m. at
Juniper Haven Cemetery,
Prineville. Attendees must
wear a mask and practice
social distancing to meet
COVID-19 guidelines at
both locations. Arrange-
ments are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crema-
tory, La Grande.
Lunch is on us
alex Wittwer/The Observer
rebecca Wortman of la Grande poses Wednesday, april 14, 2021,
with the gift card she won to Side a Brewing, la Grande, for provid-
ing the top entry in the Observer’s april Fools’ day contest.
Public Safety Report
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
8:37 a.m. — A caller
reported goats were loose
on the 1300 block of South
Third Street, Union.
1:46 p.m. — A caller
reported the possible theft
of a companion animal on
the 100 block of West Arch
Street, Union.
4:02 p.m. — La Grande
police received a report of
illegal dumping of garbage
on the 1400 block of Fourth
Street. An officer responded
and located a suspect, who
removed the trash.
4:25 p.m. — A caller on
the 1600 block of Carolyn
Terrace, Elgin, reported
an ongoing problem with a
teen burning garbage along
the ditch line. A Union
County sheriff’s deputy
responded and did not
observe any burned garbage
but advised the caller to
report when it happens.
5:34 p.m. — The Union
County Sheriff’s Office
received a report of an
aggressive dog on the 800
block of North First Street,
Union. An animal enforce-
ment officer responded and
warned the dog owner.
7:11 p.m. — A resident
on the 1100 block of Bryan
Street, Cove, reported
youths shooting airsoft
guns at a house. A Union
County sheriff’s deputy
responded, contacted the
parents of the juveniles and
resolved the situation.
9:45 p.m. — A Union
County sheriff’s deputy
responded to the Summer-
ville Store and Tavern, 301
Main St., Summerville, for
a male who was out of con-
trol. The deputy trespassed
the subject, who left.
10:41 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 700
block of Adams Avenue
on a complaint about loud
music and people yelling
in the street. Officers did
not hear any loud noises
but contacted the tenant
who said they would keep
it down.
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
3:44 a.m. — A La
Menus
Union County Senior Center
takeout lunch menu
pick up 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
1504 N. albany St., la Grande. For de-
livery, call 541-963-7532 before 10 a.m.
age 60+, $3 suggested donation; all
others, $5. public is welcome.
APRIL 19-23
Monday: lemon chicken, rice pilaf,
sliced tomatoes, fruit, dessert.
Tuesday: taco salad with beef or
chicken, chips and salsa, flan.
Wednesday: stuffed cabbage
rolls, fresh fruit salad, sliced vegetables,
cookie.
Thursday: chicken stir fry over noo-
dles, salad greens, italian breadsticks,
fresh pineapple slices.
Friday: hand-crafted pizza, hearty
garden salad, melon slices, cookie.
Children’s free takeout
breakfast and lunch menu
Free breakfast and lunch for anyone
age 18 and younger, available on days
school is in session. pick up 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at any la Grande elementary
school. Fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit
and 1% milk are offered daily. to-go
meals are handed out at la Grande
schools for on-campus students.
APRIL 19-23
CENTRAL AND ISLAND CITY ELE-
MENTARY SCHOOLS
Monday: BrEaKFaSt: cocoa puffed
rice cereal bar, cheese stick, fresh fruit;
luNCH: crispy chicken sub, warm
cinnamon apples.
Tuesday: BrEaKFaSt: cherry frudel,
canned fruit; luNCH: ham and cheese
bagel sandwich.
WWednesday: BrEaKFaSt: pan-
cake on a stick, fresh fruit; luNCH: BBQ
rib sandwich, baked beans.
Thursday: BrEaKFaSt: ham-egg-
cheese bagel, orange juice; luNCH:
chicken Caesar salad, dinner roll.
Friday: BrEaKFaSt: cinnamon-
cream-cheese-filled bagel, canned fruit;
luNCH: corn dog, tater tots.
GREENWOOD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Monday: BrEaKFaSt: breakfast
muffin, cheese stick, fruit or juice;
luNCH: BBQ rib sandwich.
Tuesday: BrEaKFaSt: mini French
toast, fruit or juice; luNCH: sloppy joe,
cucumber-ranch salad.
Wednesday: BrEaKFaSt: cinna-
mon roll, fruit or juice; luNCH: beef
tacos, black-bean salsa.
Thursday: BrEaKFaSt: breakfast
burrito, fruit or juice; luNCH: chicken
waffle sandwich, warm cinnamon
apples.
Friday: BrEaKFaSt: mini pancakes
fruit or juice; luNCH: pizza!
LA GRANDE HIGH
AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Monday: BrEaKFaSt: strawberry
yogurt, graham crackers, fresh fruit;
luNCH: philly sandwich.
Tuesday: BrEaKFaSt: apple frudel,
canned fruit; luNCH: beef taco salad,
black-bean salsa.
Wednesday: BrEaKFaSt: French
toast sticks, fresh fruit; luNCH: crispy
chicken sub.
Thursday: BrEaKFaSt: breakfast
burrito, orange juice; luNCH: sloppy joe.
Friday: BrEaKFaSt: strawberry
toaster pastry, cheese stick, canned
fruit; luNCH: fish sandwich with
cheese, coleslaw.
Grande police officer
responded to the 800 block
of 14th Street to check a
building that had a light on
inside. The officer found no
problems at the site.
8:36 a.m. — A caller
asked to speak to an officer
about an assault at the Pio-
neer SK8 Park. An officer
made contact and took a
report.
11:49 a.m. — The Union
County Sheriff’s Office
received a request for a wel-
fare check on a Cove resi-
dent. A deputy responded
and everything was fine.
7:13 p.m. — A La
Grande resident reported
possible stalking. An officer
made contact and referred
the situation to the courts.
Police also agreed to pro-
vide extra patrol.
8:50 p.m. — Law
enforcement responded to
the 600 block of Second
Street, Cove, on a report of
a disturbance. Police found
the matter did not rise to a
level of mandatory arrest.
Walter Harrison Hamm
June 19, 1953 - March 30, 2021
Walter Harrison Hamm passed
away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at
his home in Pendleton surrounded
by his family and friends. Walt was
born June 19, 1953 to Jane and
William Hamm.
Walt worked and retired from
the Eastern Oregon Hospital and
Training Center in Pendleton,
Oregon where he met many life-
long friends.
He is survived by his sisters; Sara Jane Williamson
and Barbara Brown and brother Joseph Hamm all of La
Grande, OR. Walt was a great uncle to his nieces and
nephews.
Walt was married for 35 years to Nancy and they
have two children; Heather Thornburg and Guy
Hamm. He was a grandfather to Tanner Walczyk, Sean
Simmons, Mallory Thornburg, Brodie Bass, Hayden
Hamm, MacKenzie Baird and Arya Hamm and a
great-grandfather to Maliki Simmons.
Walt spent his time hunting and fishing with his
family and friends. He was known for telling endless
jokes and singing songs around the campfire.
Walt was a very genuine person with a huge heart.
He never came across someone he didn’t like.
Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of the
arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at www.
burnsmortuary.com.