RECORDS
Saturday, July 3, 2021
DEATH & SERVICE NOTICES
Wayne M. Christensen
La Grande
Wayne M. Christensen, 94, of La Grande, died July
1, 2021, at a local care facility. Arrangements are by
Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Raymond R. Eitelgorge
Summerville
Raymond R. Eitelgorge, 66, of Summerville, died
July 1 2021, at his home. Arrangements are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Brigette A. Ferguson
La Grande
Brigette A. Ferguson, 60, of La Grande, died June 11,
2021, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.
Arrangements are by Loveland Funeral Chapel & Cre-
matory, La Grande.
Vera Harmon
La Grande
Vera Harmon, 98, of La Grande, died June 29, 2021,
at her home. Arrangements are by Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, La
Grande.
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
7:10 a.m. — An Imbler resident reported two big white dogs
went missing. The Union County Sheriff’s Office notified their
owner the dogs were at an animal shelter.
9:09 a.m. — A caller reported the theft of a bicycle rack from the
2000 block of Q Avenue.
3:54 p.m. — A North Powder resident reported being the vic-
tim of identity theft. A Union County sheriff’s deputy made contact
and took a report.
7:50 p.m. — A caller reported a downed power line on the 1700
block of U Avenue, La Grande. Dispatch notified Oregon Trail Elec-
tric Cooperative.
7:52 p.m. — La Grande medics responded to Interstate 84 near
milepost 256, a few miles west of La Grande, for a traffic crash.
7:55 p.m. — A caller reported tree limbs took down a power line
at Court Avenue and Greenwood Street, La Grande. A call two min-
utes later reported downed power lines on the 2300 block of North
Ash Street, La Grande, and at 7:58 p.m. a caller reported downed
trees and power lines on the 1200 block of W Avenue, La Grande.
8:44 p.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s office received a report
of a child locked in a car at McAlister Road and Gekeler Lane, La
Grande. A deputy responded and returned the child to the parents.
9:08 p.m. — A caller reported fireworks going off in the area
of Palmer Street and Hartford Lane, La Grande. A Union County
sheriff’s deputy responded but did not find anyone setting off
fireworks.
9:29 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the 60 block of
Rapid Run Loop on a report of a domestic disturbance. Officers
Edith Hewitt, 80, of La Grande, died June 29, 2021,
at her home. Arrangements are by Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, La
Grande.
William H. Niday
Summerville
William H. Niday, 85, of Summerville, died July 1,
2021, at his residence. Arrangements are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Annette M. Cheatham
Union
Annette Marion Cheatham, 78, of Union and for-
merly of Elgin, died June 21, 2021, at St. Alphonsus
Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. A celebration of her
life will be held at 1 p.m. July 10 at the La Grande First
Christian Church.
BRIEFS
How economic inequality
affects democracy topic of talk
LA GRANDE — The Union
County Chapter of Health Care for
All Oregon is hosting a webinar,
“Reversing Runaway Inequality,” Sat-
urday, July 10, at 11 a.m. The public is
invited to attend the special event. The
one-hour webinar will be presented by
author Les Leopold and address the
current U.S. economic inequality that
affects our democracy. To learn more
ROSE
PEACOCK
La Grande
Kimberly ‘Todd’ Wilson
Pilot Rock
Kimberly “Todd” Wilson, 52, of Pilot Rock, died
June 30, 2021, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in
Boise, Idaho. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m.
July 6 at the Cove Cemetery. Casual dress is preferred
by the family. Arrangements are by Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
UPCOMING LOCAL SERVICES
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
July 3 — GERALD
CRAWFORD: 2 p.m.
celebration life and pot-
luck gathering, behind
Enterprise Community
Church.
July 5 — JAMES
MAXWELL: 10 a.m.
graveside memorial ser-
vice with Air Force Mil-
itary Honors, Haines
Cemetery.
July 6 — KIM-
BERLY ‘TODD’
WILSON: 10 a.m.
graveside service, Cove
Cemetery.
July 10 — CAROLE
HALVORSON: 1 p.m.
celebration of life, Carole
and Bob’s Starkey ranch
(RSVP to 58310 Grande
Ronde River Road, La
Grande 97850; icyriv-
erranch@gmail.com; or
541-428-2139).
July 10 — GRANT
TSIATSOS: 1 p.m.
memorial service, Tsi-
atsos family ceme-
tery on Baseline Lane
in Starkey; followed by
celebration of life pot-
luck and barbecue at the
family home, also on
Baseline Lane.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
ON THE MENU
Union County
Senior Center
takeout lunch menu
Union County kids
free summmer
lunch menu
Served 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at 1504 N.
Albany St., La Grande.
For delivery, call 541-963-
7532 before 10 a.m. Age
60+, $3 suggested dona-
tion; all others, $5. Public
is welcome.
Free grab-and-go lunch
for anyone ages 1-18,
served Monday-Friday
from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at the Riveria
Activity Center, 2609
Second St., La Grande.
Lunch for adults is $4.
July 5-9
July 5-9
Monday: closed in
observance of Fourth of
July
Tuesday: spaghetti,
Caesar salad, fresh fruit,
baked bread, cookie.
Wednesday: roast
pork, baked apples,
mashed potatoes and
gravy, spinach salad,
baked bread, dessert.
Thursday: Reuben
sandwich, potato salad,
fresh fruit, cookie.
Friday: chef salad, cup
of soup, dinner roll, fresh
fruit garnish.
Monday: closed in
observance of Fourth of
July
Tuesday: spaghetti
with meatballs, Caesar
salad, fruit garnish, ice
cream, milk.
Wednesday: roast
pork, mashed potatoes,
apple slaw, dessert, milk.
Thursday: chicken ten-
ders, fries, celery sticks,
fresh fruit, dessert, milk.
Friday: ham and
cheese sandwich, chips,
veggie sticks, fresh fruit,
coookie, milk.
THURSDAY, JULY 1
7:28 a.m. — A caller reported animal neglect on the 500 block
of Fifth Street, North Powder.
9:04 a.m. — A Union County sheriff’s deputy assisted the U.S.
Forest Service at a fire along Forest Five Point Creek Road near
Hilgard.
11:27 a.m. — A dog bite was reported at 2632 Bearco Loop, La
Grande. An animal enforcement officer took a report.
11:47 a.m. — La Grande police arrested Gerard A. Duberow,
of La Grande, on a Louisville Metro Police Department warrant
charging theft by deception and knowingly exploiting an adult.
3:36 p.m. — A Union County sheriff’s deputy responded to
assist the Elgin Rural Fire District in the area of 73900 Highway 82,
Elgin, for a grassland fire.
9:13 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the 2800 block of
Spruce Street on a report of a juvenile disturbance. Officers sepa-
rated and counseled the people involved.
10:06 p.m. — A caller reported a domestic disturbance on the
1500 block of Adams Avenue, La Grande. Local law enforcement
responded and warned one person for stalking.
go to www.runawayinequality.org; to
register, email unioncounty@hcao.org
by July 8.
cotton candy. Everything is free. For
more information call 541-962-0514.
MEETINGS
Bike Blast held July 8
at Candy Cane Park
LA GRANDE — The second Bike
Blast put on by La Grande Parks and
Recreation and the Safe Routes to
School program runs from 6-7 p.m.
Thursday, July 8, at Candy Cane
Park on 12th Street. Bike Blast pro-
vides bikes for kids, helmet fitting and
cycling safety tips, plus activities and
• LA GRANDE — The city of La
Grande’s Landmarks Commission
meets Thursday, July 8, at 6 p.m. at
La Grande City Hall. New business
to be discussed in the regular session
includes considering the historical
appropriateness of 1214 Adams Ave.
A work session will follow to discuss
updates to the historic district stan-
dards preservation code.
— The Observer
Summer Reading Program open to kids and adults
Theresa M. Hansen
Theresa Marie Hansen, 58, of La Grande, died April
7, 2021, at her residence. A graveside memorial service
and celebration of her life will be held July 10 at 1 p.m.
at the Island City Cemetery.
found some people were just being loud.
10:29 p.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jesse
Joe Shodin, 47, on a Union County secret indictment charging two
counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of first-degree theft
and one count of second-degree criminal mischief. The sheriff’s
office also arrested him on a Union County parole and probation
detainer.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Edith Hewitt
La Grande
tHE OBSErVEr — A3
OFF THE SHELF
C
ook Memorial
Library is pleased
to announce that
our longtime children’s
librarian, Carrie Bushman,
will be serving as interim
library director. Carrie
brings more than 20 years
of experience of service at
the library.
The library building is
closed on Monday, July 5,
in observance of Indepen-
dence Day.
Our Summer Reading
Program continues
through Aug. 6, so there’s
still time to sign up. This
year’s theme is “Reading
Colors Your World.”
Tracks for children, teens
and adults are available.
Register at cityoflagrande.
beanstack.org or download
the Beanstack app.
This year we’re giving
away lanyards to partic-
ipants who want to keep
track of the badges they
earn with corresponding
buttons. Lanyards and
buttons are available for
all ages. Keep logging
your reading and activi-
ties online to earn points
and be eligible for prize
drawings.
Print catalogs with
summer reading activities
are also available at the
front desk.
Children’s activities
include the Page Turner
Animal Adventures with
weekly craft kits, Read
Around the World con-
test with mystery prize
bags and Family Dinner
Book Clubs. Teen activi-
ties include a photo scav-
enger hunt, bingo cards
and monthly take-and-
make kits.
Activities for adults
include online book club,
bingo cards and monthly
take-and-make craft kits.
Summer Reading Pro-
gram activities in the
library include a tissue
paper flower craft to add
to our display, an engaging
“I Spy” display, a mosaic
sticker mural to which
children may add color-co-
ordinated stickers to fill in
the image, and a Wings of
Color photo backdrop for
all ages.
Adults who do not wish
to participate online may
enter a drawing for a prize
basket by dropping one
ticket per book read (or
listened to) into a jar at the
front desk. The drawing
will be held at the con-
clusion of the Summer
Reading Program.
July craft kits for teens
and adults are Beaded
Bookmarks. Kits include
beads, string and instruc-
tions and will be avail-
able for pick-up starting
Tuesday, July 6. Supplies
are limited, first come first
served, one kit per age per
household.
The Little Free Pantry
is now located near the
circulation desk. Regularly
stocked with nonperish-
able snacks, canned goods,
water and the occasional
fresh fruit or veggies, the
pantry is self-serve and
open to all.
Library users can
now pay lost or damaged
charges, collections fees
or other account charges
BIRTHS
GRANDE RONDE
HOSPITAL
BROWN: Carson Wade
Brown, June 23, 2021, son
of Katie Brown and Jaden
Brown, of La Grande.
Grandparents are Kim and
Wayne Brown and James
Witherspoon.
LUPO: Sammie Jose-
phine Lupo, June 18, 2021,
daughter of Michaela Lupo
and Jared Lupo, of La
Grande.
ROBB-WARREN:
Emmett Arthur Robb-
Warren, June 18, 2021, son
of Stephanie Marie Warren
and Joseph Everett Robb, of
Lostine. Grandparents are
Regena Warren, Christo-
pher Clark, Shellie Holden
and the late Frank Eckle.
TAYLOR: Lydia LaRue
Taylor, June 22, 2021,
daughter of Sara Taylor
and Trevor Taylor, of La
Grande. Grandparents
are Tim and Eden Taylor,
Mike and Linda Markham,
Ed Markham, Wilma
Markham and Marjorie
Reese.
La GRANDE
AUTO REPAIR
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online through the Sage
Catalog. Be sure to con-
tact us with any ques-
tions about your account
charges; all transactions
are final with no refunds.
The library’s Wi-Fi
(LGPLWiFi) is on from
7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The
signal reaches to the build-
ing’s entrances and the
parking lot and does not
require a password.
If you created an eCard
during our closure, you
may come in with cur-
rent I.D. to update your
account and pick up your
card.
Library hours are
Monday through Friday,
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit
us at 2006 Fourth St.,
La Grande, or call us at
541-962-1339.
Find out more at cook-
memoriallibrary.org and
follow us on Facebook and
Instagram.
— — —
Rose Peacock over-
sees adult services at Cook
Memorial Library,
La Grande.
Verla Boles
December 10, 1932 - May 3, 2021
Verla Boles, 88, of Baker City, would
like you to know that her work here
on earth is done. On May 3, 2021 she
received a call to enter heaven’s gates.
What a glorious ring, for she knew
there would be a reunion with Bill, her
loved ones and friends she had not seen
in a long time. Plus, her vision would
be 20/20. She would be able to read and
sing, especially “The Good Old Hymns” to her hearts
content. This was all guaranteed.
Verla Iola Boles was born in Belle Fourche, South Da-
kota, on December 10, 1932 to parents Hugh and Laura
Cathey. Verla attended schools in South Dakota, Oregon,
Washington, and California. After many moves, she
eventually returned to Oregon with her family in the
1940’s.
She married William “Bill” Boles in 1947 and they
welcomed two children; Steven and Lynette. She was
a loving mother and grandmother. Verla cherished
spending time in the kitchen and was a remarkable
cook, preparing delicious dishes and meals for her
family and friends, especially over the holidays. She also
loved anything chocolate! For many years leading up to
her passing, she collected a large library of cookbooks
and handwritten recipes. Verla delighted in sharing her
recipes with others.
She actively enjoyed her 31-year career with Safeway
Stores Meat Department. She was acknowledged by
Safeway Stores as one of the first female meat cutters in
Oregon.
Verla was a gifted pianist and vocalist. She took les-
sons as a child and had a repertoire of memorized songs
and lyrics like no other. Her favorite actress was Irene
Dunne and favorite actor was Stewart Granger. Her fa-
vorite movie to watch with Bill was, “Sleepless In Seattle”.
Once retired, Bill and she enjoyed traveling, family
and caring for others.
In 2017, Verla’s first and only cat was “Miss Kitty”, a
name given to her from the series Gunsmoke. Miss Kitty
was feral, but Verla tamed her into a loving and most
talkative, gentle cat.
Verla’s family and friends will remember her as a faith-
ful, loving and hardworking person, with many stories
to share and her faith in God being her center. She
was beautiful both inside and out. Verla will be deeply
missed by all who loved her.
Verla was predeceased by her loving husband of
70 years, William “Bill “ Boles; son, Steven R. Boles;
parents, Hugh and Laura Cathey; sisters Sharon Derrick
and Velma Corwin; brothers, Vern and Lloyd Cathey.
She is survived by her daughter, Lynette Allen and
her husband Billy; grandson Steven “Luke” Boles;
great-grandson, Taygen Boles; many nieces and neph-
ews.
At Verla’s request there will be no services. For those
who would like to make a memorial donation in honor
of Verla, the family suggests a charity or your choice
through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home, PO Box 543,
Halfway, Oregon, 97834. Online condolences can be
shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com