Leslie Michael “Mike” Kemp

September 23, 1936 - November 29, 2025

County: Union CountyCity: La Grande

Leslie Michael Kemp was born on September 23, 1936 in Brainerd, Minnesota, the youngest of four children. When he was five, he and his family moved to Minneapolis where little Micky started school. In 1946, they moved to Great Falls, … 

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Valerie Fae

October 21, 1942 - October 3, 2025

County: Union CountyCity: La GrandeFuneral Home: Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center of La Grande

Valerie Fae was born on October 21, 1942 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the first daughter of three children of Doyle and Lorene Eisiminger. At a young age the family moved to the La Grande area, where Val graduated from La Grande … 

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Sherman Elwood Hawkins

December 13, 1922 - September 29, 2025

County: Union CountyCity: La Grande, UnionFuneral Home: Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center of La Grande

Sherman Elwood Hawkins was born on December 13, 1922 in La Grande, and died September 29, 2025 in LaGrande at the age of 102. The second son of William Martin and Ann Etta (Halverson) Hawkins, Sherman spent the vast majority … 

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Oriel Clark

March 4, 1931 - September 16, 2025

Third generation Oregonian Oriel Clark embraced life and all its mysteries. Her dad gave her the nickname “Pal” because she helped him with the work and care of the animals on their ranch near Pondosa Oregon. She lived a long, … 

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Pierre James Jones DVM

June 15, 1932 - September 4, 2025

County: Grant CountyCity: John Day, Long Creek, Mt. Vernon

Pierre James Jones DVM Born June 15, 1932 Portland, OR Passed away September 4, 2025, Powell Butte, OR Pierre was born June 15, 1932 to Ivan and Berniece Jones in Portland, OR and was raised in Rainier, OR. He attended … 

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