Union-Umatilla County OR Archives Obituaries.....Depew, Cressie Lavelle Blanchet May 29, 2010
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La Grande Observer June 2 2010
Cressie Depew

La Grande

1924-2010

Cressie Lavelle (Blanchet) Depew, 86, of La Grande, died May 29 at Evergreen
Vista in La Grande. A rosary and funeral Mass will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. A meal will follow. Graveside services
are not planned. Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center is
in charge of arrangements.

Cressie was born Jan. 25, 1924, to John and Winnie (Bashor) Blanchet in
Pendleton. Cressie grew up with six siblings — four sisters and two brothers.
She attended a one-room school house in Combs Canyon and graduated from high
school at St. Joseph Academy in Pendleton.

Before her marriage, she spent summers working on a  wheat ranch. She married
Carmon Depew 64 years ago, and they lived in various places in Eastern Oregon.
She was a homemaker most of her life but worked as a cook at the Royal Cafe and
the Long Branch in La Grande for a few years before her retirement.

She was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church and was active with
the Alter Society. She enjoyed reading and loved a good game of Scrabble. In her
younger years she had a love of horses and horseback riding. She also had a
great love of her pet chihuahuas, Ginger and Baby.

Cressie is survived by her husband, Carmon Depew of La Grande; daughters, Toni
Crites and Sharon Vaughn of La Grande; one grandson; sister, La France Grubbs of
Pendleton; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son,
Dan Depew; two brothers; and three sisters.

Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Valley Alter Society in
care of Daniels-Knopp, 1502 Seventh St. in La Grande. 

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