June 28, 1926 – November 17, 2021

Julia Luse, 95, of Elgin, Oregon, died on November 17, 2021, at Bullock Country Care in La Grande, Oregon. A celebration of Julia’s life will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Christian Life Center in Elgin.

Julia Marie was born the fifth child of Benjamin and Sadie (Payen) Morlock on June 28, 1926, in Orestes, Indiana. The family, in her youth, moved to Scappoose, Oregon, where she went to school, graduating from Scappoose Union High School in 1944.

Julia and her sister took a vacation to San Diego where she met the love of her life, Gerald “Roy” Luse at a skating rink and they were later married on Oct. 31, 1945. Julia and Roy had two children, Thelma Ann on Oct. 3, 1946, and Benny Melroy on January 28, 1947.

Julia and Roy began their life together in the Portland area, where Julia worked in a cannery. The family moved to the Elgin area in 1957. She enjoyed cooking, baking pies for a local cafe and also working as a cook for the Elgin School District. But the most important job she felt she held was being a devoted mother and being a prayer warrior. Julia had a very strong faith, was an amazing baker, and was always giggling. If she wasn’t giggling then you knew there was something wrong. Even up until her last days, she would giggle at you.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Luse; daughter, Thelma Ann Luse at the age of 4 months; son, Benny Luse; and four brothers and two sisters.

Julia is survived by her grandchildren, Gregg (Beth) Luse of Elgin, Oregon, and Jeff Luse Dickenson of North Dakota; great grandchildren, Taylor (Jacob) Christopher, Andrew Luse, Kyler Luse and Derek (Alyssa) Luse; and two great-great grandchildren.

For those who would like to make a memorial donation in memory of Julia, the family suggests the Christian Life Center in Elgin, Oregon, or a veteran charity through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, PO Box 543, Halfway, Oregon 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.