California

Ison, Luther Oliver Rev. – Obituary

The Rev. Luther Oliver Ison, 90, a former Baker City resident who served as an Episcopal priest for 61 years, died Oct. 17, 2007, at Vista, Calif. Father Ison was born and raised at Baker City. He was the son of Dr. Virgil Strother Ison and the grandson of Judge Luther Buford Ison, both of Baker City. He attended Reed College at Portland; The University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn.; and General Seminary in New York City. He was a builder of congregations, rectories, schools and church buildings, as well as an eight-story U.S. Department of Housing and Urban … Read more

Fugit, Gene – Obituary

Gene Fugit, 76, a former Baker City resident who moved to Ripon, Calif., two years ago to help his grandson raise his great-grandsons, died Feb. 18, 2007, at Modesto, Calif. He was born March 23, 1930. Survivors include his wife, Virginia, of 57 years; brother, Stan, and his wife, Virgene, of Halfway; sisters, Vicki Hull of Baker City, and JerriLyn Myrick of Running Springs, Calif.; sons Michael Sr. and his wife, Teri, of Valley Springs, Calif., and Dennis and his wife, Rebecca; grandson, Michael Jr. of Ripon Calif.; granddaughters, Christina of Fremont, Calif., and Ronni and Toni of Ripon, Calif.; … Read more

Kissler, Mildred Estes Mrs. – Obituary

Mildred Estes Kissler, 90, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 8, 2007, at Sacramento, Calif. Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Jon Privett of the First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Visitations will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mildred was born on Aug. 1, 1916, to Jess D. and Florence E. Estes at Baker City, where she was raised and educated. She was a Baker High School graduate. She worked for a number of years for the federal government, including … Read more

Glenn, Alice Dean Mrs. – Obituary

June 20, 1913 Nov. 17, 2006 Alice Dean. Glenn, 93, of Chula Vista, Calif., died Nov. 17, 2006. A service will be held Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, 1 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 760 1st. Ave., Chula Vista, Calif., and burial will be at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, Calif. Alice was born in Richland, Ore. She is survived by a daughter, Linda M. Dennis; son, Richard D. Glenn; sisters, Churby Stanciu, Jean Connall; brother, David Densky; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Donations may be sent to the Elmer Glenn Scholarship Fund, Chaffey College Office of Financial Aid, 5885 … Read more

Booker, Elaine Anne Shuck Mrs. – Obituary

Elaine Anne Booker, 78, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 16, 2007, at her home in Sacramento, Calif. Elaine was born on Nov. 13, 1928, at Baker City to Lesley and Anne Shuck. She was raised at Baker City and was a 1947 Baker High School graduate. She moved to Sacramento in August 1972 with her husband, Leslie Booker. Elaine was a friend to everyone and truly loved children of all ages. The walls of her home are covered with pictures of all of her family. She had a knack for remembering birthdays and anniversaries and always had a … Read more

Lew, Frances D. Vaughn Mrs. – Obituary

Frances D. Lew, 88, a former Baker County resident, died Feb. 23, 2007, at Modesto, Calif. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lakewood Funeral Home in Hughson, Calif. Frances was born on Oct. 20, 1918, at Baker City to Waldo Russell and Ella Afton Weitz Vaughn. She moved from Baker City to Keating Valley at the age of 9. Her parents ran the Keating Store and Post Office. She became an accomplished horseback rider and spent her early Keating years riding up and down the valley making friends. She married Lawrence L. Lew Sr. on Oct. … Read more

Garrison, Mattie Jane – Obituary

Mattie Jane Garrison, 91, Rt. 1 Tulelake, Calif., died June 1 in Klamath Falls. Services will be held tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. in the Langrell Mortuary with Pastor Joe Jewitt, Christian Church of Enterprise, officiating. He will be assisted by Pastor Marvin Carr, the Christian Church of Baker. Internment will be in the family plot at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Garrison was born February 4, 1880 in Illinois. She was a longtime Baker resident but resided the past few years in California. She is survived by one daughter; Gladys Bergman, Tulelake, Calif.; sons; James H. McGinnis, Ripor, Calif.; and Thomas … Read more

Gibbons, Joseph Edward – Obituary

Joseph Edward Gibbons, 79, of Salinas, Calif., a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 1, 2007. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philip Neri Church in Portland. Joseph was born on June 8, 1928, at Boise to Michael and Nora Gibbons, emigrants from County Galway, Ireland. He was raised at Juntura and later attended St. Francis Academy High School at Baker City. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was honorably discharged in 1949. After graduating from the University of Portland in 1953, he began his lifelong career in … Read more

Spriet, Frank Julian – Obituary

Frank Julian Spriet, 95, of San Bernardino, Calif., a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 26, 2007, at the home of his daughter, Darlene. His funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Montecito Memorial Park at Colton, Calif. Frank was born on Dec. 30, 1911, at Baker City. He worked as a carpenter and building contractor for 36 years. He was skilled in every phase of building. He had an inventive mind and always had projects in the making. Frank’s favorite sports were hunting and boxing. He was a faithful Catholic until he was “born again” in 1974, his … Read more

Molchan, Gregory John – Obituary

Gregory John Molchan, 37, of Baker City, died Jan. 9, 2008, at Corona, Calif., of natural causes. Inurnment of his ashes will be Jan. 18 at Riverside, Calif. He was born on Dec. 28, 1970, at Los Angeles. His parents are George and Barbara Molchan of Corona, Calif. He had been a Baker City resident for 4 years and was known as a kind and helpful man, his family said. He was a member of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. Survivors include his wife, Amy Aleo of Baker City; five children, Candice Molchan, 14, Elizabeth Molchan, 8, Rebekah Molchan, 7, … Read more

McGregor, Sadie Darlene Tripp Mrs. – Obituary

Sadie Darlene McGregor, 86, of Livermore, Calif., a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 18, 2007. Her memorial service was Dec. 15 in the regional meeting room of the Dublin Civic Center at Dublin, Calif. Darlene was born on July 29, 1921, at Downey, Idaho, to Guy Ernest Tripp and Sadie Elizabeth Criddle. She lived most of her early years in Idaho and Oregon. She married Vernon McGregor in 1941. Their marriage lasted 64 years, until John died in 2005. As a couple, their first move was to Wonderland, Calif., where John worked on the construction of Shasta Dam. Shortly … Read more

Callow, William G. Sr. – Obituary

William G. Callow Sr., 80, of Baker City, died Feb. 2, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Julian Cassar of St. Francis de Sales will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. William was born on Aug. 12, 1927, at Okmulgee, Okla., to Don Charles and Sadie Kesler Callow. On Valentine’s Day in 1953, William married Barbara Twohig … Read more

Young, Frederick Paul – Obituary

Frederick Paul Young, 80, of Idyllwild, Calif., a former Baker County resident, died Feb. 2, 2008, at his home of complications from cancer. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. March 8 in the Silver Pine Lodge at Idyllwild. Paul was born on June 2, 1927, at Butte, Mont., to Frederick Young and Laura Ackerman Young. He spent his childhood years at Sumpter where his great-grandfather served as the first postmaster in 1874. He treasured those years and throughout his life kept in contact with his many childhood friends. Paul attended Baker High School and enlisted in the U.S. … Read more

Glidden, Frances Octavia McLachlin Mrs. – Obituary

Frances Octavia McLachlin Glidden, 91, a former Baker City resident, died May 6, 2008, at River Pines, Calif. There will be a private graveside service at Cherokee Memorial Park. Frances was born on May 23, 1916, at Memphis, Tenn. She spent her early years living in parts of Texas and later in New Mexico, where her father was engineer and superintendent of the Otis Gin and Warehouse Co., a cotton-processing plant. Her mother was an accomplished artist and pianist. Frances attended Texas Tech College at Lubbock, Texas. She majored in business administration and minored in history, a lifelong pursuit that … Read more

Obituary of Jack O. Thompson

Jack O. Thompson, 81, of Baker City died Aug. 10, 2008, at home with his faithful dog Dutch at his feet. At his request, there will be no funeral service. Interment will take place at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery in Milton-Freewater. Mr. Thompson, the youngest son of Bress Thompson and Annie Bowyer Thompson, was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Wallowa. He graduated from McLoughlin Union High School in Milton-Freewater in 1944. He served proudly in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps during the late 1940s and 1950s. He was stationed in California and in Asia. He also served in … Read more

Obituary of Donald R. Orr

Donald R. Orr, 64, of Baker City, died July 19, 2008, at Boise. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Keith Chadwell will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St. Donald was born on Aug. 14, 1943, at Torrance, Calif., to Joe and Ina McNeal Orr. He graduated from high school at Bakersfield, Calif. He married Sharron Kohl in June of 1974 at Weiser, Idaho. Don spent the majority of his working career outside doing various types of logging. Over a 30-year … Read more

Nelson, Dora B. Moseley Mrs. – Obituary

Dora B. Nelson, 77, died June 26, 2008, at her home in Blythe, Calif., of natural causes. Her memorial was June 30 at Zion Lutheran Church in Blythe, Calif. Dora was born on Sept. 1, 1931, at Halfway, Oregon to RD and Nancy Moseley. Survivors include her husband, Don Nelson; two sons, Kevin and Steve, also of Blythe; one daughter, Lori Pawley of Chicago; four grandchildren, Destiny, Stevi, Samantha Merrell and Jack Pawley; brother, Fred W. Moseley of Las Vegas, Nev.; and sister, Vi Siler of Salem. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Joe, Dave, and Benette; … Read more

Combes, Jaren Eli – Obituary

Services were held June 11 at Chapel of The Flowers in Red Bluff, Calif., and interment was at Paskenta, Calif. Jaren was born Feb. 17, 1971. He grew up in North Powder, and graduated from Powder Valley High School in 1989. He’s lived in LA since he graduated, and worked as a musician and bartender. Survivors include his mother, Sandra Benoiton of Seychelles; his father, Stan Combes and his wife Tammy of North Powder; sisters, Jennifer Lasater and her husband Shannon of Raleigh, N.C., and C.J. Benoiton of Seychelles; brothers, Justin Shannon of Los Molinos, Calif., Sebastian and his fiance, … Read more

Thomas D. Davis – Obituary

Thomas D. Davis, 78, died June 7, 2009, after a battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at St. John’s Catholic Church at Felton, Calif. There will be a vigil prayer service at 7 p.m. Friday at St. John’s Church. Visitations will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at St. John’s Church. Private inurnment will be at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Santa Cruz, Calif. He was born at Boise to Joe and Mary Davis. His siblings were Patrick Davis, Ellen Badley, and Beatrice Plant. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served … Read more

Mattocks, Betty Ruth Shropshire, Mrs. – Obituary

Betty Ruth Shropshire Mattocks, 80, died May 12, 2009, at San Luis Obispo, Calif., where she had lived since 1951. She was born in Ashland, Kan., on Feb. 2, 1929, to Robert David Shropshire and Hazel Viola Fox Shropshire, the fifth of six children: Byrdie Opal, John Otis, Mildred Louise, Bonnie Lee, who died at birth, and Kenneth Ray. The family lived on a farm northeast of Mount Jesus on the road to Lexington. Toward the end of World War II, the family moved to Baker to be near Betty’s sister, Opal Shropshire Dielman and her two children (Opal’s husband, … Read more