Baker County Oregon Obituaries Collections – Page 15 of 156

Tucker, Marie Fisher Mrs. – Obituary

Marie Tucker 97, of Portland, Ore., and a former Haines resident, passed away Oct. 10, 2005, at her home in Portland. Funeral services were held in Portland on Oct. 15. She was born in Haines Oct. 4, 1908, to George and Esther Fisher. She graduated from Muddy Creek High School and the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Portland. She worked at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Baker City, and later at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland until her retirement. She was married to Loren Tucker in 1932 and had three children. She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Fagerberg of … Read more

Tucker, Cecile A. Bannister Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Cecile A. Tucker, 101, of Baker City, died March 28, 2004, at Ashley Manor in Ontario. There will be a family graveside service at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Prairie Creek Cemetery near Joseph with vault interment afterward. Mrs. Tucker was born on Oct. 6, 1902, at Athena to Samuel Stokes and Etta Elizabeth Read Bannister. She was raised at Weston and Enterprise, receiving much of her education at Enterprise. She married Grant Monroe Tucker at Enterprise on Oct. 18, 1920. They lived at Union. After Mr. Tucker’s death she moved to Baker City to be with … Read more

Tucker, Cecelia Blanche Brown Mrs. – Obituary

Blanche Tucker, 91, of Salem, died March 12, 2002, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Restlawn Funeral Home at Salem. Interment will be at the Restlawn Memory Gardens. Blanche was born Cecelia Blanche Bloom on Dec. 8, 1910, at Irvona, Pa. On March 30, 1931, she married Sherman I. Tucker and they shared their life together in Salem. She raised two daughters and cared for many, many foster children over the years. Blanche was a homemaker and kept herself busy delivering newspapers, working hay and berry fields, delivering parts for the tractors, doing … Read more

True, Etta Severns Mrs. – Obituary

Etta Severns True, 87, a former Baker City resident, died April 1, 2002, at Hermiston. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Susan Barnes of the Presbyterian Church will officiate. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mrs. True was born on July 20, 1914, at Dillon, Mont., to James Monroe Severns and Myrtle Olive Jones Severns. She was a 1933 graduate of La Grande High School and then attended Drapers School of Commerce in La Grande. She married Glen True on Aug. 16, 1941, … Read more

Tritt, Dorothy Mrs.

Dorothy Tritt, 92, Baker City, Ore., resident died June 10, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City. Dorothy was born Oct. 25, 1914. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by 3 sons; 9 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. Cremation done at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory in Baker City. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Oregon Chapter. Arrangements under the direction of Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place Street, Baker City, OR 97814. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, June 14, 2007 Transcribed by: Belva … Read more

Trindle, Dorothy “Dottie” Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Dorothy “Dottie” Trindle, 83, of Haines, died Oct. 21, 2001, at her home. A celebration of her life will begin at 3 p.m. Friday at the Haines Methodist Church. Pastor Sally Wiens will officiate. There will be a gathering of family and friends after the service at the Haines Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Trindle was born in Kansas. The family of seven children soon moved to Oregon. Her father was a telegrapher for the railroad in the little coastal town of Moehler. She attended high school at Nehalem, where she had good memories of drama and swimming … Read more

Trindle, Donna Jean Jenkins Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Donna Jean Trindle, 57, of North Powder, died June 26, 2003, at her home. Her memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Haines United Methodist Church. Pastor Sally Wiens will officiate. There will be a reception after the service at the Haines United Methodist Church Community Hall. Donna was born on Jan. 26, 1946, at Oroville, Calif., to Orville and Mildred Miles Jenkins. She attended Humbold University and Cerrocosa Community College. She earned an associate degree in English. She was employed at St. Elizabeth Health Services for more than 20 years. Donna was a … Read more

Trindle, Bill – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Bill Trindle, 94, of Haines died Jan. 9, 2007, at this home. His memorial service and celebration will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Haines United Methodist Church. There will be a storytelling lunch afterward. Bill lived a rich life, full of many memories of the times he had seen, the family he so dearly admired and the opinions to which he adhered. He was born at Salem in 1912 to Alice and William, both college-educated and quite involved with local politics and development. He loved flying and received his pilot’s license at the age of 16. … Read more

Tremain, Frieda June Thudium Mrs. – Obituary

Frieda June Tremain, 86, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 8, 2005, at the Jennings McCall II Assisted Living Center in Forest Grove. A celebration of Frieda’s life will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jennings McCall Assisted Living Center in Forest Grove. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove is in charge of the arrangements. Frieda was born June 12, 1919, at St. Catherine, Mo., to Edward Thomas Thudium and Nellie Rose Baker Thudium. She was raised and educated at Brookfield, Mo., and was a 1936 graduate of Brookfield High School. She then attended Kirksville … Read more

Travillion, J. C. Mrs – Obituary

Mrs. J.C. Travillion who died in Portland and was buried in Baker today was one of our own people, and there are possibly some still here who remember her as Fannie White. Her father owned and named the Lily White Mine. Fannie White was married to J.C. Travillion 38 years ago. She was 56 years of age at the time of her death. Her three children, Lillie Richardson, now of Portland, Nettie Stubbs of Newberg, and Harry Travillion (Now also married) of Wingville, were all born here. The Travillion ranch is about three miles S.E. of town. Mr. Travillion’s mother … Read more

Toy, Grace Y. Lee Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Grace Y. Toy, 1917 Court St., Baker, died Tuesday evening in St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. She was 72. Mrs. Toy was born April 8, 1896 at Sherwood, Ore., the daughter of Lee and June Ho Lee. She graduated from Yakima High School and was the first Chinese girl to graduate from Whitman College, Walla Walla. She was married to Henry Toy in 1930 and had resided in Baker ever since. She was owner and manager of the oldest restaurant in Baker, Toy’s Hostess House. Mrs. Toy was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Oregon Trail Auxiliary No. 78 VFW, … Read more

Townsend, Irving Dinsmore – Obituary

Irving Dinsmore Townsend, 102, died April 27, 2009, in Baker City. He requested that no memorial service be held, and he donated his body to Oregon Health and Sciences University for medical research. He was born in Campbell, Calif., on Aug. 2, 1906, to Dr. Amos Brown Townsend and Elizabeth Leigh Dinsmore Townsend. He grew up in Campbell on the family fruit ranch. He graduated from San Jose High School in 1924. After graduating he took a transcontinental motorcycle trip from Campbell to the family home in Norridgewock, Maine, on a 1923 Harley-74. Some of the roads were in such … Read more

Townsend, Delores Jane – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Delores Jane Townsend, 76, of Baker City, died Jan. 4, 2006, at Settler’s Park. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mike Smith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2nd Ward, will conduct. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Delores was born on March 27, 1928, at Portland to Clinton Field and Hazel Patricia Irene Kesler Townsend. She worked as a diet kitchen assistant for more than 40 years at St. Elizabeth Hospital and then at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home after the … Read more

Town, S. Duane “Bud” – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Bud Town is home. On the morning of June 9, 2006, with Ellen at his side, our Lord Jesus came and walked Bud home. Memorial Services will be held Friday, June 16, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Vale, (Yakima and F. St. ). S. Duane “Bud” Town was born on the family homestead May 22, 1919, at Moscow, Idaho the only son with three older sisters. His parents were Sherman F. Town and Johanna Ronholt Town. Bud had fond memories of his childhood and school years. He graduated from the University … Read more

Town, Raymond Allen, Jr. – Obituary

Raymond Allen Town Jr., 68, of Portland, owner of the Sunridge Inn, Marilyn’s and Sonny’s Bar and Grill in Baker City, died Oct. 19, 2001, at Lake Powell, Ariz. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Agnes Flanagan Chapel at Lewis & Clark College in Portland. There will be a reception afterward at the Columbia Aviation Association at Aurora Airport. Mr. Town was born on Nov. 13, 1932, at Portland. He was the only son of Bertha Fern and Raymond Allen Town Sr. He was a lifelong Oregonian. His family, childhood friends and peers knew him as … Read more

Towell, Dick – Obituary

Dick Towell, 60, of McMinnville, a former longtime Halfway resident, died April 5, 2002, at his home after an ongoing battle with cancer for the past four years. His funeral was Saturday at the Church of Christ at McMinnville. There was a graveside service afterward and a potluck at the Towell home. Dick was born at home in the country by Scholls on Nov. 23, 1941, to Edith Alice and Euidas Scott Towell. He attended a two-room school in first grade and then moved to a newly built school for Grades 2-4. In fifth grade he went to a one-room … Read more

Torrey-Grimes, Beverley Randall Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Beverley Torrey-Grimes, 74, of Mesa, Ariz., and a former longtime Baker City resident who returned often to visit relatives and friends, died Dec. 16, 2003, at the Banner Hospice House. A Celebration of Life was held Tuesday, April 27, 2004, 11:30 a.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel with Bishop John McMurdie of the Scottsdale, Ariz., LDS Church officiating. Burial was at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Beverly was born April 21, 1929, at Pocatello, Idaho, she was the daughter of the late Lester Randall and Jessie Armstrong-Randall. She was the wife of the late … Read more

Torres, Kiara Raylee – Obituary

Kiara Raylee Torres, infant daughter of David Lee and April Dawn Torres, died July 28, 2006, at Boise. There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the home of April and David Torres, 1345 Third St., Haines. Survivors include her parents; grandparents, Richard and Lola Bennett of Haines; grandmother, Tari Brasure; great-grandmother, Gene Chadwick; grandfather, Larry Chadwick; and aunts, Wilma Janzen of Hilo, Hawaii, Sara Green of Steele, Mo., Priscilla Shouse of Blytheville, Ark., and Shelbe Knop. Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, August 4, 2006 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Tonning, John O. – Obituary

John O. Tonning, 88, of Baker City, died Aug. 21, 2005, at his home. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Haines Cemetery. John was born on July 20, 1917, at Kladesholmen, Sweden, to Karl and Bertha Tonning. He and his family arrived at Ellis Island, N.Y., in 1920. He was proud to be an American and embraced the American dream. He graduated from Columbia University School of Engineering in 1939 and began a long and varied engineering career. During his career he worked for the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Anaconda Copper Mining and finally 22 years … Read more

Tonning, Helen M. Lyuta Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Helen M. Tonning, 88, of Baker City, died Aug. 26, 2006, at Ashley Manor Care Center. Her graveside memorial will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Haines Cemetery. Disposition will be by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. Born Helen Lyuta on April 15, 1918, Helen spent her childhood years in New York City. After graduating from Newtown High School at Jackson Heights, N.Y., she worked at the R.H. Macy Co. in New York City. On Sept. 19, 1941, Helen married John Tonning. The newlyweds settled on Long Island, where they raised three daughters. In 1962 Helen … Read more