Baker County Oregon Obituaries Collections – Page 4 of 156

Wishard, Mark Rand – Obituary

Mark Rand Wishard, 60, of Prairie City, died June 26, 2009, at his home after a valiant fight against cancer. At Mark’s request, there will be no memorial service. He was born on April 7, 1949, at Prairie City. He attended all his elementary and high school years in Prairie City schools and graduated in 1967. Mark also attended Treasure Valley College at Ontario. His main love and goal in life was always to be a truck driver, family members said. He also loved his children and fishing, boating and camping in the forests of Eastern Oregon and Idaho. The … Read more

Wirth, Lloyd – Obituary

Lloyd Wirth Was Meat Cutter Here Funeral services for Lloyd James Wirth 75, 2775 Main St. longtime Baker and Baker County resident were conducted Wednesday Feb. 11, at Gray’s West and Co. Pioneer Chapel. Rev. Orville Mick of First Christian Church officiated and Baker Masonic Lodge No. 47 A.F. & A.M. participated at graveside. Interment was in the Masonic Park at Mt. Hope Cemetery. The Baker Veterans Organizations participated by conducting graveside honors. Mr. Wirth was born Sept. 5, 1894 at Silverton, Oregon the son of Alonzo S. and Hattie Dunnels Wirth. he attended schools both in Tualatin, Oregon and … Read more

Wirth, James David – Obituary

Fall From Horse Fatal For Boy James David Wirth, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Wirth of Keating, died at the Protestant hospital at Baker Saturday from the effects of a fall from a horse at his farm home Wednesday. The lad was rushed to the hospital immediately after the accident. His injuries did not at first appear to be serious but because of his weak condition due to a recent operation he failed to rally from the shock. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, April 14, 1928

Wirth, Ethel M. Mills Mrs. – Obituary

Ethel M. Wirth, 89, a longtime Eagle Valley and Baker City resident, died Aug. 27, 2001, at the Aspen Assisted Living Center in Hines. Her memorial service will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will conduct the memorial service, and Associate Pastor Bob Whiteman will conduct the graveside services at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Wirth was born April 3, 1912, at Halfway to John W. and Jessie Shook Mills. She was raised on a farm on Pine Creek, above Jimtown. She graduated … Read more

Wire, Sedonia M. Davis Mrs. – Obituary

Sedonia M. Wire, 93, of Lebanon died Sunday May 11, 2003, at Twin Oaks Care Center in Sweet Home. A graveside service was held Thursday, May 15, 2003 at Providence Cemetery near Scio. Huston-Jost Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She was born Oct. 21, 1909, in Portland, the daughter of Leroy and Anna (Burghardt) Davis. She was raised on a farm in the Lebanon area and graduated from Albany High School. During World War II, she worked at Fort Lewis, Wash. On Oct. 8, 1943, she married Walter Wire. The couple moved to Lebanon then settled in Sumpter. Her husband … Read more

Wingerd, Claude “Shorty” – Obituary

Claude “Shorty” Wingerd, 60, a former resident of LaGrande, OR, died Friday, July 26, in West Virginia. Graveside services for “Shorty” will be held Friday, August 2 at 10:00 a.m. in the Veterans section of Mt. Hope Cemetery, Baker City. Military rites will be accorded by the Mt. Home Air Force Base Honor Guard, Mt Home, Idaho. Friends may call for visitation at Gray’s West and Co. Thursday, August 1 from 9:00 a.m. until ?p.m. Mr. Wingerd was born, February 12, 1931 at Longmont Colorado, the son of Claude and Virginia (Black) Wingerd. At a young age, with his family … Read more

Winer, Nellie Grace – Obituary

Baker Woman Dead From Motor Injuries Mrs. Nellie Grace Winer, wife of Jack Winer, of Baker, who was injured by a motor truck in La Grande several weeks ago and who has been confined to the Hot Lake Sanitorium since then died there Sunday morning. The body was taken to Caldwell. Nellie Grace Young was born at Girard, Kansas, January 24,1892. She is survived by her husband, Jack Winer, and two daughters, Barbara and Daisy Belle. The Winers came to Baker from Pendleton last year. Mr. Winer is employed by a Baker clothing company. North Powder News Saturday, July 9, … Read more

Wimp, Debra Lynn “Debbie” – Obituary

Debra Lynn Wimp, (Debbie Cote Mitchell), 44, a former resident of Anchorage, Alaska, died Nov. 7, 2000, at Meadowbrook Place. Her graveside funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church officiated. Ms. Wimp was born May 28, 1956, at Bremerton, Wash. She was raised in Baker City and attended Baker schools. She was a “rebel in pink.” With her quick wit and zest for life, she made friends easily. She loved to be surrounded by people and made many lifelong friends along the way. Her friends and her sister, … Read more

Wilson, Walter L. – Obituary

Walter L. Wilson, 65, died Dec. 30, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside service was Jan. 4 at Mount Hope Cemetery. The family invites friends to share with them in a potluck memorial of Walt’s life at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall at First Street and Valley Avenue. Walt was born on March 25, 1940, to Boe and Ila Wilson of Sparta. He had spent his life working in the timber industry, either in a mill or logging. Except for a few short years, Walt lived his entire life in Baker … Read more

Wilson, Shirley J. Tilcock Mrs. – Obituary

Shirley J. Wilson, 65, of Helena, Mont., died April 4, 2003, at St. Peter’s Hospital after a long illness. Mass of Christian burial was Saturday, April 12, at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church at East Helena, Mont. Interment was at St. Ann’s Cemetery. Shirley was born at Pampa, Texas, on May 17, 1937, to George and Helen Tilcock. She was later joined by a brother, Don, and a sister, Sherry. Her father drove truck in heavy hauling, so the family moved quite often. She attended several different schools in several states, graduating at Fillmore, Calif. She met her husband, … Read more

Wilson, Ruth M. Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ruth M. Wilson, 93, of Lake Oswego, a former longtime Baker City businesswoman, died May 2, 2003. Her memorial service was May 17 in the chapel of River View Cemetery at Portland. Ruth was born on Aug. 8, 1909, at Schofield, Wis. Her mother, Mrs. Durkee, owned a knitting shop in Baker City for many years. Ruth and her first husband, Bill Stofft, had two children, Paul William and Lois Elaine. In 1935, the Stoffts opened a corner grocery store at Sixth and Broadway streets in Baker City. It was this family owned and operated business that … Read more

Wilson, Rita – Obituary

Rita Wilson, 69, died April 5, 2007, at her home in Baker City. Her funeral was today at 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Bruce Smith of the New Beginnings Fellowship Pentecostal Church of God will officiate. After the service, friends and family are invited to a reception afterward at the church at 1820 Estes St. Rita lived at Elkhorn Village where she left behind many dear friends. She was a member of the New Beginnings Fellowship Pentecostal Church of God, and has left behind many sisters and brothers of the church. She was born July … Read more

Wilson, Marietta Rose Chaves Mrs. – Obituary

Marietta Rose Wilson, 65, of Springfield, died June 23, 2007, at her home with her loving family by her side. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Cathedral, First and Church streets. Bishop Thomas Connolly will officiate. There will be a graveside services at Mount Hope Cemetery. She was born on March 25, 1942, at Baker City to Arthur and Ivona Vandewiele Chaves. She worked as a medical librarian at Mercy Medical Center for 22 years and then worked at the Clark State Community College library for seven years. Marietta’s beautiful smile brought joy, warmth … Read more

Wilson, Lem Edward – Obituary

Lem Edward Wilson, 87, a longtime Northeastern Oregon farmer and rancher, died Jan. 3, 2006, at Ontario. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1712 W. Idaho Ave., in Ontario. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Prairie View Cemetery in Grangeville, Idaho. Lem was born on Sept. 22, 1918, near Nyssa. He was the seventh of 12 children. His parents, Lemen Elijah and Nancy Isabelle Wilson, were children of pioneers who had moved West in covered wagons. Lem grew up working on his father’s farm and herding sheep at an … Read more

Wilson, Ira, Jr. – Obituary

Ira Wilson Jr., 94, of Portland, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 29, 2005, at Portland. There will be no service. Mr. Wilson was born on Aug. 18, 1910, at Roseburg. He and his wife, Sylvia, were married in 1945. She died in 1977. He attended Tigard High School and served in the U.S. Army from Feb. 25, 1942, to Oct. 8, 1945. He lived in Baker City from 1947 to 1978 where he worked in the sawmill. Survivors include his nieces, Hope Wilson, Dawn Wilson Stricklin, Becky Wilson Freeman and Marsha Wilson, all of Portland; a nephew, … Read more

Wilson, Helen Florence Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Florence Wilson, 88, a former Northeastern Oregon resident, died Aug. 1, 2005, at a Portland hospital. A celebration service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Laurelwood Baptist Church in Vancouver, Wash. Helen was born on April 2, 1917, at Greeley, Colo. She was raised and educated at Delta, Colo. Helen married Doyle “Doc” Wilson on May 31, 1936. They lived at Summerville from 1948 to 1962. She was a homemaker and mother, and an accomplished choir director and organist. She was a member of Laurelwood Baptist Church at Vancouver, Wash., where she had lived since … Read more

Wilson, Hannah Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Hannah Wilson Passes Mrs. John Shurrum received a message that her mother, Mrs. Hannah Wilson had passed away in Washington, where she was visiting her son. Mrs. Wilson only a few weeks ago was a guest at the Shurrum home on Wolfe Creek, coming from Texas for a visit with her children in the northwest. Mrs. Wilson was 82 years old, and it was her plans to return here for the holiday vacation before returning to her home. North Powder News Saturday, January 8, 1927

Wilson, Gordon E. – Obituary

A memorial service for Gordon E. Wilson, 76, a former Baker City resident, was May 7, 2001, at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Portland. Burial was at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Mr. Wilson was born in Baker City on Dec. 14, 1924, to Leo and Marvelle Wilson. He was a 1942 Baker High School graduate. He enlisted in the military during World War II to serve his country in the Medical Corps as a surgical technician in New Guinea. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Oregon at Eugene where he earned bachelor’s degrees in business … Read more

Wilson, Flossie Frances Bristow Mrs. – Obituary

Flossie Frances Bristow Wilson, 99, died July 14, 2006, at her home in Settler’s Park. Inurnment and a private service will be at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Gladstone, Mo. Flossie was born on Oct. 9, 1906, at Kidder, Mo., to Ernest and Rebecca Elizabeth McBryer Bristow. She was the eldest of the couple’s four daughters and four sons. Flossie graduated from Kidder, Mo., College and became a teacher. She was a waitress when she met and married Stanley Fisher Wilson in 1929. Flossie later became a Swedish masseuse and then a licensed practical nurse. She worked for more … Read more

Wilson, Edward B. “Ed” – Obituary

Edward B. “Ed” Wilson, 74, of La Grande died Oct. 20, 2001, at the Boise Veterans Hospital. His graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Military rites will be accorded by the Baker City American Legion, Post No. 41. Vault interment will follow the services. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Wilson was born on July 18, 1927, at Richland to Victor O. and Mary Simonis Wilson. He was educated at schools on Brushy Flats … Read more