Baker City Oregon

Clapp, Katheryn Frances “Fritz” Shryack Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Katheryn Frances “Fritz” Clapp, 80, died Thursday, September 19, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Visitations will be Tuesday until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mrs. Clapp was born Nov. 30, 1921, to Walter and Orpha Kelley Shryack at Eagle, Colo. She had one brother, Jack Shryack. The family moved to Haines in 1937 from Melba, Idaho. She attended grade school and freshman year at Melba, graduating in Haines … Read more

Phillips, Ethelda “Buddy” Sears Mrs. – Obituary

Ethelda Sears “Buddy” Phillips, 83, died Oct. 27, 2004, at the Phillips Ranch on Pine Creek. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home. Buddy was born on April 7, 1921, at York, Neb., to George Dewey and Carrie Wilson Sears. She attended grade schools in Nebraska and Colorado and high school at West Linn. Buddy moved to Baker County in the fall of … Read more

Steiger, John – Obituary

Sheep Man Dead John Steiger Died Suddenly While on Fishing Trip. The sudden death of John Steiger well known sheep man, occurred Friday afternoon of last week while on a fishing trip near Lime, in Baker county. Death came while Mr. Steiger was driving his car along the road near where three others of the party were fishing. He was heard to call and seen to sink down in the seat. Knowing he was subject to epileptic fits, the companions rushed the stricken man to a physician at Huntington before they learned he was dead. Deceased was fifty-two years of … Read more

Sager, Helen Nave Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Sager, 83, a lifelong Baker County resident, died Feb. 26, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. Pastor Mel Harris will officiate. Helen was born on Oct. 19, 1921, at Richland to John and Magdalena Nave. She was the seventh of nine siblings who were raised at Richland. She graduated as valedictorian from Eagle Valley High School at Richland. She married Lorenzil C. Raley on Sept. 30, 1939, at Weiser, Idaho. The couple had two children. Helen enjoyed raising her children and taking … Read more

Humphrey, Lee Mrs. – Obituary

Island City, Union County, Oregon Funeral Set For Thursday Body Of Late Pioneer Buried Tomorrow Island City Church and Cemetery Is Place of Services The Rebekah lodge of this city is preparing to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Lee Humphrey of Island City, in a body tomorrow afternoon. The noble grand, Mrs. Clapp, has issued a call to all members to be present at the hall at 1 o’clock tomorrow at which time conveyances will be supplied to take them to the funeral. The funeral services will be held at the church in Island City tomorrow at 2 … Read more

Steele, Thomas – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Thomas Steele, 86, of Baker City, died July 4, 2003, at his home. His funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Sister Kay Marie Duncan of Pathway Hospice will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at 990 Park St. Visitations are today until 8 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. Disposition is by cremation at Gray’s West Pioneer Crematory. Thomas’ move from the Black Hills of South Dakota to the Baker Valley was inspired by his brother-in-law and he drew straws with his wife, Evelyn, to determine if … Read more

Fitzgerald, GaNell “Gay” Wilburn Jeffries Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon GaNell Wilburn Jeffries “Gay” Fitzgerald, 90, of Baker City died Jan. 16, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Ed Haugland of the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses will officiate. Visitations will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. and Friday before the service, starting at 8 a.m. Gay was born on Aug. 25, 1913, at Payette, Idaho, to Thomas Frederick Wilburn and Nell Gertrude Carpenter Wilburn. She was raised on the family ranch … Read more

Vance, Gretta M. McCoy Mrs. – Obituary

Gretta M. Vance, 97, a former Baker City resident, died April 6, 2005, at her home in Meridian, Idaho. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Relyea Funeral Chapel, 318 N. Latah St., Boise, Idaho. There will be a graveside service in Kansas at 1 p.m. CDT April 19 at the Medicine Lodge Cemetery. She was born on June 19, 1907, at Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kan., to Harvey Harris and Jennie Stone McCoy. She attended school at Medicine Lodge and graduated from high school there. She attended business college at Wichita, Kan. She married Howard V. Vance … Read more

Van Ocker, Elmer “Ole” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Elmer “Ole” Van Ocker, 87, of Baker City, died Nov. 19, 2001, at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Boise. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Ralph Holcomb will officiate. Elmer was born Nov. 30, 1913, at Walla Walla, Wash., to Edna and Ernest Van Ocker. He attended school and graduated from Weston High School at the age of 16. He was a life-long mechanic and worked mostly on farm and diesel equipment. He had his own repair shop at Haines from 1955 through 1969. From … Read more

Halberg, Opal Ellen Abbott Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Opal Ellen Halberg, 75, died March 3, 2004, at her home in Baker City. Her private graveside service will be Tuesday at the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Myrtle Creek. Mrs. Halberg was born at Enid, Okla., on July 6, 1928, to Jacob and Rachel Abbott. She married her high school sweetheart, Lewis Cox, in 1945 and shortly afterward moved to the West Coast. She lived at Myrtle Creek and at Canyonville for several years before relocating in Baker City in 1991. She was a caring neighbor and enjoyed her hobby of collecting cookie jars. Survivors include her … Read more

Hansen, Norman F. – Obituary

Norman F. Hansen, 86, a lifelong Baker County resident, died Aug. 5, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service will be at 10 am. Saturday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 2177 First St. The Rev. Michael Chase will officiate. There will be no graveside service. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck dinner at the home of Jim and Debbie DeMastus, 18963 W. Campbell Loop, after the service. Norman was born at Baker City and raised on his parent’s ranch in Sumpter Valley. He attended school at McEwen. He stayed in the valley after graduation … Read more

Mikkelsen, N. B. – Obituary

N.B. Mike Mikkelsen, 57, of Fort Bragg, Calif., died Dec. 30 in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Webster, N.D., Mikkelsen was a graduate of the University of North Dakota where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Mikkelsen was formerly sales representative of Northwest Air Lines in San Francisco. His wife, Polly Noyes, was a widely-published travel writer and travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. She died last year. Mikkelsen will be buried beside his wife in Little River Cemetery in Mendocino County, … Read more

Baxter, David Patrick – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon David Patrick Baxter, 80, of Portland, a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather, died Dec. 12, 2004, surrounded by his family. David died of esophageal and lung cancer. David was born March 17, 1924, in Sterling, Ill., to the Rev. Thomas and Eliza Baxter. After his mother’s death in 1932, his father married Myra. They lived in Elgin, Ill., then moved to Austin, Minn. His family later moved to Baker City, where his father was a minister at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. David was a standout football and basketball player at Baker High School. … Read more

Mitchell, Dorothea Mae Holman Lewis Mrs.

Dorothea Mae Holman Lewis Mitchell, 87, of Nyssa, a former Baker City resident, died April 25, 2005, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nyssa. Visitations will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel in Ontario. Visitations will continue at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Relief Society room at the church. Burial will be at the Hilltop Cemetery in Nyssa. Dorothea was born on May 19, 1917, at Baker City to Harriett Odessa Carter and … Read more

Harmon, H.D. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon H.D. Harmon, 71, of Baker City, died Jan. 29, 2005, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise from lymphoma bone cancer. At his request, there will be no service. H.D. Harmon was born on May 28, 1933, at Las Cruces, N.M. He was raised at Marfa, Texas, and various places throughout New Mexico. He worked all of his life building roads and doing heavy construction. He had been an Oregon resident for more than 40 years. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Norma … Read more

O’Connor, William Joseph “Joe” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon William Joseph “Joe” O’Connor, 93, a symbol of Baker City, died among family and friends on Jan. 31, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. A vigil service will be said at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, First and Church streets. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the cathedral. Celebrant will be the Rev. Robert C. Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place … Read more

Blank, June Marie Wells Mrs. – Obituary

Richland, Oregon June Marie Wells Blank, 80, a longtime Richland resident, died Nov. 6, 2001, at her home after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Her graveside funeral was today at 3 p.m. at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Lowell Stidolph officiated. Her loving sister and daughter took care of her for the past few years. She never complained, kept alert and sharp-minded, and she appreciated all of the kindness that both old and new friends showed her. Three years is a long time to be virtually helpless. She showed a strong will to hold it all together. Marie (as … Read more

Wilson, Charles Earl “Chuck” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Charles Earl “Chuck” Wilson, 61, of Baker City, died June 1, 2002, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise. His graveside funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Leonard Hill of the Halfway Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will officiate. There will be a potluck afterward at the Halfway Lions Park. Chuck was born on Nov. 19, 1940, to Frank and Martha Connor Wilson at Cambridge, Idaho. Chuck worked as a long-haul truck driver for part of his life and as contract mail carrier in the Baker City … Read more

Derksen, Helen Mae Martin Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Mae Derksen, 93, a resident of the Baker City area for the past six years, died Jan. 13, 2006, at Pendleton, where she was living temporarily. Her memorial service was today at the New Bridge Church of the Nazarene near Richland, where she had attended regularly for the past three years. Her cremains will be buried later with her husband at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Mrs. Derksen was born on Nov. 17, 1912, in Dayton, Ohio, to George and Louise McClelland Martin. She was educated in Ohio and graduated from Davis Business College there. She also graduated … Read more

Williams, Carl J. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Carl J. Williams, 86, of Baker City, died Dec. 21, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Friends are invited to join the family for the praying of the rosary, at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the cathedral. The Rev. Rob Irwin will officiate. Graveside inurnment will be later at Prineville’s Juniper Haven Cemetery. Carl was born at Monroe, N.H., on Oct. 16, 1917, to Carl J. and Luella Williams. He grew up at McIndoe Falls, Vt. He worked in … Read more