Baker City Oregon

Lloyd, Madge M. Colton Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Madge M. Colton Lloyd, 84, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 24, 2004, in Yakima, Wash., after a prolonged illness. A celebration of her life will be announced at a later date. Services are tentatively scheduled for Sept. 15 in Baker City. Madge, the daughter of John and Nora (Gilkison) Colton, married Robert H. Murray in 1939 and together they had 10 children. At the time of her husband’s death they lived in Richland, Ore. With eight children to raise she decided to move to Baker City, where she returned to college to acquire skills for … Read more

Brown, Gerald Wilber – Obituary

Gerald Wilbur Brown, 88, of Baker City, died Sept. 12, 2005, at Settlers Park. At his request, cremation was held with private interment in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Brown was born Nov. 23, 1916, in Vananda City, Mont. He was raised in Duluth, Minn., and received his education there. Mr. Brown married Ann Diebekis on Nov. 7, 1952, in Cloquet, Minn. The family came to Baker City in 1955 from Canyon City. He enjoyed playing the accordion, harmonica and guitar. He was a member of Kingdom Hall, Jehovah’s Witness. He is survived by daughters Grace Schramm of Duluth, Minn. and … Read more

Lanyon, Joseph “Bud” – Obituary

Joseph “Bud” Lanyon, 70, of San Bernardino County, Calif., and a former Baker City resident, died April 7, 2003, at Community Hospital of San Bernardino. His graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Monte Loyd of the Baker Valley Christian Assembly will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the Oregon Army National Guard. Bud was born on Aug. 17, 1932, at Baker City. He was a son of Joseph and Blance Hickerson Lanyon. He was raised and attended school in Baker City. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and was honorably … Read more

Huddleston, R. A. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Reuben A. Huddleston, 85, was born in Vernon County, Mo., Feb 7?, 1875?, and passed away at his home, 2315 Second St., September 20. He went to Alaska from Oklahoma during the gold rush days and came to Oregon in 1899. He settled in the Burnt River Country in 1913 where he owned a farm until he retired in 1940. He moved to Union where he resided until coming to Baker three years ago. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Alpha Danford with whom he made his home for many years. One sister and four brothers … Read more

Stoddard, Shirley Elaine – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Shirley Elaine Stoddard, 66, formerly of Union County, died April 26 at her daughter’s home in Baker City. A celebration of Shirley’s life and a memorial service and potluck will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the V.F.W. Hall, 518 N. Main St. in Union. Shirley was born Jan. 26, 1942, to Lawrence and Alberta (Holcomb) Conner in Halfway. She was raised in Halfway, Pondosa, Baker City, Elgin and graduated from Baker High School. She met Vernon Stoddard Sr. and the couple eloped and married on July 25, 1960. They had five children. During Shirley’s life she worked … Read more

Racey, Andrew – Obituary

Andrew Racey, 88, a lifelong rancher and Oregonian who enjoyed deer and elk hunting, geology and mining, died Dec. 26, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Lynn Shumway will officiate. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Vault interment will be at the Malheur cemetery at Bridgeport. As a child, Mr. Racey and his family homesteaded in the Malheur area where Racey Brothers Spring is now found. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army during … Read more

Robinson, Maj. Johnnie Grover – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Maj. Johnnie Grover Robinson, 83, a longtime Baker City resident of Baker City died April 5, 2003, at Valley View Retirement Center in Boise. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Baker City Salvation Army Church on Estes Street. Maj. Daniel Hudson of The Salvation Army Midland Divisional Headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., will conduct the service. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery Visitations for Major Robinson will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Maj. Robinson was born on Sept. 12, 1919, at Fort Mill, S.C., … Read more

Erwin, Dorothy May Fleming Mrs. – Obituary

Dorothy May Erwin, 86, of Silverton, a former Baker City resident, died April 30, 2001, at Kootenai Medical Center at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Her memorial service was May 4 at the United Methodist Church at Wallace, Idaho. The Rev. Phil Squire officiated. Her body was cremated. Mrs. Erwin was born on April 9, 1915, at Durkee to Bellfield and Etta Cady Fleming. She married Ronald J. Erwin in 1933 and the couple moved from Baker City to the Silver Valley area in 1937. A homemaker, Mrs. Erwin was a member of the United Methodist Church of Wallace, Idaho, and also … Read more

Prevo, Skyler James Webb – Obituary

Skyler James Webb-Prevo, 17, of Baker City died Oct. 25, 2006, at St. Lukes Hospital in Boise. His memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Dean Barnes will officiate. Skyler was born on June 6, 1989, at Albany. He attended school through the eighth grade at Eddyville. His freshman year, he moved to Baker City and started at Baker High School. Skyler’s heart condition caused him to drop out of school his senior year. He was able to complete school and get his GED. He had … Read more

Lanegan, Lisa Lynn Simpson Collis Mrs. – Obituary

Lisa Lynn Simpson Collis Lanegan, 40, a former Baker City resident, died unexpectedly on Aug. 18, 2006, in Vancouver, Wash. A family gathering will be held at a later date to celebrate her life. Lisa loved the outdoors, especially the ocean and fishing and just communing with nature and God and the wonders He created. She was a dedicated caregiver for the elderly. She is survived by her fiancee, Ken Garrison; his parents, Walt and Joanne Garrison; her son, Sean Paul Lanegan; daughters, Kaura and Mylisha Lanegan; mother, Shirley Skemp Collis; stepfather, Mel Collis; sisters, Shirlette Kenworthy of La Grande, … Read more

Hindman, Oscar – Obituary

Pioneer Who Died Saturday Brought to Baker as Baby in 1864 Funeral services for Oscar R. Hindman, pioneer Baker county resident, who died at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Eva Hindman, 1768 Valley avenue, shortly before noon Saturday, will be held in the West and company parlor Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. A.B. Weaver of the Methodist Episcopal church will officiate. Mr. Hindman, who was born in Iowa January 16, 1863 came to Baker valley with his parents when he was one year old. He lived in Baker county all of his life with the exception of a … Read more

James, Mary Ann Mahoney Mrs. – Obituary

Mary Ann James, 60, a former Baker City resident, died June 26, 2005, at the Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. Her graveside funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hermiston Cemetery. She was born on Dec. 14, 1944, at Nyssa to John Edward and Lucile N. Stephens Mahoney. She was raised at Nyssa and later at Baker City. She was a 1963 Baker High School graduate. Mary married Leo James on June 8, 1963, at Huntington. They lived there until 1968 when they moved to the Hermiston area where they had lived since. She worked as a … Read more

Christian, Camiel I. “Chris” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Camiel I. “Chris” Christian, 74, of Baker City died Sept. 15, 2002, at his home with his family by his side. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Rod Dickison will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the American Legion Club, No. 40, 2129 Second St. Visitations will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Chris, the second child of three, was born on Nov. 28, 1927, to Lewis J. Christian … Read more

Simonsen, Glenda Beth Healey Mrs. – Obituary

Glenda Beth Simonsen, 69, of John Day, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 23, 2007, at Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day. There was a private family service. Glenda was born April 22, 1938, at Baker City to Glen and Anna Jacobson Healey. She was a 1956 graduate of Powder Valley High at North Powder. Glenda married Roger Simonsen in Baker City on July 31, 1959. Glenda was a business owner with her husband, Roger. Their work included highway construction, wholesale grocery, service station and auto repair. She also filled customer service positions at several John Day businesses. She … Read more

Knoblauch, William “Bill” – Obituary

Richland, Oregon William “Bill” Knoblauch, 89, a longtime Richland resident, died Dec. 21, 2004, at Baker City. His funeral was Dec. 27 at Richland. Interment was at Eagle Valley Cemetery. Bill was born March 11, 1915, at Portland to Paul and Mary Elizabeth Knoblauch. He grew up in Richland on the family ranch. He attended school in Richland and after graduation he attended the Gem State Academy in Caldwell, Idaho. Bill married his high school sweetheart, Veda Ewing, on June 5, 1935, in Caldwell. They made their home on the family ranch in Richland. During World War II Bill worked … Read more

Dunn, Clarence Alfred – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Clarence Alfred Dunn Sr., 83, of Baker City died Nov. 13, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. At his request, there will be no services. Clarence was born on Sept. 13, 1923, at Baker City to Adelbert James and Florence Adel Dolittle Dunn. He was raised and educated at Baker City, except for his sophomore year when he went to live with his sister at Jerome, Idaho. Clarence joined the U.S. Army in 1943 and was a World War II veteran. After his service in the military, Clarence returned to Baker City and went to work at … Read more

Garrick, Mary Agnus Burns Mrs. – Obituary

Mary A. Garrick, 70, a former resident of Western Washington County and Baker County, and most recently of Oregon City, died June 28, 2009, at her home. Her Celebration of Life Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene, 1390 N.E. 21st Ave., in Hillsboro. The Rev. Ernie McNaught of the Church of the Nazarene (retired) will officiate. Family and friends are invited to a reception immediately after the service at the church. Concluding rites and vault interment will be at Skyline Memorial Gardens, 4101 S.W. Skyline Blvd. in Portland. Mary Agnus Garrick was … 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

Davis, Joseph “Pat” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Joseph “Pat” Davis, 77, of Baker City died April 23, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services after a two-year battle with cancer. His graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Susan Barnes of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Ritualistic rites will be accorded by the Baker Elks Lodge, No. 338. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mr. Davis was born on March 17, 1924, at Portland to Joseph and Mary Davis. He grew up mainly in Baker City and graduated from … Read more

Ward, Ralph Cole – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Ralph Cole Ward, 80, of North Powder, died July 17, 2002, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Kathryn Ward, of North Powder. His graveside memorial service was this morning at 11 o’clock at the Cove Cemetery. Disposition was by cremation. Mr. Ward was born April 1, 1922, at Baker City to Glenn H. and Hattie Cole Ward. He spent his early life in the upper Burnt River Valley, graduating from Hereford High School in 1940. He attended Eastern Oregon College in La Grande before entering the U.S. Navy in 1943. While in La … Read more