Baker City Oregon

Day, Frank Ronald – Obituary

Frank Ronald Day Frank Ronald Day, an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employee who worked often in Union County, died April 23 in Baker City. A casual remembrance gathering will be held Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. with a prayer at 1:30 at the Community Connections Center, 2810 Cedar St. in Baker City. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice in care of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home P.O. Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. La Grande Observer – Obituaries For The Week Ending June 23, 2007 Published: June 23, 2007 Transcribed by Dixie Ricker

Knudsen, Clarice B. Coffman Stiff Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Clarice B. Knudsen, 95, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 12, 2000, at Settler’s Park. At her request, there will be no funeral. A family celebration of her life is planned. Mrs. Knudsen was born Oct. 12, 1905, at Boulder, Colo., to Mitchell and Maude Coffman. She was raised and received her education in Scott City, Kan., and also attended business school at Boise. She married Robert Earl Stiff on June 14, 1925, in Boise, and they came to Baker City in 1944. They divorced in 1947. In May 1953 she married Leonard Knudsen in Baker … Read more

Erwin, Hugh Gerald – Obituary

Union, Oregon Hugh Gerald Erwin, 95, of Union, a former North Powder resident, died June 21, 2006, at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. His funeral will be at 10 a.m., Monday at the Union United Methodist Church. Interment will be at the Union Cemetery. Hugh was born on Oct. 25, 1910, at Adrian, Mo., to Hugh and Bertie Largent Erwin. As a child, he worked with his family on ranches at Pendleton, Summerville and North Powder. Hugh attended school at North Powder and graduated with the North Powder Class of 1929. He married Fern Baxter on Sept. 26, … Read more

Reese, Monte Thomas, III – Obituary

A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Baker City Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Monte was one of six children born April 5, 1947 to his parents Monte Thomas Reese II and Nora Lee Folly in Minneapolis, Minn. He spent his youth in Minneapolis until he joined the Navy when he was 17 and served for three and half years. Monte loved to cook and spent many years in the restaurant industry and as a journeyman meat cutter learning skills that would in time allow him to play gracious host to thousands of people. Monte … Read more

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

Roecker, Carlotta Kay Benshoof Mrs. – Obituary

Carlotta Kay Roecker, 59, of Prineville, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Aug. 13, 2006, at St. Charles Medical Center, in Bend. Her memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the First Church of the Nazarene in Prineville. Pastor Warren Powell will officiate. Carlotta was born at Vancouver, Wash., on April 9, 1947, to Edward and LaDonna Jones Benshoof. She attended and graduated from Marshfield High School. She married James Roecker on Dec. 29, 1965, at Eastside. Together they had two sons. In 1996 they moved from Baker City to Prineville. Carlotta loved to cross-stitch, play her … Read more

Aldrich, Gary – Obituary

Gary E. Aldrich, 73, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 9, 2003, at St. Aiphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. His graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Haines Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight and from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mr. Aldrich was born Aug. 4, 1930, at Baker City. He was the son of Elvin “Dutch” and Mona Yankee Aldrich. He attended Muddy Creek School until 1947, when the school was closed. He then completed high school at North Powder. After graduating, he moved … Read more

Berto, Genevieve A. Metzker Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Genevieve A. (Metzker) Berto was born Sept. 29, 1917, in Baker, (now Baker City) and entered into eternal rest on Nov. 21, 2004, in Boise, Idaho. Genevieve was born to Jeff Metzker and Lora Mae McClurg Metzker. There were seven children in the Metzker family, four boys and three girls. All graduated from school, some from college. Genevieve graduated from Baker High School in 1935. Genevieve met and married Earl Cock in 1940 and had two children, Larry and Lynda, and resided in Union and Baker. In 1944 Genevieve and Earl were divorced. Genevieve then went to … Read more

Hess, Virginia “Ginger” N. Mrs. – Obituary

Virginia “Ginger” N. Hess, 84, of Port Orchard, Wash., died in Port Orchard on May 14, 2006, due to natural causes. Funeral Mass will be said on Friday, July 28, 2006, 9 a.m. at St. Francis desales Cathedral, Baker City, Ore., with graveside services immediately following at the Haines Cemetery, Haines, Ore. Virginia’s family is having a luncheon for family and friends at the Haines United Methodist Church after the graveside services. Virginia was born April 9, 1922, in Haines, Ore. She married Larry Hess June 19, 1943, in Portland, Ore., He died in 1976. She graduated from Muddy Creek … Read more

Dahl, Nina Jackson Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Dahl Was Native Of Valley Funeral services was held for Nina May Dahl 77, 1825 4th St. , 77 years life time resident of Baker and Baker county, were conducted at West and Co. Memorial Chapel at 2:00 pm Wednesday Sept. 27, 1967. The Rev. James Bronson of the First Lutheran Church officiated. Interment will follow at the Haines Cemetery in Haines, Oregon. Mrs. Dahl was a native of this valley and the daughter of pioneers. She was born February 18, 1890 at Haines, Oregon the daughter of George W. and Ida Bell Long Jackson. She was the eldest … Read more

Taylor, Wilma G. Jacobsen Bates Mrs. – Obituary

Baker County, Oregon Obituaries Wilma G. Jacobsen Bates Taylor, 87, of Baker City, died Sept. 10, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the North Powder Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. Wilma was born at the Dalton family home in North Powder on Aug. 2, 1919, to Robert and Harriet Dalton Jacobsen. She grew up at North Powder where she attended school and graduated with the Class of 1937. In 1941, she married Eugene R. Bates … Read more

Wilcox, Hazel Garner Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Hazel G. Wilcox, 97, of Baker City, Ore., died July 21, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Care Center in Baker City. A graveside service was held on July 26, 2006, 9 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church officiated. Vault Interment was at Mount Hope Cemetery. A reception was held at the Baker City Christian Church. Hazel was born Aug. 17, 1908, at Eureka, Kan., the daughter of Elmer D. and Daisy J. Garner. At the age of 5 years the family moved to Wieser, Idaho. Later they moved to Midvale, … Read more

Eidson, Patsy Lorene “Pat” – Obituary

Patsy Lorene “Pat” Eidson, 73, of Baker City died April 16, 2006. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the funeral home. Patsy was born on Nov. 2, 1932, at New Bridge to Tracy and Fluvia Fuller Eidson. She was a descendant of Mayflower immigrants. She was a 1950 Baker High School graduate. She received her registered nurse degree … Read more

Wendt, Jack – Obituary

Jack Wendt, 79, of Baker City, died April 27, 2006, at his home after a short illness. His memorial service will take place Monday, May 8 at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lenny Spooner of Baker City Church of the Nazarene will officiate. At 2 p.m. there will be a gathering at the Baker City Golf Club for family and friends to remember Jack. Jack was born March 16, 1927, in Baker City to William and Margaret Romig Wendt. He had one older brother, William (Bill), who still resides in Baker City. Jack grew up in Baker City, … Read more

Thomson, John Robertson – Obituary

John Roberton “Jack” Thomson, 76, of Baker City, died Sept. 11, 2009, at Idlewood Manor. His memorial service will be scheduled later. Jack was born on April 1, 1933, at Oakland, Calif., to John Sr. and Constance McMannis Thomson. Jack attended Oakland High School, graduating in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 in the Army Signal Corps as a corporal. Jack worked for Qwest as a lineman until his retirement in 1989. Jack married JoAnne Anderson on Sept. 14, 1996, at Carson City, Nev. Jack was an avid gun collector and loved riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles. … 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

Armstrong, John Richard – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon John Richard Armstrong, 85, of Baker City, died Dec. 31, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service was Thursday at the family home. Father Julian Cassar officiated. John was born on May 11, 1920, at Choteau, Mont., to Jack and Maude Gaghagen Armstrong. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Europe as a cook. John was an easygoing, kindhearted man and everyone who met him was his friend. John never talked ill of anyone and all who met him were drawn to his loving soul and kind nature. He … Read more

Felts, Mildred Bertha Gore Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Mildred Bertha Felts, 99, of Baker City, died Aug. 29, 2004, at her home. Her funeral was Friday at the Murman and Wilson Funeral Home in Johnston City, Ill. Interment was at Lakeview Cemetery in Johnston City. The Rev. Shelly E. Forrest of the First United Methodist Church in Johnston City conducted the services. There will be a memorial service for her at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Baker United Methodist Church, 1919 Second St. The Rev. Jack Bynum will officiate. Mildred was born on Aug. 5, 1905, to Simeon Addison Gore and Mary Catherine Roach Gore … Read more

Moulton, Elmer La Grande – Obituary

Elmer La Grande Moulton, 92, of Baker City, died Sept. 24, 2005, at his home. At his request, there will be no funeral. Elmer was born on Oct. 22, 1912, at La Grande, the first child of Harry and Cora Moulton. Elmer grew up at Walla Walla, Wash. He received his early education at Walla Walla and then went on to Business School at Boise. Elmer married Georgia Mildred Rose in 1939 and they had two daughters: Rosemarie and Darla Jean. They later divorced. Elmer worked for Pacific Fruit and Produce and Baker-La Grande Grocery as a traveling salesman and … Read more

Griffith, Paul Eugene – Obituary

Paul Eugene Griffith, 72, of Renton, Wash., died May 2, 2002, at Renton. His graveside service was at 10:30 a.m. May 8 at Tahoma National Cemetery at Kent, Wash. He was born on March 23, 1930, at Northome, Minn. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He had lived in the South County area for 45 years. He worked as a quality control inspector at The Boeing Co. and was a member of Renton United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Norma S. Griffith of Renton, Wash.; a son, Kelly Griffith of Snoqualmie, Wash.; daughters, Karen Bakken of Auburn, Wash., … Read more