Baker City Oregon

Wickert, Donald E. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Donald E. Wickert, 80, a longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service was today at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Father John Jasper of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral officiated. Vault interment was at Mount Hope Cemetery, with a reception following at the Catholic parish. Mr. Wickert was born June 26, 1921, at Weatherby to Louie and Eva Wickert. After graduation from Huntington High School, he worked as a machinist for Boeing. He then entered the U.S. Navy in 1944. After getting out of … Read more

McCarver, Rose Mary – Obituary

Richland, Baker County, Oregon Rose Mary McCarver, 82, of Ontario, a former Richland resident, died May 1, 2006, at her home. Her memorial graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery in Ontario. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will preside. Rose was born on June 24, 1923, at Ironside. She attended Vale schools. She married William McCarver on Sept. 21, 1940, at Payette, Idaho. They ran a sawmill and trucking company at Ironside. In 1954 the family moved to Ontario where they had a dairy on the Oregon Slope. Later they moved to Richland, where they had … Read more

Hanson, Sue Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Sue Hanson, 66, of Baker City died June 14, 2005, at Ashley Manor after a five-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She joins her husband, Dick, who died six weeks earlier. Today would have been their 46th wedding anniversary. Disposition was by cremation. There will be no funeral. A celebration and remembrance for Sue and Dick will be scheduled this summer to allow distant friends and relatives to attend. Sue was born on April 6, 1939, at Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from high school at Des Moines and married Richard Lee “Dick” Hanson on June … Read more

Stewart, Ethel Jones Anderson Mrs. – Obituary

Ethel Anderson Stewart, 89, of La Grande died April 9, 2001, at the Grande Ronde Hospital. At her request there will be no public funeral service. Graveside committal and interment will be at 2 p.m. April 13, 2001, at the Island City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mrs.Stewart was born on Jan. 20, 1912, at North Powder to James A. and Cecil Ruby Myres Jones. She was a life member of Hope Chapter, No. 13, Order of Eastern Star; the Nydia Temple, No. 4, Daughters of the Nile … Read more

Biographical Sketch of J. P. Kinnison and H. A. Kinnison

J.P. and H.A. KINNISON. – These two brothers, who have united their fortunes through life were born on the Mississippi river about one hundred miles below St. Louis in the years 1838 and 1840, respectively. They received a common-school education, and, developing a riving disposition, crossed the plains in 1853. San Mateo, California, was their first home, and stock-raising their business until 1862, when they came to the Powder river valley, and were the first to break the ground of that beautiful region. They have been engaged in agriculture and stock-raising every since, and consider themselves fairly successful. In 1876 … Read more

Moody, Terence Keith “T.K.” – Obituary

Terence Keith “T.K.” Moody died peacefully at his home on Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, with his family by his side. Memorial services are pending. He was born on March 28, 1933, in Baker City. He is survived by his two daughters, Sherry Moody of Boise and Dana Moody Becker of Las Vegas, Nev. He has one grandson, Max. His sisters, Bev and Pat, and brother, Jerry, and their families will dearly miss him. He was a 20-year resident of Alaska and was an avid hunter and fisherman. During most of his life, he worked in the telecommunications field, but wanted … Read more

Flynn, Catherine Mrs. – Obituary

On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Catherine Flynn, 64, of Nampa, Idaho, was driving with Mr. Flynn returning to their home. In attempting to pass a car several miles east of Baker, the Flynn car ran into loose gravel, breaking one of the rear wheels turning the car completely over, killing Mrs. Flynn almost instantly. Mr. Flynn was slightly injured. The body was shipped to Boise for burial. North Powder News Saturday, June 27, 1925

Brace, Arthur C. – Obituary

Former Justice Of Peace Injured, Dies Arthur Brace Falls From Bundle Wagon on Jacobson Farm Monday and Succumbs Next Day Arthur C. Brace, 67, was fatally injured at 3 p.m. Monday when he was thrown behind the horses hitched to a bundle wagon at the farm of Mrs. Louise Mills two miles east of North Powder. He was taken to Baker in an ambulance and died in St. Elizabeth’s hospital at 9 a.m. next day, August 28. Mr. Brace, who was hauling grain bundles was sitting on the railing beside the Jacob’s staff of the practically empty rack when he … 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

Neault, Lawrence Martin – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lawrence Martin Neault, 90, a lifetime Baker City resident, died Monday, June 21, 2004 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, 2235 First St. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the St. Francis Parish Hall after the graveside service. Lawrence was born on Sept. 20, 1913, at Baker City to Henry Peter and Anna Catherine Hermsen Neault. He attended St. Francis Academy and … Read more

Patterson, Elizabeth Bokop Mrs. – Obituary

Elizabeth Bokop Patterson, 97, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 5, 2006, at the Wallowa Valley Care Center. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 2130 Second St. Private interment of her cremains will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Patterson was born on June 30, 1909, at New York City to Federick and Augusta Bokop of Defiance, Ohio, where she grew up. She attended Western College at Oxford, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1931 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education. She was invited to visit … Read more

Revell, Kathleen D. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Kathleen D. Revell, 62, of Halfway, died March 28, 2003, at Baker City of kidney failure after a severe illness and a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Her funeral was Tuesday at St. Therese Catholic Church in Halfway. Interment was at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Kathleen was born on March 13, 1941, at Redding, Calif., the daughter of John and Catherine Revell. She grew up at Shafter, Calif. She was a 1959 graduate of Garces Memorial High School at Bakersfield, Calif., and married William Mosier that same year. They later divorced. Kathleen loved living at Halfway. She … Read more

Moore, Simone Celene – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Simone Moore, 85, formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 4 at a care center in Baker City. Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center is in charge of arrangements. The Observer – August 6, 2008 ______________________________________ Simone Celene Moore, 85, formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 4 at a care center in Baker City. Recitation of the holy rosary will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 Seventh St. in La Grande. Mass of Christian burial will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church at 11 a.m. … Read more

Sigler, Allan J. – Obituary

Formerly of La Grande Allan J. Sigler, 89, of Baker City and formerly of La Grande, died Sept. 17 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City with Pastor David Eddy of Faith Center, La Grande, officiating. Viewing runs from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at Gray’s West and Company. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery and there will be a reception at the family’s home. Allan lived in La Grande from 1977 through 1980. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Elizabeth Care Center … Read more

Smith, Alice Aldeen Poe, Mrs. – Obituary

Alice Aldeen Smith, 91, of Baker City, died May 16, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Visitations will be until 6 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor John Goodyear will officiate. Alice Aldeen Poe was born on March 10, 1918, at Delta, Colo., to Walter Cemet and Nellie Bell Gutcher Poe. She graduated from Baker High School in 1936 and went on to work as a bookkeeper for the family’s Poe Motor Co. Alice worked 60 years for the company … Read more

Colton, John J., Jr. – Obituary

Keating, Baker County, Oregon John J. Colton Jr., 90, a longtime Baker County resident, died July 31, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a luncheon afterward at the parish hall. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. John was born the third of 15 children … Read more

Glidden, Frances Octavia McLachlin Mrs. – Obituary

Frances Octavia McLachlin Glidden, 91, a former Baker City resident, died May 6, 2008, at River Pines, Calif. There will be a private graveside service at Cherokee Memorial Park. Frances was born on May 23, 1916, at Memphis, Tenn. She spent her early years living in parts of Texas and later in New Mexico, where her father was engineer and superintendent of the Otis Gin and Warehouse Co., a cotton-processing plant. Her mother was an accomplished artist and pianist. Frances attended Texas Tech College at Lubbock, Texas. She majored in business administration and minored in history, a lifelong pursuit that … Read more

Springer, Steve – Obituary

Steve Springer, 55, a husband, father, businessman and friend of many, died Jan. 17, 2004, from complications of pancreatic cancer. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St. Steve kept his spirits high and his sense of humor intact throughout his nine-month bout with cancer. He enjoyed working laboriously and had a keen love of the outdoors. His friends and family were the most important things in his life. Most people knew him from Sho Gun Video, the business that he and his wife, Harumi Springer, owned and operated for the past … Read more

Patterson, Elizabeth – Obituary

Joseph, Oregon Elizabeth Patterson, 97, died Oct. 5 at the Wallowa Valley Care Center in Enterprise. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Baker City. Mr. Patterson was born June 30, 1909, to Frederick A. and Mary A. Bokop in Defiance, Ohio. She attended Western College in Oxford, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1931 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education. While visiting a college friend in Baker City, she met and married Franklin W. Patterson in 1938. She worked for the TB and Health Association, and … Read more