Baker City Oregon

Delepierre, Henry Marcel – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Henry Marcel Delepierre, 88, died Nov. 3, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. There will be a luncheon afterward at St. Francis Cathedral Parish Hall. Marcel was born on Sept. 19, 1916, at Baker City to Alphons and Irma Delepierre. He received his education at St. Francis Academy and served with the U.S. Army during World War II. His first wife, Pansy Masters, died. His second wife, Marion … Read more

Nichols, Murphy Andrew – Obituary

Murphy Andrew Nichols, “Our Little Big Man,” age 3, died after an ATV accident Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003. Graveside services were held on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Caldwell, Idaho. Services were under the direction of the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel. Murphy was born March 30, 2000, in Nampa, to Curt and Cynde Nichols. He was a vivacious, beautiful child, with the world by the tail, who loved his short life to the fullest. He enjoyed fishing and camping, golfing with Grandpa Chub and riding the 4-wheeler with Daddy. He wanted to ride Grandma’s horses, … Read more

Jorgenson, Anton Bernhard “Tony” – Obituary

Richland, Baker County, Oregon Anton Bernhard “Tony” Jorgenson, 90, died at his home in Richland on Jan. 9, 2006. A graveside service was held in Salem on Jan. 11 at City View Cemetery. Pastor Ben Bryson of the Court Street Christian Church officiated the service. Tony was born on Sept. 14, 1915, in Esplee, Minn., to Niles T. and Christine Olson Jorgenson. His early years were spent in Esplee. At about the age of 14, he and his family moved to Salem. Tony graduated from high school in Salem and then returned to Minnesota to work for the railroad. It … Read more

Patterson, Lola B. Brannock Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lola B. Patterson, 77, a 45-year resident of Oak Harbor, Wash., and a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 23, 2003, at Providence General Medical Center in Everett, Wash., after a long illness. Her graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. There was a funeral today at Burley Funeral Chapel at Oak Harbor, Wash. Pastor Benjamin J. Norris officiated. Mrs. Patterson was born on May 10, 1926, at Baker City to Adoniram Judson Brannock and Alma E. Irvin Brannock. She was raised at Baker City where she graduated from high school. She … Read more

Whiteley, Ann Marie Endicott Mrs. – Obituary

Ann Marie Whiteley, 70, died July 5, 2003, at her home after a long illness. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Sister Kay Marie Duncan will conduct the service. Private interment is at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ann was born March 31, 1933, at Portland to Edward and Shirley Combs Endicott. Her childhood years were spent at Austin until her family moved to Baker City, where she completed her schooling. Ann was in one of the last classes to graduate from the old Baker High School. On February 16, 1954, Ann … Read more

Reaves, Evelyn R. Jackson Mrs. – Obituary

Evelyn R. Jackson Reaves, 60, a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 18, 2001, at Providence Yakima Medical Center in Yakima, Wash. Her memorial service was Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Yakima 4th Ward. Mrs. Reaves was born at Prosser, Wash., on Aug. 14, 1940. She was a 1959 Baker High School graduate. She married Mike Reaves on June 5, 1959. They lived at Anchorage, Alaska; Newark, Ohio; Hof, Germany; and Brindisi, Italy. She and her husband settled at Yakima in 1978. Mrs. Reaves worked at Deaf ACCESS in Yakima. She was active as a … Read more

Eccles, Darris Elwood – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Darris Elwood Eccles, 78, died at his Kala Point home on Oct. 14, 2004. He has been a resident of Port Townsend, Wash., since 1956. Born on Sept. 5, 1926, to Richmond and Lenore (Sturgill) Eccles in Baker City, Darris graduated from Baker High School. He was employed by Safeway Stores in several Oregon cities and entered the U.S. Navy in 1952, where he graduated as an operating room technician with honors. He loved his time in the service, traveling on a transport ship to Alaska and the Far East, according to his family. Darris married Lora … Read more

Emmons, George Madison- Obituary

Services at Baker For George (Madison) Emmons (No Name on Paper) George Madison Emmons, aged 80, 1908 Cherry Street, Baker, Oregon, died Saturday afternoon at his home. Services for Mr. Emmons were conducted at 11:00 am Tuesday morning at West and Company Chapel. Joe Jewett officiated. Interment was in Mount Hope. Mr. Emmons, son of John and Martha Emmons, was born in Carthage, Illinois on October 5, 1880. He moved with his parents to Oregon at the age of 5 and had lived in this state since then. He was a farmer in Wallowa, Union and Baker counties. he was … Read more

St. John, Glenn Orville – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Glenn Orville St. John, 81, of Baker City, died July 28, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At his request, Glenn was cremated and will not have a formal funeral service. Glenn was born April 10, 1921, in Chico, Calif., to Orville and Myrtle St. John. The family moved to Southern Oregon soon after. After his schooling, he drove log trucks. He served his country in World War II, spending 2 years in the South Pacific in the 1881st Aviation Engineers. The 1881st built landing strips in New Guinea and the Philippines where he witnessed the … Read more

Maxwell, Roland – Obituary

Maxwell Funeral To Be Held In Wallowa Body Will Be Shipped Tomorrow Morning Lived for Weeks After Hope Was Given Up. The body of Roland Maxwell, who died aged 30, last night at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital as the result of injuries sustained several weeks ago in an accident near Cornucopia, will be shipped to Wallowa tomorrow morning, where funeral services will be held Since the time of the accident, in which Maxwell’s back was broken, he had be practically helpless, but although paralyzed, lived for weeks after his life was despaired of. The Baker Herald – – Nov. 16, 1915.

Toney, Hazel Laura Williams Mrs. – Obituary

Hazel Laura Williams Toney, 97, of Baker City, died Feb. 25, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home. Her graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Haines Cemetery. Visitations will be Monday from noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Hazel was born on April 14, 1910, at Muddy Creek to Harry Chatterton and Ida Belle Davis Williams. She married Claude Biswell Toney on Sept. 23, 1928. Hazel lived at Haines and worked for the Haines Telephone Co., for Walter Heard, H.O. Wiswell and for Vance … Read more

Dean, Byrl Obit – Obituary

Keating, Baker County, Oregon Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Grays’ West and Co. Pioneer Chapel for Byrl Emele Dean Sr., 70, of 2117 Seventh St. He died early Monday morning at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Portland after a brief illness. Dean, is a native of Keating, was the son of Matthew and Estella Emele Dean. He received his education in Keating and Baker High School. He married Agnes Clancey Dean in Baker in May of 1920. He has been a rancher in the Keating area for many years. In later years, he moved to Baker … Read more

Shankle, Michelle – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Michelle Shankle, 34, of Baker City, died Jan. 7, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pat Brunner of Jehovah’s Witnesses will officiate. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Crematory. Michelle Shankle was born Aug. 7, 1967, in Baker City to Gary Wayne Shankle and Charlotte Ann Bryant. Michelle spent her youth in Baker City. She left briefly as a young adult, living as far away as South Carolina. She returned to Baker City several years … Read more

Staten, Harold – Obituary

Harold Staten, 77, of Baker City, died Feb. 16, 2007, at his home surrounded by his family. Recitation of the rosary and vigil service will be at 5:30 tonight at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, 2235 First St. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at the cathedral. Father Julian Cassar of the Catholic Church will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Everyone is invited to gather in the parish hall for a luncheon after the graveside service. Harold was born Sept. 29, 1929, at Twin Falls, Idaho, to Charlie and Elsie Worley Staten. … Read more

Andrews, Robert B. “Bob” – Obituary

Robert B. “Bob” Andrews, 79, of Prineville, a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 20, 2008, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville. At his request there will be no public service. Bob was born at Pompeii, Mich., on July 6, 1928, to Paul Phillip and Beulah Beatrice Watkins Andrews. He attended and was a graduate of Ithaca Michigan High School. He moved to Enumclaw, Wash., in the early 1950s. He owned and operated a farm in Baker City in 1958. Bob worked as a police officer for the City of Enumclaw for eight years from 1959 to 1967, and then … Read more

Gwilliam, George Wildon ‘Bill’ – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon George Wildon “Bill” Gwilliam, 74, a longtime Baker City resident who served as mayor for 10 years, died Sept. 6, 2002, at his home. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop Greg Baxter will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. He was born on June 7, 1928, at Baker City to George Stanford and Vernice Sarah Gwilliam. In 1935, he moved with his family … Read more

Honeycutt, Gwendolyn Akin Mrs. – Obituary

Gwendolyn Akin Honeycutt, 100, a longtime Halfway resident, died Nov. 1, 2000, at her home. Her graveside funeral was Tuesday at the Pine Haven Cemetery at Halfway. Buck Steele officiated. Mrs. Honeycutt was born Oct. 18, 1900, at Victor, Colo., to George and Lucy Akin. She married Washington Denver Honeycutt on Nov. 5, 1919, at Pueblo, Colo. They had four daughters over the next eight years while traveling the West picking fruit. In the early 1930s, they owned a car dealership, but lost almost everything during the Depression. In 1939 they moved to Halfway where they farmed and later established … Read more

Nelson, Elton G. – Obituary

Elton G. Nelson, 96, a former Baker County resident who is listed in “American Men and Women of Science” for his work in fiber crops, died Aug. 25, 2006. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Bethesda United Methodist Church in Bethesda, Md., where he had attended church for more than 50 years. Elton was born at Elgin on Sept. 15, 1910, to Walter and Mary Chandler Nelson. The family lived on a stock ranch his parents homesteaded about 10 miles east of Durkee. Elton attended a one-room grade school near his home in … Read more

Hartman, Eleanor Mae Geise Mrs. – Obituary

Eleanor Mae Hartman, 90, a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 9, 2008, at Bend. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Jehovah’s Witnesses Hall at Sisters. Eleanor was born on Nov. 22, 1918, at Philadelphia to John and Emma Geise. She married Henry Willis in 1934 in Nebraska. The couple had five children. She then married Howard Metzel at Salt Lake City in 1950. She had three more daughters. Eleanor and her brother, John Geise, lived at North Platte, Neb., where her father was a train engineer for Southern Pacific Railroad. She later moved … Read more

Small, Carroll Otis – Obituary

Carroll Otis Small, 85, of La Grande, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 8, 2007, at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Jon Privett of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at VFW Hall. Visitations will be from noon to 8 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Carroll was born May 30, 1922, at Norwood, Mass., … Read more