Baker City Oregon

Dailey, Ivy A. Person Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Ivy A. Dailey, 87, of Baker City, died Jan. 6, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Ed Niswender of the Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. A reception will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church in Baker City following the interment. Ivy was born Oct. 10, 1915, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Charlie and Vira (Powers) Person. Ivy’s mother, Vira, passed away shortly after giving birth to her. … Read more

Taylor, Margaret Catherine Mrs. – Obituary

Margaret Catherine Taylor, 85, of Tacoma, Wash., died June 12, 2002, at Tacoma. There will be no funeral. Mrs. Taylor was born at Santa Cruz, Calif. She lived there for 59 years before moving to Oregon in 1977. She moved to Tacoma in 1998. Mrs. Taylor worked at the John Ingalls Cannery in Santa Cruz for 10 years. She enjoyed crocheting and reading. Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Blackledge of Lakewood, Wash., Judy Abma of Scotts Valley and Peggy Caso of Rainier; a son, George E. Taylor of Baker City; 19 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death … Read more

Barron, Zellar Ann Heaton Mrs. – Obituary

Zellar Ann Barron, 98, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 28, 2006. Her graveside funeral was Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. She was born on April 14, 1908, at Crossville, Ala., to William and Cordillia Camp Heaton. She was educated at Wynn, Ark. She moved to Baker City in 1936. She married Robert Barron on Dec. 23, 1946, at La Grande. She cleaned houses, painted houses, did wallpapering and worked for the Oregon Trail Motel for 22 years. She then cared for elderly people in their homes for a number of years. She retired and moved to McMinnville in … Read more

Baxter, B. Irene Abercrombie Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon B. Irene Baxter, 82, of Baker City, died Nov. 12, 2005, at her home. There will be a celebration of her life at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Jon Privett of the First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Private burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for food and fellowship afterward in the Blue Mountain Room of the Sunridge Inn, 1 Sunridge Lane. Irene was born at Oakland, Calif., in 1923 to Dave and Ella Abercrombie. She spent … Read more

Proffitt, Pat Mrs. – Obituary

John Day, Baker County, Oregon Pat Proffitt, 48, of John Day, died Dec. 20, 2005, after a long illness. At her request, her body was cremated and a private memorial service will be scheduled later. Pat was born on April 15, 1957, at Oka Tamuning, Guam. She graduated from high school at Guam and moved to Baker City in 1975. While living in Baker City, she became a part of the community helping others. Pat moved to Grant County in 1992, and married Norman Proffitt Jr. on April 10, 1997. Pat enjoyed ceramics, crocheting and working in her flower beds. … Read more

Sutton, Daniel Huston – Obituary

A former Walla Walla resident, Daniel H. Sutton, 85, of Port Orchard, died at his home there Wednesday [April 27, 1971]. Born Sept. 1, 1884 in Whittier, NC, Sutton came to the northwest in 1906. He was a self-employed painter and carpenter before his retirement and had lived in Baker, Ore. before coming to Walla Walla in 1955. He moved to Port Orchard in 1967. Sutton is survived by two sons, Theodore Sutton of Adams, NY and David Sutton of Walla Walla; six daughters, Mrs. Orville (June) Ott and Mrs. E. A. (Jeanne) Robanske, both of Walla Walla, Mrs. Percy … Read more

Wilcher, Marjorie Elaine Harrington Mrs. – Obituary

Marjorie Elaine Wilcher, 72, of Louisville, Ga., a former longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 8, 2006, after a brief illness. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church at Louisville. The Rev. Larry Montgomery will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot at the Davisboro City Cemetery. Mrs. Wilcher was born on July 24, 1932, at Baker City and lived here most of her life. She was employed by the Haines Telephone Co. for a number of years and by the Oregon State Police. She and her husband, Curtis, moved to Louisville in … Read more

Dykstra, Conner Rupert – Obituary

Conner Rupert Dykstra, infant son of Vern and Savannah Dykstra, died Nov. 21, 2006, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. His graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery in the Baby Hearts Section. Pastor Mark Opperman of the Christian Life Center in Elgin will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the home of Lynda and Dean. Visitations were Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Survivors include his parents, Vern and Savannah Dykstra of Boise; a brother, Brandon Dykstra of Boise; grandparents, Lynda and Dean Amundson of Baker City and Rupert and Vernette Dykstra … Read more

Morgan, Kathryn Annabelle Winegar Mrs. – Obituary

Kathryn Annabelle Morgan, 55, of Baker City, died Aug. 20, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. There will be a celebration of Annabelle’s life and memorial service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Jon Privett will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a dinner at the church after the service. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Thursday in Prairie City. Annabelle was born on Nov. 9, 1952, at Prairie City to William Franklin and Mary Alta Till Winegar. She was educated at Prairie … Read more

Berry, Steven D. – Obituary

Steven D. Berry, 30, of Tucson, Ariz., a former Baker City resident, died of heart failure on Oct. 22, 2006, at Tucson. A private service will be scheduled later. Steven was born on July 16, 1976, at Fort Carson, Colo., to Daniel and Sherry Brown Martin. He moved to Springfield at a young age and then to Yamhill where he attended Yamhill Carlton High School. He moved to Baker City in 1991. While in Baker City, he worked for Pizza Hut. In 2005, he moved to Tucson, Ariz. He loved music, playing the guitar and the keyboard and singing. “He … Read more

Holloway, Richard Lamont “Monty” – Obituary

Richard Lamont “Monty” Holloway, 60, of Amelia, Ohio, a former Baker City resident, died May 7, 2006, at Claremont Mercy Hospital at Batavia, Ohio. His memorial celebration is scheduled at 6 o’clock tonight at the Stable Trails Equestrian Center in Amelia. Monty had been an Ohio resident for 20 years. He was a horseman, law enforcement officer and decorated U.S. Marine, having served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. Besides his family, Monty’s greatest loves were his horses and the innumerable friends he made throughout the horse community. Monty’s generous spirit is deeply missed, his family said. Survivors include his … Read more

Schmitz, John – Obituary

Death Claims John Schmitz, 96, Local Banker Long Career in Banking Spanned Fifty-Four Years; Came to Baker in 1889 Baker City’s oldest banking figure, John Schmitz, 96, died Wednesday at his home. He had been in failing health for sometime but had remained interested in current events until his death. Mr. Schmitz was born in Communia, Iowa, March 31, 1865, the son of Gearhardt and Elizabeth Schmitz. He came west to Pendleton in 1887 and on to Baker in 1889. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and had always taken an interest in civic affairs. He was first … Read more

Kasper, LaVonne B. Hayhurst Beard Mrs. – Obituary

LaVonne B. Kasper, 51, of Baker City, died July 2, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop Allen Bingham will officiate. Interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the LDS Church. LaVonne was born on July 6, 1956, at Lone Pine, Calif., to Ernest Murphy and Clara Mai Rook Hayhurst. She graduated from Carlsbad High School and attended Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah. She was a wonderful homemaker and mother and she … Read more

Hedrick, Gene W. – Obituary

Gene W. Hedrick, 55, of Cove, a former Haines resident, died Sept. 1, 2003, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Cove. There was a celebration of his life Friday at the Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. Private inurnment will be at a later date. Mr. Hedrick was born Oct. 13, 1947, at Hillsboro. He was the son of George W. and Ann Ustic Hedrick. He attended school and graduated from high school in Seattle. He worked there for a time before he began attending college at the University of Washington at Seattle. After … Read more

Pope, Grace Lillian Nelson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Grace Pope, 99, a long-time Halfway, Ore., resident, passed away June 2, 2006, at the home of caregivers, Frank and Wanda Day near Clayton, Wash. She will be honored by her family and friends at a memorial service at the Presbyterian Church in Halfway, Ore., on July 22, 2006, at 2 p.m. Grace Lillian Nelson Pope was born Sept. 21, 1906, on a Homestead in Aitkin County, Minn. to Isaac and Mary Nelson. She married Milo Pope Nov. 8, 1927, in Montesano, Wash. During the hard times of the depression and while they were having their children … Read more

Hunt, Allene J. Culbertson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Allene J. Culbertson Hunt, 81, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 11, 2005, at Walla Walla,Wash. Burial was Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Her memorial service was Sept. 24 at the First Christian Church in Pendleton. Pastor Marc Mullins officiated. Allene was born March 15, 1924, at Baker City to Percy and Lelia Culbertson. She was a 1942 Baker High School graduate. As a pianist, she participated in several dance orchestras during her years in Baker City. During World War II, Allene joined the Cadet Nurses Corps. She took her training in Tacoma,Wash. She … Read more

McCauley, Donald R. – Obituary

Squirrel Poison Cause Of Infant’s Death  McCauley, Donald R., eight months old son of Mr. and Mrs. E.R. McCanse, died from eating squirrel poison Friday of last week. The child was rushed to the hospital in Baker, but death came to the little one just as the hospital was reached. According to report, the father had been engaged in distributing squirrel poison on the McCanse ranch in the Clover creek district that day, and returning to the home, in taking a handerchief from his pocket, caused a few kernals of poisoned grain, which had lodged in the pocket of his … Read more

Gorrell, Ross Frank – Obituary

Ross Frank Gorrell, 98, of Baker City, died April 11, 2007, at Boise. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ross was born on Nov. 24, 1908, at Rocky Ford, Colo., to Joe and Dolly Gorrell. He moved to Baker City in 1944. Ross spent most of his life on horses and working on ranches. He spent 15 years working for Lew Bros. Tires. He also spent 26 years working for Bill Schann at his feed lot and at the Baker Livestock Auction on auction … Read more

Parlier, Lola G. Madill Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lola G. Madill Parlier, 84, of Baker City, died Sept. 13, 2004, at her home. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at Grace Methodist Church in Stockton, Calif. She is interred with her husband at Park View Cemetery in French Camp, Calif. She was born on Dec. 21, 1919, at French Camp and had lived at Stockton, Calif., until January. She was a graduate of Manteca High School and the College of the Pacific at Stockton. She taught kindergarten at Jefferson and Fillmore Schools. She was a lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi. … 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