Baker City Oregon

Hudecek, Ida Marie Beers Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ida Marie Hudecek, 66, a lifetime Baker City resident, died Jan. 13, 2001, at St. Luke’s Hospital at Boise. There will be a wake for her Tuesday and Wednesday at her home at 1007 Walnut St. All family and friends are invited. Her body will be cremated in Boise and her ashes taken to the home of her brother, Bill Beers, at Biggs Junction. Mrs. Hudecek was born on March 31, 1934, to Ed and Edna Beers of Baker City. She was a 1952 Baker High School graduate and worked as a bookkeeper at Commercial Welding in … Read more

Barker, Nola Mae – Obituary

Nola Mae Barker, 63, died April 21, 2006, at Tigard after a long, hard-fought, eight-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Visitation will be until 7 o’clock tonight and from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the funeral home. Nola was born July 11, 1942, at Rich Hill, Mo., the third of seven children, to Arthur Merl and Rosalene Verdean Barker of Nevada, Mo. Nola spent the … Read more

Wright, Velma “Juanita” Deining Mrs. – Obituary

Velma “Juanita” Wright, 86, formerly of Baker City, died Aug. 19, 2007, at Valley View Retirement Facility in Boise, Idaho. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., in Baker City. Pastor Mel Harris of the First Lutheran Church will officiate. A reception will follow at the First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. Juanita was born March 7, 1921 in Portland to Alfred & Hilja (Taskinen) Deining. She attended school in Helix, Portland and Gresham. She married Earl Wright Dec. 8, 1949 in Baker City. … Read more

History of the First Baptist Church, Baker City Oregon

The first Baptist church in Baker City was organized December 7, 1874, Rev. L. H. Boothe was chairman of the meeting and Prof. S. P. Barrett clerk. The members present were Hardin Estes, Perlina Estes, Arthur Smith, Mary Kilbourn, Samuel Gaines, Mary Gaines, Prof. Barrett, Mary Barrett and Delazon Smith. Prof. Barrett served as clerk until July 1875, then Arthur Smith about two years, followed by F. Baird for four years. Mrs. F. E. Small was chosen clerk March 15, 1884, and was succeeded by Wilbur Finch April 20, 1888. Frank Baird was clerk from February 1889 to March 1890, … Read more

Fuchs, Mose – Obituary

Mose Fuchs Is Taken By Death Here At Age 83 Mose Fuchs, 83, a resident of Baker since the age of 16, died here last night at his home, 2310 Church Street. Mr. Fuchs was born Jan. 3 1865, in Baden, Germany. He had 10 brothers and one sister. He worked in the former Heilner-Ottenheimer store before building a swimming pool on the old east side golf course in 1901. He operated the swimming pool until it burned in 1913. In 1912 he and his brother Isidore, began the Sam-O-Springs bottling works. Mr. Fuchs had been interested in mining. He … Read more

Morin, Hope Diana – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Hope Diana Marie Morin, infant daughter of Jason and Heather Morin, formerly of Baker City, died June 4, 2004, in Boise. She was born May 27, 2004, in Boise. Though she was little and only with us briefly, she will always be a big part of our heart. Her graveside funeral was this afternoon at Mount Hope Cemetery. Brother Watson officiated. Survivors include her parents, Jason and Heather Morin of Ontario; her brothers, Ian, Drew, and Cole; her aunt, Kelly Exferd of Payette, Idaho; two cousins, Madison and Kendall; grandparents, Arlene Williams of Boise and Arnold Morin … Read more

West, Phyllis Louise Schnackenberg Mrs. – Obituary

Phyllis Louise West, 82, of Montesano and Aberdeen, Wash., and a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 15, 2007, at Montesano Health & Rehab Center, Montesano, Wash. Her funeral will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Central Park Baptist Church in Aberdeen, Wash. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Phyllis was born on Dec. 3, 1924, at Baker City to Melvin B. and Grace Harrison Schnackenberg. She was a 1942 Baker High School graduate. Her family moved to Vanport, a government housing project for workers at the Kaiser Defense Shipyards where … Read more

Pattison, Hurchell Franklin “Pat” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Hurchell Franklin “Pat” Pattison, 81, of Baker City, died Jan. 20, 2003. A memorial will be held Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. at Baker City Christian Church, 2998 Eighth St. Mr. Pattison was born Dec. 17, 1921, at Gowen, Okla. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946. He married Lucille Crabtree in July 1959. He spent 23 years working at Ketchikan Pulp Mill in Ketchikan, Alaska. Mr. Pattison retired in 1982 and began a ministry of building and remodeling churches for the next 14 years. Then he decided it was time to retire … Read more

McIntyre, Maxine Brown Taylor Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Maxine Taylor McIntyre, 87, a longtime Baker City resident, died Dec. 16, 2002, at La Center, Wash., where she spent several years in a private home for the aged. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Susan Barnes of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery after the service. Visitations will be Friday until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Maxine Irene Brown was born Nov. 23, 1915, at Enterprise to James Asbury and Isobel Wham Brown. When Maxine was very … Read more

Crawford, Robert C. – Obituary

Aged Mining Man Succumbs Robert C. Crawford, believed to be about 66 years old, died at the Protestant hospital in Baker Sunday afternoon at 1:30 after a long illness. Mr. Crawford was identified with the mining industry in this district for several years, and was owner of the Mammoth mine in the Virtue flat district before his death. North Powder News Saturday, August 6, 1927

Foye, Ned, Jr. – Obituary

Ned Foye Jr., 68, of Yakima, Wash., a former Baker County resident, died March 22, 2005, at Salt Lake City while visiting family there. At his request, there will be no funeral. A family gathering will be scheduled later. He was born on May 16, 1936, at Baker City to Ned and Vivian Foye of Medical Springs. He attended the Pondosa grade school and was a 1954 graduate of Union High School. In 1956, he enlisted in the military and was stationed at Korea for two years. On April 29, 1960, he married Judith Lee Lott, the daughter of “Jack” … Read more

Moody, Brian Lee – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Brian Lee Moody, 34, died in a plane crash Nov. 16, 2000, west of Sturgill Mountain in Idaho. The wreckage of the Cessna 206 was found May 21, 2001. A memorial service celebrating his life will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, at First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. in Baker City. He was owner and operator of Baker Aircraft Inc., the fixed base operation at the Baker City Municipal Airport. He was a commercial pilot and certified flight instructor. He participated in golf and pool leagues in Baker City. With his great love of the … Read more

Fitzgerald, GaNell “Gay” Wilburn Jeffries Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon GaNell Wilburn Jeffries “Gay” Fitzgerald, 90, of Baker City died Jan. 16, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Ed Haugland of the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses will officiate. Visitations will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. and Friday before the service, starting at 8 a.m. Gay was born on Aug. 25, 1913, at Payette, Idaho, to Thomas Frederick Wilburn and Nell Gertrude Carpenter Wilburn. She was raised on the family ranch … Read more

Mitchell, Eloise Albrecht Mrs. – Obituary

Eloise (Albrecht) Mitchell, 82, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 28, 2005, after a brief struggle with a blood disorder. Informal services will take place in September at her daughter Victoria’s home in Martinez, Calif. Eloise was born Oct. 6, 1922, at Pocatello, Idaho. When she was a young girl her family moved to Baker City. She went to school in Baker City and still has many area friends who will remember her. She was active in band, chorus, and Rainbow Girls. She was active in the First Presbyterian Church. She was proud that she never missed a class … Read more

Biography of Hon. Michael Carey

Hon. Michael Carey, a member of the Idaho state senate (session of 1899), and one of the leading mine-owners of the commonwealth, now residing at Ketchum, Blaine County, is a native of the Emerald Isle. He was born December 12, 1844, a son of Michael and Mary (Tracy) Carey, both of whom were natives of Ireland, whence they crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1850, bringing with them their family of seven children. They settled in Keweenaw County, Michigan, where the parents spent their remaining days. The father was a man of intelligence and a surveyor by profession. … Read more

Davis, Chester R. “Chet”

Halfway, Oregon Chester R. “Chet” Davis, 77, of Baker City and a former Halfway resident, died Sept. 6, 2004, at his home. His graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Military rites will be conducted by the Halfway Veterans of Foreign War Post, No. 7847. Mr. Davis was born on Jan. 22, 1927, at Roy, N.M., to John Bernard and Kathryn Valentine Williams Davis. He received his education in San Diego and was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1945. He spent time in Korea after the war and was discharged … Read more

Rykken, Clarence Norman – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Clarence Norman Rykken, 67, of Baker City died March 10, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be a celebration of his life at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. The Rev. Susan Barnes will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the church. Norman, as he preferred to be called, was born at Ashland to Clarence T. and Beryl Rykken on Nov. 23, 1938. He lived in Ashland until he graduated from high school in 1956 and joined the Forest Service. He worked for the Forest Service … Read more

Horton, Troy J. – Obituary

Troy J. Horton, 75, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 24, 2002. There will be a celebration of his life Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Fishhawk Lake Community Center. For directions, call Stan Horton at 503-755-2289 or look at web site www.fishhawklake.com. Troy was born at Taylorville on July 25, 1927. He graduated from Westport High School and then served in the U.S. Army. His graduate and post-graduate work was at Linfield College at McMinnville. He was a recipient of the John Hay Whitney Fellowship in 1960-61 at Columbia University in New York. He taught at … Read more

Baisley, W. Vern – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon W. Vern Samuel Baisley, 79, died April 27, 2007, at his home in Baker City. Visitations will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. After the service, friends are invited to join the family for a reception at 1408 Broadway St. Private family vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Vern was born Jan. 3, 1928, at Baker City to Marvin Samuel and Gussie Gladys Young Baisley. He was raised in Baker … Read more

Hickerson, Wallace “Wally” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Wallace “Wally” Hickerson, 83, a longtime Baker City resident, died April 17, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Hickerson was born Aug. 7, 1917, in the Little Lookout Mountain area to George and Charlotte Hickerson. He received his education in the Durkee area. He ranched for a time and then went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad. During his early years … Read more