Baker City Oregon

Hacker, Myrtle Christian Borman Mrs. – Obituary

Myrtle Christian Hacker, 86, of Baker City, died Oct. 25, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the First Church of the Nazarene. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join Myrtle’s family after the service for a potluck reception at the home of Debbie Clelland, 1336 Valley Ave. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. Myrtle was born on Dec. 23, 1918, … Read more

Spears, Grace M.L. Draper Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Grace M.L. Spears, 82, of Baker City died July 23, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Aaron Olgesbee of the Agape Christian Center will officiate. Because of the ongoing construction, those attending the funeral are asked to park on Estes Street. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Grace was born on March 1, 1921, at Hyannis, Neb., to Ira S. and Myrtle Lester Draper. She attended school at Fort Morgan, Colo., where she graduated from high … Read more

Cloudt, Avery L. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Avery L. Cloudt, 82, died May 16, 2006, at the Elmore County Medical Facility at Mount Home, Idaho. Avery was born on Oct. 23, 1923, to Francis and Richard Cloudt at Red Rock, N.M., the youngest of three children. The family moved to the Eastern Oregon and western Idaho areas when he was 6. He attended area schools and was a 1941 Baker High School graduate. Avery worked as a miner’s helper at Cornucopia Mine until December 1941 when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He became an electrician in the Navy. He was honorably … Read more

Stevens, William Odell – Obituary

William Odell Stevens, 54, of Baker City, died July 2, 2004, at his home. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop Thomas Brock of the Valley Ward will conduct the service. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home. Bill was born July 29, 1949, at McNary, Ariz., to Robert Odell and Geneva R. Pettyjohn Stevens. He married Nancy Jefferies on Nov. 9, 1974, at Phoenix, Ariz. They moved to Baker City in 1981 from Abilene, … Read more

Wiechert, Leonard A. – Obituary

Leonard A. Wiechert, 81, a former Baker City resident, died on Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital at Prineville. His memorial service was Wednesday, March 5, at the Prineville Funeral Home. Curt Viles officiated. There was a fellowship gathering after the service. Cremation was by the Prineville Heritage Crematory under the direction of the Prineville Funeral Home. Mr. Wiechert was born on Sept. 11, 1921, at Appleton City, Mo., to Gus and L.V. Short Wiechert. He grew up in the country in Missouri where he worked on the farm with his father. He served in the U.S. Army … Read more

Hansen, Mary Ellen Holman – Obituary

Mary Ellen Holman Hansen, 70, a former Baker City resident, died June 30, 2002, of cancer. Mary was born on Oct. 6, 1931, at Baker City to Rosely Kirby and Amos Robinson. She was raised by her grandparents, Beatrice and “Buff” Baldock of Baker City. She has a surviving brother, Dennis E. Kirby of Clackamas. In her early years in Baker City, Mary worked for the Red Cross as a swimming instructor and lifeguard for 18 years, teaching the children of the community to swim. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1953. She … Read more

Ward, J. C. – Obituary

JC Ward, 79, of Baker City, died April 20, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City. A memorial service will be held in his honor on Saturday, May 2, at 1 p.m. at the Local Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 975 S. Bridge St. in Baker City. A reception will be held at the Community Connection Center at 2810 Cedar St. in Baker City immediately following the memorial service. JC was born on June 22, 1929, in Brownsville, Texas, to Charles and Vera Ward. He graduated from Yakima High School in Yakima Wash. JC met Vera Peggy … Read more

Wright, Calvin Ray “Cal” – Obituary

Calvin Ray “Cal” Wright, 52, of Hamilton, Mont., a former longtime Baker City resident, died Aug. 24, 2008, as the result of an accident. There will be a memorial barbecue Sunday in his honor at Hamilton, Mont. He was born March 10, 1965, at Waynoka, Okla., to Coral Belle Boren. When he was 2, Cal moved with his mother to Idaho. There she met and married Robert Boren who Cal respected and loved as his father. Cal grew up on a ranch at Emmett, Idaho, along with his eight brothers and two sisters. On Jan. 8, 1976, he married the … Read more

Swint, E. Faye Allen Mrs. – Obituary

E. Faye Allen Swint passed away on May 24, 2005, in Banning, Calif. Faye was born on June 28, 1936, in Baker and was a graduate of Baker High School. She retired from Riverside Community Hospital after 31 years of employment. Faye was the wife of Lee Swint who preceded her in death. Faye is survived by her mother, Edna Allen of Brookings, Ore.; her brother, Dale Allen of Los Gatos, Calif.; her nieces, Cecilia Allen Martin of Santa Clara, Calif., and Carole Allen of Bakersfield, Calif.; and her nephew Bruce Allen of Sausalito, Calif. A private memorial service was … Read more

Pratt, Larry Arnold – Obituary

Larry Arnold Pratt, 67 of Prairie City, died at his home April 28, 2005, after a long illness. A graveside service will be held Thursday May 5, at the Haines Cemetery in Haines at 2 p.m. A reception dinner will follow at Haines Baptist Church. There will be a visitation from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on May 5 at Grays West & Company Pioneer Chapel in Baker City. Larry was born Dec. 2, 1937, to Louis and Edythe (Boyce) Pratt in Baker County. He was raised on the North Powder River and attended North Powder school, graduating in 1956. … Read more

Kingsley, Augusta Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Kingsley Dies After Long Illness Mother of Mrs. C.S. Blackmon Succumbs  Mrs. Augusta Kingsley, aged 78 died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Blackmon, 1639 Second Street, at 12:45 yesterday afternoon, after an illness of nearly eight months, the last few weeks of which she was bedridden. Mrs. Kingsley has been a resident of Baker for 14 years, having come here from the east with her daughter. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Blackmon and two brothers, Chester R. Drown of Pittsburg, and Alphonso Drown of Machias, New York. Mrs. Kingsley … Read more

Weber, Robert Cass – Obituary

Robert Cass “Bob” Weber, 56, of Baker City, died Sept. 13, 2009, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise after a sudden illness. There will be a memorial service and a celebration of Bob’s life at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Baker City Community Event Center, 2600 East St. Pastor Scott Knox of the Blue Mountain Baptist Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception and to continue sharing stories about Bob after the service at the home of Margaret Morris at 1995 15th St. Bob was a 1973 Baker High School graduate. In September of … Read more

Huff, Hiram M. – Obituary

Hiram M. Huff died Sunday Hiram M. Huff, a resident of Baker since 1908, died at 11 o’clock Sunday morning at the residence of his son, Dr. J. W. Huff in this city. The deceased was born in Kentucky, February 2, 1832, being 91 years, nine months and nine days old. He came to western Iowa May 1855 and married Lucinda McGahan June 24, 1856, six children being the result of the union, four of whom survive; Dr. J.W. Huff and T.C. Huff, Baker; B.T. Huff, Payette; Mrs. Clara Weston, Baker. Funeral services will be held this evening at the … Read more

Huey, Ora Mrs.

Ora Huey, 74, of Boise, died Feb. 17, 2005, with her husband of 55 years, Donald Huey, by her side. Her memorial service was Monday at the Cloverdale Funeral Home in Boise. She was born in Baker on Jan. 8, 1931. She worked for the Bureau of Land Management until moving to Boise in 1967, where she continued to work for the BLM and the Forest Service. She enjoyed fishing, camping and traveling after her early retirement from the Forest Service. Until her illness, she was an avid bridge player and played several times a week with her good friend … Read more

Stufflefield, Brent Alden – Obituary

Brent Alden Stubblefield, 47, a former Baker City resident, was surrounded by his family when he died March 12, 2006, in Vancouver, Wash., after a short battle with cancer. All of Brent’s friends are invited to join his family in a Celebration of Life on April 12, at 1 p.m. at the Menucha Hall at the Columbia Gorge. For information and directions go to www.Menucha.org or send an e-mail to tamich@netzero.net. Arrangements are under the direction of Emily’s Cremation & Burial Service of Milwaukie, Ore. Brent was born on Nov. 11, 1959, at Baker City, the first child of Keith … Read more

Lindsey, Sherry Lynn King Mrs. – Obituary

Sherry Lynn Lindsey, 56, of Baker City, died Aug. 20, 2005, at her home. A memorial service is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 1820 First St. Pastor Ray Hedlund of Calvary Chapel will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family following the service for food and fellowship at the church. Disposition was by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. Sherry was born March 17, 1949, in Van Nuys, Calif., to Robert Fenton and Barbara Louise (Ericsson) King. Truly a selfless beautiful person, Sherry gave to all and expected nothing in return. She loved God and … Read more

Adams, Charlene N. Page Mrs. – Obituary

Charlene N. Adams, 73, Baker City, died Aug. 6, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Jack Bynum of Baker City United Methodist Church will officiate. Charlene was born on Jan. 23, 1932, at East Sanford, N.C., to Hugh and Virginia Tally Page. She was raised and educated at Sanford. She married Charles M. Adams on Sept. 26, 1947. After their marriage, they made their home at Baker City, where Charlene was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening and was a member of the Garden Club. She also … Read more

Albertson, Allie Broughton Mrs. – Obituary

Allie Albertson, 103, of Salem, and a former La Grande resident, died July 7, 2001, at a Salem care center. Her graveside funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Island City Cemetery. The Rev. Mark Schlessman of the La Grande First Christian Church will officiate. Mrs. Albertson was born Feb. 19, 1898, at Boreing, Ky. She was one of nine children born to John D. “JD” and Marian (Hammack) Broughton Sr. The family moved to Wallowa County, and she was educated in Enterprise. After high school she attended Western Oregon University at Monmouth and Eastern Oregon University at … Read more

Lindley, Hildreth Colton Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Hildreth Lindley, 83, a longtime Baker City resident, died May 6, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the cathedral. The Rev. Rob Irwin of the church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward in the church basement. Visitations will be until 5 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. Hildreth C. Lindley was born on Dec. 24, … Read more

Augenstein, Irene Calvert Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Irene Augenstein, 94, of North Powder died Aug. 27, 2001. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. Private inurnment will be at the Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene. Mrs. Augenstein was born on Sept. 2, 1906, at Wendling to Ira James and Sarah Jane West Calvert. She married Jim Augenstein on June 21, 1941, at Eugene. They were married for 47 years. Mr. Augenstein died in 1989. Mrs. Augenstein spent most of her adult life at Goshen and Cottage Grove before moving to Baker City in 1992 to be near … Read more