Baker City Oregon

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

Paton, Ellen S. Keller Mrs. – Obituary

Ellen S. Paton, 96, of Forest Grove, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 28, 2006, at the Tuality Community Hospital in Hillsboro. There will be a celebration of Ellen’s life at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Jennings-McCall II Assisted Living Center, 2221 Oak St. in Forest Grove. Pastor Robert Reichen will officiate. Lodge rites will be conducted by the Order of Eastern Star, Home Star Chapter No. 187 in Forest Grove. Private interment will be at the Forest View Cemetery in Forest Grove. Ellen Sarah Paton was born on May 8, 1910, in Elbe, Wash., to Robert H. … Read more

Culley, Catherine E. Starr Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Catherine E. Culley, 81, a longtime Baker City resident and former Sumpter resident, died July 6, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Ed Niswender of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at Calvary Baptist Church, 2107 Third St. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Catherine was born on July 7, 1920, at Astoria to Clarence E. and Lucille Lockwood … Read more

Gilliland, Harold “Junior” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Harold “Junior” Gilliland, 73, a longtime Baker City resident, died June 8, 2004, at his niece’s home near Baker City. His funeral will be Monday, June 14 at 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be Friday until 5 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Junior was born Jan. 21, 1931, in North Platte, Neb. He was the son of George and Clara (Yates) Gilliland. Junior and … Read more

Nemec, Leonard, Sr. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Leonard Nemec Sr., 88, of Baker City died May 25, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services with all of his family at his bedside. At his request, there will be no services. Leonard was born Feb. 11, 1914, in Weston, Neb., to Henry and Frances (Bures) Nemec. He married Martha Kulhanek on June 19, 1934, in Dwight, Neb., and they had five children. The Nemecs farmed in Butler and Dodge counties before moving to David City in 1948 where they owned and operated a tavern for two years. In 1950, they moved to Baker and lived on … Read more

Rupe, Thomas Harold – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Thomas Harold Rupe, 83, of Baker City, died July 30, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Robin Harris of Cornerstone Baptist Church will officiate. Tom was born on Sept. 4, 1919, at Guthrie, Okla. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and outdoor activities such as collecting firewood. He worked for Weyerhaeuser, retiring in 1979. He was remarried in 1979 to Donna Watson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Onnie, in 1976, and his wife, Donna, in 1998. … Read more

Duncan, Leslie – Obituary

Leslie Vern Duncan, 90, 1350 10th St. who ranched and farmed in the Medical Springs and Ebell Creek areas, died Friday, May 8, 1987, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. The Rev. Greg Eicher of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Duncan was born March 12, 1897 at Medical Springs to Richard and Julia Ann Gobel Duncan. He married Blanche Ramsey in Weiser, Idaho, on March 11, 1941. He attended school in Medical Springs and was … Read more

Maxwell, Frances Olson Mrs. – Obituary

Frances L. Maxwell, 81, former McMinnville resident who taught for 26 years at Cook School, died Thursday, July 21, at Jefferson. Services were Monday, July 25, at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Macy & Son in McMinnville, with interment at the Masonic Cemetery. Born April 21, 1902 in Haines, the daughter of Arthur L. and Bertha Jarman Olson, Mrs. Maxwell was raised and schooled in Haines. She graduated from teacher’s college at OCE in Monmouth in 1920, then taught a few years at Muddy Creek near Haines. In June 1923, in Baker, she married Charles Dewey Maxwell who preceded … Read more

Brookshier, Dale Kenneth – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Dale Kenneth Brookshier, 88, of Baker City, died March 21, 2002, in Baker City. His graveside funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Summerville Cemetery, with Pastor Frank Humber of the Summerville Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow. Arrangements are under the care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Brookshier was born Feb. 14, 1914, at Crescent, Okla., to James A. and Blanch (Moffett) Brookshier. He was educated in Crescent and in January of 1940 he came to Imbler. He worked as a farmer and mill worker, and as a custodian and bus driver … Read more

Van Atta, William E. – Obituary

William E. Van Atta, 55, died June 21, 2007, at the home of his son in Aurora. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario. Services are under the direction of Lienkaemper Chapel, Ontario. He was born on June 7, 1952, at Walla Walla, Wash., to Laura Belle Jackson and William C. Van Atta. Although Bill was blind at an early age, he was able to accomplish more than many of us with our sight, his family members said. He married the love of his life, Bonnie Lee Kessell on Aug. … Read more

Moeller, Lavinia (Ina) Atkinson Mrs. – Obituary

Lavinia (Ina) Moeller, 90, of Baker City, died July 17, 2009 at Regency Nursing Home in Hermiston, Ore. There will be a celebration of her life at 10 a.m., Wednesday July 22 at Gray’s West & Co., Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Dave DePuty of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Moeller was born in Northern Ireland on Nov. 3, 1918 to Richard and Mary Atkinson. During World War II, while working for the British Armed Forces, she met and married Charlie Moeller in London, England in 1945. After World War II … Read more

Rush, George H. – Obituary

Auto Accident Well Known Man Killed at Railroad Crossing G.H. Rush, building contractor, was instantly killed when his auto was struck by train No. 21 a mile this side of Wingville Thursday evening. Wm. Hernsen of the Shockley Lumber Co. who was in the car with Mr. Rush is recovering at a Baker hospital. There seems to have been no witnesses to what transpired immediately before the accident. It is not known whether the car stalled on the track or an attempt was made to cross ahead of the train by too narrow a margin of time. The body of … Read more

Judkins, Margaret Aliene Mrs. – Obituary

Margaret Aliene Judkins, 86, of Ontario, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 16, 2003, at Ontario. Her funeral will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Jon Privett of the First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Mrs. Judkins was born on Nov. 15, 1916, at Snyder, Texas. She married Robert Garrett Judkins on Nov. 15, 1936, at Snyder, Texas. She enjoyed traveling and gardening. She was preceded … Read more

Morris, Carrie Fay Connor Mrs. – Obituary

Carrie Fay Morris, 73, of Baker City, died Feb. 14, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Visitations were from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. There was a reception afterward at the Eagles Lodge. Private burial was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Fay was born on Dec. 30, 1932, at Christopher, Ill., to Barton Edward and Eliza Roxie Gully Connor. In 1964, she moved out West. After living in surrounding areas, Fay settled in Baker City where she lived for many years. She was a longtime member of the Eagles Lodge and … Read more

Morrissey, William “Bill” – Obituary

William “Bill” Morrissey, 83, a Baker City resident since 1953, died Dec. 6, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. His memorial service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward. Bill was born June 10, 1924, in Ireland to William and Catherine Morrissey. He was the fifth of 10 children. He married lifetime Baker County resident Clara Burke in Ireland in January of 1952. He and Clara were ranchers in Baker Valley where they raised sheep, cattle, chickens and always … Read more

Gillgam, Nora Ellen Hayes Mrs. – Obituary

Nora Ellen Hayes-Gillgam, 86, of Portland, a Baker City native, died July 9, 2001, in Portland. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Mount Scott Funeral Home in Portland. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the North Powder Cemetery. She was born on Dec. 31, 1914, at Baker City and attended Baker schools. She had lived in the Portland area since the early 1940s. She worked for Perfect Fit, was a bartender for local taverns and was a seamstress for Freightliner from 1964 to 1981. She and her companion, Martin Resa, had been together for … Read more

Williams, Mildred E. Hawkins Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Mildred E. Williams, 96, of Hermiston, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Dec. 5, 2004, at Ashley Manor in Hermiston. Her memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Burial of her cremains will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. She was born at Brookings on Feb. 16, 1908, to Lester and Nettie Robison Hawkins. She was a member of the Baker City First Christian Church, the Missouri Flat Grange and the Order of Eastern Star, Baker and Sumpter chapters. She married David R. Williams on Sept. 17, 1935, at … Read more

Wilson, Carolyn Sue Calder Mrs. – Obituary

Baker County, Oregon Carolyn Sue Wilson, 53, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 6, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services from complications associated with pneumonia. Her funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Father Rob Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Grays West & Co. Mrs. Wilson was born Sept. 17, 1948, at Baker City to Harold J. “Buck” Calder and Opal E. Chrisman. She was the … Read more

Day, Frank Ronald – Obituary

Frank Ronald Day Frank Ronald Day, an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employee who worked often in Union County, died April 23 in Baker City. A casual remembrance gathering will be held Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. with a prayer at 1:30 at the Community Connections Center, 2810 Cedar St. in Baker City. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice in care of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home P.O. Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. La Grande Observer – Obituaries For The Week Ending June 23, 2007 Published: June 23, 2007 Transcribed by Dixie Ricker