Baker City Oregon

Wellman, Roger L. – Obituary

Roger L. Wellman, 74, of Baker City, died Sept. 10, 2005, at Providence Medical Center in Portland. A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Bill Cox of the McEwen Bible Fellowship will officiate. Private inurnment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Roger was born on Nov. 24, 1930, at Baker City to Walter and Olive Lindley Wellman. He was raised and educated at Baker City. He spent most of his life in Baker County, except for 20 years in Portland when he was employed by the Chevron Corp. … Read more

Haydock, Lee B. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lee B. Haydock, 87, a longtime Baker City resident, died March 26, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A family memorial service will be scheduled in May. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Crematory. Mr. Haydock was born Dec. 15, 1913, at Pelzer, S.C., to James and Dora Haydock. At the age of 2 he moved to Nampa, Idaho, where he lived until 1936. He then moved to Stanwood, Wash. There Mr. Haydock hauled for Vines pea factory, where the peas were canned. He met his future wife, Pearl, when he moved back … Read more

Kelley, Loyd Delmar – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Loyd Delmar Kelley, 81, of Baker City, died Aug. 23, 2006, at his home. His funeral was Friday at 1 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home. Pastor Monte Loyd of Harvest Church officiated. Interment was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Loyd was born Oct. 15, 1924, in Parthenan, Ark., to Robert and Laura (Smith) Kelley. He was raised and went to school in Parthenan, which is also where he married Ruth Cain on Oct. 1, 1944. Loyd worked most of his life in the lumber industry. He and Ruth came to the Baker City area from Lakeview in July … Read more

Reedy, Carl Eugene – Obituary

Carl Eugene Reedy, 65, of Baker City, died Oct. 4, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At his request, there will be no formal service. Friends are invited to join the family in sharing stories and memories at a celebration of Carl’s life at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Main Event, 1950 Main St. Carl was born Feb. 2, 1942, at Mattoon, Ill., to George and Olive Maxine Austin Reedy. He was a longtime and dedicated employee of Ash Grove Cement, retiring around the year 2000. He was a very good-hearted man, who would give the shirt off his back … Read more

Wellington, Jack D. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Jack D. Wellington, 77, a lifetime Baker City resident, died March 31, 2001, at Settlers Park Assisted Living center. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Members of the Masonic Lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Mr. Wellington was born Sept. 11, 1923, at Baker City and was a Baker High School graduate. He volunteered to serve in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served … Read more

Williams, Marjorie J. Spence Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Marjorie J. Williams, 92, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Aug. 12, 2004, at Meadowbrook Place where she had been living for the last year because of health problems. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home. Mrs. Williams was born on June 28, 1912, at Haines to Harry and Grace Truscott Spence. She was sister to Elwood, Owen and Paul Spence. The Spence family lived in the Keating Valley and … Read more

Kennison, Kyle Blake – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Kyle Blake Kennison, 51, of Hermiston, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 4, 2004, at Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital in Portland. His memorial service was Monday at the Hermiston High School gymnasium. There was a private family graveside service at the Hermiston Cemetery. Mr. Kennsion was born on Sept. 30, 1952, at La Grande to Harry and Mary Jackson Kennison. He was raised at Wallowa, Pilot Rock, Omak, Wash., and Baker City. He was a 1971 Baker High School graduate. Kyle than attended the University of Idaho at Moscow where he was a student athlete, … Read more

Hunt, W. Donald “Don” – Obituary

W. Donald “Don” Hunt, 78, of Orem, Utah, a retired longtime Baker City teacher, died Oct. 24, 2002, at Orem. His funeral was at noon today at the Orem Park 4th Ward Chapel. Interment was in the Veterans Memorial Park at Bluffdale, Utah. Don was born on Sept. 12, 1924, at Ora (Ashton), Idaho, to Purcell Byron and Stella Cora Hill Hunt. He graduated from Carey High School. He received two master’s degrees from the University of Idaho at Moscow where he met Billie Evelyn Gooing. They were married on June 27, 1948, and later sealed in the Idaho Falls … Read more

Evans, Mary Frances Williams Mrs. – Obituary

Mary Frances Evans, 72, of Baker City, died Dec. 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Richland Christian Church. Pastor Gordon Bond will officiate. Private interment will be in Eagle Valley Cemetery at Richland. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mrs. Evans was born Aug. 11, 1929, at Pleasantville, Tenn. She was one of 15 children of George and Betty Kelley Williams. She attended school at Pleasantville. In 1956, she met Bill Evans in La Grande; they were married in the … Read more

Dooley, Elletha M. Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Elletha M. Dooley, 90, of Baker City died Feb. 7, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There was a private family graveside service for Mrs. Dooley today at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Portland. The Rev. Joseph Neuville, retired, officiated. Mrs. Dooley was born on Aug. 7, 1911, at Estacada. At a young age she moved to Portland. She attended Alameda Grade School and graduated from Grant High School. She married Robert Dooley on Dec. 31, 1932, at Portland. For many years they were residents of Milwaukie and active members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Prior … 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

Schreeck, Fred – Obituary

Fred Schreeck Of Baker Dies Well – Known Business Man Succumbs After Illness Fred H. Schreeck, Baker business man, died this morning at 8:30 at his home after an illness extending over a period of three years. Mr. Schreeck was born in Bloomington, Illinois February 25, 1882. He came to Baker in 1899 and engaged in mining until 1901. In 1901 he married Emma Adams and they lived in Portland until 1909 when they moved back to Baker and Mr. Schreeck established the foundation of the Schreeck Ice and Cold Storage Company. He made a start by peddling hominy and … Read more

Rumney, Inez Fields Mrs. – Obituary

Inez Rumney, 93, of Prairie City, a former La Grande resident, died Nov. 16, 2001, at Blue Mountain Nursing Home at Prairie City. There was a celebration of her life Sunday at the Island City Cemetery. Mrs. Rumney was born on March 12, 1908, to William H. and Bessie Rimbey Fields at Elgin where she attended school. She met Stuart Francis Rumney in a construction camp where she was cooking. The couple were married on Oct. 13, 1928, at Walla Walla, Wash. They lived mainly in La Grande and later moved to Island City. Mr. Rumney worked as a heavy … Read more

Van Hoomissen, Condon J. “Jerry” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Condon J. “Jerry” Van Hoomissen, 76, a longtime Baker City resident, died July 4, 2003, at his home. His graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will conduct the service. After the committal, family and friends are invited to the Van Hoomissen home at 320 Foothill Drive to swap stories and visit. Food and drink will be provided, but if you wish to bring a dish to share, please do so, it will be appreciated. Jerry was born on Jan. 24, … Read more

Hickerson, Mabel Boyce Mrs. Obituary

Mabel (Boyce) Hickerson, 98, a former resident of Payette, Idaho, died at her Salem home Monday, Feb. 3, 2003. Mabel’s family were pioneers in the Baker Valley. A graveside service will be held at Riverside Cemetery, Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. Survivors include daughters, Beverly Perkins of Fruitland, Idaho, and LaVelle Lasher and her husband, Frank of Salem; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Brown of California. She was preceded in death by her husband, Art (1959); daughters, Genevieve Brown (1999) and Evelyn Cainan (2002); and three sons-in-law. Memorial contributions may be made to Payette … Read more

Schultz, Nadene M. Davis Mrs. – Obituary

Nadene M. Schultz, 88, of Clarkston, Wash., a former Baker City resident, died May 12, 2009, at her home of stomach cancer. At her request, there will be no service. She was born on July 5, 1920, at Enterprise to Oscar and Myrtle Poulson Davis. She married Joe A. Dunn in 1939, they divorced, and she then married Herb Hanson in 1946. They were divorced several years later. She then married Russell “Dutch” Schultz and was married to him until his death in April 2001. The couple celebrated 50 years of marriage. In her many years in business, she operated … Read more

Jones, Phyllis Ann Bennehoff Mrs. – Obituary

Richland, Baker County, Oregon Phyllis Ann Jones, 80, of Baker City, died Aug. 1, 2005, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. A graveside service will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Pastor Gordon Bond of the Richland Christian Church will officiate. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Phyllis was born on Dec. 7, 1924, at Richland to Christia Miller and Eagle Bennehoff. She was a 1942 graduate of Eagle Valley High School at Richland … Read more

Maxwell, John Dwyer – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon John Dwyer Maxwell, a plaintiff in the successful United Steelworkers 1988 unfair labor practices lawsuit against Oregon Steel, died May 11, 2004 of complications from AIDS. A resident of Baker City at the time of his death, he was 56. There will be a wake and gathering at 10:00 am on June 5, 2004 at the Longshoreman’s Meeting Hall, 2435 NW Front St. in Portland. A native Oregonian, Maxwell was born in Grants Pass, February 13, 1948. He was the youngest son of Robert Douglas Maxwell, a logger and long time Oregon lumberman, and Catherine Winifred Dwyer … Read more

Earley, Elizabeth “Betty” Vaughn Mrs. – Obituary

Elizabeth “Betty” Earley, 77, of Prineville died Feb. 9, 2003. Visitations are today at the Whispering Pines Funeral Home at Prineville. There will be no service. Elizabeth was born on June 21, 1925, at Moorehead, Ky., to Van and Flora Holbrook Vaughn. She married Crawford Earley in 1956 at Baker City. She attended school in Virginia. Upon completing school, she married her first husband and moved to Ohio where she lived until 1956. She moved to Oregon until the early 1970s when she moved to Othello, Wash., and then to Southern California. In 1985, she moved in with her daughter, … Read more

Erwin, Dorothy May Fleming Mrs. – Obituary

Dorothy May Erwin, 86, of Silverton, a former Baker City resident, died April 30, 2001, at Kootenai Medical Center at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Her memorial service was May 4 at the United Methodist Church at Wallace, Idaho. The Rev. Phil Squire officiated. Her body was cremated. Mrs. Erwin was born on April 9, 1915, at Durkee to Bellfield and Etta Cady Fleming. She married Ronald J. Erwin in 1933 and the couple moved from Baker City to the Silver Valley area in 1937. A homemaker, Mrs. Erwin was a member of the United Methodist Church of Wallace, Idaho, and also … Read more