Baker City Oregon

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

Young, Carol Elaine Bates Mrs. – Obituary

Carol Elaine Young, 71, of Baker City died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at St. Charles Medical Center at Bend. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of the Baker City United Methodist Church will officiate. There will be a reception at the American Legion Hall, 2129 Second St., after the funeral. Carol was born Nov. 26, 1931, at Baker City to John and Hazel Gilbert Bates. She attended school in Baker City and was a Baker High School graduate. She married Clayton Young on Dec. 7, … Read more

Rasmussen, Lynetta Ann “Lenny” Garrett Mrs. – Obituary

Lynetta Ann “Lenny” Rasmussen, 53, a longtime Baker City resident, died April 26, 2005, at her home surrounded by her loving family after battling lung disease for more than a decade. Her memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Father Rob Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St. Lynetta Ann Garrett was born on Nov. 1, 1951, at Wartburg, Tenn., to Harlin and Mayme Garrett. The family moved to Baker City when Lenny was … Read more

Steele, May Elizabeth Hulse Mrs. – Obituary

Pine Valley, Oregon May Elizabeth Steele, 98, a longtime Pine Valley resident, died April 26, 2001, at the Evergreen Health and Rehab Center in La Grande. At her request, there will be no funeral. Private family interment will be at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. She was born on May 3, 1902, at Halfway to Sheppard and Effie Mitchell Hulse. She spent her childhood and most of her adult life at Pine Valley. She received her education in one-room schoolhouses at Langrell and Clear Creek. She married Ben R. Steele in Halfway on March 14, 1921. They had one … Read more

Cashmere, Donald Ray – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Donald Ray Cashmere, 40, died April 9, 2006, at his home in Baker City. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the McEwen Bible Fellowship in Sumpter. Pastor Mark Norenberg of Granite will officiate. Friends are invited to attend a benefit buffet-style lunch at the Sumpter Nugget Restaurant after the service. Don was born on Aug. 11, 1965, at Tucson, Ariz., where he lived until moving to Portland in 1969. In 2002, he moved to Baker City to be closer to Mommy. Finally settling down, Don made a commitment to a “speed … Read more

Shephard, La Neva E. Scott Mrs. – Obituary

La Neva E. (Scott) Shephard, 89, of Ontario, died May 7, 2005 in an Ontario assisted-living facility. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. (MDT) at the First United Methodist Church in Ontario. The Rev. Linda Tucker will officiate. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. (PDT) at Mount Hope Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel in Ontario. La Neva was born July 10, 1915 to Herbert H. and Myrtle F. (Powell) Scott in Oroville, Wash. As a small child she moved and eventually settled with her family in Baker City, where she … Read more

Broadie, Vicky Lynn Scott Mrs. – Obituary

Vicky Lynn Broadie, 51, a longtime Baker City resident known as Lynn to her family and longtime friends, died Dec. 3, 2007, at her home in Baker City, surrounded by her loving family and friends after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of life was held today at the Elkhorn Baptist Church. Visitation will be held today from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer, 1500 Dewey Ave. Lynn worked as a C.N.A. for many years in the Baker area. She also worked for Marvin Wood Products and the last couple of years … Read more

Blando, Leo John – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Leo John Blando, 76, of Baker City died May 29, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Blando was born May 15, 1926, at Aberdeen, S.D. He was a son of Phillip and Mary Hoffert Blando. He was raised and … Read more

Robinson, Roy Rodney – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Roy Rodney Robinson, 62, a former Baker City resident, died May 29, 2004, in Richardson, Texas. His memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. in Baker City. Pastor Ralph Holcomb will officiate. Roy was born Feb. 26, 1942, in Pryor, Okla., a son of Lois and Walter Robinson. He worked in construction, spending 14 years in underground construction working for such construction companies as Morrison-Knudson and Peter Kewitt. Some of the projects that he worked on were the Washington Tunnel, second power plant at Grand Coulee Dam and the … Read more

Schmitt, Jennifer Lynn – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Jennifer Lynn Schmitt, 19, of Baker City died Nov. 8, 2000, of a heart arrhythmia while riding her beloved horse, Onyx, near Baker City. Her memorial service was Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Fourth Street and Washington Avenue. Pastor Susan Barnes officiated. Vault interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Miss Schmitt was born Feb. 16, 1981, at Baker City to Richard and Lynn Schmitt of Baker City. She was raised at Petaluma, Calif., and came to Baker City when she was 18. She attended Two Rock Union Elementary School. She graduated from Petaluma High School and … Read more

Cavin, Kenneth Dean, II – Obituary

Kenneth Dean Cavin II, 53, of Edmond, Okla., a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 16, 2005, at Edmond. There will be a Celebration of Life service for him at 11 a.m. Thursday at Baggerley Funeral Home at Edmond. Ken was born on May 31, 1951, at Baker City where he grew up and attended school. He was a 1969 Baker High School graduate. He joined the U.S. Army National Guard in 1969 and served his basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas. He then attended the Oregon Military Academy and was commissioned as first lieutenant in the Guard upon his … 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

Jacobs, Benjamin E. – Obituary

Farmer, 49 Years Death on Saturday afternoon claimed Benjamin E. Jacobs, pioneer Baker county rancher and first master of the Wingville grange. He had been visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Claudia J. Merritt of Ontario. Mr. Jacobs was born in Helena, N.Y. June 21, 1859, came to the county in 1879 [1897?], mined near McEwan briefly and then took up farming three miles west of this city where he has resided for 49 years. He was married in 1884 to Bessie A. Hartzell in Butte. She preceded him in death by several years. He has held life … Read more

Remsen, Ruth Abbott Mrs. – Obituary

Ruth Abbott Remsen, 83, of Richland, Wash., a former Richland, Ore., resident, died April 8, 2005, in the company of her daughter. Her graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2005, at the Island City Cemetery. She was born Aug. 13, 1921, in Malheur County, near Weiser, Idaho, to Isaiah and Nannie May Wade Abbott. Ruth was one of 11 children. Ruth and her husband, Mearl F. “Mick” Remsen, were married on July 7, 1942. After the war, the family moved to Lakeview, where they lived for 12 years. They later moved to La Grande, where … Read more

Beale, Ella Muriel Carganey Mrs. – Obituary

Eagle Valley, Baker County, Oregon Ella Muriel Beale, 91, of Richland, died May 6, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Pastor Ray Wilson of the New Bridge Church of The Nazarene will officiate. Visitations will be from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mrs. Beale was born on March 2, 1915, in Texas, to Carl S. and Mary Jane Thompson Carganey. The family lived in Texas and Missouri for a time before moving West and settling at … Read more

Medlin, Curtis Edward “Curt” – Obituary

Curtis Edward “Curt” Medlin, 81, of Baker City, died Feb. 7, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor John Goodyear of the Baker Valley Church of Christ will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Coles Funeral Home. Curt was born on Sept. 10, 1925, at Malden, Mo., to Lopoleon and Ida Medlin. He married Melba Walker, his wife of 54 years, on March 18, 1944. She died on Jan. 14, 1998. … Read more

Alexander, Kenneth Roy – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Kenneth Roy Alexander, 84, of Union and Pine Creek, died June 3, 2005, at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. His funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valle, 1502 Seven St. in La Grande. Interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Kenneth Roy Alexander was born April 25, 1921, at High Valley, Ore., the son of Roy and Delia (Ross) Alexander. Kenneth truly loved the outdoors and spent his early years building trails in the Eagle Caps. Mr. Alexander later enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during … Read more

Burke, Sandra “Cass” Mrs. – Obituary

Sumpter, Oregon Sandra “Cass” Burke, 62, of Sumpter, died Sept. 1, 2003, at her home. At the family’s request, disposition was by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. A private memorial service will be scheduled later. Cass was born March 31, 1941. She was a wonderful mom, “the best on the block,” always taking time to color or play with her children. Cass spent the last years of her life with her husband, Bo, and friends near Whitney. She enjoyed entertaining her loved ones and will be greatly missed for her sense of humor, her amazing zest for life, and … Read more

Karg, William Franklin “Bill”, Dr. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Dr. William Franklin “Bill” Karg, 75, of Eagle, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died Dec. 7, 2004, at his home. The family had a private service to celebrate his life. Bill was born on April 18, 1929, at Baker City to Otto and Margaret “Pat” Karg. His father was a former Baker City fire chief. Bill attended Baker High School and then Pacific University at Forest Grove. He graduated with a degree in optometry on May 25, 1952. During college, he worked for the Forest Service where he was a firefighter. He married Ruby Lowe at … Read more

Barton, Howard A. – Obituary

Howard A. Barton, 82, of Baker City and a former longtime Halfway resident, died Oct. 28, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Leonard Hill of Halfway will officiate. Private vault interment will be at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Visitations will be for family only. Mr. Barton was born on Oct. 23, 1919, at Copperfield. He was the son of Fay W. and Grace Stewart Barton. He attended schools in Baker County and graduated from Pine Valley High School at Halfway. He attended … Read more