George, Elizabeth Mrs. – Obituary
Mrs. Elizabeth George, age 88, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. J.H. Parker in Baker last Monday. She had been a resident of Baker 24 years. North Powder News Saturday, November 21, 1925
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Schuchardt, Anna Dolores Davis Mrs. – Obituary
David T. Pattee Jr., 54, a former Baker City resident, died March 13, 2006, at Roseburg. Mr. Pattee was born July 16, 1951, in Portland, and he was raised and educated in the Portland area, graduating from Centennial High School. In recent years he lived in Bend, Baker City and most recently in Roseburg. The loves of his life were fishing and golfing. He is survived by his sister, Kathleen Pattee of Portland; a daughter, Ashley Bessey, and two grandchildren, Caiden and Choloe Bessey, all of Redmond; his mother, Donna Pattee, sister, Polly Pattee and niece, Summer, all of Gresham; … Read more
Hoffman, Alvin C. “Si” – Obituary
Alvin C. “Si” Hoffman, 87, of Ontario, a former Baker County resident, died July 23, 2004, at his home. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. (MDT) Wednesday at Park Community Church in Ontario. Pastor Ed Renk will officiate. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Ontario. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight (MDT) at Ontario’s Lienkaemper Chapel. Si was born at Powell, Wyo., on May 10, 1917, to Charles and Myrtle Hoffman. The family moved to Ontario in 1918. Si attended Cairo Elementary School and was an Ontario High School graduate. He married Maxine Cartwright in 1938. Si … Read more
Stanley, Nellie – Obituary
Nellie Mae Stanley, 70, a member of a Pioneer Baker County family, died early this morning at her home in Rock Creek. Mrs. Stanley, daughter of Samuel and Susan Hearing, was born at Muddy Creek on Dec. 7, 1888. She had been a resident of Baker County for her entire life and was married to Lee C. Stanley at the old Central Hotel on May 14, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley had ranched in the Rock Creek district for a number of years until retirement several years ago. Mrs. Stanley is survived by her husband of Rock Creek; by three … Read more
Mrs. Jacqueline Leilani Prescott Pignone – Obituary
Jacqueline Leilani Prescott Pignone, 54, of Baker City, died at May 7, 2008, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. A potluck party to celebrate Jackie’s life will begin at noon June 28 at the Pignone residence, 14780 Mill Creek Lane. All friends and family are welcome to attend and share memories and laughs. The family would like to encourage people to bring photographs of Jackie to the celebration to add to a memorial collage. Jackie was born on Sept. 27, 1953, at Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii. She was the “baby” … Read more
Perry, Jack W. – Obituary
Jack W. Perry, 84, of Baker City, died July 10, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Military rites will be accorded by Baker City AMVETS, Post 1874. Honor guard will be by Co. A 3-116th Cavalry, Oregon National Guard. Officers of the Bend City Police Department will also assist. Jack was born in 1921 at St. Maries, Idaho, to John and Wilhelmina “Minnie” Perry. His parents moved to Bend when he was 7, and he lived … Read more
Tally, Donna Marie Weaver Mrs. – Obituary
Baker City, Oregon Donna Marie Tally, 68, of Myrtle Point and a former Baker City resident died, Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Myrtle Point. Funeral service was held Sunday, July 18, 2 p.m. at the Myrtle Point Baptist Church with Pastor Dale Brown officiating. Graveside service and vault interment were held Wednesday July 21, 10 a.m. at the North Powder Cemetery in North Powder. Arrangements were under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service Myrtle Point Chapel. Donna was born to Clifford and Goldie (Perkins) Weaver June 27, 1936, in La Grande. She graduated from La Grande High School. She was … Read more
Williams, Melvin F. – Obituary
Melvin F. Williams, 51, a former Baker City resident, died July 18, 2003, at the Veterans Hospital in Boise. There will be a private family service. Melvin was born Aug. 30, 1951, in Baker City to Fred and Enola (Derrick) Williams. He was raised and educated in the Baker City area. He joined the U.S. Army at the age of 17 and served in Vietnam as a medic. He married Kathy Schuh in 1969. They had two children. In 1976 he married Charlotte (Wood) Stephens, and they moved to Albany in 1980. After Vietnam he worked for the Union Pacific … Read more
Lam, Phyllis Watson Mrs. – Obituary
Phyllis Lam, a longtime Eagle Valley Resident, died July 14, 2007, at Portland after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Her graveside funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. There will be a potluck afterward at the Eagle Valley Christian Church. Phyllis was born on April 19, 1925, to Laura and Joe Watson at Mitchell, Ind. She was joined five years later by a sister, Janie. She married Russell Lam in December 1946. They had three children: Paula, Debra, and Gary. They lived in Indiana until January 1964 when they made a … Read more
Dean, Marvin B. – Obituary
Marvin B. Dean; 85, 2365 Fourth St., a life-time Baker and Baker County resident, died Thursday, October 1, 1981, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. The Rev. Gerald C. Nelson of United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Baker veterans will fold the flag. Mr. dean was born on March 7, 1896, in Baker to Matthew and Stella Emile Dean. He attended schools in Baker and Keating. He grew up on the family ranch in Keating. He worked … Read more
Haney, Larry W. – Obituary
Larry W. Haney, 69, Baker City, Ore., died Feb. 11, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.in Baker City, Ore. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, February, 2007 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
Hauser, Melvin Michael “Mike” – Obituary
Melvin Michael “Mike” Hauser, 34, of Fruitland, died Sept. 1, 2004. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Riverside Cemetery in Payette, Idaho. Pastor Dick Wilson will officiate. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel in Payette. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel. Mike was born to Marietta and Melvin Hauser on Feb. 1, 1970, at La Grande. He attended Brooklyn Elementary School and Baker High School at Baker City. He earned an associate’s degree at Treasure Valley Community College in law enforcement and was … Read more
Donnelly, Roderick – Obituary
Formerly of La Grande 1921-2009 Roderick W. ‘Doc’ Donnelly, 88, formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 12 at his home in Richmond. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Sweeney Mortuary of Condon is in charge of arrangements. Roderick was born May 23, 1921, the first son of Virginia Odessa Wechter and Hamilton Keyes Donnelly at his grandmother’s house at the top of the Donnelly Grade in Wheeler County. He was the grandson of a founding father of Wheeler County. He attended grade school in a one-room school at Service Creek. He attended high school in … Read more
Obituary of Jack O. Thompson
Jack O. Thompson, 81, of Baker City died Aug. 10, 2008, at home with his faithful dog Dutch at his feet. At his request, there will be no funeral service. Interment will take place at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery in Milton-Freewater. Mr. Thompson, the youngest son of Bress Thompson and Annie Bowyer Thompson, was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Wallowa. He graduated from McLoughlin Union High School in Milton-Freewater in 1944. He served proudly in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps during the late 1940s and 1950s. He was stationed in California and in Asia. He also served in … Read more
Weideman, Glenn August – Obituary
Glenn August Weideman, 71, a former longtime Baker City resident, died July 5, 2005, at his home in Moses Lake, Wash. There will be a memorial service for Glenn at Phillips Lake on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. For more information, call his son Wayne at Anacortes, Wash. He was born on May 14, 1934, at Mount Clemens, Mich., to Robert and Clara Lipke. Glenn lived for nearly 40 years in Baker City where he made a career as an engineer for the U.S. Forest Service. He worked mostly on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and later commuted to John Day … Read more
Kolasinski, Gary – Obituary
La Grande, Oregon Gary Kolasinski, 53, of Baker City and formerly of La Grande and Enterprise, died Aug. 24 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A funeral Mass will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, 1002 L Ave., in La Grande. Following the service, friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the church. Gary was born Oct. 12, 1953, four minutes before his twin brother to Ardath Snitgen and Donald Kolasinski in Alpena, Mich. He lived in Alpena, St. John’s, Mich., Portland and La Grande where he spent his high … Read more
Rosales, Mary Lou Castillo Mrs. – Obituary
Mary Lou Castillo Rosales, 78, a former longtime Baker County resident, died Aug. 11, 2006, at Hillsboro. Her memorial service was today at the Evergreen Staples Funeral Home in Vancouver, Wash. Mary Lou was born in Anadarko, Okla., on Sept. 3, 1927, to Tomacita Urias and Francisco Castillo. She grew up in Anadarko where she went to school and spent her time with her cousins Mary, Della and Oscar. On Dec. 14, 1943, she married her beloved husband, Manuel G. Rosales, with whom she had six children. In 1954 they packed up their family and headed West, landing at Durkee. … Read more
Russell, David Alan – Obituary
David Alan Russell, 61, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 26, 2005, at his mother’s home in Vale after a sudden illness. There will be no funeral. Disposition was by cremation. His cremains will be scattered at the same site as those of his brother, Fuller. Dave was born on Jan. 13, 1944, at Randleman, N.C., to Paul T. and Verneta Mae Russell. He grew up in North Carolina, Idaho and Oregon. After graduating from high school at Portland, he joined the U.S. Navy Seabees, serving on Guam and Okinawa. After his discharge from the Navy, he worked for … Read more
Flint, Jacob P. “Jake”
Jacob P. “Jake” Flint, 22, of Dade City, Fla., and a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 19, 2001, in Florida. His funeral will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Father Rob Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. There will be a reception at the Flint home, 870 Campbell St., following the services. Disposition was by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. Mr. Flint was born Oct. 27, 1978, at Pendleton to Pat and Gloria Flint. He spent most of his life in Baker City, where he loved … Read more
Leishman, Mildred J. Landreth Mrs. – Obituary
Baker City, Oregon Mildred J. Leishman, 86, a longtime Baker City resident, died on Sept. 11, 2004. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 29, 2005, at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Leishman was born on Sept. 18, 1917, at Baker City to pioneer parents, Bent and Mary Harrison Landreth. She was a Baker High School graduate and worked as a dental assistant before attending the University of Oregon at Eugene. She was an active member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church and served on the Altar Guild. Survivors include four children, Dick, Tom and Bill Gee and Julie … Read more