Baker City Oregon

Emele, Elsie – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Mrs. Elsie C. Emele, 82, 220 Bridge Street, died early Wednesday morning in the St. Elizabeth Hospital after a long illness. Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Beatty Chapel with the Rev. Robert Oestreich officiating and burial will follow in the family plot in Mt. Hope Cemetery. The daughter of J. B. and Anna Keiser Sams, she was born Dec. 26, 1877, at Medical Springs. She married Elmer A. Emele in Baker June 2, 1894. They lived several years at Medical Springs then moved to a ranch on Lower Power. She … Read more

Bailey, Jerry Dwayne – Obituary

Jerry Dwayne Bailey, 58, of Baker City, died March 23, 2005, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Boise. His funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. There will be a reception afterward at the church’s Family Life Center. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Jerry was born Oct. 5, 1946, at Enterprise to Willis and Barbara Nelson Bailey. He graduated from Enterprise High School in 1964. He was … Read more

Collins, Tiana Marie – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Tiana Marie Collins, a 6-week-old infant Baker City resident, died Jan. 24, 2002, at her home. Her memorial service was Jan. 28 at Gray’s West & Co. Lloyd Nelson officiated. Tiana Marie Collins was born on Dec. 12, 2001, at Baker City to Crystal Tiana Pepper and Joshua Collins. Although she lived a very short life, she touched the lives of all who knew her. She loved to be held and was a beautiful little girl. Survivors include her parents, Josh Collins and Crystal Pepper of Baker City; grandparents, Monty and Wendy Marie Wall of Baker City; … Read more

Christenson, Gayle Arlyn

Gayle Arlyn Christenson, 74, a longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 7, 2005, at home surrounded by family and friends. An Elks service and celebration of his life will take place Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. Gayle was born in 1931 at McMinnville to Chester and Lola (Johnson) Christenson. He attended school in Newberg and graduated there in 1950. He received training in radio engineering and moved to Salt Lake City where his distinct deep voice got him a job as a radio announcer. From there, Gayle worked a short time in the oil … Read more

Myers, Betty Jean Davis Mrs. – Obituary

Betty Jean Myers, 83, died June 9, 2009, at her home in McMinnville. Her memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, 390 N. Second, McMinnville. Arrangements are under the direction of Macy and Son Funeral Directors. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice or the McMinnville School Endowment Fund through Macy and Son Funeral Directors at McMinnville. Betty Jean Davis, the eldest of five children was born Nov. 4, 1925, at Hot Lake to William Ernest and Vivian Clare McGrath Davis. She grew up on the ranch owned by her Grandparents, John and Minnie … Read more

Gaub, Ron – Obituary

Ron Gaub, 97, a longtime Baker City resident, died March 12, 2005, at his home. Military rites will be conducted by the Baker City AMVETS and Veterans of Foreign Wars at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ron was born on Nov. 15, 1907, at Kramer, N.D., to John and Christina Keebler Gaub. He lived with his family until he was 17. He then rode his Harley Davidson to Oregon for the first time, returned to North Dakota and later returned to live in the Willamette Valley. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the … Read more

Bailey, Debra Audean (Early) – Obituary

Debra Audean Bailey, 54, of Ontario, died May 16, 2007, at her home. Her funeral was May 22 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Father Robert C. Irwin officiated. Burial was May 22 at Hillcrest East Cemetery in La Grande. Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel, Ontario, was in charge of arrangements. Debra was born on Dec. 6, 1952, to William Grant and Josephine E. Bailey in La Grande. She was raised in Baker City where she attended St. Francis Academy and Baker High School, until she moved to Ontario in 1995. She worked for nine years for the Baker County drug and alcohol … Read more

Simonis, Fred – Obituary

Eagle Valley Farmer, Dies Frederick Simonis, 80, Richland, died Saturday at 1623 Eldon Street in Baker. He had been ill for many months. Mr. Simonis was born March 18, 1866 at Stevens Point, Wis. For many years he engaged in farming in Eagle valley, Baker county. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge. Surviving are three sons, Elmer, Clayton and Obie Simonis, all of Richland; a daughter, Mrs. John Densley of Richland; five brothers, Joe, Alex and Ed Simonis of Richland; Louis and Lee Simonis of Baker; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Cropp of Baker and Mrs. Ella … Read more

Lambeth, William Franklin “Bill” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon William Franklin “Bill” Lambeth, 87, a longtime Baker City resident, died April 12, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At his request, there will be no funeral. Disposition was by cremation. Mr. Lambeth was born Nov. 13, 1915, at Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a son of P. A. and Laura Myrtle Knight Lambeth. He attended schools in Texas and California and after graduating, went to work as a manager for a wholesale electric supply company in Escondido, Calif. He entered the U.S. Army on June 10, 1943. He was stationed in Europe and fought in Normandy, … Read more

Bryant, Richard M. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Richard M. Bryant, 76, of Baker City died May 31, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Center. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home. Mr. Bryant was born April 14, 1926, at Lebanon, Oregon. He was a son of Cassius and Ella Pittman Bryant. He lived and received his schooling in Lebanon. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps … Read more

Erskine, Marjorie Mrs. – Obituary

Marjorie Erskine, 83, a longtime Baker City resident, died April 22, 2005, in Grants Pass at Three Rivers Community Hospital. Her graveside memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward in the Oregon Trail Room of the Rodeway Inn, 810 Campbell St. Marjorie will be interred next to her husband Wayne E. Erskine, who died in December 2000. Marjorie was born on July 25, 1921, at Stuart, Iowa. She married Wayne Erskine on June 8, 1941. Marjorie enjoyed her family and many friends. She was an avid book reader and … 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

Ryder, James Bartlett “Jimmy” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon James (Jimmy) Bartlett Ryder, 78, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Friday, March 7, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside service will be today at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 13, at Mount. Hope Cemetery, with Pastor Joe Bush officiating. Viewing was held on Wednesday, March 12, from noon to 8 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Mr. Ryder was born March 25, 1924, in Baker City to Horace B. and Edna Maude (Barton) Ryder. He graduated from St. Francis Academy in 1942. After graduation he moved to Portland with his brothers, Joe and … Read more

Fagenstrom, Ottilie Brummer Mrs. – Obituary

Ottilie Fagenstrom, 85, a former Baker City resident, died March 31, 2006, at Life Care Center of the Treasure Valley in Boise. Her memorial service will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 17th Street and Pocahontas Road. Ottilie Fagenstrom was born on Sept. 21, 1920, at Oslo, Norway, to Walter and Catherine Pattenhausen-Brummer. Ottilie moved with her parents to the United States in 1924. Her father, Walter, continued his import-export business. When Ottilie was 14, her mother, Catherine, died. Ottilie moved with her father to California. She was a 1939 graduate of Santa Ana High School. … Read more

Brown, Helen Louise Emerson Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Louise Brown, 86, of La Grande, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 29, 2004, at a La Grande care center. Her graveside service was Nov. 1 at the Island City Cemetery. Mark Schlessman of the First Christian Church in La Grande officiated. Loveland Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Brown was born on Feb. 11, 1918, to Jack W. and Mabel Clara Vest Emerson at Wallowa. She was the descendant of early Wallowa County pioneers, William Harvey Vest and Ellen Mollissia Cole. She attended elementary school in Baker City for a year and graduated from La … Read more

Taylor, Bob – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Bob Taylor, 73, of Baker City, died Dec. 12, 2002, at his home. At this time no services are planned. Bob was born June 16, 1929, at Walla Walla, Wash., to David Taylor and Mary Ellen Ramsey Taylor Huckins. He lived in many places as a boy. He enlisted in the Air Force when he was 17 years of age, working at the Pentagon most of his service time. After his discharge, he went to barber college, and after graduation he owned barber shops in Coos Bay, Roseburg, Union and Baker City. He also had shops in … Read more

Clausen, Ruth I. Isenbise Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Ruth I. Clausen, 88, of North Powder, did May 1, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be later at Ojai, Calif. Interment will be at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura, Calif. Ruth was born on May 15, 1914, at Chicago to Charles W. and Bertha O. Lichty Isenbise. Survivors include his two sons, Jerald F. Clausen, and his wife, Barbara of Ojai, Calif., and Robert Clausen of Cave Junction; a daughter, Marie Marks and her husband, Gene, of North Powder; a grandson, James Marks of North Powder; granddaughter, JoAnne Hufford and her husband, Kody, … Read more

Felkel, June Poe Mrs. – Obituary

June Poe Felkel, 81, of Baker City, died March 1, 2007. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m., Saturday at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. June was born at Mancos, Colo., in 1926. She married Orval Poe after graduating from high school at Mancos. They moved to the Northwest and settled at Baker City where they brought up their 10 children. As the children left home, June became more active in the community. She worked for the state in social services, was a member of the Baker City Council and was involved in service clubs. … Read more

Rogers, Bruce Wesley – Obituary

Bruce Wesley Rogers, 95, a longtime Baker County resident, died Dec. 8, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City. At his request, there will be no funeral. Bruce was born on Jan. 16, 1911, on Pleasant Valley Road in Baker to William T. Rogers and Mattie Jane Myers Rogers. He was the third of four children. Bruce was raised and educated in Baker County. In 1937, Bruce married Elsie Dalton, the daughter of Grant and Alice Dalton of North Powder. She died just 12 years later. In 1960, he married Florence Rose, who died in a motor vehicle … Read more

Dykstra, Conner Rupert – Obituary

Conner Rupert Dykstra, infant son of Vern and Savannah Dykstra, died Nov. 21, 2006, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. His graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery in the Baby Hearts Section. Pastor Mark Opperman of the Christian Life Center in Elgin will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the home of Lynda and Dean. Visitations were Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Survivors include his parents, Vern and Savannah Dykstra of Boise; a brother, Brandon Dykstra of Boise; grandparents, Lynda and Dean Amundson of Baker City and Rupert and Vernette Dykstra … Read more