Baker City Oregon

Miller, Frank L. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Frank L. Miller, 75, a lifelong Baker City resident, died May 20, 2006, at his home in the company of his daughters and one granddaughter. His funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane in Baker City. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., and Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. A luncheon will be provided at the church following the committal. Frank was born May … Read more

Dahl, Nina Jackson Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Dahl Was Native Of Valley Funeral services was held for Nina May Dahl 77, 1825 4th St. , 77 years life time resident of Baker and Baker county, were conducted at West and Co. Memorial Chapel at 2:00 pm Wednesday Sept. 27, 1967. The Rev. James Bronson of the First Lutheran Church officiated. Interment will follow at the Haines Cemetery in Haines, Oregon. Mrs. Dahl was a native of this valley and the daughter of pioneers. She was born February 18, 1890 at Haines, Oregon the daughter of George W. and Ida Bell Long Jackson. She was the eldest … Read more

Dean, Ovle – Obituary

Ovle A. Dean, Pocahontas Road, a lifetime Baker resident, died Tuesday evening in St. Elizabeth community Hospital after an extended illness. He was 77. Mr. Dean was born Dec. 17, 1892, at Keating, the son of pioneer parents, Matthew and Estella Emele Dean. He was educated in Keating and Baker schools. He married his wife, Edna, in Pendleton. His entire life was spent ranching in Keating and Baker Valley. Survivors include his widow, Edna; a brother Marvin B. Dean; and two nephews, Dallas M. Dean, Baker, and Byrl Dean Jr., La Grande. He was preceded in death by a brother, … Read more

George, Gregory, Owen – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Gregory Owen George, 52, of Baker City, died March 22, 2001, at his home. His graveside funeral will be Wednesday at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Pastor Monte Loyd of Baker Valley Christian Assembly will officiate. Military honors will accorded by the Baker City V.F.W. Post No. 3048 and the Oregon National Guard. Mr. George was born May 16, 1948, at Klamath Falls to Vernon W. and Alma L. (Stanley) George. He attended school in Baker and graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City on June 3, 1966. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps … Read more

Burns, Olga Mrs. – Obituary

The body of Mrs. Olga Burns, who died at 3:15 Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Bailey at 2432 Eleventh street, will be shipped this evening to Cambay, (Canby?) Oregon, where funeral services will be held at her old home. Mrs. Burns was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1864, and would have been 57 years old July 26. She came to the United States when a girl of 18, and move with her parents to Camby, (Canby) Oregon where they made their home. She had been a resident of Baker for the past 12 years, and … Read more

Moulton, Dale Ivan – Obituary

Dale Ivan Moulton, 69, a former Baker County resident, died Feb. 29, 2008, at Gresham. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairlawn Health Center Community Center, 1280 N.E. Kane Drive in Gresham. Mr. Moulton was born on Dec. 19, 1938. He married Rae D. Kirk on Feb. 1, 1957. He was a retired teacher and taught at Pleasant Valley School. Survivors include his wife, Rae Moulton of Gresham; his sons, Brent Moulton, and his wife, Maria, of La Grande, and Scott Moulton, and his wife, Kate, of Gresham; daughter, Michele Kuhnau, and her husband, Pat, … Read more

Dielman, Byrdie “Opal” Shropshire Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Byrdie “Opal” Dielman, 85, died Sept. 12, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Care Center, where she had been a resident for three weeks. Her memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at the United Methodist Church, 1919 Second St. Opal, the first of six children of Robert David and Hazel Viola Fox Shropshire, was born on Jan. 14, 1917, at the family farm near Ashland, Kan., 50 miles south of Dodge City. She obtained her education there graduating as valedictorian of the Ashland High School class of 1935. She married Raymond “Ray” Charles Dielman, who … Read more

Ward, Mary Jane Mullen Mrs. – Obituary

Mary Jane Ward, 85, of La Grande and formerly of Baker City, died Aug. 2, 2003, at a local care facility. A private family service and interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Ward was born on Feb. 26, 1918, to James Levi and Daisy B. Bishop Mullen at Westfall. She was a 1936 graduate of Ontario High School. She married Frank Eldon Ward at Payette, Idaho, on July 24, 1948. They later moved to Baker City where they owned and operated Scotty’s Tavern. Mr. Ward died on Oct. 16, 1972. She continued to operate the business until 1979 … Read more

Clark, Homer B. – Obituary

Homer B. Clark, 77, died April 5, 2008, at home. At his request, there will be no service. Homer was born on Oct. 27, 1930, at Torrington, Conn., to Homer and Marie Haas Clark. During his high school years, he broke horses for a local riding stable, including training horses to jump fences in preparation for the sport of fox hunting. After graduation he traveled West, finding work at the 3J Ranch in Clayton, N.M., as a horse trainer. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as an aircraft armament mechanic, Homer married Mary Lou Lester at Litchfield, Conn. They … Read more

Dunn, Robert Delaine – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Robert Delaine Dunn, 47, of Amity, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 4, 2004. There will be a memorial service in the spring. Macy’s Funeral Home at McMinnville is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Dunn was born on Jan. 6, 1957, to Delaine and Bonnie Byrne Dunn at Baker City. He graduated from Grant Union High School in 1975 and served in the U.S. Army for 10 years. He lived in various places in Eastern Oregon, including La Grande, before moving to Amity in 1998. He worked as an auto mechanic and enjoyed cars, music and … Read more

Barron, Zellar Ann Heaton Mrs. – Obituary

Zellar Ann Barron, 98, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 28, 2006. Her graveside funeral was Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. She was born on April 14, 1908, at Crossville, Ala., to William and Cordillia Camp Heaton. She was educated at Wynn, Ark. She moved to Baker City in 1936. She married Robert Barron on Dec. 23, 1946, at La Grande. She cleaned houses, painted houses, did wallpapering and worked for the Oregon Trail Motel for 22 years. She then cared for elderly people in their homes for a number of years. She retired and moved to McMinnville in … Read more

Jordan, Merwin “Rusty” – Obituary

Merwin “Rusty” Jordan, 88, a former Baker City resident, died Dec. 7, 2002, at Eugene. No service is planned. Poole Larson is in charge of arrangements. Rusty was born Nov. 6, 1914, in Washtucna, Wash., and was the oldest of three sons born to Rosco and Kate Jordan. He grew up in La Grande, later moving to Baker City where he lived for over 40 years and worked as a welder. In 1941, he married Dorothy Walker of La Grande. He and his wife moved to Eugene in 1996. Rusty enjoyed spending time outdoors, hunting, fishing, gardening and playing cards. … Read more

Taylor, Ilah Maxine Wiswell Mrs. – Obituary

Ilah Maxine Taylor, 90, a longtime Baker City resident, died Aug. 30, 2007, at her home after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. There will be no formal funeral or public memorial. Ilah was born at Genesee, Idaho, to Howard O. Wiswell and Hazel Garber Wiswell and moved to Haines at an early age. She graduated from Haines High School and the Baker Business College. While attending school, she worked for her father at the Haines Telephone Co. Later, before marrying, she went to work for the AAA program under Phil Fortner, county agent. In 1938, she married James “Jim” … Read more

Smith, Hazel Ann Mrs. – Obituary

Hazel Ann Smith, 91, of Baker City, died Jan. 22, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Bishop Ernie Collard will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the church. Hazel was born on Oct. 25, 1916, to James Robert Wanker and Zena Belle Whitten Wanker at the Wanker Ranch in Medical Springs. Hazel was the youngest in the family, with four older sisters. As a young girl, she helped cook for … Read more

French-Laird, Hester M. Holden Mrs. – Obituary

Hester M. French-Laird, 87, of Oregon City, a former Baker City resident, died March 5, 2006. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke’s Catholic Church at Woodburn. Interment will be at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Portland. Visitations will be until 5 o’clock tonight at Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Woodburn. Hester was born on Jan. 22, 1919, at Baker City to Ward and Gwendolyn Holden. She was raised at Baker City and married John “Jack” French in 1938. He died in 1979. In 1995, she married Richard Laird. She lived at Woodburn from 1981 … Read more

Combs, Corky

Corky Combs, 75, a long-time Baker City resident, died Feb. 10, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Ritualistic rites will be accorded by B.P.O.E. Lodge No. 338. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home. Corky was born July 7, 1929, in Baker City to Carl and Thelma (Shephard) Combs. He was raised in Baker City and attended school in Baker and Huntington. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1947. He attended Western … Read more

Heidel, Edward Richard “Eddie” – Obituary

Edward Richard “Eddie” Heidel, 69, of Haines, died April 8, 2006, at the Boise Veterans Extended Care Unit. At his request, his body was cremated. There will be a celebration of his life Saturday, April 22, at the Haines School. Everyone is welcome to bring a potluck dish and share memories of Eddie. He was born on Sept. 29, 1936, at Cincinnati to Earl and Eunice Schwartz Heidel. After graduation from Hamersville High School in Ohio in 1956, he joined the U.S. Army. After a brief marriage and the birth of a son, he left Ohio for the West Coast. … Read more

Gibbs, John C. – Obituary

John C. Gibbs Died Sunday At His Home John C. Gibbs, early-day resident of Baker county, died at 7 o’clock last Sunday night at his home on Powder river, seven miles south of Baker. He was born in Kansas, January 1, 1862. Mr. Gibbs is survived by his widow and three sons; Elmer E. Gibbs of North Powder, Bryant Gibbs of Baker, Isaac A. Gibbs of Baker, and five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Peterson of Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Maude Erwin of Baker, Mrs. Rachel Scofield of Milton, Ore., and Miss Emma Gibbs and Miss Eva Gibbs both of Baker. Funeral services … Read more

Schlegel, Maxine Nicely Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Maxine Schlegel, 81, a former Baker City resident, died Dec. 19, 2004, at Nampa, Idaho. At her request there will be no services. Disposition was by cremation. Maxine was born June 17, 1923, at Charleston, W.Va., to P.O. and Mae Carnes Nicely. She received her education at Fort Saint Jones, Canada. She graduated from Grant Union High School in John Day. Maxine worked at several restaurants in Baker City and Elgin. She is survived by her son, Dean Schouten of Nampa; a brother and sister-in-law, Phil and Polly Nicely of Baker City; and several grandchildren, nieces and … Read more

Neff, Wilbur Wayne – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Wilbur Wayne Neff, 72, of Baker City, a former longtime Bend resident, died Jan. 7, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church, 2407 Seventh St. Pastor Nathaniel Neff will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the Calvary Baptist Church, 2107 Third St. Visitations will be until 7 p.m. today at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. There will be a second funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. at the True Gospel United Pentecostal Church in Bend. There will be a … Read more