Baker City Oregon

White, Bertha May Weeks Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Bertha May Weeks White, 99, a former Baker City resident, died March 4, 2006. Her funeral, with full military honors, is scheduled at Riverside National Cemetery at Riverside County, Calif., in April. Mrs. White was born on Sept. 27, 1906, at Baker City. She and her daughter, Marjorie, moved to Los Angeles in 1930. In 1943, her patriotism and strong sense of duty and determination led her to join the Women’s Army Corps. As she rose through the military ranks, she received numerous medals and commendations. Her tours of duty included occupied German and Japan … Read more

Mendenhall, Wesley Barrett – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Wesley Barrett Mendenhall, 64, of Baker City, died Jan. 20, 2002. His memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Robert Whiteman of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Mr. Mendenhall was born March 18, 1937, at Mount Auburn, Ill. He was a son of Eva Mae Hardisty and Floyd C. Mendenhall. He was raised and educated in Mount Auburn. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and was honorably discharged in 1963. On July 3, 1963, he married Kay Borkhardt at Edinburg, Ill. They moved to … Read more

McClain, Walter James “Jim” – Obituary

Walter James “Jim” McClain, 70, of Baker City, died April 24, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the American Legion Hall, 2129 Second St. Visitations will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. Jim was born on Sept. 14, 1934, at Los Angeles to Walter Logan and Rosalyn Myers McClain. He served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. He moved to Baker City in 1982. Jim was married … Read more

Kasper, LaVonne B. Hayhurst Beard Mrs. – Obituary

LaVonne B. Kasper, 51, of Baker City, died July 2, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop Allen Bingham will officiate. Interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the LDS Church. LaVonne was born on July 6, 1956, at Lone Pine, Calif., to Ernest Murphy and Clara Mai Rook Hayhurst. She graduated from Carlsbad High School and attended Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah. She was a wonderful homemaker and mother and she … Read more

Crawford, R.N. – Obituary

R.N. Crawford died at Baker, Ore. Friday last. Mr. Crawford was well known here having worked at the E. M&M. mill for a number of months last year. He was a brother of O. G. Crawford who went to Baker Friday and accompanied the body to Heppner, for burial. Wallowa County Reporter, Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Thursday February 19, 1920

Havlik, Wanda Helen Clark Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Wanda Helen Havlik, 82, of Baker City, died Oct. 12, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Baker City Christian Church, 2998 Eighth St. Pastor Roger Scovil will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a luncheon at the church after the service. There will be a second funeral at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Rockwood Church of God in Portland. There will be a reception afterward at the church. Vault Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Wanda Helen Clark was born on … Read more

Davis, Gertrude Ida Shields Mrs. – Obituary

Gertrude Ida Davis, 94, a former Baker County resident, died April 29, 2007, at Hospice House in Kennewick, Wash., surrounded by family. Her graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Summerville Cemetery. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., in La Grande. She was born Feb. 15, 1913, at Sumpter to John Thomas and Pearl Caroline Foster Shields. She was married to Rolla Mack Davis on Oct. 14, 1935, at Weiser, Idaho. He was a wonderful husband and father for 59 years. Gertrude was a nursing assistant at Valley … Read more

Horn, Myrtle E. Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Myrtle E. Horn, 78, a longtime Baker City resident, died in her sleep Dec. 6, 2002, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor John Goodyear of the Baker Valley Church of Christ will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, next to her beloved husband, “Gil,” immediately after the service. Visitations will be from noon to 8 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Myrtle was born on Feb. 7, 1924, at La Grande, the fifth of seven children. She attended schools at … Read more

Eardley, Patricia L. “Pat” Engum Mrs. – Obituary

Patricia L. “Pat” Eardley, 76, died July 31, 2007, at home after a 20-month struggle with cancer, which she waged with courage and grace. Her memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cloverdale Funeral Home in Boise. Inurnment will be later at the Dry Creek Cemetery. Pat was born on June 3, 1931, to Cliff and Rose Engum in Baker City. She was the youngest of four children. She attended Baker schools and was a 1949 graduate of Baker High School. She was a member of the Honor Society there and played the coronet in the high school … 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

Reinecke, R. Douglas – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon R. Douglas Reinecke, 75, of Baker City, died Feb. 28, 2004, at his home after a lengthy illness. A memorial Mass to honor Doug’s life will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, 2235 First St. Graveside inurnment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family in the praying of the rosary at 7 p.m. Thursday at the cathedral. The Rev. Rob Irwin will officiate. There will be a luncheon after the funeral in the Parish Hall. Doug was born at Seneca, S.D., on Sept. 8, 1928, … Read more

Lun, Andrew O. – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon One-Time Resident, Andrew O. Lun, Dies One-Time Prominent North Powder Man Leaves Many Friends – Burial in Portland, Saturday Andrew O. Lun, for many years prominent in business circles in this place, but more recently of Portland, passed away in the latter place Thursday, September 13, friends of the former resident were grieved to learn early this week. He had been in the Odd Fellows home for some years. Funeral services were conducted the Saturday following in the Rose City with burial in the Rosette cemetery there. North Powder people will remember Mr. Lun as … Read more

McCulley, Suzanne L. Jenkins Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Suzanne L. Jenkins McCulley, 93, of Baker City died Feb. 14, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At her request, there will be no service. Her family will scatter her ashes in her beloved Eagle Mountains later. Suzanne was born on Nov. 8, 1908, the 15th child of George W. and Lillian Shea Jenkins. She grew up on a farm in Baker County and attended Baker schools. She married F. Ward McCulley in 1928. They lived in many towns in Oregon throughout their married life. Suzanne graduated from Eastern Oregon Normal School (now Eastern Oregon University) … Read more

Van Driesche, Ruth A. – Obituary

Ruth A. Van Driesche, 90, of Stayton, who attended nursing school in Baker City, died Aug. 14, 2005, at her home. There will be a Catholic vigil at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Stayton. Vault interment will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Stayton. Mrs. Van Driesche was born on Feb. 12, 1915, at Enterprise to Tom and Zelnie Downing Lathrop. She was raised and educated at Enterprise. She earned her nursing degree in 1937 from St. Elizabeth’s Nursing School at Baker City. She married Marcel Van Driesche on June 5, 1939, at Mount … Read more

Maher, Kimberly Ann Maynard Mrs. – Obituary

Kimberly Ann Maher, 42, of Wheatland, Wyo., a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 1, 2004, at the Wyoming Medical Center. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. The Rev. Michael Carr will officiate. Kimberly was born on May 24, 1961, at Canandagua, N.Y., to Kenneth and Nancy Lawless Maynard. She was raised and attended school at Lander, Wyo. She moved to Casper, Wyo., on Oct. 7, 1992. She married Douglas Doc Burton Maher at Natural Bridge. She worked as a licensed social worker for the Platte County Sheriff’s Department. She also was … Read more

Shankle, Gary Wayne – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Gary Wayne Shankle, 58, a longtime Baker City resident, died April 25, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services after a long illness. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Jehovah’s Witnesses will officiate. Visitations will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Mr. Shankle was born on Sept. 24, 1942, at Elizabethton, Tenn., to Frank Chad Shankle and Martha Magdaline Peters. He enjoyed his younger years there with uncles and cousins, swimming, exploring caves and playing in the woods behind his … Read more

Sigler, Allan James – Obituary

Allan James Sigler, 89, of Baker City, died Sept. 17, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. His graveside funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery, followed by a reception at the family’s home. Pastor David Eddy of the Faith Center in La Grande will officiate. Allan was born on Sept. 3, 1918, in Hillsboro to Harlan and Evelyn Sigler. On July 14, 1945, he married Mary Morgan of Unity. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved playing football and baseball. He once hitchhiked to San Francisco to tryout for the pro baseball team. He … Read more

Vetter, Beatrice VanCurren Mrs. – Obituary

Beatrice Vetter, 93, died Sept. 19, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City. A private family interment was held today at Mount Hope Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. Pastor Dave Deputy will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the church following the service. Beatrice Irene Vetter was born Feb. 4, 1916, in Webster, Wis., to Ida C. (Benston) and Lloyd J. VanCurren. She graduated from Barron High School in 1935, and was a waitress at the Barron Creamery until she moved to … Read more

Hatfield, Lillian Porter Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Lillian Hatfield, 83, of Baker City, died Feb. 27, 2005, at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. Her memorial service and reception was Tuesday at Coles Funeral Home. Pastor Gordon Bond of the Richland Christian Church officiated. Mrs. Hatfield was born on April 19, 1921, at Des Moines, Iowa, to Merrill and Charlotte Porter. She married Don Hatfield on Aug. 24, 1940, at Des Moines. In 1985, she moved to Baker City, where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Jim Morrissey. Lillian liked to read and cook, and she enjoyed gardening. She … Read more

Nelson, Harlan, Capt. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Capt. Harlan Nelson, 86, who served with The Salvation Army in Baker City from 1974 to 1978, died Feb. 8, 2006, at the Glisan Care Center in Portland. There was a service of celebration at the Portland Tabernacle Corps. Maj. Dale Hill officiated. Harlan was born on Oct. 9, 1919, in Glenrock, Wyo. After graduating from high school, he married Sybil Putnam. For several years, Harlan co-owned two restaurants in Spokane and then moved to Portland where he opened an appliance repair shop. Later he and Sybil moved to Beaverton where he owned and operated … Read more