Baker City Oregon

Dima, Don Marion – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Don Marion Dima, 67, of Baker City, died July 9, 2006, in the Wallowa Mountains. His graveside funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Pastor Gordon Bond of the Richland Christian Church will officiate. He was born on Dec. 17, 1938, at Morgan Creek on the Snake River to John and Eunice Dima. As a young child, he lived with his parents, older sisters and brother on the Snake River. After various moves, the family settled in Baker Valley on Pocahontas Road. These two places are where Don’s fondest memories … Read more

Wilson, Rita – Obituary

Rita Wilson, 69, died April 5, 2007, at her home in Baker City. Her funeral was today at 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Bruce Smith of the New Beginnings Fellowship Pentecostal Church of God will officiate. After the service, friends and family are invited to a reception afterward at the church at 1820 Estes St. Rita lived at Elkhorn Village where she left behind many dear friends. She was a member of the New Beginnings Fellowship Pentecostal Church of God, and has left behind many sisters and brothers of the church. She was born July … Read more

Byron, Carl Edward – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Carl Edward Byron, 82, of Baker City, died of natural causes May 3, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center with his wife and daughter by his side. His graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Monte Loyd of Baker Valley Christian Assembly will officiate. Visitations will be until 7o’clock tonight at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mr. Byron was born on April 24, 1919, at Akron, Colo., to Clyde and Margaret Moyer Byron. His family lived in Brush, Colo., until moving to La Grande in 1936. He enrolled … Read more

Davis April, Jacqueline Marie “Jackie” Mrs. – Obituary

Jacqueline Marie “Jackie” April, 75, of Baker City, died Oct. 7, 2005, at La Grande, Oregon. By her wishes, there will be no memorial or funeral service. Coles Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jackie was born on July 16, 1930, at Baker City to Edward Alvin Davis and Hattie Meyers Davis of North Powder. She grew up at North Powder, where her grandparents, John Samuel and Susan Dealy Davis, homesteaded. She was married to Louis Norman April, on July 20, 1968. Jackie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband Louie; … Read more

Molyneaux, Olga Janke Johnson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Olga Molyneaux, 92, of Baker City, died Jan. 8, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Dennis Hickman of the First Lutheran Church will officiate. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Molyneaux was born Jan. 23, 1908, at Evergreen Township, Minn., to Reinhard Janke and Hulda Schwarzrock Janke. She married Morris Johnson on Nov. 1, 1927, at Fargo, N.D. In 1929 they moved west, and Mrs. Molyneaux had … Read more

Mrs. Vera Louise Storie Powell – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Vera Louise Storie Powell, 104, a longtime Baker County resident, died Aug. 15, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Her great-grandson, Pastor Wayne Hart of Calvary Baptist Church at Xenia, Ohio, will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception before the service at noon at Janis Hart’s home, 3320 Birch St. Mrs. Powell was born on March 28, 1897, at Durkee on the Horseshoe Ranch to Sidney and Iva Storie. She was the … Read more

Doyle, Flora F. Shelton Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Flora F. Doyle, 88, of Baker City, died March 21, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Funeral services for Mrs. Doyle will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Ed Niswender of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Doyle was born Nov. 4, 1916, in Unity. She was a daughter of Jasper N. and Olive (Arthurs) Shelton, one of nine children. She was raised in Nyssa and received her … Read more

Davis, Carl M. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Carl M. Davis, 89, a longtime Baker City resident and businessman, died Nov. 27, 2004, at the Wallowa Valley Care Center in Enterprise. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene at Cedar Street and Hughes Lane. Pastor Ralph Holcomb and Jack Pittman will officiate. There will be an honorary military graveside burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward at the Nazarene Church. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave. Mr. Davis … Read more

Brown, Barbara Mrs. – Obituary

Cornucopia, Baker County, Oregon Former Pine Valley Woman Passes At Baker Tuesday Mrs. Barbara Brown, resident of Pine valley for many years, died in Baker Tuesday. She suffered a paralytic stroke Sunday morning and was taken to the hospital. Mrs. Brown was a native of Germany, born in that country March 7, 1859, and came to the United States when a young girl. She came to Baker county in 1886 and located at Cornucopia. Mrs. Brown moved to Baker in 1927 and lived there the remainder of her life. She was a member of the Catholic church and the American … Read more

Dean, Byrl Obit – Obituary

Keating, Baker County, Oregon Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Grays’ West and Co. Pioneer Chapel for Byrl Emele Dean Sr., 70, of 2117 Seventh St. He died early Monday morning at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Portland after a brief illness. Dean, is a native of Keating, was the son of Matthew and Estella Emele Dean. He received his education in Keating and Baker High School. He married Agnes Clancey Dean in Baker in May of 1920. He has been a rancher in the Keating area for many years. In later years, he moved to Baker … Read more

Bracken, Sandra L. Litteral Mrs. – Obituary

Sandra L. Bracken, 63, of Baker City died April 4, 2006, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Monte Loyd of Harvest Church will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be Monday from 9 a.m. to noon at the funeral home. Sandra was born on June 28, 1942, at Yakima, Wash., to Arthur and Thelma Tuener Litteral. She attended first grade at Pendleton and then the family moved to Baker City where she finished her education. She loved to be with her children and … Read more

Marcum, John Jacob “Jake” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon John Jacob “Jake” Marcum, 20, of Baker City, died Feb. 6, 2001. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Mr. Marcum was born Sept. 29, 1980, at Oregon City to John and Laurie Marcum. He attended Park Place Elementary and Grace Christian schools at Gladstone as a little boy and was active in Oregon Junior Baseball where he pitched for the state championship team as a 10-year-old. He and his family moved to Baker City when he was … Read more

Lethlean, Kim William “Bill” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Kim William “Bill” Lethlean II, 24, of Baker City died June 21, 2006, at his home. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop Ernie Collard will officiate. Interment be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 5 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Bill was born on Aug. 1, 1981,at Baker City to Kim William and Gladys Baisley Lethlean. He attended Baker schools where he had some very special teachers who helped him with his handicap. Bill loved his … Read more

Tucker, Cecelia Blanche Brown Mrs. – Obituary

Blanche Tucker, 91, of Salem, died March 12, 2002, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Restlawn Funeral Home at Salem. Interment will be at the Restlawn Memory Gardens. Blanche was born Cecelia Blanche Bloom on Dec. 8, 1910, at Irvona, Pa. On March 30, 1931, she married Sherman I. Tucker and they shared their life together in Salem. She raised two daughters and cared for many, many foster children over the years. Blanche was a homemaker and kept herself busy delivering newspapers, working hay and berry fields, delivering parts for the tractors, doing … Read more

Holt, James “Jess” – Obituary

James “Jess” Holt, 58, of La Grande, died April 5, 2007, after a short battle with cancer. His memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at The Place, 62846 Philynda Loop, near Buchanan and McAlister in La Grande. Daniels Chapel of the Valley is in charge of arrangements. Known as Jess, he was born Aug. 20, 1948, to Janice and Russell Holt at Pocatello, Idaho. He grew up in Boise, graduating from Borah High School in 1966. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 to 1972. In 1978 he earned a degree in civil engineering from the … Read more

Blair, Gerard – Obituary

Gerard Blair, 70, a longtime Baker City resident, died June 25, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There was a vigil service for Mr. Blair at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. A Memorial Mass was at 11 a.m. Monday at the cathedral. The Revs. Robert C. Irwin and Camillus Fernando concelebrated the Mass. There was a reception in Gerard’s memory at the Baker Elks Lodge after the service. An outpouring of both grief and hope marks the passing of Gerard Blair, born in Baker City in 1933. He was an athlete at St. Francis Academy; letterman, … Read more

Smith, William “Bill” – Obituary

Sumpter, Oregon William “Bill” Smith, 69, of Sumpter died Sept. 26, 2002, at his winter home in the Tepusquet Canyon of Santa Maria, Calif. His body was cremated and there was a family memorial service at the Smith ranch. Bill was born on the family ranch on April 12, 1933, and lived there until his death. He bought his beloved forest in the Sumpter area in 1982 and built his home there in 1998. He also had lived there until a few weeks ago. Bill was an electrician by trade and wired the first space shuttle at Vandenberg Air Force … Read more

Baker, Isadore – Obituary

Isodore Baker, age 73, at 2245 14th St., passed away Sunday in the Veterans Hospital in Boise, Idaho. Graveside service for Mr. Baker will be conducted Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Rev. Joseph Reeves of the St. Francis Cathedral will officiate. The Baker Veterans will fold the flag at the graveside. Arrangements are under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Mr. Baker was born in Baker, Oregon November 29, 1903 the son of Peter and Hortense Poymbrock Baker. He went to school in Baker and Beaver Creek. He was married to his wife … Read more

Richardson, George Gerald Jr., M.D. – Obituary

George Gerald Richardson Jr., M.D., 63, died May 23, 2008, at Washakie Medical Center in Worland, Wyo., after a four-month intense battle with cancer. His memorial service will be Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Worland. His ashes will be returned to Oregon for burial. George was born on Dec. 4, 1944, in Baker City, the son of George Gerald and Kathryne Jeanne (Motley) Richardson. He grew up in Baker and attended schools there, graduating from Baker High School in 1963. He met his future wife, Joanne, in Baker when they were just 4 years old. When he was about … Read more

Hensley, Ralph Vernon – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ralph Vernon Hensley, 88, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 5, 2004. at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Ralph Holcomb of the Christian Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family afterward for a reception at the Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 2998 Eighth St. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Ralph was born on July 17, 1916, at New Bridge to Benjamin … Read more