Baker City Oregon

Phillips, Dorothy Mae Bone Freney Mrs. – Obituary

Dorothy Mae Bone Freney Phillips, 87, of La Grande, Ore., died March 19, 2006, in La Grande. A Memorial service will be held Friday, July 28, 2006, 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Father Julian Casacee of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will Officiate. There will be a reception at the Geiser Pollman Park. Dorothy was born on May 26, 1919 in Toppenish, Wash., to William and Edith Fordyce Bone. She is survived by daughters, Laura Van New Kirk, Sally Anders; son, Robert Freney. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver Wendell Phillips. Arrangements are by Gray’s West … Read more

Stewart, Robert Stanley “Bob” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Robert Stanley “Bob” Stewart, 81, a lifelong Baker City resident, died July 17, 2001, at his home. His graveside funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ritualistic rites will be provided by the Baker Elks Lodge. Interment will follow the service. Visitations will be Monday from 9 a.m. until noon at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mr. Stewart was born July 27, 1919, at Baker City to Nelson and Mayme Baisley Stewart. He received his education in Baker City. On March 26, 1938, he married Vivian J. Kelley in Weiser, Idaho. … Read more

Davis, Claire Guttridge Mrs. – Obituary

Claire Guttridge Davis, 98, a native of Prairie City and a a longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 12, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Chapel, 3325 Pocahontas Road. The Rev. Rob Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. Interment will be at the Prairie City Cemetery. Mrs. Davis was born May 26, 1902, at Prairie City to John Sherman and Anna Brodie Guttridge. She was raised on the Guttridge Ranch south of Prairie City and was a graduate of Prairie City High School. She married Herbert … Read more

Anderson, Gayle Lovette – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Gayle Lovette Anderson, 64, of Baker City died Jan. 7, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bruce Barfuss will officiate. Interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Gayle was born Aug. 25, 1938, at Boone, Iowa, to Carl and Hazel Erickson Anderson. She grew up on a farm at Boone where she was born. Gayle loved her father, Carl, very much and spent a great deal of time riding the tractors and working alongside him. … Read more

Ellingson, Donald Matthew – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Donald Matthew Ellingson, 84, of Baker City, died Oct. 30, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At Mr. Ellingson’s request, there will be a private family graveside service at Mount Hope Cemetery. Don was born July 31, 1918, at Hawkins, Wis. He was a son of Robert P. Ellingson Sr. and Myrtle T. N. Peterson Ellingson. The family moved to Klamath Falls when he was a boy. Don was a graduate of the University of Oregon at Eugene and a World War II veteran, having served in the Army Air Corps. He was a co-owner of … Read more

Patrick Allen Morris – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Patrick Allen Morris, 41, of St. Helens, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 28, 2001, at his home surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service in his honor is scheduled at 10 a.m. Monday in Baker City at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. There will be a memorial service at St. Helens Friday at the Moose Lodge, No. 591. Mr. Morris was born on Sept. 11, 1960, at the old St. Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City. He was an avid hunter and loved the mountains and fishing for anything … Read more

McGarvey, Sheila Tucker Mrs. – Obituary

Sheila Tucker McGarvey, 74, of Salem, died Feb. 8, 2006, at Salem. Rest Lawn Funeral Home of Salem was in charge of arrangements. Sheila was born on Dec. 30, 1931. She was a 1949 Salem High School graduate. She married Richard McGarvey on March 1, 1949. They built their home at Salem. Sheila retired from Tektronics in 1975. Survivors include her husband, Richard McGarvey; daughters, Richell Kekelis of Baker City and Sheila Fountain of Sequim, Wash.; grandchildren, Linnette Peach of Union, Charlotte McDaniel of Salem, and Adam Califf of Klamath Falls; great-grandchildren, Aimee Elverud of Gaston, Monica, Colby, Cora and … Read more

Buckley, Robert Raymond “Ray” – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Robert Raymond “Ray” Buckley, 94, of La Grande, died December 14 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Grandview Cemetery Mausoleum. Mr. Buckley was born July 16, 1912, to Frank and Margaret (Wildman) Buckley in Deer Lodge, Mont. He came to La Grande when he was 5 and was raised by his aunt and uncle, Eleanor and Bert Carr. He graduated from La Grande High School. He worked for the Piggly Wiggly stores in La Grande and Baker City. On Oct. 13, 1935, he married Magdalene Buckley … Read more

Wiesner, Daryl M. – Obituary

Daryl M. Wiesner, 95 of Baker City died on Dec. 24, 2005 at Meadowbrook Place. Funeral arrangements will be made by Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton, Ore. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, December, 2005 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Loverin, Wesley Ernest – Obituary

Hereford, Oregon Wesley Ernest Loverin, 86, of Hereford, died Oct. 31, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside funeral was at 1 p.m. today at the Unity Cemetery. John Hayes and Bob Skinner officiated. Mr. Loverin was born at Visalia, Calif., on July 4, 1916, to Orlen Wesley and Maude Britten Loverin. Wes was raised at Three Rivers, Calif., where he grew up helping his father with his pack station. He worked out of the Giant Forest, guiding pack trips to the High Sierras. He later became a park ranger, district forest ranger and a supervisor for the Civilian … Read more

Robb, Earl Robert – Obituary

Earl Robert Robb, 81, a former Baker City resident, died April 18, 2003. A celebration of his life will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church, Cathedral of the Rockies, in Boise. Earl was born Jan. 20, 1922, the first child of Albert and Lola Robb at Oxly, Mo. He married Shirley Mahan on March 14, 1948, and lived at Moorpark, Calif., and Baker City before moving to Boise in 1974. He was involved with various agricultural ventures during his working years. Earl served his country during World War II as a pilot flying the Burma … Read more

Fisher, Helen Lucille Gilkison Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Lucille Gilkison Fisher, 96, a longtime Haines resident, died Aug. 3, 2005, at her home. Her funeral was Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Pastor Sally Wiens of the Haines Methodist Church officiated. Vault interment was at the Haines Cemetery. She was born on May 18, 1909, at Baker City to Wilber and Maggie Holt Gilkison. She spent her early years near Unity, moving to Lone Pine just west of Baker City in 1924. (Transportation to school in those days was by horseback.) She was a graduate of Muddy Creek High School. She attended normal school at … Read more

Murdoch, Dennis Sutherland – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Dennis Sutherland Murdoch, 57, of Oreana, Idaho, and a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 11, 2004, in a motor vehicle accident. Family and friends will celebrate his life Saturday at 4:30 p.m. MST at Oreana Hall. Flahiff Funeral Chapel of Homedale, Idaho, is in charge of arrangements. Dennis was born July 18, 1946, in Baker City to John and Barbara Murdoch. He moved to Oreana in 1982, where he has ranched and raised paint horses. He has been an active member/officer of Owyhee County Cattlemen’s Association as well as holding office in the Idaho and National … Read more

O’Neil, Auburene M. Welter Mrs. – Obituary

Auburene M. O’Neil, 93, went home to be with the Lord, Nov. 10, 2007. She spent the last two months of her life at St. Elizabeth Care Center where she received loving care from the nurses and staff. Visitation will be held at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel on Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 from 2 to 8 p.m. A Graveside service will be held at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland, Ore., on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at 11 a.m. Pastor Mel Harris of the First Lutheran Church in Baker City will officiate. A memorial in celebration of her life … Read more

Bishop, Charlie

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Charlie Bishop, 74, of Baker City, died March 13, 2005, at Meadowbrook Place. At his request, there will be no public funeral. His family will schedule a private service later. Charlie was born on Oct. 26, 1930. He enjoyed camping, fishing, and playing cards and darts. His grandsons brought him great joy. He was a great brother and a very special uncle. He was loved very much and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his longtime companion, Norma Ash; a son, Jackie Bishop, and his wife, … Read more

Wright, Ellen Donaldson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker County, Oregon Ellen Donaldson Wright, 96, of Portland, a former Baker City resident, died June 26, 2001. Her memorial service was June 30 at St. John’s Christian Church in Portland. Mrs. Wright was born Sept. 24, 1904, at Weiser, Idaho, to William Donaldson and Mamie Nichols Donaldson. She attended grade school at Prairie City and was a Baker High School graduate. She was an instructor at Western Beauty School for 10 years and worked at Peninsula Terminal and Lipman Wolfe. She married Floyd Wright in 1925. He preceded her in death. Survivors include her stepson, Bernard Wright of Beaver … Read more

Bailey, Karlen Leigh Bowers Mrs. – Obituary

Karlen Leigh (Bowers) Bailey, 43, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 6, 2004, in New Meadows, Idaho. A private memorial is planned for later this month. Karlen was born on Aug. 14, 1961, in Fallon, Nev., to Frank C. and JoAnn E. Bowers. They moved just outside of San Diego to Fallbrook, Calif., when Karlen and her siblings were very young. The family moved to Baker City in 1977 after the death of her father. Karlen had spent the last 12 years in the New Meadows area, where she did the things she loved the most — spending time … Read more

Bennett, Lois E. M. Shorts Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Lois E. M. Shorts Bennett, 78, of Baker City, died Aug. 2, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services on Aug. 2, 2005. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Loyd Phillips will officiate. Visitations will until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Lois was born on June 28, 1927, at Gillette, Wyo., to Sylvan and Mary Hain Potts. The family moved to Oregon and made their home at Cascade Locks. She graduated from high school there and married Ed Shorts in 1944. They eventually … Read more

Rayborn, Caroline Jolley Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Caroline Rayborn, 85, of Baker City, died July 4, 2001, at her home. Her graveside funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at 3 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Mrs. Rayborn was born April 1, 1916, at Albion, Idaho, to Reuben James Jolley and Ezra Tooele Conger. She married Norman Wesley Rayborn on July 13, 1934, at Vancouver, Wash. They were sealed for time and eternity in the LDS Logan Temple on July 13, 1984, and shared 64 years of marriage. … Read more

Golden, Sandra Gene Wright Mrs. – Obituary

Sandra Gene Golden, 66, died July 9, 2009, at Evergreen Vista in La Grande. Sandra was born June 6, 1943, to Betty and Robert Wright in Oak Park, Ill. She was the oldest of five girls. She moved to Southern California with her family in 1955. She graduated from John Muir High School in Pasadena, and the University of California at Santa Barbara with a bachelor of science degree in zoology. She worked as a laboratory technician, and later obtained a master’s degree in laboratory management and was supervisor of the lab in a 1,200-bed hospital in Long Beach, Calif. … Read more