Baker City Oregon

Spencer. M. Dale. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon M. Dale Spencer, 75, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Dec. 28, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. His graveside funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Bishop David Richards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family following the service for a luncheon at the L.D.S. Church, 2625 Hughes Lane. Dale was born Oct. 10, 1929, at Baker City to Maurice Leslie and Esther Mae (VanLeuven) Spencer. He graduated from Baker High School in 1948 and went on to Penn State … Read more

Rohwer, Gloria Joy McNew Mrs. – Obituary

Gloria Joy Rohwer, 67, of Baker City, died May 10, 2008, at her home. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Gloria was born on Aug. 21, 1940, at Alturas, Calif., to William and Della McNew. She enjoyed living in the country, her puppies, her flowers, and spending time with her family. Survivors include her husband, Don Rohwer; children, Russell Rohwer, and his wife, Dusty, of Rock Springs, Wyo., Bill and Val Rohwer of Summerduck, Va., Dale and Teresa Rohwer of Myrtle Creek and Donna Rohwer of Caldwell, … Read more

Lethlean, Vera Mae Thorne Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Vera Mae Thorne Lethlean, 76, of Baker City, died Sept. 25, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Care Center after an extended illness. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. A concluding service and dedication of the grave will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Vera and her twin brother were born prematurely on April 22, 1926, at Holdman to Walter J. and Evelyn “Eva” Olive Corporon Thorne. Weighing only 2 pounds, … Read more

German, Myrna Maxine Sipp Mrs. – Obituary

Myrna Maxine German, 66, of Baker City, died Nov. 18, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There was a private service and burial was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande was in charge of arrangements. Myrna was born on Jan. 14, 1939, at Baker City to Max and Enid Ware Sipp. She was raised in various places all over Baker County. She married Bud German on Dec. 29, 1955, at Weiser, Idaho. She attended business school in Baker City and worked as a bookkeeper for Ellingson Lumber Co., the Forest Service and the State … Read more

Pope, Grace Lillian Nelson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Grace Pope, 99, a long-time Halfway, Ore., resident, passed away June 2, 2006, at the home of caregivers, Frank and Wanda Day near Clayton, Wash. She will be honored by her family and friends at a memorial service at the Presbyterian Church in Halfway, Ore., on July 22, 2006, at 2 p.m. Grace Lillian Nelson Pope was born Sept. 21, 1906, on a Homestead in Aitkin County, Minn. to Isaac and Mary Nelson. She married Milo Pope Nov. 8, 1927, in Montesano, Wash. During the hard times of the depression and while they were having their children … Read more

Fuller, Nettie Lee Whittenberg Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Nettie Lee Fuller, 87, a longtime Baker City resident, died June 16, 2003, at her home. Her funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop David Richards of Second Ward will conduct. Visitation will be today from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Interment will be Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in La Grande. Following the committal services, everyone is invited to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center on Gekeler Lane in La … Read more

Saunders, Raymond M. “Ray”, Jr. – Obituary

Raymond M. “Ray” Saunders Jr., 78, of Hermiston, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Dec. 2, 2005, at his home. His graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Pastor Gordon Bond will officiate. Ray was born on July 30, 1927, at Salem. He moved with his family to Eagle Valley at the age of 5. He was a 1945 graduate of Eagle Valley High School at Richland. Ray married Alice Martin on March 10, 1946, at Richland. He joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the South Pacific on the USS Hollandia … Read more

Estrada, Anthony Michael – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Anthony Michael Estrada, 3 months old, of Baker City, died July 14, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. The rosary will be said at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at the church. Vault Interment will be at the Hermiston City Cemetery. Anthony Michael Estrada was born in Baker City on March 16, 2004. He was a wonderful, happy little baby boy, who loved to be picked up, cuddled and loved. His bright smile was contagious and he shared it with everyone … Read more

Mitchell, Eloise Albrecht Mrs. – Obituary

Eloise (Albrecht) Mitchell, 82, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 28, 2005, after a brief struggle with a blood disorder. Informal services will take place in September at her daughter Victoria’s home in Martinez, Calif. Eloise was born Oct. 6, 1922, at Pocatello, Idaho. When she was a young girl her family moved to Baker City. She went to school in Baker City and still has many area friends who will remember her. She was active in band, chorus, and Rainbow Girls. She was active in the First Presbyterian Church. She was proud that she never missed a class … Read more

Finstad, Clara – Obituary

Lostine, Wallowa County, Oregon Clara L. Finstad, 99, of Port Lavaca, Texas, a former Baker City resident, died May 24, 1997, in Texas. Her funeral was held Saturday, May 31, 1997 at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West and Co. Pioneer Chapel. Pastor Dennis Hickman officiated. Burial followed in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Finstad was born to Jacob E. and Emily ( Hammack ) Womack July 10, 1897, in Lostine. She had been a lifelong Oregon resident except for the few past years when she lived with her daughter in Port Lavaca. She moved from Baker City in 1984. She enjoyed … Read more

Curry, H. E. – Obituary

Dr. H.E. Curry Of Baker Met Tragic Death Last Sunday Dr. H.E. Currey, a Baker physician and druggist since 1882 was fatally wounded in the mess house of the Regan mine in Rye Valley, 48 miles southeast of Baker, shortly after 10 o’clock Sunday night and died before reaching Baker that night. Jack M. DeLay, a mining man in company with Dr. Currey had gone to the mine Sunday afternoon. After eating their evening meal in the mess house Mr. and Mrs. DeLay and two other mining employees sat in the dining room while Dr. Currey demonstrated the handling of … Read more

Scott, John – Obituary

John Scott, 71, Baker City, Ore., died Dec. 4, 2006, at his home. Arrangements under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, Baker City. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, December, 2006 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

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

Rice, Marie Bendixen Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Marie Rice, 98, a longtime Halfway resident, died Oct. 13, 2004, at the Cascade Care Center in Caldwell, Idaho. Her graveside service was Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends joined the family after the service for a reception at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Marie Caroline was born on Aug. 26, 1906, at West Jordan, Utah, to Caroline Webster and Ephriam Bendixen. Her early years were spent in Utah and Idaho. As a child her family moved to California and it was during that time that she watched the ashes from Mount Shasta … Read more

Burnside, Floyd H. – Obituary

Baker City Floyd H. Burnside, 81, a former Baker County resident, died Jan. 6, 2004, at the Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. A funeral service was held Friday at the Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston. Burial with military honors followed at the Hermiston Cemetery. Floyd was born Jan. 10, 1922, at Richland to Andrew and Julia Tuttle Burnside. He was raised and attended schools in Sparta. He joined the U.S. Army, serving overseas during World War II. Floyd was united in marriage to Viola “Vi” Driver on June 12, 1947, at La Grande. They lived in Baker City for … Read more

Hardesty, Lorne Woodburn – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lorne Woodburn Hardesty, 67, a Baker City resident, died June 8, 2002, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Visitation will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Lorne was born Dec. 7, 1934, at San Francisco. He was a son of Ernest A. and Juanita M. Thompson Hardesty. He was raised and educated at in Herlong, Calif. He entered the U.S. Army on March 5, 1957. … Read more

Whitmore, Edna L. Hudson Mrs. – Obituary

Edna L. Whitmore, 86, a former Baker City resident, died July 5, 2005, at her son’s home in Hermiston. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hermiston. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Edna was born on Nov. 16, 1918, at Douglas, Wyo., to Glenn and Matilda Disney Hudson. She was raised and attended schools in Wyoming. After graduating from high school, she and her family moved to Oregon. Edna married Glen M. Whitmore on June 26, 1937, at Weiser, Idaho. … Read more

Patterson, Ethel Hazel Reed Mrs. – Obituary

Ethel Hazel Patterson, 97, of John Day, died Oct. 9, 2005, at Blue Mountain Nursing Home in Prairie City. Her graveside memorial service will be Saturday at the Fox Cemetery in Fox. Ethel was born on Aug. 11, 1908, at Fox to George and Amanda Medlin Reed. She grew up in the Fox Valley and attended school at Cottonwood, John Day and Hood River. In 1924, Ethel married John Smith at Hood River. She and John remained married for about 25 years before they divorced. She operated a dress shop and restaurant at Condon for a while. A few years … Read more

Emlaw, Catherine A. Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Catherine A. Emlaw, 97, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 29, 2006, at Portland. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 13th Street and Clay Street S.W., in Portland. Portland Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Catherine was born on Aug. 29, 1908. She was raised at Dickinson, N.D. She traveled to Spokane, Wash., for nurses training and graduated from Sacred Heart where she met and married one of her patients, Earl Emlaw, an engineer with the Great Northern Railroad. They moved to Portland in 1929 … Read more

Wilson, Flossie Frances Bristow Mrs. – Obituary

Flossie Frances Bristow Wilson, 99, died July 14, 2006, at her home in Settler’s Park. Inurnment and a private service will be at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Gladstone, Mo. Flossie was born on Oct. 9, 1906, at Kidder, Mo., to Ernest and Rebecca Elizabeth McBryer Bristow. She was the eldest of the couple’s four daughters and four sons. Flossie graduated from Kidder, Mo., College and became a teacher. She was a waitress when she met and married Stanley Fisher Wilson in 1929. Flossie later became a Swedish masseuse and then a licensed practical nurse. She worked for more … Read more