Baker City Oregon

Bragg, Dorothy Gladys – Obituary

Dorothy Gladys Bragg, 99, of Baker City died Sept. 16, 2007, at Meadowbrook Place. At her request there will be no services. Dorothy was born Nov. 22, 1907, in Olathe, Colo., to Martha (Mattie) Gaines and Charles W. Bragg. She was the oldest of three children. Her father died when she was 9 years old. She graduated from Olathe High School in 1926. She began her teaching career within the year, teaching at a small mining town in Colorado. She continued her education at Western State in Gunnison, Colo., College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, and Idaho State University, and … Read more

Fluty, Charles Edward, “Eddy” – Obituary

Charles Edward “Eddy” Fluty, 80, Canby, Ore.,died Nov. 26, 2006. Eddy lived the last six years at Vintage Suites located in Canby, Ore. He was born in Dallas County, Mo., on Aug. 13, 1926. Eddy was a World War II Veteran with service in the Japan Occupation Forces and in Germany. He spent part of his childhood in the Granite, Ore., area where his family worked in the gold mines. In his later years he migrated back to the Sumpter and Granite area and also lived in Fossil, Ore. He cooked in mining camps in Alaska, ran a hotel in … Read more

Relling, Marie Inez Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Marie Inez Relling, 90, a longtime Baker County resident, died March 8, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Mass of Resurrection will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at the St. Elizabeth Health Care Chapel, 3325 Pocahontas Road. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will celebrate. There will be a time of fellowship and sharing after the service. Private interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Mrs. Relling was born on April 4, 1910, at Lamarr, Mo. She married Lawrence William Relling at Weiser, Idaho, on Aug. 7, 1927. They made their home in the Haines area. … Read more

George, Elizabeth Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Elizabeth George, age 88, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. J.H. Parker in Baker last Monday. She had been a resident of Baker 24 years. North Powder News Saturday, November 21, 1925

Fox, Ruthella “Ruth” Simonis Boyd Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ruth Fox, 78, of Baker City, died July 11, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be a celebration of her life and memorial service at 11 a.m. Friday at the Elkhorn Baptist Church, 3520 Birch St. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service. Ruth will be interred with her parents at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Ruthella was born on April 10, 1928, to Alexander Ellis Simonis and Suzie Payne Simonis in the old St. Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City. She attended Sunnyside Elementary School (a two-room schoolhouse) and … Read more

Guyer, Erma Gladys Mrs. – Obituary

Erma Gladys Guyer, 93, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 4, 2004 at Boise after having lived a long life filled with simple pleasures. Her funeral will be Monday, Aug. 9, at 9 a.m. PDT at the Alden Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Ave. in Boise. Interment with graveside services will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery on Monday at 2:30 p.m. PDT. Erma was born Oct. 23, 1910, at Richland. She grew up on her parents’ sheep ranch on the Powder River and attended Sunnyside School in Eagle Valley. As a teenager, Erma worked as a cook at the … Read more

Flynn, Quincy Allen – Obituary

Allen Flynn, 81, of Baker City, died April 19, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the Richland Grange. Quincy Allen was born on Aug. 21, 1926, to John and Lela Allen Flynn on the family ranch in Richland. He attended Sunnyside School and graduated from Eagle Valley High School in 1944. Allen was a lifelong Baker County resident. He married Gaynell Hendrick on Jan. 1, 1949. They were married for … Read more

Knoblauch, William “Bill” – Obituary

Richland, Oregon William “Bill” Knoblauch, 89, a longtime Richland resident, died Dec. 21, 2004, at Baker City. His funeral was Dec. 27 at Richland. Interment was at Eagle Valley Cemetery. Bill was born March 11, 1915, at Portland to Paul and Mary Elizabeth Knoblauch. He grew up in Richland on the family ranch. He attended school in Richland and after graduation he attended the Gem State Academy in Caldwell, Idaho. Bill married his high school sweetheart, Veda Ewing, on June 5, 1935, in Caldwell. They made their home on the family ranch in Richland. During World War II Bill worked … Read more

Hendren, Neva – Obituary

Neva Hendren Passes in Boise Services for Neva Agnes (Engle) Hendren, 50, of 2213 Targee, Boise, who died Thursday of natural causes at a Boise hospital were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in Baker at the Langrell Funeral Home. Buster Holcomb of the Boise South Unit of Jehovah’s Witnesses officiated and interment was in the Haines Cemetery. Mrs. Hendren was born July 22, 1920, at Haines and attended Muddy Creek and Haines schools, graduating from High School in 1938. She was married to Norman A. Engle in Baker, Dec. 7, 1939. He died in 1959. She has lived in Boise … Read more

Gibson, James Victor – Obituary

“Crossing the Bar” In Memory of Sunset and evening star, James Victor GIBSON And one clear call for me, And may there be no moaning of the bar, Date of Birth When I put out to sea. May 25, 1885 But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, Passed Away When that which drew from out the April 16, 1946 boundless deep Turns again home. OFFICIATING Rev. Ruby Roach Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, Services From When I embark West & Company … Read more

Skoffstall, Harry Milton – Obituary

The funeral of the late Harry Milton Skoffstall, was held at his late residence on Ninth Street, yesterday afternoon, with the Rev. E. T. Starkey, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church officiating. The services at the home were private but those at the cemetery were largely attended by the friends of the popular young man. Baker City Morning Democrat – – October, 17, 1918.

Callow, William G. Sr. – Obituary

William G. Callow Sr., 80, of Baker City, died Feb. 2, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Julian Cassar of St. Francis de Sales will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. William was born on Aug. 12, 1927, at Okmulgee, Okla., to Don Charles and Sadie Kesler Callow. On Valentine’s Day in 1953, William married Barbara Twohig … Read more

Judkins, Margaret Aliene Mrs. – Obituary

Margaret Aliene Judkins, 86, of Ontario, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 16, 2003, at Ontario. Her funeral will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Jon Privett of the First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Mrs. Judkins was born on Nov. 15, 1916, at Snyder, Texas. She married Robert Garrett Judkins on Nov. 15, 1936, at Snyder, Texas. She enjoyed traveling and gardening. She was preceded … Read more

Petrucci, Lawrence “Buzz” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lawrence “Buzz” Petrucci, 56, of Baker City died June 5, 2002, at his home after an illness. There will be a celebration of his life at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Baker City Christian Church, 2998 Eighth St. Pastor Roger Scovil will officiate. There will be a time of fellowship and sharing after the service at 440 Third Street. “Buzz” was born on Jan. 7, 1946, at Bridgeport, Conn. He was a son of Larry and Bertha Alice Sherwood Petrucci. He was raised at Southbury, Conn., and received his education there. He entered the U.S. Army on … Read more

Barnes, Wilma Erlene “Billie” Browne – Obituary

Wilma Erlene “Billie” Browne Barnes, 76, died March 16, 2007. There will be a celebration of her life at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, at the Calvary Baptist Church, Third and Broadway streets. After the service, those attending will meet outside the church to give her a “fond farewell” together. There will be a brunch afterward. Her graveside service will be at Rupert, Idaho, on July 6 where she will be buried with her father. She was preceded in death by her brother, William Jay Browne; and her sister, Betty Ruth Browne Ferrin. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, … 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

Laursen, Maybelle Sheret Mrs. – Obituary

Sumpter, Oregon Maybelle Laursen, 78, a resident of Deer Creek Road near Sumpter, died Oct. 18, 2002, at her home. At her request there will be no service. Disposition was by cremation. Mrs. Laursen was born at Seattle, Wash., on Aug. 8, 1924, a daughter of Albert Alexander and Sarah Durie Sheret. She was raised and educated at Milwaukie. She started her career as a telephone operator in British Columbia and returned to the United States working for Pacific Northwest Bell as a long-distance operator. She met and married Otto Laursen in 1953 at Portland. They were married 46 years … Read more

Ciesiel, Robert F. “Bob” – Obituary

Robert F. “Bob” Ciesiel, 77, a longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 1, 2005, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Bob’s vigil/wake will begin at 5:30 tonight at his residence at 42797 Nye Road. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Bob was born on Aug. 7, 1928, at Brooklyn, N.Y., to Leo and Viola Lechmanski Ciesielski. He was raised at Brooklyn and Floral Park, N.Y., graduating from Sewanhaka High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on … Read more

Purdy, Ruth Marion Rippey Eccles Mrs. – Obituary

Ruth Marion Rippey Eccles Purdy, 92, of Picabo, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 26, 2006. Her memorial service will be at 1 p.m., Saturday at the Community Campus (old Wood River High School) Auditorium at Hailey, Idaho. Internment will be at the Picabo Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to a “Celebration of Ruth’s Life” at the Picabo Store immediately after the internment. The daughter of Clark and Lottie Rippey, she was born on June 29, 1913, at Portland. Soon after, the family moved to Baker City, where her father worked for the Railway Mail Service on … Read more

Neiger, Victor O. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Victor O. Neiger, 96, a longtime Baker City resident, died Aug. 27, 2001, at his home. Vigil services will be today at 7 p.m. at St. Francis deSales Cathedral. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral. Most Reverend Elden F. Curtiss, Archbishop of Omaha, and Reverend John R. Jasper of St. Francis deSales Cathedral will concelebrate. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be today until 5 p.m. at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mr. Neiger was born March 20, 1905, in Trzic, Slovenia. In … Read more