Baker County OR

Gladys V. Ritch, 91, a longtime Baker City resident died July 5, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At her request, her body was cremated and there will be no service. Inurnment was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Ritch was born on Sept. 1, 1917, at Baker City. She was one of six children of Edd and Christina Olson Colson. She was educated in Baker schools and was a Baker High School graduate. She married Allen Ritch. The couple were were married 53 years. They moved to Seattle, Wash., where Mr. Ritch attended barber college and they remained in … Read more

Virginia Faye Ruda, 72, died May 23, 2007 at her home in Baker City. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 HWY 7. Pastor Roger Scovil will officiate. Following the service, friends are invited to join the family in the church’s Garden Room for a luncheon. Faye was born July 19, 1934 in El Centro, Calif., the oldest of 12 children born to Trayman and Amilia (Greer) Moore. Her love for gardening later in life grew from her childhood years working in the fields picking fruits and vegetables … Read more

Baker City, Oregon Ruth I. Lowery, 72, of Baker City, died Sept. 29, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At her request there will be no services. Disposition was by cremation. Mrs. Lowery was born Jan. 2, 1929, at Vienna, N.Y., to Ralph Jordan and Ethel Margaret Cooke) Parker. She received her education in upstate New York. In her early years with her husband she lived in various locations, and spent most of her years managing properties they owned. With her husband she settled in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. She traveled between Lake Havasu City and Baker City to be … Read more

Baker City, Oregon Lena G. Luster, 89, of Baker City, died March 14, 2001, at a La Grande nursing home. Her funeral was today at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Pastor Allan Franks of the First Church of the Nazarene officiated. Visitations were Saturday at the funeral home. Interment was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Luster was born on Oct. 9, 1911, at Flora to Albert Loock and Myrtel Davis. She married Melvin J. Luster on Dec. 24, 1953, at Baker City. She was active in the Moose, Eagles and Royal Neighbors lodges. Her hobbies were embroidery, fishing and … Read more

Gertrude Julia Clymer, 96, of Baker City, died May 26, 2008, at Meadowbrook Place. Her graveside memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Gertrude was born in Baker City on April 13, 1912, to William Martin and Caroline Marie “Lena” Olbrich Webb. During her childhood years, she and her family grew a very large garden. They made their living by selling their vegetables and flowers door to door, using a wagon or sometimes a horse and wagon. She and her siblings carried the joy of gardening on into their later years; her children refer to … Read more

Eva Mae McBride, 95, of Baker City, died July 7, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coles Funeral Home , 1950 Place St. Pastor John Goodyear of the Baker Valley Church of Christ will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at Geiser Pollman Park. Visitation is today from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home. Eva Mae Tipton was born April 22, 1912, in Idaho to Ezekial and Hattie Tipton. She worked for the Baker County Tax Office and the … Read more

Baker City, Oregon Ruth Vivian Rasmussen, 83, of Baker City, died Oct. 4, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her funeral was held Monday at Gray’s West and Company Pioneer Chapel. The Rev. Susan Barnes of First Presbyterian Church officiated. Ruth was born Feb. 1, 1923, to Raymond and Violet Denton of Sandpoint, Idaho. She moved to Baker City as a child and graduated from Baker High School in 1941. She had two sons, Michael Macy and Phillip “Pat” Rasmussen. Ruth was a dedicated employee of U.S. Bank and retired in 1982 after many years of faithful service. She … Read more

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

Mary Margaret McEnroe Hansen, 81, of Baker City, died Dec. 29, 2007, at her home. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at the cathedral. Inurnment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mary Margaret was born on June 10, 1926, at Baker City to Joseph P. and Sarah Jean Bartshe McEnroe. She had two siblings, Joene and Joe. She attended St. Francis Academy through elementary school and was a 1944 Baker High School graduate. She attended nursing school … Read more

Walter Edwin Taylor, 71, of Cove, died March 1, 2001, at his home. His funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Union LDS Chapel, 702 N. Main St. Bishop Jerry Baxter will officiate. Burial will follow at the Cove cemetery. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande. Mr. Taylor was born Nov. 13, 1929, on his grandparents’ ranch near Chiloquin, a son of Marion and Orilla (Shadley) Taylor. He was the eighth of nine children. He worked as a timber faller until a logging accident in the early 1960s. … Read more