Baker County OR

Green, Clarence Ellsworth “Clancy” – Obituary

Keating, Oregon Clarence Ellsworth “Clancy” Green, 82, of Baker City, died April 6, 2004, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise. At his request, there will be no formal service. There will be a celebration of life gathering by the pond at his ranch later this summer. The time will be announced. All friends and family will be welcomed. Clancy was born on May 2, 1921, at Corvallis to Seth and Alice Green. He graduated from Whittier College at Whittier, Calif. After graduation, he went into radio broadcasting and was a radio actor. He also worked at CBS as an announcer … Read more

Grove, Gene D., Sr. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Gene D. Grove Sr., 68, a longtime resident of Elma, Wash., died Dec. 29, 2003, at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash. At his request, there will be no funeral. Mr. Grove was born on Feb. 28, 1935, at Holdrege, Neb., to John and Helen Grove. He married Jean Hendricksen in Baker City on Feb. 5, 1955. She died in 1999. Mr. Grove had worked at the Mayr Brothers Mill for more than 20 years. He was a member of the Elma Eagles, and enjoyed fishing and camping trips. Mr. Grove is survived by his son, … Read more

Robbins, James Wade “Jim” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon James Wade “Jim” Robbins, 66, of Baker City, died at his home on July 31, 2004. The family will be host for a gathering at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Baker United Methodist Church, 1919 Second St. Friends are invited to join family members for cake and punch while they honor Jim’s life. Jim was born on Nov. 2, 1937, at Banner Elk, N.C., to Robert Pell and Margaret Estelle Pritchard Robbins. He grew up and attended school in Avery County, N.C. James was one of 13 children. In 1958, James left North Carolina and moved to … Read more

DelCurto, Courtney Melba Vaughan Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Baker County, Oregon Courtney DelCurto, 93, a former Halfway resident, died on March 26, 2006 at Eugene. Her funeral was Saturday at Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Interment was at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Courtney Melba Vaughan was born on Dec. 20, 1912, to Jacob Alexander and Gertrude Eva Rob Vaughan at home in Halfway. She grew up at Halfway and on Wild Horse Creek, which is where the Brownlee dam is located now. As a girl she would swim her horse across the Snake River and then ride through the hills to Halfway to visit friends. … Read more

Hoffecker, Dallas Donald “Charlie” – Obituary

Dallas Donald “Charlie” Hoffecker, 38, died June 10, 2006, at Halfway. There was a celebration of his life and memorial service Wednesday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. The Rev. Bill Shields and Pastor Cliff Billings officiated. Charlie was born on Feb. 7, 1968, at Baker City. He was raised at Halfway and Shelton, Wash. He enjoyed the outdoors. His dream was to someday build a cabin far away from the hustle and bustle of life. He loved to hunt and fish. He was very inventive and creative with photography, story writing, storytelling and woodworking. Charlie packed a … Read more

Fuge, Fred Leroy – Obituary

Fred Leroy Fuge, 84, died May 21, 2009 at his home in Haines. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Chaplain Eugene Sutton of the American Legion Post 41 will officiate. After the service, friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 2005 Valley Ave. Fred was born on Sept. 12, 1924, at Seattle. He was the middle child of Fredrick and Ethel Albertine North Fuge. His father worked for Simmons Bed Co., so the family traveled to Glendale, … Read more

Sutton, Lurley A. Sass Mrs. – Obituary

Lurley A. Sutton, 78, of Gresham, a former Baker County resident, died March 2, 2005, at Fairlawn Good Samaritan Care Center in Gresham after a long illness. There will be a celebration of her life at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Buckhorn Restaurant Banquet Room in Vernonia. Lurley Alveda Sass Sutton was born on Nov. 22, 1926, at Richland to Claus and Alveda Morrison Sass. She was raised and educated at Richland. After her high school graduation, Lurley moved to Portland. She worked for the Army Corps of Engineers where Lurley met her future sister-in-law, Madge Heman, who introduced her … Read more

Bracken, Mozell – Obituary

Mozell Bracken, 92, of Baker City, died Jan. 31, 2005, at her home with all of her six surviving children at her side. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Bill Cox of McEwen Bible Fellowship will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home. Mozell was born at Marion, Ill., on Oct. 20, 1912, to John and Emma … Read more

Bertels, Christofer C. – Obituary

Union, Oregon Christofer C. Bertels, 36, of Salem and formerly of Union, Baker and La Grande, died Nov. 6 at Salem Hospital in Salem. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the Assembly of God Harvest Church, 3720 Birch St., Baker City. Chris was born Sept. 3, 1971, in La Grande. He was raised in Union and later attended Baker Valley Christian Academy in Baker City. Chris received an associate’s degree from Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, and continued his education at the University of Idaho in Moscow. Chris worked for the State of Oregon Insurance … Read more

Kolb, Louis Edward “Louie” – Obituary

Louis Edward “Louie” Kolb, 56, of La Grande, a former Baker City resident, died April 18, 2006, at Boardman. His funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Kirk Sager will officiate. After the service, friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. Louie, Baker Valley’s version of Sam Elliott, was born at Baker City on Dec. 8, 1949, to George W. Kolb Sr. and Juanita A. Errend Kolb. He attended Baker Valley Schools and never met a teacher smarter … Read more

Stoor, Ada Roop Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ada (Roop) Stoor, 87, of Baker City, died Oct. 23, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Burial will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. A reception will follow at Jim and Tonie Hambelton’s home. Visitations will be today from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home. Ada was born July 17, 1919, at Boulder Flat, in Pine Valley near Halfway, to George Paris Roop and Lou Anna (Cox) Roop. … Read more

Talbott, Lester Elvin – Obituary

Lester Elvin Talbott, 94, of Junction City, and a former Baker City resident, died March 22, 2002. His funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Chapel in Junction City. Visitations will be Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Burial will be at Alford Cemetery. Mr. Talbott was born Dec. 23, 1907, at Tillamook to Francis and Franky (Farley) Talbott. He graduated from high school in Tillamook. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in Europe during World War II. After the war he worked as a farmer and mill worker, retiring from … Read more

Barron, Robert Ellis – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at The Beatty Chapel for Robert Ellis Barron, 64, of Baker, retired lumber worker, who died Sunday morning at his home following a long illness. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Pastor Joe Jewett will officiate. Mr. Barron was born January 13, 1899 in Baker. He attended schools here and was graduated from Baker High School. He was married to Zellar Ann Heaton in La Grande December 16, 1946, and had worked for the Oregon Lumber Company in Baker for 38 years. Mr. Barron was … Read more

Brinton, Thomas W. – Obituary

A Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. May 4 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Eugene for Thomas W. “Tom” Brinton of Eugene, 79, who died Apr8l 6, 2007, of colon cancer. Better known as Tom or Tommy to his friends and relatives, he was the last of a generation of old time printers. Tom worked at The Record-Courier from age 14, alongside his father Charles, and his brothers and sisters. Tom was the youngest of the eight children born to Charles McKay Brinton and Elizabeth Muller Brinton. Tom spent his childhood in Haines. He attended college at Eastern … Read more

Crystal Palace

Among our large and flourishing business houses, that of the Crystal Palace must be accorded a prominent place. This business was started in l887 in a small way, by Mr. Adler, in the Wisdom block, and enjoyed exceptional prosperity from the start. Last November he was compelled to move to his new quarters and now occupies a floor space of 50×100. In this he carries a very heavy line of jewelry, musical instruments, books, stationery, toys. etc. His jewelry department of which we present an interior cut, is by far the handsomest in the city, provided as it is with … Read more

Glidden, Frances Octavia McLachlin Mrs. – Obituary

Frances Octavia McLachlin Glidden, 91, a former Baker City resident, died May 6, 2008, at River Pines, Calif. There will be a private graveside service at Cherokee Memorial Park. Frances was born on May 23, 1916, at Memphis, Tenn. She spent her early years living in parts of Texas and later in New Mexico, where her father was engineer and superintendent of the Otis Gin and Warehouse Co., a cotton-processing plant. Her mother was an accomplished artist and pianist. Frances attended Texas Tech College at Lubbock, Texas. She majored in business administration and minored in history, a lifelong pursuit that … Read more

Fifer, Deborah Lee – Obituary

Union, Oregon Deborah Lee (Brooks) Fifer, 57, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and formerly of Union and La Grande, died June 3. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. June 21 at the Eagle Valley Cemetery. A full obituary will be available later. Friends are invited to join the family following the service at the Eagle Valley Grange. Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home in Halfway is in charge of arrangements. La Grande Observer – June 6, 2008 ________________________________________ Deborah Lee (Brooks) Fifer, 57, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and formerly of Union and La Grande, died June 3 at her home with her … Read more

Reese, Horace Gaylen “Bud” – Obituary

Horace Gaylen “Bud” Reese, 81, died Jan. 18, 2001, at Evergreen Health and Rehab Center in La Grande. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., in La Grande. There will be a full military honor service at Hillcrest Cemetery afterward. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at the funeral chapel. Mr. Reese was born on Jan. 22, 1919, at Tyrone, Okla., to Cline Maynard and Mary Gurtrud Hampton Reese. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1936 at the age of 17. He changed his birth date from 1919 to 1918 … Read more

Wells, Edrie Antonia Schmidt Chaney Mrs. – Obituary

Edrie Antonia Wells, 85, died Jan. 1, 2007, at the Chehalem Care Center in Newberg. There will be a celebration of Edrie’s life and memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday at Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward. Interment will be in Pine Haven Cemetery at Halfway. Edrie was born on Sept. 11, 1921, at Halfway to Maude and Louis Schmidt. She attended grade school at Halfway and during high school transferred to California. She was a Lodi High School graduate. After graduation, she married Charles Chaney and moved to … Read more

Luster, Lena G. – Obituary

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