Baker County OR

Bard, Wayne N. – Obituary

Wayne N. Bard, 78, died Jan. 22, 2007, in Pueblo, Colo. Wayne’s ashes will be buried beside his wife at Mount Hope Cemetery May 2 at 2 p.m. Father Julian Cassar of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. All friends and relatives are invited to the graveside service and to the following reception at the United Methodist Church. Wayne was born Aug. 4, 1928, in Winfield, Kan., to Claude and Hilda Bard. He spent most of his growing up years in the Winfield area and served his country in the Navy. When he came home from the Navy he … Read more

Smolich, Martin – Obituary

Baker city, Oregon Martin Smolich, 77, a Baker City native, died April 21, 2004, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Baker Elks Lodge, No. 338, 1896 Second St. Members of the Elks Lodge will perform the ceremony. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the lodge. Martin was born on Aug. 15, 1926, at Baker City to George and Mandy Lulich Smolich. He attended St. Francis Academy and worked for the Oregon Lumber Co. for quite a few years. He served … Read more

Coyle, Roy A. – Obituary

Funeral serviced for Roy A. Coyle, Sr., 82, of 2022 Resort St., longtime Baker and Baker county resident will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, February 25 at Grays West and Co. Pioneer Chapel. The Rev. Gerald C. Nelson of the United Methodist Church in Baker will officiate. Vault interment will follow in the family plot at Mt. Hope Cemetery with the Baker Veterans Organizations conducting graveside honors. Mr. Coyle died suddenly at his home early Thursday afternoon. He was born in Flora, Oregon the son of Howard and Estella Cannon Coyle. He had his schooling in Elk City, Idaho, … 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

Cole, Billy Brent – Obituary

Billy Brent Cole, 72, of McMinnville, a former Baker City resident, died June 21, 2009, at his home after a short battle with cancer, with his family at his side. A service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Friday at Macy & Sons in McMinnville. He was born on Sept 23, 1936, at Mound Valley, Kan., the oldest son of Rolland and Irene Cole. In 1942, Bill moved to the Baker City area with his family. He attended 12 years in the Baker schools, and in 1956 graduated from Oregon Technical Institute (now Oregon Institute of Technology) at Klamath Falls. In … Read more

Mudd, Robert Linton – Obituary

Union, Oregon Robert Linton Mudd, 87, of Union, died Nov. 15, 2001, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. There was a celebration of life service in his honor today at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. Pastor Ray Bates and assistant paster Jim Meyers of the Sonrise Free Methodist Church officiated. Mr. Mudd was born on May 14, 1914, to Jacob and Grace Quible Mudd in Bassett, Neb. He moved to Union from Crawfordsville 25 years ago. Mr. Mudd enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1941. He was honorably discharged on Oct. 24, 1945, at St. Louis, Mo. … Read more

Bowman, Florestine Lavelle Taylor Mrs. – Obituary

Florestine Lavelle Bowman, 79, of La Grande, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 21, 2006, at her home. There will be a celebration of her life at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel in La Grande. Private family interment will be afterward at the Summerville Cemetery. She was born in Baker City on Oct. 24, 1926, to Ray and Ida Rich Taylor. She was raised and educated at Baker City where she lived until her marriage to Arnol “Tuffy” Bowman, on March 20, 1948. The couple moved to Pondosa where Mr. Bowman worked at the mill. They lived … Read more

Dahl, Nina Jackson Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Dahl Was Native Of Valley Funeral services was held for Nina May Dahl 77, 1825 4th St. , 77 years life time resident of Baker and Baker county, were conducted at West and Co. Memorial Chapel at 2:00 pm Wednesday Sept. 27, 1967. The Rev. James Bronson of the First Lutheran Church officiated. Interment will follow at the Haines Cemetery in Haines, Oregon. Mrs. Dahl was a native of this valley and the daughter of pioneers. She was born February 18, 1890 at Haines, Oregon the daughter of George W. and Ida Bell Long Jackson. She was the eldest … Read more

Bennett, Laurajo Roberts Mrs. – Obituary

Laurajo Bennett, 74, of El Monte, Calif., died Aug. 28, 2002 at her home. Her funeral service was held in Halfway on Saturday, Aug. 31. Interment was at Pine Haven Cemetery. Laurajo was born in Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 23, 1927, to Kenneth and Edith Roberts. She was raised and educated in Los Angeles. In 1947 she married William Bennett, and on Aug. 10 of this year they celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Bill and Laurajo made their first home in Texas. It was there in Texas where their daughter Karen was born. Not long after, they left Texas for … Read more

Derrick, Dorothe Mae Mineff Mrs.

Dorothe Mae Derrick, 76, a longtime resident of Othello, Wash., and a former Baker City resident, died June 7, 2001, at the Beverly Health Care Center at Othello. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of the Nazarene at Othello. Pastor Robert Luhn will officiate. There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Neil Castle of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Mrs. Derrick was born on June 23, 1924, at Baker City to Edward and Rose Haywood Mineff. She married Cecil D. Derrick in … Read more

Rich, Mary Christine Whited Mrs. – Obituary

Mary Christine Rich, 82,of North Bend, a former Baker County resident, died March 30, 2007, at Baycrest Memory Care Center at Coos Bay. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at North Bend Chapel. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Garden in Coos Bay. She was born on Dec. 24, 1924, at Baker City to Mattie and Wilson Whited. She was one of six girls. She was raised on the Whited family ranch at Unity and was a Baker High School graduate. She attended business college and then joined her sister, Anna Belle, in Washington, D.C., where she worked … Read more

Everett, Connie Alice Jesser Mrs. – Obituary

Connie Alice Everett, 53, born at Fort Collins, Colo., died Aug. 10, 2006, at her daughter’s home in Boise. The family invites everyone who would like to attend to a potluck dinner to honor Connie’s memory at 1 p.m. Saturday at Geiser Pollman Park. Connie spent her time working for the state taking care of children of parents with addictions. She loved her job and the children she cared for. She always could find good in everyone. She was kind-hearted and caring and was loved by many and was a mother to many. Connie was a good friend and a … Read more

Nelson, Monty D. “Mont” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Monty D. “Mont” Nelson, 40, of Baker City, died May 16, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral was today at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral presided at the service. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Monty was born on March 16, 1962, at Baker City. He spent his first 18 years in Baker City, where he attended St. Francis Academy and the public schools. He graduated from Baker High School in 1980. He lived in the Portland-Gresham-Salem area for 20 years. For the … Read more

Blando, Velma Elaine Valentine Mrs. – Obituary

Velma Elaine Blando, 79, of Baker City, died Sept. 22, 2007, at her home. Her graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Velma was born July 23, 1928, at Baker City. She was the daughter of Leonard and Lola Morin Valentine. In 1968 she married Leo Blando, who worked for U.S. Bank of Baker City. She subsequently moved to Redmond and Portland, returning with her husband to Baker City in 1998. Velma was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved spending time with her family, working in her garden and creating … Read more

M’Quowen, Alexander – Obituary

Alexander McQuowen,77, died yesterday at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a life-time lived in Oregon. He farmed on a ranch six miles north of Baker. Mr. McQuowen was born October 5, 1865, at Pocahontas. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are two nephews, Eugene Hammond of Haines and Oral McQuowen of Baker; three nieces, Mrs. John Ingram of Philomath, Mrs. James Ashwood of Haines and Mrs. Nettie Mead of La Grande. Funeral services will be announced later by West and Company. Baker City Herald – – June 25, 1943.

Lewis, Esther Luciel Jeffords Mrs. – Obituary

Esther Luciel Jeffords Lewis, 79, died Oct. 16, 2007, at the Wallowa Valley Care Center at Enterprise. Her memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Wallowa Christian Church. Esther was born at home in Baker City on May 28, 1928, the first child of Wendell Richard and Myrtle Esther Wickam Jeffords. The family was completed with the addition of another daughter, Muriel, and two sons, Ray and Vearl. Esther attended Churchill Elementary School and was a 1947 Baker High School graduate. She then worked at the Baker Hotel as a waitress until she moved with … Read more

Valentine, Don L. – Obituary

Don L. Valentine, 72, of Sedro Woolley, Wash., died July 19, 2005, at a Tacoma, Wash., hospital. His graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Aumsville Cemetery. Don was born on July 10, 1933, at Hermiston to Leonard and Lola Morin Valentine. He was the seventh of their eight children and he spent most of his youth in Baker County. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict and was very proud of his daughter, Dawn, who served in the U.S. Navy Reserves as a yeoman petty officer 3rd class. His work in construction … Read more

Taylor, Elsie Elnore Nice Mrs. – Obituary

Elsie Elnore Taylor, 81, of Vernonia, died May 29, 2008, at her home. A celebration of Elsie’s life will be held Saturday, July 5 at 11 a.m. at the Vernonia Community Church, 957 State Ave. in Vernonia, with Pastor Grant Williams officiating. Private interment will be held. Elsie was born May 10, 1927, in North Powder, the daughter of Joseph A. (Weise) Nice and Mattie (Smith) Nice. She was raised and received her education in the North Powder community, graduating from high school in 1945. She was united in marriage to Lyle L. Taylor on June 4, 1945, in Baker. … Read more

Gregg, Olga W. Janson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Olga W. Gregg, 89, of Baker City died March 3, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her memorial service was at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. Pastor Dennis Hickman of the church officiated. There was a reception afterward at the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Gregg was born on Feb. 3, 1914, at Riga, Latvia, to Ludwig and Gottlieb Janson. She spent her childhood in Lithuania, where she was educated. She enjoyed learning folk dances of the Baltic states. She was a secretary for a major power plant. After World War … Read more

Lee, Gladys E. Ridenour Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Gladys E. Lee, 96, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 18, 2001, at St Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home. Mrs. Lee was born Oct. 29, 1905, at Exeter, Mo., to Charles and Rosa Ridenour. Gladys Ridenour and James Larkin Lee were married in the spring of 1924. She was a member of the … Read more