Baker County OR

Dowdy, Janice “Roselle” McNair Mrs. – Obituary

Janice “Roselle” Dowdy, 64, of Irrigon, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 5, 2001, at her home with her family at her side. A Celebration of Life Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston. Disposition was by cremation. Mrs. Dowdy was born the third of eight children on Aug. 22, 1937, in Baker City to John Joseph and Edith Maxine McNair. She attended St. Francis Academy in Baker City. In the summer of 1955, she and Adolph M. Dowdy met at a Grange dance in Haines. They were married … Read more

Wellington, Vernon Lovell “Vern” – Obituary

Vernon Lovell “Vern” Wellington, 76, of Hermiston, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 30, 2001, at the Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston with his wife, Norma, by his side. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. There will be a graveside service with veterans participating at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel. Mr. Wellington was born on March 7, 1926, at Baker City to John … Read more

Maxwell, James Quinton – Obituary

James Q. Maxwell Services Oct 31 James Q. Maxwell, 56, of Sumpter, a native Oregonian, died Wed. at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise as the result of an accidentally self-inflicted gun shot wound. Graveside services were conducted at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 31 at the Haines Cemetery. Rev. Gerald C. Nelson of the United Methodist Church in Baker and Haines officiated. Arrangements were under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Mr. Maxwell was born October 9, 1920 in Haines the son of Wallace and Ethel Cartmill Maxwell. He his schooling in Haines and worked in the ship-yards … Read more

Calder, Clarence LeRoy – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Clarence LeRoy Calder, 89, of Baker City, died April 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Ernie Collard will conduct the services. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mr. Calder was born Feb. 4, 1912, at Baker City to Mark William and Delia Eardley Calder. He was the 11th of 12 children. He was raised in Baker City and attended Baker schools, … Read more

Hoffman, James A. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon James A. Hoffman, 68, of Baker City, died May 7, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. A funeral service will be held Monday, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel. Visitations will be Friday until 8 p.m. James was born Aug. 12, 1934, in Sunnybrook, N.Y., to Mr. and Mrs. William Hoffman. In 1978 he moved to Sacramento, Calif. Eleven years later, in 1989, he married Elsie Phillips at Sacramento. Survivors include his wife Elsie; two children, A.J. Hoffman and Elizabeth Derenches; one step-son, Sam Jones, and three grandchildren, Kimberly, J.J., … Read more

Gronke, Elizabeth M. Muessig Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Elizabeth M. Gronke, 87, of Baker City, died Jan. 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside funeral will be Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. at City View Cemetery in Salem. Pastor John Maas of Christ Lutheran Church will officiate. Mrs. Gronke was born March 3, 1913, at Aurora to Henry and Hulda Ida (Kupkee) Muessig. She was raised across the river from Wilsonville and received her schooling in Wilsonville and Canby. After graduation from high school, she attended one year of nursing training until her marriage took priority. On Aug. 20, 1933, she married … Read more

Allen, Blaine Evans – Obituary

Blaine Evans Allen, 68, of Haines, died Sept. 24 peacefully at his home. Visitation will run from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday with the funeral service following at noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Hughes Lane in Baker City. Vault interment will be held at the Haines Cemetery immediately following the funeral service. Blaine was born March 29, 1939, to Louis and Merle Bracken Allen in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of seven children. On Oct. 13, 1956, he married the love of his life, Ann Searle Allen. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan … Read more

Wendt, Jack – Obituary

Jack Wendt, 79, of Baker City, died April 27, 2006, at his home after a short illness. His memorial service will take place Monday, May 8 at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lenny Spooner of Baker City Church of the Nazarene will officiate. At 2 p.m. there will be a gathering at the Baker City Golf Club for family and friends to remember Jack. Jack was born March 16, 1927, in Baker City to William and Margaret Romig Wendt. He had one older brother, William (Bill), who still resides in Baker City. Jack grew up in Baker City, … Read more

McDowell, Edith L. Buchanan Mrs. – Obituary

I, Edith L. McDowell was born on September 13th, 1910 in Halfway, Oregon. To My Dearest Family And Friends, There are some things I’d like to say, but first let me assure you that I arrived okay. I’m writing this from Heaven where I’m here with God above, And where there’s no more tears or sadness, just eternal love. Please do not be sad because I’m out of sight. Remember that I’m with you morning, noon and night. That day I had to leave you, when my life on earth was through, God picked me up, hugged me and said, … Read more

Wiester, Harold W. – Obituary

Harold W. Wiester, 92, of Issaquah, Wash., a former Baker City resident, died on June 26, 2001, at his home. His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic Church, 4400 130th Place S.E., Bellevue, Wash. There will be a reception after the service at the church. Committal will be at 1:45 p.m. at the Floral Hills Cemetery at Lynnwood, Wash. Mr. Wiester was born on June 26, 1909, at Everett, Wash., to Charles “Dick” and Alice Wiester. He was raised in Edmonds and graduated from Edmonds High School in 1927. He married Emily … Read more

Sawyer, Ramona Louis Noregaard Mrs. – Obituary

Ramona Louis (Noregaard) Sawyer, 78, of Sutherlin and Roseburg, Ore., went to be with the Lord on Feb. 24, 2007. She had resided in the Sutherlin and Roseburg areas for the last 18 years. Ramona was born on Jan. 20, 1929, to Harold and Ruby Noregaard of Enterprise, Ore. They later moved to Baker City, Ore., and Ramona graduate from Baker High in 1947. She married Ray Sawyer Sept. 4, 1955. They lived in Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, and California, where they resided in Livermore, Calif., for 16 years with their sons before returning to the northwest. Those who knew … 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

Dean, Byrl Obit – Obituary

Keating, Baker County, Oregon Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Grays’ West and Co. Pioneer Chapel for Byrl Emele Dean Sr., 70, of 2117 Seventh St. He died early Monday morning at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Portland after a brief illness. Dean, is a native of Keating, was the son of Matthew and Estella Emele Dean. He received his education in Keating and Baker High School. He married Agnes Clancey Dean in Baker in May of 1920. He has been a rancher in the Keating area for many years. In later years, he moved to Baker … Read more

Myers, Myrtle Ann – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Mrs. Myrtle Ann Myers, 62, 923 Walnut St., died Sunday afternoon in St. Elizabeth Hospital following a short illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Beatty Chapel. Mrs. Myers was born in Fayette County, W. Va., and came with her parents to Wallowa County in 1905. They settled in the Powatka area; she was married in Baker on Dec. 15, 1917, to Porter Myers, who survives her. Since 1950, she had been employed by Mr. and Mrs. John B. Rogers. Her other survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Geils, New Bridge, Mrs. Virginia … Read more

Smith, Alice Aldeen Poe, Mrs. – Obituary

Alice Aldeen Smith, 91, of Baker City, died May 16, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Visitations will be until 6 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor John Goodyear will officiate. Alice Aldeen Poe was born on March 10, 1918, at Delta, Colo., to Walter Cemet and Nellie Bell Gutcher Poe. She graduated from Baker High School in 1936 and went on to work as a bookkeeper for the family’s Poe Motor Co. Alice worked 60 years for the company … Read more

Clugston, Thomas Roland – Obituary

Unity, Oregon Thomas Roland Clugston, 60, of Unity, died May 21, 2001, at his ranch. His funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. in Baker City. Lynn Shumway and Mark Minor of Burnt River Community Church will officiate. There will be a reception after the funeral at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. Visitations will be today until 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West Pioneer Crematory. Mr. Clugston was born in Bradford, Penn., to Sylvia and Wayne Clugston. The family moved to the … Read more

Becker, Maude Elsie Mrs. – Obituary

Telocaset, Union County, Oregon Mrs. Maude Elsie Becker, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Snider, of Telocaset, died at Baker June 16, and was interred at Union Saturday last, services by Rev. Pratt of Cove. Maude Elsie Becker, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Snider, was born July 24, 1887, at Mansfield, Ohio, died June 26, 1918, at Baker, Ore., age 30 years, 11 months and two days. She came to Washington with her parents at the age of 2 years. She was married to Paul M. Becker, November 3, 1908; to that union three children … Read more

Felkel, June Poe Mrs. – Obituary

June Poe Felkel, 81, of Baker City, died March 1, 2007. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m., Saturday at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. June was born at Mancos, Colo., in 1926. She married Orval Poe after graduating from high school at Mancos. They moved to the Northwest and settled at Baker City where they brought up their 10 children. As the children left home, June became more active in the community. She worked for the state in social services, was a member of the Baker City Council and was involved in service clubs. … Read more

Hall, Russell Francis – Obituary

Russell Francis Hall, 85, of Baker City, died Dec. 18, 2005, at his home. His funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Lennie Spooner will officiate. Military auspices will be provided by the United States National Guard. A private vault interment will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family following the services for a reception in the Nazarene Church fellowship hall. Russell Francis was born June 17, 1920, in Baker City to Charles Frank and Mary Elizabeth Stultz Hall. He was raised in … Read more

Addington, Delbert Glenn – Obituary

Delbert Glenn Addington, 84, died April 30, 2009, at his home in Baker City. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. He was born April 3, 1925, in Riverside, Calif., to Pete and Ethel (Myers) Addington. He was raised in Southern California around Riverside. At 17, Del joined the Navy and served in the Korean War. During his service, Del received training as an air conditioning / refrigeration tech. After his honorary discharge from the military, he went on to trade school to work in the air conditioning / refrigeration industry. Del owned and operated … Read more