Baker County OR

Gray, Donna Mae Green Mrs. – Obituary

Donna Mae Gray, 83, a longtime Baker City resident, died Sept. 1, 2007, at her home. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. Pastor Mel Harris will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at First Lutheran Church. Visitations will be Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Donna was born on Nov. 21, 1923, at Coulee City, Wash., to Mae and Donovan Green. She moved to Spokane and graduated from North Central High School where … Read more

Childers, Norma Lee Mrs. – Obituary

Norma Lee Childers, 75, died peacefully in her home with her children present on March 5, 2007. There was a celebration of Norma’s life at the Baker City Elks Lodge on Friday, March 5, 2007, 12:30 p.m. Norma was born in La Grande, Ore., April 4, 1931. She was raised in Union County and graduated from Union High School in 1949. She then attended Eastern Oregon College in La Grande. After college Norma moved to The Dalles, Ore., where she worked until she married William “Bill” Childers and moved to Baker. Norma worked at the Baker County Credit Bureau, Baker … Read more

Long, Ida Hodges Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Ida Long died at St. Elizabeth hospital Tuesday. She was born March 11, 1873 in Marshall, Arkansas and she and her late husband, Charles Long, resided for many years in the Haines district. Mrs. Long was a member of the Baptist church and the Rebekah lodge of Haines. Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs. F.A. Bircket of Portland and Mrs. H. K. Perkins of Haines; three sister residing in Kansas and a granddaughter, Mrs. R. H. Lee of Walla Walla. Funeral services were held Thursday with burial in the Haines cemetery. Source: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, Jan. … Read more

Schmidt, Altafae Zimmerman Mrs. – Obituary

Altafae Zimmerman Schmidt, 77, died Aug. 15, 2001, at Scottsdale, Ariz. Mrs. Schmidt and her husband, Richard Otto, recently relocated their home from Seattle to be near their daughter, Susyn Corrine, and son, Karl Otto, and grandson, Otto Jordan. Mrs. Schmidt was always able to make friends easily and she will be missed by all of those who knew her. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, Ariz., 85104. Used with permission from: The Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, August 24, 2001 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

McConell, E. C. – Obituary

Old Resident Is Dead E.C. McConell, 53, for years a resident of the Baker district, died suddenly at the Protestant hospital in Baker Monday. Death was caused by heart trouble from which he suffered for many years. A widow and several children survive him. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, April 21, 1928

Melchior, Bertha Mae “Peggy” Mrs. – Obituary

Bertha Mae “Peggy” Melchior, 71 of Halfway, died July 25, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center surrounded by her family. A celebration of Peggy’s life will be scheduled later. Peggy was born and raised at San Diego. In 1950, while working at Rohr making airplane parts, Peggy met and later married Donald Johnson. They had one daughter, Sherry. That marriage ended in divorce. A few years later, she married James Robert Melchior. They had three children, Jim, Dorothy and Gary. When Jim’s tour of duty in the Navy was up, they returned to his home state of Colorado. After … Read more

Deen, Forrest E. – Obituary

Forrest E. Deen, 63, of Deputy, Ind., died Feb. 24, 2008, at Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg, Ind. His funeral will be at noon Saturday at Buchanan Funeral Home at Austin, Ind. The Rev. James Fugate will officiate. Burial will be at Pisgah Cemetery in Deputy, Ind. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the Buchanan Funeral Home, 115 N. Second St., Austin, Ind. Mr. Deen was born on Jan. 15, 1945, the son of the late Frank E. Deen and Ethel M. (Williams) Tarvin. He was a member of Faith … Read more

Ashby, George Wilbur – Obituary

Richland, Baker County, Oregon Funeral services will be held for George Wilbur Ashby, 84, of Richland at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Christian Church in Richland. He died Wednesday at Moses Lake, Washington while visiting his son. The Rev. Russell Booher of the Richland Methodist Church will officiate. Ashby was born in Union County the son of William and Charlotte Ashby. He attended schools in Union and moved with his parents to Pine Valley as a youngster. He worked for many years at the Cornucopia Mines until the beginning of World War II. Ashby had been a farmer and miner … Read more

Patterson, Lola B. Brannock Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lola B. Patterson, 77, a 45-year resident of Oak Harbor, Wash., and a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 23, 2003, at Providence General Medical Center in Everett, Wash., after a long illness. Her graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. There was a funeral today at Burley Funeral Chapel at Oak Harbor, Wash. Pastor Benjamin J. Norris officiated. Mrs. Patterson was born on May 10, 1926, at Baker City to Adoniram Judson Brannock and Alma E. Irvin Brannock. She was raised at Baker City where she graduated from high school. She … Read more

Hardman, Wallace Emery “Wally” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Wallace Emery “Wally” Hardman, 81, a lifetime Baker City resident, died Feb. 15, 2002, at his home. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. The Rev. Lura Kidner-Miesen of the United Methodist Church and the Rev. Raymond Bates of SonRise Free Methodist Church at La Grande will officiate. Vault interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by the Baker City Veterans of Foreign Wars. There will be a reception afterward at the United Methodist Church, 1919 Second St. Visitations will be … Read more

Williamson, John Leo – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon John Leo Williamson, 37, of La Grande, died Dec. 26 at Grande Ronde Hospital after a long battle with bone cancer. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in La Grande. Burial will follow at Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Williamson was born in Baker City Jan. 21, 1969, to John H. Williamson of Baker City and Alice (Stroud) Williamson of La Grande. He attended school in both La Grande and Baker City. He married Martha Eoff of Elgin. They have two sons, Donald, 13, and Lucas, 10. The couple … Read more

Obituary of Mrs. Sarah Savilla Bowman Holt

Sarah Savilla Holt, 90, died May 18, 2007, at her home in Baker City. Her funeral was at 10 a.m. today at Coles Funeral Home. Vault interment was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends joined the family afterward for a reception at Geiser-Pollman Park. Sarah S. Bowman Holt was born on May 29, 1916, at Pendleton. She was the second to the youngest of six children born to Charlie Felix and Luetta McCartney Bowman. Growing up, Sarah lived at Pendleton, Medford and Weiser, Idaho. After high school, she went back East and studied nursing and cared for her aunt at Englewood, … Read more

Hyatt, Russell Frank – Obituary

Russell Frank Hyatt, 89, of Fruitland, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 15, 2002, at Holy Rosary Medical Center at Ontario. His funeral was Friday at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel at Fruitland. Interment was at Parkview Cemetery in New Plymouth, Idaho. Russell was born on Feb. 11, 1912, at Union to Lloyd Burk and Ida E. Hyatt. He attended Baker City schools and was a 1931 Baker High School graduate. He continued his education at Oregon State University at Corvallis where he graduated in 1940 with a degree in animal husbandry and range management. He worked for the U.S. … Read more

Ross, Helen Hobday Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Ross, 80, of Bonanza, a former Baker City resident, died June 27, 2006, at her home of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Davenport Chapel in Klamath Falls. Burial will be at the Silver Lake Cemetery. Helen was born on Feb. 23, 1926, at Lodi, Calif., to William and Phebe Hobday of Galt, Calif. She graduated from Galt High School in 1944, taught school for six years, and married Gerald Ross of Elk Grove, Calif., in 1948. While raising her family, she also drove school bus. In 1967, the family moved … Read more

Henner, Wilma Geddes Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Wilma Geddes Henner, l00, died Saturday, April 12, 2003. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Haines Methodist Church. Pastor Sally Wiens of the church will officiate. Wilma was born on the corner of Madison and Grove streets in Baker City, the daughter of LuLu and Frank Geddes. Her grandfather owned and operated the Geddes-Pollman Butcher Shop on First Street in Baker City. Later the family moved to the Missouri Flats area, and then again to Hereford where her mother provided the daily lunch for the stage driver and passengers. After receiving her teaching … Read more

Davis, Vivian Clare McGrath Mrs. – Obituary

Vivian Clare McGrath Davis, 100, died Jan. 2, 2008, at her home in Spokane, Wash. Her graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the North Powder Cemetery in North Powder. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home of Spokane is in charge of arrangements. Through this century,Vivian touched many lives and helped many people, her family said. Whether she was helping out on the family farm or playing music, she was always there to please. She was born on Sept. 28, 1907, at North Powder, to Walter Vincent and Leila Marquerite Gardner McGrath. She spent 72 years of her life at … Read more

Hassler, Willie “Papa” Obituary

A memorial service was held on Jan. 16 for Willie “Papa” Hassler of Eugene and a former resident of Halfway and Baker City, who died Jan. 12 at age 87. Willie was born April 7, 1915, in Oregon City to Audley and Anna Hassler. He married Carrie Sells in Reno, Nev., in 1967. Carrie died in April 2001. When in Halfway, he was a charter member of VFW Post 7847. Willie lived in Halfway and Baker City before settling in Eugene more than 40 years ago. He served in the Navy during World War II as a chief radioman, and … Read more

Weed, Elsie Mae – Obituary

Elsie Mae Weed, 88, formerly of Baker City, died July 10, 2006, at the Salem Hospital in Salem, Ore. A graveside service will be held Friday, July 14, 2006, 3 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Arrangements are by Coles Funeral Home, Baker City, Ore. Used with permission from The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, July, 2006 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Brown, Alyce J. Mrs. – Obituary

Richland, Baker County, Oregon Alyce J. Brown, 92, of Lacey, Wash., who with her husband, Henry, were founders of Boulder Park in the Wallowa Mountains, died Nov. 6, 2005, at the Panorama City retirement center at Lacey. At her request, there will be no funeral. She will be interred next to her late husband, Henry L. Brown, at Mount Hope Cemetery on Thursday. Alyce was born on June 14, 1913, at Oakland, Calif. She married Henry L. Brown on May 23, 1934. The couple moved to Baker City in 1952 and together they built Boulder Park, which they operated until … Read more

Biographical Sketch of William R. Minor, Jr.

Among the pioneers who put their shoulder to the wheel and pressed the good work of development forward in this section, enduring hardships and deprivations that were calculated to overcome the hearts of those who were not brave and hardy, especial mention must be made of the esteemed gentleman whose name is at the head of this sketch, and it is with pleasure that we give him space in the history of his county, both because of this excellent work and because of his moral qualities of worth that have constantly been in evidence in all of his walk. Mr. William … Read more