Baker County OR

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

Martin, Timothy D. “Tim” – Obituary

Timothy D. “Tim” Martin, 40, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Feb. 6, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Ed Niswender of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home. Tim was born on March 11, 1963, in Baker City to Robert R. and Lezetta Pridgen Martin. He was raised and educated in Baker City. Tim was a very loving son and brother and enjoyed taking care of his mother. He had a great love for animals and … Read more

Simonis, Ernest James – Obituary

Ernest James Simonis, 87, a lifetime resident of North powder, died Saturday at his home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Grays’ West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Gary Pall and Laura Falkner will officiate. Vault interment will follow at the North Powder Cemetery. Mr. Simonis was born July 11, 1896, in North Powder to Wolf Creek pioneers Matt and Matilda Harrison Simonis. He attended school at Wolf Creek and married O’Lena Johnson in La Grande on Oct. 29, 1917. He worked on the railroad and farmed. He was a member of the Disabled Veterans of World … Read more

Baker County Oregon Genealogy

The following collection references data which we have concerning Baker County Oregon genealogy. Since Judy herself descends from ancestors who called Baker County their home, our collection of information on this locality consists of a lot of data not found elsewhere online.

Hale, Charlotte C. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Charlotte C. Hale, 88, a longtime Baker City resident, died April 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Heath Care Center. Her funeral was at 2 o’clock today at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church officiated. Vault interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Hale was born Jan. 10, 1913, at Portland to Grace Agnes Roberts and Lester L. Davis. She was one of four children. After attending school at Portland and later at Alderdale, Wash., she returned to Portland to work as a waitress. It was … Read more

Haefer, Diane L. – Obituary

Funeral services for Diane L. Haefer, 34, will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Dayville Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jeff Cheifetz officiating. Interment will follow at the Dayville Cemetery. Mrs.Haefer, of Union, died Sunday in a motor vehicle accident on Highway 86, about 29 miles east of Baker. Driskill Memorial Chapel in John Day is in charge of arrangements. Baker Democrat Herald – – June 7, 1983.

Biographical Sketch of John W. Thompson

It is always a pleasure to outline the career of an honest, upright and progressive man, who has left the more thickly settled portions of the country, pressing out into the regions of wildness to bring them under the sway of civilization’s uplifting influences, spending, meanwhile, sturdy effort and drawing upon an exhaustless store of courage and determination to accomplish this worthy end and so we turn with zest to chronicle the events in the life of the capable and worthy citizen, whose name initiates this paragraph, since he has displayed qualities that are priceless, and manifested virtues and abilities … Read more

Holt, William – Obituary

Three Killed In Auto Accident After attending a dance in Pendleton, Saturday night, William Holt of Baker, with three companions, Ben Griggs, Miss Helen Whitted and Miss Barbara Watkins of Pendleton, went on a joy ride in a Cadillac car. At a point about one-half mile west of Reith the car plunged over the grade and into the canyon below, about 120 feet, and was crashed into atoms on the huge boulders. Three of the inmates of the car, William Holt, Ben Griggs and Miss Watkins were killed out right and their bodies terribly mangled, the body of Holt being … Read more

Dailey, Ivy A. Person Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Ivy A. Dailey, 87, of Baker City, died Jan. 6, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Ed Niswender of the Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. A reception will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church in Baker City following the interment. Ivy was born Oct. 10, 1915, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Charlie and Vira (Powers) Person. Ivy’s mother, Vira, passed away shortly after giving birth to her. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Dr. Robert R. Meyers

Among the dentists of this city the subject of this sketch although young In years, stands very prominent. He has energy and ambition, and will succeed where other men fail. He was born in Summerville, Oregon, in 1873, and retrained there until 1894, receiving his preliminary education there. Having a natural taste for dentistry, he entered tine Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. Whch is the oldest dental college in the world, and graduated with honors in 1897. He then located at Charlotte, N. C., for a short time, but later moved here, where, using all the modern appliances in dentistry, … Read more

Clymer, Gertrude Julia Webb Rohner Mrs. – Obituary

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

Hook, Vivian Lee Lovell Mrs. – Obituary

Vivian Lee Lovell Hook, 77, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 12, 2006, at her brother’s home at Milton-Freewater. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday at the Bollman Funeral Home at Enterprise. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Katherine Catholic Church in Enterprise. Interment will be at the Enterprise Cemetery. Vivian was born on Feb. 27, 1929, at Enterprise to Garrett Samuel Lovell and Evelyn Billerbeck Lovell. She attended Hurricane Creek School on Alder Slope and schools at Enterprise and Joseph. She married Carl Eugene Hook on Aug. 3, 1946, at Baker City. … Read more

Roath, Wayne Allen – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Wayne Allen Roath, 70, a former Baker City resident, died July 8, 2004, at Parker, Ariz., after a three-year fight with cancer. He was born in August of 1933 and had lived in the Baker County area from 1971 to 1989. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Roath; a son, Allen Roath, and daughter-in-law, Bridgette; and Patty Nee Roath. Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, July 9, 2004 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Evans, John P. – Obituary

John P. Evans, 74, farmer in the Missouri flat section for the last 47 years, died at the St. Elizabeth hospital at 11 o’clock Friday night after an illness of several months. Mr. Evans was born in Howard County, Indiana, November 25, 1853 and moved to Missouri when he was a boy. He married Miss Elizabeth Colley in 1874 and moved with his family to Baker county in 1880. They lived in the Missouri flat district the remainder of their lives. Mrs. Evans died in 1917. The deceased is survived by two sons, Edward and frank of Baker, a daughter, … Read more

Biography of Thomas Howard

This substantial and capable gentleman is one of the real builders of the county of Harney, and it is quite proper that he should be accorded representation in its history, being a man greatly respected and worthy of the high esteem given to him. He was born in the city of New York, on May 11, 1833, being the son of Patrick H. and Mary (Ford) Howard. The father was an engineer, operating a stationary engine. Thomas grew to manhood, gaining a good education meanwhile, and part of the time working in the markets, where he learned the butcher trade. … Read more

Ulrey, Glenn – Obituary

Glenn Ulrey, 86, a Baker Valley resident, died Jan. 11, 2005, at Serenity Farms foster care home near Haines. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Coles Funeral Home. The Baker City AMVETS, Post No. 1874, will accord military rites. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday. Mr. Ulrey was born on April 28, 1918, at Lucas, Kan., a son of John Harrison and Ada Bille Standley Ulrey. He received his education in Kansas. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and remained … Read more

Leep, Frances Williams Mrs. – Obituary

Frances W. Leep, 87, of Baker City, died Jan. 16, 2005, at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Leep will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Baker City Christian Church. Pastor Roger Scovil and Mr. Jack Pittman of the church will officiate. Mrs. Leep was born in King City, Mo., on July 11, 1917, to Nelson Oscar and Clara Belle (Keeney) Williams. She moved to Oregon with her family at the age of 14 and settled in Eugene, where her father was a pastor and her mother taught school. She attended schools in the Eugene area and graduated … Read more

Slater Sr., Roy – Obituary

Roy Slater Sr., 63, of Baker City, died Aug. 2, 2007, at his home. A military inurnment was conducted Aug. 13 at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. A celebration of life potluck is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Roy Slater Jr.’s home. People planning to attend may call Gray’s West & Co., 523-3677, for directions. Roy was born on Jan. 8, 1944, at Fairbury, Neb., to Luke Leroy Slater and Hattie Leona Rose. Roy loved the Lord with all his heart. He was a member of the Baker City Christian Church. He also loved his family and friends very … Read more

Young, Linda Marie – Obituary

Linda Marie Young, 48, Died April 18, 2008, at her home in Baker City, Ore. A viewing was held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m, April 23, 2008, at Coles Funeral Home. Funeral services were held April 24, 2008, at 11 a.m at Coles Funeral Home. Pastor Roger Scovil from the Baker City Christian Church officiated. Linda was born Jan. 11, 1960, in Washington DC to David R. and Diane M. (Kuhlman) Young. Linda had many life accomplishments which included being a licensed nurse, certified teacher and a volunteer at her daughter’s school, Brooklyn Elementary. She was a member of … Read more

Davis, Nena A. – Obituary

Nena Avis Davis a lifetime Baker County resident died Friday, April, 19th at her home in Baker City. She was 69 years old. It was Mrs. Davis request to have graveside services. Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Davis were conducted on Wednesday, April 24th at 10:00 a.m. in the Haines Cemetery in Haines. Interment followed. Officiating at the service was the Rev. Jerry McConnell of the Church of the Nazarene of Baker City. Friends called for visitation on Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Pioneer Chapel of Gray’s West and Co. in Baker City. Mrs. … Read more