Baker County OR

Brace, Arthur C. – Obituary

Former Justice Of Peace Injured, Dies Arthur Brace Falls From Bundle Wagon on Jacobson Farm Monday and Succumbs Next Day Arthur C. Brace, 67, was fatally injured at 3 p.m. Monday when he was thrown behind the horses hitched to a bundle wagon at the farm of Mrs. Louise Mills two miles east of North Powder. He was taken to Baker in an ambulance and died in St. Elizabeth’s hospital at 9 a.m. next day, August 28. Mr. Brace, who was hauling grain bundles was sitting on the railing beside the Jacob’s staff of the practically empty rack when he … Read more

Grove, Dorothy L. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Dorothy L. Grove 85, a Baker City resident died Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At her request, there will be no services. Donations in Dorothy’s memory maybe made to the P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter AX, this maybe done through the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, January, 2004 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Hand, John A. – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon John A. Hand, 78, resident of Baker city, Oregon died Friday November 8, 1996 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Graveside services for Mr. Hand were held Friday November 15, 1996 at 11:00 a.m. at the Haines Cemetery, Baker Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted Military honors. Mr. Hand was born in North Powder, OR., a son of James and Nina F. (Snider) Hand. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He returned to this area and worked as a sheepherder on various ranches in the Baker Valley. He married Lenorah Lakey in Winnamucca, NV … Read more

Carpenter, Raymond Francis – Obituary

Raymond Francis Carpenter, 86, of Cove, died Jan. 10, 2007, at a local care facility. His memorial service will take place Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande. Mr. Carpenter was born on Oct. 28, 1921, one of the 12 children of Alfa Ray and Jennie Marie (Trapp) Carpenter in Deerfield, Mo. He grew up in Nevada and Missouri and served in the U.S. Navy. On Aug. 5, 1958, he married Doris Cady in Weiser, Idaho. He owned and operated a diesel truck repair and radiator repair shop in Baker City for many … Read more

Shepardson, Joan – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Joan Shepardson, 63, a lifetime Baker City resident, died June 17, 2001, at her home. Her graveside funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of the United Methodist Church officiated. Vault interment was afterward. She was born on April 28, 1938, at Baker City to Morris “Red” and Mildred Bradford Shepardson. She was raised in Baker City. She enjoyed doing household and lawn chores and it was her motto that there is a “place for everything and everything in its place.” She also enjoyed typing, working puzzles, watching television and keeping … Read more

Yost, Karen Lei – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Karen Lei Yost, 55, died Feb. 3, 2006, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. A Catholic Mass will be celebrated in Salem with a graveside service and burial in Hawaii, where she was born and raised. Cremation is under the direction of Golden’s Mortuary of Salem. Survivors include her husband, Jim; her son, Russell; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Glenn and Bev Hescock of Baker City; and two brothers and a sister, who live at Hilo, Hawaii. She was preceded in death by her parents. Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, … Read more

Engstrom, Ernestine Elizabeth Carnahan Basche Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Ernestine Elizabeth Engstrom, 82, died Oct. 8, 2002, at Richland. Her graveside memorial service was Friday at Pine Haven Cemetery at Halfway. The Rev. Bill Shields of Pine Valley Presbyterian Church officiated. Ernestine Elizabeth was born at Carson to Ernest and Neva Bowerman Carnahan on December 19, 1919. For most all of her life, she was raised by her Great-Great Grandma Carnahan at Halfway. After high school graduation, she married Pete Basche. They had two children: Betty and Pete Jr. They made their home at Robinette until the back-up water of Brownlee Dam covered that area. Ernestine moved … Read more

Haynes, Thomas Benjamin “Ben” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Thomas Benjamin “Ben” Haynes, 95, a longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 19, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At his request there will be no service or memorial. Mr. Haynes was born on Aug. 22, 1905, to Thomas Martin Haynes and Laura Etta Adams Haynes at Laurel. He was the second of seven children born on the family homestead at Chehalem Mountain. He spent a majority of his life working in the construction business. He made his living in his younger years working in logging camps. In later years, he built sawmills in many logging … Read more

Christensen, Thomas – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Thomas Christensen accidentally electrocuted near Haines Yesterday. Failure to Lower The Derrick Boom Believed Responsible Thomas Christensen, aged 35 years and eldest son of John and Lizzie Ingram Christensen, was instantly killed at the home of Leo Relling, four miles northwest of Haines at about 9 o’clock yesterday morning, when the derrick, which he was moving from the farm to the main road, came in contact with the main power line, carrying 23,000 volts of electricity from the E.O.I. & P. company’s Rock Creek plant to North Powder. Exact details of the electrocution are lacking, but … Read more

Motley, Merle Marie Gilkison Mrs. – Obituary

Merle Marie Motley, 92, of Tillamook, a former longtime Baker County resident, died April 28, 2009, at her home. She was born on Oct. 23, 1916, at Baker City to James and Linnie Holt Gilkison. Merle worked in the shipyards during World War II. She also worked as a beautician as a young woman. Merle married Lester L. Motley on Nov. 25, 1939, at Weiser, Idaho. In their early years the couple enjoyed the outdoors, square dancing and raising their daughter, MyrnaRae, while operating a ranch at Halfway. They later owned and operated a ranch at Keating. Upon retiring, Merle … Read more

Thomas, Ronald “Ron” – Obituary

Medical Springs, Oregon Ronald “Ron” Thomas, 70, passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at his home in Medical Springs. At Ron’s request, disposition will take place at Gray’s West Pioneer Crematory. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Ron was born on May 17, 1932, to Clinton M. and Lillie Houseman Thomas at Hebron, Neb. He grew up and graduated from high school at Watsonville, Calif. On May 17, 1953, Ron married Norma Kaufman. The couple had three children, Pamela, Linda and Jim. Ronald lived an adventurous life. … Read more

Herbert, Ila – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Ila Herbert, School Girl, Dies At Hot Lake Hospital Ila, the twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Herbert, who reside on a farm east of Haines, died at 6 o’clock Wednesday evening at the Hot Lake hospital. She had been a patient at the hospital for the past month. The death of the young girl saddened the pupils of the local school, where she had been a student in the fifth grade. Pupils of this and the sixth grade, together with Mrs. Martha Zimmerman, teacher, will attend the funeral to be held at … Read more

Harpham, Annie F. – Obituary

Mrs. Annie F. Harpham, 74, a Baker resident for the past 70 years, died at her home this morning. Funeral services will be held in the West and company chapel at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. The Record Courier, Baker City, OR, Thursday, 3 September 1942, Front Page. Contributed by: Robert C. Bull

Carnahan, Keith Charles – Obituary

Keith Charles Carnahan, 75, of Lake Isabella, Calif., and a former resident of Halfway and Richland, died June 16, 2003, at his home. There will be a graveside military service in his honor honor at 10 a.m. Monday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Keith was born on Nov. 1, 1927, to Ernest Michael and Neva Elizabeth Bowerman Carnahan at Carson. He was raised at Halfway until the sixth grade when the family moved over to Richland. He graduated from high school at Richland. During his life he served as a U.S. Army captain. He was a veteran of World … Read more

Monroe, James Ross “Jim” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon James Ross “Jim” Monroe, 71, a longtime Baker City resident and former owner of Monroe Mortuary, died Oct. 23, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Susan Barnes of First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight and from 9 a.m., to 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Jim was born on July 7, 1933, at Santa Barbara, Calif., to Carl Thomas and Mamielee Riddlespurger Monroe. He was raised … Read more

Compton, Margaret Mrs. – Obituary

Muddy Creek, Baker County, Oregon Margaret W. Compton, aged 82, of Muddy Creek, died at 7 o’clock Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Castor, at Union, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Haines Tuesday at 2 o’clock, with Rev. R. C. Lee of Union officiating. Margaret Walthal Compton was born Jan. 7, 1849 at Wilmington, Ohio. She died Apr. 11, 1931, at Union, Oregon. Margaret Walthal was married to Benjamin Compton Aug. 22, 1867, in Clinton County, Ohio, the husband preceding her in death: Dec. 6, 1919, as did … Read more

Clark, Alphus – Obituary

Retired U.S. Army Col. Alphus Clark, 87, a Baker City native, died March 29, 2008, at Shawnee, Kan. Col. Clark, a 33-year Army veteran, will be buried with full military honors at 9 a.m. on May 29 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Col. Clark was born Aug. 4, 1920, at Baker City to Walter A. Clark and Grace E. Clark. He graduated from Baker High School in 1938. He started his military career in Baker City when he enlisted in Company F, 186th Infantry, Oregon National Guard, on Aug. 15, 1935. He entered active duty with this same unit … Read more

Biography of Hon. James Harvey Slater

HON. JAMES HARVEY SLATER. – Mr. Slater has ever borne a conspicuous part in the public affairs of Oregon; and no one has preserved a more honorable name. His mental qualities are solid rather than brilliant, and his operations weighty rather than keen. He is a man whose integrity has never been impeached; and he has ever been relied upon as a friend of the people. In his two terms at Washington, once as congressman, once as senator, he has performed some very effective work for our state; and all Oregonians hold him in high esteem. The following brief sketch … Read more

Slater, E. E. Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. E. E. Slater died at her home at No. 807 Penn avenue at 7 o’clock this morning. The first indications of a serious nature were noticeable yesterday evening and a weakened condition of the heart is the supposed cause of death. About a year ago Mrs. Slater sustained a severe injury in a fall, and although having measurably recovered from this trouble it is believed that the injury had some effect in shortening the period of vitality. Mrs. Edna Elizabeth Slater was among the well-known pioneer residents of the Northwest. She was born in East Tennessee October 17, 1835. … Read more

Harrison, Darwin L. “Harry” – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Darwin L. “Harry” Harrison, 67, of Springfield died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, of esophageal cancer. Recitation of the rosary was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Eugene. England’s Eugene Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Harrison was born May 11, 1935, in Hot Lake,Ore., to Albert and Alta Lund Harrison. He graduated from North Powder High School in 1953. From 1955 to 1958, he served in the Seabees. He was a member of the naval Reserve from 1958 to 1963. He married Barbara Brown in Victorville, Calif. on Aug. 23, … Read more