Baker County OR

Murray, Paul – Obituary

Paul Murray, 80, a longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 17, 2005, at his home with his family around him. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Visitations will be from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Private vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Paul was born on Aug. 21, 1924, at Baker City to Elbert and LaRita Murray. He was a World War II veteran. After Paul returned home from the war, he went back to work for … Read more

Brinton, Thomas W. – Obituary

A Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. May 4 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Eugene for Thomas W. “Tom” Brinton of Eugene, 79, who died Apr8l 6, 2007, of colon cancer. Better known as Tom or Tommy to his friends and relatives, he was the last of a generation of old time printers. Tom worked at The Record-Courier from age 14, alongside his father Charles, and his brothers and sisters. Tom was the youngest of the eight children born to Charles McKay Brinton and Elizabeth Muller Brinton. Tom spent his childhood in Haines. He attended college at Eastern … Read more

Johnson, Allison Duncombe Mrs. – Obituary

Allison Duncombe Johnson, 77, of Baker City, died Dec. 2, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Bishop David Richards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will conduct. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from noon to 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home. Allison was born on Sept. 26, 1928, at Salt Lake City to Henry Duncombe and Cornelia Elsie Barnes. She worked her way through high school as a clerk for Woolworth’s, for Grant’s and … Read more

Hughes, Raymond Leroy – Obituary

Raymond Leroy Hughes, 56, of Baker City, died May 2, 2008, at his home. There will be no service. Raymond was born on June 20, 1951, at Baker City to Archie Ralph Hughes and Julia Antonia Driver Hughes. He was raised and educated at Baker City. At 17, Raymond joined the Army and served six years overseas in Vietnam and Germany. After his discharge from the military, Raymond returned to Baker City, married and moved to Tennessee. He and his wife had two children. The marriage ended a few years later and Raymond met a friend, Kim, who taught him … Read more

Holloway, Margaret Caldwell – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Margaret Caldwell Holloway, 91, of Amelia, Ohio, and formerly of La Grande, died June 6 in an Amelia care center. Date of services will be announced later. Daniels Chapel of the Valley is in charge of arrangements. Margaret was born on Nov. 9, 1916, in Fort Duchesne, Utah, to Mason and Ida Mae Caldwell. At age 8, she and her family moved to the Lime area. She attended school in Baker and La Grande, graduating from La Grande High School in 1935. She married Jess Holloway on March 31, 1942, in Weiser, Idaho. They were ranchers in … Read more

Arrival of Early Pioneers to Baker County Oregon

Early in June 1862, traveling parties from California and Nevada began to arrive at the mines on Powder River. These parties had started for the Salmon River mines, and were surprised when they found a mining camp in Eastern Oregon. Amongst those who came across the country from those states were Hardin Estes, Fred Dill, John P. Bowen and perhaps others who have remained here ever since. Estes and Dill came from Nevada with a party of about twenty, known as the White Horse company, having received that name on account of so many of their horses being white. They … Read more

Rea, T. F.

Mining Man Is Dead T.F. Rea, 75, pioneer mining man of Baker County, died at Baker last Friday from the effects of two paralytic strokes. Mr. Rea suffered the first stroke February 27 and the second March 19. Mr. Rea was born in Fairfield, Iowa December 23, 1852 and came to Auburn Baker county with his parents 10 years later. He had been a resident of this county since first arriving at Auburn and quartz mining. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, March 31, 1928

Taber, Leavon Ida Hutchinson Mrs. – Obituary

Celebration of the life of Leavon Ida Hutchinson Taber was held in Bellevue, Wash . She was born April 14, 1910, In North Powder, the daughter of Albert and Annie Hutchinson. Along with her siblings, Leavon grew up on a ranch near North Powder, moving to Bellevue in 1924. She graduated from Bellevue High School in 1928 and received her degree in nursing from Seattle General Hospital in 1932. She joined the army in 1940 as a nurse stationed in Fort Ord, Calif. Leavon met Andrew Taber at Fort Ord and they were married when she returned to Bellevue. Andrew … Read more

Edwards, Ivan Russell – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ivan Russell Edwards, 83, of Woodburn, Oregon, a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 25, 2003. At his request, there was no funeral. Mr. Edwards was born on Feb. 4, 1919, at Baker City. He worked as a boilermaker, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the American Legion, No. 122, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Baker City. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the National Guard. He served during World War II at Papua, New Guinea. He lived at Aurora before moving to Woodburn in 2001. His interests included hunting … Read more

Hathaway, Eliza – Obituary

Halfway, Baker County, Oregon Eliza, the youngest child of Jacob and Matilda Wilkinson, was born in Illinois, November 1st, 1852, and died at Halfway, Oregon, Mary 20, 1924, age 71 years, 6 months and 19 days. The Wilkinson family came overland from Illinois in 1862, and settled on a homestead in High valley, near Union, where the subject of this sketch grew up to womanhood, and where on March 16, 1878, she was united in marriage to Worden Hathaway. To this union were born 9 children – three surviving – two sons, Andrew and Worden, one daughter, Ruby Chandler, all … Read more

Eagle Valley Cemetery, Richland, Oregon

A Surnames Alexander, Dean M. 1916 1988Alexander, Evelyn Wyatt 1911, 1992Alexander, Verlie, Babe 1910, 1961Allen, Alma G 1902 1987Allen, Bertha 1890 1980Allen, Daisey 1877 1954Allen, David T 1856 1941Allen, D Wright 1868 1958Allen, Edward W 1899 1985Allen, Endre 1902 1962Allen, Gover 1907 1976Allen, Infant 1899Allen, John H 1862 1927Allen, John L 1891 1960Allen, Keith 1887 1967Allen, Lura E 1874 1952Allen, Matilda P 1862 1952Allen, Robertson S 1840 1931Allen, Velma Rebecca 1900 1977Allen, Gover D 1907 1976Anderson, Beulah 1906Anderson, James A 1881 1926Arthur, Mina Melvina 1868 1955Arthur, Thomas 1860 1890Ashby, Allen Dale 1924 1962Ashby, Bleaden 1888 1944Ashby, Baby 1914 1914Ashby, Catherine … Read more

Gill, George Roland – Obituary

George Gill, 76, Baker City, Ore., passed away at his home on June 6, 2007. Memorial Services will be held at the Eagles, 2935 H St. in Baker City on Saturday, June 16, 1 p.m. An additional memorial will be held on the Minam at a later date. George was born in Oregon City, Ore., to Manuel and Mary Gill. George attended several schools in Oregon as a child, moving with his family as his father worked in the construction business. When George was 12 years old his father bought a ranch on the Minam in Wallowa County. George graduated … Read more

Maxwell, Fronia Tracey Mrs. – Obituary

Fronia M. Maxwell, 94, a long time Haines resident died Thursday, March 5 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Maxwell were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Haines Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Church of The Nazarene, Baker City officiated. Mrs. Maxwell was born October 19, 1897 at Bellingham, Washington a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Tracey. The family moved to Burnt River in 1910 and she also lived in Richland, Nampa, Pocatello, Idaho before moving to Haines in 1937. She married Wallace Maxwell November 8, 1937 at Baker City, Oregon. He … Read more

Lee, Jo Ann Sylvia Adams Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon JoAnn Sylvia Lee, 68, a longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A private family gathering will be held later. Disposition was by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory in Baker City. Mrs. Lee was born July 9, 1933, at Hardman to Harlan Nelson Adams and Opal Grace McDaniel. She was married to Bill J. Lee on Nov. 7, 1977, and the two of them have played music together for many years, early on as the Moonlighters and in later years as Country Class. She was a member of the Fraternal … Read more

Stewart, Chester A. – Obituary

Chester A. Stewart, 96, passed away on Nov. 23, 2006, at the Oregon City Health Care Center, Oregon City, Ore. A Celebration of Life was held at the Christian Church of Richland at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Gordon Bond officiated. Chester was a retired minister, having served the Christian Church of Richland for many years and retiring from there in 1985. Chester loved his Lord and was passionate about preaching the Word, sticking closely to Scripture from the King James Version which he personally considered the true translation. Gardening was one of his hobbies with a special interest … Read more

Chadwick, L. George – Obituary

L. George Chadwick, 90, of Union, a former Baker County resident, died May 1, 2006, at his home. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., in La Grande. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Union Baptist Church. Private family interment was at the Cove Cemetery. L. George Chadwick was born on Jan. 16, 1916, at Cove to Lynn and Georgeanna Miller Chadwick. He attended the Shanghai schoolhouse in Cove, graduated from Cove High School and later attended Eastern Oregon Normal School (Eastern Oregon … Read more

McCullough, Lucile Pearl McBride Mrs. – Obituary

Lucile Pearl McCullough, 90, of Baker City, died March 27, 2008, while being cared for by the staff of St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.Private interment at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. There will be a reception for friends and family at the Nazarene Church after the funeral. Visitations will be from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Lucile Pearl was born on May 23, 1917, at Hollister, Idaho, just a … Read more

Mrs. Eula Coates Hung Aldrich – Obituary

This is the obituary for Mrs. Eula Coates Hung Aldrich, age 77, who died on May 28, 2008. It was initially published by the Record Courier in Baker City, Oregon on June 4, 2008.

Endrup, Majel Steele Mrs. – Obituary

Auto Wreck Injuries Fatal To Mrs. Endrup Mrs. Majel Steele Endrup, wife of Neil Endrup and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Steele, pioneers of Pine Valley, died yesterday morning at St. Elizabeth hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident near Richland last week. Mrs. Endrup is survived by her mother, Mrs. C.E. Canaday, editor of the Pine Valley Herald at Halfway; her husband, Neil H. Endrup of Halfway; a sister, Miss Lucile Steele and a half sister, Miss Cleo Canaday, both of Halfway. North Powder News Saturday, May 7, 1927

Suksdorf, C.K. “Cal” – Obituary

C.K. “Cal” Suksdorf, 86, of Prairie City, who mined in Baker and Grant counties over the past 50 years, died June 12, 2004, at Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day after a brief illness. At his request, there will be no funeral or memorial. He and his wife, Clementine, will be remembered in a private family ceremony in the Mormon Basin. Cal was born on Feb. 20, 1918, at Angel Camp, Calif. He grew up in Death Valley, Calif., and lived in Oregon and Idaho during his youth. He served his country bravely in World War II as an airplane … Read more