Baker County OR

Ellis, Cpl. Jessica Ann – Obituary

Cpl. Jessica Ann Ellis, a combat medic in the U.S. Army, was killed in action in Iraq on May 11, 2008. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Bishop Thomas J. Connelly of the Cathedral will officiate. Full military honors will follow the Mass. Inurnment will be at Arlington National Cemetery. Jessica Ellis was born on June 26, 1983, at Burley, Idaho. She was a 2002 Lakeview High School graduate. She was active in cross country, track and field, and the swim team. After graduation she attended … Read more

Chandler, Margaret Francis Hendren Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Margaret Francis Chandler, 84, of Baker City, died Sept. 1, 2006, at Baker City. There will be a private family service at Mount Hope Cemetery. Margaret was born on Dec. 4, 1921, at Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, to Thomas and Josephine Bowers Hendren. She married Russell T. Chandler on Jan. 12, 1940, at Boise. They moved to Baker City in 1948 where they had lived since. Survivors include her brother, Bill Hendren of Boise; sons, Tom Chandler and his wife, Maxine, of Sumpter and Jay Chandler of Baker City; son-in-law, Paul Scott of Haines; and six grandchildren and … Read more

Morris, Geraldine Guido Mrs. – Obituary

Geraldine Morris, 77, of Haines, Ore., passed away June 3, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City, Ore., with her family at her side. Memorial services will be held later this summer in Haines and in Allentown, Penn. Geraldine was born July 15, 1929, in Oakland, Calif., to Manual and Sophie (Bonita) Guido. She was raised in and went to school in California. While working as a telephone operator and engineer she met Ivy Morris who was also working at the same company. Even though it went against company policy, Geraldine and Ivy started dating. On March 21, … Read more

Chapman, Mary Marie Mattingly Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Mary Marie Chapman, 88, of Baker City, died April 9, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service will be at 1 p.m. MDT Tuesday at Hilltop Cemetery in Nyssa. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Mary was born on May 12, 1915, at Vale to Bud and Laura Rose Syme Mattingly. She was raised at Watson where she also attended school. She graduated from high school at Nyssa. She married Arthur A. Chapman on May 23, 1934. The couple lived at Huntington during World War II, where Mr. Chapman worked … Read more

Biographical Sketch of John M. Laidy

One of the city fathers, and a prominent citizen of Baker City was born September 25, 1854. in our sister state, Washington. He moved to The Dalles with his parents twelve years later, and received his preliminary education there. They moved later to Umatilla, and he then attended Whitman College at Walla Walla. In 1874 he moved to Baker City, and has been interested hi the stock business more or less since. At present he is running the Depot Feed and Livery Stables, and has built up a patronage that speaks well for his personal popularity. He is also largely … Read more

Hochbrueckner, Thomas Peter “Tom” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Thomas Peter “Tom” Hochbrueckner, 79, of Baker City died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. James R. Watt of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. Tom was born on Jan. 5, 1925, at Estacada. His father died when he was 5 and the family moved to Brooklyn, N.Y. During the Depression years, he gained experience by working jobs out of the city during the summer. He worked in a crab canning factory in Maryland, on a small … Read more

Barnhart, Wesley – Obituary

Wesley Barnhart, 87, a former longtime Pine Valley resident, died Dec. 14, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At his request, there will be no funeral. Wes was born on Feb. 6, 1920, at Falls City to Clifford and Laura Perry Barnhart. When he was 6 years old, the family moved to a farm west of Nampa, Idaho, where he spent his childhood. He spent 18 months in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946, stationed at Okinawa with the occupation forces. Afterward he spent several years as a buckaroo on large cattle ranches in Nevada. Most of his … Read more

Wood, Charles Douglas – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Charles Douglas Wood, 59, of Odell and a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 10, 2004, at Providence Hood River Memorial hospital. His funeral was Feb. 14, at Anderson’s Tribute Center in Hood River. Doug was born on Oct. 2, 1944, in Baker City to Harold Jack Wood and Olive M. Boling Wood. He was raised in Baker City and graduated from Baker High School in 1963. In 1965 he married Rita Gordon. They had two children, Tracy Lockwood and Camille McCafferty, both of whom live in Las Vegas. In 1972 Doug was married to Catherine Clement. … Read more

Hanson, Sue Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Sue Hanson, 66, of Baker City died June 14, 2005, at Ashley Manor after a five-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She joins her husband, Dick, who died six weeks earlier. Today would have been their 46th wedding anniversary. Disposition was by cremation. There will be no funeral. A celebration and remembrance for Sue and Dick will be scheduled this summer to allow distant friends and relatives to attend. Sue was born on April 6, 1939, at Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from high school at Des Moines and married Richard Lee “Dick” Hanson on June … Read more

Lewis, Charles William – Obituary

Charles William Lewis, 92, of Baker City, died Aug. 28, 2005, at his home. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Ritualistic rites will be accorded by Blue Mountain Lodge, No. 34, AF & AM. Private interment was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Charlie was born on May 7, 1913, on the family farm near Summerville, to James Lewis and Mertie Robbs Lewis. He had two younger sisters, Elva and Lila. He attended grade school in the area and graduated from Imbler … Read more

Colton, Rodney Perry – Obituary

Rodney Perry Colton, 80, of Portland, and a former Baker City resident, died June 15, 2003. The Rosary will be said Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 375 N.E. Clackamas in Portland. A Funeral mass will follow. Arrangements are under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home. Rodney was born April 9, 1923, at Baker City. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force from February 1944 to November 1945, flying P-38 Lightning fighter planes. He owned Rancho Flowers until 1999, when he retired. He lived in the Portland area for 57 years. Rodney is survived by … Read more

Bell, Beulah Mary Long Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Beulah Mary Long Bell, retired school teacher, died October 5, 1992 in Redmond, Oregon at the age of 85. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, 2:00 p.m. October 8, 1992 in Redmond, Oregon. Mrs. Bell was born in Haines, Oregon on July 29, 1907, the daughter of Arch and Lizzie Shock Long. She married Delmer Bell on March 9, 1957. He died January 29, 1969. She was a fourth generation Oregonian. Her paternal grandparents, Alonzo and Julia Taylor Long were in Oregon before it became a state. The Taylors crossed … Read more

Standerfer, Olive M. Best Mrs. – Obituary

Olive M. Standerfer, 85, a lifelong resident of Baker county, died Dec. 6, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Minister John Goodyear of Baker Valley Church of Christ will officiate. Visitation will be today until 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place Street, Baker City, Oregon. Mrs. Standerfer was born Feb. 19, 1917, on the Lower Powder Ranch in Keating. She was a daughter of William Henry and Pearl (Shulenbarger) Best. She received her education in the Keating School. In 1940, she married Larkin Parsons. They later … Read more

Rose, Clyde Edson “Ed” – Obituary

Clyde Edson “Ed” Rose, 59, a former Baker City resident, died Dec. 24, 2000, at his home at Aloha of a heart attack. His memorial service was at 1 p.m. today at the Christian Life Center in Aloha. Mr. Rose was born on June 18, 1941, at Ontario. He was a 1959 Baker High School graduate. He served in the U.S. Air Force and worked as a warehouse manager. He married Sarah Elizabeth Vest on April 7, 1963. Survivors include his wife, Sarah; his children, Jeffery Scott Rose and his wife, Anja, Jenina Marie and Stephanie Christine of Olympia, Wash., … Read more

Lindstrom, Rosalynn M. – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Rosalynn “Rose” M. Lindstrom, 58, formerly of Elgin, died March 22 of lung cancer. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception at the Halfway Lions Hall. Rose was born the eighth of 11 children July 6, 1949, to Albert and Beulah Crow in Halfway. She was raised and educated in Halfway, graduating from Pine Eagle High School. Rose also attended a year at Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande. Rose married Malcolm A. “Mick” Lindstrom on … Read more

Beitz, Phyllis Ann Fisk Mrs. – Obituary

Pine Valley, Baker County, Oregon Phyllis Beitz, 76, died April 28, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Private interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Phyllis Ann was born on Sept. 30, 1928, to Frank and Mary Fisk at the Pine Valley home of her grandparents, Tom and Willie Harmon. She attended first and second grades at Pine Valley and Grades 3-6 in Baker. Her seventh- through 11th- grade years were spent at San Diego, but she returned to Halfway to graduate in 1946. After high school, Phyllis moved to San Diego to work at an aeronautical … Read more

Leggett, Billy R. – Obituary

Billy Robert Leggett, 89, of La Grande died Sept. 11 at Valley Creek Adult Foster Home in La Grande. Visitation will run from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday 15 at Coles Funeral Home with burial following at Mount Hope Cemetery. A reception will be held at the Baker City United Methodist Church with the Rev. Juanita Bergacker officiating. Billy was born April 26, 1918, to Robert Lee and Mary Virginia (Shaver) Leggett in Seattle. He was raised in Seattle and went to school there. Billy worked as … Read more

Taylor, Kenneth G. “Ken”, Sr. – Obituary

Baker County, Oregon Kenneth G. “Ken” Taylor Sr., 82, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Aug. 23, 2006, at Ashley Manor in Hermiston. At his request, there will be no services. Ken was born June 29, 1924, at Dixie, Wash., to Dave and Mary Ellen Ramsey Taylor. He grew up and attended schools in Dixie. Ken joined the U.S. Army in 1943 and served in France and Africa during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1946. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1947 and served during the Korean Conflict until his honorable discharge in 1949. … Read more

Miller, Frank L. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Frank L. Miller, 75, a lifelong Baker City resident, died May 20, 2006, at his home in the company of his daughters and one granddaughter. His funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane in Baker City. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., and Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. A luncheon will be provided at the church following the committal. Frank was born May … Read more

Biography of John W. Wisdom

One of our most representative and best patronized drug houses is that of John R. Wisdom, which was established in 1867. The stock carried is a very large one embracing everything in the into of pure, fresh drugs, chemicals, patent medicines, druggist sundries, perfumes, toilet articles, etc., physicians prescriptions and family receipts are most carefully and accurately compounded. The proprietor today enjoys the distinction of being the pioneer merchant of the city. He is a native of Missouri, came to this county in 1862, and on his return from the Boise mines a year later, followed teaming until 1867, when … Read more