Baker County OR

Anderson, Charles – Obituary

Anderson, Charles Joseph, Oregon Charles Anderson, a former resident of Joseph and Baker City, died April 30, 2006, in Baker, Mont. He was 57. Funeral services will be held May 8 at 2 p.m. at Baker United Methodist Church in Baker City. A full obituary will run in next week’s paper. Wallowa County Chieftain, May 4, 2006 Charles Anderson, a former resident of Joseph and Baker City, died April 30, 2006, in Baker, Mont. He was 57. Mr. Anderson was born Aug. 6, 1948, to Eldon James and Roberta May Griffin Anderson in The Dalles. He grew up and attended … Read more

White, George Martin – Obituary

George Martin White, 77, died on Jan. 30, 2003, while visiting his daughter in Oasis, Nev. He was born in Salt Creek, Wyo., to John and Irene (Ritchie) White, May 30, 1925. A World War II veteran, Mr. White enlisted in the navy in early 1943 and served until the War’s end. Assignments included the USS Shannon and the USS Chester. After his discharge he became a private pilot and enjoyed flying his Aeronca in Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon where he met Helen Watkins of Hereford. They were married Aug. 11, 1951. He lived an adventurous and varied life, … Read more

Dale, Harry L. – Obituary

Death Of Former Baker Man Told A retired U. S. Army colonel died Nov. 14 at San Francisco, it was reported today. Col. Harry L. Dale, a member of the American Medical Association and Retired officers Association was a native of Baker. Services were scheduled to be held this afternoon at San Francisco with interment to follow at the San Francisco National Cemetery. Contributions to Col. Harry L. Dale Scholarship Fund at the University of Oregon are preferred. The Democrat-Herald; Baker, OR; Wednesday, 18 November 1964.

Ritsch, Lulu M. Steelman Mrs. – Obituary

Lulu M. Ritsch, 85, of Chico, Calif., died June 3, 2003, at the Chico Creek Care and Rehab Center. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations were Friday at Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home. Lulu was born March 21, 1918, at Vale to Melville E. Davis and Mary Jessie Dee Steelman. She started school at the White Star School in Vale and then transferred to Muddy Creek School in 1924. She then started the 11th grade at Baker High School and graduated in May 1937. Mrs. Ritsch was baptized in 1957 at the Baker … Read more

Shannon, Aletha Gray Mrs. – Obituary

Aletha Gray Shannon, 98, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 19, 2004, at Lake Oswego. Her body was cremated and she was buried in the Gray family plot at Ashland. At her request, there was no funeral. There will be a celebration of her life from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 27 at 45 Eagle Crest Drive at Lake Oswego. She was born on March 26, 1905, at Baker City to Charles E. and Pearl Osborn Gray. She was the oldest of their five children. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Neil, Richard and Marshall; and … Read more

Burgraff, Marvin Bert – Obituary

Marvin Bert Burgraff, 70, of Halfway, died July 30, 2009, at Boise. His funeral was at 10 a.m. today at Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Interment was at Pine Haven Cemetery. Pastor Bill Shields officiated. Friends are invited to join the family afterward at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall for a reception. Marvin was born on Nov. 22, 1938, at Bellingham, Wash., to Marion and Elsie Lavern Tobiaseen Burgraff. He attended Meridian High School, graduating in 1957. Marvin worked for Idaho Power Co., retiring in 1997. He married Rea Lynn Ashby at Winnemucca, Nev., on June 6, … Read more

Dickey, Delano Arthur – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Delano Arthur Dickey, 69, of Baker City died at his home on Sept. 1, 2004. At his request, there will be no funeral. A family celebration of his life will be scheduled later. Del, as his family, friends and co-workers knew him, was born at Merced, Calif., on March 6, 1935, to Ephraim and Agnes Dickey. He moved to Kennewick, Wash., at an early age and attended school there, graduating from Kennewick High School. He attended Columbia Basin College prior to entering the U.S. Air Force for four years. He served overseas for a year and a … Read more

Wickham, Fred – Obituary

Fred S. Wickham, 71, long time Baker resident died at St. Elizabeth Hospital Thursday. Graveside services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in Mt. Hope Cemetery with Rev. McNeil, First Methodist Church officiating. Mr. Wickham engaged in mining and was also former owner of the Clover Leaf Club in Baker. Baker Democrat Herald – – January 2, 1971.

Huff, Jimmy Newton – Obituary

Jimmy Newton Huff, 79, died June 12, 2008, at his home. A celebration of his life will be scheduled later. Jimmy was born on Oct. 2, 1928, at Baker City to Clarence C. and Minnie Z. Wilson Huff. He was raised and educated in Pine Valley, graduating from Pine Valley High School at Halfway. Jimmy was the youngest of nine surviving children born to Clarence and Minnie. There were seven boys and two girls. He went by the name of Jimmy to prevent confusion and misdirected mail due to others named Jim Huff. He married Bethel Goodwin on Christmas Eve … Read more

Pedersen, Enid – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Enid Pedersen, 86, of Baker City, and a Baker County native, died May 19, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., followed by a vault interment at Haines Cemetery. Pastor Ralph Holcomb of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family following the services for a reception at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 Highway 7. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Enid Hester Clark was born April … Read more

Gilliland, Harold “Junior” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Harold “Junior” Gilliland, 73, a longtime Baker City resident, died June 8, 2004, at his niece’s home near Baker City. His funeral will be Monday, June 14 at 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be Friday until 5 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Junior was born Jan. 21, 1931, in North Platte, Neb. He was the son of George and Clara (Yates) Gilliland. Junior and … Read more

Walker, Roland Gilbert “Gib” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Roland Gilbert “Gib” Walker, 77, of Nampa, Idaho, died Feb. 14, 2004, at his home after battling multiple myeloma cancer for two years. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Meridian United Methodist Church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Finnish Cemetery near Lake Fork, Idaho. The Heikkila Funeral Chapel of McCall, Idaho, is in charge of arrangements. Gib was born on Jan. 8, 1927, on a 30-degree day at Winthrop, Wash., to Clarence and Goldie Walker. He was the middle child in a rambunctious family of five boys and one … Read more

Jensen, Josephine J. “Jo” Pritchett Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Josephine J. “Jo” Jensen, 88, of Haines, died June 28, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Private visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 2005 Valley Ave., after the service. She was born on March 2, 1916, at Denbigh, McHenry County, N.D., to Phillip Edward De Shaw and Jennie Janet Pritchett. She was the eldest of 5 children. She married … Read more

Carlson, Marjorie Catherine Emele Mrs. – Obituary

Marjorie Catherine Carlson, 89, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Jan. 13, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be a celebration of her life at 1 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Aletha Bonebrake of St. Stephens Episcopal Church will officiate. Visitations will be from noon to 5 p.m. today at Gray’s West & Co. Marjorie Catherine Emele was born on Dec. 2, 1918, at Baker City to Harry and Edith Brown Emele. She was raised at Baker City and graduated from … Read more

Rammer, Jeffrey Scott (2) – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Jeffrey Scott Rammer, 34, of Baker City, died Nov. 21, 2000, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. His co-workers showed their respect for Mr. Rammer by accompanying his parents from the funeral home to the airport after a brief gathering and viewing at Relyea Funeral Home in Boise today. He will be buried Saturday in a family plot in Wisconsin. There was a service at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise at the request of the staff who had come to know and love him during his stay there since Aug. 28. There will be a Baker City … Read more

Bates, Jeremy Wade – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Jeremy Wade Bates, 19, of Baker City died June 26, 2006. There will be a Celebration of Life service in his honor at 11 a.m. Friday at the American Legion, Post 41, 2129 Second St. Pastor Robin Harris of the Cornerstone Baptist Church at North Powder will officiate. Jeremy was born on Feb. 26, 1987, at Medford to Ronald and Patricia Boone Bates. He moved to Baker City with his family at age 5 in 1992. He attended Baker schools, graduating this spring as an honor student. He had received a scholarship in business and accounting. He … Read more

Welter, Karen E. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Funeral services for Karen Elizabeth Welter, 23, were conducted at 3 p.m. today at the Presbyterian Church in Baker. Mrs. Welter died July 23, 1970 at Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Portland. A native of Weiser, Idaho, Mrs. Welter moved to Baker in 1957 and graduated from Baker High School. In 1965, she moved to Portland and lived in Monroe, Wash., for the last two years. She is survived by her husband, Dale Welter, Monroe, Wash.; a daughter, Debbie Welter; her mother Janis Warren, Portland; her father, Clifford Knee, Baker; her grandfather, William Turnipseed, Weiser, Idaho; Three … Read more

Shuck, Iva Ree Van Arsdale Brooks Sipp Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Iva Ree Shuck, 79, of Baker City, died March 7, 2006, after a long illness. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. There will be a reception afterward at 1090 D St. Visitations will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Iva was born June 16, 1926, at Tooele, Utah, to Paul and Audrey Van Arsdale. She graduated from Hermiston High School. After high school her family moved to Baker City, where she met and married Ballard Brooks. They raised three sons. Ballard died in 1966. In 1970 … Read more

Jordan, Edna H. – Obituary

Imbler, Oregon Edna H. Jordan, 101, of Grants Pass and formerly of Haines, Imbler and La Grande, died Nov. 16 at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Imbler. Arrangements are under the direction of Hull & Hull Funeral Directors of Grants Pass. Mrs. Jordan was born Edna Grace Henner Sept. 18, 1905, in Baker City and grew up in Haines. In 1931 she married Ben Rich Jordan. They lived in Imbler from 1936 to 1989, when they moved to La Grande. Her husband died in 1999, and she moved to Grants Pass in … Read more

Danser, Lantz “Ray” – Obituary

Lantz “Ray” Danser, 67, a proud veteran, died June 27, 2007, after a short battle with cancer. There will be a memorial service at 10 a.m. Saturday at the McEwen Bible Fellowship on Highway 7. Survivors include his daughter, Shelley Ruth Arentz Danser of Baker City; his son, Lonnie F. Danser of Texas; and his wife, D.A. “Bobbie” Danser of Sumpter Valley. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Pathway Hospice in Baker City. Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, July 3, 2007 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor