Baker County OR

French-Laird, Hester M. Holden Mrs. – Obituary

Hester M. French-Laird, 87, of Oregon City, a former Baker City resident, died March 5, 2006. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke’s Catholic Church at Woodburn. Interment will be at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Portland. Visitations will be until 5 o’clock tonight at Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Woodburn. Hester was born on Jan. 22, 1919, at Baker City to Ward and Gwendolyn Holden. She was raised at Baker City and married John “Jack” French in 1938. He died in 1979. In 1995, she married Richard Laird. She lived at Woodburn from 1981 … Read more

McBroom, Carlon M. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Carlon M. McBroom, 69, of Baker City, died Jan. 1, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Baker City Amvets will conduct the service. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Carlon was born Dec. 16, 1934, at Bernie, Mo., to Ada Belle and Joseph McBroom. He attended school in Richland, graduating from Eagle Valley High School in 1952. Upon graduating, he spent the next 10 years in the U.S. Air Force, serving in Alaska, Georgia, Spain and lastly … Read more

Lampro, Lawrence Edward – Obituary

Sumpter, Oregon Lawrence Edward Lampro, 80, a longtime Sumpter resident, died Oct. 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the McEwen Bible Fellowship Church. Pastor Bill Cox of the church will officiate. There will be a reception at the church after the service. Vault interment was at Southview Cemetery at North Adams, Mass. Mr. Lampro was born on Dec. 22, 1920, at Becket, Mass., to Albert and Anne Lampro. He was a graduate of Chester High School at Chester, Mass. He married Elaine McCormick in June 1942 at North Adams, … Read more

Kinnison, Beulah Adelia Starmer Mrs. – Obituary

Kinnison Rites Slated Thursday Mrs. Beulah Adelia Kinnison, 56, of 2035 East street, died Tuesday morning at St. Elizabeth hospital. She was born on May 6, 1901 to the Rev. A.J. and Minnie R. Starmer at Ashland. She moved from Ashland to Albany, coming to Baker from Albany 39 years ago. Two and a half years ago she became co-owner of the Corset Clinic in the Antlers hotel building, and was manager until her illness. Mrs. Kinnison was a member of the Pythian Sisters and of the Methodist church. She is survived by three daughters and one son, Lilith B. … Read more

Wood, Nevada Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. Nevada Wood Stricken By Death Mrs. Nevada Wood, aged 70, resident of Baker county intermittently for more than 30 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.H. Myers, in North Powder at 7:30 o’clock Monday morning. She was the victim of a heart attack and died while dressing. For some time Mrs. Wood had been suffering from asthma but was apparently in good health otherwise. Mrs. Wood was born in Provo, Utah, August 5, 1855. Her husband, B.F. Wood died in Reno 11 years ago. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. W.H. Myers of North Powder, and Mrs. … Read more

Yankey, Jack – Obituary

Jack Yankey, Passes at Age 57 Haines Area Man Spent Entire Life in Area Graveside services for Jack Albert Yankey, age 57, were conducted Saturday, July 17 at 2:00 p.m. at the Haines Cemetery under the direction of the Langrell Mortuary. Pastor James Shaver officiated. Mr. Yankey passed away Thursday, July 15 at St. Elizabeth Hospital after having been [in] ill health the past several years. He had made his home with his sister, Mrs. Dutch Aldrich at Rock Creek. He spent his entire life working in the sawmills in Eastern Oregon, for the Grange Supply and for a time … Read more

Knoblauch, William “Bill” – Obituary

Richland, Oregon William “Bill” Knoblauch, 89, a longtime Richland resident, died Dec. 21, 2004, at Baker City. His funeral was Dec. 27 at Richland. Interment was at Eagle Valley Cemetery. Bill was born March 11, 1915, at Portland to Paul and Mary Elizabeth Knoblauch. He grew up in Richland on the family ranch. He attended school in Richland and after graduation he attended the Gem State Academy in Caldwell, Idaho. Bill married his high school sweetheart, Veda Ewing, on June 5, 1935, in Caldwell. They made their home on the family ranch in Richland. During World War II Bill worked … Read more

Allstead, John Elton – Obituary

John Elton Allstead, 60, died at his home on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, in Vancouver, Wash. John is the son of the late John Dudley Allstead and Daisey Bell Davidson Allstead. A memorial service will be held in July 2006, date to be announced. Those wishing to make memorial contributions in memory of John may do so to the ALS foundation, VFW Post 7847 or the Halfway/Oxbow Ambulance Service through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, December, 2005 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Seney, Marjean Chisholm Henry Mrs. – Obituary

Marjean Chisholm Henry Seney, 78, a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 31, 2008, of cancer at her son’s home in Eden Prairie, Minn. Her memorial service will be at 3 p.m. March 1 at the First Presbyterian Church, 325 First St., in Walla Walla, Wash. Disposition was by the Cremation Society of Minnesota. Marjean was born on June 3, 1929, at Walla Walla to Julian J. and Mae Wattenberger Chisholm. She attended Walla Walla High School, The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, Calif., and graduated from Annie Wright Seminary at Tacoma, Wash., in 1947. She attended Washington State University … Read more

Dinnick, Wilber “Bill” – Obituary

Wilbur Dinnick Was Carpenter Here Wilbur “Bill” K. Dinnick, 75, of 2300 A St., Baker, passed away Saturday July 25, 1987 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Dinnick will be conducted Thursday July 30, 1987 at 10:00 a.m. in Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. The Rev. Ron Kratzer of the Nazarene church will officiate. The Baker Masonic Lodge No. 47 AF & AM will participate. Vault interment will follow in the Haines cemetery. Mr. Dinnick was born August 25, 1911 at Pine Town, Oregon to Stanley Rhys and Clara Betzel Dinnick. He married Mabel Long in Weiser, … Read more

Taylor, Ralph Eugene – Obituary

Ralph Eugene Taylor, 91, a longtime Baker County resident, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000 at 1 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. His graveside funeral will be Friday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m. at the North Powder Cemetery with Pastor Gene Saunders of the Blue Mountain Foursquare Church officiating. Viewing will be at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel today, Thursday, Sept.7 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mr. Taylor was born Nov. 8, 1908, on the family homestead at Willow Creek, outside of Haines. He was the son of Tom and Dalilah Ann Phillips Taylor. He was a … Read more

Savage, Carl D. – Obituary

Funeral services for Carl Dean Savage, former Haines resident who died at his home in Yreka, California July 21, were held here Sunday. Burial was in the Haines Cemetery with West and company of Baker in charge. Mr. Savage was born in Lane county, Oregon, March 30, 1871. He came to Baker county with his parents when he was an infant. He and his brother E. E. Savage operated the Okay feed store in Baker for two years and he lived in Haines for several years prior to 1914, when he moved to Ashland where Mrs. Savage died. Mr. Savage … Read more

Geddes, Robert Eugene “Bob” – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Robert Eugene “Bob” Geddes, 62, a longtime Haines resident, died Oct. 3, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A memorial gathering is scheduled Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Haines Steak House. Mr. Geddes was born on Nov. 8, 1938, at Baker City to Joseph F. Geddes and Viola M. McCurdy Geddes. The family lived at Hereford where Mr. Geddes was raised and educated. After graduating from high school, he attended Oregon Technical Institute in Klamath Falls where he studied office machinery repair. Upon returning to the Baker City area, Mr. Geddes worked at Ryder … Read more

Biography of Heman J. Geer

HEMAN J. GEER. – The name of Geer is so well known in our state that the following account of the father of T.T. Geer of the Waldo hills will be of interest to all. This now venerable pioneer was born in Ohio in 1828, removing with his parents to Illinois in 1840. In 1847 he crossed the plains to Oregon with General Palmer’s train. The large company forestalled trouble with the Indians. Peter Hall, who stopped with Whitman at Walla Walla was the only one who experienced any disaster. The crossing of the Cascade Mountains by the Barlow Road … Read more

Huntington IOOF Cemetery, Huntington, Oregon

The IOOF Lodge of Huntington established a cemetery one-half mile east of town on the north side of U. S. Highway No. 30. This cemetery followed the earlier Old Huntington Cemetery which was already established closer to town. Land for the cemetery was donated by the lodge. The cemetery is on high and dry land which is cared for by the lodge, relatives and friends maintaining the graves. There are approximately 150 graves in this cemetery. Listed buried here as of 1967 are the following: Ajima, Lijjie b 21 Dec 1881; d 12 Feb 1920. Almquist, Arthur Elmer b 9 … Read more

Moser, Gary Eldon – Obituary

Gary Eldon Moser, 62, of Bellevue, Wash., and a former Baker City resident, died Dec. 15, 2001, of complications from pneumonia. A family celebration of his life was held in Bellevue on Dec. 22, and an additional memorial service will be held for the Baker City relatives and friends in spring 2002. Gary was born Dec. 22, 1938, in Baker City to Gladys Fern Morin Moser and Alvin Francis Moser. He graduated from Baker High School in 1957, and received both bachelors and masters degrees in education from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. He married his soul mate, Chari … Read more

Ewalt, Ellen E. Anderson Mrs.

Ellen E. Anderson Ewalt, 82 of Baker City, died Feb. 5, 2005, at Ashley Manor Memorial service will be held Friday, Feb. 11, 1 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City. Deacon Connie Boone of St. Stephens Episcopal Church will officiate. Vault inurnment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. this may be done through Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814. Arrangements are under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, … 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

Bogen, Belva Gene Lakey Mrs. – Obituary

Richland, Baker County, Oregon Belva Gene Bogen, 78, of Richland, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family and friends on Nov. 9, 2005. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Richland Christian Church. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception following the service at the church. Belva Gene was born on March 25, 1927 in Drain, to Eugene Harold and Bessie Bell White Lakey. She was raised and educated in Drain, graduating from Drain High School in 1945. Upon graduation, Belva married her high school sweetheart, John Bogen, on June … Read more