Baker County OR

Break, Emily L. Mrs. – Obituary

Funeral services for Emily Lucaas Break, 58, 1341 Tenth St., Baker were conducted at 3:30 pm Monday, November 15, 1965 at the Beatty Chapel. Pastor Joe Jewett officiated with concluding services in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Break was born April 5, 1907, at Baker and attended Baker grade and high schools. She was married to William E. Break February 27, 1946, in Baker and Mr. Break preceded her in death on August 31, 1964. She had been a resident of Baker most of he life and was a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary, Baker Post No. 41 and … Read more

White, Carla Ann Pierce Mrs. – Obituary

Carla Ann Pierce White, 54, of Hillsboro, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 1, 2001, at Aloha. Disposition was by cremation. There was a memorial gathering of family and friends. Mrs. White was born on March 14, 1947, at Baker City to Ward and Dorothy Pierce. She graduated from the Emanuel School of Nursing in Portland in 1969. She worked as a registered nurse in the emergency room at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland for a time and also for Dr. Forrest Bump at Forest Grove. She was a longtime Hillsboro resident and a member of the Hillsboro United … Read more

Watkins, Patricia Joe Frey Mrs. – Obituary

Patricia Joe Watkins, 76, of St. Helens, a former Baker City resident, died March 18, 2003, at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland. At her request, there will be no funeral. Patricia was born on April 3, 1926, at Baker City to Frank and Neni Eddy Frey. She attended schools at Austin, Baker City and Prairie City and was a 1943 graduate of Prairie City High School. She married Donald Leslie Watkins in 1946. She had been a resident of St. Helens since 1960. She worked for many years at the Bank of St. Helens and Western Bank at St. Helens … Read more

Haefer, Diane L. – Obituary

Funeral services for Diane L. Haefer, 34, will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Dayville Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jeff Cheifetz officiating. Interment will follow at the Dayville Cemetery. Mrs.Haefer, of Union, died Sunday in a motor vehicle accident on Highway 86, about 29 miles east of Baker. Driskill Memorial Chapel in John Day is in charge of arrangements. Baker Democrat Herald – – June 7, 1983.

George, Charles F. – Obituary

Charles F. George Takes Own Life C.F. George, dairyman, who lived in the Missouri Flat district, shot himself in the head with a 22 rifle at his home last Friday at about the noon hour, and died at St. Elizabeth hospital in Baker about three hours later. Mr. George had been in poor health for some time suffering from a nervous breakdown and it is supposed this was the cause of the act. He was found by his wife and son Richard who returned from a trip to Haines. It is thought he had been shot about an hour when … Read more

Price, Eva Weimer Mrs. – Obituary

Eva Weimer Price, 95, of San Diego, a former Baker City businesswoman, died Dec. 3, 2001. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Dec. 10 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at San Diego. Mrs. Price was born on April 7, 1906, at Cove, the second child of Jonas and Texy Weimer. She was a homemaker and an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She married John F. Price on July 19, 1928. She and her husband owned the Peerless Cleaners in Baker City for many years. After selling the plant in … Read more

Morin, Helen Mary Margarete Fisher Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Mary Margarete Fisher Morin, 95. passed away at the home of her daughter, Vivian, in Pleasant View, Utah in July, 2003. Helen was born September 16,1907, in Edwardsville, Kansas to Mary Maiden and Charles 0. Fisher. Helen’s family moved to the North Powder/Wolf Creek area in 1914 where she received her education. In 1981, she moved to Utah to live with her daughter Vivian and family. She married Pierce Phillip Morin on July 3, 1926, in Baker City. Their marriage was solemnized in 1954 in the Idaho Falls Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Helen … Read more

VanSickle, Mrs Naomi M. Warfield – Obituary

Naomi M. VanSickle, 95, a former Baker County resident, died June 25, 2009, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. Her graveside funeral was Monday at the Hermiston Cemetery. Naomi was born on May 20, 1914, at Alsea to William and Tressa Goodman Warfield. She was raised at Alsea where she attended schools. She later moved to Eagle Valley and then to the Baker City area where she lived for many years, working as a nurses assistant at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She moved to Hermiston in the mid 1970s. She enjoyed her family, reading and traveling. She is survived by … Read more

Willis, Elizabeth Jane Mrs. – Obituary

Death Calls Mrs. Willis, 88, in Baker Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Willis, 88, 2315 Court street, long time resident of Baker, died Thursday evening, March 24 in St. Elizabeth hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Willis was born Feb. 10, 1867 in Gloustershire, England, the daughter of Daniel and Jane Roach. They came to Ogden, Utah from England. In 1878, she was married to Thomas Grundy in May, 1882 in Ogden, and he preceded her in death in 1910. She came to Baker in May 1882 and married Samuel Willis who died in 1929, and resided here since. She was a … Read more

Webb, Amanda Dale – Obituary

Amanda Dale Webb, 14, died March 19, 2007, at Baker City. Her memorial service was March 25 at the Ojai United Methodist Church in Ojai, Calif. The Rev. David Burgeson officiated. Interment was at the Ojai United Methodist Church Memorial Garden. Amanda was born Dec. 25, 1992, at Ventura, Calif., and had been a Ventura County resident for 13 years before moving to Oregon recently. She was a graduate of Sheridan Way Elementary School and attended DeAnza Middle School. She was an eighth-grader at Baker Middle School. Amanda loved spending time with her family and friends. She had fun shopping … Read more

Ragsdale, Orville D. – Obituary

Orville D. Ragsdale, 89, of Baker City, died May 13, 2009, at his home. His funeral will be Tuesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., with Pastor Roger Scovil officiating. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Orville was a hometown Baker boy, born Dec. 10, 1919, the third of four brothers born to Mabel C. and Lee A. Ragsdale. Beyond the mischief that four brothers could get into, one of Orville’s proudest moments was being a member of the Baker High School basketball team of 1938, state of Oregon champions, and where … Read more

Long, Zella Virginia Wood Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Zella Virginia Long, 70, died Aug. 11, 2006, at her home in Baker City. Her funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the LDS Church, 2625 Hughes Lane. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Virginia was born on April 15, 1936, in Baker City to Percy LaVon Wood and Zella Hemmert Wood. She was the fifth of six children, and always remained close to her sisters and brothers. During her high school years, she loved to baby-sit her many nieces and nephews. After graduating from Baker High, she attended Brigham Young University in … Read more

Mortensen, Gertrude Jensen Iverson Mrs. – Obituary

Gertrude Jensen Mortensen died Jan. 25, 2005, at age 94 in Halfway. Services were held in Ogden, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. Interment was at Hyrum City Cemetery. She was born Jan. 25, 1911, in Hyrum, Utah and was the youngest child of William H. Jensen and Alice Wilson. Gertrude married Boyd D. Iverson on July 22, 1936. They were later divorced. She married Heber R. Mortensen on Aug. 23, 1957. She graduated June 1953 from Utah State Agriculture College and was an elementary school teacher for many years in Weber County Schools. After her retirement, she enjoyed teaching … Read more

Kelly, William – Obituary

William Kelly Baker Rites Set Monday William C. Kelly, 65, died at his home in Yakima on Dec. 8. He was born in Baker and had lived here until he moved to Yakima, where he had been in business the past 20 years. Mr. Kelly was in the Rainbow Division in World War I. He was a member of the Catholic church. He was past exalted ruler of Baker Lodge No. 338, B.P.O.E. He was past president of the Yakima Optimist club and was a member of the American Legion. He is survived by his widow, Jessie; a daughter, Kathleen … Read more

Elliott, Arnold – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Arnold Elliott, 61, of Baker City, died April 22, 2002, at his home. At his request, there will be no service. Arnold was born on June 2, 1940, at Long Creek to Earl and Beulah Elliott. He lived at Pondosa in his early years and then moved to Union. He was a 1958 Union High School graduate. He served in the U.S. Army at Baumholder, Germany, from March 1959 through April 1962. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Larry and Monte. Survivors include two brothers, Doyle Elliott of Salem and Dean Elliott … Read more

Litke, Jerry Rogers – Obituary

Jerry Rogers Litke, 63, of Haines, died Jan. 19, 2007, at the Boise Veterans Hospital. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Frontier Restaurant and Bar in Haines. Jerry was born Dec. 20, 1943, at Mountain Home, Idaho, to Martin and Charlotte Litke. During his life Jerry worked on ranches in Idaho and Oregon. Jerry lived his dream of being a cowboy. Survivors include his brother, Bruce, and his wife, Becky Litke, of Haines; his sister, Ila, and her husband, Cecil Meyers, of Grand View; his daughter, Tracie Bennett, of Toledo, Ore.; his sons, Jeffery Litke … Read more

Dennis, Merel – Obituary

Oxbow, Oregon Merel Dennis, 34, of Oxbow, died as a result of an automobile accident May 21, 2001. There will be a celebration of life service Friday at 2 p.m. PDT at the Oxbow School Community Building. At his request, disposition was by cremation. Pictures and memorabilia from Mr. Dennis’ life are displayed in the Memorial Window at Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home in Halfway. Mr. Dennis was born Sept. 5, 1966, at Albany to Jerald Dwane and Sharon Elaine Irwin Dennis. He was raised in Eagle Valley by Sharon and Jerry, former owners of the Shorthorn Restaurant and Lounge. … Read more

Biography of Abel E. Eaton

ABEL E. EATON. – The extensive reputation and wide influence of Mr. Eaton bespeak for him a candid notice in any work touching upon the lives of our responsible men. The seventh son in a family of eleven children, he was born May 30, 1834, at Conway, New Hampshire. The father, Simeon Eaton, a lawyer from Maine, and the mother from the same state, whose maiden name was Bessie Paine, made their home upon a farm. During the first eight years of his life, the boy Abel found opportunity for but seven weeks’ schooling. This was his annual stipend of … Read more

Geddes & Pollman

This establishment is the principal one of its kind in Eastern Oregon, and in many respects the model one of the state. The present firm composed of J. A. Geddes and Wm. Pollman, succeeded Geddes & Kraft in 1889. At that time they were located in the rear of S. A. Heilner’s in a small building 18×30. In 1891 they established the City Market moved there altogether in 1894, but being continually pressed for room, last year erected their present building, the New Market. It is 25×100, two stories and is beyond doubt the best constructed building in town. No … Read more

Wooters, Robert Ralph “Bob” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Robert Ralph “Bob” Wooters, 85, of Baker City, died March 6, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be a celebration of his life at 1 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Bishop Ernest Collard of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, weather permitting. Bob was born May 30, 1921, at the family dry farm home near the Dundy County Seat of Benkleman, Neb., to Edward J. and Bertha Iris Brissenden Wooters. He was the youngest of five children. … Read more