Hogg, Michael Dee – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Michael Dee Hogg, 48, of Juliaetta, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died June 25, 2004. His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Bob Harrison will officiate. Michael was born on June 22, 1956, at San Diego to Ronald L. and Evelyn Golar Hogg. For the past 10 years Mike had worked in northern Idaho building custom homes, a job he loved. Survivors include his parents, Ronald and Evelyn Hogg of Baker City; two brothers, Joseph, and his wife, Gloria, of San Diego, and Theodore and his partner, Darlene Schnoor, of … Read more

Callow, William G. Sr. – Obituary

William G. Callow Sr., 80, of Baker City, died Feb. 2, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Julian Cassar of St. Francis de Sales will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. William was born on Aug. 12, 1927, at Okmulgee, Okla., to Don Charles and Sadie Kesler Callow. On Valentine’s Day in 1953, William married Barbara Twohig … Read more

McCauley, Donald R. – Obituary

Squirrel Poison Cause Of Infant’s Death  McCauley, Donald R., eight months old son of Mr. and Mrs. E.R. McCanse, died from eating squirrel poison Friday of last week. The child was rushed to the hospital in Baker, but death came to the little one just as the hospital was reached. According to report, the father had been engaged in distributing squirrel poison on the McCanse ranch in the Clover creek district that day, and returning to the home, in taking a handerchief from his pocket, caused a few kernals of poisoned grain, which had lodged in the pocket of his … Read more

Thomas, Isaiah Paul – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Isaiah Paul Thomas, 19, of Baker City died Jan. 20, 2001, as the result of an automobile accident. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. Pastor Ed Niswinder of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. For visitation times, call Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 523-4300. Isaiah was born in Boise on May 10, 1981, the son of Charles and Linda McElhose Thomas. As a youngster, he was involved in many typical activities of Baker youth. He was involved in various sports at the YMCA, but soccer was his … Read more

Dalke, Stephen Arnold “Steve” – Obituary

Stephen Arnold “Steve” Dalke, 49, of Hammett, Idaho, died Feb. 22, 2002, after battling cancer. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Steve was born on Dec. 2, 1952, at Omaha, Neb., to Arnold and Doris Dalke, who were missionaries with Village Missions in the Western states. He graduated from Yreka High School at Yreka, Calif., in 1971. He attended Montana Institute of the Bible where he met his future wife, Carla Sue Claiborne of Boise. They were married at Cole Community Church on May 22, 1976. Throughout … Read more

Hulick, Diana M. Francis Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Diana M. Hulick, 37, of Baker City died Dec. 19, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Crematory. Diana was born on Dec. 4, 1964, in Baker City to Judy Ingram and Dell Francis. She lived in Baker City all her life. She was a 1983 Baker High School graduate. She was a member of the notorious girls … Read more

Mikesell, Nina Joane Moore Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Nina Joane Mikesell, 71, a longtime Baker City resident, died June 21, 2006, at her daughter’s home in Pasco, Wash. Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pat Brunner will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at Nina’s home at 2704 Ninth St. Nina was born on Oct. 27, 1934, at Atwood, Kan., to Earl and Deloris Bohall Moore. She married Donald Mikesell on Aug. 30, 1949, at Ukiah, Calif. In her younger years, Nina was quite a businesswoman. She and her husband … Read more

Lewis, Pauline Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Pauline Lewis, 84, of Baker City, died June 6, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck at Geiser Pollman Park after the service. In case of bad weather, the potluck will be moved to 2750 College St. Pauline was born in a farm home at Onarga Township, Ill., on May 25, 1920. Her mother died when she was young so she … Read more

Robert L. “Bob” Young – Obituary

This is the obituary for Robert L. “Bob” Young, age 82, who died on July 16, 2008. It was initially published by the Baker City Herald in Baker City, Oregon on July 21, 2008.

Smith, Margaret Anna Seehafer Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Margaret Anna Smith, 83, of Baker City, died Aug. 24, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Visitations will be today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Her graveside service will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Jack Pittman of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Margaret was born July 10, 1923, at Klondike in Sherman County to William G. and Pansy Gwynne Seehafer. She started school at Helix and in the fourth grade the family moved to Lena, where she attended a country … Read more

Erskine, Wayne Everett – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Wayne Everett Erskine, 77, of Baker City, died Dec. 10, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral was Thursday at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene officiated. Vault interment was at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Erskine was born on Aug. 9, 1923, to W.R. and Stella Shortell Erskine. He was born on a small farm at Runnells, Iowa, and raised in the Prairie City, Iowa, area. He was married to Marjorie Arrasmith on June 8, 1941, at Bethany, Mo. He was a very good … Read more

Bailey, LaVelle Eileen Bennett Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon LaVelle Eileen Bailey, 76, a native of Baker City, died May 3, 2006, of natural causes at her home in Klamath Falls. A memorial service was held May 13, 2006, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Klamath Falls. Disposition was by cremation. Mrs. Bailey was born July 7, 1929, in Baker to Sherman I. and Norma (Craven) Bennett. She graduated from Baker High School, then attended Oregon State University to obtain her credentials to teach cosmetology. She married Bill Lethlean and had two sons, Lenn and Gary Lethlean. She later married Earle Bailey and had … Read more

Dimmick, Lucy A. Warner Mrs. – Obituary

Lucy A. Dimmick, of La Grande, a former Baker City resident, died Dec. 16, 2002, at Evergreen Health and Rehab Center in La Grande. Her graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Art Evans of La Grande’s New Life Center-Assembly of God Church in La Grande will officiate. Mrs. Dimmick was born Oct. 16, 1906, at Linsley, Okla. She was a daughter of Albert J. and Jennie E. Coates Warner. She married Willard R. Reeves in September 1935 at Fay, Okla. They had a son, which died as an infant. The couple later separated. … Read more

Kelsey, William A. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon William A. Kelsey, 77, of Baker City died April 10, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A family gathering will be scheduled later. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Crematory. Mr. Kelsey was born July 22, 1923, at Hollywood to Dr. Mark and Louisa Kelsey. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a survivor of the Pearl Harbor air raid. In 1953, he married Louise Borde in Bishop, Calif. They moved to Baker City in 1993. Mr. Kelsey became very active at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Crossroads Arts Center, Kuhl’s Visually … Read more

Allen, Blaine Evans – Obituary

Blaine Evans Allen, 68, of Haines, died Sept. 24, 2007, at his home. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. The funeral will begin at noon. Vault interment will be at the Haines Cemetery after the service. Blaine was born on March 29, 1939, at Ogden, Utah. He was the son of Louis and Merle Bracken Allen and the fifth of seven children. He married the love of his life, Ann Searle Allen, on Oct. 13, 1956. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS … Read more

Manners, Rachel C. Buchanan Crimin Mrs. – Obituary

Rachel C. Buchanan Manners, 85, of Ontario, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 9, 2000, at Ontario. Her graveside funeral was Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church officiated. Mrs. Manners was born and raised in the Wingville and Pocahontas areas where she met and married James Crimin. She later married Howard Manners and lived at North Powder where he taught school for many years. Survivors include her son, Robert Crimin of Aztec, N.M.; three grandchildren, Randy Crimin of Utah, Shelly Daws of Fruitland, Idaho, and Scott Crimin of Weiser, Idaho; and … Read more

Public Schools of Baker County Oregon

It is much to be regretted that all records of matters pertaining to public schools during the first years of the settlement of the county, have been lost. All that can be done now is to record such matters as may be remembered by those who were engaged in school affairs in those days, as teachers or otherwise. As stated elsewhere, Mrs. Packwood taught the first school in the county, at Auburn, in the fall of 1862. Soon after her arrival she engaged in the work of raising money for the purpose of building a schoolhouse, and in a short … Read more

Leishman, Mildred J. Landreth Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Mildred J. Leishman, 86, a longtime Baker City resident, died on Sept. 11, 2004. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 29, 2005, at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Leishman was born on Sept. 18, 1917, at Baker City to pioneer parents, Bent and Mary Harrison Landreth. She was a Baker High School graduate and worked as a dental assistant before attending the University of Oregon at Eugene. She was an active member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church and served on the Altar Guild. Survivors include four children, Dick, Tom and Bill Gee and Julie … Read more

Reeves, Marie A. Ragsdale Mrs. – Obituary

Marie A. Reeves, 84, of Nampa, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 18, 2000, at a Nampa care center. Her funeral was Monday at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel at Caldwell, Idaho. Interment was at Canyon Hill Cemetery in Caldwell. Mrs. Reeves was born on Feb. 3, 1916, at Roanoke, Texas, to Henry and Maude Williams Ragsdale. She was reared and educated in the Midwest and graduated from high school in Kansas. On June 10, 1937, she married Clifford Reeves at Independence, Kan. The couple moved to the Oregon/Idaho area in the early 1940s. Mrs. Reeves worked in an … Read more

Carney, Robert – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Robert Carney, 64, of Haines, died Jan. 21, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Community of Christ Church, 2525 College St. His graveside service will be at 2:45 p.m. at the Haines Cemetery. Robert Wetzel Carney was born Dec. 17, 1938, at Port Angeles, Wash. He was the son of George D. and Mary Idalia Cramer Carney. He served four years as a private in the U.S. Marine Corps at 29 Palms, Calif. He also served overseas at Okinawa, Japan. He was a dedicated volunteer … Read more