Baker County OR

Hays, Clarence Edward – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Clarence Edward Hays, 84, of Elgin died Sept. 22 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. Viewing will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St. A graveside service will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Elgin Cemetery. A dinner will follow at the Elgin Community Center. Mr. Hays was born Oct. 7, 1921, to Luther and Ellen Bennett Hays in Baker City. The family lived in Missouri, Washington, Idaho and Oregon. He served in the Navy during World War II, and on Sept. 2, 1951, he married Beverly Case … Read more

Chandler, Elva Lorene Williams Mrs. – Obituary

Elva Lorene Chandler, 77, a longtime resident of Richland, died July 31, 2009, with her family by her side at her home in Richland. A memorial service was held Aug. 3 at the Eagle Valley Grange. Lorene was born May 26, 1932, in Richland to Robert Henry Williams and Elva (Waelty) Williams. She married John E. Chandler on June 12, 1946, in Boise, Idaho. They divorced, then 37 years later she remarried the love of her life, John E. Chandler, in Eugene on June 12, 1984. When Lorene left Richland, she moved to Springfield where she lived until moving back … Read more

Weber, Robert Cass – Obituary

Robert Cass “Bob” Weber, 56, of Baker City, died Sept. 13, 2009, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise after a sudden illness. There will be a memorial service and a celebration of Bob’s life at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Baker City Community Event Center, 2600 East St. Pastor Scott Knox of the Blue Mountain Baptist Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception and to continue sharing stories about Bob after the service at the home of Margaret Morris at 1995 15th St. Bob was a 1973 Baker High School graduate. In September of … 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