Baker County OR

Dean, Marvin B. – Obituary

Marvin B. Dean; 85, 2365 Fourth St., a life-time Baker and Baker County resident, died Thursday, October 1, 1981, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. The Rev. Gerald C. Nelson of United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Baker veterans will fold the flag. Mr. dean was born on March 7, 1896, in Baker to Matthew and Stella Emile Dean. He attended schools in Baker and Keating. He grew up on the family ranch in Keating. He worked … Read more

Practical Mining in Eastern Oregon

In the topographical survey of the United States, all that portion laying between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, up into the southeastern portion of Washington, is known as the Great Basin. This basin was once an extensive lake bottom, and now, for the most part, filled with alkaline plains of the quaternary age. The surface Is diversified by subordinate ranges of mountains, formed of tilted paleozole rocks and extensive overflows of igneous eruptions. These ranges are barren and shattered, and the stratafied rocks are often found in confusing and irregular positions. The chief characteristics of the Great Basin, … Read more

Snode, Howard L. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Howard L. Snode, 83, a longtime Baker City resident, died Dec. 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. His graveside funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the North Powder Cemetery. Mr. Snode was born at Buhl, Idaho, on Jan. 31, 1918. He and his older brother, Glen, were raised by their father, Delbert A. Snode. Howard was very adventurous. At 16 he traveled to Alaska to work on a fishing boat. In the 1930s he lived at Portland working odd jobs. From the 1940s until his retirement, he worked in the logging industry at all … Read more

Talley, Zella Odelia Wallace Mrs. – Obituary

Zella Odelia Tally of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Pendleton and Central Point, Ore. died suddenly and quietly on Jan. 6, 2006, after a short illness. Zella was born in Haines, Ore., on Aug. 2, 1905, to Henry and Ada Jane Williams Wallace an old pioneer farming family. She was 100 years old. On July 15, 1926, she married the late Eugene Tally. Together they had four sons, Kerwyn E., Richard L Tally of Myrtle Point, Ore., Howard B. Tally of Sacramento, Calif., and Robert W Tally (deceased). Other survivors include 12 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 18 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces … Read more

Givens, Joseph J. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Joseph J. Givens, 45, a Baker City native, died Aug. 26, 2005, in Elko, Nev. There will be a potluck and gathering of Joe’s family and friends in his honor at the American Legion, 2129 Second St., at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2. All friends and family are invited to attend. Joseph was born June 14, 1960, in Baker City, and attended school in Baker City and La Grande. He moved to Nashville, Tenn., and spent most of his adult life there. In 2004, he moved to Elko, Nev., to be closer to family. He … Read more

O’Neal, Edward – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Edward O’Neal Dies Following Operation Edward O’Neal, for the past six years a resident of the North Powder community, died of a complication of diseases in a Baker hospital Friday of last week. For the past two years Mr. O’Neal with his family had resided on a ranch in the Wolf Creek district. About two months ago his health became such that he entered a Baker hospital for treatment. He did not improve and Friday of last week submitted to a major operation, dying a few hours afterward. The body was taken to La Grande, … Read more

Powell, Stella Mae – Obituary

Stella Mae Powell, 76, of Baker City, died Dec. 9, 2005, at her home with her son and daughter-in-law. At her request, there will be no service. Her son and daughter-in-law will take her remains to the coast. Stella had a long battle with emphysema. She moved to Baker City to be near her son. Stella loved her dogs like her own children. Stella was born in Wisconsin on June 16, 1929, to Gilbert and Elizabeth Powell. She married Emil Puch in 1946. She had three children: Antonette, Betty and Alan. The marriage ended in divorce in 1973. She was … Read more

Barton, Janie Davis Gassoway Mrs. – Obituary

Janie Gassoway Barton, 53, of La Grande, and a former Baker City resident, died April 21, 2001, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. A celebration of her life will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 1702 Sixth St. Pastors Wayne Pickens, Rick McKinley and Frank Wiens officiating. Committal and interment will be at the Island City Cemetery. Visitations will be today until 7 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St. in La Grande. Mrs. Barton was born Sept. 15, 1947, at Ontario to Loren and Verna Gardner Davis. She was schooled in Ontario, … Read more

Quimby, Gladys Ruby – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Gladys Ruby Quimby, 90, and a former Baker City resident died Oct. 18, 2003. A memorial service was held Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003, 3 p.m., at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Reno, Nev. Allen Wiebe, Gladys’s son-in-law was the speaker. Mrs. Quimby was born in Upton, Wyo., to John and Mary (Canfield) Busby on Jan. 9, 1913. She was the sixth of 11 children. She was married to Duane Hults in 1930 and was remarried to Lawrence quimby in 1944. She had a total of eight children, seven boys and one girl. As a young … Read more

DeShaw, Mildred Donna Brackin Mrs. – Obituary

Mildred Donna Brackin DeShaw, 80, of Baker City, died June 29, 2009, at her home. No funeral is planned at this time. Mildred was born on Oct. 21, 1928, at Drumright, Okla., to Fred and Anna Grogan Brackin. The family moved to Baker City when Mildred was about 10. She married Eugene DeShaw in 1953. She worked at Wilson’s Market for more than 20 years. She was an avid bowler and bingo player and she loved her gambling trips. She was loved by all and will be greatly missed by her family and many friends, family members said. Survivors include … Read more

Warnock, Alice Anatoinette Brown Mrs. – Obituary

Alice Antoinette Warnock, 94, died Aug. 16, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness. Private burial was at the Sumpter Cemetery. There will be a memorial celebration of her life at 3 p.m. Sunday at the McEwen Community Church in Sumpter Valley. Pastor Bill Cox will officiate. There will be a beef barbecue at the church for family and friends after the service. Alice was born June 17, 1908, to Herbert and Theresa Nystrom Brown at Portland. She was raised on farms at Woodburn and Mohawk, and graduated from Eugene High School in 1924 at the age of … Read more

Mitts, Harold Wayne – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Harold Wayne Mitts, 65, of Haines died May 25, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be no funeral. Wayne was born Jan. 15, 1942, in St. Louis. He was the oldest of eight children born to Oliver Leeroy and Fairy Bluebelle Keys Mitts. In 1944, the family moved to the Tri-Cities area of Washington. Wayne’s parents moved the family to Gearhart in 1960 where he attended the Oregon Fairview School for the Disabled. Wayne attended school at Fairview until 1978, when he moved with his brother, Jerry, to Baker City. In 1979, they moved to Haines, … 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

Morris, Norman Elton – Obituary

Norman Elton Morris, 72, a longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 20, 2005, at Baker City. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Elkhorn Baptist Church, 3520 Birch St. Friends are invited to join the family after the service for a reception at the church. Norman Morris was born in Baker on June 11, 1932. He was a 1950 Baker High School graduate. He was involved in FFA throughout school, which was a prelude to years of his love for farming. After graduation, Norman joined the U.S. Army and served from 1951 to 1954. In 1953 … Read more

York, Mabel Spearman Mrs. – Obituary

Mabel York Was Native of Utah Recitation of the Rosary for Mabel M. York 61, of 2325 Baker St. longtime resident of Baker and Sumpter was at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening May 29, at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Rev. Charles T. Grant, Chaplain at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home officiated. Graveside services will be held to day, Thursday, May 30, at 3:00 p.m. at the family plot in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mrs. York died Sunday at the St. Elizabeth Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born June 23, 1912, in Randolph, Utah, the daughter of Charles and … Read more

Ritzmann, Judith Ellen – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Judith Ellen Ritzmann, 56, of Baker City, died Jan. 9, 2003, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Ritzmann of Baker City; daughter, Cynthia Carroll of Chaska, Minn.; and a son, Douglas Tejeda of Modesto, Calif. Coles Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, January, 17, 2003 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Bork, Rita Joylean Mrs. – Obituary

Rita Joylean Bork, 67, a former area resident, died April 1, 2003, at Oroville, Wash. Her memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at McEwen Bible Fellowship in Sumpter Valley. Friends and family are invited to a potluck after the service. Rita was born April 19, 1935, at Dayridge, near Flora. She married Bernard Murphy at age 17. Rita became a Christian when she married Bernie. They had five children. Rita lived at Halfway, Baker City and Sumpter before moving to Oroville, Wash., four years ago. Survivors include her children, Earl Murphy of St. Helens, Audrey Murphy Handyside of … Read more

Hansell, G. W. – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Man Killed When Car Goes In Ditch G.W. Hansell, of La Grande, was killed instantly when a touring car he was driving left the Oregon Trail a mile north of Haines early Saturday morning and turned over in a ditch. Hansell was driving alone and authorities who investigated believe he fell asleep at the wheel. Hansell had been employed as a salesman by a Baker automobile agency for the past few weeks. Widow and two children at La Grande survive. The body will be sent to La Grande this afternoon. Glenn W. Hansell had made … Read more

Hilderbrand, Ashley Jean – Obituary

Ashley Hilderbrand, 22, a longtime resident of John Day and Baker City, died unexpectedly Dec. 19, 2006, at Salt Lake City Medical Center in Salt Lake City. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Baker City Christian Church, 650 Hwy. 7 in Baker City. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception following the services at the church. A funeral service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Whispering Pines Funeral Home in Prineville. Interment will follow at Juniper Haven Cemetery. Ashley Jean was born June 21, 1984, in John Day to Mariann … Read more

Potter, Douglas H. – Obituary

Douglas H. Potter Services Today Retired Haines Postal Clerk Former Baker Man Funeral Services for Douglas H. Potter, 75, Haines, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 8 (today) at the Haines Baptist Church with Rev. Clyde Matthews officiating and interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mr. Potter was born Sept. 5, 1889 at Olean, N.Y., the son of Orlando and Florence Blackmon Potter. He attended school in New York, and moved with his parents to Baker after finishing high school. He attended Oregon State College for one year and was married to Cornelia Janette Jackson Aug. 27, 1915 at … Read more