Baker County OR

Thompson, J. F. Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. J.F. Thompson Died In Newbridge Jas. Utz returned last Saturday from Eagle Valley where he had spent several days last week, called by the illness of his mother-in-law Mrs. J.F. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson died on Tuesday after a stroke of paralysis. She had been a resident of Newbridge for many years and her death came as a shock so her many friends. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Ruth Craig of Austin and Mrs. Chas. Derritt who lives in Missouri. Two sisters Mrs. H.J. Holcomb of Newbridge and Mrs. M. Wilson of Sparta also survive. Funeral services were … Read more

Nitcher, Gerald Dean “Jerry” – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Gerald Dean “Jerry” Nitcher, 58, of Haines, died March 23, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At Jerry’s request, there will be no services. Cremation was by Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. Jerry was born Oct. 2, 1948, in Charles City, Iowa, to Wilber and Harriet (Miller) Nitcher. He grew up in Charles City, moving to Laddonia, Mo., as a teen. In 1970, Jerry married, and later had two daughters. The infant girls died from SIDS in 1972, and Jerry and his wife were divorced in 1974. Jerry was remarried to Margaret Waddington Davis on March 21, 1986, … Read more

Olson, Elwood Sherman Eric – Obituary

Elwood Sherman Eric Olson, 74, of Baker City, died March 28, 2008, at his home. There will be a memorial service celebrating his life at 2 p.m. April 11 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 2005 Valley Ave. Elwood was born on July 31, 1933, at Baker City to Olaf and Francis Angelina Bennett Olson. He was raised and educated at Baker City. He married Barbara Phillips at Baker City on April 24, 1959. Elwood worked for Oregon Lumber Co. in Baker City, for many years. In 1970, he moved to Bend and went to work for Stan Wood … Read more

Brown, Daniel Campbell – Obituary

Daniel Campbell Brown, 92, of La Grande, and a former Baker City resident, died April 19, 2001, at his son’s home in La Grande. At his request there will be no public services. Private interment will be at Rock Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande. Mr. Brown was born Oct. 25, 1908, at Condon to Charles Arthur and Missouri Pearl Fitzwater Brown. In 1924 he moved to Baker City. During World War II he was stationed in Italy with the U.S. Army Air Corps, where he was an engineer on … Read more

Belden, Harry – Obituary

Harry I. Belden, 81, of 1719 Birch St., died Sunday afternoon in St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mr. Belden was born in Adrian, Mich., Jan. 20, 1878. He moved to Cove, Ore., with his family at the age of 14 and has lived in Oregon since, most of the time in Baker County. He had been a miner and had worked in many of the gold mines in the vicinity. He is survived by his wife Edna of Baker; by a brother Miles Belden of Portland; by two sisters, Kathryn White of Portland, and Mrs. Pearl Chadwick of Union; by two step-children, … Read more

Hunsaker, Frank – Obituary

Frank Hunsaker, 72, a resident of Oregon all his life and of Baker county since boyhood, died at his farm home just north of Baker, early Tuesday morning after an illness for the past year. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Hunsaker, early Oregon pioneers. Mr. Hunsaker is survived by three sons, Clarence, Archie and Francis, and one daughter, Mrs. Uma Peters, all residents of this county. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, December 3, 1927

Long, Ernest “Red” – Obituary

“Red ” Long Was Decorated Veteran Ernest “Red” Long 56, passed away Saturday morning at St. Elizabeth Hosp. of Bronchial Pneumonia. Mr. Long was born June 30th 1911 at Muddy Creek the son of Amy Long and the late William Long, pioneers of Baker County and the grandson of the late Alonzo and Julia Long, also early pioneers. He was employed by the Baker Meat Packing Company for several years. And before entering the service was employed in the mines at Butte, Montana. He is survived by his mother, Amy Long of Baker, one son Donald Long of Sunland CA., … Read more

Maxwell, Fronia Tracey Mrs. – Obituary

Fronia M. Maxwell, 94, a long time Haines resident died Thursday, March 5 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Maxwell were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Haines Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Church of The Nazarene, Baker City officiated. Mrs. Maxwell was born October 19, 1897 at Bellingham, Washington a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Tracey. The family moved to Burnt River in 1910 and she also lived in Richland, Nampa, Pocatello, Idaho before moving to Haines in 1937. She married Wallace Maxwell November 8, 1937 at Baker City, Oregon. He … Read more

White, Ruby Jewel Sanders Mrs. – Obituary

Ruby J. White, 75, a resident of Baker Valley, died April 2, 2005, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ruby Jewel White was born March 3, 1930, at Shoshoni, Wyo., to Raymond and Kristen Sanders. She attended school at Canyon City, Prairie City, Belshaw District 20 and was a graduate of Grant Union High School. She worked for Smith Brothers Moving and Storage and then for Ellingson Timber and Ellingson Lumber, retiring in 1994 after 35 years. Ruby lived for … 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

Duncan, Margaret

Rock Creek, Baker County, Oregon The funeral service for Margaret Duncan, nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Duncan of Rock Creek, who died at a Baker hospital Friday morning of last week, was held at the home Sunday and burial was in the cemetery at Haines. North Powder News Saturday, February 20, 1926

Biography of Heman J. Gerr

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 proved the worst of … Read more

Biographical Sketch of W. D. Martin

One half mile southeast from Harney is one of the finest small grain farms in the county. It consists of eighty acres of choice land and is well under cultivation. The improvements are of a quality and kind quite fitting such an estate and its owner is the subject of this article. Mr. Martin was about the first man to try raising grain in this locality and he has made a marked success in this direction. He raised in 1901 the largest crop of any one man in Harney county and he is classed as one of the leading agriculturists … Read more

Stephens, Donald Ray “Don” – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Donald Ray “Don” Stephens, 72, of Haines, died Aug. 6, 2006, at his home. His graveside funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Rock Creek Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Don was born on April 10, 1934, at Twickenham to Rose and Ralph Stephens. At the age of 7, he moved with his family to Haines. He attended Rock Creek and Muddy Creek schools and graduated at North Powder School. He loved playing football in school. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army … Read more

Sipp, Gentria Taliaferro Mrs. – Obituary

Gentria Taliaferro Sipp, 85, of Portland and Sumpter, died Aug. 1, 2007, at her home in Sumpter. Graveside inurnment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at Mount Hope Cemetery. Gentria was born on Sept. 25, 1921, to Gentry and Pearl Gibson Taliaferro. She spent her early childhood at Sumpter where she attended school for the first several years. She then attended school at Baker and was a 1939 Baker High School graduate. Her summers were special times when she returned to Sumpter and later to the Independence Mine near Granite where her father was the manager. She always … Read more

Mehlhorn, Dale – Obituary

Dale Mehlhorn, 72, of Hood River died April 24, 2003 at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be scheduled later. In lieu of flowers, Dale would have appreciated your donation to your school sports program. Dale was born Nov. 2, 1930, at Halfway to Audrey and Clyde Mehlhorn. He attended school at Halfway where he played football, basketball, baseball and ran track. He married Jean Smith in 1948. They moved to Corvallis where Dale attended and graduated from Oregon State University. Dale and Jean made their home in Baker County with their two sons. Dale acted as … Read more

Hensley, Ralph Vernon – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Ralph Vernon Hensley, 88, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 5, 2004. at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Ralph Holcomb of the Christian Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family afterward for a reception at the Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 2998 Eighth St. Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co. Ralph was born on July 17, 1916, at New Bridge to Benjamin … Read more

Bennehoff, Wilma Alberta Gard Mrs. – Obituary

Willma Alberta Gard Bennehoff, 89, a lifetime Baker City resident, died Dec. 22, 2007. She was born in 1918 to Harriet Creathbaum Gard and Bert Gard and spent her childhood years on the Auburn Beaver Creek Ranch. Willma was a 1936 Baker High School graduate. After high school, she attended business school in Portland for two years only to return to Baker County and continue the ranching life she so loved. She married Duane E. Bennehoff in 1956. They lived and worked on the Auburn Beaver Creek ranch before moving to town in 1967. Willma was a home-care provider and … Read more

Griffin, Arlene Dora Reed Mrs. – Obituary

Arlene Dora Griffin, 75, of Middleton, Idaho, died July 25, 2003, of natural causes. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Old Highway 30 at Caldwell, Idaho. Cremation and services are under the direction of Flahiff Funeral Chapel of Caldwell. Arlene was born Dec. 20, 1927, at Baker City to Warren and Easther Reed. Arlene spent her younger years at Unity. She graduated from Baker High School in May 1945. During her high school years, she worked after school folding bandages. She also spent several years helping her … Read more

Deen, Forrest E. – Obituary

Forrest E. Deen, 63, of Deputy, Ind., died Feb. 24, 2008, at Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg, Ind. His funeral will be at noon Saturday at Buchanan Funeral Home at Austin, Ind. The Rev. James Fugate will officiate. Burial will be at Pisgah Cemetery in Deputy, Ind. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the Buchanan Funeral Home, 115 N. Second St., Austin, Ind. Mr. Deen was born on Jan. 15, 1945, the son of the late Frank E. Deen and Ethel M. (Williams) Tarvin. He was a member of Faith … Read more