Baker County OR

Barnhart, Larry Lee – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Larry Lee Barnhart, 52, of Denver. Colo., and a former Halfway resident died on April 9, 2004, after a three-year battle with leukemia. At his request cremation was held and there were no formal funeral services. Larry was born Sept. 1, 1951, in Weiser, Idaho, to Wesley Barnhart and Natalie Joy (Patrick) Barnhart. At the age of 12 he moved with his parents to Halfway. He graduated from Pine Eagle High School in 1969. He then spent 10 years in the Air Force, then settled in Denver where he went into business as a computer consultant and Data … Read more

Gregg, Olga W. Janson Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Olga W. Gregg, 89, of Baker City died March 3, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her memorial service was at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. Pastor Dennis Hickman of the church officiated. There was a reception afterward at the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Gregg was born on Feb. 3, 1914, at Riga, Latvia, to Ludwig and Gottlieb Janson. She spent her childhood in Lithuania, where she was educated. She enjoyed learning folk dances of the Baltic states. She was a secretary for a major power plant. After World War … Read more

Marshall, Margaret Allen Mrs. – Obituary

Margaret Marshall, 93, affectionately called “Grandma Margaret,” died Aug. 17, 2003, at her daughter’s home in Richland. A celebration of her life and family gathering will be scheduled later. Margaret Nora Marshall was born on Sept. 11, 1909, to Edward and Nora Heath Allen at Bethel, Wis. She was raised most of her life at Park Falls, Wis. Margaret moved to Oregon in 1970. She spent her first four years at Estacada and then moved to Richland. During her life she worked as a caregiver and did so even into her 80s, helping others to be able to stay in … Read more

Wiechert, Leonard A. – Obituary

Leonard A. Wiechert, 81, a former Baker City resident, died on Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital at Prineville. His memorial service was Wednesday, March 5, at the Prineville Funeral Home. Curt Viles officiated. There was a fellowship gathering after the service. Cremation was by the Prineville Heritage Crematory under the direction of the Prineville Funeral Home. Mr. Wiechert was born on Sept. 11, 1921, at Appleton City, Mo., to Gus and L.V. Short Wiechert. He grew up in the country in Missouri where he worked on the farm with his father. He served in the U.S. Army … Read more

Biographical Sketch of M. E. Swan

The present efficient Clerk of Baker County, is a man who stands high among his constituents, and is the fortunate possessor of a host of warm personal friends, who in their admiration of his numerous sterling qualities, would make almost any sacrifice to enhance his success. He was born within the borders of the Empire State, New York, in 1857. In 1881 he came to Baker County and was engaged in placer mining in the Mormon Basin, for two years. He then entered the employ of P. Basche & Co., and finally became head salesman. In 1892 he left their … Read more

Sylvester, Robert Benjamin – Obituary

Halfway, Baker County, Oregon Robert Benjamin Sylvester, 86, and Celia Ann Sylvester, 79, both of Halfway, died Feb. 15, 2006, in Arizona as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Their memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Neighborhood Church in Modesto, Calif. The Rev. John Blakeley and the Rev. Paul Hale, ordained ministers with the Assemblies of God Church will officiate. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lakewood Memorial Park in Hughson, Calif. Mr. Sylvester was a farmer in the Halfway area for 32 years. Mrs. Sylvester was a homemaker. Survivors include their three … Read more

Saunders, Dalton Stanley “Stan” – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Dalton Stanley “Stan” Saunders, 74, died Jan. 12, 2002, at his home in Richland. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Richland Methodist Church. Interment will be at the Eagle Valley Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward at the Richland Christian Church. Stan Saunders was born on Sept. 10, 1927, in Richland to Merritt and Eva Dean McDowell Saunders. Stan came into this world weighing one pound. He was not expected to survive, but because of the loving efforts of his aunts, Clara and Mattie, Stan thrived. He was … Read more

Sager, John Robert – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon John Robert Sager, 84, of Baker City, died Aug. 30, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. Pastor Dennis Marttala will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the church. John was the first baby born at Bates. He was born there on Oct. 21, 1918, to Jack and Clara Sager. During his younger years he moved with his family to sawmill towns from Stillwater, Minn., to Glenwood, Wash., where he finished the seventh grade. The family then moved to Pondosa, … Read more

Gover, Wilford L. Jr. – Obituary

Wilford Lovell Gover Jr., 66, Halfway, a longtime Pine Valley rancher, died Thursday, July 1, 1982, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. A private family mass will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the St. Winifred Catholic Church in Halfway. The Rev. Richard Groves of St. Winifred Catholic Church will officiate. A graveside service with friends invited will follow in the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Mr. Gover was born on Jan. 7, 1916, in Baker to Lovell and Nell Love Gover. He was reared in Pine Valley and in Eagle Valley. He married Helen Densley on Oct. 5, 1936, in … Read more

Alder Creek Cemetery, Baker City, Oregon

Approximately fourteen miles southeast of Baker, the Alder Creek Cemetery is located about three miles off U. S. Highway No. 30 on a high dry sagebrush bench. It is approximately three miles south of Pleasant Valley. The land for the cemetery was donated by an early settler of the area by the name of Johnson. There are twenty-six graves in the cemetery including several wooden markers with no names or on which the names are no longer legible. Some of the graves are cared for but others are neglected, however, the cemetery does no need much care. Three known graves … Read more

Aldrich, Lewis Eugene “Bud”, Jr. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Lewis Eugene “Bud” Aldrich Jr., 82, of Haines, died Sept. 19, 2004, at his home. Memorial Mass will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets in Baker City. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the St. Francis Parish Hall. Disposition was by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. Inurnment will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the Haines Cemetery. Bud was born May 22, 1922, at the old St. Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City, to Lewis and Edna Burnside Aldrich. In … Read more

Alford, Helen M. Houck Mrs. – Obituary

Helen M. Alford, 77, of Amity, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 14, 2008, at a Salem hospital. Her funeral was Monday at the Chapel of Macy & Son in McMinnville. Pastor Jim Peterson officiated. Burial will be at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. She was born on Nov. 5, 1930, at Enterprise to Eugene Albert Houck and Doris Francis Houck. She grew up in the Zumwalt area of Wallowa County. In 1949, she married Glen Emory Alfred of Joseph. During their lives together they lived at Wallowa County, Baker City and the Willamette Valley. She enjoyed family … Read more

Morin, Claude Orin – Obituary

Claude Orin Morin, 97, of Brookings, a former Baker County resident, died Feb. 13, 2008, at a Brookings hospital of age-related causes. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. He was born on March 30, 1910, at the mouth of Pine Creek in Baker County. He was the sixth of nine children born to Lewis Calvin and Laura Ellen Phillips Morin. As a young child, he moved to Hereford, where the family homesteaded a cattle ranch. He attended school in Haines. He was a 1933 graduate of Oregon State University … Read more

Carver, William – Obituary

William Carver, of Baker Dies William Carver, about 52 years of age, died suddenly, at 10:30 o’clock Monday morning while engaged at his duties at the slaughter plant of the Smith Packing company. Mr. Carver had been engaged as a packing house man for about 30 years, the past 15 years in the employ of the Smith Packing company. He is survived by his widow and two sons, John and George all residents of Baker. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, August 20, 1927

Fluty, Charles Edward, “Eddy” – Obituary

Charles Edward “Eddy” Fluty, 80, Canby, Ore.,died Nov. 26, 2006. Eddy lived the last six years at Vintage Suites located in Canby, Ore. He was born in Dallas County, Mo., on Aug. 13, 1926. Eddy was a World War II Veteran with service in the Japan Occupation Forces and in Germany. He spent part of his childhood in the Granite, Ore., area where his family worked in the gold mines. In his later years he migrated back to the Sumpter and Granite area and also lived in Fossil, Ore. He cooked in mining camps in Alaska, ran a hotel in … Read more

Fleming, Glenn Martin – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Glenn Martin Fleming, 85, died Sept. 15, 2006, at his home in Baker City after a 15-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 42171 Chico Road. There will be a dinner afterward. After the dinner, weather permitting, all who would like to are invited to join the family in a horseback ride or hike at the Virtue Flat Ranch to spread his ashes on top of a hill where he wants to wake up on Resurrection Morning. The hike/ride will be abut one … Read more

Eardley, William D. – Obituary

William D. Eardley, 71, of Concord, Calif., died May 24, 2002, at Concord. There will be no services. Mr. Eardley attended St. Francis Academy and Baker public schools. He was a Baker High School graduate. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and he was a radio and television broadcaster and director for 30 years. Survivors include his son, Steve of Seatac, Wash.; two brothers, Jim of Pendleton and Dick of Meridian, Idaho; and two granddaughters. Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, May 31, 2002 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor

Calder, Clarence LeRoy – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Clarence LeRoy Calder, 89, of Baker City, died April 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Ernie Collard will conduct the services. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Mr. Calder was born Feb. 4, 1912, at Baker City to Mark William and Delia Eardley Calder. He was the 11th of 12 children. He was raised in Baker City and attended Baker schools, … Read more

Becker, Maude Elsie Mrs. – Obituary

Telocaset, Union County, Oregon Mrs. Maude Elsie Becker, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Snider, of Telocaset, died at Baker June 16, and was interred at Union Saturday last, services by Rev. Pratt of Cove. Maude Elsie Becker, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Snider, was born July 24, 1887, at Mansfield, Ohio, died June 26, 1918, at Baker, Ore., age 30 years, 11 months and two days. She came to Washington with her parents at the age of 2 years. She was married to Paul M. Becker, November 3, 1908; to that union three children … Read more

Davis, Darnell – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Darnell Davis, 54, of Huntington, died July 8, 2005, at his home. His memorial service will be scheduled later at Vancouver, Wash. Darnell Davis was born on April 10, 1951, at Fort Towson, Okla. He was raised and educated in Oklahoma. He started working outside of the home at the age of 13 to help support his family. Darnell was awarded a football scholarship and attended college in Oklahoma. Earning his degree, he joined the U.S. Navy, completing his tour of duty in 1974. After serving in the Navy, Darnell began driving truck in Oklahoma. … Read more