Haines Oregon

Hobbs, Julia B. Dahl Mrs. – Obituary

Julia B. Hobbs, 82, a resident of Gresham, OR., and former resident of Baker City died Saturday, March 16 at Kaiser Hosp. in Portland, Oregon. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday March 25 at the Haines Cemetery, pastor Dennis Schmidt of the First Lutheran Church of Baker City will officiate. Friends may call for visitation on Sunday, March 24 from 1:00 until 4:00 pm at Grays West and Co. Pioneer Chapel. Julia was the daughter of Henry and Nina Jackson Dahl. She received her education and graduated from Muddy Creek High School near Haines in 1926. After … Read more

Aldrich, Orel Norma Ensminger Spence Mrs. – Obituary

Rock Creek, Oregon Orel Norma (Ensminger) Aldrich, 89, a longtime resident of Rock Creek near Haines, died March 12, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. The Rosary will be said Thursday at 6 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets in Baker City. Her funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., with Deacon James Watts, Cliff Cole and Father Rob Irwin officiating. Vault interment will follow at Haines Cemetery, with a reception afterward at Haines United Methodist Church. Visitations will be Wednesday from 2 p.m. … Read more

Lee, Eileen Cochrane Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Eileen Lee, 91, a longtime Baker City resident, died at her home on Jan. 27, 2003. Her memorial service will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. The Rev. Susan Barnes will officiate. At Mrs. Lee’s request, a private interment of her cremated remains will be at the North Powder Cemetery. Eileen was born June 24, 1911, in Baker City, the only child of Edgar and Susan Browning Cochrane of Haines. Eileen attended school in Haines until 1924, when her parents moved to Baker City. She was a 1929 Baker … Read more

Rhodes, Elizabeth “Beth” Fisher Mrs. – Obituary

Elizabeth “Beth” Rhodes, 85, of Marco Island, Florida, died June 7, 2000. She was a former Haines resident, the daughter of Lena Maxwell and Callie Fisher and a graduate of Linfield College in McMinnville. She was a staff sergeant in the Women’s Army Corps during WWII. She is survived by a devoted husband, John, of 53 years; daughter Susan Rhodes of Seattle; step-daughter, Sally Rickert of Boulder, Colorado; and a brother John Fisher of Haines. John Rhodes generously donated the necessary funds to complete the cost of construction of the new wing of the Art League building in Marco Island, … Read more

Fidler, Cora Mae – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Cora Mae Fidler, 82, a lifelong resident of Rock Creek and Haines, died Sept. 19, 1996 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her body will be cremated. There will be a memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Haines Methodist Church. Clifford Cole will officiate. Mrs. Fidler was born Oct. 17, 1913 at home in Rock Creek. She was the second daughter of Lee and Nellie [Hearing] Stanley. She attended school at Rock Creek and was a graduate of Muddy Creek School. She married Wayne Fidler on Sept. 18, 1933. During her life she worked as a telephone … Read more

Aldrich, Gordon – Obituary

Gordon Aldrich, 78, a lifelong Haines resident, died Sept. 30, 2007, surrounded by his family at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Boise. His graveside funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Haines Cemetery, with Cliff Cole officiating. A reception will follow at the Haines United Methodist Church. Visitations will be Thursday from noon to 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Gordon was born Jan. 29, 1929, to Lewis and Edna (Burnside) Aldrich. A terrible snowstorm prevented the trip to Baker City, so Gordon was born in Haines in the house currently owned by Betty Brown. … Read more

Mahugh, G. Irvin “Irv” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon G. Irvin “Irv” Mahugh, 73, of Baker City, died Sept. 18, 2006, at his home. His celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Haines United Methodist Church. Irv was born on May 7, 1933, at Glasgow, Mont., to Arley and Mary Mahugh. He was the third of six children. During his youth, he developed a love for model airplanes, which led him to a hobby and career in aviation. He received his solo pilot’s license at the age of 16 at Fort Peck, Mont. During high school he was active in the Civil … Read more

Morris, Geraldine Guido Mrs. – Obituary

Geraldine Morris, 77, of Haines, Ore., passed away June 3, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City, Ore., with her family at her side. Memorial services will be held later this summer in Haines and in Allentown, Penn. Geraldine was born July 15, 1929, in Oakland, Calif., to Manual and Sophie (Bonita) Guido. She was raised in and went to school in California. While working as a telephone operator and engineer she met Ivy Morris who was also working at the same company. Even though it went against company policy, Geraldine and Ivy started dating. On March 21, … Read more

Huff, Laura K. Hoar Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. T.C. Huff of Haines Dies Husband, 3 Daughters Survive; Resident of County 28 Years Mrs. T.C. Huff of Haines, Resident of Baker County for many years, died unexpectedly at her home Sunday morning. She had been seriously ill only a few hours. Laura K. Hoar was born April 1, 1874 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania and moved to Iowa with her family when she was six years old. She was married to T. C. Huff at Red Oak, Iowa in 1895 and came to Baker in 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Huff moved to Haines in 1929. Mrs. Huff joined the Methodist … Read more

Herbert, Ila – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Ila Herbert, School Girl, Dies At Hot Lake Hospital Ila, the twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Herbert, who reside on a farm east of Haines, died at 6 o’clock Wednesday evening at the Hot Lake hospital. She had been a patient at the hospital for the past month. The death of the young girl saddened the pupils of the local school, where she had been a student in the fifth grade. Pupils of this and the sixth grade, together with Mrs. Martha Zimmerman, teacher, will attend the funeral to be held at … Read more

Potter, Myrtle E. Maxwell Mrs. – Obituary

Myrtle Elizabeth Potter, 87, of Haines, lifetime Haines resident and retired postmistress, died Thursday evening at the Cedar Manor Nursing Home following a long illness. The funeral service for Mrs. Potter was conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, Oct.1, at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Rev. Don Carpenter of the Baptist Church in Haines officiated. Interment followed in the family plot at Haines Cemetery. Mrs. Potter was born Oct. 7, 1891, in Haines the daughter of James Oliver and Nancy Ann Hand Maxwell. She attended the Muddy Creek School and was graduated as class valedictorian. She attended Linfield College and … Read more

Boesch, Garnet Leslie – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Garnet Leslie Boesch, 75, of Point Pleasant, N.J., died Monday Oct. 4, 2004, at Claremont Care Center. A memorial service to celebrate Garnet’s life was held Saturday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at Harvey Memorial United Methodist Church. Garn was born in Haines and grew up on a ranch outside of Baker City. He graduated from Baker City High School and served in the U.S. Signal Corps during the Korean War while stationed in Alaska. After moving east, Garnet established his own business, Alstate Iron Works, in Point Pleasant. He was self employed until retirement. Garnet served his … Read more

Pierce, Sarah E. Hoover Rodabaugh Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Sarah E. Pierce, 82, of Haines, died April 1, 2001, in a Boise care center. There will be a graveside funeral later at the Weiser Cemetery in Weiser, Idaho. Disposition was by cremation at the Cloverdale Funeral Home. Mrs. Pierce was born on April 24, 1918, at Weiser to William and Rachel Hoover. She was a 1937 graduate of the Weiser Institute. She attended two years of college in Chicago. She returned home to the ranch on Mans Creek. She married Paul W. Rodabaugh in September of 1940. They had two children, Heather and Rachel. She later married … Read more

Brannock, Nellie G. Morin Mrs. – Obituary

Hereford, Baker County Nellie G. Brannock, 88, a former Hereford and Baker City resident, died Nov. 6, 2003, at Omak, Wash. Her graveside funeral was Nov. 12 at Mount Hope Cemetery. Nellie was born on Aug. 10, 1915, to Lewis C. and Laura Phillips Morin at Haines. She married Gerald Brannock at Weiser, Idaho, on Oct. 15, 1936. Most of their married life was spent on their ranch in the Hereford area. Upon Nellie and Gerald’s retirement, they moved to Baker City and sold the ranch to their nephew, John Morin, and his wife, Roberta. Gerald died in 1978. Nellie … Read more

Fisher, Lena Maxwell Mrs. – Obituary

Lena Fisher, 84 was member, Pioneer Muddy Creek Family Born near Haines in 1887; leaves three grown children Funeral services for Lena M. Fisher, 84, of Haines, lifetime Haines area was conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec 20, 1971 at Grays West and Co. Pioneer Chapel. The Rev. James H. Soden of the Calvery Baptist Church officiated. Interment followed at the family plot in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Fisher passed away early Thursday morning at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home after an extended illness. Mrs. Fisher was born Nov. 20, 1887 at Haines, the daughter of J.O. and Nancy Hand Maxwell. … Read more

Longueville, John “Jack” – Obituary

Jack Longueville Dies Suddenly On Monday The many friends of Jack Longueville were shocked at his sudden death caused by a heart attack Monday afternoon about 1:15. Mr. Longueville, who apparently was in his usual health had been assisting with the work at the Haines Meat company, while Mr. Bieber was confined to his home with flu. After dinner at the Beiber home Monday, Mr. Longueville and Sherman Olson started for the slaughterhouse in the meat company truck. On the way out Mr. Longueville became ill and although Sherman hurried him back to town as fast as possible, he had … Read more

Fitzgerald, GaNell “Gay” Wilburn Jeffries Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon GaNell Wilburn Jeffries “Gay” Fitzgerald, 90, of Baker City died Jan. 16, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Ed Haugland of the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses will officiate. Visitations will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. and Friday before the service, starting at 8 a.m. Gay was born on Aug. 25, 1913, at Payette, Idaho, to Thomas Frederick Wilburn and Nell Gertrude Carpenter Wilburn. She was raised on the family ranch … Read more

Nebelung, Douglas Paul – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Douglas Paul Nebelung, 44, of Haines, died April 20, 2003. Disposition was by cremation. A celebration of his life will be announced later. Doug was born on Sept. 11, 1958, at Eugene to Paul E. and Charlotte D. Erickson Nebelung. He attended school at Eugene and worked there as an automobile painter and auto body repairman for 25 years. Doug was an avid outdoorsman and liked the far outback country of both the mountains and desert. He liked fishing and camping with his friends and his dad, who was also his friend and buddy. Survivors include his father, … Read more

Dinnick, Wilber “Bill” – Obituary

Wilbur Dinnick Was Carpenter Here Wilbur “Bill” K. Dinnick, 75, of 2300 A St., Baker, passed away Saturday July 25, 1987 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Dinnick will be conducted Thursday July 30, 1987 at 10:00 a.m. in Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. The Rev. Ron Kratzer of the Nazarene church will officiate. The Baker Masonic Lodge No. 47 AF & AM will participate. Vault interment will follow in the Haines cemetery. Mr. Dinnick was born August 25, 1911 at Pine Town, Oregon to Stanley Rhys and Clara Betzel Dinnick. He married Mabel Long in Weiser, … Read more

Griffin, Mildred Catherine Crowner Mrs. – Obituary

Mildred Catherine Griffin, 80, of Monmouth, a former Haines resident, died Jan. 5, 2002, at Monmouth. There will be a private family service later. Visitations will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Dallas Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Mildred was born May 25, 1921, at San Diego to Shorty and Bessie Adams Crowner. She attended school until the ninth grade. She married Mack Griffin, who preceded her in death. Mildred moved to Haines to be with her daughter, then later moved to Monmouth to be closer to her grandchildren … Read more