Haines Oregon

Suitter, Earl Nathan – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Earl Nathan Suitter, 78, of Baker City, died May 9, 2006, at the family property in Haines. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ian Fisher, Earl’s nephew, will officiate. After the services, friends are invited to join the family for a reception at Geiser Pollman Park. Earl was born Sept. 1, 1927, in Emmett, Idaho, to Homer Nathan and Daisy Jessie Carroll Suitter. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. Continuing … Read more

Yankey, Keith M. – Obituary

Lifetime Haines Man Dies May 2  Keith M. Yankey, age 70, of Haines, passed away Saturday, May 2, 1987, at his home. Services of Mr. Yankey were held Wednesday, May 6, 1987 at 11:00 a.m. at the Haines Baptist Church. Reverend Keith Spry of the Haines Baptist Church officiated. Interment followed at the Haines Cemetery. Mr. Yankey was born on March 7, 1917 in Haines, Oregon to John W. and Hattie Hearing Yankey. Mr. Yankey worked as an electrician for 33 years. His work took him to many places in Oregon and Washington. He married Leona Rose May 28, 1947 … Read more

Tally, Zella Odelia Wallace Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon 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 … Read more

Jordan, Edna H. – Obituary

Imbler, Oregon Edna H. Jordan, 101, of Grants Pass and formerly of Haines, Imbler and La Grande, died Nov. 16 at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Imbler. Arrangements are under the direction of Hull & Hull Funeral Directors of Grants Pass. Mrs. Jordan was born Edna Grace Henner Sept. 18, 1905, in Baker City and grew up in Haines. In 1931 she married Ben Rich Jordan. They lived in Imbler from 1936 to 1989, when they moved to La Grande. Her husband died in 1999, and she moved to Grants Pass in … Read more

Shock, Henry Jasper – Obituary

H. J. Shock, 67 Dies In Halfway Pine Valley Rancher was Stockman Since 1910 Henry Jasper Shock, 67, Pine Valley stockman died Monday evening at his home at Halfway after a long illness. Born October 1, 1888 in Missouri, he moved to Haines at the age of three with his parents George T. and Mary A. Shock. He spent several years in the Haines area and moved to Pine Valley in 1910. On June 4, 1925, he was married to Bessie McMullen in Baker. He was engaged in ranching and farming. His is survived by his widow Bessie of halfway, … Read more

Stanley, Letha Belle – Obituary

Popular Young Woman of the Muddy Creek District, Junior in High [School], Dies Suddenly Funeral services held for Letha Bella Stanley Sunday afternoon in the Haines Methodist church were largely attended by friends and relatives of the deceased in Haines, Rock Creek and Muddy Creek communities where she had spent her entire life. Rev. R. O. Wildman conducted the services. Interment was in the Haines Cemetery. Schoolmates of Miss Stanley’s who acted as pallbearers were: Dorrel Spence, Robert Leonnig, Jack Stiltz, Dean Fluharty, Callie Sanders and Keith Yankey. Honorary pallbearers were: Annabelle and Leona Brownell, George Fisher, Norma Ensminger, Louise … Read more

Savage, Carl D. – Obituary

Funeral services for Carl Dean Savage, former Haines resident who died at his home in Yreka, California July 21, were held here Sunday. Burial was in the Haines Cemetery with West and company of Baker in charge. Mr. Savage was born in Lane county, Oregon, March 30, 1871. He came to Baker county with his parents when he was an infant. He and his brother E. E. Savage operated the Okay feed store in Baker for two years and he lived in Haines for several years prior to 1914, when he moved to Ashland where Mrs. Savage died. Mr. Savage … Read more

Tucker, Marie Fisher Mrs. – Obituary

Marie Tucker 97, of Portland, Ore., and a former Haines resident, passed away Oct. 10, 2005, at her home in Portland. Funeral services were held in Portland on Oct. 15. She was born in Haines Oct. 4, 1908, to George and Esther Fisher. She graduated from Muddy Creek High School and the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Portland. She worked at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Baker City, and later at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland until her retirement. She was married to Loren Tucker in 1932 and had three children. She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Fagerberg of … Read more

Yankey, Raymond – Obituary

North Powder, Oregon Raymond Yankey, 85, died May 24, 2003, at his home in North Powder. At Ray’s request, there will be no service. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West Pioneer Crematory. Private inurnment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Ray was born on June 16, 1917, to James S. and Ida May Looney Yankey at Haines. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II. He was a diesel mechanic for more than 40 years. Ray enjoyed fishing. Anybody who talked to him knew that his favorite saying was “This, that and the … Read more

Thrasher, Pearl Long Mrs. – Obituary

Pearl Thrasher Passes, Jan. 6 Pearl Thena Thrasher was born in July 8, 1902 in Haines, Oregon. The oldest child of William and Amy Long, long-time pioneer family in Baker County who first settled in the Muddy Creek area near Haines. She attended Muddy Creek School. She married Daniel Price Thrasher on Sept. 25, 1920 in Baker. They lived in Sparta, Richland and North Powder before moving to Baker in 1926. She was a member of the Methodist Church of Baker. She was a homemaker all her life and was a devoted wife, mothers and grandmother. She enjoyed the out … Read more

Cox, Ollie – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Ollie Young Cox, 88 of Canby, a longtime Baker City resident, died April 12, 1998, at Canby. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Avenue. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Mrs. Cox was born March 14, 1910, at Hartville, Missouri to Herman and Artie Young. She and her family moved west to Morrow County when she was 8. She was raised and educated in Pine City. She was married to Emery Cox on … Read more

Newell, Brennon ‘Buck’ – Obituary

Brennon K. “Buck” Newell, 78, died March 21, 2008. Internment will be at a later date. He was born Nov. 22, 1929, in Montour, Idaho, to Mae and Ben Newell. He and his siblings worked their father’s ranches until 1944. At age 15, Brennon ran away from home and joined the army. One year later they found out how old he was and sent him home where he stayed until he was 17, when he left again to join the navy. He met Rosellen “Teri” Pritchard in Seattle in 1949. They married in 1950 and separated in 1954. Buck then … Read more

Jacobson, Marsha Faye Lillard Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Marsha Faye Jacobson, 62, died Nov. 13, 2003, at her home near Haines. There will be a memorial gathering at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Haines United Methodist Church Community Hall. Marsha was born on Feb. 13, 1941, to Forrest and Faye Lillard. She was raised in the Baker Valley and attended school at Muddy Creek and graduated from Powder Valley High School at North Powder. She also attended Oregon State University at Corvallis before her marriage to John L. “Jack” Jacobson on Aug. 19, 1961. She quit school and worked to put Jack through law school. They … Read more

Coles, Roger Duane Obituary

Haines, Oregon Roger Duane Coles, 86, of Vancouver, Wash., and a former Baker and Haines resident, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003. A celebration of life ceremony was held to honor him on Saturday, Jan. 25. The service was held at 3 p.m. at Felida Baptist Church located in Vancouver, Wash. Born in Haines, on June 2, 1916, he graduated from Haines High School and later attended Brooks Institute of Photography. He received an Honorary Master of Science in Photography from Brooks in 2001 for representing “our craft with diligence, fortitude, honesty, service, and … 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

Savage, J. L. Mrs – Obituary

Mrs. J.L. (Taylor) Savage Dies At Haines Mrs. J.L. Savage, a pioneer of 1852 died Sunday at her home four and a half miles west of Haines. She was born September, 1849, in Illinois, and came to Oregon with her parents, crossing the plains with an ox team. Her parents settled near Harrisburg in the Willamette valley, the fall of 1852, and she was a resident of Baker county for 52 years. She witnessed the development of Baker valley from a wild sage brush country to a community of prosperous farms. The deceased is survived by her husband, eight children; … Read more

Crawford, June M. – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon June M. Gerry Crawford, 86, of La Grande, died June 11 at her home. A celebration of life service will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation and Life Celebration Center. A full obituary will be available later. La Grande Observer – June 12, 2008 ________________________________________ June M. Gerry-Crawford, 86, of La Grande, died peacefully June 11 at her home after a long illness. A celebration of life service will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation and Life Celebration Center with Doug Edmonds, minister of the La Grande Church of Christ, officiating. … Read more

Wendt, Betty Jane LaMadin Mrs.

Haines, Oregon Betty Jane Wendt, 77, a former longtime Haines resident, died Sept. 3, 2004, at her home in Lebanon. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Robin Harris of the Cornerstone Baptist Church in North Powder will officiate. Visitations will be held at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel until 5 p.m. today. Betty Jane was born March 27, 1927, in Carlinville, Ill., to Claude and Ollie May LaMandin. Betty had done many things in her life. She went to college and received her master’s degree, worked at a reserve … Read more

Loennig, Ruby Faye Ledbetter Mrs. – Obituary

Ruby Faye Loennig Burial Saturday Ruby Faye Loennig, 59, a resident of Haines, died Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Hospital. Ruby Faye Ledbetter, daughter of Will and Elsie Ledbetter, was born July 20, 1899, at Alicel in Union County. She graduated from Willamette High School and Willamette University and was married to Henry Loennig in Alicel in 1926. Mrs. Loennig was a member of the Methodist Church; a member of P.E.O.; president of W.S.C.S.; president of Muddy Creek PTA; member and past president of the Mutual Improvement club; a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority; and an active 4-H leader. She … Read more

Lawrence, Aldiane Mrs. – Obituary

Mrs. A. Lawrence Funeral Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Aldine Lawrence, of Haines, are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 in the Summerville chapel with Rev. Gene Robinson officiating. She died Sept. 4 in Ontario following a long illness. She was 38. Mrs. Lawrence was born in Baker on Feb. 11, 1912 and had lived all her life in the La Grande-Union county area. Burial will be in the Summerville cemetery. Survivors include two sons, John Lawrence and Robert Lawrence, both of Haines; her mother, Mrs. Lura L. Childers of Cove; and two brothers, Avon Childers and Marion [sic … Read more