Spearman, Hannah Mrs. – Obituary

Private graveside services for Hannah M. Spearman, 85, were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 23, at Haines Cemetery. The Rev. Robert McNeil of the Methodist Church of Baker officiated. Mrs. Hannah M. Spearman was born December 25, 1882 at Rock Creek and attended school at Haines. She was married to Joseph R. Spearman at Baker on April 15, 1901 and the lived their lifetime in the Haines area. Mr. Sprearman preceded her in death. She is survived by one brother, Frank Anderson of Haines; one sister Josie Kirkland of Vida, Oregon and several nieces and nephews. Source: The Record … Read more

Shull, Vernon E. – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Vernon E. Shull, 88, died April 9, 2006, at his home in Haines. His graveside memorial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Haines Cemetery. Chaplain Assistant Sgt. Daggett from the La Grande Armory will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the Haines United Methodist Church. Vernon was born on Dec. 26, 1917, and raised at Glen Elder, Kan., the sixth of eight children of James and Sarah Shull. After eight years in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he settled in Oregon with his … 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

Dix, Margaret Elizabeth McDougall Mrs. – Obituary

Margaret Elizabeth Dix, 81, died Tuesday May 5, 2009, at Sun Terrace Assisted Care Facility in Hermiston. Mrs. Dix was born Aug. 6, 1927, in Portland, Ore., to Neil and Lydia McDougall. Margaret was an only child. She grew up in Portland, Ore. and married childhood friend Vance Dix on June 30, 1947. Vance and Margaret were blessed with 62 years of marriage until Vance’s death in July 2008; They lived in Nehelem, Ore. before moving to Haines, Ore. in 1957. They bought the Haines Telephone Company, owning and operating their business for 23 years. Margaret raised 6 children while … Read more

Henner, Dorothy Jane “Dot” Hall Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Dorothy Jane “Dot” Henner, 73, of Haines, died July 29, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At her request, there will be no services. Mrs. Henner was born Nov. 11, 1927, at Baker City to James and Mabel York Hall along with her twin brother, Donald, who preceded her in death in the early 1970s. She married John E. Henner Jr. in 1946 in Baker City, and lived and worked in Haines until 1960, when the couple moved to Irrigon. After living in the Hermiston area for seven years, she and her husband moved to The Dalles; they … Read more

Daugherty, Kenneth A. – Obituary

Kenneth A. Daugherty, 69, of Grants Pass, a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 15, 2002, at the Three Rivers Community Hospital at Grants Pass. His memorial service was Jan. 19 at Newman United Methodist Church with the Rev. Brett Strobel officiating. Private interment was at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Lundberg’s L.B. Hall Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Daugherty was born on Aug. 16, 1932, at Haines. He attended Baker High School and graduated from the University of Oregon at Eugene. He married Lola Lynn on Sept. 2, 1961, at Roseburg. They moved to Grants Pass from Portland … Read more

Jackson, John – Obituary

John Jackson Dies At Age 83 Was Grandson of Early Settlers John Edward Jackson age 83 of 1745 Guild Road, Woodland, Wa., passed away at Bess Kaiser Hospital in Portland, Sept. 14. Graveside services were held Sept. 16 at the Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver, WA. Pastor L. E. Faasch officiating. Mr. Jackson was born July 7, 1895 in Haines, OR. to G.W. and Ida Long Jackson. He attended schools in Haines and Muddy Creek. As a young man, he farmed in Baker Valley. He moved from Haines to Woodland, WA, he owned and operated one of the most modern … Read more

Nebelung, Paul E. – Obituary

Paul E. Nebelung, 82, of Haines, died May 31, 2009, at his home. Paul was born on March 11, 1927, at Buchanan, Mich. He came West during the Great Depression on Route 66. Paul lived in Oregon most of his life and called Oregon his home. He worked as a logger in the Willamette Valley before hiring out to the railroad. He retired as a locomotive engineer from Southern Pacific Railroad. Paul served in the South Pacific with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He liked hunting, fishing, and camping. He loved the backcountry and had covered most of … Read more

Fisher, Kenneth W. – Obituary

Kenneth W. Fisher Buried In Haines Kenneth William Fisher, 45, 2730 First St. died March 21 at his home. Mr. Fisher was born in Haines April 15, 1912. He had been a rancher in the Haines area and had also been in the tractor business in Baker. Before that time he had lived in California where he spent four years with the forest service. He had attended Baker county schools and graduated from Belmont high school in Los Angeles. He was married to Rose Siejak in Los Angeles May 8, 1932. Mr. Fisher was a member of Elks Lodge No. … Read more

Taylor, Howard – Obituary

Howard Taylor, 76, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at his residence in Baker City. Howard was a long time resident of Haines. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, at Mount Hope Cemetery, Baker City. Pastor Jon Privett of the First Church of the Nazarene will be officiating. Military Auspices by Baker City AMVETS post # 1874. Visitation will be held today, Thursday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City. Following services a potluck reception will be held at the family … Read more

Newton, Donald – Obituary

Haines Boy Drowns In Old Cesspool Neighbors and friends of the Lee Newton family of Haines were shocked Wednesday afternoon when news of the death of their five-year old son was learned. The lad was found shortly after he was missed, in an old cesspool in front of the Tom Smith residence. He had been with his father, an employee of the Haines Lumber Company, but a few minutes before and was evidently on his return to the home when he crossed a cesspool connected with the plumbing in the Smith residence. The covering broke through and little Donald came … Read more

Stevens, Jack Hausler – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Jack Hausler Stevens, 91, of Haines, died Aug. 27, 2006, at his home. At his request, there was no funeral. His family honored his request with a private celebration of his life. Jack was born on March 31, 1915, at Seattle, Wash., to Mathew and Mathilde Hausler Stevens. He lived a full 91 years. During his life he owned three businesses: a neon and plastic sign company at Renton, Wash.; a soft ice cream drive-in at Seattle; and Radium Hot Springs Park at Haines. In the early 1970s, Jack sold his business properties in Seattle and moved to … Read more

Jarman, Delbert “Gary” – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Delbert Jarman 81 of Riverside, California passed away June 11 in Kaiser hospital in Fontana, California. He is buried in Olivewood Cemetery in Riverside. Delbert was born in Haines, Baker County, Oregon in 1904 to William and Bertha Green Jarman Hart and had his schooling in Haines. He was married to Georgie Swan, another Oregonian, and moved to Riverside where they have resided for twenty four years. He was supervisor for the Ralston Purina Company for thirty years. He is survived by his wife Georgie, a daughter, Dolly Umbarger, a brother Ardell and a sister Vivian … Read more

Welch, William – Obituary

William Welch, Body Rests Home City Lot The funeral services at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon for the late William Welch, whose death was reported in this newpaper last week, were well attended. Rev. A.L. Wilson, local pastor, had charge of the services at the church while the Odd Fellows, of which order Mr. Welch was a member, conducted the services at the Haines cemetery, where the body was laid to rest. Special music by a choir and a solo by Fred Spence were rendered during the services. William Welch died last week Wednesday afternoon at his home in Los … Read more

Fidler, Wayne D. – Obituary

Wayne D. Fidler, 79, a life long resident of Haines, Oregon, died Tuesday, June 18 at his home in Haines. Memorial services for Mr. Fidler will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 22 at the Haines Cemetery. Cliff Cole will officiate. Mr. Fidler was born April 29, 1912 in Haines Oregon, a son of Roy Earl and Hester S. (McKanna) Fidler. He graduated from Haines High School and his whole life was spent in Haines. He worked for Lee and Glen Duncan from 1928 until the company changed to Haines Grain Feed and Seed, working there until his retirement … Read more

Parker, Elfleda “Middy” Maxwell Mrs. – Obituary

North Powder, Union County, Oregon Lifetime County Resident Passes Here Tuesday, 19th Elfleda (Middy) Parker, 65, of River Road, North Powder, a life time resident of the Haines and North Powder area, died Tuesday, July 19, at the Grand Ronde Hospital in La Grande following a short illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Parker will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 21 at Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. The Rev. Robert A. Jackson of the First Presbyterian Church in Baker will officiate. Vault interment will follow in the family plot at the Haines Cemetery. She was born Dec. 19, … Read more

Beard, Raymond H. Monsignor – Obituary

Monsignor Raymond H. Beard, 92, of Pendleton, a Haines native and a 1933 graduate of St. Francis Academy who was ordained to the priesthood at Baker City in 1941, died Dec. 23, 2007, at his home. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Pendleton. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday. Vault interment will be at Athena Cemetery. The Rev. Monsignor Raymond H. Beard was born on Oct. 31, 1915, at Haines. He was one of the nine children born to Henry and Stella Harter Beard. After graduation … 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

Trindle, Bill – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Bill Trindle, 94, of Haines died Jan. 9, 2007, at this home. His memorial service and celebration will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Haines United Methodist Church. There will be a storytelling lunch afterward. Bill lived a rich life, full of many memories of the times he had seen, the family he so dearly admired and the opinions to which he adhered. He was born at Salem in 1912 to Alice and William, both college-educated and quite involved with local politics and development. He loved flying and received his pilot’s license at the age of 16. … Read more

Taylor, Delila Ann – Obituary

Mrs. Delila Ann Taylor, 96, a pioneer resident of Baker and Union counties, died early Tuesday at the home of her daughter in Wolf Creek community. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at West and Co. Chapel with the Rev. Tom Foster of North Powder officiating. Burial will be in the Haines cemetery. Mrs. Taylor, daughter of Balam and Clara Phillips, was born near Topeka, Kan., on April 15, 1865. She attended schools in Kansas and in 1881 came to the Haines area with her parents from Independence, Mo. She married Thomas I. Taylor in 1883, and the … Read more