Haines Oregon

McKinnion, Dr.

Died in Auto Wreck A hidden chuck hole in the Baker road, near Haines, caused an automobile to overturn and resulted in the death of Dr. McKinnion of Sandpoint, Idaho, Wednesday of this week. Dr. McKinnion was on of a party of four, touring this section of Oregon, on his way to Yellowstone National Park. The wife of the physician and Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Smith of Standpoint (sic), were the other occupants of the car and escaped without injury. Dr. McKinnion was driving the car and was pinned under the steering wheel. He was removed from beneath the machine … Read more

Speelman, Claude L. – Obituary

Claude L. Speelman, 90, of Hermiston, a former Haines resident, died Jan. 30, 2003, at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Wash. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel of the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home at Milton-Freewater. Pastor Richard Wright will officiate. Private interment will be Wednesday in Mount Hope Cemetery. Claude was born Oct. 27, 1912, at Haines. He was the son of LeRoy and Lela Cross Speelman. He married Janet Pettie at Weiser, Idaho, in 1939. He worked construction and the couple moved a lot when their children were young. He later worked ranches … 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

Maxwell, Frances Olson Mrs. – Obituary

Frances L. Maxwell, 81, former McMinnville resident who taught for 26 years at Cook School, died Thursday, July 21, at Jefferson. Services were Monday, July 25, at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Macy & Son in McMinnville, with interment at the Masonic Cemetery. Born April 21, 1902 in Haines, the daughter of Arthur L. and Bertha Jarman Olson, Mrs. Maxwell was raised and schooled in Haines. She graduated from teacher’s college at OCE in Monmouth in 1920, then taught a few years at Muddy Creek near Haines. In June 1923, in Baker, she married Charles Dewey Maxwell who preceded … Read more

Duncan, Glenn – Obituary

Glenn Duncan Dies After Long Illness Former Haines Grain Dealer Passes, Portland Former Haines businessman, Glenn Duncan, who lived at 3925 S.W. Humphrey Blvd., Portland, passed away Sunday morning, May 12, at Good Samaritan Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Haines October 1, 1907, Mr. Duncan moved to Portland in 1955, but continued property ownership in this valley. He was general manager associated with his father Lee Duncan of the Haines Commercial Company of Haines, and served on the board of director of the U.S. National Bank of Baker before moving to Portland. He was semi-retired from the grain … Read more

Lay, Deshler Coleman “Dash” – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Deshler Coleman “Dash” Lay, 91, a former longtime Baker City resident, died April 27, 2004, at Farmington Square, an assisted care center in Medford. His graveside service was April 30, at the Mountain View Cemetery in Ashland. Chaplain Paul Hagedorn, of the Providence Hospital Hospice Unit officiated. Dash was born on June 1, 1912, to Joseph and Katie Lay, a pioneering Union County farm family. He spent most of his childhood on the family farm in “The Park,” a pristine area of woods, springs and fields in the Beagle Creek drainage, just north of Medical Springs. He … Read more

Ward, Olga Maxwell Mrs. – Obituary

Olga N. Ward, 87, of Haines died Feb. 7th at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City. Funeral services will be held on Thurs. Feb. 11, 1998 at 2 p.m. at the Haines First Baptist Church with Clifford Coles officiating. Family private committal service will follow the funeral at the Haines Cemetery. Mrs. Ward was born April 22, 1904 to pioneer parents, J.O. and Nancy Maxwell, at what is now a century old farm home at Muddy Creek. She both grade and high school at Muddy Creek and furthered her education at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. She was an … Read more

Maxwell, Wallace – Obituary

Wallace Maxwell Valley Native, Dies Funeral for Wallace Maxwell 80, a native of Haines and Muddy Creek will be conducted at 2:00 pm Fri. Oct. 10, 1969 at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. The Rev. Gordon L. Ruddick of the First Baptist Church in Haines will officiate and interment will follow in the Haines Cemetery. Mr. Maxwell was born June 10, 1889 at Haines, Oregon the son of James Oliver and Nancy Ann Hand Maxwell. He was a graduate of the Muddy Creek High School and attended Linfield College. He was married to his wife, Fronia Maxwell in Baker … Read more

Green, Melvin – Obituary

Haines, Baker County, Oregon Melvin Green, aged 36, died at Hot Lake, Saturday of heart trouble. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Green of Haines. Four brothers and two sisters survive. He was unmarried. Burial was at Haines. North Powder News Saturday, December 26, 1925

Jacobson, Oscar Lee “Bud” – Obituary

Oscar Lee “Bud” Jacobson, 66, died Oct. 31, 2001, at Phoenix, Ariz., from complications of pneumonia. There will be a memorial gathering in his honor at 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Haines Methodist Community Building adjacent to the Haines Methodist Church. Mr. Jacobson was born on Aug. 30, 1935, to Walter “Bud” Jacobson and Marian Steward Jacobson in Baker City. He grew up on a ranch between Haines and North Powder. He graduated from Powder Valley High School at North Powder in 1954 and from Oregon Technical Institute (now Oregon Institute of Technology) at Klamath Falls in 1956. He … Read more

Fell, Gertrude “Gertie” Stiltz Mrs. – Obituary

Gertrude “Gertie” Fell, 76, of Haines, died June 11, 2005, at her home. There will be a celebration of her life at 6 p.m. Friday at the Eagle’s Lodge, 2935 H St. Private burial will be later. Arrangements are under the direction of Coles Funeral Home. Gertrude is survived by her two sisters, Sharon Peterson of El Cajon, Calif., and Annette Bracken of Baker City; three children, Robert Fell of Baker City, Janet Ruda of Haines, and Carol Linney of Castro Valley, Calif.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren and one on the way. She was preceded in death by her … 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

Coyle, Samantha Miss – Obituary

Pioneer Haines Woman Succumbs Wednesday Samantha Coyle, 82, died at her home Wednesday morning following an illness of four months with heart disease. “Minnie” Coyle, known to her friends as “Aunt Minnie” was born in Harding county Ohio, February 3, 1850. She crossed the plains with her parents, the family settling in the Haines district in 1876 and lived here until the time of her death. She operated a farm with her mother, Mrs. Cornelius Coyle, for several years and after her mother’s death in1904 moved to Haines, where she lived for the last 27 years. The farm adjoining Haines … Read more

Maxwell, John – Obituary

John Edward Maxwell, 70, who was born and lived until his retirement at Haines, died Tuesday afternoon June 18, in the Veterans Administration Hospital at Boise. Services for Mr. Maxwell were conducted Monday afternoon at the Baptist Chruch in Haines. The Rev. Lloyd A. Malmstrom and the Rev. Dennis officiated. Interment was in the Haines Cemetery, West and Company were directors. Mr. Maxwell, son of James O. and Nancy A. Maxwell, was born at Haines, Feb.3, 1893. He graduated from Muddy Creek School and Linfield College at McMinnville. He had been a farmer in the Haines area until his retirement … Read more

Heidel, Edward Richard “Eddie” – Obituary

Edward Richard “Eddie” Heidel, 69, of Haines, died April 8, 2006, at the Boise Veterans Extended Care Unit. At his request, his body was cremated. There will be a celebration of his life Saturday, April 22, at the Haines School. Everyone is welcome to bring a potluck dish and share memories of Eddie. He was born on Sept. 29, 1936, at Cincinnati to Earl and Eunice Schwartz Heidel. After graduation from Hamersville High School in Ohio in 1956, he joined the U.S. Army. After a brief marriage and the birth of a son, he left Ohio for the West Coast. … Read more

Longueville, Vernon – Obituary

Longueville Lad Is Laid To Rest Victim of tragic accident at North Powder is buried in the cemetery at Haines Vernon Longueville, young lad whose tragic death caused much sorrow in this locality last week, was laid to rest in the Haines cemetery Saturday, following services at the Methodist Church which were conducted by Miss Josie Blokland. Mrs. Delmar Bell, mother of the boy, was unable to attend the services, she having been in ill health for some time and the shock of the news caused a relapse. The lad was working in Jacob Brothers sawmill in North Powder and … Read more

Taylor, Walter Edwin – Obituary

Walter Edwin Taylor, 71, of Cove died March 1, 2001, at his home. His funeral was Tuesday, March 6, at the Union LDS Chapel with Bishop Jerry Baxter officiating. Interment followed at the Cove Cemetery. Mr. Taylor was born Nov. 13, 1929, on his grandparent’s ranch near Chiloquin to Marion and Orilla Shadley Taylor. He was the 8th of 9 children. He worked as a timber faller until a logging accident in the early 1960s. He and his late wife, Shirley (Needham) Taylor, owned and ran the Cove Tavern in the ’60s. He attended school in Haines, Baker City and … Read more

Willis, Patricia Emma Paulson Mrs. – Obituary

Patricia Emma Paulson Willis, 86, formerly of Haines, died in Washington, D.C. in 2005. Private family internment of her ashes is scheduled April 2 at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a no-host dinner afterward at the Haines Steak House at 5 p.m. Anyone wishing to remember Mrs. Willis is invited. The daughter of Erna Loennig Paulson and Norris Paulson, Patricia Emma Paulson Willis was born at Haines on Sept. 1, 1919. She attended school at Haines and Muddy Creek for a short time before moving to Los Angeles with her parents and two sisters. Later she returned to spend … Read more

Springer, Albert C. – Obituary

Haines Man Killed At Cove Ore Cove, Ore., Feb. 26, Albert C. Springer of Haines was electrocuted Saturday afternoon while repairing electric transmission wires three miles east of here. The dead man had been visiting at the home of John Rutter, electrician, and when Mr. Rutter was called to town Saturday afternoon Springer volunteered to repair the wires which had broken and fallen to the ground. Two hours after leaving Springer, Rutter and a friend, Mr. Evans of Baker, who was accompanying Mr. Rutter home to spend the night found Springer’s body in the road where it had fallen. The … Read more

Bell, Erman – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Erman Bell 89, of La Grande, died Aug. 25 at his home. At his request, there will be no public service. A private burial will be at the Haines Cemetery. Mr. Bell was born May 30, 1912, to Alfred and Ethel Gray Bell in Rock Creek. He attended school in Haines and married Leona Hearing. He worked as a mechanic for the state of Oregon shops in La Grande. He lived in Union for many years before moving to La Grande two years ago. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include a daughter, Dawn Vedder … Read more