Haines Oregon

Vera “Valoria” Harrington McCullough, 90, of Haines, died on March 11, 2008, at her daughter’s home in Boise with her daughters at her side. There will be a Celebration of Life service at 2 p.m. Monday at the Haines United Methodist Church. Visitations will begin at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the North Powder Cemetery. The Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Valoria was born May 22, 1917, at Altoona, Kan., to Ervin and Allie Harrington. She was the oldest of five daughters. She spent her early years in Kansas before moving … Read more

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

Haines, Oregon Russell N. Thoreson, 81, of Haines, died June 22, 2001, at the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. A private memorial service will take place later. Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Thoreson was born Oct. 20, 1919, in Minnesota to Mr. and Mrs. Thoreson. He later moved with his family to Gresham, where he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country during World War II. He was a heavy equipment operator for many years. On Nov. 30, 1979, he married Maxine Boese in Portland. They later moved to Eastern … Read more

Haines, Oregon Harold Wayne Mitts, 65, of Haines died May 25, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be no funeral. Wayne was born Jan. 15, 1942, in St. Louis. He was the oldest of eight children born to Oliver Leeroy and Fairy Bluebelle Keys Mitts. In 1944, the family moved to the Tri-Cities area of Washington. Wayne’s parents moved the family to Gearhart in 1960 where he attended the Oregon Fairview School for the Disabled. Wayne attended school at Fairview until 1978, when he moved with his brother, Jerry, to Baker City. In 1979, they moved to Haines, … Read more

Haines, Oregon Gerald Dean “Jerry” Nitcher, 58, of Haines, died March 23, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At Jerry’s request, there will be no services. Cremation was by Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. Jerry was born Oct. 2, 1948, in Charles City, Iowa, to Wilber and Harriet (Miller) Nitcher. He grew up in Charles City, moving to Laddonia, Mo., as a teen. In 1970, Jerry married, and later had two daughters. The infant girls died from SIDS in 1972, and Jerry and his wife were divorced in 1974. Jerry was remarried to Margaret Waddington Davis on March 21, 1986, … Read more