Halfway Oregon

Collier, Rulen Frank – Obituary

Union, Union County, Oregon Rulen Frank Collier, 86, of Union, died March 24, 2005, at his home. His funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Union. Don Baxter will conduct the service. Interment will be at the Union Cemetery. Visitations will be Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande and on Wednesday at noon at the church prior to the service. All are invited to bring a dish and attend a potluck after the service at The Hut in Union. Rulen … Read more

Whiteley, Carol Berdean Robertson Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Carol Berdean Whiteley, 72, of Halfway died Feb. 8, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Disposition was by cremation. At the request of the family, there will be a memorial service in the spring. Coles Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Berdean was born on Oct. 20, 1930, at Halfway to Ray and Edna Buchanan Robertson. She attended Dry Creek School and Halfway Elementary School and was a 1948 graduate of Pine Valley High School at Halfway. She attended beauty college in Portland and later worked as a beautician in Halfway at the Gray Gables. She married … Read more

Masterson, Robert James “Bob” – Obituary

Robert James “Bob” Masterson, 63, of Halfway, died Oct. 3, 2005, at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Boise after a short and courageous battle with cancer. His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Pastor Shawn Thatcher of Pine Valley Baptist Church will officiate. Military rites will be accorded by the Halfway Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7428. There will be a gathering for family and friends after the service at the Halfway V.F.W. Hall. Bob was born on Aug. 5, 1942, at Halfway to Clyde and Velma Tyler Masterson. He attended … Read more

Riggs, Robert “Bud” – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Robert “Bud” Riggs, 71, a long-time Halfway resident, died May 8, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services after a long and valiant struggle with cancer. Recitation of the rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Private family Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Catholic Church in Halfway. There will be a public graveside service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will officiate. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the … Read more

Miller, Leona B. Brinkerhuff Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Leona B. Miller, 96, a longtime Halfway and Baker City resident and recently of Canby, died Jan. 5, 2004, at the home of her daughter, Roberta J. Hilger, and her husband, John. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Vault interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church. Leona was born on Oct. 15, 1907, to John Weir Brinkerhuff and Myrtle Alice Dingman at Collbran, Colo. They moved to Oregon when … Read more

Miscoe, Stephen John – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Stephen John Miscoe, 59, of Seaside, a former Halfway resident, died June 11, 2002, at his home. A Celebration of Life service will be scheduled later at Halfway. Steve was born on Nov. 23, 1942, at Akron, Ohio, to Michael James Miscoe Sr. and June Leone McMullen Miscoe. He grew up and attended school at Seaside and later served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. He worked as a long-haul truck driver and a heavy equipment operator. He also worked as an underwater welder on the Astoria Bridge and was a crew member on the Salvage Chief. … Read more

Motley, Edna – Obituary

Edna Motley, 87, 1500 Valley Ave., a former longtime Pine Valley resident, died Wednesday morning, April 1, 1981, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital after a long illness. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. The Rev. Sidney Sandusky will officiate. Interment will follow at Pine Haven Cemetery. Mrs. Motley was born Jan. 6, 1894, in Union, the daughter of Egbert and Emma Mehlhorn Coffinberry. She was educated in Halfway and was married to Charles Motley in Halfway on June 7, 1923. Mr. Motley preceded her in death on July 31, 1977. … Read more

Huff, Donald Leslie – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Donald Leslie Huff, 32, of Halfway, died June 25, 2002, on the Idaho side of the Snake River near Oxbow. A celebration of his life was today in a graveside service at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. He was born on Aug. 30, 1969, at Baker City to Tom and Vicki Ingram Huff. Donnie, known as “Duke” until he was about 12 years old, was raised and educated at Longview and Naches, Wash. He was a Naches High School graduate and attended San Jose Christian Bible College at San Jose, Calif., for two years. He studied with the … Read more

Zachary, Betty Hewitt Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Betty Zachary, 73, a Pine Valley resident, died March 7, 2002, at her daughter’s home in Halfway. Her graveside service will begin at 1 p.m. at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. The Rev. Bill Shields of the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church will officiate. Betty was born in Halfway on March 31, 1928. Her parents were Cecil and Thelma Hubler Hewitt. She was the second of four children. She was raised and educated in Halfway. Shortly after World War II she married Harry Lawton Zachary. In 1947 she gave birth to her son, Gene Raymond Zachary. In 1949, … Read more

Oliver, Ned – Obituary

Cove, Union County, Oregon Former Cove Resident Taken by Long Illness Word was received by Mrs. Charles Hancock of the death of Ned Oliver, Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver were proprietors of the Cove Corner Grocery for several years, leaving here a year ago in March for a location in Halfway, Ore. Mr. Oliver had been seriously ill in a Boise hospital for some time, but recently seemed much improved and was taken home. After a short time he became worse and Mrs. Oliver and their son, Bill, started with him for Boise but he became so much worse that … Read more

Sitkoff, Terry Wayne, Jr. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Terry Wayne Sitkoff Jr., 26, of Yakima, Wash., died Oct. 4, 2004, in a one-vehicle accident near Halfway. His funeral was Friday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. He was born on March 10, 1978, at La Grande to Terry and Diane Sitkoff. He was raised and educated in theYakima, Wash., area and attended Pine-Eagle High School at Halfway and Spokane Community College. Terry enjoyed rooting for his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys, and cheering Mark Martin, No. 6, of NASCAR. He enjoyed snowboarding, mountain biking, hunting and fishing. He loved spending time with his daughter, … Read more

Fugit, Virgene Payton Hulse Mrs. – Obituary

Virgene Payton Fugit, 86, a life-time resident of Halfway, died July 22, 2009, with her husband Stan and her children and grandchildren by her side at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at the Halfway Lion’s Club. Pastor Bill Shields of Pine Valley Presbyterian Church will officiate. A reception will immediately follow the service. Private vault interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Virgene was born March 31, 1923, in Halfway to Charlie and Josie Bassett Hulse. She attended school in Halfway and graduated from high school in only … Read more

Leep, Bethyl G. – Obituary

Bethyl G. Leep Dies At Halfway Parents, Three Sisters and Two Brothers Survive. Miss Bethyl G. Leep of Halfway died at her home at 7:30 Saturday evening following an illness extending over a period of three months. Miss Leep was born in Halfway June 28, 1908. She spent her entire life in Pine Valley with the exception of one year spent in California. Miss Leep, who was a member of the Christian Church, attended the Halfway Public Schools. The deceased is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Leep of Halfway; three sisters,   Mrs. Letha Allstead of … Read more

Bloom, Joan Smith Mrs. – Obituary

Joan Bloom, 72, of Weiser, Idaho, and formerly of Halfway, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, at a Weiser care center. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Thomason Funeral Chapel, Weiser. Joan was born Feb. 3, 1931, at Hill City, Kansas the daughter of Ray and Dorothy Stearns Smith. She received her education in Halfway where she met her future husband. Joan married Bud Bloom May 24, 1947, at Baker. The couple resided in several places in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, finally settling in the Ontario area where both children were raised. She was … Read more

Metz, Janice M. – Obituary

Formerly of North Powder 1934-2007 Janice Marie (Christman) Metz, 73, of Troy, Mont., and formerly of North Powder, died Aug. 29 of congestive heart failure at the Libby Care Center in Libby, Mont. A memorial service is planned for Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Methodist church in North Powder, followed by a graveside service at the North Powder Cemetery. Janice was born on May 15, 1934, in Halfway, to Calvin and Helen Christman. She grew up in the North Powder area and graduated as salutatorian of the North Powder High School Class of 1952. From an early age, Janice … Read more

Koopman, Norman – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Norman Koopman, 82, of Halfway died peacefully with family by his side Nov. 6 in La Grande. A celebration of Norm’s life will be held this spring with a gathering of family, friends and a picnic. Details will be announced later. Norm was born Oct. 1, 1925, to Charles and Esther Koopman of Halfway. He spent most of his career teaching vocational agriculture at La Grande and Pine Eagle high schools before retiring in 1993. Once retired, he and his wife, Jewel, enjoyed winters on the southern Oregon coast and summers in Halfway. Norm was an avid … Read more

Chadwick, Lyle – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lyle Chadwick of Baker City died March 26, 2004, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise. At his request, there will be no memorial service. He was the firstborn son of Clifford Chadwick Jr. and Gene Paige Chadwick. He married Beverly Douglas of Halfway and they made their home at Baker City. Lyle started his career with the Baker County Road Department where he was employed for 32 years before retiring. He started out as an oiler on the rock crusher, then as a motor grader operator. He moved to the position of assistant road master and then … Read more

Shelton, Lela Makinson Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Lela Shelton, 77, of Halfway, died Sept. 10, 2002, near Cornucopia. Her graveside memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at the VFW Hall. Lela was the last of five children born to Fred and Okie Makinson in Halfway. She attended school in Pine Valley, graduating valedictorian of her class. After attending college in Boise, she married her high school sweetheart, Boyd Shelton, on Aug. 9, 1947. Her work career was focused in various business administration roles. She … Read more

McCord, Tom – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Tom McCord, 89, of Halfway, Ore., died on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Baker City, Ore. A Celebration of life Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 2, 2007, at 1 p.m. Pine Baptist Church in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception to be held immediately following the memorial service at the church. Thomas was born on Oct. 12, 1917, in Weiser, Idaho, to Charles and Bertha Jane (Craybill) McCord. He was raised in Weiser and graduated from Weiser High School. On July 2, 1938, Tom … Read more

Allstead, John Elton – Obituary

John Elton Allstead, 60, died at his home on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, in Vancouver, Wash. John is the son of the late John Dudley Allstead and Daisey Bell Davidson Allstead. A memorial service will be held in July 2006, date to be announced. Those wishing to make memorial contributions in memory of John may do so to the ALS foundation, VFW Post 7847 or the Halfway/Oxbow Ambulance Service through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, December, 2005 Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor