Halfway Oregon

Mortensen, Gertrude Jensen Iverson Mrs. – Obituary

Gertrude Jensen Mortensen died Jan. 25, 2005, at age 94 in Halfway. Services were held in Ogden, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. Interment was at Hyrum City Cemetery. She was born Jan. 25, 1911, in Hyrum, Utah and was the youngest child of William H. Jensen and Alice Wilson. Gertrude married Boyd D. Iverson on July 22, 1936. They were later divorced. She married Heber R. Mortensen on Aug. 23, 1957. She graduated June 1953 from Utah State Agriculture College and was an elementary school teacher for many years in Weber County Schools. After her retirement, she enjoyed teaching … Read more

Lindstrom, Rosalynn M. – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Rosalynn “Rose” M. Lindstrom, 58, formerly of Elgin, died March 22 of lung cancer. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception at the Halfway Lions Hall. Rose was born the eighth of 11 children July 6, 1949, to Albert and Beulah Crow in Halfway. She was raised and educated in Halfway, graduating from Pine Eagle High School. Rose also attended a year at Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande. Rose married Malcolm A. “Mick” Lindstrom on … Read more

Hensley, Carl Edward – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Carl Edward Hensley, 91, of Baker City, died June 4, 2004, at his home. At his request there will be no services. Disposition was by cremation. Mr. Hensley was born April 13, 1913, in New Bridge, a son of Beal Lewis and Iona (Graven) Hensley. He received his education in Arizona and in New Bridge. He spent his years in Baker County, working as an equipment operator. Mr. Hensley helped build the Standard Station and Richfield Station in Halfway. He enjoyed reading and mining. Mr. Hensley is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Virgil and Alice Hensley … Read more

Hendrix, Evalenea “Eva” Buchanan Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Evalenea ”Eva” Hendrix, 93, of Halfway, died April 29, 2001, at Halfway. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Pastor Bill Shields of the Presbyterian Church in Halfway will officiate. Mrs. Hendrix was born on Nov. 17, 1907, to John and Selenea Bassett Buchanan at Sunset Valley, now Buchanan Valley, an area of Pine Valley. Mrs. Hendrix lived in Pine Valley all of her life except for two years when she went to Wingville to milk cows and then to Payette, Idaho, where she worked in the apple orchards, picking apples … Read more

Butler, Walt – Obituary

Walt Butler, 79, a former Halfway resident, died on March 9, 2005, at Yuma, Ariz. At his request, there will be no service. Walt LeRoy Butler was born at Wiley City, Wash., on March 21, 1925, to Walt LeRoy Butler Sr. and Annette B. Sams. Walt left high school early, acquiring a GED. He then entered the U.S. Navy and served until 1946. After the service, Walt went to work for Safeway stores in northern California, a career from which he retired in May of 1975. In September of 1971, Walt and Elsie Scoggin were married at Carson City, Nev. … 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

Garrett, Vada Clarine Carder Mrs. – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Vada Clarine Garrett, a former Richland resident, died Dec. 29, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Christian Church at Richland. Interment will be at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Vada was born on Jan. 12, 1915, at Summerville to Alva B. and Mary Nettie Woodell Carder. The family moved to Halfway when Vada was a child and later to Richland. She was a graduate of Eagle Valley High School at Richland. She was employed as a ticket clerk in the Richland Theater, and drove an ore truck … 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

Scott, Donald Duane – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Donald Duane Scott, 76, a longtime Halfway resident, died Dec. 20, 2003, at his home. There will be a graveside celebration of his life at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7847, will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the VFW Hall. In case of bad weather, the service will be at the VFW hall. Don was born at Medford on Aug. 4, 1927, to Leo and Mary Key Scott. He attended school at Walterville and Springfield before joining the U.S. Navy in 1944. He served in the … Read more

Peterson, Bessie McMullen Mrs. – Obituary

Bessie Irene Peterson, age 77 of Halfway, passed away Saturday, Nov. 24 at her home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Rev. Judy Marshall officiated and interment followed in Pine Haven Cemetery, Halfway. Mrs. Peterson was born on May 12, 1907 in Halfway, the daughter of Ira and Maude Myrtle (McMullen), the granddaughter of pioneers Ira and Susan (Bragg) McMullen and Thomas Ramsey and Laura (Stout) Coggan Irwin Jr. A lifetime Halfway resident, Mrs. Peterson graduated from Pine Valley High School in 1926. She married Dick D. Peterson … Read more

Basche, Fred Walton – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Son of Pioneer Hardwareman Dies Fred Walton Basche, ex-mayor of Halfway and son of the founder of the Basche-Sage Hardware Company of Baker, died January 22 at St. Elizabeth hospital. Mr. Basche was the son of a pioneer family. He was born Jan 12, 1880, in Baker. His father, Peter Basche, who was elected county judge in 1910 after retiring from the hardware business, had moved to Baker in about 1874. Mr. Basche attended schools in Baker and Hill Military Academy in Portland. He was a farmer most of his life and moved from Baker to the Home … Read more

Hesus, Carol Andrea – Obituary

Carol Andrea Hesus, 50, of Eugene and formerly of Baker County died July 31 at 3:30 a.m. after a four-month battle with throat cancer. A celebration of life will begin at 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Eugene. A family gathering will be held in Halfway next summer. Andrea was born in Baker in 1957. She attended schools in Baker and graduated from Pine Eagle High School in Halfway. She met Frederick Hesus while attending Eastern Oregon State College. They married in 1978 and moved to Halfway to live near Andrea’s family. In 1985, Andrea and Fred … Read more

Pope, Grace – Obituary

Cove, Oregon Grace Pope, 99, formerly of Cove and Halfway, died June 2 at a care center in Clayton, Wash. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. July 22 at the Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Mrs. Pope was born Sept. 21, 1906, to Isaac and Mary Nelson in Aitkin County, Minn. On Nov. 8, 1927, she married Milo Pope in Montesano, Wash. They lived in Washington, Montana and in Sutherlin, John Day and other Eastern Oregon towns where he worked as a logging contractor. They lived in Halfway from 1964 to 1996. She was a member of the Christian … 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

Rock, Mabel E. Glascock Mrs. – Obituary

Mabel E. Rock, 92, of Hermiston, and former Baker County resident, died July 15, 2003, at her home. Her memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at the Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston. Mabel was born on June 26, 1911, on the family ranch at Brogan to Henry and Ida Olk Glascock. She married Gordon Joseph Rock in July of 1929 at Payette, Idaho. They lived at Huntington and Halfway before settling at Bates, which she really enjoyed. Joe died in 1984 and she moved to Hermiston. She was a member of the New Beginnings Church at … Read more

Griffith, Elsie Jane Wood – Obituary

Services Tuesday for Elsie Jane Wood Griffith Funeral services for Elsie Jane Wood Griffith 73, a long time resident of Halfway, Oregon, were conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, at the Beatty Chapel. Elmo Griffith of Klamath Falls, Oregon, officiated with internment following in the family plot at Mt. Hope Cemetery, at Baker City, Oregon. Mrs. Griffith passed away on Saturday, May 2, 1970 in St.Elizabeth Hospital, after a prolonged illness. Mrs. Griffith was born on July 8, 1896 at Columbus, Nebraska, one of ten children born to George (Sedgewick) and (Nancy) Ellen (Bunney) Wood. She received her schooling … Read more

Nocchi, Rachel J. Makinson Mrs. – Obituary

Rachel J. Nocchi, 93, of Pasco, Wash., a former Halfway resident, died June 3, 2002, at Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco. Her graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Pastor Shawn Thatcher of Pine Baptist Church will officiate. Friends and family are invited to a gathering at the Lions Park for a time of fellowship and memories. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Rachel Julia Makinson was born Feb. 1, 1909, at Halfway. She was a daughter of John Frederick and Okie … Read more

Newell, Darlene Young Mrs. – Obituary

Haines, Oregon Darlene Newell, 68, of Haines, a former Halfway resident, died March 13, 2004, at her home. Her memorial service will be scheduled later in Idaho. Darlene was born on June 15, 1935, at Harper, Idaho, to Ben H. and Sara Goff Young. In the winter of 1953, Darlene married Buck Newell in Nevada. They made their home in various locations following Buck’s work in logging and construction. She loved to go and was Buck’s parts person, traveling to various cities getting parts for him. She especially enjoyed living in Idaho and Halfway. She loved to cook and the … 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

Seal, Everett Hobart – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Everett Hobart Seal, 85, of Halfway passed away Oct. 20, 2006, at his home surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Baptist Church in Halfway. Graveside services will follow at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception following the service at the V.F.W. Hall. Hobart was born May 6, 1921 in Mansfield, Mo., to Andy and Francis Seal, who lived and farmed in the Mansfield area. He had 15 brothers and sisters. Hobart married Mary Ellen Farris Jan. 14, 1939, in … Read more