Keating Oregon

Dean, Ovle – Obituary

Ovle A. Dean, Pocahontas Road, a lifetime Baker resident, died Tuesday evening in St. Elizabeth community Hospital after an extended illness. He was 77. Mr. Dean was born Dec. 17, 1892, at Keating, the son of pioneer parents, Matthew and Estella Emele Dean. He was educated in Keating and Baker schools. He married his wife, Edna, in Pendleton. His entire life was spent ranching in Keating and Baker Valley. Survivors include his widow, Edna; a brother Marvin B. Dean; and two nephews, Dallas M. Dean, Baker, and Byrl Dean Jr., La Grande. He was preceded in death by a brother, … Read more

Day, Frank Ronald – Obituary

Keating, Oregon Frank Ronald Day, 69, of Keating, died April 23, 2007. A private family gathering will be scheduled later. Frank was born on Sept. 10, 1937, at Cleveland, Ohio, to Frank and Louise Day. When he was young, his family moved to California. He majored in agricultural science and was a member of the rodeo team at Cal Poly Pomona. While in California, Frank met Jean. They were married in 1959. The couple moved to Northeastern Oregon in 1973, where they made their first homes at Echo, Pendleton and Keating. F.R. or “Ron,” as many would know him, was … Read more

Beam, Arbelyn Belva Simonis Mrs. – Obituary

Arbelyn Belva Beam, 82, a longtime Eagle Valley resident, died Sept. 8, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Services, surrounded by her family, after a brief bout with leukemia. There will be a committal graveside service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. A celebration of her life will begin at 11 a.m. at the New Bridge Nazarene Church. After the service, friends are invited to join the family for a luncheon and reception at the New Bridge Grange. Arbelyn was born on July 27, 1924, at Richland to Elmer and Effie Simonis. She was a Richland … Read more

Adams, Frances Elizabeth Gilkison Mrs. – Obituary

Elgin, Oregon Frances Elizabeth Adams, 90, a former Baker County resident, died Dec. 11, 2004, at Elgin. There will be a celebration of her life Saturday at 11 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., La Grande. Sally Wiens will officiate. Interment will be at the Elgin Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Frances Elizabeth Adams was born on Feb. 4, 1914, at Keating to Frank and Elizabeth Beber Gilkson. She attended school at North Powder until her senior year when she moved to Elgin. She … Read more

Standerfer, Olive M. Best Mrs. – Obituary

Olive M. Standerfer, 85, a lifelong resident of Baker county, died Dec. 6, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Minister John Goodyear of Baker Valley Church of Christ will officiate. Visitation will be today until 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place Street, Baker City, Oregon. Mrs. Standerfer was born Feb. 19, 1917, on the Lower Powder Ranch in Keating. She was a daughter of William Henry and Pearl (Shulenbarger) Best. She received her education in the Keating School. In 1940, she married Larkin Parsons. They later … Read more

McCoy, Lillian L. “Peggy” Ray Gribble Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lillian L. McCoy, 97, of Baker City, died Dec. 25, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her memorial service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Services will conclude in the chapel. Private vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Lillian Louise “Peggy” McCoy was born Lillian L. Ray on July 5, 1904, to Ellen and Charles Ray on the Oil Comet Lease land in Bakersfield, Calif. She received a rural education. She married Austin Brooks Gribble and had one … Read more

Ewing, Goldie J. Best Mrs. – Obituary

Goldie J. Ewing, 90, a lifetime Baker City resident, died Jan. 4, 2005, at Ashley Manor. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Jimmy Larkin of Jehovah’s Witnesses will officiate. Goldie was born on Sept. 8, 1914, at Keating to William H. and Pearl Shulenbarger Best. She married Harvey C. Ewing on April 1, 1936, at Payette, Idaho. The couple were married 43 years when Harvey died in 1979. Home and family was the most important thing in her life. She … Read more

Bennett, June Borcher Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon June Bennett, 79, of Baker City, died Dec. 15, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Center. The date of her memorial service will be announced later. June was born in the Fort Francis territories along the Canadian and American borders on June 1, 1926, to John Julies and Nellie Borcher. She was the youngest of three children. Her family moved to Evanston, Wash., in the 1930s were her father, “J.J.”, found employment in the lumber industry and in private enterprise up and down the Oregon and Washington coast. June was a 1944 graduate of North Bend High School. … Read more

Ingle, Bess O. Wiglesworth Mrs. – Obituary

Bess O. Ingle, 97, a longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 8, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Ralph Holcomb of Baker City will officiate. The funeral will conclude in the chapel. Private vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from noon to 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home. Mrs. Ingle was born on June 28, 1907, at Galloway, a Morrow County community. She was the daughter of William Earl and Bitha Leona Turner Wiglesworth. She was raised … Read more

Richardson, George Gerald – Obituary

George Gerald Richardson, 81, a lifetime resident of Baker County, died Feb. 7, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Baker City Elks Lodge, No. 388, 1896 Second St. Pastor Ralph Holcomb of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Ritualistic rites will be accorded by the Baker Elks Lodge, and military rites will be accorded by Baker City American Legion Post No. 41. Vault interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be Monday from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. George … Read more

Dailey, Minajean Baisley Mrs. – Obituary

Keating, Oregon Minajean Dailey, 62, died May 21, 2007, at her home in Keating. There will be a celebration of Minajean’s life and a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Richland Christian Church. Friends are invited to join the family afterward for a reception at the Richland Christian Church. Minajean was born on June 19, 1944, to Vern and June DeFreece Baisley at Baker City. She lived most all of her life in Baker County and was a 1962 Baker High School graduate. She attended beauty college at Portland. Minajean married Milburn “Meb” Dailey on October 9, 1976 … Read more

Cook, Lucy Laura Mills Mrs. – Obituary

Keating, Oregon Lucy Laura Cook, 96, of Baker City, died July 7, 2004 at St. Elizabeth Care Center. A graveside vault interment will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the Baker City Christian Church following the service. Lucy was born Jan. 5, 1908, at Halfway to John and Jessie Shook Mills. She went to Monmouth to study to be a teacher at normal school, then came back to Eastern Oregon and taught school … Read more

Grove, Patricia Anne Davis Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Patricia Anne Grove, 71, of Baker City, died Aug. 8, 2002, at her home. Her funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City First Christian Church will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception following at the Christian Church. Visitations will be today until 8 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Pat was born Feb. 23, 1931, at The Dalles to Lloyd W. Davis and Ruth G. (Hazen) Davis. Her family moved to … Read more

Duncan, Roscoe E. “Gene” – Obituary

Roscoe E. “Gene” Duncan, 65, a lifetime Baker County resident, died August 11, 2004, at his home. His memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday at the church. The Revs. Jim Stephens, Robert C. Irwin and Camillus Frenando will concelebrate the Mass. Gene was born in Baker City on October 12, 1938, to Rock and Ruth Duncan. He spent his childhood in Keating Valley and attended the Keating School as the only student in his grade level. He then … Read more

Dolby, Mary Caroline Colton Mrs. – Obituary

Keating, Oregon Mary Caroline Dolby, 91, of Baker City, died Nov. 21, 2004, at Ashley Manor. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a luncheon at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. after the committal service. Visitations will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Gray’s West & Co. Mary Caroline Colton Dolby was born on Feb. 26, 1913, in upper Keating Valley in the big Colton house beside the Powder … Read more

Colton, John J., Jr. – Obituary

Keating, Baker County, Oregon John J. Colton Jr., 90, a longtime Baker County resident, died July 31, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a luncheon afterward at the parish hall. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. John was born the third of 15 children … Read more

Widman, C. Wayne – Obituary

C. Wayne Widman, 69, of Parkdale, and a former Baker City resident, died March 31, 2002, at the Hood River Memorial Hospital. His funeral was at 11 a.m. today at the Hood River Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial was at the Upper Valley Cemetery. Wayne was born April 7, 1932, at Baker City to Carl Henry and Dorothy Ellen Williams Widman. He was raised and educated in Baker City and was a 1950 Baker High School graduate. After high school, Wayne left Baker City to work in a sawmill at Joseph. About a year later he returned … Read more

Dean, Marvin B. – Obituary

Marvin B. Dean; 85, 2365 Fourth St., a life-time Baker and Baker County resident, died Thursday, October 1, 1981, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. The Rev. Gerald C. Nelson of United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Baker veterans will fold the flag. Mr. dean was born on March 7, 1896, in Baker to Matthew and Stella Emile Dean. He attended schools in Baker and Keating. He grew up on the family ranch in Keating. He worked … Read more

Dailey, Ivy A. Person Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Ivy A. Dailey, 87, of Baker City, died Jan. 6, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Ed Niswender of the Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. A reception will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church in Baker City following the interment. Ivy was born Oct. 10, 1915, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Charlie and Vira (Powers) Person. Ivy’s mother, Vira, passed away shortly after giving birth to her. … Read more

Williams, Marjorie J. Spence Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Marjorie J. Williams, 92, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Aug. 12, 2004, at Meadowbrook Place where she had been living for the last year because of health problems. Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at Coles Funeral Home. Mrs. Williams was born on June 28, 1912, at Haines to Harry and Grace Truscott Spence. She was sister to Elwood, Owen and Paul Spence. The Spence family lived in the Keating Valley and … Read more