Nebraska

Childers, Ethel – Obituary

La Grande, Union County, Oregon Ethel Lydia Childers, 97, of 91 Aries Lane, La Grande passed away Thursday, October 12 at the La Grande Nursing Center where she had lived for the past two and one-half years. She was born February 28, 1881 at Exeter, Nebr. to Lewis E. and Elizabeth C. Ryder. The family came west on the emigrant train in the early 1890’s, settling in the Grande Ronde Valley where Ethel lived most of her life with the exception of a few years spent in Wallowa County. She married Milton M. Bennett on December 6, 1899 at Elgin … Read more

Schuff, Lillian E. Boyens Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Lillian E. Schuff, 78, of Baker City died Dec. 23, 2000, on Highway 245 near Baker City as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Her funeral was at 2 p.m. today at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Chaplain Gary Way of St. Elizabeth Health Services officiated. Mrs. Schuff was born Oct. 26, 1922, at Dennison, Iowa, to Albert and Irene Boyens. After graduating from high school at Stewart, Neb., she began teaching in a one-room schoolhouse there. She moved to Portland to work as a shipyard welder and met Elmer Schuff. They were married in … Read more

Frericks, Joe A. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Joe A. Frericks, 79, a longtime Baker City resident, died Dec. 16, 2002, at his home after a year-log battle with cancer. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. The Rev. Robert Irwin of the church will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the Parish Hall at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. Visitations will be until 5 p.m. Friday at … Read more