Pendleton Oregon

Barnes, Roberta Moore – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Roberta Moore Barnes, 64, died April 11 at her home in La Grande. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Grandview Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Roberta was born June 6, 1942, to Charles Edwin and Rita C. (Hazelwood) Moore in Pendleton. The great-granddaughter of Joseph Vey, she spent most of her life in the Pendleton and La Grande area. She married Daniel Barnes, and they had 15 years together until his untimely death in 1997. Roberta was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and enjoyed … Read more

Powell, Shelley Marie Johnson Mrs. – Obituary

Shelley Marie Powell, 43, a former Baker City resident, died of heart failure Sept. 21, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Assembly of God Church, 1911 S.E. Court Ave., in Pendleton. Burial will be at Olney Cemetery, 865 Tutuilla Road, with a reception at the church following the burial. She was born May 23, 1964, at Baker City to H. B. “Bard” and Yvonne Johnson. She graduated from Baker High School in 1982, then attended Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande and graduated with a degree in teaching in … Read more

Poulsen, Alma R. Maxwell Harral Greer Mrs. – Obituary

Alma R. Poulsen, 96, of Pendleton, a former longtime Baker City resident, died July 2, 2001, at her home. Her graveside funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Mr. Poulsen was born Sept. 11, 1904, at Neelyville, Mo., to Stephen Maxwell and Mandy Caroline Bartley Dowdy. She moved to Baker City in 1943 and had lived the past six years in Pendleton. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the Rebekah Lodge, and was a past member of the Baker Grange. Mrs. Poulsen is survived by her son, … Read more

Roth, Rhoda J. Coles Mattes Mrs. – Obituary

Rhoda J. Roth, 83, of Pendleton, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Aug. 23, 2002, at Willowbrook Terrace in Pendleton. Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Dennis Hickman of the First Lutheran Church will officiate. Visitations will be from noon until 5 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until noon Tuesday at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Rhoda Jane Coles Mattes Roth was born March 1, 1919, at Twin Falls, Idaho. She was a daughter of Joseph Joel Coles and Nettie May Locken Coles Carlson. She moved with her … Read more

Hunt, Wendell – Obituary

Auto Accident Proves Fatal Wendell Hunt Died Monday In Pendleton Hospital From Injuries Wendell Hunt, 21, of Whittier, Calif., who was injured in an automobile accident last week, 15 miles east of Pendleton, died Monday in a Pendleton hospital, where he was taken following the accident. He never regained consciousness. His father and mother who arrived from Whittier two days after the accident, left with the body for Whittier Monday night. North Powder News Saturday, August 21, 1926

Akes, Esther Elaine – Obituary

Joseph, Oregon Esther Elaine Akes of Milton-Freewater died June 27, 2006, at Evergreen Nursing Home. She was 86. Mrs. Akes was born August 23, 1919 in Pendleton to James Wallace and Lucia Mae Tilton Spencer. On February 27, 1943, she married Charles Leonard Akes, Sr. at Olympia, Wash. She worked at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle as a “Rosie the Riveter,” putting the metal skin on B-17 bombers, while her husband served overseas during World War II. After the war the couple ranched in Bickleton and Roosevelt, Wash and Mrs. Akes started Oasis Aviaries, marketing her birds in the area. They … Read more

Watson, Gwendolyn Marise Hixson Mrs. – Obituary

Gwendolyn Marise Watson, 64, of New Plymouth, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 29, 2007, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. MDT Friday at the Highway Assembly of God Church in Fruitland, Idaho. Interment will be at Parkview Cemetery in New Plymouth. Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel of Payette, Idaho, is in charge of arrangements. She was born Dec. 6, 1940, at Baker City to Ted and Ida Celestine Hixson. She married Richard Watson on Dec. 24, 1963, at Baker City. She attended Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton where she earned a degree in nursing … Read more

McCubbin, W. L. – Obituary

The funeral service of W.L. McCubbin of near Joseph, formerly of Lostine, was held at the Lostine cemetery last Friday at noon, in charge of the I.O.O.F. of which he was a member. Mr. McCubbin had a severe attack of the Spanish influenza, which affected his mind, and he was taken to Pendleton for treatment, but he only lived four days. He died Wednesday morning, Nov. 13th. He leaves a wife, daughter and two sons beside a host of friends, who mourn the loss of a good, kind husband, father and neighbor. Wallowa County Reporter, Wallowa County, Oregon, Thursday November … Read more

Christensen, Betty Jane – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Betty Jane Christensen, 88, formerly of La Grande, died March 17 in Gilbert, Ariz. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande, and 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center, 1802 Gekeler. A funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the LDS Stake Center, followed by dedication of the grave at Grandview Cemetery. Mrs. Chistensen was born March 16, 1919, to Roy and Blanche (Kessler) Grice in Hutchinson, Kan. Her family moved to Oregon when she … Read more

Biographical Sketch of J. M. Pruett, M.D.

J.M. PRUETT, M.D. – The native-born sons of Oregon who have had the wisdom to prepare themselves for a professional or business career have quite generally shown themselves fully equal to those born and raised elsewhere. The subject of this sketch is one of these. He was born at Salem in 1849, his father being the well-known pioneer J. W. Pruett, who crossed the plains in 1847. Young James remained with his father until the death of the latter, which occurred in 1866. He then went to California, where he remained for two years, after which he returned to Oregon … Read more

Planting, Mary Susan Ring – Obituary

Mrs. John Planting, 53, native of Pendleton and mother of three sons in the service, died early yesterday at her home here following a lingering illness. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. August Ring, pioneers who farmed north of Pendleton, Mrs. Planting was known to many friends and was a devoted member of the Full Gospel Church. Mrs. Planting is survived by her husband, to whom she was married in 1907; a daughter, Mrs. Bernice Umbarger, Pendleton; four sons, Clarence Planting, Boise; Lt. Earl Planting, Ft. Lawrence Wood, Mo.; S/Sgt. Irvin Planting, in Australia, and Pvt. John Planting, recently … Read more

Considine, Dorothy H. Daggett Mrs. – Obituary

Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon Dorothy H. Considine, 71, died Saturday, May 19, 1984 at her home in Pendleton. Recitation of the rosary was held in the Burns Mortuary chapel in Pendleton on Tuesday evening, May 22 and funeral Mass was held at St. Marys Catholic Church on May 23 with graveside services at the Enterprise cemetery on the same afternoon. Mrs. Considine moved to Pendleton in 1951 from Joseph. She was born in Joseph on October 20, 1912 to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Daggett. In 1933 she married John Groupe in Joseph. John passed away in 1949. In 1954 she … Read more

Culpus, Dick – Obituary

Hit And Run Driver Kills Umatilla Indian Dick Culpus, of Colville, Wash., an Indian, died at Pendleton Sunday from injuries received when struck by a hit and run driver on the Old Oregon Trail east of Pendleton. He was badly cut and received internal injuries. Oregon Trail Weekly North Powder News Saturday, July 28, 1928

Schmitz, John – Obituary

Death Claims John Schmitz, 96, Local Banker Long Career in Banking Spanned Fifty-Four Years; Came to Baker in 1889 Baker City’s oldest banking figure, John Schmitz, 96, died Wednesday at his home. He had been in failing health for sometime but had remained interested in current events until his death. Mr. Schmitz was born in Communia, Iowa, March 31, 1865, the son of Gearhardt and Elizabeth Schmitz. He came west to Pendleton in 1887 and on to Baker in 1889. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and had always taken an interest in civic affairs. He was first … Read more

Crooke, Bill Jack – Obituary

Bill Jack Crooke, 81, of Pendleton, died Feb. 27, 2007, at his home after a long illness. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Berean Baptist Church (the former Calvary Baptist Church) at 8 N.W. Ninth St., in Pendleton. Pastor Carl LeTourka will officiate. He was born on April 4, 1925, at Meridian, Idaho, to Ruth Ester and Jack Crooke. He was raised by his grandmother, Mrs. White, in the Meridian, Idaho, area. He attended school there until he went to live with his father and stepmother at Union at the age of 15. When he … Read more

Berg, Jane Wisdom Mrs. – Obituary

Jane Wisdom Berg, 85, of Eugene, died March 24, 2003. A celebration of life private memorial will be held March 30 at the Eugene Hotel, 222 E. Broadway. The Rest Haven Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Berg was born May 9, 1917, in Baker to Lenore and John W. Wisdom Jr. She lived in Baker until 1923, when she moved to Portland. She also lived in Eugene, Pleasant Hill, Sunriver and Cottage Grove. In 1950, she married William “Bill” Berg. They were married 45 years. Mrs. Berg trained horses at Pendleton and Baker in the 1940s, and … Read more

Parker, Gifford – Obituary

Gifford Parker, age 87, died Tuesday, March 24, 1998 at the Amber Valley Care Center. Memorial services were held Tuesday, March 31, 1998 at the Baker Elks Lodge. Mr. Parker was a long-time Union County resident, moving to Pendleton in May of 1997. He was born April 18, 1910, on the family homestead on Anthony Creek, eight miles west of North Powder, which is not the winter feeding range for elk. He moved to a ranch in Ellis Lane in 1914 and resided there until moving to Pendleton due to declining health in May 1997. The ranch was registered as … Read more

Bomboy, Rova M. Bowman – Obituary

Rova M. Bomboy, 93, Pendleton, died Friday, Jan. 20, 1984 at Delamarter Care Center, Pendleton. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Burns Mortuary Chapel, Pendleton, with burial at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. She was born Oct. 18, 1890, at Pendleton, the daughter of William and Xantippe Lee Bowman. She had lived in Pendleton all her life. [Rova’s first husband, George Christy, died in 1935]. On July 1, 1955 she was married to Bruce Bomboy. He died in 1966. Mrs. Bomboy was a member of the First Christian Church, Pendleton. She had been a member of Pauline Rebekah Lodge 13, since … Read more

Bowman, Oliver Purl – Obituary

Purl Bowman prominent pioneer of Umatilla County and well known throughout this section of the state, passed away at St. Anthony’s Hospital Saturday, August 5 [1939] at 4:15 p.m., after an illness of three weeks. Mr. Bowman was born February 15, 1862, at Osceola, Ia. and when a baby of only six weeks left St. Louis, Mo., with his parents for the west. His family had resided at Osceola before starting the long trek across the plains in a train of 105 wagons. The Bowman’s arrived in Umatilla County on October 17, 1862, just two days more than eight months … Read more

Nelson, Maria Hilda Molstrom – Obituary

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Pendleton, for Maria Hilda Nelson, Pendleton. Mrs. Nelson, 96, died Monday [December 9, 1974] at St. Anthony Hospital. She had lived in Umatilla County for 84 years. She was born at Centerville, Wash., Feb. 9, 1878. She was married Sept. 5, 1897, to David H. Nelson. He died in May 1939 and a son, Harry in 1960. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson farmed on the Umatilla Indian Reservation for a short time after their marriage, then in 1900 started farming on Cold Springs. Mrs. Nelson was a … Read more