Pilot Rock Oregon

Snyder, John Conrad – Obituary

East Oregonian, August 30, 1991 John C. Snyder, 94, of Pendleton, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 1991, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Hermiston. A graveside service will be held at Olney Cemetery on Saturday at 10 a.m. Friends may call at Bishop Funeral Chapel until 8 p.m. today. Mr. Snyder was born June 24, 1897 in Pendleton to Elmer and Margaret Schomerus Snyder. He grew up in Pendleton and attended local schools. He married Marie Hunt and the couple moved to Pilot Rock where they ranched along Yellow Jacket Road for several years prior to moving to Pendleton in 1930. … Read more

Haslam, Lydia Delepierre Mrs. – Obituary

Lydia Haslam, 89, of Pilot Rock, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 1, 2003, at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. Her funeral was Aug. 5 at St. Helen’s Catholic Church at Pilot Rock. Interment was at the Pilot Rock Cemetery. Mrs. Haslam was born on Sept. 22, 1913, at Baker City to Belgian immigrants, Alfonse and Irma Delepierre. She grew up in the Baker City area and was a graduate of St. Francis Academy at Baker City. She married Daniel Homer Haslam on Sept. 3, 1933. He died in 1982. Mrs. Haslam was active in St. Helen’s Catholic Church … Read more

Ellenberger, William – Obituary

William “Bill” Ellenberger, 82, Pendleton died Saturday [January 12] at Delamarter Care Center. Funeral will be 10 a.m., Tuesday at Folsom-Bishop Funeral Chapel with interment in Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. Ellenberger was a life-time resident of Umatilla County. He was born Oct. 1, 1897 in Pilot Rock. He was married to the former Grace Spencer who died in 1967. Ellenberger farmed in the Pilot Rock area for many years, then owned the Trailer Park in Pilot Rock. Survivors include a half-brother, Milton Perry, Pendleton; half-sisters, Helena Parker, Milton, Wash. and Doris Delquest, Tacoma, Wash. There are several nieces and nephews. East … Read more

Mathews, Paul F. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Paul F. Mathews, 78, of Baker City, died Nov. 27, 2001, at his home. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Monte Loyd of Baker Valley Christian Assembly will officiate. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Pilot Rock Cemetery. There will be a private family visitation. Mr. Mathews was born on April 2, 1923, at Pilot Rock to William and Florence Howe Mathews. He was raised and educated in Pilot Rock. Mr. Mathews enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the … Read more

Hunot, Fred Peter – Obituary

Fred P. Hunot, 44, died Saturday [March 14, 1943] in St. Anthony’s Hospital following an operation for appendicitis. He was born in Pilot Rock and had been a mechanic here for 25 years, owning his own shop, the Motor Inn Auto Repair. His friends were many and his death is the occasion for regret. Surviving are his widow; two sons, Frederick and Arthur Hunot; a daughter, Norma Hunot; his mother, Mrs. W. S. Bowman; and two half sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Morrison of Portland and Mrs. Harold Johnson of Oakland, Calif. Mr. Hunot was a member of the IOOF and WOW. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Nelson Rogers

NELSON ROGERS. – Born on a farm in Vermont in 1841, and early apprenticed to the trade of chair-making, Mr. Rogers determined to come to this coast, and arriving in California in 1858, there engaging in placer mining, and farming for the space of eight years. The discontinuance of his residence below was immediately succeeded by a removal to the Granite creek district, in Eastern Oregon, where he followed mining until 1873, when he located at Burke’s Hollow and farmed until 1882. Converting his entire property into money, he made advantageous loans until the reinvestment of his capital in a … Read more

Lyon, Everett M. – Obituary

Everett M. Lyon Everett M Lyon, 83, died April 9 surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Mount Vernon, Mo. A private service for burial will be at the Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Mr. Lyon was born May 20, 1923, in Wallace, Idaho, one of 13 children. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Leavenworth, Wash., where he lived until he graduated from high school and married the love of his life, Esther Bates, whom he met at a roller rink. They spent the early years of their marriage in Leavenworth, where Everett was employed … Read more