Pine Valley Oregon

Durrett, Juanita Koopman Mrs. – Obituary

Pine Valley, Oregon Juanita Koopman Durrett, 84, of Baker City, died June 4, 2004, at Settlers Park. A memorial graveside service will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Pastor Samuel Wiseman of Faith Lutheran Church in La Grande will officiate. Juanita was born in Pine Valley on July 6, 1919. She married Milford “Mel” Durrett, also of Pine Valley. Juanita loved Jesus and was strong in her faith. She was a member of Lutheran Church of Faith in La Grande. She enjoyed her time at Home League and her friends at the … Read more

Proffitt, Thos. N. – Obituary

Thos. N. Proffitt Died Last Thursday The funeral of the late Tom Proffitt, who died at his home in Portland, Thursday of last week, was held from the Baptist church in Baker, Monday afternoon. Until about four years ago, when he took up his residence in Portland, Mr. Proffitt was one of the most prominent cattle men and ranchers in this section, where he resided for many years. He was a farmer in Pine Valley for several years. He owned the improved Proffitt farm in Baker Valley and until a short time since, owned the 1800 acre ranch near North … Read more

Ashby, George Wilbur – Obituary

Richland, Baker County, Oregon Funeral services will be held for George Wilbur Ashby, 84, of Richland at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Christian Church in Richland. He died Wednesday at Moses Lake, Washington while visiting his son. The Rev. Russell Booher of the Richland Methodist Church will officiate. Ashby was born in Union County the son of William and Charlotte Ashby. He attended schools in Union and moved with his parents to Pine Valley as a youngster. He worked for many years at the Cornucopia Mines until the beginning of World War II. Ashby had been a farmer and miner … Read more

Gover, Wilford L. Jr. – Obituary

Wilford Lovell Gover Jr., 66, Halfway, a longtime Pine Valley rancher, died Thursday, July 1, 1982, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. A private family mass will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the St. Winifred Catholic Church in Halfway. The Rev. Richard Groves of St. Winifred Catholic Church will officiate. A graveside service with friends invited will follow in the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Mr. Gover was born on Jan. 7, 1916, in Baker to Lovell and Nell Love Gover. He was reared in Pine Valley and in Eagle Valley. He married Helen Densley on Oct. 5, 1936, in … Read more

Holman, Lorenzil Claude – Obituary

Richland, Oregon L. C. Holman dies today at Richland Lorenzil Claude Holman, 71, prominent Eagle valley farmer, Richland postmaster and former Baker county commissioner, died this morning at his home at Richland after a short illness. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Richland Methodist church with the Rev. Berl Thomas officiating and the Beatty chapel in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in Eagle valley cemetery. Mr. Holman was born August 3, 1880 in Xenia, Illinois. He moved to Pine valley at the age of six and to Cove when he was eight years old. … Read more

DelCurto, Lawrence – Obituary

Pine Valley, Oregon Lawrence DelCurto, 80, a longtime Pine Valley resident, died Jan. 19, 2002, at Wildflower Lodge in La Grande after an extended illness. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Halfway. Leonard Hill of Halfway will officiate. All relatives and friends are invited to a dinner and reception at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall after the service. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Lawrence was born on Sept. 13, 1921, at North Pine. He was … Read more

Steele, May Elizabeth Hulse Mrs. – Obituary

Pine Valley, Oregon May Elizabeth Steele, 98, a longtime Pine Valley resident, died April 26, 2001, at the Evergreen Health and Rehab Center in La Grande. At her request, there will be no funeral. Private family interment will be at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. She was born on May 3, 1902, at Halfway to Sheppard and Effie Mitchell Hulse. She spent her childhood and most of her adult life at Pine Valley. She received her education in one-room schoolhouses at Langrell and Clear Creek. She married Ben R. Steele in Halfway on March 14, 1921. They had one … Read more

Hansen, George Alften – Obituary

George Aften Hansen, 90, a long-time resident of Pine Valley passed away quietly Nov. 1, 2007 at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Baker City, Oregon. A Traditional Funeral Service will be on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Halfway Branch followed by a Vault Interment at Pine Haven Cemetery. There will be a reception for friends and family at the L.D.S. Church following the services. George was born Dec. 21, 1916 to John Peter and Dora A. Hansen, in Lawrence, Utah. He lost his mother when he was two years old. … Read more

Alton Arno Schmidt – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Alton Arno Schmidt, 87, of Richland died Jan. 15, 2002 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At his request there will be no formal service. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be scheduled in the spring when the wildflowers bloom on the Bear (Bare) Walla (Waller) Hills. Alton, known as “Skip,” “Skipper,” “Alt” or “Smitty,” was born June 7, 1914, in Pine Valley. He was the only son of Louis and Maude Schmidt. He attended school at Clear Creek and Pine Valley High School at Halfway. He was proud of his “cradle roll” in the Presbyterian Church … Read more

Grissom, Eula I. Hoffman Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Eula I. Grissom, 82, a longtime Baker City resident, died July 26, 2004, at her home. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Ray Wilson of the New Bridge Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Vault interment will be at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Eula was born to George and Jasmine Hoffman on Nov. 5, 1921, at Council, Idaho. When she was 2, her parents returned to Eagle Valley. Here she was able to have her horse that she so very much loved to race. As a … Read more

Haugsted, Florence Naomi Fleming Mrs. – Obituary

Florence Haugsted, 88, a longtime Pine Valley resident, died Jan. 24, 2008, at Elizabethan Manor Assisted Living Facility in Pendleton. Her funeral will be at 1p.m. Wednesday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Pastor Tony Brandon of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Richland will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service in the Pine Valley Presbyterian Fellowship Hall. Interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Florence Naomi Fleming Haugsted was born Nov. 8, 1919, to Bert and Jennie Fleming in Walker, Iowa. She married Andrew “Andy” Haugsted Aug. 29, … 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

Gross, Marjorie Allstead Mrs. – Obituary

Marjorie Gross, 97, a long time Pine Valley, Ore., resident went to meet her Heavenly Father on Oct 16, 2007. A Memorial Service and Celebration of Marjorie’s life will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, 11 a.m. at the Pine Baptist Church in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception to be held following the service at the VFW Hall in Halfway. Marjorie was born on Sept.26, 1910, to John (Jack) Allstead and Grace Forman Makinson Allstead in Copperfield, Ore., (known now as Oxbow). She attended schools in Cornucopia and Halfway. In the fall of … Read more

Smelcer, Dorothy Louise Romine Mrs. – Obituary

Halfway, Oregon Dorothy Louise Romine Smelcer, 91, of Halfway, died May 6, 2003, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Dorothy was born Dec. 24, 1911, at Alamont, Kan., to Eber and Irene Romine. She was the second of nine children. Her family moved to Pine Valley in 1917. She attended Sunnydell School and graduated from Pine Valley High School in 1931. She married Lawrence J. Smelcer on June 1, 1931, at Vancouver, Wash. They were married for 72 years, and were partners in the cattle operation. … Read more

Ainsworth, Margaret Helen Bowling Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Margaret Helen Ainsworth died Feb. 28, 2005, in Baker City. At her request there will be no funeral. Her friends and family will have many memories of her to share now and always. She was born on March 16, 1919, at Mendota, Ill., to Edwin Bowling and Carrie Belle Ashley Bowling. Margaret was raised in Wyoming, Colorado and California. Her father was a Methodist minister and a circuit rider between small towns in Wyoming and Colorado, before being assigned to a church in California. Margaret graduated high school and married Harold W. Davis at Campbell, … Read more

Cook, Etta Lorene Hilbert Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Etta Lorene Cook, 89, a long-time Baker City resident, died Feb. 22, 2003, at her home. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Ralph Holcomb will officiate. There will be a reception at the Baker City Eagles Aerie, No. 3456, 2935 H St., after the memorial service. Etta was born Jan. 20, 1914, at Pine Town to Roy E. and Hazel L. Schultz Hilbert. Her grandmother, Mary Marr, came to Pine Valley in a wagon in 1812. Etta was one of five daughters. Her sisters were … Read more

Bennehoff, Christia Miller Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Christia Bennehoff, 96, a longtime Baker City resident, died July 30, 2002, at Meadowbrook Place in Baker City. Upon her request, there will be no services. Christia was born Feb. 24, 1906, to Walter and Ida Miller. She was raised in Pine and Eagle valleys. She later married Eagle Bennehoff. Christia is survived by her son, Duane; two daughters, Phyllis Jones and Natalie Tawney; nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Pathway Hospice or the charity of one’s choice in care of … Read more

Huff, Norman Ernest

Norman Ernest Huff, 74, a longtime Pine Valley resident, died May 19, 2005, at his home. There will be no service. Norman was born in Oct. 1, 1930, at Baker City. He attended school at Port Ludlow, Wash., and in 1945 returned to Pine Valley with his family, where he graduated from high school. He completed his education with two years at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls. Norman served in the armed forces from Aug. 15, 1951, through Aug. 15, 1953. He also served at the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico and played baseball for the … Read more

Smelcer, Lawrence J. – Obituary

Lawrence J. Smelcer, 97, a lifelong Pine Valley resident, died Jan. 1, 2005, at his winter home in Yuma, Ariz. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church. Lawrence was born on Aug. 4, 1907, in the Panhandle of Baker County to Marion X. and Milda Schmidt Smelcer. He was raised in Pine Valley and attended Pine Town grade school and Halfway High School. He married … Read more

Smelcer, Le Roy – Obituary

Pine Valley, Oregon “Old Hand” LeRoy Smelcer, 98, of Pine Valley, died April 25, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At his request, there will be no service. Mr. Smelcer was born on Feb. 6, 1903, to Marvin and Milda Schmidt Smelcer. He was a 1921 graduate of Halfway High School. After graduation, he worked with his parents on their ranch. He married Leslie Inez Denney on June 7, 1926. The newlyweds began their lifelong career in farming and cattle ranching. In the mid-1930s, the couple purchased property adjoining that of his parents. By the mid-1940s, their first Herefords were … Read more