Richland Oregon

Britton, Lois Wilson Butts Mrs. – Obituary

Lois Butts Britton, 88, of Baker City, died June 23, 2002, at Gillette, Wyo., after a long illness. Her graveside funeral was at 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of the Baker City United Methodist Church and Lynn Shumway of Burnt River officiated. There was a memorial service Tuesday at the New Life Wesleyan Church at Gillette, Wyo. Pastor Gary Maness officiated. Lois Victoria Wilson was born on Aug. 27, 1913, at Richland to Victor and Mary Simonis Wilson. She attended Sunnyside School in a two-room schoolhouse. She and her younger brother, Joe, would walk the … Read more

Devore, Joseph R. – Obituary

Joseph Arthur Devore was born at Boone, Iowa, July 9, 1850, and died at the home of his son Ray in Union, Oregon, August 20, 1927. He was married to Lucinda Ann Shafer at Cherokee, Iowa, in the year 1874. To this union nine children were born, Viola, Mae, James, Bert, ray, Arthur, Charles and Clarence Devore. His wife preceded him to the great beyond three years ago, Jan 6, 1924. One daughter, Viola, died at the age of 3 years. His daughter Mae Mason and son William Devore passed away during the war flu epidemic. He leaves to mourn … Read more

Graven, Elmer W. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Elmer W. Graven, 96, of Baker City died Dec. 25, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Ralph Holcomb of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Elmer was born on Nov. 27, 1906, at Richland to Clinton and Callie Rose Graven. In his early years he worked various jobs. He hauled fruit from Eagle Valley with his brother, worked at the sawmill in Baker City and also worked for the railroad. He married Ethel Boyer … Read more

Woods, G. Elaine Joslin Mrs. – Obituary

G. Elaine Woods, 80, of Baker City, a former longtime Richland resident, died Nov. 16, 2000, at Settler’s Park. Her memorial service was last Friday at the Richland Christian Church. Pastor Gordon Bond officiated. Interment of the ashes was later at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Mrs. Woods was born on Jan. 3, 1920, at Boise to John William and Maude Ellenor Boice Joslin. She was raised and educated at Billings, Mont. She met her future husband at a dance in Halfway. She married Orville C. Woods at Walla Walla, Wash., in 1938. The couple had a ranch at Richland … Read more

Simonis, Joseph Henry – Obituary

Joseph Henry Simonis, 79, of Richland, died there Sunday afternoon. Mr. Simonis was born March 21, 1874, at Stevens Point, Wis. He came to Baker county when he was six months old and had lived in the area since. Mr. Simonis was a blacksmith and miner by profession. He was a member of the Catholic church. Mr. Simonis is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ella Kirby, Durkee, and Mrs. Anna Cropp, Baker. Four brothers, Louis and Leander, Baker, and Alex and Ed, Richland, also survive him, as do several nieces and nephews. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. … Read more

Reed, Sarah E. Graham Mrs. – Obituary

Sarah E. Reed, 79, a Richland native, died Feb. 2, 1981, in Scappoose, where she had lived for the past three years. Mrs. Reed was born April 8, 1901, the daughter of Albert K. and Sarah C. Graham. Survivors include a son, Norman L. Wirth of New Orleans; a daughter, Avis A. Corley of Baker; a sister, Inez J. Wirth of Baker; two brothers, Albert K. Graham of Squim, WA., and Eldon E. Graham of Chico, CA.; eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Dan D. Wirth, who was … Read more

Eagle Valley Cemetery, Richland, Oregon

A Surnames Alexander, Dean M. 1916 1988Alexander, Evelyn Wyatt 1911, 1992Alexander, Verlie, Babe 1910, 1961Allen, Alma G 1902 1987Allen, Bertha 1890 1980Allen, Daisey 1877 1954Allen, David T 1856 1941Allen, D Wright 1868 1958Allen, Edward W 1899 1985Allen, Endre 1902 1962Allen, Gover 1907 1976Allen, Infant 1899Allen, John H 1862 1927Allen, John L 1891 1960Allen, Keith 1887 1967Allen, Lura E 1874 1952Allen, Matilda P 1862 1952Allen, Robertson S 1840 1931Allen, Velma Rebecca 1900 1977Allen, Gover D 1907 1976Anderson, Beulah 1906Anderson, James A 1881 1926Arthur, Mina Melvina 1868 1955Arthur, Thomas 1860 1890Ashby, Allen Dale 1924 1962Ashby, Bleaden 1888 1944Ashby, Baby 1914 1914Ashby, Catherine … Read more

Halladay, Virginia Jean Willis Mrs. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Virginia Jean Halladay, 66, of Baker City, died May 28, 2003, at her home with her husband by her side. Her celebration of life service will be held at Honeyman Park in Florence on June 28. Virginia was born to Eleanor and Henry Willis on June 8, 1936, at North Platte, Neb. She moved to Oregon in 1955. Jeannie will be remembered for her openness — she never knew a stranger. She had done a little of everything, from breaking horses to helping run a tavern at Florence. She was active in Special Olympics. She and her … Read more

Tuning, Rachel Sarah Bogart Mrs. – Obituary

Rachel Sarah Tuning, 93, of Baker City, died Nov. 14, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Roger Scovil of Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Rachel was born on May 26, 1912, at Richland to Clarence and Lyda Bogart. She was a 1931 Richland High School graduate and went on to nurses training in Baker City. She worked as a nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital and later at Cedar Manor Nursing Home. In 1935, she married … Read more

Graven, Edgar C. – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Edgar C. Graven, 85, a longtime Richland resident, died April 10, 2001, at his home. His graveside funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Pastor Gordon Bond of the Richland Christian Church will officiate. Visitations will be from 8:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Friday at the Richland Christian Church. Mr. Graven was born on June 22, 1915, at New Bridge to Cecil and Cora Prock Graven. He attended school at New Bridge and lived there until about 1933 when he began working with the Civilian Conservation Corps. He did some mining … Read more

Gover, William Sr. – Obituary

William Gover, Sr. Lifetime Resident Passes June 27 Funeral services for William Louden Gover, Sr., 55, of Richland, Ore., will be conducted at 11 a.m., Friday, June 30, 1972 at the Methodist Church in Richland. The Rev. Carroll McIntosh of Redmond and Rev. Russell Booher of Halfway, will officiate, with interment following in Eagle Valley Cemetery under the direction of the Beatty Chapel. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers those who desire may make memorials to the Oregon Heart Fund or to the First Methodist Church of Richland, which can be done through the Beatty Chapel. Mr. Gover … 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

Chandler, John Eldon – Obituary

Richland, Oregon John E. Chandler, 77, of Richland, died June 30, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside service was at 11 a.m. today at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Pastor Gordon Bond of the Richland Christian Church officiated. There was a reception afterward at the Eagle Valley Grange Hall in Richland. John was born on Sept. 1, 1928, at Richland to Lloyd Estes and Mabel Rose Brown Chandler. He lived his entire life at Richland. He participated in all sports and was an outstanding athlete. John worked as a rancher and dairyman, helped build the Brownlee and … Read more

Simpson, Ella Sophia Brown Mrs. – Obituary

Ella Sophia Simpson, 99, died June 17, 2007, at her daughter’s home in Halfway. There will be a celebration of her life at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Lions Club Hall in Halfway. Family and friends are invited to a reception afterward. She will be buried Aug. 13 at the Fairmont Cemetery in Spokane, Wash., where her husband, Dan, her son and grandson also are buried. Ella was born on Oct. 3, 1907, just outside the town of Fruitland, Wash., to Magnus W. and Nellie H. Etue Brown. She had three sisters and four brothers and she was the last … Read more

Stacey, Mary E. – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Mary E. Stacey, 92, of Richland passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2004, at her home. Funeral Services were held at the Richland Christian Church on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004. Interment was at Eagle Valley Cemetery and a reception followed at the Richland Grange. Mary was born on Jan. 30, 1911, to James and Anna Simonis Cropp on a homestead in Eagle Valley where she lived most of her life. Mary and Orin Clemons were married in Caldwell, Idaho, on Feb. 3, 1927. They had three children, Mary Yvonne, James William and Liddy May. All of Mary’s life … Read more

Estes, Sonja Larson Mrs. – Obituary

Sonja Estes, 64, of Richland, died Feb. 21, 2005, at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Boise. A memorial service celebrating her life will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Richland Methodist Church. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck afterward at the Richland Grange. Sonja Lou was born in Bend on Sept. 6, 1940, to Leonard and Lucille Larson. She lived in Central Oregon most of her childhood. She moved to Milton-Freewater with her family where she graduated from high school in 1958. She married James Franklin Estes on June 13, 1968, at Lewiston, Idaho. … Read more

Hinzpeter, Norbert O. – Obituary

Norbert ‘Nibs’ O. Hinzpeter Formerly of La Grande 1919-2009 Norbert “Nibs” Otto Hinzpeter, 89, of Baker City and formerly of La Grande, died of a heart attack Oct. 22 at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City. A celebration of his life will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Community Connection/Baker Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. in Baker City. Pastor Sally Wiens of the Haines United Methodist Church will officiate. Friends and family are invited to have a light meal at Community Connection following the service. Nibs was born Dec. 7, 1919, to William and Ida (Harris) Hinzpeter in St. … Read more

Heacock, Thomas Alphonso “Tom” – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Tom Heacock, 68, of Richland, died June 16, 2003, at his home. A celebration of his life will take place Wednesday, June 25 at 1 p.m. at Columbia View Park in St. Helens. Thomas Alphonso Heacock was born on Dec. 27, 1934, in Pennington County, Rapid City, S.D., to Frederick Alvorado and Lola Nancy Wright Heacock. When he was seven his family moved to St. Helens. Tom graduated from high school in St. Helens and went on to work at Boise Cascade. It was from that job that he retired, 43 years later. Tom and Nancy were married … Read more

Keithley, Josephine Mary “Josie” Crumm Mrs. – Obituary

Josephine Mary “Josie” Keithley, 84, of Richland, died Feb. 25, 2008, at her home. At her request, there will be no formal funeral. Josephine Mary Crumm Keithley was born on June 3, 1923, at Ottawa, Kan., to Homer and Nellie Noe Crumm. She was raised in Kansas and graduated from high school at Beloit, Kan. Josie, as she was known to all her family and friends, worked in several professions, beginning as a waitress, cook and at a gunpowder plant in Kansas. She worked in produce for 40 years while living in California. She moved to Baker City, and worked … Read more

Brown, Elmer Lee, Jr. – Obituary

Richland, Oregon Elmer Lee Brown Jr., 73, of Richland, died July 23, 2001, at his home. At his request, there will be no funeral. His body will be cremated through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home at Halfway. Mr. Brown, who was proud to be a Texan, was born in a barn on Oct. 28, 1927, while his family was following the harvest. They picked cotton and other foodstuffs. Through hard work and a will to succeed, Mr. Brown later became a successful businessman. He worked for the railroad for a time, then worked in the woods in all aspects of … Read more