Wallowa County OR

Biography of Hon. C.E. Jennings

It is inherent in the nature of man to esteem and admire that quality in his fellows which leads in spite of obstacles and opposition on to brilliant success; and especially is it manifested when the party who achieves the victory is possessed of those manly characteristics, that are so charming in a leader in any line of achievement. That the subject of this sketch is one who has gained the distinction of which we have spoken; there is no doubt to any one who is acquainted with his career. Working at a trade in the industrial world, wherein he … Read more

Fischer, Vinta M. – Obituary

Enterprise, Oregon Vinita M. Fischer, 87, a longtime Wallowa County resident, died April 30 in Portland. A funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bollman Funeral Home, Enterprise. Burial will be at the Enterprise Cemetery. Vinita was born Sept. 4, 1919, to Lee and Arlie Cook in Enterprise. On July 29, 1938, she married Otis Fischer in Lewiston, Idaho. They spent the majority of their life together in Enterprise. A homemaker when her children were young, Mrs. Fischer later worked for many years at the Enterprise Post Office. Following retirement, she enjoyed her home, caring for her cats … Read more

Burgess, Karlyn Sue – Obituary

Enterprise, Oregon Karlyn Sue Burgess, 43, of Enterprise, died Friday. A service will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the LDS church in Elgin. Bollman Funeral Home will provide a full obituary later. La Grande Observer Obituaries From December 6 – December 11, 2004 Published: December 23, 2004 Contributed By: Sue Wells Second Obit. 1961-2004 Karlyn Sue Burgess, 43, of Enterprise died Dec. 10 at her home after a long illness. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Elgin with a reception following at the … Read more

Baker, Neal – Obituary

Former Resident Answers Call Word was received here this week that Neal Baker, former resident of Wallowa county has passed away at Walla Walla. Mr. Baker lived for several years on the farm now owned by Lloyd Houser between Lostine and Wallowa. Funeral services will be held this afternoon (Thursday) at 2 o’clock at the Christian church in Wallowa. Wallowa County Chieftain , Front Page – Thursday , February 24, 1949

Bird, Roberta Johnson – Obituary

Wallowa, Oregon Roberta Johnson Bird died Aug. 5, 2006, at the Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla, Wash. She was 87. Mrs. Bird was born June 15, 1919, in Wallowa to William E. and Laura B. Johnson. She graduated with honors from Wallowa High School in 1936. She walked the five miles to Wallowa High School and returned daily unless some kind person gave her a ride. This was during the Great Depression before school buses ran in the county. The Weinhard family of Wallowa was generous in this regard, and she valued their friendship all her life. Mrs. Bird … Read more

Gill, George – Obituary

Minam, Oregon George Gill, 76, of Baker City passed away at his home on June 6, 2007. Memorial Services will be held at the Eagles, 2935 H St. in Baker City on Saturday, June 16, at 1 p.m. An additional memorial will be held on the Minam at a later date. Mr. Gill was born in Oregon City to Manuel and Mary Gill. He attended several schools in Oregon as a child, moving with his family as his father worked in the construction business. When he was 12 years old, his father bought a ranch on the Minam in Wallowa … Read more

Hinton, Thomas E. – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Thomas E. Hinton passed away suddenly Thursday; March 8, 1928, at the Enterprise hospital where he had been a few days for treatment. A horse had stepped on one foot and serious infection had resulted. One toe was removed and it thought it was the source of the poison was eliminated and the patient would mend. But he dropped off without warning while no attendant was in the room. Funeral services were held at the undertaking chapel Sunday, conducted by Rev. H.L. Ford of the Christian church, and burial was in the Enterprise cemetery. Mr. Hinton … Read more

Scott, Dorothy – Obituary

Dorothy Scott, 73, died March 5 at her Wallowa home after a hard-fought battle with cancer. A graveside service will be held March 22 at noon at the Summerville Cemetery with a memorial potluck at the Elgin Community Center on 10th Street immediately following. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory is handling the arrangements. Dorothy was born April 18, 1934, in La Grande to John and Letha Byers Traverso. The youngest of three, she was raised as a rancher’s daughter in Alicel. The old saying, “You can take the girl out of the country, but you can never take the country … Read more

Wilson, Max A. – Obituary

Troy, Oregon Max Albert Wilson dies at St. Joseph hospital, La Grande, Saturday, February 8, 1941. He complained of not feeling well some three weeks ago but thought little of it . Then was taken with violent pains and was brought out from home at Troy in a very strenuous trip in which a tractor was called to pull the car up a grade. He was taken on to the hospital in La Grande where he was found to have a ruptured appendix. An operation was performed Sunday, January 26, and the struggle to save him was hopeless. although he … Read more

Sasser, Ella Mae

Ella Mae Sasser, Services Tomorrow Ella Mae Sasser, who had been in ill health for the past several weeks passed away Tuesday morning, March 13, 1973, at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Following the death of her husband, Chester H. Sasser, on February 14th she had moved from the Joseph home to an apartment in Alpine Village. Mrs. Sasser was born July 22, 1905 in De Valls Bluff, Ark., the daughter of John and Minnie Buchanan. She had come to Wallowa County with her family 55 years ago. On June 4, 1922 she was married in Enterprise to Chester H. Sasser. She … Read more

Lynch, Fraty Mrs. – Obituary

In Memoriam At the family residence seven miles north of Enterprise, in Wallowa County, Oregon, at 12 o’clock Saturday night May 13, 1899, Mrs. Fraty Lynch, beloved wife of Winnie Lynch, aged 21 years, 1 month and 19 days. The deceased was a daughter of our esteemed neighbors Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Peal and sister of Mrs. W.F. Alexander, Misses Mollie and May Peal and Dudley and Bennie Peal, all residing in the Cove. The remains of the deceased were brought to the home of her parents, arriving at six o’clock Monday evening, and the funeral took place Tuesday forenoon … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Mary E. Proebstel

Among those who have displayed ability to handle successfully a stock raising business and general farming stands prominently the lady whose name is at the head of this article, and it now becomes our pleasant privilege to outline her life’s career wherein she has ever manifested both graciousness and capability, ever showing forth those priceless qualities of noble womanhood and faithfully performing the portion allotted to her hands during her pilgrimage. Mrs. Mary E. Proebstel was born in 1835 in the state of Ohio, and remained in the place of her infancy but five years. Her parents then removed to … Read more

Bowerman, Sally – Obituary

Joseph, Oregon Though Sally Bowerman of Joseph recently celebrated her 81st birthday she was “at the top of her game” when she died in a car crash in a dangerous intersection in Portland last week, according to both her daughters. Bowerman enjoyed many lives during 81 years and, in some ways, was many different people. She was a mother and nurse, a writer and sports fan, a patron of the arts and community booster, a world traveler. During her high school years Bowerman was a prize winning equestrian, a show jumper in an English saddle. Though later she became the … Read more

Biography of Hon. John W. McAlister

HON. JOHN W. McALISTER. – It now becomes our pleasant privilege to outline in brief review the eventful career of the well known and highly esteemed gentlman whose name initiates this paragraph and whose life is connected with the county of Union, having been identified with it since his early boyhood and having been one of the potent factors in its development as also in making the laws which have proved so salutary for its progress and gaining, meanwhile, a reputation throughout the state because of the ability and sagacity displayed in the state halls of legislation, while no whit … Read more

Justice, Ralph – Obituary

Ralph Hendricks Justice, 85, of Walla Walla, Wash., died Feb. 23, 2000, at the Jonathon M. Wainwright Memorial Veterans Medical Center in Walla Walla. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary Regional Cancer Center through the funeral home. Mr. Justice was born July 13, 1914, in West Clarkston, Wash., to James G. and Amanda C. Cox Justice. He attended schools in Enterprise and worked in the area after graduating from Enterprise High School in 1932. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941 and served as an airplane maintenance technician with the Army Air Corps during World War … Read more

Kotz, Georgia – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Services Held For Georgia Kotz Georgia Kotz of Joseph, who had been in ill health for the past six months, passed away at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital on Monday, July 8, 1974. She was a daughter of Abijah and Dora Arnold and was born at Joseph on Jan. 20, 1914. She had lived in Wallowa County all of her life, living for a time on the Imnaha. On May 29, 1933 she was married at Lewiston to George B. Kotz. She was a member of St. Katherine’s Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband George B. Kotz … Read more

Hodgin, John S. – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon J. S. Hodgin Dies, Father of Library John S. Hodgin, father of the Enterprise public library, died at a La Grande hospital Sunday morning, May 5, 1940, following a heart attack with which he was stricken about ten days ago. Shortly after he came to Enterprise as a young lawyer in 1900 he began collecting books for a circulating library, keeping them in a room adjoining his office on the second floor of the present Berland grocery building. Others became interested in the project and the books were moved to a room in a frame building … Read more

Hearing, William Albert – Obituary

W. A. Hearing was Pioneer Freighter Death called William Albert Hearing, pioneer freighter and farmer, Jan. 17 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Pembrook, in the Mt. Carmel district. Mr. Hearing was born Feb. 28, 1868 at Albany, Oregon, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Hearing, Western Oregon and Wallowa County pioneers. When a small child his parents brought him from Western Oregon to Wallowa County. He freighted from The Dalles to Eastern Oregon and came to Baker County in 1898, where he engaged in farming in the Muddy Creek district until 1930, when he … Read more

Johnson, Mabel Frances Field Mrs. – Obituary

Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Mabel Johnson Dies at Hospital Mrs. Mabel Frances Johnson of Wallowa passed away at the Wallowa Memorial on Sunday, May 23, 1971, following several months of failing health. She was born July 5, 1897 at Elgin, daughter of William C. and Nanny Field, and had lived in Wallowa county most of her life. She was married in Wallowa in May of 1913 to Charley Johnson who passed away on October 12, 1939. She was a member of the Church of Christ of Wallowa. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Jim (Viola) Frazier of Bates, Mrs. Raymond (Geneva) … Read more

Brink, Adala M. – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Adala M. Brink, 96, passed away Monday, February 14, 2000, at the Wallowa County Care Center in Enterprise. Adala M. Walter was born on March 23, 1903, to Carrie and Newton Walker at Coopersville, Michigan. She married the late Peter D. Brink Sept., 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They moved in 1932 to Pomeroy, Wash., where Dr. Brink had a medical practice for 30 years. During that time Mrs. Brink was active in various community organizations including Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of Rebecca and Daughters of the Nile. She was also a member of the … Read more