Wallowa Oregon

Davidson, Gilda Marie – Obituary

Gilda Davidson Dies in Athens Gilda Marie Davidson, a long-time resident of Union and Wallowa counties, died September 13, in Athens, Greece where she had been receiving medical care for a week. She was 63. The daughter of Henry Newton and Jeannie Gail Ashby, she was born March 5, 1912 in Kansas City, Mo. She and her family moved to La Grande in 1922. She was graduated from La Grande High School and from Lindenwood School for Girls in St. Louis, Mo. She was married to John Raymond Davidson June 23, 1936. The Davidson and Ashby’s moved from La Grande … Read more

Bechtel, Philanda Mrs. – Obituary

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Elgin for Mrs. Philanda Bechtel, who passed away Wednesday, March 5, 1941 at the home of a son, Joe Bechtel, of Wallowa. She was born in Sullivan County, Missouri in 1856 and had spent the greater part of her life in the Elgin community. Her husband passed away many years ago. Mrs. Bechtel is survived by three sons, Dan and Homer of Elgin; Joe of Wallowa and one daughter, Mrs. Stella Witty of Elgin. Attending the services from Enterprise were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bechtel. Enterprise Record … Read more

Bloom, Mary – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Services Held For Mary Bloom Memorial services were conducted by the Bollman Funeral home Monday at 2 p.m. from the Community Church for Mrs. Mary Bloom who passed away Friday, November 7, 1958 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Rev. John Munsey officiated and Guy Craig was soloist, singing “Hear My Prayer.” Mrs. Edna Craig was organist. Casket bearers were: Wayne Williamson, Edwin Emmons, Richard O. Harmon, and George W. Emmons. Vault entombment was in the Enterprise Cemetery. Mrs. Bloom was born March 23, 1886 at Wallowa and was the daughter of Hiram and Sarah Cramer, early pioneers … Read more

Waelty, Christina Ida – Obituary

Christina I. Waelty passed away at the Wallowa County Nursing Home in Enterprise on Saturday, April 23, 1983. She was born on November 3, 1889, the 5th of 10 children born to Peter and Gertrude (Huber) Goebel, and she was their first child born in Wallowa County. She married Murland Edwin Waelty on July 5, 1909 in Enterprise and became the housewife of a rancher for 49 years. Christina was well-known for her needlecraft, flowers, culinary skills and attention to the whole family. She lived in various homes in and near Wallowa until 1973. She spent her final years in … Read more

Negus, Flora L. – Obituary

Wallowa, Oregon Flora L. Negus, 90, of Pendleton died Monday, June 11, 2007, at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. A Mass of Christian burial is tentatively set for Saturday, June 16, at 1 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in John Day, Interment will follow at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Canyon City. Her survivors include Kathleen Negus of Wallowa. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Vernon High School Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of Darlene Muzzy, 308 E. Main, John Day OR 97845. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Wallowa County … Read more

Babb, Frances Elaine Breshears – Obituary

Wallowa, Oregon Frances Elaine Breshears Babb, 96, of Eugene, died April 4, 2004. She was born April 8, 1907, in Elgin to William and Margaret (Eckley) Breshears. Mrs. Babb grew up in the Wallowa, Vincent and Rondowea areas and graduated from Lostine High School. She worked for M. Crow and Company in Lostine for a time. She married Avon Dale Babb in 1926 and lived in the Eugene area for the last 79 years. Her interests included vegetable and flower gardening, crossword puzzles, University of Oregon football and basketball, and travel. She enjoyed family and friends and was well known … Read more

Clemens, Pearl Lee Mrs. – Obituary

Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Mrs. Clemens Dies At Hospital Here Following several months of ill health, Mrs., Pearl Lee Clemens, of Wallowa passed away Thursday, November 21, 1957 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for nine days. Memorial services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. by the Booth-Bollman Funeral home at the Nazarene church in Wallowa, with the Rev. Harold E. Walker officiating. Mrs. Harold Walker was organist, and Virginia Sasser and Rachel Ann Sutphia sang “ What A Friend We Have In Jesus,” “In The Garden,” and “When The Roll is called Up Yonder.” Vault … Read more

Cook, G.L. – Obituary

Enterprise, Oregon Memorial services for George LeRoy Cook who passed away Friday, March 27, 1964 at Wallowa Memorial Hospital were conducted by the Bollman Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Wallowa Christian Church, with the Rev. Frank Needles officiating. Mrs. Don Scott was organist and a group from the church choir sang: “Will There Be Any Stars” and “Beyond The Sunset.” Casket bearers were: Francis Armon, Marshall Weaver, Kenneth Weaver, Fred Gray, Frank Lindsey and Verne Hamar, and internment was in the Lostine cemetery. The deceased was the son of George B. and Effie M. Cook and was … Read more

Hamblet, June E. – Obituary

Lostine, Oregon June E. Hamblet, 74, died March 24, 2005, at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland. She was born June 10, 1930 to Roy and Theo Tatro Cook in Lostine. She grew up and attended school in Wallowa County. Mrs. Hamblet married Harold Hamblet and they lived in Wallowa County for several years, and lived in other locations throughout Oregon, Idaho and Nevada, before settling in a home along the John Day River near Service Creek 13 years ago. Mrs. Hamblet enjoyed music, rodeos, crossword puzzles, fishing, cattle and horses, and mostly enjoyed family gatherings. Survivors include her husband, Harold … Read more

Lenington, Pauline Nora – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Services Held For Young Enterprise Mother Pauline Nora Lenington, 30, wife of James R. Lenington of Enterprise, passed away unexpectedly Friday evening July 17, 1953 at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Daughter of James R. and Nora Anderson, she was born October 15, 1922 at Hood River. Her early childhood was spent in Portland and Oakland, Oregon. When seven years old she moved with her parents to Wallowa where she attended grade school and graduated from high school. Since that time Enterprise has been her home. She married James R. Lenington in 1941 … Read more

Hammack, Stella May – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon Stella May Hammack, 96, of Pendleton, died Jan. 13, 2003. She was born March 08, 1906, in Cold Springs to Augustus and Eliza Thompson Stumbaugh. Mrs. Hammack grew up in the Asotin and Imnaha areas. She and her mother often acted as house sitters for homesteaders along the Snake River and as a teenager she worked as a cook in sheep camps and on cattle ranches. In 1927, she married William Hammack of Enterprise, after which they made their home in Wallowa and later moved to Weston. Mrs. Hammack enjoyed sightseeing, going on picnics, reading, spending … Read more

N-O Surnames, Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa County, Oregon

N Surnames – Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Nichoales, C. A. 1904 : 1944 Nickleson, James C. : 1980 Nickleson, William : Nickerson, James 31 JAN 1882 : 11 MAY 1951 Norton, Richard Calvin 31 MAR 1935 : 10 DEC 1955 Norton, William Alfred : Nunn, Artha J. 1874 : 1957 Nunn, Thomas K. 1870 : 1955 O Surnames – Wallowa Cemetery, Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon O’Brien, Francis Michael 30 APR 1886 : 9 JAN 1956 O’Brien, Harriette 1884 : 1968 O’Brien, Howard K. 1878 : 1937 O’Brien, Margareeta, Wife of Thomas O?Brien 1843 : 1899 O’Brien, Margaret Anna … Read more

Sheehy, Mary Magaret Black Mrs. – Obituary

Mary Margaret Black Sheehy, 83, a former Baker County resident, died May 13, 2001, at the Wallowa County Memorial Hospital in Enterprise after a long and courageous fight against cancer. Her funeral was May 21 at the St. Katherine Catholic Church at Enterprise. Interment was at the Wallowa Cemetery. Mrs. Sheehy was the eldest daughter of George Alfred and Hanorah Margaret Doherty “Nora” Black. She was born on June 9, 1917, at The Dalles. In 1935, she graduated from high school at Paisley. After graduation from Eastern Oregon Normal School in La Grande, she began her teaching career in one-room … Read more

Obituary of Jack O. Thompson

Jack O. Thompson, 81, of Baker City died Aug. 10, 2008, at home with his faithful dog Dutch at his feet. At his request, there will be no funeral service. Interment will take place at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery in Milton-Freewater. Mr. Thompson, the youngest son of Bress Thompson and Annie Bowyer Thompson, was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Wallowa. He graduated from McLoughlin Union High School in Milton-Freewater in 1944. He served proudly in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps during the late 1940s and 1950s. He was stationed in California and in Asia. He also served in … Read more

Waelty, Godfried – Obituary

Godfried Waelty Dies Near Wallowa Pioneer of Grande Ronde Valley Passes Away At His Home Here. Died August 1st, 1913 Godfried (Gottfried) Waelty, a Pioneer of the Grande Ronde Valley, and well known throughout Union and Wallowa counties, died at his home near this city last Saturday. The deceased was born in Oberutzwiel, St. Gallen, Switzerland April 11, 1831. He came to the United States and settled in Wisconsin in 1855 and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Ochsner, June 14, 1859. The deceased removed to Oregon in 1882 and settled in Grande Ronde Valley, and after residing in that … Read more

Shively, Mary A. O’Donnell Mrs. – Obituary

Mary A. O’Donnell Shively, 87, of Boise, a former Baker City resident, died May 16, 2006, at a Boise care center. Visitations will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. A vigil service and recitation of the rosary will begin at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Deacon James R. Watt will lead the rosary. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Camillus Fernando of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Mary was born on April 24, 1919, at New … Read more

Brooks, George Glenn – Obituary

Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Memorial Rites Held Wednesday For Geo. Brooks George Glenn Brooks, of Wallowa, who had been in ill health for several years, passed away Sunday, March 21, 1971, at Wallowa Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for three days. He was a retired lumber mill foreman. Mr. Brooks was born at Bald Knob, West Va., on June 21, 1894, the son of William and Ida Brooks. He had lived in Union and Wallowa Counties since 1916, and was a veteran of World War I. On Oct. 6, 1917 he was married in LaGrande to Rae … Read more

Conrad, Eda Frances, Mrs. – Obituary

Joseph, Oregon Mrs. Eda Frances Conrad, of Joseph, passed away Monday, May 9, 1966 at the Wallowa Memorial hospital. She had been a hospital patient for the past three months and had been in failing health for two years. She was born in Germany on June 13, 1876, daughter of Rudolph and Bertha Bork, and came to Wallowa County 75 years ago. On May 18, 1894, she was married at Flora to William Robert Conrad who passed away May 27, 1930. She was a member of the Methodist Church and of Silver Lake Rebekah Lodge 121. Survivors include three sons, … Read more

Waelty, Albert – Obituary

Albert Waelty Passes Away Albert Waelty, for a number of years a resident of Middle Valley, passed away Tuesday evening at the home of his son, Murland Waelty. Mr. Waelty has been failing in health for about the last three years and was at the time of his death 69 years of age. He had lived with his son, Murland, for about twenty years. Mr. Waelty had been actively engaged in the farming industry until a few years ago when his health failed. Wallowa and vicinity will miss from its number one so highly esteemed and loved. Funeral services will … Read more

Womack, John W. – Obituary

Wallowa, Oregon John W. Womack was taken ill with pneumonia a few days ago and passed on October 20, 1921 at the age of 72 years, 3 months and 4 days. John William Womack was born in Illinois, July 16, 1849. While still a boy he went to Missouri and came from there to Oregon in 1875. A year later he came to Wallowa County taking up a homestead one mile southwest of the present town of Wallowa in 1877. He married Martha Jane Thompson in October, 1881, who preceded him to her heavenly home March 27, 1907. He leaves … Read more