Baker City, Oregon
Michael Hugh Ellis, 58, of Pendleton died on Aug. 6, 2004, after a short stay at St. Alphonsus Critical Care Unit in Boise.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the services.
Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave.
Michael Hugh was born on June 17, 1946, to Charles E. and Nellie Mae Colton Ellis at Baker City. He worked as a superintendent of the Pendleton Flour Mill.
He married Gail Van Sickle on March 4, 1987, at the Ioloni Palace in Oahu, Hawaii.
Mike enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Gail, and their son, Jarrod, 14, of Pendleton; his sons, Michael and his wife, Tara, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and Randal and his wife, Julie, of Bellingham, Wash.; daughter, Suzy, and her husband, Russel Poole of Louisville, Ky.; 14 grandchildren; his mother Nellie Mae Colton Owen of Baker City; his two brothers, Gregg “Pat” Flint of Baker City and Timothy J. Flint of San Francisco; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins in Baker County and throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pathway Hospice or to the charity of one’s choice through Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, August 13, 2004
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor