Baker City, Oregon
Nora Marie Niehaus, 41, of Baker City, died Oct. 15, 2001, at her home of natural causes.
There will be a private family service.
Disposition was by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory in Baker City.
Miss Niehaus was born Feb. 2, 1960, in Campbell, Ohio, to Fredrick Raymond Niehaus and Mary Lucille Riggs Niehaus. They moved to Fremont, Calif., in 1970, where Miss Niehaus attended school and graduated from Fremont High School. She moved to Hemet, Calif., in 1980 where she had her daughter, Rebecca Springston. She worked as a supervisor at a medical facility in Hemet.
After a disability in 1999 she moved to Baker City to be near her family. She will be missed dearly. She was a kind and free-spirited person with a gentle soul, and was known for being a devoted mother, daughter, sister and friend. She will always be loved and cherished by her family and friends.
She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Mary and Tom Thompson of Baker City; her daughter, Rebecca Springston of Baker City; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Angie Niehaus of Haines, and Gary Niehaus; a sister, Mary Susan Smith, and sister and brother-in-law, Tony and Cindy Boyd, all of Baker City; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Fred Raymond Niehaus; her brother, John Matthew Niehaus; and her soul mate, Kenneth Wayne Springston.
Contributions in Miss Niehaus’ memory may be made to the local chapter of the American Red Cross in care of Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: The Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, October 19, 2001
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor