Cody A. Reagan, 97, died Sept. 15, 2009, at his home.
His graveside funeral was today at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Mel Harris of the First Lutheran Church officiated.
Cody was born on July 15, 1912, at Spokane, Wash., to Louis and Selma Stenberg Reagan. His family moved to Baker City when he was a young child. He worked in the shipyards during the World War II. He then worked in the lumber mills in Baker City and Burns and retired in Baker City after 40 years.
He was an avid gardener and he loved animals and birds. He had a great sense of humor and could laugh at himself. He was a kind and gentle person and was gracious to all.
Cody was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Orville; and a sister, Ardes Flowers.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Reagan, with whom he recently celebrated 75 years of marriage; his children, Roberta Banta and her husband, Allan, Selma Jhanda and her husband, Yusuf, Janice Langford and her husband, Frank, Michael Reagan and his wife, Lynn, Eileen McGuire, Kathy Cannaday and her husband, Jerry, and Judy Moore and her husband, Tom; sister, Mrs. Ferriel DeLap; sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Peterman; brothers-in-law, Leo Haw and his wife, Tonna, and Michael Fuzi and his wife, Corrine; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great- great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pathway Hospice or the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon September 18, 2009
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor