Baker City, Oregon
Elmer Michael Schuff, 88, of Baker City, died Feb. 3, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Brother Edward Smink of St. Elizabeth Health Services will officiate.
Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co.
Mr. Schuff was born on Oct. 26, 1913, at Lentz to Albert and Nelda Schuff. He graduated from Benson High School and worked as an electrician, becoming co-owner of a local electric motor repair shop.
He married Lillian Boyens in 1946. They raised two children: Allan and Lois.
After hunting and fishing over many areas of Oregon, the couple fell in love with the Baker area. They decided to retire to Baker City in 1973. They settled in the Stices Gulch area where they enjoyed the wildlife and hunting and fishing opportunities in the area.
Survivors include his two children, Allan Schuff, and his wife, Nancy, of Milwaukie and Lois Emerson and her husband, Don, of Baker City; two brothers, Edward and William Schuff, both of Portland; and three grandchildren, April Schuff of Portland, Jena Emerson of Laramie, Wyo., and Ty Emerson of Baker City.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Presley Wayne Scholarship Fund through Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, February 8, 2002
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor