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Baker City, Oregon Robert V. Derrick, 82, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Oct. 12, 2006, at Settler’s Park. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Everyone is invited to a reception afterward at Quail Ridge Golf Course. A fourth-generation Oregonian, Bob was born on June 30, 1924, at Baker City to Delbert and Tina Worsham Derrick. At an early age, Bob experienced life in nearby logging camps during the Depression era. Raised and educated in Baker City, he was a member of the 1941 undefeated Baker Bulldogs championship … Read more

Daniel S. ‘Bob’ Justus, 84, Baker City, Ore., died Dec. 27, 2006, at his home with his family by his bedside. There will be a memorial service at a later date. Cremation was done by Gray’s West & Co. in Baker City. ‘Bob’ was born March 28, 1922, in Rye Valley, Ore., to Lula Head Justus and Rollie Justus. He was the 5th son in a family of seven. The only remaining sibling is Betty Coleman of Eagle Creek, Ore. The family moved to Kellog, Idaho, when his father worked in the mines, but was killed in a cellar cave. … Read more

Baker City, Oregon Roland W. George, 89, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Feb. 12, 2007, at his home. He had many family members and friends with him over the last several days. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Jesse Whitford of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 Highway 7. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at … Read more

Frances Leslie O’Keefe Hammond, 84, died Feb. 6, 2007 at her home in Baker City. The family welcomes all friends who would like to share their memories of Frances to join them in a casual celebration of life service to be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Elks Lodge in Baker City. Frances’ warm smile will be sadly missed, but lovingly remembered by all who knew her. Frances was born May 7, 1922, in Bovill, Idaho, to Francis and Georgie O’Keefe. She grew up and attended school in Bovill, graduating from high school there in 1940. Frances … Read more

Erna Bea Paulson Anderburg, 89, formerly of Haines, died Dec. 25, 2006, in Southern California. Private family internment of her ashes is scheduled April 2 at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a no-host dinner at the Haines Steak House afterward at 5 p.m. Everyone who would like to remember Mrs. Anderburg is invited. She was born on Sept. 23, 1917, at Haines to Erna Loennig Paulson and Norris Paulson. Erna Bea, as she was known to her relatives and friends, attended school in Haines and Muddy Creek until on doctor’s orders her parents moved her and her two sisters … Read more

Irene I. Murray, 78, resident of Baker City, Ore., died March 22, 2007, at her residence. A funeral service was held Wednesday, March 28, 2 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home. Sister Kay Marie Duncan of Pathway Hospice officiated. A private Interment was held at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. A reception was held at the family home. Irene was born Irene Isabel Williamson to Floyd (Buck) and Adeline (Addie) Williamson on Sept. 23, 1928. She attended Rock Creek School, Haines School and graduated from Baker High School. She started her telephone operator career at the age of 15 in … Read more

Velma Fay Masterson, 86, of Baker City, died May 1, 2007, at Settler’s Park. Her graveside memorial will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Pastor Bill Shields of the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church will officiate. Velma was born March 29, 1921, at Durkee to Joseph Edward and Mabel Grisdale Tyler. The family moved to Halfway when Velma was a young child. She attended grade school at Dry Creek and was a 1939 graduate of Pine Valley Union High at Halfway. She married Clyde Masterson on Nov. 5, 1941, at Weiser, Idaho. She lived most of … Read more

Baker City, Oregon John Paul Edvalson, 89, died April 25, 2007, at his home in Baker City. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. John was born on Aug. 1, 1917, at Union to Carl Patrick and Cecilia Isaacson Edvalson. He was the 12th of 14 children in the family. He was raised on the family farm on Catherine Creek about three miles upstream from the town of Union. He was a 1935 Union High School graduate. A highlight of … Read more

Robert H. Haller, 98, of Baker City, died Aug. 3, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At his request, there will be no funeral or visitations. Disposition was by cremation. Following Mr. Haller’s wishes, his ashes will be scattered by the family he adopted 35 years ago around Balm Creek above the reservoir where he spent many happy times teaching the children to hunt and fish. Mr. Haller was born on Feb. 3, 1909, at Houghton County, Mich., to Frank and Louise Haller. He graduated from high school at Calunet, Mich., and earned a bachelor of science degree in mining … Read more

Patricia L. “Pat” Eardley, 76, died July 31, 2007, at home after a 20-month struggle with cancer, which she waged with courage and grace. Her memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cloverdale Funeral Home in Boise. Inurnment will be later at the Dry Creek Cemetery. Pat was born on June 3, 1931, to Cliff and Rose Engum in Baker City. She was the youngest of four children. She attended Baker schools and was a 1949 graduate of Baker High School. She was a member of the Honor Society there and played the coronet in the high school … Read more

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Cody-Marshall died July 8, 2007, at Baker City. Her memorial service will be from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. at the Foster Farm at Eagle Creek. Interment will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Estacada. Mrs. Cody-Marshall was born on Sept. 17, 1916, at Seattle to Naunerl Elizabeth Hill and Gustav Martin Hafenbrack. She lived in many areas of the Northwest and was a 1935 Astoria High School graduate. She attended Oregon Normal School (now Western Oregon University) at Monmouth, where she met Robert Edward “Bob” Cody. She later earned a bachelor’s degree. … Read more

Marvin Keith Pilkenton, 81, of Baker City, died Sept. 19, 2007, at his home. A veterans memorial graveside service will take place Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Cremation was handled by Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory in Baker City. Marvin was born on May 29, 1926, at Cimarron, Kan., to Keith and Norine Pilkenton. When he was eight years old, the family moved to Walnut Creek, Calif., where he lived until 1968. While a student at Acalanes High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and reported for service after graduation in 1944. He served at … Read more

Oren C. Jordan, 91, of Baker City died Nov. 8, 2007 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At his request, there will be no funeral service. Oren was born July 8, 1916, in Baker City to Clifford and Julia Craig Jordan. He was the youngest of there children, a sister Ruth and a brother Craig, preceded him in death, as did both his parents. Oren attended Baker Schools, Oregon Normal School at Monmouth, Ore., and the University of Oregon where he earned his teachers certificate and Bachelor of Science degree. Oren taught school where he made a difference in the lives … Read more