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Elizabeth Mae (Bette) Swiberg, 84 died on June 26, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City, Ore., surrounded by family. A Memorial service will be held Friday, July 6, 2007, 11 a.m. at Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland, Ore., (enter through gate 2 and meet in the funeral home.) Elizabeth Mae (Bette) was born on May 19, 1923, in Beverly Park, near Everett, Wash., to John Frederick and Victoria (Goralski) Gaeth. The family moved to Portland, Ore., where Elizabeth graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1941. Bette received her nursing diploma from St. Joseph Hospital in Vancouver, Wash., and … Read more

John Carrol Maynard, 86, of Baker City died Jan. 22, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Care Center from natural causes. Services will be scheduled later. John was born on Aug. 7, 1921, at Tillamook to H. Clifford and Elsie Mae Fletcher Maynard. He was raised on a farm at McMinnville and graduated from McMinnville High School. During high school, John met Betty Hackney. They were married on Aug. 11, 1940, just after graduation. John and Betty had three children that they raised in their hometown of McMinnville. In 1958, John and Betty moved to Baker City, where John ran a mobile … Read more

Willma Alberta Gard Bennehoff, 89, a lifetime Baker City resident, died Dec. 22, 2007. She was born in 1918 to Harriet Creathbaum Gard and Bert Gard and spent her childhood years on the Auburn Beaver Creek Ranch. Willma was a 1936 Baker High School graduate. After high school, she attended business school in Portland for two years only to return to Baker County and continue the ranching life she so loved. She married Duane E. Bennehoff in 1956. They lived and worked on the Auburn Beaver Creek ranch before moving to town in 1967. Willma was a home-care provider and … Read more

Audrey J. Nemec, 85, a longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 9, 2008, at her home at Settler’s Park Assisted Living in Baker City, surrounded by family. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Audrey was born on July 20, 1922, at Baker City to Hans and Daisy Rizor Olsen. She was the youngest of nine children. She attended school in Baker City and was a 1939 Baker High School graduate. She was working at the bakery in Baker City when she met Henry “Hank” Nemec Jr. He came in wanting to … Read more

Andrew Loron “Andy” Marlette, 39, of Baker City, died on April 24, 2008, at Milwaukee, Wis. His memorial and celebration service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. Friends are invited to join his family to celebrate his life. Andy was born on Oct. 14, 1968, at Portland. He was the only son of JoAnn and Gary Marlette. The family moved to Baker City in 1968 after Gary Marlette graduated from law school. The Marlettes had decided to raise their family and begin their law practice in the comfort and community of a … Read more

Gloria Joy Rohwer, 67, of Baker City, died May 10, 2008, at her home. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Gloria was born on Aug. 21, 1940, at Alturas, Calif., to William and Della McNew. She enjoyed living in the country, her puppies, her flowers, and spending time with her family. Survivors include her husband, Don Rohwer; children, Russell Rohwer, and his wife, Dusty, of Rock Springs, Wyo., Bill and Val Rohwer of Summerduck, Va., Dale and Teresa Rohwer of Myrtle Creek and Donna Rohwer of Caldwell, … Read more

Carole June Kenworthy, 74, of Baker City, died April 1, 2008, at Meadowbrook Place. Visitations are today from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Her graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. May 3 at Mount Hope Cemetery. Carole was born on March 4, 1934, at Ontario to Ganelle Wilburn and Kenneth LaVern Jeffries. She was raised on her grandparents’ Crane Creek homestead ranch near Ontario where her father was a partner with her grandfather, Tom Wilburn. She loved to recount stories about riding her pinto pony for hours on … Read more

Gordon “Pat” Van Patten, 85, a longtime Baker City resident, died March 7, 2008, at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center in La Grande. His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. There will be a reception afterward at the American Legion Club. Gordon was born on Aug. 11, 1922, at Town Gulch near Bridgeport to Chester Arthur and Tina Whitworth Van Patten. He was the youngest of three children. He grew up in the Burnt River Canyon area including Town Gulch, Clarks Creek Dredge Camp, and by the Burnt … Read more

Charles P. “Pat” Shirtcliff, 61, a former Baker County resident, died Nov. 28, 2007, following an automobile accident. He was born Feb. 9, 1946, in Roseburg to Sheila and Henry M. Shirtcliff. He grew up in Myrtle Creek, where he attended school. In 1964 he graduated from Myrtle Creek High School, where he participated in basketball, football, cross country, track, the Drama Club and many other activities. He also attended Oregon State University. He married Beverly Tapp in 1966. They were married 22 years and had four children. Pat served on the South Umpqua School Board during the 1980s while … Read more

Richard Alex Schricker, 65, of Baker City died Aug. 11, 2008, at Phoenix, Ariz. Visitations will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Agape Christian Center, 650 Highway 7. There will be a reception afterward at the church. Pastor Garth Johnson will officiate. A graveside service with military honors is scheduled at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Hillcrest East Cemetery in La Grande. Richard was born on March 7, 1943, at South Bend, Ind., to Richard Clifford and Patricia Louise Wynegar … Read more

Dorothy Craig-Haley, 95, died April 20, 2009, at the Wildflower Lodge in La Grande. At her request, there will be no service. Disposition was by cremation and her ashes will be spread under the old apple trees in the orchard at the old Savage homestead on Anthony Creek. Dorothy was the youngest of four children born to Jacob and Emma Savage at Wyaconda, Mo. Shortly after her birth, the family moved from Missouri to Beaver Creek in Baker County. Due to poor farming conditions, they moved a second time to a homestead on Anthony Creek in Union County, six miles … Read more

Matthew Peter “Matt” Higgins, 55, a former Baker City resident, died April 26, 2009, after a courageous four- year battle with cancer. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Albany. A recitation of the rosary will be at 10 a.m. He was born in Baker City on April 9, 1954. He attended St. Francis Academy and Baker High School, Eastern Oregon University at La Grande and then Oregon State University at Corvallis, graduating in 1978 with a degree in forest management. Upon graduation, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service until … Read more