Obituary

Oliveira, Wilma Ann Butts Mrs. – Obituary

Wilma Ann Butts-Oliveira, 72, died April 12, 2008, at her home in Baker City. At her request, there will be no service. Her cremated remains will be inurned at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Wilma Ann was born on July 7, 1935, in the old town of Pine near Halfway to Sanford L. and Dorothy A. Beach Butts. She was born into two homestead families, the Koopman family from Halfway and the Butts family from Unity. Early on, her family moved across the state to Tillamook where she was raised and attended Sacred Heart Academy. After high school, Wilma … Read more

Haines, Christene Lois French Corcoran Mrs. – Obituary

Christene Lois Corcoran Haines, 74, of New Plymouth, Idaho, and formerly of Baker City, died April 12, 2008, at home with her family at her side. Her memorial services will be at 3 p.m. MDT Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in New Plymouth. Pastor Phil Pittman will officiate. There will be a dinner at the church for family and friends after the service. There will be a graveside memorial service at 2 p.m. PDT Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Chris was born on March 25, 1934, in Friendsville, Tenn., to Hoyle and Myrtle French. She was … Read more

Clark, Alphus – Obituary

Retired U.S. Army Col. Alphus Clark, 87, a Baker City native, died March 29, 2008, at Shawnee, Kan. Col. Clark, a 33-year Army veteran, will be buried with full military honors at 9 a.m. on May 29 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Col. Clark was born Aug. 4, 1920, at Baker City to Walter A. Clark and Grace E. Clark. He graduated from Baker High School in 1938. He started his military career in Baker City when he enlisted in Company F, 186th Infantry, Oregon National Guard, on Aug. 15, 1935. He entered active duty with this same unit … Read more

Kenworthy, Carole June Jeffries Mrs. – Obituary

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

Ross, Eleanor Ruth Schmidt Mrs. – Obituary

Eleanor Ruth Ross, 83, of Baker City, died April 6, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. There will be a celebration of her life at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Coles Funeral Home. Pastor Monte Loyd of the Harvest Church will officiate. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday before the service. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Eleanor was born on July 26, 1924, to Otto H. and Bernice E. Kenyon Schmidt at Cleveland. She was a 1942 graduate of Brush High School at South Euclid, Ohio. She worked in insurance offices at Cleveland before marrying … Read more

Hunt, Doris Dorothy Rohner Mrs. – Obituary

Doris Dorothy Hunt, 87, died April 5, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Visitations will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the Baker Elks Lodge after the service. She was born on Nov. 24, 1920, to Charles and Lottie Rohner and attended grade school at Wingville. She graduated from Baker High School. She was a proud … Read more

Clark, Homer B. – Obituary

Homer B. Clark, 77, died April 5, 2008, at home. At his request, there will be no service. Homer was born on Oct. 27, 1930, at Torrington, Conn., to Homer and Marie Haas Clark. During his high school years, he broke horses for a local riding stable, including training horses to jump fences in preparation for the sport of fox hunting. After graduation he traveled West, finding work at the 3J Ranch in Clayton, N.M., as a horse trainer. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as an aircraft armament mechanic, Homer married Mary Lou Lester at Litchfield, Conn. They … Read more

Olson, Elwood Sherman Eric – Obituary

Elwood Sherman Eric Olson, 74, of Baker City, died March 28, 2008, at his home. There will be a memorial service celebrating his life at 2 p.m. April 11 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 2005 Valley Ave. Elwood was born on July 31, 1933, at Baker City to Olaf and Francis Angelina Bennett Olson. He was raised and educated at Baker City. He married Barbara Phillips at Baker City on April 24, 1959. Elwood worked for Oregon Lumber Co. in Baker City, for many years. In 1970, he moved to Bend and went to work for Stan Wood … Read more

Lindstrom, Rosalynn M. “Rose” Crow Mrs. – Obituary

Rosalynn M. “Rose” Lindstrom, 58, of Halfway, died March 22, 2008, of lung cancer. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception afterward at the Halfway Lions Hall. Rose was born on July 6, 1949, in Halfway. She was the eighth of 11 children born to Albert and Beulah Crow. She was raised and educated at Halfway, and graduated from Pine Valley High School. Rose also attended a year at Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande. Rose married Malcolm … Read more

Rogers, Helen Margaret Galley Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Margaret Rogers, 85, of Baker City, died March 29, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. There will be a gathering of friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sunridge Inn, 1 Sunridge Lane. Visitations will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Helen was born on Oct. 25, 1922, at Nucla, Colo., to John A. and Margaret Biglin Galley. She lived at Nucla and attended Colorado A&M University where she was the first woman to receive a degree in forestry. Helen married John L. Rogers … Read more

Jack, Robert “Bob” – Obituary

Robert “Bob” Jack, 88, a former longtime Baker City resident, died March 25, 2008, at Clackamas. Bob was born on Dec. 25, 1919, at Baker City. He was a 1938 Baker High School and worked at the mill in Pondosa out of high school. He was a member of the Oregon Army National Guard. He enlisted on May 27, 1941, with Company F 2nd Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division during World War II. On Jan. 24, 1942, at Fort Lewis, Wash., he married Lola A. Randall on a number of 15-minute leaves provided by his company members. He … Read more

McCullough, Lucile Pearl McBride Mrs. – Obituary

Lucile Pearl McCullough, 90, of Baker City, died March 27, 2008, while being cared for by the staff of St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.Private interment at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. There will be a reception for friends and family at the Nazarene Church after the funeral. Visitations will be from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Lucile Pearl was born on May 23, 1917, at Hollister, Idaho, just a … Read more

Chandler, Laina Kay Schmidt Mrs. – Obituary

Laina Kay Chandler went home to be with Jesus her Savior on March 14, 2008. A Celebration of Laina’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2008, at the Richland Elementary School in Richland, Ore. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception following the service at the Richland Grange. Laina Kay was born in Halfway, Ore., on Oct. 14, 1940 in a house by a one armed doctor. So the story begins. The day she was born was the day the world became a better place. Little did we all know that she would … Read more

Croy, Cheryl Gover Mrs. – Obituary

Cheryl Gover-Croy, 64, of Bend died Jan. 31, 2008, with her son and family by her side. There will be a service to honor her memory at 2 p.m. Friday at Harvest Church, 3720 Birch St. There will be a family service at the cemetery afterward. Cheryl was born in August 1943 at Baker City. She attended Richland schools and was a 1961 graduate of Eagle Valley High School at Richland. She was active in 4-H sewing and cooking clubs during her youth and played volleyball in high school. She attended Eastern Oregon College (now Eastern Oregon University). She married … Read more

Brasfield, Roy Love – Obituary

Roy Love Brasfield, 85, a former Baker County resident, died Feb. 29, 2008, at Richland, Wash., where he lived for more than 61 years. There will be a memorial service and luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Richland Lutheran Church. A family inurnment ceremony with military honors will be later Saturday afternoon at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Thoughts and memories may also be expressed in the online guest book at www.einansfuneralhome.com. Roy was born at Vale on Aug. 20, 1922, and lived his early years in Baker County in the lower Powder River region. In 1939 while in high school, … Read more

Hall, Graydon “Dennis” Leroy – Obituary

Graydon “Dennis” Leroy Hall, 66, died March 1, 2008, at Baker City. There will be a celebration of his life later at his cabin that he loved so well. Dennis grew up at Glenns Ferry, Idaho, where he graduated from high school in 1960. After high school, he attended college in California and in Boise. He worked for the Boise Fire Department from 1963 to 1977. He then completed his journeyman electrician requirements and started his own business. Until his retirement, Dennis lived in several locations throughout Eastern Oregon and worked as an electrician. Building and remodeling homes was Dennis’ … Read more

Letchworth, Norman Edgar – Obituary

Norman Edgar Letchworth, 91, of Halfway, died March 2, 2008, at his home. There will be a memorial service and a celebration of his life at 1 p.m. Monday at Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway. He was buried with his wife, Rosalind. Norman was born on July 16, 1916, at Wilcox, Ariz., to Thompson and Mary Ann Squire Letchworth. He achieved many things in his life, such as being a dedicated father, husband and grandfather, his family said. He was a very honest and trusting friend. Norman worked for 40 years before retiring as a conductor/engineer for Union Pacific … Read more

Raines, Teresa Marie Hammack Mrs. – Obituary

Teresa Marie Raines, 82, of Austin, died March 2, 2008 at Boise. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. Visitations will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Gray’s West & Co. Teresa Marie was born on Jan. 17, 1926, at Ontario to John Floyd and Margarite Miller Hammack. Throughout her life she lived … Read more

Baxter, Mya Nicole Marie – Obituary

Mya Nicole Marie Baxter, 8, of North Powder, died Dec. 3, 2007, at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10 at the Faith Center, 10300 South D St. in Island City. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is handling arrangements. Mya was born April 29, 1999, in Portland. Starting out weak in life, she soon became a strong, beautiful little girl. She had many favorite sayings, which made most people smile. Almost always full of joy, she attended Central Elementary School. Giving was one of her best features, as hugs were always plentiful. … Read more

Pinto, Gerald Joseph “Gerry” – Obituary

Gerald Joseph “Gerry” Pinto, 66, a former Baker County resident, died Nov. 29, 2007, at his home in Nampa, Idaho. There were no services at his request. Private inurnment was at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. He was born on June 19, 1941, at Gloucester, Mass., to Gerald and Deolinda Pinto. He grew up in the Gloucester area. Gerry was drafted into the U.S. Army and attended Officers Candidate School at Fort Sill, Okla. On March 20, 1966, Gerry married Carolyn Molthan at Caldwell, Idaho. He served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967 with the Air Defense Artillery at a … Read more