Obituary

Jennings, Stella E. Treat Mrs. – Obituary

Stella E. Treat Jennings, 80, of Woodburn, a former Huntington resident, died June 7, 2008. There will be a private service. She was born on Feb. 26, 1928, at Nature, Okla. She married Buddie Jennings in 1945. He died in 2007. She was a homemaker and had lived in Oklahoma and California before moving to Oregon in 1969. She had lived at Portland, Scappoose and Corbett before moving to Canby in 1980. She had lived at Huntington for more than 15 years. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church and was active in church activities. She enjoyed … Read more

Taylor, Elsie Elnore Nice Mrs. – Obituary

Elsie Elnore Taylor, 81, of Vernonia, died May 29, 2008, at her home. A celebration of Elsie’s life will be held Saturday, July 5 at 11 a.m. at the Vernonia Community Church, 957 State Ave. in Vernonia, with Pastor Grant Williams officiating. Private interment will be held. Elsie was born May 10, 1927, in North Powder, the daughter of Joseph A. (Weise) Nice and Mattie (Smith) Nice. She was raised and received her education in the North Powder community, graduating from high school in 1945. She was united in marriage to Lyle L. Taylor on June 4, 1945, in Baker. … Read more

Hunt, Barbara May Turner Mrs. – Obituary

Barbara May Hunt, 79, died May 30, 2008, in Tremonton, Utah. Visitations will be Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. MDT at Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home, Tremonton. Interment will be Friday at 3 p.m. PDT at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Barbara was born Dec. 30, 1928, in Torrance, Calif., to Gladys and Charles Turner. Barbara lived a full and active life. She homesteaded 160 acres in Fairbanks, Alaska, with her husband, Frank and two sons. Barbara loved to serve. She was a 4-H leader and taught many classes on crafts, soapstone carving, egg decorating, candymaking and … Read more

George Ellis Bailey – Obituary

This is the obituary for George E. Bailey, age 80, who died on February 23, 1965. It was initially published by the Record Courier in Baker City, Oregon on February 25, 1965.

Washburn, Marianne G. Hunter Shurtleff Mrs. – Obituary

Marianne G. Washburn (Shurtleff), 90, of Pendleton, died May 25, 2008, at Willowbrook Terrace in Pendleton. Graveside services were held May 31 at Rock Creek Cemetery near Haines. Marianne was born Feb. 5, 1918, at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to William and Nellie Kimball-Hunter. As a child she lived and attended schools in Wyoming, California and Oregon. She married Lionel D. Shurtleff (who preceded her in death) in 1941 and together they operated the Baker Airport until 1948. In succeeding years they lived and ranched in Baker Valley. She married Leon Washburn (who preceded her in death) in 1968 in Colorado. … Read more

Mrs. Eula Coates Hung Aldrich – Obituary

This is the obituary for Mrs. Eula Coates Hung Aldrich, age 77, who died on May 28, 2008. It was initially published by the Record Courier in Baker City, Oregon on June 4, 2008.

James Rogers – Obituary

This is the obituary for James Rogers, age 84, who died on June 16, 2008. It was initially published by the Record Courier in Baker City, Oregon on June 26, 2008.

Austin “Bud” Ragle – Obituary

This is the obituary for Donald Gordon Olsen, age 86, who died on May 30, 2008. It was initially published by the Record Courier in Baker City, Oregon on June 26, 2008.

Donald Gordon Olsen – Obituary

This is the obituary for Donald Gordon Olsen, age 79, who died on 17 Jun 2008. It was initially published by the Record Courier in Baker City, Oregon.

Obituary of William Charles Knechtel

William Charles “Bill” Knechtel (1926-2008) of Baker City, Oregon, passed away on June 14, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Born on May 8, 1926, in Pittsburgh, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Bill earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry from Penn State and worked as a forester for the U.S. Forest Service, retiring in 1981 after 33 years of service. He married Dorothy Barbara Lorez on September 1, 1946, and they had three children. Bill was an avid gunsmith and outdoorsman. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a brother, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A graveside memorial service was held on June 28, 2008, at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Obituary of Mrs. Elsie Lee Bloyed Scoggin Butler

Elsie Lee Butler (1929-2008), a former Halfway, Oregon, resident, died on June 2, 2008, at her home in Yuma, Arizona. Born on July 19, 1929, in Venita, Oklahoma, to Vernie and Iva Bloyed, she was raised in Gustine, California. Elsie married Bob Scoggin and had three children. In 1971, she married Walt Butler, blending their families to raise seven children. Elsie worked as a nurse and moved to Halfway in 1976, where she actively volunteered in the community. She was survived by her children, stepchildren, siblings, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Obituary of John Gilbert “Jack” Ferguson

John Gilbert “Jack” Ferguson (1916-2008) of Halfway, Oregon, passed away on June 12, 2008, at age 92. Born on March 11, 1916, in Akeley, Minnesota, to Benjamin Franklin and Minnie Belle Jenkins Ferguson, Jack moved to Renton, California, during the Great Depression. He graduated from Renton High School in 1936 and married Eleanor Owen on February 8, 1941. Jack served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, flying 19 missions over Japan. After the war, he operated Pine Mercantile Inc. in Halfway until retirement. Jack is survived by his wife, three children, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Military honors were held on June 20, 2008, at Pine Haven Cemetery.

Fifer, Deborah Lee Brooks Mrs. – Obituary

Deborah Lee Brooks Fifer, 57, died June 3, 2008, at her home in Fairbanks, Alaska, with her beloved companion, James Helgeson, at her side. Her graveside memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward at the Eagle Valley Grange. Debbie was born on Feb. 18, 1951, at Baker City to Dwight and Lorraine Brooks. She attended grade school in Union and was a 1969 La Grande High School graduate. Debbie then graduated from Western Business University at Portland where she met and married … Read more

Crawford, June M. Howden Gerry Mrs. – Obituary

June M. Gerry-Crawford, 86, of La Grande, died June 11, 2008, at her home after a long illness. There will be a Celebration of Life service at 11 a.m. Monday at Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation, and Life Celebration Center in La Grande. Doug Edmonds, minister of the La Grande Church of Christ, will officiate. Interment will be at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. June was born in 1921 at Eugene to Harry and Nellie Dickenson Howden of Haines. She graduated from Haines High School as valedictorian in 1939 and went on to graduate from Baker College of Business. She married James … Read more

Stanciu, Churby Janice Densley Mrs. – Obituary

Churby Janice Densley Stanciu, 78, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, died June 10, 2008, at Coeur d’ Alene. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Richland Seventh-day Adventist Church. Interment will be at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the Eagle Valley Grange Hall after the committal service. Mrs. Stanciu was born on Feb. 6, 1930, at Richland to John and Belva Densley. She grew up in the Richland area, and was a 1948 Eagle Valley High School graduate. She married Lorin Stanciu on Oct. 20, … Read more

Jacobs, Benjamin E. – Obituary

Farmer, 49 Years Death on Saturday afternoon claimed Benjamin E. Jacobs, pioneer Baker county rancher and first master of the Wingville grange. He had been visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Claudia J. Merritt of Ontario. Mr. Jacobs was born in Helena, N.Y. June 21, 1859, came to the county in 1879 [1897?], mined near McEwan briefly and then took up farming three miles west of this city where he has resided for 49 years. He was married in 1884 to Bessie A. Hartzell in Butte. She preceded him in death by several years. He has held life … Read more

Obituary of Mrs. Simone Celene DeBel Moore

Simone Celene Moore (1922-2008), formerly of La Grande, passed away on August 4, 2008, at the age of 85 in a Baker City care center. Born on August 24, 1922, in Baker City to Belgian immigrants Camiel and Germaine Corteville DeBel, Simone excelled in music, playing violin and viola. She married James Kelly Moore on April 5, 1942, and played with the Grande Ronde Symphony for 51 years. Simone was active in her church and community, and worked as a substitute teacher. She is survived by her daughter, Monique Hendrix, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held on August 8, 2008, in La Grande.

Obituary of Calvin Hugh Whitnah

Calvin Hugh Whitnah (1938-2008) of Richland, Idaho, passed away at his home on August 10, 2008, at the age of 70. Born on June 6, 1938, in Rupert, Idaho, to Harvey Marshall and Clarice Ann (Harwood) Whitnah, Calvin spent his early years in Richland, where he was active in 4-H and sports. He married Emma Louise Koch on May 17, 1959, in New Meadows, Idaho. A diesel mechanic by trade, Calvin worked for major trucking companies and the State of Oregon. He is survived by his wife, three sons, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were held on August 15, 2008, at the LDS Chapel in Halfway.