Zella May Pallis, 78, of Ontario, a former Baker City resident, died June 7, 2001, at home with her family by her side. Visitations will be from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Colonial DeWitt Funeral Home at Walla Walla, Wash. There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Mountain […]
Marvin Deloy Dowdy, age 55 of Baker City, passed away Sunday February 15th at his home. Graveside funeral services were held on Wednesday, February 19th at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Mike Whitford from the First Christian Church officiated and interment followed in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Marvin Dowdy was born December 5, 1935 in Noelyville, Missouri to
Pine Valley, Oregon Lawrence DelCurto, 80, a longtime Pine Valley resident, died Jan. 19, 2002, at Wildflower Lodge in La Grande after an extended illness. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Halfway. Leonard Hill of Halfway will officiate. All relatives and friends are
Leona R. Monpas, 83, of Baker City, died Feb. 10, 2005, at her home. Her graveside funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Ralph Holcomb will officiate. Visitations will be held today until 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Leona Rica Monpas was born June 18, 1921,
Roy Vernon Jones, 79, of Haines, died Feb. 21, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. At his request there will be no service. Disposition was by cremation. Mr. Jones was born on March 5, 1925, at Doniphan, Mo., to Eddy and Lina Eagan Jones. He was the youngest of 11 children. He started his education
Baker Man Drops Dead Joe Elliot, aged 41, and well known barber of Baker, dropped dead at his home last Saturday morning. He had returned the evening before from a hunting trip. Arising on Saturday morning he built a fire and, after putting on his overcoat preparatory to leaving for his place of business he
La Grande, Oregon Florestine L. Bowman, 79, of La Grande died Sept. 21 at her home. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. Burial at Summerville Cemetery will be private. Mrs. Bowman was born Oct. 24, 1926, to Ray and Ida Rich Taylor in Baker
Baker City, Oregon Marie Inez Relling, 90, a longtime Baker County resident, died March 8, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Mass of Resurrection will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at the St. Elizabeth Health Care Chapel, 3325 Pocahontas Road. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will celebrate. There will be a time of
Steven Anthony Teske, 60, of Walla Walla, Wash., a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 18, 2007. His funeral was last month at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Walla Walla. Steven was born on Sept. 2, 1947, at Baker City to Reuben and Lois Ruth Taylor Teske. He lived for a while in La Grande
Funeral services for Gus S. Levy, 83, 1900 Resort St., will be conducted at Beth Israel Cemetery in Portland. Mr. Levy, one of Eastern Oregon’s most prominent pioneer pharmacists was born to Adolph and Babette Levy March 11, 1880 at Union, and died this morning at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Interested in livestock all his life,
Richland, Oregon George Bryan, 74, a longtime Richland resident, died June 19, 2003, at the Boise Veterans Hospital. His funeral and a celebration of his life will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Pine Baptist Church in Halfway. There will be a military graveside service afterward at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends are
Robert Cass “Bob” Weber, 56, of Baker City, died Sept. 13, 2009, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise after a sudden illness. There will be a memorial service and a celebration of Bob’s life at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Baker City Community Event Center, 2600 East St. Pastor Scott Knox of the Blue Mountain
Aline Pratt Kesterson, 90, of Twin Falls, Idaho, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 24, 2002, at Bridgeview Estates. Visitations will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of
Baker City, Oregon James “Jim” Richard Pellissier, 74, a longtime Baker City resident, died Sept. 25, 2004, at Boise. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Sister Kay Marie Duncan of Pathway Hospice will officiate. Friends
Baker city, Oregon Martin Smolich, 77, a Baker City native, died April 21, 2004, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Baker Elks Lodge, No. 338, 1896 Second St. Members of the Elks Lodge will perform the ceremony. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope
La Grande, Oregon David Joseph Troutman, 72, of Hillsboro and formerly of La Grande, died peacefully April 18 at Tuality Community Hospital. A private celebration of life is planned for May 10. Tualatin Valley Funeral Alternatives at 237 W. Main St. in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. David was born Jan. 10, 1936, to
Baker City, Oregon Clarence “Don” D. Merritt, 81, a longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 4, 2004 at St. Elizabeth Health Services. A memorial service will be held in his honor at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel with Pastor John Goodyear of the Baker Valley Church of Christ
Halfway, Baker County, Oregon Marie Christene Bennett Thomas, 91, of Halfway, died Jan. 9, 2003, at her home. Marie requested that should she die during the winter months, a service be delayed until spring so that all of her family could travel on safe roads. And so in honoring her request, there will be a
Howard Taylor, 76, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at his residence in Baker City. Howard was a long time resident of Haines. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, at Mount Hope Cemetery, Baker City. Pastor Jon Privett of the First Church of the Nazarene will be officiating. Military
Gertrude Levy, 88 died in Portland, Oct. 15 after a long illness. Mrs. Levy was born in Baker Jan. 5 1889 to Mose and Hannah Fuchs. She attended Baker High School and St. Helen’s Hall, Portland. Her late husband, Gus Levy was a pharmacist in Baker and La Grande and raised horses in Baker. Survivors
