Bethel Illean Goodwin Huff, 80, passed away at home in Halfway, Ore., Sept. 29, 2007. Bethel was born on Sept. 13, 1927, in Baker, Ore., to A. Niles ‘Shorty’ Goodwin Sr. and Emma Marie Sanders Goodwin. Bethel married her high school sweetheart Jimmy Huff on Christmas Eve, 1947 in Baker, Ore., and would have celebrated […]
Halfway, Oregon Lyle Lillian Shelton Rasmussen, 90, of Salt Lake City, died Oct. 17, 2004, at her home. Her funeral will be at noon Thursday at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, in Salt Lake City. There will be a viewing from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. just prior to the service. There also will
Horse Stumbles Rider Is Killed Rex Bowerman, of Halfway, was killed when thrown from his horse on the hill trail between Halfway and Richland Sunday sometime after 10 o’clock. Mr. Bowerman after visiting his sister, Mrs. Donald Sullivan in Richland left for home about 10 o’clock. It is believed the rider’s foot caught in the
Bruce M Barton, 73, long time resident of Roseburg, Oregon died Friday, April 25, 2003, at Edgewood Pointe Assisted Living Complex in Beaverton. Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Texas with the spreading of the ashes in the Gulf of Mexico. Bruce was born March 31, 1930, in Baker. He was
Halfway, Oregon Betty Maxine Sharp, 87, of Halfway, died April 26, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Pine Baptist Church in Halfway. Interment will be at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward at the Pine
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
Joan Bloom, 72, of Weiser, Idaho, and formerly of Halfway, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, at a Weiser care center. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Thomason Funeral Chapel, Weiser. Joan was born Feb. 3, 1931, at Hill City, Kansas the daughter of Ray and Dorothy Stearns Smith.
Death Takes Widow of Pioneer Minister (By Halfway Correspondent) Milton, Feb. 4. – Mrs. Ella George, widow of Rev. David George, who died 15 years ago, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.D. Walters, here Monday night. Mrs. George was well known in the valley, having lived here the greater part of her
After an aggressive four-month battle with throat cancer, Carol Andrea Hesus, supportive wife and fun-loving mother, joined her grandmother in heaven on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 3:30 a.m. Andrea was 50 years old. Carol Andrea McKim was born in Baker, Ore., in 1957. Andrea attended schools in Baker and graduated from Pine Eagle High
Steve Waldron, 53, died April 18, 2009, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise There will be a traditional funeral and a celebration of Steve’s life at 2 p.m. Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Halfway. The Rev. Bill Shields, Gordon Bond and Father Rob Irwin will officiate. Vault
Halfway, Oregon Gene F. Ego, 84, of Halfway and a former Baker City resident, died April 25, 2003, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland. At his request, disposition will be by cremation at Gray’s West Pioneer Crematory and there will be no service. Gene was born Oct. 11, 1918, to C.B.
Halfway, Oregon Robert Lloyd “Bob” Swanson, 77, of Halfway, died Jan. 10, 2007, at his home. At his request there will be no formal service. There will be a private scattering of his ashes at his favorite fishing spot. Robert Lloyd Swanson was born June 26, 1929, at Polson, Mont., to Albert and Ruby Sizemore
Duane Irwin “Pete” Peterson, 72, a former Halfway resident, died on Feb. 5, 2005, at Spokane Valley. At his request there will be no viewing. There will be a Celebration of Life service at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home in the Spokane Valley. There will be a family reception/potluck
Halfway, Baker County, Oregon Allen LeRoy Barrett, 70, died March 24, 2006, at his home in Halfway. A celebration of his life has been tentatively set for June 17. The time and place will be announced. Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born on Feb. 13, l936, at Sheridan,
Madeleine Vanderpool, 79, passed away at her home in Baker City, Ore., on May 24, 2007. A Celebration of Madeleine’s Life and Memorial Service will be held on Friday, June 29, 2007, at 11 a.m., at the Elkhorn Community Church 1839 3rd Street Baker City. A reception for friends and family will follow immediately after
There will be a graveside celebration of her life at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. A potluck reception is scheduled afterward at the Pine Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Halfway. Visitations will be Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home in Halfway. Georgettae
Enterprise, Oregon Georgettae Pearl “Georgie” Colpitts, 69, of Baker City, died June 20, 2007, at her home. There will be a graveside celebration of her life at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. A potluck reception is scheduled afterward at the Pine Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Halfway. Visitations will
Jean Mehlhorn, 72, of Hood River, died July 20, 2003, after a short illness. A memorial service for her and her husband, Dale, will be scheduled later. Jean was born on Feb. 3, 1931, to Dorothy and Ray Smith at Mill City, Kan. She was a few minutes older than her identical twin sister, Joan.
Michael Joseph Supnet, 24, of Spokane, Wash., and Yakima, Wash., died Oct. 4, 2004, in a one-vehicle accident at Halfway. A Memorial Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Spokane, Wash. Local arrangements were under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home. Used with permission from: Baker City
Halfway, Baker County, Oregon Mark Everett Moseley, 46, died July 19, 2005, at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. There will be a celebration of Mark’s life in August. Mark was born on April 22, 1959, to Fred and Carol Baird Moseley at the Presbyterian Hospital at Whittier, Calif. At about the age of 5,
