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Mary Annis Ireland, 78, of Baker City, died Nov. 11, 2000, at Good Samaritan Hospital at Portland.
Interment was in Redmond. At Mrs. Ireland's request, there was no service.
She was born Dec. 1, 1921, at Grandview to Oscar Floyd and Lova May Coburn Dobkins. She was raised in Central Oregon.
In 1957, she moved to California and lived there until moving to Baker City in 1984.
She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jess Ireland; a brother, Perle Dobkins; a daughter, Dixie Lee Schuldt; and son-in-law, James Ray Schuldt.
Survivors include a sister, June Telfer of Prineville; son-in-law, James R. Griffin of Baker City; daughter and son-in-law, Von and Sid Luebberke of Baker City; a son, Richard Ireland of Prineville; daughter-in-law, Donna Ireland of LaPine; daughter, Irene Schumacher of Santa Rosa, Calif.; a son, Jessie Ireland of Santa Rosa, Calif.; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson and many nieces and nephews.
Emily Jo Martin
Emily Jo Martin, 87, of Milwaukie, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 5, 2002, at the Willamette Falls Hospital at Oregon City.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Gladstone Christian Church.
Emily Jo Gholston was born on March 17, 1914, at Stonewall County, Texas. She worked as a registered nurse at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Baker City for 35 years. She retired in 1983. She moved to the Gladstone and Milwaukie areas from Baker City in 1996.
Mrs. Martin was a member of the Gladstone Christian Church and the Baker City Christian Church. She was on of the first presidents of the Baker City Nurses Association and a 50-year member of the Baker City Garden Club.
Survivors include her sons, Valton and Landon Martin; a daughter, Chleo Pearson; and sisters, Carol Ulery and Noma Himmel.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. The Family Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Elmer Schuff
Elmer Michael Schuff, 88, of Baker City, died Feb. 3, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Brother Edward Smink of St. Elizabeth Health Services will officiate.
Visitations will be until 8 o’clock tonight at Gray’s West & Co.
Mr. Schuff was born on Oct. 26, 1913, at Lentz to Albert and Nelda Schuff. He graduated from Benson High School and worked as an electrician, becoming co-owner of a local electric motor repair shop.
He married Lillian Boyens in 1946. They raised two children: Allan and Lois.
After hunting and fishing over many areas of Oregon, the couple fell in love with the Baker area. They decided to retire to Baker City in 1973. They settled in the Stices Gulch area where they enjoyed the wildlife and hunting and fishing opportunities in the area.
Survivors include his two children, Allan Schuff, and his wife, Nancy, of Milwaukie and Lois Emerson and her husband, Don, of Baker City; two brothers, Edward and William Schuff, both of Portland; and three grandchildren, April Schuff of Portland, Jena Emerson of Laramie, Wyo., and Ty Emerson of Baker City.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Presley Wayne Scholarship Fund through Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Ruth Lewis
Ruth Everest Lewis, 90, of Roseburg, a former Baker City resident, died Feb. 2, 2002, at a private home in Roseburg.
Her private family graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morris Hills Cemetery at Boise under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.
Ruth Everest Lewis was born in 1911 at White Bird, Idaho. She was the first of the five children born to Ethel Bourland Everest and George A. Everest. The family soon moved to Grangeville, Idaho.
Ruth was educated in the Grangeville, Idaho, and Brownsville, N.Y., schools and then entered Blair Business College at Spokane, Wash. Her career as a legal secretary included work in county offices of Idaho County at Grangeville, state offices in Boise and federal offices in Washington, D.C., and in offices of corporations in Portland.
After her marriage on Sept. 29, 1945, to William F. “Bill” Lewis, an art education instructor in the Baker schools, Ruth worked for the school superintendent and also for an appraisal engineer.
Ruth and Bill loved to explore the West. During Bill’s summer vacations they took their young sons on car trips all over the Northwest, California, Montana, Canada and traveled by train to Texas. Throughout the years, Ruth was a constant champion of her younger brothers and sisters. She helped them through college and gave them encouragement and support in their lives.
On her husband’s retirement, they moved to Boise where Ruth Lewis became a scholar in genealogical research. She established her membership in the Society of the Mayflower Descendants (serving as governor of the Idaho Society from 1982 through 1984), the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames.
As a member of boards of these various organizations, Ruth developed an extensive genealogy and family history of both the Everest and the Bourland families, much treasured by her relatives.
When Ruth’s husband, William F. Lewis, died in 1991, she moved to Roseburg to be near her son, Wendell E. Lewis.
Survivors include two sons, Wendell and his wife, Patty, of Oakland, and William Loren Lewis of San Francisco; two grandsons, Chris Lewis and his wife, Kim, and Steven Lewis and his wife, Mandy; a granddaughter, Lacie; two great-granddaughters, Ashley and Nicole; a great-grandson, Brody; a sister, Helen E. Douglas of San Rafael, Calif., and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a sister and two brothers.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Research.
Roseburg Funeral Alternatives is assisting the family with arrangements.
"Gene' McKay
Eugene John 'Gene' McKay, 80, of Hermiston, a former Baker County resident, died Nov. 16, 2000, at his home.
His graveside funeral was today at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Mr. McKay had lived at Hermiston since 1947. He grew up in Sumpter and graduated from high school in Baker City. He married Bonnie Stuart at Boise on Nov. 15, 1941.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a staff sergeant
or three years in the European Theater. After the war, he moved to Hermiston and worked for McReynolds Garage as a mechanic and later at the Umatilla Army Depot.
In the late 1950s, he went to work for the U.S. Post Office in Hermiston as a mail carrier. He retired in 1979. He enjoyed traveling, woodworking and
fishing.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Bonnie McKay of Hermiston, and a son, John McKay of Hermiston.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jon and Libbie McKay, and a sister, Berniece Harding in 1994.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. The Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements.
Rachel Bergman
Rachel D. Bergman, 8, of Glendale, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 15, 2000, from injuries sustained in a car accident near Canyonville.
Her funeral was Wednesday at the Mountain View Memorial Chapel at Myrtle Creek. Pastor Dan Jocoy officiated. Burial was at the Canyonville Masonic Cemetery.
Rachel was born on Dec. 28, 1991, at Roseburg to Tammy Bergman. She was a third-grader at Glendale Elementary School. She was a happy, pleasant-natured little girl. She loved playing dress up with her Barbie dolls and also loved to fashion clothes for them from paper.
She was very creative and enjoyed making crafts of all sorts. She was warm and loving and always greeted family and friends with both a smile and hug.
She loved animals, particularly her little dog, Chico. She will be dearly missed.
Survivors include her mother, Tammy Bergman Simpson; two sisters, Brandy Simpson and Kimberly Morris, at home; her grandparents, Roy and Sue Bergman of Riddle; a great-grandfather, Harry Bergman of Lacygne, Kan.; an aunt, Janet Bergman of Azalea; and her cousins, other relatives and many friends.
Ruth Hurt
Ruth Marie Hurt, 81, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 27, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
Her funeral was at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. Hurt was born May 24, 1919, at Featherston, Okla., to George and Elizabeth Quinton Adams. Her family moved to Bakersfield, Calif., when she was 9 and she lived there throughout her school years. She married Homer Hurt on Dec. 29, 1936, at Visalia, Calif.
She was a homemaker and mother most of her life. She also worked as a bookkeeper for an apartment complex at Oxnard, Calif. She moved around the country with her husband, who was in construction, before they settled in Richland in the 1970s. The Hurts moved to Baker City 10 years ago.
She loved church, fishing, growing flowers, arts and crafts and her little dogs. She also enjoyed reading books of the Bible.
Survivors include her husband, Homer of Baker City; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Orie Hurt of Sparks, Nev.; a grandson, Steven Hurt of Sandy, who was raised by his grandmother; seven other grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren; and a son-in-law, Charles Stover.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Marilyn Joy Stover.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society through Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, Ore. 97814.
Evelyn Haley
Evelyn May Haley, 61, of Sumpter, died Nov. 26, 2000, at her home.
Her memorial service was Thursday at 10 a.m. at McEwen Bible Fellowship Church, with Pastor William Cox officiating.
Cremation was at Gray's West Pioneer Crematory.
Mrs. Haley was born Dec. 6, 1938, at Yuba City, Calif. Evie, as she was known by all, graduated from Modesto High School in Modesto, Calif. She attended Modesto Junior College and later obtained her degree in nursing at the University of Nevada. She also took specialized classes at Truckee Meadows Community College.
She began her nursing career as a Licensed Vocational Nurse. She then was an entrepreneur, owning several businesses. She returned to nursing as a Registered Nurse with the Washoe Medical System in Reno, Nev., ultimately becoming the system's supervisor of critical care.
She and her husband, Jerry, moved to Sumpter Valley in 1997. She took a position as a Registered Nurse at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City. By nature a very competent and caring person, she was extremely well-liked by her patients as well as by her fellow workers and supervisors.
Mrs. Haley's hobbies included fishing and other outdoor activities, antiques, flea markets and "whirligigs, " which she made in her shop. She was a volunteer with the Emergency Medical Services unit of the Powder River Rural Fire Department.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry, of Sumpter Valley; daughters, Kathy Warren of Sacramento, Calif., and Barbara Gross of Delhi, Calif.; sons, Greg Gross of Sacramento and Ken Gross of Turlock, Calif.; a sister, Florence House of Grass Valley, Calif.; brothers, Bob Wheaton of Antioch, Calif., and Mike Wheaton of Fresno, Calif.; and 11 grandchildren.
Contributions in Mrs. Haley's memory may be made to the American Heart Association in care of Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, Ore., 97814.
Jeffrey Rammer
Jeffrey Scott Rammer, 34, of Baker City, died Nov. 19, 2000.
A Celebration of Life service was held at the First Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St.
Mr. Rammer was born on June 4, 1966, at Sheboygan, Wis. He moved to Portland to pursue a career in corrections. He was a corrections officer with the state Department of Corrections for 13 years.
He met his wife, Julie, in Salem. They were married on Sept. 15, 1991.
In 1997, they had their first son, Jacob. Later that year, Mr. Rammer and his family moved to Baker City where he was employed at the Powder River Correctional Facility as a transport officer. Their second son, Jared, was born in 1998.
Mr. Rammer played an active role in raising the couple's two sons. He always found time to take them for walks, to play basketball or T-ball or to take them hiking, fishing or just reading them their favorite books.
He loved to fly fish; catch and release was his motto. He loved to tie flies.
He loved to read about different areas in the mountains he wanted to explore and the rivers he wanted to fish. He enjoyed working out at the gym and having barbecues with good friends and family.
He loved to cook and enjoyed putting on a feast for everyone. He was an avid football fan. His favorite team was the Green Bay Packers. He loved listening to music, especially old-time rock and roll.
Survivors include his wife, Julie, and his sons, Jacob and Jared, all of Baker City.
John Smith
John D. Smith, 96, of Baker City died Nov. 21, 2000, at his home at Baker City.
A family memorial service will be scheduled later. Disposition was by
cremation at Gray's West Pioneer Crematory.
Mr. Smith was born on May 2, 1904, at Elkhart, Ind., to Joseph and Florance Denny Smith. His family homesteaded at Molt, Mt., in 1908. He made Billings, Mt., his home in his youth. He played basketball for his high school team there.
He enjoyed many firsts in the early part of the century, from automobiles to airplanes, golf and tennis. He loved to travel and was one of the first to use the Columbia River Gorge Highway in Oregon.
He was a banker for the Security Trust and Savings Bank at Billings before going to work for International Harvester in credit collections. He was a salesman for the company in his later life and enjoyed it very much.
Places he called his home included Park City and Billings, Mt., and Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Boise and Caldwell, Idaho. He lived at Caldwell for 14 years. He also had lived at Vancouver and Battleground, Wash., Salt Lake City and at Portland, Lincoln City and Baker City.
His interests were in people of the simple life, travel in rural areas, gardening and seeing places of interest. He was particularly fond of Sumpter and Northeastern Oregon. He also enjoyed traveling in his old territory throughout Wyoming and Montana.
He was a Mason and a member of the United Commercial Travelers for more than 50 years. He remains a true man of the "old West" in the hearts of family and friends.
Survivors include three daughters, Jeanine Johnston, and her husband, Tom, of Walla Walla, Wash., Aeletle Loughrey of Boise and Muriel Jones of Tracy, Calif.; four grandsons, Brent and Cam Johnston of Seattle, Wash., Paul Jones of Livermore, Calif., and Mike Loughrey of Caldwell, Idaho; three granddaughters, Kathy Loughrey of Gaithersburg, Md., and Betty Jones and Shirley Schorer, both of Monterey, Calif.; two great-grandsons; two great-granddaughters; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters; a brother; and his wife, Emelou.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice through Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, Ore. 97814.
Ethel Jones
Ethel Ardine Jones, 88, of Rawlins, Wyo., a former Baker City and La Grande resident, died Dec. 2, 2000, at Rawlins, Wyo., of natural causes.
Her funeral was Thursday at the Baker City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane.
Mrs. Jones was born on July 24, 1912, to Robert and Ada Violet Hathaway Newby. She married Charles Ted Gorrell at Buhl, Idaho. Later she married Irvin Nelson Jones on Oct. 10, 1954. He died on Nov. 10, 1995.
Mrs. Jones worked in restaurants in Baker City and Nyssa. In 1994, she moved from Baker City to La Grande. She was very involved with her family and loved fishing and crafts. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She attended church regularly until her health prevented her from doing so.
Survivors include her children, Nadine Sorenson of Vancouver, Wash., Keith Gorrell of La Grande, Leroy Gorrell of La Grande, Darwin Gorrell of La Grande, Ronnie Gorrell of Rawlins, Wyo., and Marilyn Blanchard of Cedar City, Utah; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
She also was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Gorrell; and a daughter, Dorleen Gorrell.
Rosetha Ford
Rosetha O. Ford, 69, died Nov. 26, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
Her funeral was at the St. Elizabeth Chapel. Pastor Roger Scovil of the Baker City Christian church officiated. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery. There was a reception after the service at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
Mrs. Ford was born on June 25, 1931, in the Yakima Valley to Larcie and Margaret Shelton Patterson. She spent most of her childhood on the Yakama Indian Reservation.
She married Elbert "Red" Ford on her birthday in 1953 at Reno, Nev. They moved to Redding, Calif. They built a house in the area and lived there for several years before moving back to Washington to be near Mr. Ford's aging parents.
The family moved to Pendleton in 1963 where Mr. Ford worked at Harris Pine Mills. Later they both worked for several years as truck drivers, a job Mrs. Ford truly loved.
After leaving her trucking job, she worked as an apartment and motel manager until poor health forced her to retire.
Her hobbies were reading, playing chess, sewing and gardening. She made quilts, rugs, clothing (including a couple of suits), stuffed animals and upholstered furniture.
Mrs. Ford liked to spend time in the outdoors with her family. She took her sons fishing and berry picking and she taught them to drive. Her enthusiasm for blackberry picking was such that she occasionally needed to be rescued.
She was fond of holidays and would spend days cooking in preparation for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Survivors include her sons, Michael and Mark; a daughter-in-law, Carol; and a brother, Virgil Patterson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association through Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, Ore., 97814.
