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Brian Wayne Lawyer, 18, of Boardman and North Powder, died Nov. 10, 2000, at his home in Boardman.
His memorial service was Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in North Powder. Inurnment of cremains was at the North Powder Cemetery.
Mr. Lawyer was born Dec. 12, 1981, at La Grande to Rick L. and Connie Schwabrow Lawyer. He grew up in North Powder. He recently had lived in both North Powder and in Boardman where his parents own homes. He was a member of the Laborers Union Local No. 121 at Hermiston.
He loved to play baseball and was on the Babe Ruth All-Stars in Baker City and La Grande. He once made an unassisted triple play in T-ball. He loved all sports, hunting, the outdoors, four-wheeling and snowmobiling.
He also was a mechanic who liked to work on old cars and pickup trucks. He was loved by all who knew him.
Survivors include his parents, Rick and Connie Lawyer of both North Powder and Boardman; grandparents, Melvin W. and Joyce Lawyer of North Powder and Wayne H. and Brenda Schwabrow of Boardman; great-grandmother, Jessie Hopper of Viola, Ark.; aunts and uncles, Janet Jordan, Grant and Vickie Pedro, Bonnie Schwabrow, Susan Schwabrow, Sherry Schwabrow, Brad Schwabrow and Rusty Christiansen; cousins, Chris Jordan, Curtis Pedro, Chelsi Pedro, Jessica Pedro, Andrea Terry, Bubba Terry, Michelle Terry, Kelly Lieb, Danielle Jones, Kayla Vierra, Alexandra Youngstrom, Christopher Christiansen, Daniel Christiansen, Rusty Christiansen Jr., Tyler Schwabrow, Justus Schwabrow, Oceana Schwabrow and Cyan Schwabrow; and many other aunts, uncles, second cousins and other relatives and friends.
Memorial contributions may be made to the formation of a K-9 Drug Task Force Unit in Union and Morrow counties through the Union or Morrow County sheriff's departments.
The Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements.
Julia Fosnot
Julia M. Fosnot, 90, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Nov. 21, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
Her funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert C. Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral officiating. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. Fosnot was born Aug. 30, 1910, at Baker City to Henri and Marie (Standaert) Wallaert. She was raised in Baker City and received her education in the Pocahontas area. She married Waldo Fosnot on Oct. 6, 1928, in Baker County.
The couple were mill workers during the war time, and later they farmed.
Mrs. Fosnot's parents came here in 1909 from Belgium. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral.
Mrs. Fosnot is survived by a daughter, Marion Ray of Baker City; grandchildren, Steven Grende of Oregon City and Sandra Kiplinger of Gresham; great-grandchildren Tina, Troy, Travis, Kip and Kate; and great-great-grandchildren Jonathan, Sarah, Rebekah, Sharon, Melanie and Melissa.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Waldo, who died in 1984.
Contributions in Mrs. Fosnot's memory may be made to St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in care of the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, Ore., 97814.
Glenda Hills
Glenda L. Hills, 55, of Baker City, died Nov. 21, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
At her request there will be no funeral. Coles-Strommer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Hills was born Nov. 13, 1945, at Vallejo, Calif., to Guy F. and Fordyce (Willian) Hills. She moved to Oregon when she was five years old and lived in many communities within the state. She graduated from Heppner High School in 1964, and attended Blue Mountain Community College for one year. After her schooling she made her home in Idaho. While living in Caldwell, Idaho, she met Mike Monroe, whom she has been with for the past 24 years. They moved from Caldwell to Baker City in 1980.
Ms. Hills was a member of the M.C. International Motorcycle Club and the Blue Mountain Bikers, Riders and Rednecks.
She is survived by her companion, Mike Monroe of Baker City; her parents, Guy and Fordyce Hills of Ontario; her son, Phillip G. Hills of Nampa, Idaho, and her daughter, Bunny Brink of Nampa; a grandson, Phillip "Guy" Hills II of Nampa; and two sisters, Stella Ellison of Parma, Idaho, and Alice Sweeney of Ontario.
Marie Reeves
Marie A. Reeves, 84, of Nampa, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 18, 2000, at a Nampa care center.
Her funeral was Monday at the Flahiff Funeral Chapel at Caldwell, Idaho. Interment was at Canyon Hill Cemetery in Caldwell.
Mrs. Reeves was born on Feb. 3, 1916, at Roanoke, Texas, to Henry and Maude Williams Ragsdale. She was reared and educated in the Midwest and graduated from high school in Kansas. On June 10, 1937, she married Clifford Reeves at Independence, Kan.
The couple moved to the Oregon/Idaho area in the early 1940s. Mrs. Reeves worked in an upholstery business and later as a hotel manager and cook in Baker City. In 1962, she moved to Caldwell and worked as a dietician at the Caldwell hospital.
After her retirement, she moved to Nampa where she had lived since.
Mrs. Reeves had a thirst for knowledge throughout her lifetime. She enjoyed learning and shared her enthusiasm with her family. She loved cooking, gardening, birdwatching and geology and she was a self-taught painter.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Clifton and Mary Reeves of Caldwell; two daughters and sons-in-law, Vickie and Dick Humphries of Baker City and Pat and John Iverson of Nampa; two sisters, Estelle, and her husband, Walter Pieshell of Tualatin, and Georgianna Prather of Wichita, Kan.; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Shriners Hospital for Children or that flowers be sent.
Elaine Woods
G. Elaine Woods, 80, of Baker City, a former longtime Richland resident, died Nov. 16, 2000, at Settler's Park.
Her memorial service was last Friday at the Richland Christian Church. Pastor Gordon Bond officiated. Interment of the ashes was later at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland.
Mrs. Woods was born on Jan. 3, 1920, at Boise to John William and Maude Ellenor Boice Joslin. She was raised and educated at Billings, Mont. She met her future husband at a dance in Halfway. She married Orville C. Woods at Walla Walla, Wash., in 1938.
The couple had a ranch at Richland for many years where she was a homemaker.
After they sold the ranch, they lived on his father's ranch. Mrs. Woods lived at Richland until moving to Baker City several years ago.
Mrs. Woods enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, all types of pictures of owls and ceramic owls. She also enjoyed camping, picking huckleberries and mushrooms and visiting friends in Richland.
Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Mary Ann Woods and Dean and Julia Woods and daughter-in-law, Cathy Woods, all of Baker City; grandchildren, Lori and Jim Meeks of Culver, Darin and Stephanie Woods of Boise, Doyle Woods, Heather and Herschel Gould of Pendleton, Alice Elaine and Scott Bunch, Tim Peterson of Portland, and Robert and Brenda Hall of Idaho Falls, Idaho; a special friend, Terri Sargent of Globe, Ariz.; her great-grandchildren, Jacob, Jordan and Lindsay Meeks of Culver, Shelby Ann and Haley Woods of Boise, Christina and Tyler Gould of Pendleton, Cheylynne and Andrew Hall of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Kyle and Toshia Bunch of Albany, Sierra Denton of Albany and Michael Bailor of Maine.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Orville; a brother; a son, John; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Eagle Valley Ambulance through the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, Ore. 97814.
Curtis Coles
Curtis Alan Coles, 47, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 17, 2000, at his home in Wenatchee, Wash.
His memorial service was Saturday at the Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Pastor Beuford Belcher officiated.
Mr. Coles was born on Jan. 15, 1953, to William J. and Norma I. Snow Coles in Boise. He moved with his family to La Grande where he graduated from La Grande High School. He worked as a carpenter and later moved to Wenatchee, Wash. He enjoyed working and spending time with his friends.
Survivors include his brothers, Steven Coles of Elgin, William J. Coles Jr. of The Dalles and Robert Coles of Milwaukee; his companion, Fern Dronen of Wenatchee, Wash.; and other relatives and friends.
His parents preceded him in death.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children through the Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., La Grande, Ore., 97850.
Pegge Weatherman
Pegge Irene Weatherman, 76, of Pendleton, a former Baker City resident, died Nov. 7, 2000, at her home.
At her request, there will be no funeral.
Mrs. Weatherman was born on July 20, 1924, at Baker City to A.J. and Clara E. Bell Kirkland. She was a 1942 graduate of Baker High School. She married Harry E. Weatherman in La Grande on July 5, 1942.
She enjoyed the outdoors, her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Harry E. Weatherman of Pendleton; daughters, Donnie Webber of Hannibal, Mo., Peggy Stichley of Bend and Maralee Davis of Arcata, Calif.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Bishop Funeral Chapel of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
'Tillie' Mullen
Matilda M. 'Tillie' Mullen, 85, of Baker City, died Nov. 16, 2000, at her home at Meadowbrook.
Her funeral was last Saturday at the Columbia Heights Assembly of God Church at Hunter, Wash. Burial was at Greenwood Park Cemetery at Hunter, Wash.
Mrs. Mullen was born May 15, 1915, at Bend to Joseph and Josephine Rutzer. She spent her early life near Rufus and Sam's Valley near Rogue River.
After marrying Charles Wiltse in 1931, she and her family lived in the Kettle Falls and Hunter, Wash., communities for many years. In 1945, she married Henry Mattison and helped him farm in the Fruitland, Wash., area.
Together they left farming and bought the rural store/service station/post office complex at Fruitland in 1970. After her husband died in 1973, she continued to operate the complex until she retired.
She married Geary Mullen in 1977 and moved back to Hunter, Wash. He died in 1990. After a stroke in 1991, and several months of rehabilitation, she moved to Baker City.
Mrs. Mullen foremost was a wife and mother who was truly loved by her children and grandchildren. She also served as a mother figure to many other young people and was highly respected in the communities in which she lived.
At various times in her life, she held jobs as a creamery worker, rural mail carrier, school cook, postmistress and store owner/clerk. She actively supported the communities in which she lived.
Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Myrna Wiltse of Baker City and Robert and Nancy Wiltse of Pullman, Wash.; stepchildren, Sanford Logan of Pacifica, Calif., and Tracy Sharp of Abilene, Texas; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Goldie Rutzer of Long Beach, Wash., and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Jeannie Carpenter; a granddaughter, Connie Carpenter; a grandson, Donnie Wiltse; a sister, Josephine Johnson; and a brother, Otto Rutzer.
Jeffrey Rammer
Jeffrey Scott Rammer, 34, of Baker City, died Nov. 21, 2000, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise.
His co-workers showed their respect for Mr. Rammer by accompanying his parents from the funeral home to the airport after a brief gathering and viewing at Relyea Funeral Home in Boise today. He will be buried Saturday in a family plot in Wisconsin. There was a service at St. Alphonsus Hospital in
Boise at the request of the staff who had come to know and love him during his stay there since Aug. 28. There will be a Baker City memorial service for him next week.
Mr. Rammer was born at Sheboygan, Wis. He played tennis at South High School in his hometown and graduated with the Class of 1984. After graduation, he followed his sister, Vicki, who died earlier, to Portland. It was there that he attended school to become a corrections officer.
In 1988, he was hired by the Oregon Department of Corrections. He worked for the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem where he later moved. In 1996, he and his family moved to Baker City where he transferred with the state to work at the Powder River Correctional Facility as a transport officer.
His life was enriched by his love for the outdoors. Many days were spent fly fishing and enjoying the rivers and streams. A national "Fly Fishing Magazine" published an article about tying flies written by Mr. Rammer. The article is included in the newest edition, released this week.
Friends could always count on a rousing commentary about the virtues of Wisconsin sausage, which he always shared from his packages from home, and his unfaltering support and enthusiasm for the Packers.
A warm smile was always visible from this tender-hearted soul, his family members said. People closest to Mr. Rammer say he was a very private person, never wanting to burden those around him or to ask for help even when he needed it. But he would always give of himself to those he cared for.
Most important to him were his small sons. You could always expect to see them accompanying their father around town and to the gym where he enjoyed working out. His last written thoughts of love were for his sons.
Survivors include his parents and guardians, Fritz and Nancy Rammer and maternal grandmother, Mollie Zeinemann, and brothers, Mark, Scott and Tim, their wives and families, all from Wisconsin; and his sons, Jacob and Jared Rammer of Baker City.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Baker County Public Library to enhance the fishing and wildlife sections for all ages. Pam Short of Baker City has been appointed by the family to assist in developing the memorial.
Clarice Knudsen
Clarice B. Knudsen, 95, a longtime Baker City resident, died Nov. 12, 2000, at Settler's Park.
At her request, there will be no funeral. A family celebration of her life is planned.
Mrs. Knudsen was born Oct. 12, 1905, at Boulder, Colo., to Mitchell and Maude Coffman. She was raised and received her education in Scott City, Kan., and also attended business school at Boise. She married Robert Earl Stiff on June 14, 1925, in Boise, and they came to Baker City in 1944. They divorced in 1947.
In May 1953 she married Leonard Knudsen in Baker City. They lived in John Day and Roseburg before returning to Baker City in September 1973. Mr. Knudsen passed away Sept. 12, 1994.
Mrs. Knudsen worked as a desk clerk and banquet hostess at the Baker Hotel, as desk clerk at the Geiser Grand and Antlers hotels, and was the original owner and operator of the Inland Cafe. She was a longtime member of a Monday afternoon pinochle club, and was the last survivor of the original group.
Mrs. Knudsen is survived by her daughters, LaVaughn Gould and her companion, Harold Harrop of Cave Junction, Drucilla Carpenter and her husband, Wayne, of Baker City, and JoAnne Hardy and her husband, George, of Unity; her sons, Duane Stiff and his wife, Carol, of San Clemente, Calif., and Carl Stiff and his wife, Barbara, of Baker City; a stepdaughter, Lenore Duden of Portland; a step son-in-law, Bill Wagner of Burns; a brother, Clifford Coffman of Weiser, Idaho; 26 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Mrs. Knudsen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard Knudsen; a stepdaughter, Dorothy Wagner; a grandson, Erik Larsen; two brothers, Everett and Ted; and three sisters, Blanche, Hazel and Juanita.
Contributions in Mrs. Knudsen's memory may be made to the charity of one's choice in care of Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, Ore., 97814.
