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Jose D. “Joe” Zamora 72, of Baker City died Sept. 23, 2001, at the Veterans Nursing Home in Boise.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Monte Loyd of Baker Valley Christian Assembly will officiate. Vault interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery with military rites accorded by Baker City Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3048. Visitations will be until 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home.
Mr. Zamora was born Dec. 24, 1928, at Morrell, Neb., a son of Horacio and Fidela Moya Zamora. He was first married to Nora Griego in 1950. They had five children, four daughters and a son.
He was drafted in 1951 into the U.S. Marine Corps where he served two years active duty in Korea and four years in the reserves. He was widowed in March of 1987.
Mr. Zamora had worked for the City of Los Angeles as a street maintenance worker for many years and then retired. In August 1987, he married Susan Jaramillo, who also was widowed. They were married for 14 years.
After their marriage in California, they moved to Utah for five years and then to Baker City in 1993.
Mr. Zamora’s first enjoyment was gardening. He also enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Zamora of Baker City; daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnn and Alex Quiles, Barbara and Ernest Cruz and Shirley and Ernie Romero, all of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Jeannette and Raymond Swinger of Talent; son, Michael Zamora of Valley Village, Calif.; stepchildren, Senida and Roger Fimbres of Hesperia, Calif., Joe and Karen Jaramillo, Victor and Sue Jaramillo and Fred Jaramillo, all of Grants Pass, and Carmen and Bob Erskine of Baker City; 27 grandchildren, 25 great- grandchildren and two great-great- grandchildren; four sisters; three brothers; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, two brothers and a sister.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Cancer Society through the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814.
Lillian Hadden
Lillian L. Hadden, 95, of La Grande, a former North Powder resident, died Sept. 22, 2001, at an adult care center.
Her graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Island City Cemetery. Pastor Sally Wiens will officiate. Visitations will be Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St.
Mrs. Hadden was born on Dec. 25, 1905, at North Powder to Andrew and Breta Christina Person Dahlstrom. She was a North Powder High School graduate.
She married Jay Hadden at North Powder on May 5, 1927. During World War II, she worked as a calligrapher for Union Pacific Railroad. She also worked for Ann Johnson’s, Genevieve’s, J.P. Stephens and Dr. Gregory for many years. She worked part time at the corner store at Fourth and C in La Grande.
Mrs. Hadden was a lifetime member of the Eagles Auxiliary and a member of the Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary and the Order of Eastern Star. She enjoyed handicrafts and worked in the Arts and Crafts Division of the Union County Fair for many years.
She played the piano for dances during World War II and for the Senior Center for many years. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She and her husband spent much time driving the roads of Eastern Oregon. The community and her friends will remember her wearing her white gloves while driving her red Volkswagen around town.
Survivors include her children, Mildred Chenault of Union and Boyd and Kay Hadden of La Grande; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; and other friends and relatives.
She was preceded in death by a son, Dick Hadden; a great-grandson; brothers, Axel, John and Paul Dahlstrom; and sisters, Marie Johnson and Ruby Dahlstrom.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary or the Senior Center through the Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., La Grande, OR 97850.
Thelma Schuessler
Thelma Maureen Schuessler, 91, of Baker City, died Sept. 20, 2001, of lung cancer at Ash Court Adult Foster Home.
Her graveside funeral was Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Gene Saunders of the Blue Mountain Foursquare Church officiated.
Mrs. Schuessler was born on July 25, 1910, at Stephenville, Texas. As a young girl she lived at Morgan Mill, Texas. She graduated from high school at Stephenville, Texas.
While in her 20s, she moved with her family to Orenco where she met and married Charles William Bower in 1936. They had two daughters, Collette and Charlene.
The couple returned to Morgan Mill in 1968. Mr. Bower died in 1978.
In 1986, at the age of 76, she met and married Norman Schuessler. He died in 1991 and she returned to Oregon. She moved to Baker City to be near her daughter and son-in-law, Charlene and Rick Whitmore.
Throughout her life, she loved her family and especially family picnics and dinners. At these times she was well-known and greatly appreciated for her fried chicken. “It was the best fried chicken ever and huge meals, ” according to her family.
In 1967, tragedy struck the family with the death of her oldest daughter, Collette. It was especially at this time that she found comfort in what became known as her favorite Scripture, the 23rd Psalm.
Mrs. Schuessler worked off and on for Montgomery Ward. She was a skilled seamstress and used her ability to make clothes for her daughters and her granddaughters.
She enjoyed hunting rattlesnakes and saving their “buttons” (the end of the snake’s tail). She also took pleasure in visiting with her sisters, crocheting and making jelly, jams and preserves for her neighbors.
She and her husband, Charles, also toured in their camp trailer. In later years, she volunteered to work at the nursing home to help the “old folks” (as she was fond of saying), many of whom were younger than she was.
She was known for her compassion, her love of children, her strength and, at times, her orneriness.
By her pastor she was known for her dignity and her golden smile. She also enjoyed dispensing pearls of wisdom. She memorized little phrases to lighten a burden, to get a person thinking or to bring a smile.
Her commitment at church was vast and interdenominational. She spent more than 30 years at the Presbyterian Church, about 12 years in the Baptist Church, four years in the Lutheran Church, and another four years in the Christian Church where she was baptized in 1997. Finally, the last three years while her health allowed, she attended the Blue Mountain Foursquare Church.
Survivors include her sister, Tura May Lewis of Modesto, Calif.; her daughter and son-in-law, Charlene and Rick Whitmore of Baker City; two grandchildren, Sharmine and her husband, Tom Phelps, of Dublin, Texas, and Shanin and her husband, Frank Zednik, of Gresham; three great-grandchildren, Jeremy, Michael and Robyn Phelps; a niece, Ethel Goiburn; and nephews, Jess Davis Jr., and Jimmy and Jerry Gibbs.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Blue Mountain Foursquare Church through Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
‘Tom’ Shira
Thomas T. “Tom” Shira, 66, a longtime Unity resident, died Sept. 13, 2001, at his home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will celebrate.
Vault interment will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ritualistic rites will be accorded by the Baker Elks Lodge, No. 338. Military honors will be presented by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3048. Family and friends are invited to a time of fellowship and sharing in the Parish Hall after Monday’s Mass.
Mr. Shira was born on Jan. 21, 1935, at Harper. He was the youngest son of Olen Ray and Belle M. Webster Shira. He was raised and educated at Harper.
In February 1954, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He proudly served his country as a yeoman 2nd class, with some time spent in the Korean War. After his discharge from active duty, he remained another four years in the reserves. He was honorably discharged on Feb. 17, 1962.
On May 12, 1956, he married June Marie Clark at Philadelphia. They returned to Harper and later moved to Unity.
Along with working his ranch and training horses, he was a highway maintenance worker for the Oregon Department of Transportation until his retirement in May 1997.
Mr. Shira loved working with his quarter horses. He rode his first horse at the age of six months. He excelled in riding, breaking and training horses.
He derived great pleasure from seeing an untrained horse becoming a well-mannered one. The only problem was that he often didn’t sell the horse because he’d fall in love with it and have to keep it.
He was an excellent husband, father and grandfather. He loved his family and friends very much. He loved to laugh. His children never feared getting lost because they could always find their dad with his laugh.
His other enjoyments included dancing, roping the kids, whistling, and visiting with friends. He also enjoyed watching a good heavy-weight boxing match.
He was a member of the John Day Elks Lodge and St. Joseph Catholic Church at Unity.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, June Shira of Unity; son and daughter-in-law, Kirk and Lisa Shira of Baker City; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Dean Hatley of Island City, Karlyn and Jim Schindel of Boise, and Kerri and Matt McCowan of Cove; grandchildren, Chase and Mogan Shira, Austin Hatley, Connor and Brennar Schindel and Kegan and Cameron McCowan; brother and sister-in-law, Sargent and Betty Shira of Marysville, Calif.; sisters, Margaret Newman of Yuba City, Calif., and Wanda Rae Jones of Ontario; sisters and brothers-in-law, Phyllis and Buck Mulvany of Little Valley, and Tressa and Ray Falck of Harper; sister-in-law, Donna Shira of Adrian; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Clayton Shira.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Cancer Society through Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Brett Whitley
Brett Allen Whitley, 24, of Medical Springs, died Sept. 2, 2001, at his home.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Vault interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Whitley was born in January of 1977 at Merced, Calif. He was a 1995 Baker High School graduate.
He enjoyed the outdoors and graduated from Treasure Valley Community College at Ontario with a degree in forestry. He enjoyed hunting, camping, snowboarding and four-wheeling.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Chuck Drummond and Davis Whitley.
Survivors include his parents, Phil and Judy Whitley; his brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and April Whitley; grandmothers, Dorothy Drummond and Nola Whitley; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Eastern Oregon Chapter of the American Red Cross through Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Vina Graves
Vina Lynn Cronk Graves, 98, of Vancouver, Wash., and a former Baker City resident, died July 21, 2001, at Vancouver.
Her memorial service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 2130 Fourth St. in Baker City. Disposition was by cremation. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. Graves was born July 25, 1902, at Ord, Neb. Her family settled at Emmett, Idaho, in 1906, and she grew up there. She was a school teacher at Lookingglass for two years and a homemaker, teacher and school volunteer for 40 years in Idaho.
She was married to Kent W. Graves in 1926, and was the mother of two daughters. She lived in Baker City for a number of years. She had lived with her daughter, Loreta Wood, at Vancouver since 1984.
Mrs. Graves is survived by her daughter, Loreta Wood, of Vancouver; her granddaughters, Wendy Ricks and Kelley Heizer; five great-grandsons; a brother, E. Merrill Cronk of Bremerton, Wash., one of her 13 brothers and sisters; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband and her daughter, Coleen Phillips.
Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church in care of Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Pearl Smith
Pearl E. Smith, 72, a longtime Baker City resident, died Sept. 12, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
At her request, there will be no service. Disposition was by cremation.
Mrs. Smith was born at Blackfoot, Idaho, on June 3, 1929. She was a daughter of Rasmus and Lona Jones Knudsen. She loved to dance and decorate the homes of others with her knitting and crochet projects. She embraced the love to travel with her husband, Ken, visiting places in the Northwest, Canada and snowbirding in Arizona last year in their RV. Camping was her favorite pastime, especially in the company of family and friends. She will be missed by many.
Survivors include her husband, Ken Smith; her daughter, Kasuna “Leslie” Duffey; her son, Donald Duffey; her sisters, Barbara Archibald and Julia Oldenkamp; many nieces, nephews and countless cousins; and those whose lives she touched with her generosity, compassion and abundant love.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Rasmussen; her parents, Rasmus and Lona Knudsen; and her sister Rose Holmes.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society through the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Paul Moore
Paul Moore, 73, a longtime Baker City resident, died Sept. 11, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
A memorial service and family gathering will take place later. Disposition was by cremation at Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory. His remains will be placed in Willamette National Cemetery with his wife, Claire.
Mr. Moore worked construction all of his adult life, until he retired as a heavy duty mechanic. He loved to hunt and fish, and was always willing to help other people. He will be missed by his family and friends.
Mr. Moore is survived by his son, Dee Lane Moore and his wife, Beverly, of Oakridge; a grandson, Keith Moore, and granddaughter, Tracy Ankeman; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Aren S. Moore and his wife, Patty, of John Day; sisters, Monirah Moore of Portland and Carole Ashby and her husband, Wilbur, of John Day; a half brother, Tom Moore of Union; and four stepchildren, Nikki Wiskoff, Cindy Hammond, Tony English and Ginger Noland.
Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his wife and the mother of his children, Claire Moore; a son, Roland Moore; his second wife, Doris English; and his parents.
Contributions in Mr. Moore’s memory may be made to the charity of one’s choice in care of Gray’s West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, Ore., 97814.
Barbara Youngman
Barbara J. Youngman, 80, a longtime Pendleton resident, died Sept. 6, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Care Center in Baker City surrounded by her family.
There was a private memorial service for her immediate family Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in Baker City. Pastor Dennis Hickman officiated. Disposition was by cremation at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Crematory. Interment will be with her family in Vancouver, Wash.
Mrs. Youngman was born on Jan. 15, 1921, to Henry and Jennie Woodbeck. She was raised at Vancouver, Wash. She married Walter J. Youngman on March 16, 1940. She made her home in Pendleton for 59 years. Mr. Youngman died in 1969 after 29 years of marriage.
Mrs. Youngman spent 35 years working for Pendleton Public School District. She began her career as a secretary at Washington Grade School during the time her children attended there. In 1970, she became the secretary to Assistant Superintendent Rudy Rada. She worked in that position until her retirement in 1983.
She embraced retirement and filled her days with a passion for gardening, for which she received a prestigious award from the Garden Club. Cooking and volunteering her time in the community were also among her retirement interests.
Her dedication and enthusiasm was evident from the time she spent as a greeter at St. Anthony’s Hospital, volunteering for the Red Cross and at the Umatilla County Historical Society.
Her longtime commitment to the historical society provided her with an opportunity to share her love of history with others. She also enjoyed being a member of Peace Lutheran Church; PEO, Chapter GM; and the Delphians. In 1999, she relocated to Baker City to be closer to her family.
Mrs. Youngman is survived by her son, William Youngman of Lake Oswego; her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Vaughn Folkman of Baker City; a grandson and his wife, Chris and Carrie Folkman of Baker City; a granddaughter and her husband, Amy and Dustin Switzer of Tigard; and two great-grandsons, Austin and Taylor Folkman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter; her parents, Henry and Jennie Woodbeck; and a grandmother, Lida Woodbeck.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Umatilla County Historical Society, P.O. Box 253, Pendleton, Ore. 97810.
