System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Billy Joe Carr Sr.
Billy Joe Carr Sr., 60, died Oct. 3, 2005, after a long illness with his wife, Diana, and his brother, Floyd, by his side.
At his request, there will be no service. Coles Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He was a beloved brother to Floyd Carr and father to Billy Joe Jr., Shayne, Bob, and Terresa. He had 10 beautiful grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was a strong and loving man. He survived through more than most would and accepted what life had offered him.
He will be remembered by friends and family as a great man. He will be missed by all the people whose lives he touched.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Laura; and his parents Clyde and Neva Carr.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
‘Bob' Masterson
Robert James "Bob" Masterson, 63, of Halfway, died Oct. 3, 2005, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise after a short and courageous battle with cancer.
His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Pastor Shawn Thatcher of Pine Valley Baptist Church will officiate. Military rites will be accorded by the Halfway Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7428. There will be a gathering for family and friends after the service at the Halfway V.F.W. Hall.
Bob was born on Aug. 5, 1942, at Halfway to Clyde and Velma Tyler Masterson. He attended schools in Union and Halfway and graduated from high school in 1960.
He entered the U.S. Navy on Sept. 19, 1962, and married Kristine Kipp in December of 1962. He served two tours in Vietnam and was honorably discharged on January 19, 1966.
He returned to his home in Halfway where he went to work for Idaho Power Co. as maintenance mechanic. Bob retired after 36 years of service to Idaho Power.
He loved his family and his dogs. He enjoyed working with his cows, hunting and working in his shop. He was a loyal man and integrity in himself and others meant everything to him. He enjoyed laughing and joking with his family and friends. He enjoyed visiting and telling stories and never met a stranger.
He was a life member of the V.F.W. Post in Halfway and actively served in the club. He served on the board of the Pine-Eagle Health Planning Committee and served for a year as chairman.
He served as secretary of Clear Creek Reservoir for many years and was a member of the Halfway Reunion Committee.
Survivors include his wife, Kristine; daughter and son-in-law, Robyn and Mike Immoos; daughter, Terese Masterson; mother, Velma Masterson; sister, Bev DuBosch; brothers, Fred, Tom and Mike Masterson; uncle and aunt, Bud and Dorothy Tyler; aunt, Christine Tyler; and many cousins, nieces, nephews and lifelong friends.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lymphoma and Leukemia Foundation, Halfway Ambulance or the Pine-Eagle Clinic through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
‘Bob' Ciesiel
Robert F. "Bob" Ciesiel, 77, a longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 1, 2005, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.
Bob's vigil/wake will begin at 5:30 tonight at his residence at 42797 Nye Road. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Bob was born on Aug. 7, 1928, at Brooklyn, N.Y., to Leo and Viola Lechmanski Ciesielski. He was raised at Brooklyn and Floral Park, N.Y., graduating from Sewanhaka High School.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Oct. 1, 1946. He was honorably discharged on Feb. 25, 1948. Later, he became a commissioned officer in the Air Force ROTC.
He went on to college, graduating from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque with a bachelor's degree in geology.
He married Marihelen Williamson on Feb. 24, 1952, at Bernililio, N.M. He started his working career as a doodlebugger in a seismographic company and then joined the Exploration and Mining Division of the Atomic Energy Commission at Grand Junction, Colo.
He transferred to the Bureau of Land Management as a mining engineer at Portland, and finally transferred to the BLM, Baker District, in Baker City. Throughout his career, he worked in all of the 11 Western states.
Bob was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church and a member of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. He volunteered at the St. Francis Food Bank, Oregon Trail Regional Museum and the Baker City Food Co-op.
He played "Santa" at the Interpretive Center during the holidays. He enjoyed building things, especially his home, and growing irises, roses, and tomatoes, which many friends benefited from.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Marihelen, of Baker City; a brother, Eugene Ciesiel; his children, Tina Kitchin, Michael Ciesielski, Pamela Hosseini, Amy Ross, Obie Ciesiel, and Emily Ciesielski; grandchildren, David and Michael Beam; Nema, Arman and Sheila Hosseini; Anna and Thomas Ciesielski; Carla Kitchin; Hailey and Jye Ciesiel; and Jordan and Reghan Marchek; great-grandchildren, Brady and Brooklyn Beam and Beckham Beam.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Francis Food Bank through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
JoAnn Hays-Radinovich
JoAnn Marie Hays-Radinovich, 70, of Baker City and John Day, died Sept. 28, 2005.
Recitation of the Rosary will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets in Baker City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at noon at St. Francis de Sales. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be Sunday from 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Cathedral.
JoAnn was born Aug. 19, 1935, at Enterprise to Mary Isabelle and Vernon Edward Hays. JoAnn was the oldest of five children. She had four brothers: Michael, John, Dan and David Hays. JoAnn graduated from high school in Enterprise in 1953. After high school she attended one year of college at the University of Oregon, and in 1957 she graduated with a bachelor of science degree in education from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.
JoAnn then took a teaching job in Canyon City. She married Andrew Louis Radinovich on June 28, 1958, at Enterprise. JoAnn quit teaching in 1960, when her first child was born. Until 2002 JoAnn continued to substitute teach for Grant Administrative School District No. 3. JoAnn and Andrew had five children: Jeanette Marie, Jane Ann, Andrew Michael, Jonna Jo, and Joseph Vernon. JoAnn loved to travel and recently celebrated her 70th birthday in Las Vegas. She was active in the Catholic Church and planned on moving to Baker City this fall. JoAnn loved her family and friends. She recently rekindled several high school friendships while enjoying her summer home at Wallowa Lake.
JoAnn lost her mother and best friend, Mary Isabelle Hays, in January 2003. She was also preceded in death by her father, Vernon Edward Hays, in June 1973 and an infant sister.
Survivors include Andrew Louis Radinovich; their five children and spouses: Jeanette and Tim Hueckman, Jane and Kim Mahaffey, Andrew Radinovich, Cindy Smith, Jonna and Justin Bishop and Joseph and Tonna Radinovich. JoAnn is also survived by her grandchildren: Johnathan, Vernon and Bryce Brose; Payton and Leonard Radinovich and Samantha and Jedediah Smith; Jolynn, Jaylynn and Tia Bishop; and Billy Radinovich; her four brothers Michael, John, Dan and David Hays; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions in JoAnn's memory may be made to help defray medical expenses for either the Barajas Fund or for the Coach Ray Uriarte Fund, through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. Donations will be used for medical expenses.
La Velle Calder
Marion La Velle Calder, 82, of Baker City, died Sept. 28, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home after a long illness.
Her funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Gray's West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave.
She was the wife of Clinton James Calder.
"We loved her dearly and she will be greatly missed, " her family said.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton; and two sons, Baby John and Curtis Clinton Calder.
Survivors include four children, Deanna Tronson of Florida, Douglas D. Calder of Baker City, Janice Ring of Gresham and Craig Calder of Baker City; seven grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Evelyn Miller
Evelyn Carol Miller, 70, a former resident of Baker City, died Sept. 25, 2005, at her home in Prineville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Sister Kay Marie Duncan of Pathway Hospice will officiate.
Friends are invited to join the family following the services for a reception at the VFW hall, 2005 Valley Ave.
Visitations will be held at Gray's West & Co. on Monday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Evelyn was born on Feb. 7, 1935, in Baker City to Harry and Georgia Culver Howland. She married Delbert Miller Feb. 17, 1953 in Weiser, Idaho.
She was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, hunting, fishing, crafts, dancing, her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Delbert Jack Miller of Prineville; four children, Michael Robert Miller and his wife Jeanette of Beaverton, Diann Stephoney Jennings and her husband Russell of Redmond, Therasa Carol Jones and her husband Pat of Prineville and Delbert Anthony Miller and his wife Christina of Willsonville; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandson; three brother-in-laws; one sister-in-law and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Research Foundation, in care of Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Alma Bacon
Alma Theresa Bacon, 92, a longtime Baker City resident, died Sept. 19, 2005, at a foster care home in Baker City.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Jack Bynum of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Visitations will be until 7 o'clock tonight at the funeral home.
Alma was born on Oct. 28, 1912, at Folsom, Calif., to Victor Leonard and Mamie Ellen Dickinson Turner. She was raised and educated at Folsom.
She married John Bacon on Aug. 24, 1929, at Placerville, Calif. They moved to Oregon, living at Sumpter and Hermiston before settling in Baker City. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the United Methodist Church in 1979. John died on Jan. 13, 1985.
Alma was an active member of the United Methodist Church, and while in Sumpter taught Sunday school. She was a homemaker for her family, and later clerked at the Eastside Grocery.
She also baby-sat her grandchildren. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, playing cards and she loved to go to the Snake River with family, friends and grandchildren. She had the sweetest smile.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Leonard and Alice Bacon and daughter and son-in-law, Adele and Olen Ragsdale, all of Baker City, and daughter, Gladys McKelvy of Payette, Idaho; sister-in-law, Helyn Turner of Sacramento, Calif.; grandchildren, Mary McTavish, Michael Olen Ragsdale, Deanna Adele Ragsdale Lawlor, Teresa Howe, Kathleen House, Gloria Beutler and Blake Bivins; great-grandchildren, Hayden McTavish, Lindsay McTavish, Samantha Marie Ragsdale, Eric Michael Ragsdale, Erin Mellisa Lawlor, Scott Patrick Lawlor, Jami Adele Lawlor, Kindra Grace Lawlor, Tricia Taylor, Trina Bilich, Angelina Maltese, Gary Moore, Douglas Moore, Justy Moore, Andy Beutler, Jessica Campbell, Calley Shartzer, John Baker, Oryn House and Sammy George; great-great grandchildren, Gaige Bilich, Lexi Bilich, Jessica Farrah, Joshua Ison, Justin Saling, Grace Moore, Jasmine Martin, Chandler Martin, Kaleb Shartzer, Kory Shartzer, Hannah Beutler, Cameron Beutler, and Garrett Beutler; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; four siblings; and a grandson, Charles Leonard Bacon.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Elmer Moulton
Elmer La Grande Moulton, 92, of Baker City, died Sept. 24, 2005, at his home.
At his request, there will be no funeral.
Elmer was born on Oct. 22, 1912, at La Grande, the first child of Harry and Cora Moulton. Elmer grew up at Walla, Walla, Wash. He received his early education at Walla Walla and then went on to Business School at Boise.
Elmer married Georgia Mildred Rose in 1939 and they had two daughters: Rosemarie and Darla Jean. They later divorced.
Elmer worked for Pacific Fruit and Produce and Baker-La Grande Grocery as a traveling salesman and delivery man for many years.
In 1950, he married Phyllis Winters of La Grande. They had one son, Philip. Elmer operated a Union Gas Station on 10th Street for several years and then moved to the Richfield Station on the corner of Main and Campbell streets (the current location of Papa Murphy's).
After his retirement in about 1980, he worked at Basche-Sage and the Baker County Library. He then traveled around visiting family and friends for about 10 years. He had been in failing health these last six years.
Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Phyllis, who died in 2004; two brothers; and two sisters.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Ron and Rosemarie Bissonnett of Baker City; daughter, Jean Peterson of Kennewick, Wash.; son, Philip Moulton of Baker City; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pathway Hospice through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.
‘Dale' Vernholm
Willard Dale Vernholm, 73, of Baker City, died Sept. 25, 2005, at Idlewood Manor.
At his request there will be no services. Cremation by Eastern Oregon Pioneer Crematory.
Dale was born on Feb. 11, 1932, in York, Neb., to Carl Willard and Lois Louetta Middleton Vernholm. When Dale was about 4 years old the family moved to Corvallis. He attended school at Lewisburg and Corvallis High School. In 1947, at 15, Dale's family moved to New Plymouth, Idaho. When Dale was only 16, but needing to be 18, he lied about his age and went to work for the Payette National Forest manning a lookout tower.
Shortly after staring his new job for the Forest Service, a friend of Dale and a friend of Josephine Detmer set the two up on a blind date. On July 2, 1951, only eight months later, the couple married. They lived in Payette, and Dale worked for the Payette County Road Department as a heavy equipment operator. While in Payette, Dale and Jo's oldest two sons, Steven and Gary, were born.
The family moved to Baker in 1956, and Dale went to work for the Baker County Road Department. He also worked for the Steward & Morrissey Ranch and Simonson's Construction operating the rock crusher. Their youngest son, Michael, was born in Baker City.
Dale went back to work for the Forest Service with the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. He put in for a transfer and the family moved to Enterprise in 1974. In 1976, He was appointed to the Umatilla National Forest and relocated to Pendleton. Dale took a position as crew leader with the Umatilla National Forest in 1977 and moved to Elgin, where they lived for 15 years. In 1991, Dale retired and moved to Richland. After five years, Dale's health began to fail and he and Jo moved back to Baker City.
Dale enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, leather crafts and gardening and yard work. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jo, of Baker City; sons, Steven and his wife, Kathy, of Emmett, Idaho, Gary and his wife, Peggy, of Baker City and Michael of Pendleton; granddaughters, Jody Clark of Michigan and Stacey Ward of Baker City; grandsons, Sam Ragsdale of Enterprise, Roger and Dale Vernholm of Lions; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Linda Robbins of Baker City and brother, Ron Vernholm of Dillon, Mont.
His infant daughter, Jody, preceded him in death along with his parents Carl and Lois Vernholm.
Memorial contributions can be made to Pathway Hospice, the First Lutheran Church or Community Connection (the Senior Center) in care of Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Joseph Bernard
Joseph Henry "Joe" Bernard, 87, a longtime resident of Baker City, died Sept. 5, 2005 at St. Elizabeth Care Center.
An open house and celebration of life will be held at the Baker Elks Lodge on Friday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m.
Joe Bernard was born May 27, 1918, in Richland to August (Gus) Adolph Bernard and Mary Edna Buckley. He lived on his father's homestead on Deer Gulch on Lookout Mountain near Richland until he was 5 years old. He attended school until the sixth grade in Tooele, Utah, before moving to Baker in 1932.
Joe joined the Civilian Conservation Corps program in Baker in 1935, working on the Anthony Lake and Rock Creek roads. He married Marjorie (Marge) Child on Jan. 15, 1938.
Joe and Marge moved throughout the western United States as they followed construction and mining work during the war years. They had lived in Baker since 1945. He worked as an auto mechanic in Baker until his retirement in 1980. Joe and Marge also built five houses in Baker.
Joe and Marge loved the outdoors and camped, hunted and fished in the mountains and streams of Eastern Oregon. Joe built his own snowcat from automobile parts in 1962. He bought his first snowmobile in 1966 and Joe and Marge became avid snowmobile riders. They built a cabin in Greenhorn and spent nearly half of their time living there during their retirement years. Joe claimed to have ridden a snowmobile over 60, 000 miles and rode into Greenhorn last winter at age 86.
Joe was a charter member of the Baker Snowmobile Club, a lifetime member of the Sumpter Valley Snowmobile Club and a life member of the Baker Elks Lodge.
Joe is survived by his daughter Nadine Collett of Tigard, and her husband, Frank; son Les and his wife, Kathie, of Las Vegas, Nev.; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren
He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Marge, parents Gus and Mary, brother Jack, half brothers Veith and Neil, half sister Dorothy and two grandchildren.
Contributions can be made to the Baker Elks through Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
