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Arthur L. Heward, 81, a former longtime Baker County resident, died Nov. 11, 2002, at the Idaho State Veterans Nursing Home.
At his request, there will be no funeral. Disposition will be by cremation. There will be a memorial service for family and close friends at the Downard Hansen Funeral Home, 241 N. Garfield Ave., Pocatello, Idaho. Interment will be at the Mountain View Cemetery at Pocatello.
Arthur attended the University of Wyoming at Laramie and was enrolled in ROTC. He attended Officer's Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga., and was commissioned in May 1944 as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
During his time in the Army, he served in central Europe as well as in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Upon discharge in September 1946, he had been advanced to the rank of captain.
Decorations and citations he received include the American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. Arthur graduated from the University of Wyoming in May of 1947 with a bachelor's degree in commerce.
On Aug. 30, 1947, he married Norma Anderson at Evanston, Wyo. During their early married life, they lived in many different locations in the western United States while Art worked for Morrison Knudsen Co.
On Jan. 1, 1954, they moved to Baker City. Art was the office manager for the M-K Co. at the limestone quarry near Durkee. In September 1959, Oregon Portland Cement purchased the quarry. He remained with OPC and its successor, Ash Grove Cement Co., as office manager, quarry manager and business manager until his retirement on July 1, 1985.
Art was very fond of the Baker City community. He enjoyed traveling with friends, fishing and working in his yard. Some of his most enjoyable times were spent playing golf with family and friends at the Baker City Golf Course.
He devoted many hours of service in helping several widows in his neighborhood. In June of 2000, Art and Norma moved to Pocatello to be closer to their daughter and her family.
Survivors include Norma, his wife of 55 years; a daughter, JoLynn Dunham and her husband, Jack, of Pocatello; three grandchildren, Kristin McCandless of Denver and Kourtney and Ryan Dunham of Pocatello; a sister, Kathryn Keefe of Sacramento, Calif.; and a brother, Charles Heward of Ogden, Utah.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his twin brother, Arnold Heward; and two sisters, Elisabeth Hurst and Alice Van Citters.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Gary Todd
Gary A. Todd, 49, of Eagle, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died November 4, 2002, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be until 7 o'clock tonight at the funeral home.
Gary was born Feb. 12, 1953, at Baker City. He was a son of Bud and Louise Frericks Todd. He attended St. Francis Academy through the 11th grade when it closed. He graduated from Baker High School in 1971. He had the only existing St. Francis Academy class ring for 1971.
He married Nora Carrithers on July 17, 1976. Their daughter, Amy, was born on their first anniversary. He worked for Cenex in Baker City and also in construction before going to work in retail sales for King's Department Store. He lived in various locations and later became a manager for the business.
Gary loved music. He played the piano and drums and had been a member of Baker Elks Drum and Bugle Corps. He loved to play shuffleboard and pool.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Craig Davis, his mother, Louise Todd, brother, Marc Todd, and granddaughters, Kyra and Josalyn Davis, all of Baker City; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Bud; his aunt, Liz Frericks; and his grandparents.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Francis Food Bank through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Ada Mathews
Ada M. Mathews, 76, of Baker City died Nov. 4, 2002, at her home.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Monte Loyd of the Baker Valley Christian Assembly will officiate. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at Pilot Rock Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Ada was born July 9, 1926, at Norton, Kan. She was a daughter of Merl and Mary Olive Culligan Paugh. In 1933, she moved with her parents to Milton-Freewater where she received her schooling and was educated in life.
At the age of 16, she started working in the canneries. She moved to Portland for seven years and returned to Eastern Oregon in 1961, working for Birdseye.
In January 1972, she met her future husband, Paul Mathews. They were married in December 1972.
With Paul, Ada owned and operated many businesses throughout Eastern Oregon. Some of these were the Waterhole at Umapine; the TeePee at Milton-Freewater; Paul's Truck Stop at Irrigon; The Last Chance Tavern at Hermiston; the Nyssa Tavern at Nyssa; and Paul's Tavern at Huntington.
In 1983, they purchased the Stockman's in Baker City. Ada recently sold it to a couple from Portland. Besides working and running the businesses, Ada enjoyed gold mining with her husband. She loved people and being with her friends.
Ada was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, in 2001; her parents; a sister, Alice Marie Pearce; and a brother, Harold Paugh.
Survivors include her stepchildren, Paul Mathews Jr. of Portland, Brenda Paul of Baker City and Tim Mathews of Huntington; brother and sister-in-law, Ole Franklin and Viola Paugh of Portland; a niece, Anne Gunderson, and great-niece, Lisa Onstot, both of Conrad, Mont.; and nephew and niece, Myron and Brenda Sherburn of Baker City.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, Oregon 97814.
Alice MacPherson
Alice Marie Ensminger Mac-Pherson, 82, of Union died Oct. 15, 2002, at a La Grande care facility after a brief illness.
There will be a memorial service in the spring and burial will be in the Union Cemetery at Union. Arrangements are under the direction of Loveland Funeral Chapel 1508 Fourth St., La Grande.
Alice was born Feb. 7, 1920, to Herschell R. and Harriett M. Ford Ensminger at Baker City. The family lived at Granite for several years before moving to Pondosa where she attended public school. She was a 1938 graduate of Union High School.
In 1939 she married Donald Franklin MacPherson. The couple lived at Palouse, Wash., Gig Harbor, Wash., and Waitsburg, Wash., before returning to Union in 1944. While living in Union she and her husband owned and operated The Union Republic newspaper for many years.
Survivors include her daughter, Marcia DePatie, and her husband, David Hudson DePatie, of Sisters; son, Scott MacPherson, and his wife, Jan, of Las Vegas, Nev.; brother, Robert Ensminger of Klamath Falls; half sister, Sally Gerbing Hardin of Klamath Falls; half brother, Dustin Gerbing of California; grandchildren, Matthew MacPherson and Lisa MacPherson, both of Las Vegas, Nev., Troy MacPherson of Yorba Linda, Calif., and Seth MacPherson of Las Vegas, Nev.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, who died on Dec. 29, 1994.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Union County Humane Society through the Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La Grande, OR 97850, as she cared for many stray animals during her lifetime.
Wesley Loverin
Wesley Ernest Loverin, 86, of Hereford, died Oct. 31, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
His graveside funeral was at 1 p.m. today at the Unity Cemetery. John Hayes and Bob Skinner officiated.
Mr. Loverin was born at Visalia, Calif., on July 4, 1916, to Orlen Wesley and Maude Britten Loverin. Wes was raised at Three Rivers, Calif., where he grew up helping his father with his pack station.
He worked out of the Giant Forest, guiding pack trips to the High Sierras. He later became a park ranger, district forest ranger and a supervisor for the Civilian Conservation Corps.
On Jan. 23, 1942, at March Field, Calif., he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served as a first lieutenant during World War II. Wes was a fighter pilot in the 36th Fighter Squadron with the 5th Air Force, stationed at New Guinea.
He was qualified to fly a variety of airplanes: P39, P38, P61, AT6 and AT11. His favorite was the P38, but most of his time was spent flying in — as he referred to it, the death trap — the P39. He was also a fixed gunnery instructor.
Wes received several decorations: Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, American Theatre Service Medal and World War II Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged on May 16, 1946, as a captain in the U.S. Air Corps.
He attended Visalia Junior College prior to the war. Upon discharge from the service, he enrolled at Fresno State College. He was a brother in the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity.
He graduated from Fresno State with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture on June 10, 1952. He put his degree to use as he became a lifelong rancher, knowing all of his cattle and their breeding by memory. He was always able to identify them by name. His trademark was to bell his lead cows before sending the herd to the high mountains.
He married Marilyn Nelle Johnson at the First Baptist Church at Bakersfield, Calif., on June 2, 1956. He was employed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles for 11 years before retiring to pursue ranching full time.
Besides ranching, his passion in life was flying. He was a certified flight instructor and helped numerous students receive their private pilot license. He flew actively until recently, when his health declined. His logbook recorded nearly 5, 000 hours.
The loves of his life were his wife and grandchildren. He enjoyed packing his mule, riding the range and herding cattle with the help of his wife and numerous beloved cowdogs. Wes remained young at heart. He continued flying and riding his two outlaw horses with pride well into his 80s.
He loved the outdoors and appreciated hunting with friends and relatives. He was a member of the AOPA, OCA, Baker Elks Lodge and a lifelong member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Nelle Loverin; daughter, Beverly J. Loverin of Nashville, Tenn., and Lynne Loverin of Hereford; sons, Lee Loverin, and his wife, Kristy, of Hereford, Rod Diesslin and his wife, Chris, and Eric Diesslin of Clovis, Calif.; son-in-law, Scott Owens of Riggins, Idaho; grandchildren, Jackie, Jordan and Johnny Owens, Kaytlin, Casey and Kristin Jean "Half-pint" Loverin of Hereford, Justine Loverin of Nashville, Tenn., and Justin and Kurt Diesslin of Clovis, Calif.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins of the Loverin-Britten family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Orlen and E.B. "Bud" Loverin; an uncle, E.J. Britten; and a son, Wesley Otlyn Loverin.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Elks Scholarship Fund through Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Palma Rouse
Palma Gerarda Rouse, 88, of Gresham, a longtime Baker City resident, died Oct. 30, 2002, at Gresham.
Visitations will be today at the Gresham Funeral Chapel. Her funeral will at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gresham Funeral Chapel. There will be a reception afterward.
Her graveside funeral and burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception at the Elks Lodge afterward.
Palma was born on Feb. 4, 1914, at Baker City. She was the oldest of nine children born to Bruno and Seibila Lomckriet DeRoest. In February of 1934, she married Jack Rouse.
They were lifelong partners and together raised five children. They were well-known Baker County cattle ranchers.
Palma was an avid gardener and active in the Baker County Garden Club. She also was a member of the St. Francis Altar Society and the Wool Growers Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack, and a son, Patrick.
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Ann McGrath of Portland and Janet Schomburg of Baker City; sons, John Rouse of Spokane, Wash., and David Rouse of Clackamas; sisters, Mae Rouse of Lake Oswego and Mary DeMey of Napa, Calif.; brothers, Francis and Don DeRoest of Baker City and Joe DeRoest of Provo, Utah; 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Donald Ellingson
Donald Matthew Ellingson, 84, of Baker City, died Oct. 30, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
At Mr. Ellingson's request, there will be a private family graveside service at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Don was born July 31, 1918, at Hawkins, Wis. He was a son of Robert P. Ellingson Sr. and Myrtle T. N. Peterson Ellingson. The family moved to Klamath Falls when he was a boy.
Don was a graduate of the University of Oregon at Eugene and a World War II veteran, having served in the Army Air Corps. He was a co-owner of Ellingson Lumber Co.
Survivors include his wife, Thaoma L. Ellingson of Baker City; son, Matthew Ellingson of Boise; daughter, Elizabeth Ellingson of Ashland; grandchildren, Jordan Ellingson of Boise and Kai and Ian White of Ashland; sister and brother-in-law, Dorthea and Robert Balderston, of Englewood, Colorado; sister-in-law, Helen Ellingson of Wilsonville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Sigmond Ellingson and Robert P. Ellingson, Jr.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the charity of one's choice through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Paul Edwards
Paul Edwards, 79, a lifelong Baker City resident, died Oct. 25, 2002, at his home.
His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, 2107 Third St. Pastor Ed Niswender will officiate.
Paul was born on Oct. 9, 1923, to Charles and Zella Van de Vanter Edwards at Baker City. He joined the U.S. Navy on Feb. 18, 1941, at the age of 17. He served his country through Nov. 24, 1945, during World War II. He served on the USS Anderson, a destroyer. Paul lacked 80 miles of having traveled around the world and was involved in most of the battles in the Pacific.
On April 6, 1947, he married Nellie Ann Perkins in Baker City. He spent most of his working years for Baker School District. He retired as maintenance supervisor in 1980.
He also served on the Baker Volunteer Fire Department and was Firefighter of the Year in 1975. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, motorcycling, four-wheeling, cutting wood with family and friends.
He was an active member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Paul didn't know a stranger and enjoyed being with people.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Nellie Ann, of Baker City; a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Ruth Edwards of Lakeview; daughter and son-in-law, Pauline and Danny Evans of Baker City; grandchildren, Sarah, and her husband, Shawn Layng of Oakville, Wash., Justin Edwards of Vancouver, Wash., Wade Evans and his wife, Karen of Pilot Rock, Curt Evans of Dale, Tanya Dennis of Salt Lake City, and Leslie Morris and her husband, Jason, stationed with the U.S. Navy in Spain; great-granddaughters, Kaitelyn Evans and Ally Morris; sister, June Rode of Baker City; brother and sister-in-law, Ivan and Elsie Edwards of Sherwood; sister-in-law, Zena Edwards of Baker City; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Don and Peg Perkins of Baker City; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Zella and Charles Edwards; a brother, Leonard Edwards; and brother-in-law, Biz Rode.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Calvary Baptist Church through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Troy Horton
Troy J. Horton, 75, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 24, 2002.
There will be a celebration of his life Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Fishhawk Lake Community Center. For directions, call Stan Horton at 503-755-2289 or look at web site www.fishhawklake.com.
Troy was born at Taylorville on July 25, 1927. He graduated from Westport High School and then served in the U.S. Army.
His graduate and post-graduate work was at Linfield College at McMinnville. He was a recipient of the John Hay Whitney Fellowship in 1960-61 at Columbia University in New York.
He taught at Baker High School and then at Wilson High School in Portland. He returned to Baker City in 1974 and built a cabin on Elkhorn ridge above Baker City.
He focused on art, poetry and music. He wrote a children's book titled "Zipperthings, " with Tom Novak doing the artwork.
With the onset of Pick's disease he moved to Fishhawk Lake (between Astoria and Portland) to be near his two sons, Stan and Troy.
In addition to his sons, survivors include a sister, Doris Thurston of Port Townsend, Wash.; a brother Daine Horton of Seattle, Wash.; six grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren.
Rusty Gene Purvis
Rusty Gene Purvis, 39, of Portland, died Oct. 27, 2002.
A graveside service will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Ironside Cemetery. Floyd Cooper will officiate.
Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Mr. Purvis was born Nov. 17, 1962, at Baker City to Don and Carol (Hill) Purvis. He attended Harper and Unity schools, and graduated from Riddle High School in 1981. He also attended Boise State University.
He was employed by Zilog in Boise and Fujitsu in Portland as a computer technician. He enjoyed fishing, football and NASCAR racing.
Mr. Purvis is survived by his sweetheart, Julie Brown of Portland; parents, Don and Carol Purvis of Prairie City, and brother, Don Jr. of Henefer, Utah.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and two sisters, Tina Lou and Tori Rae.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in care of Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel, P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
