Obituaries for Oct. 16, 2009

Lola Jack

Lola Alice Randall Jack, 87, a former Baker City resident, died Oct. 5, 2009, of natural causes at Clackamas.

Her memorial service and burial will be scheduled later in Baker City.

She was born on Jan. 10, 1922, at Shelley, Idaho. She was a 1941 Baker High School graduate.

She married Robert “Bob” Jack on Jan. 24, 1942, at Fort Lewis, Wash. Bob’s company members provided a number of 15-minute leaves to accommodate the wedding.

Lola helped Bob operate Jack’s 3rd & B Market in Baker City until 1992 when they retired. The store was torn down and a manufactured home was put in its place.

Lola and Bob lived there until June of 2006 when they moved to Clackamas to be closer to family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; and her sister, Beverly.

Survivors include her children, Alyce Sommerfeldt, and her husband, Ray, Barbara Lacey and her husband, Don, and Robert Jack and his wife Debbie; grandchildren, Tamara and Thomas Burkley, Rick and Crystal Smith, David and Ann Smith, Catherine and Chris Schindler, Brad and Heather Garrett, Patrick and Annette Garrett, Kim and Darin Ferry and Randy and Debi Jack; great-grandchildren, Randall, Scott, Matthew, Andrew, Paige, Jessalyn, Shonda, Saebra, Daniel, Houston, LeeAnne, Cheyenne, Colten, Jared, Stephen, Carlynn, Delanie, Mac, Joel, Selena, Paige, Nathan, Megan, Cassidy, Gabrielle, Hailey, Ryan; 14 great- great-grandchildren; sister, Norma Cartwright; and many nieces and nephews.

Ethel Olson

Ethel McCord Olson, 91, of Seattle, Wash., a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 15, 2009, at her home. She had been surrounded by family and close friends in the months preceding her death, a reflection of her entire life.

Ethel was buried next to her husband, Carl, in Seattle’s Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. A gathering to celebrate and remember her life is being planned. More information is available from her nephew, Bill Garrison, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ethel was born on Feb. 20, 1918, at Baker City to Nelson McCord and Christine Thompson McCord, members of one of Baker City’s founding families.

Growing up in Baker City, Ethel was the granddaughter of the town’s first mayor and blacksmith, Syrenus B. McCord, and his wife, Anglina.

After graduating from Baker High School, Ethel moved to Seattle to attend Beauty School. She graduated in 1939.

Ethel married Carl Olson on Aug. 28, 1948, in Seattle. She and Carl managed Mr. Lee’s Beauty Schools, mentoring and changing the lives of hundreds of students. She maintained life-long contact with many of them.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, Carl; her brothers, Jack and Kenneth; and an extended close-knit family, including eight wonderful aunts and uncles.

Survivors include many loving cousins, nieces, nephews and friends, who remember her as caring, compassionate and selfless.

Memorial contributions may be made to a local hospice group or Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontus Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109.