Obituaries for Sept. 18, 2009

‘Bob’ Weber

Robert Cass “Bob” Weber, 56, of Baker City, died Sept. 13, 2009, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise after a sudden illness.

There will be a memorial service and a celebration of Bob’s life at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Baker City Community Event Center, 2600 East St. Pastor Scott Knox of the Blue Mountain Baptist Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception and to continue sharing stories about Bob after the service at the home of Margaret Morris at 1995 15th St.

Bob was a 1973 Baker High School graduate. In September of 1977, Bob and his high school sweetheart, Coby, were married at Baker City. Bob was a longtime employee of Baker Sanitary.

He loved the outdoors, snowboarding, hunting, and the mountain lodge he was always working on. Bob loved riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and enjoyed many other hobbies including radio-controlled cars and planes. He enjoyed sharing his hobbies with Paul Kiss and Tom Lager and numerous other close friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Theda Bordeaux and by his father, Vance L. Weber.

Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Coby Weber; brothers, Wes Weber of Washington State, Rus Weber of Hermiston and John Weber of Portland; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Cancer Society through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543 Halfway, OR.

Cody Reagan

Cody A. Reagan, 97, died Sept. 15, 2009, at his home.

His graveside funeral was today at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Mel Harris of the First Lutheran Church officiated.

Cody was born on July 15, 1912, at Spokane, Wash., to Louis and Selma Stenberg Reagan. His family moved to Baker City when he was a young child. He worked in the shipyards during the World War II. He then worked in the lumber mills in Baker City and Burns and retired in Baker City after 40 years.

He was an avid gardener and he loved animals and birds. He had a great sense of humor and could laugh at himself. He was a kind and gentle person and was gracious to all.

Cody was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Orville; and a sister, Ardes Flowers.

Survivors include his wife, Ann Reagan, with whom he recently celebrated 75 years of marriage; his children, Roberta Banta and her husband, Allan, Selma Jhanda and her husband, Yusuf, Janice Langford and her husband, Frank, Michael Reagan and his wife, Lynn, Eileen McGuire, Kathy Cannaday and her husband, Jerry, and Judy Moore and her husband, Tom; sister, Mrs. Ferriel DeLap; sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Peterman; brothers-in-law, Leo Haw and his wife, Tonna, and Michael Fuzi and his wife, Corrine; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great- great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to Pathway Hospice or the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.