February 01, 2010 01:05 pm
Ida North, Bernard Fitze
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January 29, 2010 11:08 am
Forrest Walker
Forrest David Walker, 69, died Jan. 22, 2010, at his home on Stices Gulch near Baker City.
At his request, cremation was held.
Mr. Walker was born on July 24, 1940, at Tulsa, Okla., to Forrest and
Marcella Clayton Walker. He graduated from high school at Burlingame,
Calif., in 1959. He served two terms in the U.S. Army. Mr. Walker
married Vera Crawford at Reno, Nev., on Jan. 18, 1970.
They celebrated their 40th anniversary Monday, Jan. 18.
He served in law enforcement for 30 years and worked for parole and
probation for six years. He also coordinated camps for forest service
for five years.
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January 27, 2010 04:46 pm
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‘Bill’ Morris, ‘Tommy’ Pierce Jr., Lynda Williams
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January 22, 2010 06:24 pm
Reuben Amunrud, Keith Holmes, Phyllis Schmidt
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January 18, 2010 01:01 pm
Brandie Frazier, Barbara Smith, Beth Rowen
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January 15, 2010 01:08 pm
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Elsie Hansen, Valeria Still, Juanita Cross, Phoebe Burby
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January 11, 2010 02:37 pm
Ernest Fullmer
Ernest Mantz Fullmer, 90, of Helvetia, Ore., and a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 3, 2010.
A Memorial Mass took place Jan. 7, preceded by the recitation of the Rosary at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Portland.
Ernie was born on Feb. 27, 1919, in Pontiac, Mich., one of seven
children of Alfred and Verna Fullmer. He graduated from Roosevelt H.S.
in Keego Harbor, Mich., in 1936 and headed to Chicago to work and
attend college. In 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and
became a Staff Sergeant.
He was married on Feb. 11, 1943, to Albina Mary Pavlinac; they were
married for 36 years until her passing in 1979. They had eight
children: Ernie Jr., Douglas (deceased), Donna (Crace), Ted, Tom, Mike,
John, and Anne (Chin).
In 1980 Ernie married Marilyn (Chaves) Brown who had four children,
Dustin, Melody, Randy and Scott. Together they were amazing parents and
grandparents to 12 children, 55 grandchildren, and 22
great-grandchildren.
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January 08, 2010 10:17 am
Robert Thomas
Robert J. Thomas, 85, a longtime Baker County rancher, died Jan. 5, 2010, at his ranch home.
His graveside service will be at noon Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery.
There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Baker City
Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Doug Connelly, the husband of
one of his granddaughters, will officiate both services.
Robert J. “Bob” Thomas was born on July 8, 1924, to Merton and Martha
Thomas in a farmhouse in Crawford County, Iowa. He was one of six
children.
Bob was involved in agriculture even as a young man. He graduated from
Dow City High School in 1943 and joined the U.S. Army. He was stationed
at Iwo Jima and Saipan until the end of World War II.
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