All Obituaries

Dana Lee, age 58, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on February 21, 2019 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel.

Frances (Nan) June Martin, age 92, was born in Everett, Washington.  She passed away at her home in Baker City, with her five children surrounding her.  A Celebration of Life will be held in Nan's honor on March 9th, 2019 at the Eagles Club at 2935 H Street in Baker City from 12:00 Noon -3:30 pm. Nan married Dan Martin in 1944, and they moved to Bellingham, Washington.   She took pride in her career as a homemaker, and as a waitress, working at Virginia's Cafe in...

George Sherman VanCleave Jr., 76, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on February 19, 2019, near Unity, Oregon.  Service details will be announced at a later date.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Tyler VanCleave Memorial Scholarship Fund through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.

Patrick Thomas Galligan, 76, of Baker City, Oregon passed away at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City on February 18, 2019.  A memorial service will be held on February 22, 2019, at 10:30 AM at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel with Pastor Lennie Spooner of the First Church of the Nazarene officiating.   Patrick was born on August 8, 1942 in Redmond, Oregon to William and Margaret (Moulton) Galligan. For 33 years he was involved in the vocational program through...

David Wayne Paustian, age 59, passed away on February 10, 2019 at his home in Baker City. David was born on June 29, 1959 in Prairie City, Oregon. When he was less than a year old the family moved to Unity, Oregon and from there they moved to Izee, Oregon where they lived for the next five years. Then his dad's job with Ellingson Lumber Company had the family moving to Baker where David remained for the rest of his childhood attending Baker schools. As a teenager, David worked summers...

In the early hours of February 2, 2019, Raymond Leon Read passed away. Ray was born to Clyde Raymond and AEtna (Breshears) Read on May 6, 1937 in Wallowa, Oregon. They lived on their farm on Jim Town Road. A sister, Phyllis, was born and joined the family. Some years later the family moved to La Grande, Oregon where a second sister, Kathleen, was born. Ray was adventurous. He put up a Tarzan swing, caught crawdads, and hooky bobbed. He loved cars and became a knowledgeable mechanic working...

Carol M. Smith, age 83, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on January 23, 2019 at her residence at Settler's Park Assisted Living Community. Carol Marie Smith was born in Plains, Montana on April 23, 1935 to Vance and Marie James. She attended school in La Grande, Oregon and graduated with LHS Class of 1953. She was married to Dick Hadden and they had two children, Julie and Wade. They later divorced and she married Donnie Smith. She was a secretary for more than 30 years, working for...

Edward L. Dove, age 94, of Baker City passed away on January 20, 2019 at his residence at Meadowbrook Place. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Avenue. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, February 1, 2019 at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Baker City.  Interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, and a reception will be held at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral...

Gene Oliver Markle, 92, of Boise, Idaho passed away on January 20, 2019 at a care facility in Boise.   A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Avenue, Baker City. There will be a reception at the Sunridge Inn following the service. Private interment will be at the Haines Cemetery in Haines, Oregon. Gene was born in Baker City, Oregon on October 23, 1926 and spent the first five years on...

George V. Hermann, 80, of Baker City, Oregon passed away at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City, Oregon on January 16, 2019. A funeral service with Oregon State Police Honors will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at 12:00 Noon at the First Lutheran Church in Baker City, Oregon with Pastor Ian Wolfe officiating. Interment will take place at the Hermiston Cemetery in Hermiston, Oregon on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 12:00 Noon. George was born on November 1, 1938, in Chicago,...