All Obituaries

Joye Freeman, 83, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on May 21, 2018, at her residence in Ashley Manor.  Celebration of Life services will be held Saturday June 2, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the First Lutheran Church, 1734 3rd St. Baker City.  A reception will follow the services.  Services are under the direction of Coles Tribute Center.  

Bryan "Pete" Cholly Peterson, age 73 died May 14, 2018 at his home in Baker City, Oregon. Celebration of Life services will be held June 9, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place Street, Baker City, Oregon.  Pete was born on November 21, 1944, in Springfield, Massachusetts to parents Cholly and Mary Bryan Peterson. He graduated from Munson High School in 1962. After high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Baker, Oregon...

Nadine Esther Winsor, age 73, of Baker City died March 3, 2018, at her residence with family members at her side. A memorial service will be held at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City, Oregon on Saturday, May 12, 2018 beginning at 11:00 AM with Pastor Troy Teeter officiating the service.  A celebration of life reception will follow the memorial service at Rick and Nadine's residence.   Nadine was born on April 10, 1944, in Sacramento, California...

Catherine Cerar Berka passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.  Cathy was born June 30, 1942, in Warren, Ohio to Frank and Anna Cerar.  Cathy grew up second to the youngest of her four siblings, Robert, Barbara, John, and Mary.  Cathy received her Bachelor of Arts in Accounting at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio and married the love of her life James Willard  Berka on September 5, 1964. They...

Jeffrey Calvin Collier was born December 12, 1950, near Turner, Oregon to Charles Calvin Collier and Arlene Fay (Petersen) Collier.  He passed away on April 11, 2018, at the age of 67.    Recitation of the Rosary will be said Friday, April 20, 2018, at 6:30 PM in St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, Baker City, OR.   Memorial Mass will be celebrated  Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 9:30 AM in the Cathedral.  Celebrant will be Most Reverend...

Anna L. Hagenbuch, 86, passed away on April 2, 2018, at her residence in Settler's Park Assisted Living in Baker City.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Coles Tribute Center.

Heavenly Father called his son, Joseph Dale Lethlean, 91, of Baker City, home on March 28, 2018, to be reunited with loved ones there.  On this side of the veil, he will be dearly missed. To celebrate Dale’s life, a funeral will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane, Baker City, with a viewing at noon.  Following the service, interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery with military...

Billy “Bill” R. Pilcher, 89, of Baker City, died March 16, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2018, at the Baker City Elks Lodge #338 beginning at 2:00 PM.   Bill was born June 3, 1928 in Eugene, Oregon son of Harry “H.W.” and Margaret “Davies” Pilcher. Bill joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 16. From the moment Bill got diesel smoke in his nose, he knew...

Carl Richard Kostol was born May 7, 1922 in Baker, Oregon to Lars Severn Kostol and Millie Ricco Kostol. His sister, Edna Annette, joined the family 7 years later.  He spent his childhood attending Baker schools, and summers in the Prairie City area, working with his uncles on their ranches. He played football and basketball, skied, hunted and fished, and enjoyed the outdoor offerings of Eastern Oregon. Carl joined the National Guard during high school and they were mobilized...

Carol Ann Harris Halfway, 1936-2018 Carol Ann Harris, 81, joined her husband, Hank, in Heaven on February 27, 2018. Her memorial service will be Saturday, March 3, 11:00 am, in Halfway, at the Pine Baptist Church with Pastor Shawn Thatcher officiating.   Carol was born on December 25, 1936, in Fresno, California. She called the Mariposa area home in her youth, then her family later moved to Lovelock, Nevada where she graduated from High...