All Obituaries

Alan Ray Mellott, 72, stepped into his heavenly rest on Tuesday, March 12, 2020, after a fast and tough battle with pancreatic cancer and a bacterial blood infection, with his family at his side, at his home. Alan was born in Bend, Oregon on March 16, 1948, to John and Lois Mellott in an emergency delivery in which neither mother and child were expected to live but by God's grace and protection, the 26-inch son lived, and his mother received eight pints of blood to save her life. A...

Audrey Helen Brown, of Baker City, died on May 3, 2020 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. (MDT) on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Kohlerlawn Cemetery in Nampa, Idaho. Pastor Troy Teeter of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene will be officiating.  Audrey was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26th, 1934 and adopted by James York and Marion Esterbrook York of Portland, Maine.  James ran a travelling carnival during the summer where Audrey gained a...

Joanne Helen (Coleman) Doucette, 86, died April 21, 2020 surrounded by family at her home near Haines. Motivated by her deep faith, Joanne courageously waged a 12-year battle with leukemia. A beautiful person inside and out, she was a loyal, wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and "Auntie," and she approached life with a moral and earnest passion to always give her best effort. Her hardworking values enabled her to be good at just about everything she did. She...

Deal Iven Spriet (known as Cowboy), 95, passed away at Settler’s Park on April 18, 2020, with family surrounding him with love. A private family graveside service will be held, and a public celebration of life held at a later date. Deal was born to Ivo and Alida Spriet on May 24, 1924 in Baker City, Oregon. He was the youngest of five children; siblings, Julia, Frank, Marcel and Willie. In the early 1900's, Deal's dad, Ivo immigrated to America leaving his loving...

Angelo J. Regina, age 80, a resident of Baker Valley, died March 31, 2020 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City.  A memorial mass will be held on Friday, June 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM, at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Baker City, Oregon.

Mildred A. Wall, loving wife and friend of 70 years to Gene Wall, devoted mom to her sons, Timothy and Thomas Wall, passed away quietly on the morning of March 30, 2020 at Meadowbrook Place Assisted Living in Baker City, Oregon. Millie was 92 at the time of her death and is survived by her husband and her youngest son. Millie was born to Hans Christian Nielsen and his wife Mamie Israelson Nielsen in the town of Akley, Minnesota, on September 22, 1927. She was the middle child of three...

James K. "Ken" Jones, age 87, of Caldwell, Idaho and formerly of Baker City, died March 23, 2020, in Caldwell, Idaho.  A memorial service will be held as soon as possible. Ken was born on August 29, 1932 in Quitman, Arkansas to James and Zula Mae Jones. He helped his family “till” the farm along with his four brothers and sister. In 1948, Ken moved to Baker, Oregon. This is where he met Virginia Butterfield from Sparta, Oregon, and on October 7th...

Conrad R. Shipman, age 85, of Baker City died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Meadowbrook Place.  A private family graveside service will be held at Alpha Prairie Cemetery, in Onalaska, Washington.

Robert Guy Cummings, age 97, passed away on March 9, 2020 at his residence at Meadowbrook Place. A memorial service will be held on April 25, 2020 at the Harvest Church in Baker City. Robert was born on January 24, 1923 in Mt. Vernon, Oregon to William Otis and Gertrude (Hall) Cummings. He attended high school in Mt. Vernon and went on to serve for 2 ½ years in the United States Navy as a machinist’s mate. He worked for Carnation Can for 22 years until his retirement. On...

UPDATE FROM THE FAMILY: Due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 virus and public gathering rules, the memorial service has been changed to a private family gathering.  The public is invited to the graveside portion of the service at the Haines Cemetery at 2:15 PM on Thursday, March 19, 2020. If anyone has a memory they would like to share, please write out on a card or sheet of paper and drop off at Baker City Church of the Nazarene or Compassion Center @1250 Hughes Lane. by 3:30...