All Obituaries

It is with the deepest sadness that the family of Sally Anne Farmer announces the passing of our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend. “Grandma Sally” passed away peacefully at her home at the age of 88 on July 25, 2020.  Sally joined this world on February 19, 1932, as the second child to Lila Grace Friedly and her first husband. She was born in rural Redwing, Kansas. When she was a small child, her family moved to Oregon, where she spent her childhood...

David Grover, age 64, passed away on June 19, 2020 at his residence in Baker City. Arrangements have been entrusted to Coles Tribute Center.

Opal Ruth Kelley, 92, of Baker City, died June 17, 2020, at Meadowbrook Place in Baker City.  At her request, a service will not be held. Ruth was born September 15, 1927, in Lowry, Arkansas, to Jerry and Dovie (Nichols) Cain. She went to school in Parthenan, Arkansas.  She was married to Loyd Kelley on October 1, 1944, in Parthenan. Ruth worked as laundry supervisor, from October 1970 through July 2000, at the hospital in Lakeview, Oregon. Our sweet momma and granny left this...

Maurice Lloyd "Mac" McKinnis, long time Baker City resident, passed away at his home on June 14th after a long illness. He was 86 years old. A private family service will be held Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Coles Tribute Center with vault interment to follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date at the United Methodist Church in Baker City for family and friends of Mac.  He was born on October 17th, 1933 in...

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...