THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Local & Entertainment
— Obituaries —
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Midge Nale
In 1972, Jack and Midge
traveled with good friends,
Louise and Bob Morrison,
to Eastern Oregon. Both
couples relocated from
Southern California to
Oregon. Jack and Midge
initially ran cattle on the
Butterfi eld place in
Sparta, but the winters
were too hard and relocat-
ed to Richland in 1973.
In Eagle Valley, Midge
pursued her passion for art
in earnest. She became
quite accomplished in
a number of mediums,
including oil paintings,
pastels and charcoal draw-
ings. She sold a number of
her pieces at the Richland
Hitching Post and gave
many to family. It was
often frustrating for loved
ones visiting Midge to see
beautiful drawings doodled
on the back of a scrap
piece of envelope. She also
drew and painted original
birthday cards that ranged
from humorous to exqui-
site depending on who the
recipient was and what had
happened in his or her life
that year.
Midge loved the movies
and especially Hollywood
glamour. This interest may
have been sparked while
waitressing at the Knotty
Pine Restaurant in El
Centro where the clientele
included Hollywood actors
and actresses of the early
50s. Midge could always
be counted on to know the
names of a multitude of
actors and actresses and
the roles they played.
Family members express
their sincere gratitude for
the exceptional care that
Midge received at Bee
Hive Homes of Baker
City and from St. Luke’s –
EOMA.
They are especially
thankful for the years of
knowledgeable and com-
passionate care Dr. Schott
provided.
Survivors include daugh-
ter Patricia and husband
Joe Cunha of Pendleton;
son Joe and wife Nancy
Nale of Imperial, Califor-
nia; and daughter Doro-
thy and husband Theron
“Thorny” Hampton of
Richland; six grandchil-
dren; nine great-grandchil-
dren, she was also anx-
iously awaiting the arrival
of twin great-grandsons
who are expected to bring
the number of great-
grandchildren to 11 next
month; sister Nora Cusic;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by husband, Jack
Nale, Jr.; parents Walter
and Viola McNulty; and
grandson Joe Nale, Jr. The
family takes comfort in
knowing that Jack and
Midge have reunited in
heaven, she missed him so.
Midge’s family plans to
hold a private celebration
of life this summer.
Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the
American Lung Associa-
tion through Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home &
Cremation Services, PO
Box 543, Halfway,
Oregon 97834. Online con-
dolences may be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
Norma Fern Crawford
Long
Baker City, 1916-2015
Norma
Fern (Jen-
sen) Craw-
ford Long,
age 98,
passed away
peacefully
in her sleep
Norma
at Settler’s
Long
Park As-
sisted Living on January
30, 2015.
Norma and her twin
brother, Norman, were
born May 9, 1916 at home
in Pleasant Valley to Lars
Christian Jensen and Lulu
Pearl (Hixon) Jensen.
She graduated from Baker
High School in 1934.
She married Harry Noel
Crawford on October 29,
1935. They lived in Baker
County all of their married
life. Harry passed away
in December of 1986. In
December of 1997, she
married Ralph Long of La
Grande, OR. and he passed
away in November of
2005. In January of 2007,
she moved to Settler’s Park
and was there until her
passing.
She worked as a waitress
for many years. She and
her sister, Iva, were own-
ers of the Blue & White
Cafe for awhile, she also
worked at the Royal Cafe
and Baker Hotel.
She enjoyed garden-
ing and raised beautiful
fl owers. Roses were her
favorite. She crocheted
beautiful afghans and did
embroidery on pillow cases
and dish towels.
She
was a member of Home
Extension, Garden Club,
Merry Club for many
years. Norma was a mem-
ber of Esther Chapter #11,
Order of Eastern Star for
over 40 years. She was
member of the Calvary
Baptist Church and at-
tended as long as she was
able.
She loved spending time
with her family, especially
her fi ve grandsons, camp-
ing and being out of doors
was her favorite. She also
loved to travel.
She is survived by her
two sons, Gerald and Lor-
raine Crawford of Joseph,
OR and Don and Beverly
Crawford of Pendleton,
OR., her fi ve grandsons,
Mike, Darryl, Randy,
Kenny and Aaron, ten
great-grandchildren and
thirteen great-great-grand-
children. One brother,
Lloyd Jensen and one
sister, Mildred Stinger,
and several nieces and
nephews.
She was proceeded
in death by Harry and
Ralph, her parents and six
siblings.
A memorial service will
be held on February 14,
2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Coles
Tribute Center, 1950
Place St., Baker City, OR.
Memorial contributions
can be made to charity of
choice.
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