THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 11
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015
Local & Entertainment
Bebe’s word search
— Obituaries —
Ann Rose Reagan
Continued from Page 2
In September 1934 she
married Cody Reagan.
Ann was known for her
cooking, especially apple
pies. She was compassion-
ate of others, loved animals
and entertained others with
her great sense of humor
and fun.
She is survived by her
children, Roberta Banta
and husband Buzz, Selma
Jhanda and husband Yusuf,
Janice Langford and
husband Frank, Michael
Reagan and wife Lynn,
Eileen McGuire, Kathleen
Cannaday and husband
Jerry, Judy Moore and
husband Tom, brothers,
Michael Fuzi and wife
Corrine, Lee Haw and wife
Tona, sister-in-law Ferriel
DeLap, beloved sister and
friend Mary Peterman and
numerous grandchildren,
nieces and nephews.
Ann was preceded in
death by her husband of 75
years, Cody and her grand-
son, David Banta.
The family would like to
express their many thanks
to Heart and Home Hos-
pice for the thoughtful and
considerate care of their
mother.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Mus-
cular Dystrophy Founda-
tion through Coles Tribute
Center, 1950 Place Street,
Baker City, OR 97814.
Dale Holcomb
New Bridge, 1917-2015
Dale Holcomb, 97, died
on February 25, 2015 at
his home in New Bridge,
Oregon - A viewing will be
held on Sunday, March 8,
from 2 to 5 p.m. at Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home
125 N Main Street in Half-
way. A Traditional Funeral
Service will be held on
Monday, March 9, 2015 ~
2:00 p.m. at
the Richland
Grange Hall
(corner of
Main Street
and Moody
Road) in
Dale
Richland,
Holcomb
Oregon.
Interment
will follow at Eagle Val-
ley Cemetery. Friends are
invited to join the family
for a potluck reception
immediately following the
interment.
Dale Davis Holcomb
was the 1st Liberty Bond
baby born during WWI on
May 10, 1917 in Richland,
Oregon. He went to school
in Richland and graduated
from Eagle Valley High
School in 1935. Dale went
on to college and majored
in aeronautical engineer-
ing. The Curtis Wright
Company paid Dale’s
tuition to college and he in
turn taught pilots as well
as applied his aeronautical
engineering to the airplane
designs.
After his fi rst year at-
tending college at Eastern,
he came home on spring
break. He met and later
married Esther Hensley.
They made their home in
Richland, Oregon and it
was there, that son Gary
was born. Dale and Esther
later had two more chil-
dren, daughters Linda and
Holly. All three children
are eight years apart.
During Dale’s life he
worked as a fl ight engi-
neer, second in command
on airplanes. He was with
the 29th bomb group in
Pratt, Kansas during World
War II and sent to the
Northern Mariana Islands
in the Pacifi c as an engi-
neer. After the war, if you
had an airplane, you were
an airline. Dale worked
for many including Trans
World Airlines, Eastern
and Pan Am.
With Dale’s career in the
airlines, he traveled exten-
sively at home and abroad,
and the family settled in
New York. Dale eventually
retired from Eastern/Pan
American Airlines. Esther
died of breast cancer in
1981.
Years later while at a
dance class, Dale met
Barbara. Dale said Barbara
was the “only thing he
ever hunted.” They had
two weddings. The fi rst
was Dale’s choice; in
the judge’s offi ce. The
second a Lutheran Service
with friends and family in
October of 2003 in New
York; followed by a huge
celebration. Not long
after, in 2004, Dale put
everything up for sale in
New York and they moved
to New Bridge, Oregon
where they remodeled
a home that he and his
mother had purchased in
1950. That home was built
in the 1800s.
Dale was preceded in
death by his father Linn
Holcomb and his mother
Crystal Holcomb Woods
and fi rst wife Esther.
Dale is survived by his
wife Barbara; children
Gary Holcomb of Nampa,
Idaho; Linda Holcomb
Scholz of Atlantis, FL and
Holly Holcomb Cottone
of West Islip, NY; Five
grandchildren, Mark,
Glenn, Jerrold, Krista and
Melissa; and two great-
grandchildren James Dale
and Katelyn.
For those who would
like to make a memo-
rial donation in memory
of Dale, may do so to
the Eagle Valley EMT’s
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
On line condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
This week’s crossword puzzle
Spring break at the Interpretive Center
The National Historic
Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center is hosting several
workshops and activities
for families during Spring
Break this year, March 23
through the 26.
Trail Tenders is spon-
soring workshops on
pioneer-inspired crafts
The
and activities. Learn to dip
a beeswax candle, make
simple toys, goose feather
quill pens, bake hardtack,
braid rag rugs, make lan-
terns and leather journals.
Costumed interpreters will
guide each activity sharing
facts and stories, and creat-
ing items to take home.
Each day includes a pio-
neer luncheon, cooked in
Dutch ovens using Oregon
Trail-era recipes. Bring the
whole family and make a
day of it! Special family
packages are available.
Pre-registration is highly
suggested. Call (541) 523-
1852.
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14- Medicine;
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16- Actor Chaney;
17- More;
18- Ornamental coro-
net;
19- Vane dir.;
20- Rod’s partner;
22- Point in the desired
direction;
24- Business matters;
28- Detained;
30- Salty;
31- Cut at an angle;
32- Milan’s La ___;
33- Blushing;
37- Alway;
38- Brother of Moses;
39- Contend;
40- Steamer;
43- Mazda model;
45- Song of joy;
46- Over there;
47- More than two;
50- Black magic;
51- Between, old-style;
52- Israel’s Barak;
53- ___ Lingus;
54- Author Calvino;
57- Pong maker;
62- Capote, to friends;
63- Nabisco’s ___
Wafers;
64- Birth-related;
65- Road curve;
66- Chip maker;
67- Bring up the rear;
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2- Bagel topper;
3- Hill dweller;
4- Russian space sta-
tion;
5- Musical wind instru-
ment;
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7- Labor;
8- Zeta follower;
9- Part of ETA;
10- Rubella;
11- Driving hazard;
12- Recipient;
13- Bergen dummy;
21- Before, once;
23- After-bath powder;
24- Donkeys;
25- Aspect;
26- Blaze;
27- Feel lousy;
28- Jazz genre;
29- Opposite of odd,
especially when ap-
plied to numbers;
31- Prehistoric chisel-
like tool;
33- 1986 Indy 500 win-
ner Bobby;
34- Elude;
35- Gunpowder ingre-
dient;
36- Weeping;
38- On the main;
41- Acme;
42- Cocktail;
43- Corrosive;
44- Business mag;
46- “___ don’t say!”;
47- Ohio, e.g.;
48- Pitchers;
49- Infectious agent;
50- Sand bar;
52- Vogue rival;
55- Like some ears;
56- PC key;
58- Sailor;
59- Loss leader?;
60- Thor Heyerdahl
craft;
61- Ailing;