2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
Local
— Community Calendar —
INTERPRETIVE CENTER EVENTS
Saturday and Sunday May 23rd and 24th, volun-
teers and staff will demonstrate pioneer skills such
as quilting, crafts, and food between 10:00 and 2:00
p.m. at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Typi-
cal frontier crafts such as Dutch oven cooking, gold
panning, or making beeswax candles and rag dolls.
Presentations by roving interpreters will portray
mountain men and homesteading women with
authentically outfitted re-enactors. Storyteller, Karen
Haas will perform three times daily in the Leo Adler
Theater on May 22-24. Call (541) 523-1843 for an
update on programs and events.
MEMORIAL DAY FLAGS
Saturday, May 23, 8 a.m. flags will be place on vet-
erans’ graves at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Monday, May
24, 6 a.m. big flags go out around town. Volunteers
needed. Call Doug at 541-519-7424.
HALFWAY, RICHLAND MEMORIAL
DAY SERVICES
Monday, May 25 the Halfway Veterans of Foreign
Wars will perform Memorial Day services, 11 a.m. at
the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland, and at noon
at the Pine Valley Cemetery.
MEMORIAL DAY AT THE MUSEUM
The Baker County Museum Commission and
Baker Heritage Museum Staff invite you to attend a
celebration to honor those who have served. Please
join us on Monday May 25, 2015 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
at the Baker Heritage Museum. Donors will share the
stories behind several artifacts in our current central
gallery exhibit and light snacks will be served. Free
admission for everyone on Monday, May 25th in
honor of those who have served.
KEATING SWCD MEETING
Tuesday, May 26th, noon at the USDA Service
Center; 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City, OR. The
public is welcome, and meals will be available for
those who RSVP for the meeting. Please contact
Tara at (541) 523-7121 x 100 for a copy of the meet-
ing agenda.
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN
MEETING
Tuesday, May 26th, 9 - 11 a.m. at the library. Pris-
cilla Glidewell, Oregon Coordinator of Safe Families
for Children, will share with interested community
members at an informational session. Safe Families
for Children is a national movement of compassion
that is preventing child abuse by encouraging the
Church to resume its historical and Biblical responsi-
bility for vulnerable children by becoming part of the
support network for these children’s parents. If you
are interested in attending, please RSVP to Meghan
at 541-406-0948 by May 21.
HAGGEN COMMUNITY MEETING
5-6 p.m, Tuesday, June 30 at the Baker County
Conference and Event Center to discuss the transi-
tion from Albertsons and future local nonprofit
donations.
POCO-WING LIVESTOCK JUDGING
Monday, June 15, the annual livestock field judg-
ing day for the Poco-Wing 4-H club. 6 p.m. at the
Thomas Ranch on Pocahontas Road.
COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS FAIR
May 30, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a Thrive
Life presentation from 3 to 5 p.m. Where: National
Guard Armory on Campbell Street. Theme: Make
an Emergency Plan and Build a Kit. Why: Because
it is FREE, you can learn how to be more prepared
for disasters Questions? Please call: Baker County
Emergency Management 541.523.9669.
MASQUERADE BALL
Saturday, October 31, 7:30 - 11:30 p.m. at the
Geiser Grand. Costumes and ambiance. Carriage
rides, celebrity book signings, photography, music,
and more! Buy tickets at www.thebakercountypress.
com or at the front desk of the Geiser Grand.
— News of Record —
JAIL ROSTER
HARP, Kyle
DAWES, James
SULT, Jeff
WEST, Allen
MAILMAN, Anthony
SANDERS, Jon
STEVENS, Melissa
ROBINSON, Damon
CULLEY, Scott
WACHACHA, Noah
BURKE, Markus
FAUGHENDER, Garret
BLOOD, Daniel
CARROLL, Richard
JOHNSON, Beth
ROMINE, David
COLE, Michael
COUNTS, Michael
ODEA, Robert
PETERSON, Linda
WHITMORE, Richard
ENTERMILLE, Forres
MCMURDO, David
DARNELL, Jason
GILDA, Jeremy
SIMONIS, Dyllan
CANADA, Rick
Xysis Silk Duane Lahey
Baker City, 2015-2015
Xysis Silk Duane Lahey
II, two months old, died at
his residence on May 11,
2015.
Xysis was born February
12, 2015 to Lonnie Op-
strup Persicke and Xysis
Silk Duane Lahey. Xysis
had a short life but will be
missed by many.
He is survived by his
parents, Lonnie and Xysis,
his grandmothers Glo-
ria Edwards and Ashlee
Lahey, his Great Grand-
mother Marianne Madsen,
his Grandma bear Brenda
Mitchell, his sisters Anita
Williams and Angelina
Persicke, and two uncles,
Carl Spraw III and Destin
Lahey. Xysis is preceded
in death by a brother,
Kyler Grant Williams and
his great grandfather, Silk
Duane Lahey.
Arrangements are being
handled through Gray’s
West & Company Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave,
Baker City, OR 97814.
Lois “Peggy” Margaret
Pickler Brown Black
Baker City, 1936-2014
A Memo-
rial ~ Grave-
side Service
will be held
on Satur-
day, May
23, 2015 at
1:00 p.m. at
Peggy
Pine Haven
Black
Cemetery in
Halfway, Oregon.
Lois Black was born
April 1, 1936 to Edgar
Leroy Pickler and Lois
Margaret McDowall at her
Grand Uncle Greer and
Grand Aunt Mae Robbins’
home in Carson/Halfway,
Oregon. She was the
granddaughter of Claude
Leroy Pickler and Elsie
Elizabeth Robbins who
were long time residents of
Carson/Halfway.
She spent her first years
in Cornucopia, Oregon
where her father worked at
the Cornucopia Gold Mine.
In July 1941, Lois’ brother,
Richard Lynn Pickler was
born in Cornucopia. In
December 1941 when the
Cornucopia Mine closed,
the family moved to Cot-
tage Grove, Oregon where
her father worked in the
logging industry. They
moved to Linton, Oregon
where Lois’ mother was
trained and worked as a
welder in the Portland Ship
Yards on the Victory Ships
until the end of WWII.
Lois’s father started a Ser-
vice Station for Richfield
Oil and Gas Company.
Lois attended school in
Portland, Oregon; first at
St Patrick Catholic Grade
School, 1st through 5th
grade; then Chapman
Grade School, 5th through
8th grade; and Girls Poly,
HAMILTON, Theresa
CASSIDY, Marvin
CULLEY, Andrew
PREVO, Loren
GRIGGS, Corey
SCHLAHT, Nathan
MYERS, Andrew
BURNINGHAM, Tyson
GROVE, James
PREVO, Mary
PADILLA-ALBRADO, Jose
KEYES, Bryan
MUNSELL, Emily
PAULSEN, Nathan
BOWMAN, Chad
FREEMAN, David
POLICE LOG
Schomburg, Janet Marie. 5/15.
Probation Violation.
Stuckert, Michelle Joy. 5/15. Failure
to Appear.
Doyle, James Donald. 5/15. DUII.
Sanders, Jon Alvin . 5/15. DUII,
Umatilla County warrants for Failure
to Appear x2 and Probation Violation.
Mailman, Anthony Morgan. 5/17.
Possession of Meth.
Zemmer, Donnavin Levi. 5/19. Theft
III.
Vansickle, Nicholas Kane. 5/19.
Interfering with a Police Officer.
Weiss, Jamie Joseph. 5/19. Baker
County Justice Warrant.
FUNERAL NOTICES
Cathy Louise Christensen, 54, of
Baker City passed away on May 18,
2015 at her residence. Arrangements
are being handled through Gray’s
West & Company Pioneer Chapel.
John Paul Atkinson, 89, of Baker
City died February 2, 2015 in La-
Grande, Oregon. A memorial grave-
side service, with military honors, will
be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday May 30
at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City.
Pastor Jesse Whitford of the Baker
City Christian Church will be officiat-
ing. A reception will follow at Com-
munity Connection of Baker County.
Gray’s West & Company Pioneer
Chapel is assisting the family with
arrangements.
— Obituaries —
9th through 12th grade,
graduating in the spring
of 1954. By that time Lois
had gained two sisters,
Babe in 1945 and Patricia
in 1947. Lois adored her
brother and two sisters and
was always protective of
them.
On April 6, 1954, Lois
married Gordon Allen
Brown in Vancouver,
Washington. At the time,
Gordon was Sea Scout in
Portland and decided to
join the Coast Guard. In
1954, he went to Coast
Guard Boot Camp for
six weeks. While he was
away, Lois prepared for
their first child to be born.
A son, Johnny Leroy was
born on February 20, 1955
in Portland. Another son,
Kim Allen was born March
19, 1956 and on May 10,
1957, a daughter, Christal
Lynn was born in Astoria
where the family lived.
While Gordon was in the
Coast Guard, the family
moved to different areas
of the West Coast spend-
ing time in Astoria and
Portland, Oregon; La Push,
Washington; Treasure
Island, California.
In 1968, Lois with her
three children moved to
Baker City, Oregon to live
close to her family while
Gordon went to Vietnam
for eleven months. When
Gordon return from Viet-
nam, he commuted from
California and Oregon to
see his family. In 1970,
Lois moved to Fort Bragg,
California while Gordon
was stationed at Fort Bragg
Coast Guard Station. She
lived at the Point Ca-
brillo Light Station while
Gordon was stationed at
San Francisco, California.
In July 1974, Lois and
Gordon divorced after 20
years of marriage. Both,
John and Kim joined the
Coast Guard shortly after
they graduated from High
School. Lois and Christal
returned to Baker City
for a short time and then
to Caldwell, Idaho where
Lois began working at
Simplot.
On January 7, 1979,
Lois and Kenneth G. Black
married in Reno, Nevada
after meeting through
their friends at the Eagles
Lodge. They resided in
Caldwell until Kenneth’s
death May, 2014. Lois
worked at various jobs in
the Caldwell area during
this time including the
University of Idaho, and
Canyon County Dispatch.
In 1990, Lois began work-
ing at Hewett Packard in
Boise, Idaho. Her last posi-
tion was a leader on the
HP Printer Pin line while
also serving as a Safety
Volunteer. She retired in
the spring of 2007.
Lois is survived by her
two sons and their wives,
Kim and Brenda Brown,
Kent, Washington; John
and Roxanne Brown,
Wasilla, Alaska; her
daughter, Christal and her
husband, Thomas Dorsey,
Springfield, Oregon; eight
grandchildren and thirteen
great grandchildren. She
is also survived by two
sisters and their spouses,
Babe J. and Cecil R. Fain,
Susanville, California
and Patricia A. and Larry
L. Byron, Nampa, Idaho
and numerous nieces, and
nephew.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Ken-
neth G. Black, her parents,
and her brother Richard L
Pickler.
Friends are invited to
join the family for a din-
ner/reception to be held
immediately following the
service at the Pine Valley
L.D.S. Church. Arrange-
ments are under the direc-
tion of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services. Online
condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
Louis Townsend
Baker City, Died 2015.
Louis
Townsend,
82, of Baker
City, Oregon
went home to
be with The
Lord on May
18, 2015. A
Louis
visitation was Townsend
held Thurs-
day, May 21,
2015 at Gray’s
West & Company. The me-
morial service will be held
Friday, May 22, 2015 at
2:00 p.m. at the First
Church of the Nazarene
with Pastor Lennie Spoon-
er officiating. Friends are
invited to join the family
for a reception at the
Nazarene Fellowship Hall
following the services.
Interment will be at Mt.
Hope Cemetery on Tues-
day, May 26th.
Born in Conception
Junction, Missouri, to Lou-
is Emanuel Townsend and
Ellen Sally Taggart, Louis
and his big sister Margaret
lived a childhood reality of
Dust Bowl migrants. The
Townsend family headed
West without even know-
ing how many miles they
would have to traverse to
reach Seattle, WA where
they might find work.
From a lifesaving trachea
operation at age two, to be-
ing struck by lightning as a
young boy, to surviving a
horrific crane accident and
even being shot, it seemed
Louis was destined to
end his time here like the
famous patriarch Job “old
and full of days.”
Louis was a self-de-
scribed “Jack-of-all-trades,
master-of-none,” but the
fact remains that there is
not a secondary road in Or-
egon that can be travelled
without crossing a bridge
that Louis built. Besides
working for Peter Keiwit
and Morrison and Knutson,
Louis also owned several
businesses including T&M
Construction, DuraBlock,
Townsend & Sons Con-
crete, LT Trucking, and in
retirement even became
Louis the “Tomato Man”
Townsend.
Besides his abilities as a
builder and business man,
Louis was also well known
for his philanthropy. He
enjoyed being a bell-ringer
for Salvation Army in
response to a deep-seated
gratitude he felt for the
organization, which helped
his family in a time of
desperation during their
westward migration one
Christmas Eve in Baker
City, where they had sim-
ply “ran completely out of
money.”
Louis’ love for giving
didn’t only shine at Christ-
mas, but he was known as
a generous man throughout
the year, and besides help-
ing individuals in need,
he often volunteered in
endeavors such as building
the Nazarene Church, driv-
ing bus for youth group
trips, and various other
building projects for fam-
ily and friends.
Louis was a father of
five boys: Raymond, Doug,
Dean, Paul and Ken-
neth. He was also a proud
grandpa to Paul, Jeff, Ja-
mie, Ross and Claire who
remember him as Big Lou,
the constant gardener. His
great-grandchildren, Sa-
mantha, Dylan Kendall and
Kahlan remember their for-
getful grandpa who would
often declare himself as
their “Uncle Louis.”
His last battle with the
menace Alzheimer’s did
not beat him in the end. He
fought the good fight and
finished the race strong,
and he will be remembered
as a strong man of ability
and a man of strong faith,
as he pointed often to his
salvation in Jesus Christ
and his great assurance of
his home in heaven. When
making plans, he often
punctuated his schemings
with a favorite platitude,
“Lord willin’ and the crik
don’t rise” and was often
heard in his last years ex-
pressing his deep desire to
“Go home and be with The
Lord.” He will be loved
and missed by all of his
family and friends who are
all so happy for him at his
long-awaited homecom-
ing. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the
Northeast Oregon Compas-
sion Center through Gray’s
West & Company, 1500
Dewey Ave., Baker City,
OR 97814.