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Gerald John Lequerica
Mary Alice
Williams
Carroll
June 1938 - Aug. 2015
Aug. 1926-Aug. 2015
* Mary Alice Williams Carroll, 88,
¿died on Aug. 6,2015 in Baker City.
»She was bom on Aug. 17, 1926 in
■'Baker to John B. and Margaret William. Most of her early
»childhood was spent in lumber camps around Bates, Austin
¿and Whitney. Her father worked for the Oregon Lumber
¿Company. The family lived year round in camp until her
¿brother John started to school. Then they came to Baker
¿where they lived on 15th Street. She and John went to
¿Churchill School through the 6th grade except for the 4th
¡grade when they went to school in a one room schoolhouse
¿.in Whitney. She remembers this year as the best time of all
¿her happy childhood. Her father came home every night and
¿they were all together. Probably the most important people
Tin her life as a child were her brothers; John was 16 months
¿older than she and was the fount of all her knowledge.
¡■Berley was 21 years older and she adored him. When they
¿came to Baker from camp, he took her on his knee and they
coagulated paint charts and she was allowed to choose the
color he would paint the equator that week. She took this re
sponsibility very seriously. The equator had to be painted
often because "it is hot."
• Mary went to Helen M. Stark Junior High School and grad
uated from Baker High in 1944. On Feb. 17,1946 she mar
ried her childhood friend George L. Carroll. They were
married in the old Christian Church on the comer of 4th and
Church Street. They spent most of their early married life in
Baker. George worked as a meat cutter. They had three sons
and a daughter. In 1954 George re-inlisted in the Navy and
the family moved around quite a lot. George left the service
in 1961 and they settled in Esparto, Calif., where they raised
their family and lived for over 30 years. They returned home
to Baker City in 1992.
* Mary enjoyed doing needlepoint and many a home has her
work hung on the wall. She also knitted slippers and dish
'cloths, all year to give as Christmas gifts.
r She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years,
George who died in 2002, sons James, George Jr. and Robert.
< Mary is survived by her daughter Maggie and her husband
.Ken McGuire of Baker City; Delores Carroll of Vacaville,
.Calif.; grandchildren Kathleen and her husband Levi
Schomberg, Robert Carroll, Laura Carroll all of Baker City;
.Kristen Glenn and husband Austin of Vacaville, Calif.;
Stephanie Slavich and mate David Sanders; Austin & Cassie
Schomberg of Baker City; great-grandchildren Hilary Rose,
Marissa, Emily, Kelsey, Jonathan, Jasmine, Jax, Kenyan and
Brodee Schomberg all of Baker City, Angelina & Abel of
Vacaville, Calif.; nieces Joyce Raybom and her husband
Bruce; Roberta Peterson and her husband Dennis, John
'Williams and his wife Rosa and their son J.R.; many won
derful friends - David Burris was like a son to her; good
■ neighbors Bettie and Marvin Schmidt who did so many kind
■things for her through the years; Julie and her son Nick
Bouchard who kept her lawn mowed, hedge trimmed,
■painted her krtchen and other things too numerous to men
tion; Bev Coleman with whom she enjoyed many a ham
burger, shared holidays and was a good friend; Sunny and
.Jack Lillard of Roseburg, Ore., who called her Aunt Mary
.and enjoyed a longtime close and loving relationship. Last
but not least, her companion and much loved dog "Blossom
Buttercup." Judy Chamard and John Powell have welcomed
.Blossom Buttercup into their home, Mary was at peace with
this kind gesture. She also leaves numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins and extended family.
. There will be a Memorial Service at Mt. Hope Cemetery
at a later date for family and friends. Date and time will be
announced. Julie made a beautiful box at Mary's request for
¿her cremains - it was much admired and appreciated. One
thing that Mary always said and was, "I have to live with
myself, and so I have to be nice for myself to know."
A huge thank you to Heart & home Hospice especially
■Seth, Erica, Ben & Lettye. God bless you all for your kind
ness and compassion.
Those who would like to send condolences or make a
memorial donation in memory of Mary may do so to an
Animal Shelter of your choice through Tami's Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services PO Box 543 Halfway,
OR 97834. On line condolences may be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
A Free Market
The community is invited to a
free market hosted by the
■ Baker City LDS Church on Aug.
25 at 6 p.m. Back to school
items such as clothes, shoes,
»backpacks, etc. will be the em
phasis, but all good, usable
¿items will be accepted. Dona
tions of your gently used, func
tioning
items
are
most
¡welcome. The LDS is located
i'pn Hughes Lane.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13,2015
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Gerald John Lequerica, 77, of La Grande, passed away on
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A casual
dress Graveside Service was held at the Union Cemetery on
Sunday, Aug. 9 at 1:30 p.m. A Celebration of Life reception
followed at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Club House
at 2 p.m.
Gerald was bom June 27,1938, in Winnemucca, Nev., to
John and Eloise (Mendeita) Lequerica. He grew up in Arock
and Jordan Valley, Ore., McDermitt, Nev., Emmett, Idaho
and Pondosa where he attended Pondosa Elementary and
graduated High school in Union. After high school, he
married Linda Baum on June 15, 1956. He then attended
Eastern Oregon College graduating with a degree in Second
ary Education for Math and Science.
Gerald's love of trucking came from many summers as of
age 4 in McDermitt, Nev., with his Papa Jo, Jaca Trucking
Company. He formed a partnership with Tufty Bowman
Trucking called LBow Trucking hauling logs in Eastern
Oregon. He later continued to haul logs with his own truck
ing business. Gerald also worked in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
and for Eagle Truck Weaver Construction and Mike Becker
Construction all of La Grande.
Gerald was an avid lover of the outdoors from huckleberry
picking to the many pack trips he made to the high country
of Eastern Oregon. Many of those horseback trips were
shared with his son Las and many other friends to hunt elk
in the wilderness. If you were a mushroom, berry or elk and
Gerald was around, you better hide.
One of his other ventures was ownership with his partners
of a dock on Brownlee Reservoir where they had countless
days of fun and frolic as well as fishing. He worked hard and
loved his off time as well. For many years, this crew
sponsored and event called the Pig & Jig.
Gerald is survived by his partner, Rayetta Thomas; his
children, Las Lequerica (Shar), Joni Lequerica (John Coote)
and Daren Lequerica; sisters, Eleanor Wood and Jonelle
Krakau; brother, Tim Lequerica; grandchildren, Brianne,
Rachelle, Nic, Cale, Cali, DJ and Karin as well as 13 great
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother,
Kenneth Smith.
April 1961 - July 2015
Mary Kay Williamson, 54, of
Baker City died July 31, 2015 in
Meridian, Idaho. A celebration of
life is scheduled for Saturday, Aug.
8,2015 at 1 p.m. at the New Begin
nings Fellowship Church, 1820 Estes Street, Baker City.
John Jeffries will be officiating. A reception is also sched
uled following the service.
Mary was bom in Baker City on April 17,1961 to Bruce
McMurren and Joarnje Duncan McMurren. After graduat
ing from high school, Mary attended Blue Mountain Com
munity College and received a degree in accounting. She
put her education to good use by working at the Credit
Union and an audiology office.
Mary loved going to Halfway with her Aunt Nancy to
spend Easter and Thanksgiving with Randy and Dana Sim-
rell each year. During the early years before her illness,
she would hold an open house that was lavishly decorated
and had lots of home made specialty goodies.
Survivors are her husband, Russell Williamson, her
daughter and son-in-law Courtney and Aaron Moses of
Springfield, Ore., her four grandchildren: Theron Russell
Springer, Mark Emmanuel Springer, Bella Marie Moses
and Regina Marie Moses, all from Springfield;her mother
and father-in-law, Caron Williamson and James Ward of
Baker City, her sister, Jody Califf, her aunt and uncles:
Nancy Simrell and Polvi of Baker City, Norval and Mar
garet Byron of La Grande, Larry and Pat Byron of Nampa,
Idaho.
She is preceded in death by Lewis Williamson, her par
ents, Joanne Duncan and Bruce McMurren and her grand
parents, Carl and Millie Byron.
Memorial contributions may be made to New Beginning
Fellowship Church through Gray's West & Company Pio
neer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
Death Notice
Patricia Williamson, 81 of Baker City passed away on August io,. 2015 at her
residence. There will be a rosary and funeral mass Thursday, Aug. 13 beginning at 10 a.m. at
St. Francis DeSales Cathedral in Baker City. Urn interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery with
a luncheon following at St. Francis DeSales Parish Hall. Arrangements are being handled
through Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Baker City, OR 97814
Service Notice
Charles D. Davis, 77, a resident of Baker City died Sunday Aug. 9,2015 in Jerome, Idaho. Fu
neral services for Mr. Davis will be held Tuesday Aug. 18, 2015 at 11 a.m. in the Seventh Day
Adventist Church. Pastor Monte Wood of the church will officiate and interment will follow
the services at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Visitation for Mr. Davis will be held Monday Aug. 17,2015
from 1-7 p.m. at Coles Tribute Center. Donations maybe made to either the American Diabetes
or the Kidney Foundation/ This maybe done through the Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St.
Baker city, OR 97814.
Funding Available to Oregon Ranchers for Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation
Apply by Aug. 28 for this year’s funding
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service
has financial and technical assistance now available
to help Oregon ranchers improve sage grouse habitat
in Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Lake,
Malheur and Union counties.
The funding will help landowners perform a variety
of rangeland health conservation practices, such as
removing invasive juniper trees and other conifers,
treating exotic annual grasses, and addressing other
threats to stabilize or improve rangeland ecological
conditions.
The funding is available to landowners interested in
pursuing a Candidate Conservation Agreement with
Assurances, or CCAA. CCAAs offer protection from
future regulatory requirements should the greater
sage grouse be listed under the Endangered Species
Act.
NRCS conservation programs give landowners the
tools and financial assistance they need to success
fully implement the conservation measures identified
in their site-specific plans,” said Kevin Conroy, NRCS
basin team leader. ‘Together, NRCS and its partners
will work closely with private landowners to plan and
design conservation treatments to improve sage
grouse habitat and overall rangeland health.”
Funding is limited to landowners within sage grouse
habitat areas.
Interested landowners should submit applica
tions to their local USDA Service Center by Aug.
28 to be considered for this current round of
funding.
This funding is part of a new five-year project
selected for funding this year though USDA’s highly-
competitive Regional Conservation Partnership
Program. Collectively, this project aims to improve
sage grouse habitat across 3.4 million acres of
privately-owned lands in Eastern Oregon.
NRCS will invest $9 million in the project over the
next five years, and partners are matching that invest
ment dollar-to-dollar, for a total investment of $18
million. The lead partner for this project is the Oregon
Association of Conservation Districts. Other collabo
rating partners include: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
Bureau of Land Management; Oregon State Univer
sity; USDA Agriculture Research Service; Oregon
Watershed Enhancement Board; State of Oregon
Governor’s Office; Oregon Department of Agriculture;
The Nature Conservancy; Baker Valley Soil and Water
Conservation District (SWCD); Crook County SWCD;
Ft. Rock-Silver Lake SWCD; Harney SWCD; Lake
view SWCD; Burnt River SWCD; Eagle Valley SWCD;
Grant SWCD; Keating SWCD; Malheur County
SWCD; and the county courts of: Baker, Crook,
Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur.
For more information, contact a local USDA Service
Center in the following counties: Oregon USDA
Service Centers within Sage Grouse Core Habitat
Areas:
• Baker County: Misty Bennett, District Conserva
tionist, 541-523-7121. Misty.Bennett@or.usda.gov
' • Grant County: Lorraine Vogt, District Conserva
tionist, 541-575-0135. Lorraine.Vogt@or.usda.gov
• Union County: Mike Burton, District Conservation
ist, 541-963-4178. Mike.Burton@or.usda.gov
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Making Sense
¡of Madness
Training Offered
n Baker School District 5J is
►pleased to announce an exciting
I professional development op
portunity coming to Baker City,
¡Oregon. Jeff Noble, is coming to
’Eastern Oregon as part of his
*2015 North American Tour "Mak
ing Sense of the Madness." Jeff
»and his organization, Noble Ini
tiatives, provides hope and edu
cation to people caring for those
¿living with Fetal Alcohol Spec
trum Disorders (FASD).
! Jeff’s training is highly interac
tive, entertaining and filled with
¿lightbulb moments’ of discovery.
*• Please join us Sept 14 at the
¿North Baker Education Center,
¡2725 7th Street in Baker City
¿from 8:30-4 p.m. for this enlight-
¿ening experience. Following is
¿the link for further information
¿and the required registration
¿form:
http://goo.gl/forms/Lj7o
¿LouvJe. Registration deadline is
¿Sept. 3,2015. There will be light
"breakfast offerings and a no-host
lunch; however, the event is free.
Mary Kay
Williamson
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