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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020 O BITUARIES Evelyn Ryan Charlie “Chick” traveling: touring through all of Chinn was born the states west of the Missis- H. Evelyn (Witham) Ryan, on March 4, 1927, sippi River and all Canadian 74, a former Baker City at Portland. The provinces adjoining the United resident, died April 15, 2020, in son of Charles States, camping inside the Pennsylvania. M. Chinn Sr. Arctic Circle, and attending Charles Evelyn was born on Aug. 27, and Violet Lucy reunions of the post-World War Chinn 1945, at Baker City to Harvey Roberts Chinn, II crew of the USNS Comfort. and Hertha Witham and was a he grew up at An accredited Master fifth-generation Bakerite. She Wingville and graduated from Hunter, Charlie also was proud graduated from Baker High Baker High School in 1945. to have taught Hunter Safety School in 1963 and attended After graduation he was drafted classes to more than 300 kids, Eastern Oregon College. In into the U.S. Army, serving from ushering them into the world of 1964 she married Robert Ryan, 1945 to 1947. He was honorably firearm safety and responsible and they had three children. discharged with the rank of sur- hunting. For many years they lived at gical tech 4 after serving on the At First Lutheran Church Great Falls, Montana, and in USNS hospital ship, the Com- Charlie taught Sunday School 2000 they moved to Scranton, fort. He worked for 36 years as and participated in the after- Pennsylvania, to be near their a Farm Services Technician for school Kids Club, often acting in children. She was a devoted Farmterials, retiring in 1988. the skits illustrating the lesson wife, mother and grandmother Charlie loved hunting: from of the day. Though no longer and nothing made her happier elk on the Minam, to chukars able to serve as the church’s than to have her family around on the Snake River, to pheas- egg merchant, he remained a her dining room table. She was ants, ducks, geese and grouse in regular attendee at services, also a devoted church member the Baker Valley. His knowledge sitting in the third pew back on and helped to build many of animals and the number the left hand side wearing the churches in communities. of years he was able to spend bright red quilted vest tailored She is survived by her hunting allowed him to harvest by his wife Judy. husband, Bob, of Allentown, 42 elk. The pinnacle of his Charlie was a man of Pennsylvania; three children, hunting career was drawing a Baker Valley. His dedication to Mike Ryan and Mollie Peiren, bighorn sheep tag and success- community and family was a both of Wallkill, New York, and fully bringing home a “dandy” lifelong constant. He loved Judy, Mitch Ryan of Factoryville, from the Jordan Valley — all his family, his buddy, Duane, New Jersey; two grandchildren, of this despite the limitation of and the First Lutheran Church. Brady and Jake; three sisters, his vision loss due to macular With his passing we know that Jeanne Schumacher of Baker degeneration. he is now looking for new hunt- City, Reba Sharp of Beaverton He loved being out in the ing pastures as well as trying to and Anna Baum of La Grande. mountains: harvesting firewood eradicate whitetop wherever he She was preceded in death for winter fuel, exploring old might find it growing in heaven. by her parents, Harvey and mines, and scouting good fish- Hopefully, we can all emulate Hertha, and a much-loved ing spots — his favorite spot Charlie’s care for the Baker grandmother, Maudie, who al- was just north of “No Tellum Valley and all who live here. He ways referred to her as “Sissy.” Creek.” will be missed, but as long as Charlie’s parents established we try to “tail up” anyone we Richard Rudolph their farm in Wingville in the see who needs help, we will be Baker City, 1951-2020 early 1930s and it was his acting as he would have done Richard J. Rudolph, 69, of lifelong home except for his — just as Charlie’s friends did Baker City, died at his home in two-year stint in the U.S. Army. for him and Judy during the the wee hours of the morning In 1954 he married his sweet- last months of his life. There on April 29, 2020, with his heart, Judy Fales, and built her could be no better tribute to a brother, Tony, and his feline a home on the farm where they life well lived. companion, Roc, by his side raised their two children, Mike The family would like to after a valiant battle with and Sharon. thank Heart ’N Home Hospice mesothelioma. Charlie enjoyed farming for the love and care they gave Per his request both crops and livestock. After Charlie. there will be retirement in 1988, Charlie He is survived by his wife, Ju- no funeral and had more time to devote to his dith Chinn, of Wingville; his son his ashes will livestock, tending flocks of pi- and daughter-in-law, Michael be placed at his geons, chickens and sheep. Wild and Nancy Chinn of Boise; his favorite fishing birds flocked to the Chinn farm daughter and son-in-law, Sha- Richard spot. as Charlie fed quail, finches ron and Rory Noble of Baker Rudolph Richard was and doves, while he fought off City; his brother-in-law, David born on Feb. 6, the varmints that plagued his Fales, and his wife, Patty, of 1951, at Albany to Betty and flocks. Each spring, neighbors Payette, Idaho; his sister-in-law, Kenneth Rudolph. He was the saw Charlie going to feed his Arcella Hall, and her husband, fourth-oldest of 11 children. bummer lambs with milk Ken, of Orangevale, California; Raised in Albany, Richard bottles sticking out of all four of his grandsons, Keith Chinn and attended elementary school at his shirt pockets. his wife, Ginger, of Kaysville, St. Mary’s Catholic School, then He enjoyed gardening, grow- Utah, Craig Chinn and his wife, went on to Albany Union High ing vegetables, gladiolas and Kristy, of Irvine, California, C.J. School and graduated in 1969. iris, and maintaining a beauti- Chinn and his wife, Jannie, of Later, he studied wastewater ful yard despite his ongoing Huntington Beach, California, treatment at Linn Benton battle with the gophers. Jacob Chinn and his wife, Community College for two When he wasn’t working out- Tiffany, of Concord, California; years. When he was 48, he doors, he spent many enjoyable his granddaughter, DeeDee attended Clackamas Commu- hours listening to audio books Osborn and her husband, Ryan, nity College where he studied through the Oregon Talking of Portland; and eight great- Liberal Arts for two years. Books Library. grandchildren. He married Beth Vongchan- Charlie conducted his life ac- He was preceded in death by glor on Dec. 9, 1978, at Vancou- Charles Chinn cording to the “code of the west” his parents and two sisters. ver, Washington. They divorced Baker City, 1927-2020 and raised his family according- Memorial contributions may Charles M. Chinn Jr., 93, of in February of 1985. Even ly: A person’s word is their bond, made to the First Lutheran though he never remarried or Baker City, died April 26, 2020. promises are always kept, pro- Church Memorial Fund, Or- Interment was Saturday, had any children, he loved all of vide for widows and orphans, egon Talking Books and Braille his many nieces and nephews. May 2, with a private grave- eat what you kill, watch where Library, or American Macular side service at Mount Hope Richard lived in various you point your gun, leave the Degeneration Foundation places during his life, including Cemetery. Pastor Ian Wolfe gate as you find it, be a member through Gray’s West & Co., offi ciated. Honorary pallbearers of the clean plate club and don’t 1500 Dewey Avenue, Baker Calita, California, Appleton, were Duane Schaer, Michael Wisconsin, Flagstaff, Arizona, squat on your spurs. City, OR 97814. Chinn, Rory Noble, Keith Vancouver, Washington, and He relished eating lunch To light a candle in memory Chinn, Craig Chinn, C.J. Chinn every week with the ROMEOs of Charlie, or to leave a condo- Portland, Tigard, Aurora and Canby in Oregon before settling and Jacob Chinn. Although (Retired Old Men Eating Out) lence for his family, go to www. quarantine measures limited in Baker City in 2001. One also known as the Gray Beards grayswestco.com particular accomplishment that attendees, friends attended the — swapping stories and eventu- See Obituaries/Page 3A service remotely from their cars ally entertaining everyone in he was the most proud of was designing and building his own on the adjacent street while ac- the whole restaurant as mem- house here in Baker City, with cessing the service though video bers became more dependent News of Record on Page 3A provided by Gray’s West & Co. on their hearing aids. a little help from his friends. Pioneer Chapel. His work history includes Charlie and Judy enjoyed being a production manager “You’ll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR Baker City, 1950-2020 B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 ■ Baker County Commission: 9 am. to noon; for details about how to access the meeting, go to bakercounty.org TUESDAY, MAY 12 ■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., Zoom video meeting; more information is available by contacting klafavor@cityhall. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald May 5, 1970 The 5J school board passed a resolution Wednesday morning to put the question of a new tax base before the 5J public in the May 26 primary election. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald May 5, 1995 (EDITORIAL) — If Baker City had its own “Green Gro- cer,” it was Francis Chaves, who died May 1, 1995, after a lifetime of service to his community. A Baker City native, Mr. Chaves is remembered by old-timers as a grocer. He was at fi rst co-owner, and eventually the sole owner of Chaves Food Land, which is where Coast-to-Coast is today. The building housed a fl ower shop on the Second Street side and when Mr. Chaves was in his early 40s he became the owner of The Flower Box, which he operated in various locations until his death. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald May 5, 2010 Driving to Thief Valley Reservoir Dam to fi sh is now almost as easy as fl ipping open a spinning reel. The 1.3-mile road to the dam, once often tougher to drive than reeling in a steelhead with light tackle, is dra- matically better this spring. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald May 6, 2019 SUMPTER — Jim Delgado has visited the wreck of the Titanic, so you might expect that he would scarcely bother even to ponder the signifi cance of the Sumpter Dredge, which has never been within 200 miles of an ocean and most probably will never be the subject of an Oscar- winning fi lm. This is patently not so. As Delgado stood inside the hulking gold-mining machine Thursday morning he spoke with emotion and eloquence about why he believes this contraption is truly a treasure. He rapped his knuckle on a steel rivet and marveled at the workmanship. He drew a fi nger along a Douglas-fi r beam on which a worker scrawled words more than half a century ago. He paused occasionally, as if to search for the words to express why this vessel — and indeed it is a boat, albeit a most unusual one — affects him so deeply, a man who in his 47-year career has traveled the globe and inspected the remnants of some of the world’s most famous ships. Delgado, who is one of America’s more renowned maritime archaeologists, answers the question in multiple ways, but they can be distilled to a single word. “People.” O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, May 2 20 — 23 — 30 — 42 — 44 — 46 Next jackpot: $3.9 million POWERBALL, May 2 13 — 16 — 33 — 58 — 68 PB 24 Next jackpot: $59 million MEGA MILLIONS, May 1 28 — 30 — 31 — 35 — 66 Mega 14 Next jackpot: $215 million WIN FOR LIFE, May 2 11 — 18 — 43 — 55 PICK 4, May 3 • 1 p.m.: 8 — 3 — 5 — 5 • 4 p.m.: 2 — 6 — 8 — 2 • 7 p.m.: 2 — 5 — 8 — 6 • 10 p.m.: 4 — 7 — 5 — 1 LUCKY LINES, May 3 3-8-11-15-17-23-28-32 Next jackpot: $47,000 S ENIOR M ENUS ■ WEDNESDAY: Chicken-fried chicken, potatoes and gravy, corn, bread, green salad, cake ■ THURSDAY: Pork roast, parslied red potatoes, carrots, roll, pea-and-onion salad, ice cream ■ FRIDAY: Baked cod, cup of clam chowder, roll, coleslaw, lemon bar ■ MONDAY (MAY 11): Baked ham, sweet potatoes, peas, biscuit, carrot-raisin salad, apple crisp ■ TUESDAY (MAY 12): Chicken Kiev with hollandaise, broccoli-blend vegetables, roll, gelatin with fruit, tapioca Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $4.50 donation (60 and older), $6.75 for those under 60. 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He loved the outdoors, especially in the fall, and enjoyed fishing, family gatherings, drawing, painting, gardening, writing and music. Richard lived by the Golden Rule and enjoyed helping people. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2000, Richard later found out that he was a good candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation therapy or DBS. He had the procedure and it helped him so much that he volunteered to be an advocate for those with Parkinson’s who had questions about his experience. He called his endeavor Movers & Shak- ers. He also enjoyed Tai Chi classes at Community Connec- tion where he greeted everyone with a smile and loved reaching out to new members and help- ing them learn the moves. Richard is survived by his sister, Barbara Sanders, and her husband, Mike, of Green Valley, Arizona; his brothers Lindsay Rudolph of Vancouver, Washington, John Rudolph and his wife, Susan, of Portland, David Rudolph and his wife, Libby, of Baker City, and Tony Rudolph and his wife, Sherry, of Baker City; his nieces, Amy, Ashley, Alexia, Jordan, Sarah, Erika, Leslie, Lisa, Nicole and Shelly; his nephews, Thomas, Lindsay, Joe, Brian, Lee, Koby, J.C., Robby, Tee, Jack, Patrick, Shane and Phillip. Richard was preceded in death by his parents; his broth- ers, Tom Fulcer, and Mick and Gerry Rudolph; and his sisters, Patricia “Trish” Stoelting and LaVonna “Vonnie” McPherson. For those who would like to make a donation in memory of Richard, the family sug- gests Community Connection (provides Meals on Wheels, food bank) or Best Friends (ani- mal care and rescue) through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. 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