2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021
O BITUARIES
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
THURSDAY, JAN. 21
■ Baker School Board: Work session, 5 p.m.; regular
meeting, 6 p.m.; via Zoom computer app. For more
information about how to join the meeting, call the District
Offi ce at 541-524-2260 or visit the District website baker5j.
org
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
January 16, 1971
Teacher salary consultations between the District 5J
board and the Baker Education Association seem to be
moving toward a conclusion — but very slowly.
Yesterday BEA representatives offered a proposal for a
$7,000 base (for B.A.) with the yearly increment increased
by $25 to $250 and $10 medical insurance.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 16, 1996
Calvary Baptist Church has appealed the Baker City Plan-
ning Commission’s decision to grant a La Grande couple
a conditional-use permit to open a microbrewery and
beer-tasting room at the northeast corner of Fourth and
Broadway streets.
The Baker City Council will hear the appeal at its Feb. 13
meeting, City Attorney Tim Collins said this morning.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 17, 2011
The National Weather Service issued a fl ood warning
for the Powder River in Baker City this morning, and minor
fl ooding was also reported in Halfway and in Keating Val-
ley.
“There’s been no major stream fl ooding,” said Jerry
Boyd, director of the Baker County Consolidated Dispatch
Center.
“Overall, this is not another spring of last year.”
Boyd was referring to severe fl ooding that happened in
early June of 2010 along Eagle and Pine creeks in eastern
Baker County.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 17, 2020
When the snowplow drivers pull off the highway to wait
out the storm, it’s a sign that conditions have degraded
from dismal to downright awful.
Plowing snow from the freeway is diffi cult when you
can’t see the freeway.
Such was the case Wednesday night in Ladd Canyon,
the gash in the divide between North Powder and La
Grande that squeezes the air and can infl ate routine
breezes into fi erce gusts.
“The wind was creating pretty severe conditions — low
to no visibility,” said Allen Jensen, maintenance manager
for the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT)
Baker City station.
Severe enough to prompt ODOT to close Interstate
84 between Pendleton and Ontario for about 12 hours
between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, Jan. 13
6 — 20 — 22 — 29 — 31 — 43
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POWERBALL, Jan. 13
4 — 19 — 23 — 25 — 49 PB 14
Next jackpot: $640 million
MEGA MILLIONS, Jan. 12
12 — 14 — 26 — 28 — 33
Mega
9
Next jackpot: $750 million
WIN FOR LIFE, Jan. 13
1 — 3 — 50 — 64
PICK 4, Jan. 14
• 1 p.m.: 0 — 1 — 0 — 4
• 4 p.m.: 0 — 9 — 4 — 2
• 7 p.m.: 6 — 6 — 1 — 5
• 10 p.m.: 9 — 7 — 3 — 6
LUCKY LINES, Jan. 14
2-6-11-15-17-21-28-31
Next jackpot: $14,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ MONDAY: Offi ce is closed in observance of Martin Luther
King Jr. Day.
■ TUESDAY: Baked ziti with Italian sauce, zucchini, garlic
bread, cottage cheese and fruit, peach crisp
■ WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, mixed
vegetables, roll, green salad, apple crisp
■ THURSDAY: Chicken-fried chicken, country gravy, mashed
potatoes, mixed vegetables, beet-and-onion salad, cookies
■ FRIDAY: Baked cod, clam chowder, capri vegetables, roll,
coleslaw, cheesecake
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. Meals must be picked up; no dining on site.
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Ronald Warbis
December of 1959. He graduated from
Oregon State University and he and
Ronald David Warbis, 85, of Baker
Juanell moved to Fairbanks, Alaska,
City, died on Dec. 25, 2020, at his home, where their daughter, January, was
where lung cancer took him away
born. He ran a millwork shop with a
physically but gave his family time
partner there. Moving back to warmer
for poignant conversations and loving
climes, he bought and ran a sporting
goodbyes, powerful memories they will goods store in Springfi eld, Oregon.
cherish.
In 1964, he and Juanell bought a
True to Dad’s desire to
200-acre ranch in Alfalfa, a farming
cheer from the sidelines,
community 15 miles east of Bend,
he asked to be cremated
where they raised cattle and alfalfa hay
and for no celebration of
and three kids. Sons, Jay and Jesse,
life or funeral.
were born there. After 40 happy years
Ronald, known as Bud
on the ranch, they sold out and moved
Ronald
or Buddy by friends and
to Enterprise, ultimately ending up in
Warbis
family, was born on July
Baker City.
8, 1935, at North Fork,
In his teens, Baxter and his dad went
Nebraska, to Joe and Lois (Cimmer)
to all the trap shoots where he won
Warbis.
major titles, including Oregon State
Bud was a farm kid who started
ATA Doubles Championship at age 16.
working at a young age. He joined the
He and his dad won several father/son
Navy just out of high school and served titles as well. He was a crack shot, one
for four years as a deep-sea rescue
time tossing a bottle cap into the air
diver and diesel mechanic. Bud had a
and shooting a hole dead center with a
quick wit and would often say he was
.22 rifl e.
a deep-sea diver because he could walk
He loved fi shing and big-game hunt-
better on the bottom of the ocean than ing. He was a collector of coins and
he could swim. During his service, he
antique guns.
served in the Korean War and became
He was also known as a great story-
a member of the Forty and Eight,
teller.
American Legion, and Veterans of
Baxter is survived by his wife,
Foreign Affairs.
Juanell; his sons, Jay Baxter and his
Bud met his lovely bride, Ellen
wife, Anne Marie, and Jesse Lang and
Baroni, in 1956 during his return to the his wife, Anna Marie; and his grand-
Navy from leave. They met on a bus,
daughter, Cassie Lang Vega, and her
where Ellen was headed back to her
husband, Mike.
Catholic boarding school to fi nish her
His daughter, January, preceded him
last two years of high school. After two in death.
years of long-distance courtship, they
For those who would like to make a
were married on Sept. 6, 1958. Over 61 donation in memory of Baxter, the fam-
years together, they raised two biologi- ily suggests Heart ’N Home Hospice
cal kids, Rusty (Sarah) Warbis and An- through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
nie (Mike) Price, along with countless
Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box
other kids, as their door was always
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open to anyone who needed it.
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Dad was happy to be the cheerleader valleyfuneralhome.com
on the sidelines for countless family
events and kids’ sports but shied away Lorenzo DelCurto
Formerly of Halfway and Baker City, 1953-2020
from the spotlight himself. Dad loved
Lorenzo “Lorry” DelCurto, 67, of
taking long drives (to just about any-
Imbler, and formerly of Halfway and
where), shuttling grandkids to school
Baker City, died peacefully on Jan. 13,
and events, studying military history,
2021, at his home with his wife, Lois,
hunting, fi shing, and golfi ng with old
and his daughter, Cindy, at his side.
buddies.
He lost his battle with cancer after
We feel blessed to have had him as
three years.
our Dad, Grandpa, and Pa, his family
A graveside service will
said.
take place Jan. 16 at 2
Bud is survived by his wife, Ellen,
p.m. at Pine Haven Cem-
and their two children, Rusty (Sarah)
etery in Halfway.
and Annie (Mike); his nine beloved
Lorry was born on Jan.
grandkids, Courtnie (Nathan) Dawson,
26, 1953, to Elba and Law-
Pacifi que Price, Kylee Price, Mikayla
rence DelCurto of Halfway. Lorenzo
Price, Kendal Collins, Viyora Price,
DelCurto
Lorry was the oldest of
West Price, Joe Warbis and Jessica
four brothers, along with
Warbis; and his loving sister, Lynda
Tony, Joe and Tim. He was raised on a
Kenneally.
small cattle ranch in Pine Valley. He at-
He was preceded in death by his
tended Pine-Eagle schools in Halfway
parents and four brothers.
and graduated in 1971. He attended
To leave an online condolence for
Eastern Oregon University and earned
Bud’s family, go to www.grayswestco.
a bachelor of science degree in Busi-
com
ness/Economic.
Baxter Moore Jr.
Lorry married Judy Randall in 1974.
Baker City, 1938-2020
They divorced in 1984. They raised
Baxter Steely Moore Jr., 82, left this three children, Chad, Rita and Robert.
earth on Jan. 7, 2021, at
Lorry stayed good friends with Judy
home with his family by
and her parents, Dorothy and John
his side.
Randall of Richland.
Baxter was born on July
He fell in love with his best friend,
6, 1938, at Roseburg to
soulmate, and wife, Lois Corcoran in
Baxter and Evangeline
1986. They were married on Dec. 31,
Baxter
Moore. When just 6 years
1987, at Winnemucca, Nevada. (Lorry
Moore Jr. always said it was a good tax write-off.)
old, the family moved
to Tillamook, where he
Lorry helped raise stepdaughter, Cindy,
attended all 12 grades of school. He
and stepson, Steven.
graduated from Tillamook High School
Lorry lived in
in 1956. He met his wife, Juanell,
Halfway until he
in high school and they married in
was 18.
Baker City, 1935-2020
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Mason Toubeaux-Handy: 24,
of Baker City, died on Jan. 12,
2021. A celebration of his life will
take place at a later date, place
and time to be announced. Ar-
rangements are under the direc-
tion of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. On-
line condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral
home.com
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Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION
(Baker County Circuit Court war-
rant): Brandon Robert Radle, 32,
of Baker City, 4:45 p.m. Thursday,
in the 1800 block of Main Street;
cited and released.
VIOLATION OF RELEASE
AGREEMENT: Brandon Douglas
Culbertson, 32, of Baker City,
2:06 p.m. Thursday, in the 3200
block of Court Avenue; jailed.
PROBATION VIOLATION and
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County warrants): Edward Allen
Braswell, 45, of Baker City, 10:45
a.m. Wednesday, at Oak and
Cedar streets; jailed.
FOURTH-DEGREE DOMES-
TIC ASSAULT, STRANGULA-
TION, MENACING and CRIMI-
NAL MISCHIEF: Tyler Joseph
Anders, 31, transient, 6:04 p.m.
Wednesday, in the 3400 block of
Auburn Avenue; jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT
(Baker County Justice Court
warrants): Alexander Wise, 20,
of Baker City and Alan Wolfe,
33, of Baker City, both were
cited and released at 8:54 p.m.
Thursday at the jail where
they are being held on other
charges.
He moved to Baker City in 1970 to
work for Ellingson lumber mill from
1969 to 1996 in Halfway and in Baker
City. He moved from Baker City to
Imbler in 2004 to be closer to work at
the Boise Cascade Lumber Company
stud mill from 2002 to 2017. He was
self-employed for 28 years doing trap
cashiering; he owned and operated
LJD Trapshooting Cashiering. Lorry
and Lois cashiered for ATA and PITA
competition shooting for trap clubs in
Washington, Idaho and Oregon. He
always said cashiering was a challenge
he liked to take on; he would have 40 to
500 shooters to organize for the clubs.
Lorry and Lois were very busy their
years together, they worked and played
hard and they had lots of hobbies. They
started out by shooting trap. They trav-
eled in Idaho, Washington, Nevada and
Oregon, shooting competition shoots
and fun shoots. Lorry was a very good
shooter and won numerous trophies,
money and several awards. He was very
engaged with people of the trapshooting
world for more than 36 years, and made
close-knit friends throughout the years.
He loved playing around with
snowmobiling, road bikes, and ATVs,
traveling around Montana, Washington,
Idaho and Oregon. He loved to hunt.
One hunting trip he spent a week in
Canada (harvesting) geese. He enjoyed
hunting deer, elk and bear on his fam-
ily’s homestead. Lorry enjoyed hunting
with his dad and his brothers while
growing up. Later in life Lorry spent
time teaching his (buddy) grandson,
David, how to hunt and fi sh.
In 2009 Lorry bought his pontoon
boat (his favorite toy) and he spent ev-
ery minute he could on the Snake River
fi shing for crappie and bass with buddy
David, family and friends. One of his
favorite trips was a seven-day Alaska
cruise with friends Jim, June and Lois.
After retirement he enjoyed his morn-
ing coffee and telling fi shing and hunt-
ing stories with the guys at Summer-
ville Café. Lorry was an avid sports fan;
he never had a favorite team, because
he watched them all. He enjoyed his
gambling trips to Nevada and Wild-
horse to play blackjack. (He was a good
gambler, he told his friends.)
One of his saying was: “You need to
cover the ground before it covers you.”
He lived that kind of life.
Lorry was a great husband, father,
granddad, brother, uncle and friend. He
made people laugh.
Lorry is survived by his wife, Lois;
his brothers, Tim (Tammy) of Belgrade,
Montana, and Tony of Baker City;
his sons, Chad (Kara) of Richland,
and Robert (Brenda) of Stanfi eld; his
daughters, Rita (Tom) of Pendleton, and
Cindy (Jim) Wright of North Power; his
grandchildren, John, Amanda, Conner,
Presley, River and David; his nieces,
Hannah and Molly; his nephew, Scott;
and his in-laws, Myrl, Wanda, Linda
and Roger.
Lorry was preceded in death by his
father, Lawrence; his mother, Elba; his
brother, Joe; and his stepson, Steven
Hall.
He requested no fl owers. For those
who would like to make a donation in
memory of Lorry, the family suggests
the Imbler Rural Fire Department,
through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway OR 97834.
Online condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Baker
County
Baker
The Baker County
County
Veteran Services
Veteran
Service
Veteran Service
Office
will be
will be closed
on
closed
June 1-5 December
and open for
14th
through
business
on
the 18th
Monday,
June 8th
Until further notice Veterans
will not be seen in person. If
you need assistance, call Rick’s
work number 541-523-8223
and he will call you back to
help you over the phone. This
is a measure that is being
implemented to minimize the
spread of COVID-19.
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