2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021
O BITUARIES
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2
■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m.;
Commission meetings will be streamed live. A link will be
available on the county’s website, www.bakercounty.org
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
May 31, 1971
Mike Bennett won three events and the Baker Bulldogs
piled up 100 points in the District 7-AAA meet in Bend
Saturday. But it was not enough to overcome the depth
of the Bend Lava Bear squad nor the perennially diffi cult
Ontario Tigers.
Bend won the meeting, scoring 143 points and winning
seven events. Ontario was second with 111 points, picking
up wins in fi ve events.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 31, 1996
Baker City will be the host for the 17th annual Judicial
Education Conference Monday through Friday at the
Sunridge Inn.
The continuing legal education conference is sponsored
by the National Judges Association, a group of non-attor-
ney judges from across America.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 1, 2011
All the major boat ramps on Brownlee Reservoir could
be underwater within a couple weeks.
Most of the ramps have been left stranded above the
water the entire spring as federal offi cials mandated that
Idaho Power Company, which owns and operates Brown-
lee Dam, keep the reservoir low to make room for higher-
than-average spring runoff.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 2, 2020
Baker County’s rate of testing for coronavirus should
accelerate soon.
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City has been
asked to participate in a testing program through the
Oregon Health Authority, said Priscilla Lynn, CEO of the
hospital.
The goal is to test up to 15 people per week who come
to the hospital for an issue other than the virus, Lynn said.
The purpose is to test people who have no symptoms
consistent with COVID-19, she said.
Lynn emphasized that Saint Alphonsus is not asking
people to come to the hospital solely for testing.
The program is designed to test patients who have
come to the hospital for treatment, she said.
Lynn said she hopes there will be enough patients to
meet the goal of 15 tests per week, but she conceded it’s
possible that won’t happen.
She expects many people would welcome the chance
to be tested, for free, for the virus.
Tests would be voluntary — hospital offi cials will ask
patients if they are willing to undergo a test, Lynn said.
The hospital’s goal is to start testing the second week in
June, she said. The program will continue for a year.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ WEDNESDAY: Old-fashioned steak, red potatoes, mixed
vegetables, rolls, pea-and-onion salad, cheesecake
■ THURSDAY: Chicken strips, mashed potatoes with gravy,
corn, rolls, green salad, brownies
■ FRIDAY: Pot roast, red potatoes, broccoli, rolls, Jell-O with
fruit, apple crisp
■ MONDAY (June 7): Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes
with gravy, corn, biscuits, fruit cup, ice cream
■ TUESDAY (June 8): Meatloaf, mashed potatoes with
gravy, mixed vegetables, rolls, pea-and-onion salad, tapioca
Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., from
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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Copyright © 2021
Michael Wiles
Baker City
Michael Alan Wiles, 59,
of Baker City, died April 30,
2021, at his residence.
No services are planned at
this time.
Mike loved
life. He was an
avid outdoors-
man and animal
lover and fi sher-
man. He loved
Michael
when his friends
Wiles
accompanied
him, and he got
excited for them when they
caught one.
Although he had no chil-
dren of his own, he loved kids
and they thought the world
of him. He always enjoyed
when his friends brought their
children over for barbecues,
and he would play with them
no matter how old they were.
He also loved playing pool and
enjoyed the people he shot
games with.
Mike was a self-proclaimed
jack of all trades, but master
of none. He loved working out-
doors most of all, and that is
exactly where he found most
of his jobs. Mike was proud of
his Native American heritage
and he walked the path of the
red man.
He is survived by his wife,
Shannon Wiles; his mother,
Carolyn Thom; and two sis-
ters, Laurie Wiles and Teresa
Freeman.
Mike was preceded in death
by his younger sister, Starlene
Wiles, in 1998.
To offer online condolences
to Mike’s family, go to www.
grayswestco.com.
Francis Williamson
Baker City, 1925-2021
Family member, fi sher-
man, gardener and friend,
Francis Anton Williamson, 95,
of Baker City, Oregon, left us
on May 24, 2021, after living
what he often said was a great
life with no regrets.
Mass of Christian Burial
was Saturday, May 29 at St.
Francis de
Sales Cathedral
in Baker City,
with Father
Suresh Kumar
Telagani
Francis
offi ciating.
Williamson
A graveside
interment with
military honors took place this
morning, June 1, at Mount
Hope Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American
Legion, St. Francis de Sales
Cathedral, or to a charity of
one’s choice through Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Chapel,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City,
OR 97814.
Francis was a breath of pos-
itivity and beloved by many.
He will be greatly missed by
all who were lucky enough to
know him.
Francis was born on Oct. 12,
1925, at David City, Nebraska,
to Anton and Minnie Wil-
liamson, the oldest boy of nine
children. His father worked
as a sharecropper before they
packed up the family in an
old “Oakland” fl atbed truck
and headed west. They settled
at Bourne, six miles north of
Sumpter, in 1940, where his
father began work in the gold
mines.
Francis would sometimes
tell the story of the snow being
so deep around their house
in Bourne that they would
have to jump out an upstairs
window. After a few years in
Bourne, the family moved to
Baker City.
At the age of 18, Francis
joined the military to defend
our country in the Second
World War. A dedicated and
skilled soldier, he received
an award for being a “sharp-
Shooter” while in basic train-
ing. During the war, he fought
in Okinawa, and the South
Pacifi c Theater. He had some
close calls; once, lightning
struck near his foxhole and
completely paralyzed him for
a short time. Another time, a
live mortar shell landed just
N EWS OF R ECORD
FUNERALS PENDING
Helen Marie Bogart:
Celebration of her life will take
place Saturday, June 5 at 2 p.m.
at Clyde Holliday State Park
near Mount Vernon. Memorial
contributions can be made to
the John Day Senior Center
through Driskill Memorial Cha-
pel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John
Day, OR 97845. To offer online
condolences to her family, go
to www.driskillmemorialchapel.
com.
Dan Douglas: Graveside
service with military honors will
take place Sunday, June 6 at 2
p.m. at Pine Haven Cemetery
in Halfway. Online condolences
can be made at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Robert Lee Butler: Grave-
side memorial service Tuesday,
June 7 at 11 a.m. at Moon Creek
Cemetery in Mount Vernon.
Memorial contributions can be
made to the Wounded Warriors
Project or to the American Heart
Association through Gray’s
West & Company Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker
City, OR 97814. To leave on-line
condolences for Bob’s family,
go to www.grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE
POLICE, RECKLESS DRIVING,
ESCAPE, FAILURE TO APPEAR
(out-of-county warrant), PRO-
BATION VIOLATION: Alexander
Allen Adams, 25, Baker City,
4:43 p.m. Saturday, May 29 at
Seventh and Broadway streets;
jailed.
PAROLE VIOLATION: Aaron
Dale Duvall, 30, Baker City,
11:13 a.m. Saturday, May 29
in the 3300 block of K Street;
jailed.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant),
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING: Michael Steven
Myers-Gabiola, 29, Baker City,
8:20 a.m. Saturday, May 29
at Resort Street and Indiana
Avenue; cited and released.
VIOLATION OF RESTRAIN-
ING ORDER: Justin Michael
Shelton, 31, Baker City, 7:19
a.m. Friday, May 28 in the 400
block of Second Street; jailed.
a few feet from him but fortu-
nately did not explode. He was
honorably discharged after the
war ended, with the rank of
staff sergeant. Francis said he
was “very happy to be heading
home and thanked GOD that
he was alive.”
Upon returning from the
war, he married the love of
his life, Margaret, and they
welcomed a son, Robert, and
a daughter, Kathy, into the
world. A talented carpenter,
Francis built the home where
he and Margaret raised their
family and he continued to
live for over 65 years, a happy
house that remains full of love
to this day. He spent 44 years
working in the local lumber
industry, fi rst at the Oregon
Lumber Co. as a lumber sorter,
then as a box car loader and
dry kiln operator for the Burnt
River Lumber Co./Ellingson
Lumber Company.
Francis didn’t slow down
after retiring. He continued to
socialize, run the shuffl eboard
table, and serve his commu-
nity through the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign
Wars (VFW) the Eagles and
the Catholic Church. He loved
camping and fi shing, and you
could often fi nd him on his
boat or bank fi shing some-
where enjoying an Old Mil-
waukee with family members,
just happy to be out, whether
catching fi sh or not. When not
at Unity Reservoir or Phil-
lips Lake, you might fi nd him
with his grandchildren in the
garage, endlessly taking things
apart just so they could rebuild
them together. He took pride
in working on his property at
“The Gulch,” building bridges,
waterwheels and beloved
swingsets that made family
barbecues and reunions that
much more special.
Francis had a wonderful,
supportive family and looked
forward to his regular visitors
in recent years. He spent
the majority of his life in a
closeknit neighborhood with
his sister two houses away, his
brother right next door, and his
mother only four blocks away.
Family was important to
him and Francis especially en-
joyed meeting several cousins
from Holland who traveled
to Oregon for a visit. Francis’
parents had immigrated from
Holland, through Ellis Island,
to the United States in the
early 1920s.
Francis remained resilient,
positive, and hardworking
throughout his life. After a
severe, life-threatening stroke
in 2018, he set a personal
goal of returning home and
remaining independent. After
a mere three months in as-
sisted living at the “Bee-Hive”
and with excellent staff help,
he was able to obtain his goal
of returning home. At 92, he
was proud to get his driver’s
license renewed for another
eight years. Even in his 90s,
he took pride in maintaining
his lawn and garden areas
and caring for his dog. He was
truly a great man, and he will
be forever missed by his fam-
ily and many friends.
Francis is survived by
his children, Robert (Linda)
Williamson and Kathy (Tom)
Fisk; his grandchildren, Erin
(Jordan Wilson) Williamson,
Matt (Kara Fink) Fisk, Jennie
(Matt Walker) Williamson,
and Scott (Laura Helgerson)
Fisk; his great-grandchildren,
Nolan and Tyson Arvat, and
Emrys and Henning Fisk; his
brothers, Tony and Don Wil-
liamson; his sisters, Margaret
(Don) Sagendorf and Shirley
Sagendorf; many nieces,
nephews and cousins; and his
canine friend, Martie.
Francis was preceded in
death by his parents, Anton
Henry and Wilhelmina “Min-
nie” Williamson; his wife,
Margaret (Curtiss) William-
son; his brothers, Leo (Fran-
ces) Williamson and John
Williamson; his sisters, Mary
(Andy) DeVos and Anne (Don)
Wickert; his sister-in-law,
Pat Williamson; his brother-
in-law, Harry Sagendorf; his
nephew, John Leo Williamson;
and several canine compan-
ions.
To leave an online condo-
lence for Francis’ family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
Baker Co. Sheriff’s Offi ce
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant):
Brandi Nicole Bowen, 32,
Huntington, 2:27 p.m. Saturday,
May 29 in Huntington; cited and
released.
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