Robert ‘Bob’ Fulton
Mary Christina Gover
Timothy Hunt
‘Sue’ Scott
Robert Ingebritson, Jr.
Evelyn Rucker
Christia Scotton
Robert ‘Bob’ Fulton
(Nov. 4, 1925 - Nov. 14, 2008)
Robert “Bob” M. Fulton, 83, of Haines, died Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City.
A private graveside service will be held in The Dalles at a later date.
Robert was born Nov. 4, 1925, to Glen F. Fulton and Ruth Ellen Wallace Fulton in Toledo, Wash.
Robert was married to Julia Patricia Smith Jennings on Dec. 18, 1965 in Reno, Nev.
Bob had lived in Haines for over 30 years. He worked as a heavy equipment operator through the Operating Engineers Local #701.
The hobbies he and his wife Pat did for many years where motorcycling and snowmobiling. Bob was also a private pilot. Bob and Pat traveled extensively with their motorcycles, visiting all the lower 48 states and Alaska.
Robert “Bob” M. Fulton is survived by his wife, Julia Fulton of Haines; son, Terry Fulton of Entiat, Wash.; step-children, Mike Jennings of Portland and Trish Couture of Portland; three grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and seven step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by parents Glen and Ruth Fulton, daughter Carol Ann Fitchlee and brother Sherman Fulton. Bob was joined two days after his death by his sister Virginia who passed away in Arizona.
Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Christina Gover
(July 10, 1916 - Nov. 9, 2008)
Mary Christina “Christine” Gover, 92, a long time Pine Valley resident, died Nov. 9, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center, in Baker City, Ore.
There will be a Celebration of Life Memorial Service at 11 a.m. Nov. 29, 2008, at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church in Halfway, Ore., concluding inurnment service will be at the Pine Valley Cemetery. Both will be officiated by Pastor Bill Shields. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception afterwards at the Pine Valley Presbyterian Annex.
Christine was born on July 10, 1916, in Ontario, Ore. to Tot J. (T.J.) Crook and Rebecca Elizabeth Arthur Crook. She was the third of three siblings, Lynn Crook and Helen Crook Atkinson. She attended Pine Valley Union High School in Halfway, graduating in 1934. She then married Roger Milton Gover on June 12, 1938, in a small ceremony in Baker City.
She moved with husband to various towns while he was employed by Union Pacific Rail road. They had three children together, Roger Danny Gover of Halfway, Deania Lynn Corrigan of Halfway and Becky Ann Hansen of Baker City. Together Roger and Christine built their home in the upper end of Pine Valley and raised their children.
Christine never had to work outside the home and prided herself by raising her three children, and having an open door to all of their friends and more. Any friend of her children became a part of the family, some even calling her “mom” (even now). Her family, even as they grew up and began raising their own families would always end up back at the ranch in Pine Valley, having a wonderful time just being together. This included the cousins and extended families too. She would never turn away someone in need and provided many meals to those who were down on their luck. Christine really had no enemies.
She wasn’t a member of any one organization, but volunteered her time to help others. She was a room mother for each of her children in school and she instilled the importance of education to each of them. She was involved in 4-H and FFA through the years.
She had a love for horses and volunteered her time with the Pine Valley Fair Board and the Hells Canyon Junior Rodeo. All her children were avid horsemen and women, and she provided her time helping with the Silver Saddle Riding Club and Pine Valley Drill Team. She worked along side of Berdina Whitley for many years. Her two daughters barrel raced and participated in local rodeo events, and along side them, and their friends you would find Christine making sure the cinches were tight and they all did their best. She enjoyed people and helping them do their best.
Christine taught Sunday School at the Presbyterian Church, having a strong faith in her God. She passed this strength of faith to everyone that was around her, not in preaching, but in doing. She was a foster parent for a time, helping those children find some other way than being in some kind of trouble.
Christine loved the outdoors. She could shoot a gun and put a worm on a hook to fish. She loved camping and being outside. She prided herself in her gardening skills and her ability to grow flowers. Her favorite flower was the iris, in which she had over 25 different colors surround the ranch house. Each year she would work in a huge garden and in the fall, would can the produce to eat all winter. And she taught a simple respect for the outdoors, to take care of what surrounds you and it will take care of you.
In later years, Christine’s health failing, she moved to St. Elizabeth Health Care Center where she continued to make friends and become apart of that community. Her favorite activity was playing bingo each day. She was able to help others adjust and become an active part of the activities there. She was always supportive and encouraging to others, including those who took care of her.
Survivors include her three children, Roger Danny Gover and his long time friend, Betty Cook, living in Halfway, Deania Lynn Corrigan and her husband James, also of Halfway, Becky Ann Hansen and her husband Dee residing in Baker City. Five Grandchildren, Lonny Dean Gover and his wife Charlotte of Anchorage Alaska, Marty Lynn Gover and his friend Dawn Carlyle of Bothell, Wash., Tod Allen Corrigan and his wife Linda of Yelm, Wash., Cody Lynn Hansen and his wife Michelle of Pendleton Ore., and Jenna Kay-Marie Hansen and Ricardo Asla of Baker City, Ore. Seven Great grandchildren, Scotty, Kimberly, Sean and Timmy Gover, Michael and Carrisa Corrigan, and Ryan Hansen. A niece Debra Kay Burgees and her husband Larry of Willsonville, Oregon and Betty Beith of La Grande, Ore. and a list of cousin with their families.
Her husband Roger Milton Gover precedes her in death along with her parents Tot J. (T. J.) and Rebecca Elizabeth Crook, her brother Lynn Crook and his wife Florene, her sister Helen Atkinson and her husband Neil and a nephew Gary Beith of La Grande, Ore.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hells Canyon Junior Rodeo through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home, PO Box 543, Halfway, Ore. 97834.
Timothy Hunt
(July 17, 1961 - Nov. 15, 2008)
Timothy Dean Hunt, 47, of Baker City died Nov. 15, 2008, near Baker City.
A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the First Church of the Nazarene, interment followed at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Pastor Lennie Spooner officiated. Following the service, friends were invited to join the family at the Baker Elk’s Lodge for a reception.
Tim was born July 17, 1961, in Baker, Ore., to Heber and Doris (Rohner) Hunt. He was the youngest of five children. He attended school in Baker and graduated from Baker High School.
He made an attempt or two to leave his hometown in search of “bigger and better,” but soon realized that the small town life was where his heart was and came home to Baker for good. Tim prided himself on his work ethic and his ability to be a good provider for his family. His wife and children meant everything to him.
Tim loved working in his yard planting flowers and feeding his flock of winter birds. He loved playing with his beloved dogs, Maggie and Tegan and scratching the ears of his kitties Amos and Abbi. He loved going for motorcycle rides with his friends and just hanging out at home with his wife and kids. He loved spending time at his cabin on the Brownlee Reservoir.
Tim had many friends and no enemies. He touched the lives of everyone who knew him and he will be missed more than words can ever explain.
Tim is survived by his wife Tammy and daughter Deana of Baker City, his son Tyler of Boise, Idaho, his brother Raymond Hunt and his wife Robin of Dublin, Calif., sister Judy Sherwood of Longview, Wash., sister Jan Hunt of Baker City, uncle Chuck Rohner of Baker City and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father and his sister Marcia.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Tim Hunt Memorial Fund at The Old West Federal Credit Union, 2036 Broadway Ave, Baker City, OR 97814 or in care of Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
Robert Ingebritson, Jr.
(Oct. 26, 1960 - Nov. 16, 2008)
Robert Eugene Ingebritson, Jr., 48, of Baker City died Nov.16, 2008, at his residence.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Robert was born Oct. 26, 1960, at Broken Arrow, Okla., to Robert Eugene Sr. and Bonnie Ruth (Stockwell) Ingebritson. Robert worked as a general contactor and also worked in off shore drilling in Texas before moving to Baker City two years ago to be with his mother.
Robert is survived by his long time partner, Rhonda Baldwin and her daughter Hannah Ruth Baldwin; his mother, Bonnie Kemry of Baker City; sisters: Vicki Wood and husband, Andy, of McMinville, Ore., Jennilynn Thornton and husband, Dale, of Yamhill, Ore.; brothers: Herb Kemry, Jr. of Turner, Ore., Jonathan Kemry and wife, Michelle, of Turner, Ore.; uncles: Bob Stockwell and wife, Rolyne, of Baker City, Cleo Stockwell and wife, Sandy, of Carlton, Ore.; numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart & Home Hospice c/o Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
Evelyn Rucker
(July 10, 1916 - Nov. 22, 2008)
Evelyn Taylor Rucker of North Brunswick passed peacefully on her 80th birthday, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at St. Peter's Medical Center, New Brunswick.
Born in Haines, Ore., Mrs. Rucker graduated Willamette University in 1952 and received her Masters in Education from the University of Washington. Mrs. Rucker taught elementary school for many years, including 2nd grade at Oak Street School, Basking Ridge. She also worked for many years for the State of New Jersey as a DYFS case worker.
Mrs. Rucker is mourned by her children, Amy, Jeff, and Alison, as well as three grandchildren, Jennifer, Samantha and Rachel.
Visitation was held on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at the Gallaway & Crane Funeral Home, 101 South Finley Basking Ridge, NJ 07924 at 9 am. Services were held immediately following at 10 am. The internment followed at St. Bernards Cemetery, Bernardsville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Evelyn's memory to the Arthritis Foundation, PO Box 96280, Washington, D.C. 20090.
‘Sue’ Scott
(Sept. 13, 1962 - Nov. 12, 2008)
Mary Susan “Sue” (Niehaus) Scott died on Nov. 12, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Baker City. Honoring her request, there will be no formal services for her. She asked that her ashes be placed with her husband’s in a special place known to the family.
Mary Susan was born on Sept. 13, 1962, in Lexington, Ken., to Frederick Raymond and Mary Lucille Niehaus. She was raised for a time in Kentucky, and then the family moved to Freemont, Calif. In 1991, Sue moved with her children to Baker City, Ore.
She was close to her children Matt, Melissa and Michelle and they could talk to her “about anything.” Sue will be remembered most as being a wonderful mother and loving grandmother. She always made sure her children were taken care of and her children say she was the “best Mom you could ever ask for.” She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed hearing them fondly refer to her as “Meema”. Her brothers and sisters nicknamed her as “Mary Stuzer.”
Sue met Donald Scott in 2001 and after a four-year courtship they were married. They loved to go camping, and taking rides on Don's Harley Davidson Motorcycle together. Just two months after their marriage she lost her loving husband after a long illness.
Sue is survived by her son, Matthew Niehaus, her daughters, Melissa and husband Ignacio Covarrubias, and Michelle Niehaus all of Baker City; step son, Micah Scott of Sumpter and her five grand children, Abriel, Taryn, and Bryce Niehaus and Adrianna and Netallia Covarrubias; mother, Mary and husband Tom Thompson of Baker City; brother, Gary Niehaus of Boise, Idaho; brother, Paul and wife Heather Niehaus of Haines; sister Cindy and husband Tony Boyd of Baker City; 1 nieces and nephews, Rebecca, Jacob, John Paul, Jake, James, Gage, Johnny, Tiffany, Brooklyn, Gracie, and Lucy; one great niece.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Nora Marie Niehaus; grandmother, Ethel Riggs; brother, John Matthew Niehaus; her father, Frederick “Lucky” Niehaus and husband, Donald Scott.
Matt, Melissa, and Michelle would like to say thank you to St. Elizabeth’s Nursing Home, Pathway Hospice, and Dr. Lamb who took extra care of and made sure their mom was comfortable during her last days.
Those who would like to make a memorial contribution in memory of Sue may do so to St. Elizabeth Health Care Center "Hospice Room Project" through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.
Christia Scotton
(Aug. 20, 1981 - Nov. 15, 2008)
Christia Marie Scotton, 27, of Baker City died Nov. 15, 2008, near Baker City.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel with Elder Blaine Kenny of the Seventh Day Adventist Church officiating. A potluck reception followed at the home of Curt and Kathy Knox, 921 Ruby St. in Haines.
Christia was born Aug. 20, 1981, in Centralia, Wash. Her parents are Curt and Katherine Knox of Haines, Ore. She graduated from Baker High School in 2000. Christia worked in Home Care and Hospice and for Baker Valley Mental Health with the elderly and disabled. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
At the age of 19, she met Zack Myers who was 21 at the time. During their eight years together, they had two children; a son, Gryphin Emanuel Myers, now age 4 and a daughter, Rylee Elise Myers, age 2. The thing she loved most about life was her children. They did everything as a family.
Christia is survived by her spouse Zack Myers of Baker City, her children Gryphin and Rylee of Baker City, her parents Curt and Katherine Knox of Haines, a sister Carolann Brown and husband Josh of Haines, a brother Bill Sanchez of Casper, Wyoming, her grandparents Carrie Jean Scotton of Washington and Bob Knox of Haines, and by numerous in laws, aunts, uncles and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Doernbecker Children’s Hospital Foundation through Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
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