Mount Hope Cemetery
Baker City, Baker County, Oregon
Photos taken 8/18/2007
Photos and transcription by Jan Dishon
View of cemetery entrance
Mount Hope Cemetery Sign
“The Foresight And Financial Aid Of
Mr. John Schmitz Is Gratefully Acknowledged
By The Citizens Of Baker, Oregon
View of Cemetery
For some reason these two people are not on the web site (I probably messed up)
Bowen, Frank A.
Uncle
Bowen, Euthelma Jean
7/29/1897
5/7/1971
4/25/1923
3/15/1924
9/28/1961
6/19/2004
3/13/1943
5/25/2000
Back of Michael Spriet stone
“He’s Not Heavy, He’s My Brother”
Spriet, Michael Allen
“Slyde”
Close up of Michael’s picture
Back of Harley Spriet stone
“Married 3/15/1961
“Together forever”
“When tomorrow starts without me,
don’t think we’re far apart, for every time you
think of me, I’m right here in your heart”
Spriet, Harley Deal
“10 Bucks”
“Hone Hunting”
Spriet, Zoe Anne
1/13/1943
Close up of Harley’s picture
Morrissey, Sue E.
“Mother”
Morrissey, William P.
“Father”
“Married 11/19/1949”
1925
Spriet, Allan Layne
Spriet, Arlene Anna
Spriet, Deal Iven
“Married 9/15/1941”
3/16/1951
7/30/1926
5/24/1924
1920
1992
1
“Gone Camping”
Ackerman, Kevin
12/13/1970
2/7/1987
Phillips, “Spriet”, Julia Mary
“Mother”
“Children Are Life’s Joy & Happiness”
5/28/1910
5/17/2002
Giesiel, Marihelen Williamson
Giesiel, Robert Francis
4/26/1934
8/7/1928
10/1/2005
Fleetwood, Johannah M.
Fleetwood, Clare A. “Rastus”
1916
1909
1987
Morrisey, James F.
“Husband”
1922
1988
Bruno, C. Maria
Bruno, Victor A.
“Married 8/31/1957”
1932
1923
1987
Densley, Agnes Breault
1921
1993
Keller, Charles
Keller, Dora
1861
1872
1924
1953
Moura, Mary
“Mother”
1876
1860
Moura, Joseph J.
“Father”
1856
1933
Morrissey, Kate
Morrissey, James
Morrissey, John J.
1886
1871
1918
1967
1947
1930
Moura, Antonio J.
1862
1933
9/21/1895
1/9/1969
Uhren, Nicholas H.
1853
1926
Elsen, Clara
“Mother”
1859
1950
Karp, Anna
“Mother”
Karp Chris
“Father”
1884
1958
1882
1956
Dupuis, Cliff
Co D 2 Oreg. Inf
Sp. Am. War
Close up of Victor Bruno’s pic.
Next to the Keller stone:
“In Memory Of Our Dear Mother
Dora Keller Walker”
Moura, Joseph
PVT US Marine Corps
WW I
2
Thornton, John
“Born in County Galway Ireland”
10/7/1934
Thornton, Thomas
“Aged 65 Years”
Thornton, Mary
“Aged 65 Years”
10/28/1923
1/13/1936
Blair, Katrina
“Our Loving And Caring
Child Of The World”
1971
1985
Blair, Ponglada Marie
“Pong”
“The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow”
7/26/1977
5/2/1990
Blair, Sylvia Eva
Blair, James H.
8/3/1922
1/3/1919
8/1/1980
9/30/2003
Blair, Edna Alice
“Wife, Mother, Grandmother’
1/25/1912
5/27/1997
Blair, Richard Gerard
“In Loving Memory Of”
“Beloved Father, Grandfather And
Friend To All”
7/31/1933
6/24/2004
Blair, Dennis Richard
“Our Baby”
10/7/1955
Cervantes, Minerva
“In Remembrance Of Our Beloved Mother”
11/9/1935
1/10/2003
Blair, Irma
1890
1936
Blair, Marie E
1877
1927
Convers, Richard C.
8/20/1890
11/5/1918
Melzer, Louise Evangeline
“Sacred To the memory of our Sweet darling”
12/28/1907
10/10/1909
Leonnig, Angelina M.
“At Rest”
3/22/1882
8/30/1911
Leonnig, Edwin G.
1911
1935
Bowen, Frank A.
“Uncle”
7/29/1897
5/7/1971
Bowen, Uthelma Jean
4/25/1923
3/15/1924
View of Cemetery
Sheedy stone
Close up:
“Sacred to the memory of”
3
Rev. Dennis Sheedy
“R. I. P.”
12/17/1911
6/28/1943
4/3/1868
4/8/1942
9/21/1876
1/23/1934
8/30/1872
4/3/1933
Wand Stone
Close up:
“Sacred to the memory of”
Rev. John B. Wand
“R .I. P.”
Schmidt stone
Close up:
“Sacred to the memory of”
Rev. J. C. Schmidt
“R. I. P.”
O’Rourke stone
Close up:
“Sacred to the memory of the”
Very Rev. P. J. O’Rourke
Born: Co. Wickleow Ireland
“R. I. P.”
Heinrich stone
Close up:
“Sacred to the memory of the
Very Rev. J. Heinrich, V.G. who died
“Aged 60 Years”
“Jesus, Mercy”
“May he rest in peace”
1/5/1908
McGrath stone
Close up:
“In Memory of
Most Rev. Joseph F. McGrath, D.D.
Bishop of Baker City 1919-1950”
“R. I. P.
3/3/1871
Hays, Baby
4/12/1950
8/31/1937
Rouse, Michael J.
2/10/1917
11/11/1981
Rouse, Maude
1877
1953
Rouse, Michael
1868
1933
Rouse, John
1870
1968
Rouse, John Thomas
1/11/1913
7/3/1987
Packwood, Wm. H.
10/23/1832
9/21/1917
Packwood, Johanna A.
6/25/1842
10/14/1926
Hyde, Mrs. Charles
“Mother”
8/16/1863
4/25/1908
Rouse monument
4
Hyde, Charles F.
10/29/1857
1/15/1926
Wheeler, Louis C.
1856
1921
Wheler, Madge
11/2/1876
7/23/1917
Wheeler, George Anthony
“s/o L. G. & M. A. Wheeler”
6/6/1901
8/17/1901
Packwood, Wm P. Jr.
11/27/1865
10/7/1924
Packwood, Jeff C.
4/21/1869
7/27/1921
Hyde Plot
Hardy, Eleanor V.
“Aged 3 m’s 14 d/s”
“d/o E. & L. V. Hardy”
7/27/1889
Virtue, Maude
Virtue, Jimmie
1872
1876
1879
1879
Burns, John R.
Burns, Maggie
1862
1866
1905
1891
Dooley, John R.
PVT US Army WW I
1900
1980
Bland, Frances Leona
1/2/1919
6/22/1926
Smith, Rowland H.
6/5/1915
6/8/1994
1893
1942
Close up:
Schlund, Frank
“May he rest in peace”
2/15/1936
1/1/1908
Schlund, Kathryn A.
1888
1971
Brown, Josephine C.
Brown, George R.
1892
1891
1973
1963
Joyce, Thomas
12/10/1875
12/23/1902
3/17/1854
5/15/1903
Bland/Smith Plot
Schlund Plot
Schlund, Frank C.
“Mother”
“Father”
Schlund stone
Adelia and Samuel Chipman stone
Chipman, Adelia
“We miss thee from our home dear
5
We miss thee from thy place
Our home is dark without thee
We miss thee everywhere”
“w/o S. B. Chipman”
View of Cemetery
Bond, Medley S.
Bond, Mary J.
5/10/1850
9/4/1854
8/26/1926
7/30/1914
Bond, Andrew C.
1894
1956
Read, James Vincent
Oregon
A3C US Air Force Korea
4/25/1932
2/22/1973
3/2/1877
8/11/1946
Lew Plot
I think all Lews are in this plot
Lew, Albert F.
Oregon
CPL 1101 AERO SQ
WW
I
John Lew Stone
Lew, John
“Aged 55 Y’rs, 3 Mo’s & 18 Days.”
11/27/1891
Lew, Elizabeth J.
3/24/1848
7/4/1928
Lew, George L.
1871
1930
Lew, Clara
“w/o George”
1883
1943
12/10/1922
7/27/1996
Lew Stone
Lew, Carold LaVaughn
SP2 T US Navy WW II
Lew, Infant Son
“sd/o Mr. & Mrs. George Lew
12/10/1922
Break Plot
Break, William Edman
Oregon
AMM3 USNR WW II
4/1/1901
8/31/1964
Break, Emily L.
“w/o William E. Break”
4/5/1907
11/11/1965
Chipman, Samuel B.
4/2/1885
2/10/1915
Hutchison, Agnes
“Aged 57 Yrs”
“w/o Samuel Hutchison”
“At Rest”
9/15/1902
Kesterson stone
6
Close up:
Kesterson, Luther
Kesterson, ALine
“Wed 2/21/1937”
8/5/1908
9/19/1911
4/13/2000
1/24/2002
Close up:
Bowling, Opal P.
Bowling, Henry W.
1915
1908
1986
1993
Weeks, Frances M.
Weeks, William A.
3/16/1850
4/13/1853
8/11/1923
4/14/1923
Cochram, Bernice E.
Cockram, Ernest E.
1913
1910
2001
1947
Luster, William E.
12/25/1903
7/5/1927
Luster, Victor M.
“Our Son”
1919
1933
Leach, Kate
“w/o H. H. Leach”
1860
1921
Graves, Robert N.
11/12/1868
10/2/1909
McClure, W. M.
McClure, Ida E.
4/3/1849
3/19/1860
8/11/1911
4/4/1940
1934
1997
5/26/1917
2/12/1999
Cate, Donald E.
TEC 5 US Army WW II
Purple Heart
11/19/1919
5/28/1999
Allstead, Woodrow W.
US Army WW II
3/15/1918
8/18/1999
Watson, Efree L.
CPL US Army WW II
12/20/1918
6/22/1990
Gardner, Sherman Alfred
S SGT US Army WW II
“In Memory of”
2/4/1921
4/17/1997
Bowling stone
Veterans Section
Veteran’s plaque
Davis, Kenneth E.
PVT US Army Korea
Muller, Ellen
CPL US Army Air Forces
WW II
Plaque on the back of the rock Veterans marker
“American Legion Memorial Cemetery
Gift of Emma and Emil Weber
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1926
7
Baldock, Edward Eldo
PTR 2 US Navy WW II
4/5/1909
7/15/1977
Longfellow, Bruce T.
S SGT US Air Force
6/27/1937
7/4/1977
Hughes, Kenneth Fay
TEC 4 US Army
1923
1974
Rounsvaell, Robert N.
Oregon
PVT HQ CO 16 INFANTRY
WW II
11/30/1927
12/12/1971
Harsin, William G.
Oregon
TEC 4 1051 Engineers
WW II
1/11/1914
2/1/1953
DeNoma, Andrew J.
South Dakota
CPL
CO C 6 FLD SIG BN
WW I
3/8/1890
12/25/1952
Padgett, James Kenneth
Oregon
S SGT
ALASKAN DEPT
HARCFT DET TV
WW II
11/22/1909
10/2/1952
Durgan, William L.
Oregon
PVT 126 INFANTRY
32 DIVISION
WW II
9/16/1924
3/5/1945
Taylor, Robert Earl
Oregon
CPL CO H 157 INF
40 DIVISION
WW I
7/1/1894
6/5/1953
Evey, Clarence F.
Illinois
S SGT
11 SERVICE CO SIGC
WW I
8/3/1888
6/14/1951
Harvey, Earl Delton
Oregon
PVT
29 INFANTRY
Korea
12/6/1928
7/27/1950
Bailey, James G.
US Navy
WW I
6/2/1893
9/22/1951
McPherson, Roy
4/25/1896
7/3/1952
Vietnam
8
Oregon
PVT 57 SVC CO SIGC
WW I
West, Newell Nathan
California
RM 1
USNRF
WW I
9/23/1886
8/16/1952
Hickham, Furman Hall
Oregon
PVT
525 BAKERY CO QMC
WW I
9/24/1890
10/24/1961
Lakings, Leslie T.
Oregon
PVT US Army WW I
6/16/1889
7/8/1966
Meyrick, John Vernon
Oregon
PFC AT CO
186 INFANTRY
11/6/1917
11/12/1961
Eads, Solomon
Idaho
CPL
373 BAKERY CO QMC
WW I
10/8/1889
11/21/1990
Spruce, William A.
Colorado
PFC
385 BAKERY CO QMC
WW I
6/4/1894
7/18/1964
Maher, Darlene V.
Maher, Raymond J.
“Love Is Love Forever More”
-Tennison
3/1/1930
1/8/1931
10/11/2001
Clark, Mabel Clair
“Mother”
1897
1983
Stephens, Bernard F.
1st LT US Army WW II
7/12/1916
3/14/2003
Herron, Leonard Franklin
“Dad”
1913
1989
Burgess, Charles
1845
1929
Next 2
Markings on Veterans area:
Ash St & Veterans Dr.
Cherry St. & Veterans Dr.
Basche Plot
Basche Plot from different angle
9
Basche, Claude C.
12/11/1877
4/21/1950
Basche, Paul Campbell
Baushe, Mary Patton
2/28/1923
4/19/1924
5/28/1993
Basche, Fred C.
12/21/1907
1/5/1962
Basche, Catherine M.
8/30/1907
7/29/1980
Basche, Grace H.
2/21/1882
4/18/1964
Hoff, Michael G.
M. G. H. (Michael G. Hoff)
12/19/1861
2/10/1921
Hoff, Michael J.
M. J. H. (Michael Hoff)
11/18/1975
8/4/1975
Hoff, Elizabeth
E. H. (Elizabeth Hoff)
1868
1939
Hoff, George
G. H. (George Hoff)
1899
1929
Hoff Stone
Contains Michael G., Michael J., George, Elizabeth
Hoff, Baby
McGlennon Stone
Close up:
McGlennon, Patrick
“In Memory Of”
“A Native Of Downpatrick, Ireland”
“Aged 64 Yrs.”
“May God Have Mercy On His Soul”
1/24/1908
Drislane/Cleary Plot
Close up of Drislane:
Drislane, Thomas
Born in Co. Cork Ireland
Died
“In Memory of”
“May God Rest His Soul”
Close up of Cleary:
Cleary, James
“Aged 67 Years”
“May His Soul Rest In Peace”
1842
4/1903
12/8/1908
10
Born in County Derry Ireland
Died
“Aged 72 Yrs.”
Dougherty stone
Dougherty, James
1820
6/25/1892
1820
County Derry Ireland
6/25/1892
Aged 72 years
“May His Soul Rest In Peace”
J. D. (James Dougherty)
Dougherty, Hannah
H. D. (Hannah Dougherty)
11/2/1829
1/11/1915
Ackerman, Tillie
1887
1963
Ackerman, John J.
6/2/1883
12/20/1953
Mulligan, Barney
1858
1929
Graham, James
Graham, Faustina
8/28/1919
2/14/1914
6/20/2002
8/28/1988
Beggs, W. H.
1863
1928
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