Obituaries:
Harold Norman Courtney
Harold Norman Courtney, 72, of Eagleville, passed away May 24, 2005 at
Surprise Valley Hospital, Cedarville, CA. A Memorial Service for Mr.
Courtney will be held at the Eagleville Community Church on Main St.,
Eagleville on Tuesday, May 31 at 11 a.m. It was Mr. Courtney's wishes that
all would get together to share memories and celebrate his life after church
services at the Eagleville Community Hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Eagleville Community Church,
P.O. Box 234, Eagleville, CA 96110 or to the Eagleville Volunteer Fire
Department, Eagleville, CA. 96110.
The family would like to thank Dr. Chuck Colas and everyone at the
Cedarville Hospital and especially Sharon and Bob Staton.
The Modoc Record will publish Mr. Courtney's obituary in the next issue.
Eugene Henry, Katherine 'Kitty' Barry Baalman.
Memorial services for Eugene Henry Baalman and Katherine "Kitty" Barry
Baalman, will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 29 in the Fort Bidwell
Cemetery. Mr Baalman, of Medford, died Monday, November 16, 1998 at his home
and Mrs. Baalman died January 15, 2004.
Mr. Baalman, was born December 10, 1917, in Grinnell, KS. On June 1, 1941,
in Reno NV, he married Katherine "Kitty" Barry. He lived in the Rogue Valley
most of his life and worked as a forklift driver for Boise Cascade, formerly
Elk Lumber in Medford for 35 years, retiring in 1981. During World War II,
he served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific. He returned to the Rogue
Valley in 1997 from Fort Bidwell, CA. Mr. Baalman, was a member of the Fort
Bidwell People's Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7888 in
Cedarville, CA. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing, carpentry and helping
his neighbors.
Survivors include a son, Nicholas A. "Tony", Ashland; a daughter, Judith J.
Frelich, Murfreesboro, NC; six sisters, Isabelle Barry, Glendale; Mathilda
Flipse, Salem; and Agnes Davis, Betty Ann Vance, Bernadette Hamman and
Arvella Schiner, all in Kansas, four grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, David and
Leonard Baalman.
Kitty was born August 27, 1915, in Lakeview OR, to Nicholas Patrick Barry
and Eolus Lofftus Barry. She was a granddaughter of James Kane Barry of
Rockchapel, Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland, and Katherine O'Connor Barry,
of San Francisco, who were pioneers in the Lakeview area, and of Christopher
Columbus Lofftus of Warner Valley, OR (formerly of Ashland, OR) and Edith
Ewell Brown of Fort Bidwell, CA. James Kane Barry, along with three of his
brothers, were instrumental in bringing most of the Irish settlers to Lake
County, OR beginning in 1877.
Kitty grew up at Adel, OR, attended elementary school there and attended
high school in Lakeview. She was the Lakeview Rodeo Queen in 1933. She
received her Bachelor's Degree from Southern Oregon College, Ashland, OR and
her Master's Degree from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. She served on
the Governor's Task Force for Special Education, and assisted in the
development of the Special Education Program in the State of Oregon. The
majority of her career was spent teaching in the Special Education Program
in the Josephine County School District in Grants Pass, OR. She had many
hobbies. She was an accomplished horsewoman, an avid reader, and a story
writer. She also loved to garden and cook.
After her retirement, Kitty and Eugene moved to Fort Bidwell, CA where they
were active in the local church and civic activities. They returned to
Medford, OR in 1997 due to poor health.
She is survived by a son, Nicholas A. "Tony" Baalman, Sr. of Talent; a
daughter, Judith Shiron of Portland; grandchildren Jolinda Baker of
Lynnwood, WA, J. Richard Baalman of Monroe, WA, Nicholas Baalman, Jr. of
Talent, and Michelle Marthaller of Portland, six great-grandchildren;
sisters, Nellie Jane Barry Herringer of Clarksburg, CA and Betty Barry
Fletcher of Spokane, WA; and numerous nieces, and nephews, and cousins. In
addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by sisters, Ruth Eolus
Barry Cox, and Edith Barry; brothers Robert James Barry, Nicholas Lofftus
Barry, and Franklin Duane Barry.
Eugene Toney
Services for Eugene Toney, 81, will be held on Sunday, May 29, 2005, at
12:30 p.m. at the Lake City Cemetery in Lake City, CA. A time of fellowship
will follow at the Lake City Fire Hall. Mr. Toney passed away Feb. 16, 2005,
at his home in Orland, CA.
Eugene was born August 28, 1923 on the Toney homestead in Lake City, CA to
Mervin and Jewel Toney. He graduated from Surprise Valley High School.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Marietta; sons, Raymond and Larry of
Redding and George of Orland and their wives; eight grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; sisters, Rita and Weta; sister-in-law, Hazel Toney;
numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his
brother, Carol Toney.
Eva Ceola Jacobs
Graveside services for Eva Ceola Jacobs will be held at the Lake City
Cemetery, Lake City, CA on Saturday, May 28 at 11 a.m. A potluck luncheon
will follow at the Lake City Fire hall. Mrs. Jacobs died at the age of 92,
on March 29, 2005, in Tillamook, Oregon.
Born in Lexington, Nebraska on May 17, 1912, to Jim and Mable (Miller)
Dodge, she spent most of her life in Lake City, CA. The last six years of
her life were spent between Palo Cedro, CA. and Nehalem.
She is survived by her daughter Julienne (Dolly) Apple of Palo Cedro, CA;
son, Jack Jacobs and his wife Murphy of Nehalem; nine grandchildren, 20
great-grandchildren, 13 great-great grandchildren; two half-brothers, along
with a number of nieces and nephews.
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
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