Euna McAdams

Euna Faye McAdams, 72, of Baker City, died Aug. 19, 2009, at home with her family by her side.

Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at Mount Hope

Cemetery. There will be a reception afterward at the Baker Elks Lodge,

1896 Second St.

Euna was born on Sept. 12, 1936, at Lancing, Tenn., to Harlin and Mayme

Garrett. The family moved to Baker in 1953 where they were involved in

the logging industry for many years.

Euna met the love of her life, Hank McAdams, at Boise in the fall of 1955. They were married on Nov. 2, 1956, at Boise.

Euna was a devoted military wife for much of her early married years until Hank’s retirement in 1967. Upon leaving military life the family retired in Baker City where they started an upholstery business. Euna was always a very committed wife and mother. She was actively involved in her children’s activities including Little League and Babe Ruth baseball, hunting, fishing, camping, and many other activities. Euna also enjoyed doing bookkeeping work part time for her brothers’ logging company (appropriately named “Poor Boy Logging”) and wildland firefighting business for many years.

Euna enjoyed everything about being a mother and wife. She truly enjoyed spending time with her family and enjoying the many family activities such as playing golf with Hank and her kids as well as their many friends at the Baker City Golf Course. Euna and Hank enjoyed their many years volunteering at the Baker City Golf Course as part of the Social Board and were involved in many of the improvements and additions you see at the golf course today.

Survivors include her son, Mike and his wife, Roxanne, son, Fred and his wife, Laurie, and son, Max, all of Baker City; daughter, Bridgette Scott of Lincoln City; grandchildren, Luke and Jennifer Mahoney of Denver, Casey and Darral Eason of Meridian, Idaho, Kyle, Krystal and Michael Knapp of Lincoln City, and Henry, Alexandra, Amanda, Austin and Taylor McAdams, all of Baker City; nine great-grandchildren; her brothers, Ray Garrett and his wife, Maryanne, Bob Garrett and his wife, Kate, Jack Garrett and his wife, Colleen, John Garrett and his wife, Marge, and Ken Garrett and his wife, Arlene; sisters, Thelma Elliott, Debra Harris, and Amber Emery and her husband, Doug; in-laws Ruth Wilkins, June Long and her husband, Geren, and Tom McAdams; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and assorted relatives who had been so intimately involved in her life.

Euna was preceded in death by her husband, Hank; her parents, Harlin and Mayme; her brothers, Jim and Clifford; her sister, Lynetta; as well as her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Fred and Hazel McAdams.

Euna’s family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Baker City youth sports organization of one’s choice through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.

Monte Reese III

Monte Thomas Reese III, 62, of Baker City, died Aug. 8, 2009, at his home.

A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Baker City Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Monte was one of six children born April 5, 1947 to his parents Monte Thomas Reese II and Nora Lee Folly in Minneapolis, Minn.

He spent his youth in Minneapolis until he joined the Navy when he was 17 and served for three and half years.

Monte loved to cook and spent many years in the restaurant industry and as a journeyman meat cutter learning skills that would in time allow him to play gracious host to thousands of people.Monte also spent many years in the construction trades.Those skills learned allowed him to contribute in a very special way, in building houses of worship all over the Northwest.

In the early ’70s Monte moved out west where he lived in Jackson Hole, Wyo., for six years, then Hermiston, and then Baker City.In 1980, Monte received the Truth book from one of the local Jehovah’s Witnesses. He then began studying with Jehovah’s Witnesses.

In April 1981, Monte met Ildiko (then Rosling) and a romance quickly ensued. Monte dedicated his life with water baptism as one of Jehovah’s witnesses in May of 1981 and was married to Ildiko on June 28, 1981.Ildiko had three children Michael, Sarah and Rebekah.

Soon after their life together began, a son was born to them, Timothy James Reese in 1982.The family settled in Nampa, Idaho, there after also resided for some time in Hermiston, Helena, Mont., and Baker City.

Monte had a strong faith in Jehovah God and a passion for the door-to-door ministry. Monte was admired in the community for his hospitality and generosity, it being quite common in the Reese home to entertain many guests in an evening of fine fellowship and food.

Monte had a real love of music and was known to sing and play the guitar at any gathering.The son of a lifelong outdoorsman, Montealso loved fishing and hunting, and he did his best to instill that love for the outdoorsand God’s creation in his children as well. Monte adored living in Baker City for the opportunities to spend time outdoors within God’s creation.

Monte is survived by his wife of 28 years, Ildiko Reese; his sons, Michael Papp and Timothy Reese; his daughters, Sarah Beckam and Rebekah Tway; sisters,Marsha Reese Marx and Barbara Reese; brothers, Timothy Reese and James Reese; and grandchildren, Ruby Papp, Sandor Papp, Miles Papp, and Aria Tway.

Monte was preceded in death by his parents, Monte Thomas Reese II, Nora Lee Folly, and his sister, Kathy Nazarian Reese.

Memorial contributions can be made to Worldwide WorkMinistries through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543 Halfway, OR 97834.