Obituaries

Brigadier General (Ret.) James Michael "Mike" Caldwell of the Oregon Army National Guard was born in La Grande, Oregon, on July 27, 1951. He is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Krissa; his daughters, Erin and Kacie; his four beloved grandchildren, Siena, Nora, Theo, and Henry; and his three brothers, Pete...

Naomi Irene (Powell) Chadwell, formerly of Baker City, passed away on November 26, 2025, at the age of 97. Naomi was born in Baker, Oregon, on September 20, 1928, to Fred and Eathel Powell, and grew up in Baker City, where she attended local schools and graduated from Baker High School. She later completed a...

Edith "Tuffy" Marie (Starr) Fischer, 84, passed away on November 18, 2025, at a local care facility. She was born on December 22, 1940, in Cambridge, Idaho, to Irvin and Dorthy Starr. Raised in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, Tuffy grew up with a strong spirit and a love for people—qualities that stayed with her throughout...

Leslie Michael Kemp was born on September 23, 1936 in Brainerd, Minnesota, the youngest of four children. When he was five, he and his family moved to Minneapolis where little Micky started school.
In 1946, they moved to Great Falls, Montana, by train. In 1947, they moved to Vanport, Oregon. Vanport at the time was...

Irene was born July 25, 1946, to Lorraine (Hileman) and Earl "Bud" Carstens in Pendleton, Oregon and
graduated from Pendleton High School in 1964. Later that year she enrolled at Eastern Oregon College,
majoring in Art where she met her husband of 60 years, Charles "Chuck" Kornegay. The two married in 1965
and...

Nancy Polvi, 84, passed away on November 23, 2025 at Settlers Park Senior Living in Baker City. A Celebration of Nancy's life will be held Spring of 2026, date and time to be announced.
Nancy was born on October 6, 1941 in La Grande, Oregon to parents Carl and Mildred Byron. She was the second of four children....