Obituary of Elmer Michael Schuff, 2002; Baker Co., OR Surnames: Schuff, Boyens, Emerson ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ to store the file permanently for free access and not to be removed separately without written permission. ************************************************************************ Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: W. David Samuelsen - May 2002 ************************************************************************ Permission granted by Baker City Herald, Baker City, Baker County, OR for text copy to be deposited in the USGenWeb Archives. http://www.bakercityherald.com ************************************************************************ Elmer Schuff Elmer Michael Schuff, 88, of Baker City, died Feb. 3, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Brother Edward Smink of St. Elizabeth Health Services will officiate. Visitations will be until 8 o'clock tonight at Gray's West & Co. Mr. Schuff was born on Oct. 26, 1913, at Lentz to Albert and Nelda Schuff. He graduated from Benson High School and worked as an electrician, becoming co-owner of a local electric motor repair shop. He married Lillian Boyens in 1946. They raised two children: Allan and Lois. After hunting and fishing over many areas of Oregon, the couple fell in love with the Baker area. They decided to retire to Baker City in 1973. They settled in the Stices Gulch area where they enjoyed the wildlife and hunting and fishing opportunities in the area. Survivors include his two children, Allan Schuff, and his wife, Nancy, of Milwaukie and Lois Emerson and her husband, Don, of Baker City; two brothers, Edward and William Schuff, both of Portland; and three grandchildren, April Schuff of Portland, Jena Emerson of Laramie, Wyo., and Ty Emerson of Baker City. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian. Memorial contributions may be made to the Presley Wayne Scholarship Fund through Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.