OBITUARY: Elise (Bahler) Namchek; Baker county, OR
surname: Namechek, Bahler, Boyle

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Elise Namchek 

Elise Namchek, 92, a longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 1, 2003, at
Tuality Community Hospital at Hillsboro. 

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St.
Pastor Dennis Hickman of the First Lutheran Church, will officiate. Private
interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. 

Mrs. Namchek was born in 1910 at Baker City to Ernest and Ida Bahler. She
spent her childhood and attended school in Baker City. She worked as a maid
and was a U.S. Air Force observer during World War II. 

She was also a member of the Rebekah Lodge and Ladies Auxiliary and she
volunteered at St. Elizabeth Health Services. 

She married George Melvin Namchek on Feb. 16, 1952. They made their home at
Baker City. George had a son, James, from a previous marriage and the
couple adopted Jerry Namchek in 1955. 

Mrs. Namchek moved to Beaverton at the age of 89 to live with her son, Jerry
Namchek. Mrs. Namchek enjoyed card parties with her friends and visiting with
her family. She also was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Baker City. 

Survivors include Jerry and Glenna Namchek of Beaverton, and two
granddaughters, Samica Namchek of Portland and Magan Boyle of Sherwood; and
five great-granddaughters. She also leaves behind six grandchildren from the
Tacoma, Wash., area born to James Namchek; and two nieces in the Portland
area.

She was preceded in death by George Namchek, three brothers, her parents and
her stepson. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice through
Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.