All Obituaries

George Henry Bradach was born July 13, 1936, in Aurora, Minnesota. He was the fourth of five children born to Frank R. and Dora Janet (Campbell) Bradach including Francis, Betty (Ballard),  JoAnne (Hofman), and Robert.   George's love of the outdoors was lifelong. As a child in Minnesota, he enjoyed ice skating on frozen creeks near his house or the ice rink about 2 blocks from his house. He also enjoyed skiing and tobogganing in the winter.   In 1946 the...

Bill Fulton passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Born and raised in Harney County, Bill loved hunting and fishing. After his career as a Saw Filer for the Edward Hines Lumber Company and Malheur Lumber in John Day, Bill re-settled in Hines and enjoyed tinkering with small engines in his garage and spending time with his friends at the “wrecking” yard. Bill is survived by his four children, Mike Fulton (Beque), Randy Fulton (Myrna), Jeff Fulton (Sharon), and Shauna...

Clifford Gaines passed away on May 6, 2022. He is proceeded in death by his  wife of 45 years, Judith. He is survived by his five children, KO Spangler, Cheri Goude, Renee’ Griggs, John Gaines, and Tresa Basey; sixteen grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren.  Cliff was born in Potlatch, Idaho on June 14, 1934. He had three siblings and is survived by his younger brother, Russell Gaines.  Cliff spent the first half of his life logging and the second half as a...

Raymond “Ray” James Beck, 76, died peacefully on April 18, 2022, on his ranch surrounded by the unconditional love of his family.  He was born July 14, 1945, in The Dalles, OR to Raymond and Marie (Hassing) Beck. Ray’s formative years on the John Day River ranch as an only child were defined and informed by an avid love of the outdoors.  His many activities include countless excursions on horseback tending cows, as well as fishing, hunting, and swimming the wide...

Billy passed away April 13 in Burns. He was born in North Carolina and moved to Burns in 1964 after serving in the Air Force and stationed at base in Condon. On arriving in Burns, he worked for the Edward Hines Lumber Company until its’ closure. After a couple of other jobs, he worked at Big R until his retirement. He called Harney County God’s Country. He loved hunting, fishing and snowmobiling with his buddies.  Billy was preceded in death by his parents and three...

Jimmie Ralph Saunders was born on April 15 1947 in Jacksonville Texas. He graduated and attended Texas City High in the mid-60s and married Carolyn Kintz in 1965 and had their first son Thomas. In the mid-60s and 70s they ran and owned Butcher Shops in Orange County and enjoyed there 20s in the desert riding dirt bikes and every sports toy known to man at that time. In California they had 2 more boys Darrel and Mike. After leaving California in the late 70s-80s  and moving to...

Larry Dale Shireman of Burns, passed away at his home on April 6, 2022. Larry was born on July 27, 1942 in Stover, Mo., to Harry and Loyetta Shireman. He attended  Stover High School and in later years attended the University of North Dakota. Larry married Joyce Richardson on Nov. 18, 1967 in Independence Mo. They were blessed with one son, David Shireman. Both Larry and Joyce served at the Joseph Smith Historic Site in Nauvoo, Ill. for several years. Joyce passed away in 2006 in...

Joan A. Gabrielson-Mims-Ash, of Burns, passed away on March 30, 2022. Joan was born Aug. 3, 1932, to Ole and Emily Oberg-Gabrielson, the sixth of nine children. She attended Firgrove Grade School and Puyallup High School. Joan married Roy Mims, Jr. in 1952 and the moved to Burns. Roy passed away in 1986, leaving a big hold in her heart. Joan had many interests, quilting being at the top of the list, with sewing, crafts and reading, later to be books on tapes. She taught sewing as a 4-H...

Henry was born in Billings, Montana to Levi and Marjorie Yates. He was the second of five children and grew up on his parents’ ranch on the Stillwater River near Absarokee, MT.  Henry liked ranch life: helping his dad move cattle to and from their mountain rangeland, helping with irrigating, haying in summer, and feeding cattle in the winter. In addition to his ranch chores, he found time to catch trout out of the Stillwater and hunt deer in the hills.  He shot his first buck...

Andy was born in Naperville, Illinois to Donald and Elsie Renc.  At the age of three his family moved to Oregon.  Andy grew up and attended school in Dallas.  Andy went to Chemeketa Community College.  Andy worked for the Bureau of Land Management as a fire fighter.  He was later employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.                 Andy loved the outdoors.  He was an avid...