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Carolyn Juanita Christensen

Carolyn Juanita Christensen

Aug 16, 2026

Carolyn Juanita Christensen, 90, passed away at Harney District Hospital Sunday, August 16th, 2026. She was born on December 13, 1935 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Joe & Freda Coleman. She was the oldest of three children, including brother Jerry and sister Fran.

On December 9, 1965 Carolyn married her best friend and soul mate, Robert Christensen in Reno, Nevada and they...

Toni Kay Hilbert

Toni Kay Hilbert

Aug 14, 2026

Toni Kay Hilbert, 67, passed away August 14th, 2026

She was born on June 22, 1959 in El Centro California

Carl and Linda Cargill (Hix)

Graduated from Del Oro high school in Loomis California

Lover her horses, friends and family fiercely

Meet her first husband in high school and had two daughters, Kippin and Kindell, by 21.

She drove school bus, with her mom, for mid-placer...

Maurice Martin Davies

Maurice Martin Davies

Aug 8, 2026

Maurice “Martin” Davies passed away peacefully in his home on August 8, 2026, leaving behind a family who loved him deeply, a ranch he was proud to call home, and a lifetime of stories that will be told for generations to come.

Martin was born in Burns, Oregon, on September 23, 1947, to Maurice and Norma (Fitchett) Davies. He was the...

Jenevieve Idella Peasley

Jenevieve Idella Peasley

Aug 3, 2026

Jenevieve Idella “Dilly” Peasley passed away peacefully on August 3, 2026, at St. Charles Hospital in Redmond, Oregon, at the age of 92.Idella was born on August 28, 1933, in Columbus, North Dakota, to Ingel and Julia (Brusven)Toso. She was the middle of three children, with an older brother, Kenny, and a much younger brother, Ivan. Despite the years between...

Sandra Jane Carlon

Sandra Jane Carlon

Jul 31, 2026

Sandra Jane (Higgins) Carlon passed away suddenly at the age of 59 on July 31, 2026.

Sandra was born on June 19, 1967, in Burns, Oregon, to Russel and Ingrid Higgins. Five years later, the family welcomed her younger brother, Todd. They made Harney County their home, living in several communities from Burns to Lawen and then settling back in Burns....

Edward Roy Moulton

Edward Roy Moulton

Jul 15, 2026

Edward “Ed” Roy Moulton, devoted husband, dad, papa, and friend, peacefully passed away at the age of 66, surrounded by his wife and kids.

He was born on May 27, 1960, in Lakewood, California, to Edward Ellis and Joyce Robinson, the oldest of three siblings.

In his early childhood, the family moved to Seneca, Oregon, where his mother met Orville Gene Moulton,...

Shirley Kay McMurray

Shirley Kay McMurray

May 24, 2026

Shirley Kay (Gregg) McMurray passed away after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. She will be remembered for her incredibly giving heart, bright smile, positive outlook, creative spirit, fierce mother-Bear spirit, and ability to persevere. She gave so much, but expected so little in return.She was born in 1941 in Burns, to Woodrow “Pat” and Eunice (Cronin) Gregg,...

Verna Lee Pettyjohn

Verna Lee Pettyjohn

May 23, 2026

Verna Lee Pettyjohn (Wood) was born August 21,1937 in Baker, Oregon. She passed away May 23, 2026, in Burns, Oregon.

She was born in her grandmother’s house in Baker and grew up in Seneca with parents Milburn Wood and Mary (Merkle) Wood as the second in a family of four girls. She attended school in Seneca, participating in many school activities,...

Janette Louise Jarvis

Janette Louise Jarvis

May 16, 2026

Janette Louise Frost was born to Gearald E. Frost and Lois A. Rossiter on Feb. 27, 1932, in Drain, Ore. She passed away in Burns on May 16, 2026.Janette was the oldest of three sisters, Claudia Sandquist, Ethel Bossuot and Jackie Caizza.The family lived in Corvallis and moved to Burns at the start of Janette’s freshman year. Her father had...

James Bartell Cronin

James Bartell Cronin

May 14, 2026

James “Jim” Bartell Cronin was born on December 13, 1952, in Drewsey, Oregon, to Patrick and Joyce Cronin. His childhood was filled with outdoor adventures; buckarooing, hunting, fishing, and sports, experiences that shaped a life grounded in hard work, humility, compassion, and a deep love for family and the outdoors.

Jim attended elementary and middle school in Hines before beginning high...

Pedro Zabala Jr.

Pedro Zabala Jr.

May 8, 2026

Pedro Zabala Jr., 69, of Burns, Oregon, passed away on May 8, 2026, after a courageous five-year battle with cancer. He was born on June 4, 1956, in Munitibar, Bizkaia, Spain to Pedro and Elvira Aranaz and was the second child in the family, joining his older brother, Joe. In 1957, the Zabala Family immigrated to Burns and the family...

Shirley Mae Hunter

Shirley Mae Hunter

Apr 29, 2026

Shirley Mae Hunter, age 79, of Burns, Oregon, passed away on April 29, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her most.

Born on August 27, 1946, in Redding, California, to William J. Hunter and Novie Ada Foster‑Hunter, she grew up in the rural community of Round Mountain, where she learned the values of hard work, resilience, and family — qualities that...

Alvin Eugene Clayborn

Alvin Eugene Clayborn

Apr 21, 2026

Alvin Eugene Clayborn, a longtime resident of Burns, passed away on his 88th birthday, April 21, 2026. Born in Glover, Oklahoma, to Claude Clayborn and Le Ola Gibson, Alvin was the last of his siblings—Billy, Gilbert, Willie Joe, and Helen—to pass, marking the end of an era for his family.

After his family relocated to Oregon, Alvin met the love of...

Dorothea Lorraine Purdy

Dorothea Lorraine Purdy

Apr 18, 2026

Dorothea Lorraine Howes Purdy passed away at the age of 90, on Apr. 18, 2026 in Garden City, Idaho. She was surrounded by her children in her final hours.

Dorothea, known to many as Dorothy, was born Nov. 5 1935 in Wichita, Kansas to Harold Wayne Howes and Hope Lorraine Moyer Howes. She joined brother Bob as the second of 6...

Francis Al Albertson

Francis Al Albertson

Apr 9, 2026

Al Albertson, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on April 9, 2026, with his devoted wife by his side.

Born on March 2, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Francis and Violette Albertson, Al grew up in Pocatello alongside his siblings Nadine, Kay, and LaRae. From an early age, Al had a spirited personality and a mischievous streak that became...

Ethel June Bossuot

Ethel June Bossuot

Apr 3, 2026

Ethel June Frost Bossuot was born to G. E. (Gearald) and Lois Rossiter Frost in Corvallis, OR on October 10, 1936 and passed away on April 3, 2026. Ethel joined sisters Janette Jarvis, Claudia Sandquist at home and later came Jackie Caizza.

In the summer time, the girls worked summer jobs including in the hop yard. Lois never learned how to...

Donald Ray White

Donald Ray White

Apr 3, 2026

Donald Ray White passed away at the age of 92 on April 3, 2026. Don was surrounded by his children and grandchildren in his final days.

Donald, affectionately known as Don, was born November 2, 1933 in Dent, Missouri, to parents Cleo Marie and Ronald Elsworth. He was the youngest of two boys.

Don is survived by four of his children, Joel,...

Lois Esther White

Lois Esther White

Mar 30, 2026

Lois White passed away at the age of 90 on March 30, 2026, surrounded by her children and grandchildren in her home in Burns.She was born July 21, 1935 as Lois Esther Bergeson in the small Midwestern town of Fertile, Minnesota to parents Melvin and Olga, the second oldest of 6 children.Lois is survived by four of her children; Joel,...

Turen "Alfred" Dunten

Turen "Alfred" Dunten

Mar 8, 2026

Turen Alfred Dunten was born to Turen "TJ" and Wilma (Miller) Dunten on April 17, 1934, in Drewsey, at the home of Emma Clark, a local RN who often served as midwife to area mothers.

Alfred grew up on his parents' ranch with his sister Helen, brother Ray, and sister Karen. When he wasn't romping the hills...

James Ray Withee

James Ray Withee

Mar 8, 2026

Our beloved dad passed from complications related to liver cancer. He gave it a good fight and did not want to go. He will be so greatly missed by all who loved him.

Jim was born January 7, 1960 to Ray and Dodie Withee in Burns, where he joined his two older sisters and two older brothers,...

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