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Herbert Roger Einstein

Herbert Roger Einstein

Aug 20, 2020

Herbert "Captian" Einstein, 81 died on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Harney District Hospital.  A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2020 in the Burns Cemetery at 11:00 a.m.

Mildred Darlene Jones

Mildred Darlene Jones

Aug 20, 2020

Mildred Darlene Jones, 90 died at her home in Little Elm, Texas surround by family on Thursday, August 20, 2020.  A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Burns Cemetery.  There will be a public viewing at the funeral home from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Margaret Russell

Margaret Russell

Aug 18, 2020

Margaret Russell, 103 died on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Aspens Living Center in Hines.  A Mass of Christian Burial was held at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Burns, with burial at the Burns Cemetery.

Ronald Burns Stewart

Ronald Burns Stewart

Aug 16, 2020

Ronald “Burns” Stewart passed away peacefully Aug. 16 at his home, surrounded by his family. In March 2019, Burns was diagnosed with a non-hereditary, rare brain disease, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), which he suffered from for several years.

Burns was born Sept. 8, 1956, in Sun Valley, Idaho. He was the third son of Donald Douglas Stewart and Lueanne (Lawron) Stewart....

Gary Bennison

Gary Bennison

Aug 8, 2020

Gary W. Bennison, 78 died on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Charles Hospital. Gary was born on September 4, 1941 in Burns, Oregon to Howard "Smokey" Bennison & Virgie Nance Bennison.  Gary was raised in Burns and graduated from Burns Union High School in 1959.    He married Valerie VanWey on March 24, 1962.  They had two children to...

Shirley Mingus

Shirley Mingus

Jul 7, 2020

Shirley Mingus, 84 died on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at her home in Burns.  A Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the Burns Cemetery.  Contributions in Shirley's memory can be made to the Harney County Historical Society.

Barbara Raymond

Barbara Raymond

Jun 26, 2020

Barbara Raymond, 85 died on Friday, June 26, 2020 at Blue Mountain Care Center in Prairie City, Oregon.  A service will be held at a later date.

Charles Cagle

Charles Cagle

Jun 6, 2020

Charles Cagle, 72 died on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at his home in Burns surrounded by family.  There will be a Memorial Service at a later date.

Sadie Wilson

Sadie Wilson

Jun 5, 2020

Sadie Wilson, 85 died on June 5, 2020 at her daughter's home in Sun City, Arizona.  A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Burns Cemetery.

Roger Cote

Roger Cote

May 14, 2020

Roger Cote, 79 died on May 14, 2020 at the Aspens.  A Memorial Service will be held this fall.

Janet Miller

Janet Miller

Apr 7, 2020

Janet Claire Miller passed away peacefully April 7 at The Aspens in Burns. Janet was born Jan. 3, 1931 in Milton-Freewater. She graduated from High School in Clarkston Wash., in 1949. In 1962, she graduated from Lewis Clark State College with a teaching degree and began her short teaching career at the OO (Double O) in a one-room school. In...

Robert "Bob" Wark

Robert "Bob" Wark

Mar 19, 2020

Robert "Bob" Lawrence Wark 1940-2020

Obituary

March 25, 20200

Robert "Bob" Lawrence Wark, 78, passed away unexpectedly March 19, 2020 at Regency Care in Bend.

Bob was born Dec. 28, 1940, in Quincey Mass., the son of John L. Wark and Mildred (Paulson) Wark.

Bob was raised in Massachusetts...

Ken Bentz

Ken Bentz

Mar 14, 2020

Those who are ill and are at-risk (e.g., elderly, immune-compromised) should stay at home. If you are attending the funeral please follow recommended healthy habits such as social distancing, hand hygiene, covering cough and sneezes, etc. Kenneth John Bentz passed away in Ontario, Oregon on 14 March 2020 at the age of 95. Ken was born on Dec. 13, 1924...

Andrew Seebart

Andrew Seebart

Mar 5, 2020

Those who are ill and are at-risk (e.g., elderly, immune-compromised) should stay at home. If you are attending the funeral please follow recommended healthy habits such as social distancing, hand hygiene, covering cough and sneezes, etc. Andrew James Seebart, 56 died on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at a care facility in Boise, Idaho. A Funeral Service will be held on,...

Keith "Mike" Choate

Keith "Mike" Choate

Mar 4, 2020

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, Keith Harold "Mike" Choate, husband and father of five children, passed away at the age of 71. Born May 10, 1948 in Spokane, Washington to Keith and Clara Choate, Mike volunteered for the National Gaurd and then spent his working career as a business owner, mechanic and Polaris dealer. On April 25, 1970 he married...

Marlene Watkins

Marlene Watkins

Mar 3, 2020

Marlene Inez Watkins passed away peacefully in her home with family by her side on March 3, 2020. Marlene was born on February 9, 1938 to Robert and Catherine Munz in Montesano, Washington.  She and her parents and sister Julie lived in Elma, Washington until moving to Tacoma, Washington where Marlene graduated from Stadium High School in 1955. She attended...

Chris Palmer

Chris Palmer

Feb 22, 2020

Chris Palmer, 75 died on Saturday, February 22, 2020.  A Memorial Gathering was held on Saturday, February 28, 2020 at the Burns Elks Lodge #1680.

Della Dunten

Della Dunten

Feb 18, 2020

Della Myrtle Dunten, 86 died on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her home in Burns.  A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, February 24, 2020 at LaFollette's Chapel at 11:00 a.m., with burial to follow at the Drewsey Cemetery.  The family will be having a potluck dinner in Burns at 747 N. Elm after the graveside in Drewsey, for...

Carolyn "Kay" Hart

Carolyn "Kay" Hart

Feb 5, 2020

Carolyn "Kay" Hart, 77 died on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at her home.  There will be a private family scattering of her cremated remains in the Spring.

William "Bill" Thissell

William "Bill" Thissell

Feb 5, 2020

William F Thissell, known by most as Bill passed away at his home on Feb 5, 2020 in Burns, OR. Bill was born Feb 22, 1929 in Canyon City to Fred and (Viola) Grace Thissell. He joined older brothers Clyde, Walt, Glenn and Don followed by brother Richard ( Dick) and sister Linda. He lived mostly in Grant and Harney...

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