John Stoddart
May 15, 2012
Jack (John) Stoddart died peacefully at home on the ranch in Burns, Oregon on May 15, 2012. He was born April 10, 1917in Borough of Kingston, PA to John Stoddart and Katherine C. Beck Hopkins. His childhood years were spent in Ross, CA where he attended Tamelpais Boys School. At age 18 he moved to Hollister, CA when his family...
Kenneth Teeman
May 15, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for Kenneth Teeman. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Ruby (Salers) Campbell
May 9, 2012
Ruby Dell Campbell, 83 years old and a long time resident of Harney County, died peacefully in her sleep on May 9th 2012 .  A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Burns Cemetery.  A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, May 15th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Ruby was...
Elmer Kirkendall
Apr 16, 2012
Elmer Kirkendall, 90, died at his home on May 16, 2012.  A Graveside service will be held on April 26, 2012 at Eagle Point National Cemetery.
Wilberta "Willie" (Speaker) Shoemaker
Mar 27, 2012
Wilberta (Speaker) Shoemaker, Willie, was born in El Dorado, Kansas on October 29, 1931 to Wilber Bell Speaker and Helen Dorothy (Schirmer) Speaker. She had no brothers or sisters. She moved to Gladewater, Texas when she was 6 ½ years old and lived there until shortly before her 13thbirthday. In 1944 she and her parents moved to Oregon. They spent...
Richard S Boushey, Sr.
Mar 25, 2012
Richard (Dick) Boushey, 68, died March 25. He was born Feb. 19, 1944, in Oakland, Calif., to George Washington Boushey and Alma Boushey. He was the oldest of two children and grew up in Oakland before moving to the Northwest in 1981. As a child, Dick learned to play the trombone and enjoyed it very much. While he was in...
Maria Rementeria
Mar 13, 2012
Maria Rementeria, 84, died on March 13, 2012 at Harney District Hospital.  She was born on May 24, 1927, at their family farm in Serantes (Santurce) Spain to parents Estanislao Urreta and Leoncia Casi.  She was the fifth of eight children. Maria along with her two children immigrated to U.S. and came to Burns to join her husband in October...
Joyce Arrien
Mar 8, 2012
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Thomas Lloyd Schmidt
Feb 29, 2012
Thomas Lloyd "Tom" Schmidt, 64, died Feb. 29 at his home in Harney County. Tom was born in Omaha, Neb., on June 20, 1947, to Boyd and Vivian Stone Schmidt. He was the third of four children and spent his childhood in Omaha. After completing high school in Omaha, he spent four years with the U.S. Coast Guard serving his...
Thelma Barnes (Barnes) Otley
Feb 23, 2012
Funeral Services for 86 year old Thelma Barnes Otley will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Burns Elks Lodge #1680 Thelma Barnes Otley died on February 23, 2012 at the Harney District Hospital.  She was born on April 1, 1925 in Burns, Oregon to Charlie and Fannie Holloway Barnes. She was the third of...
Donald "Ray" Cornwall
Feb 19, 2012
Donald "Ray" Cornwall,85, was born on January 27, 1927 in Emmett, Idaho, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at his home in North Logan, Utah.  Ray was the fifth of seven children born to Nellie Mae and Joseph Alexander Cornwall. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country aboard the USS Kula Gulf during WWII. Following...
Florence A (Yeates) Duncan
Jan 29, 2012
Florence Alice Duncan of Hines, Oregon passed away after a brief bout with cancer on January 29, 2012. She was born on April 14, 1924 in Rich Hill Missouri to Charlie Franklin Yeates and Alice Mae Yeates.  The family moved in the 1930's to Marsing, Idaho. Florence met and married George Baalson and had five children.  George and Florence were...
Herbert G. Davis
Dec 28, 2011
A Funeral Service will be held for 62 year old Herb Davis of Princeton on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in Faith Baptist Church in Hines.  A Viewing will be held on Friday, January 6, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at LaFollette's Chapel.  A luncheon will be held directly following the Graveside Service in Crane at...
Byron Harris
Dec 11, 2011
Byron E. Harris, 71 died on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at his home in Burns, Oregon. Byron Harris is survived by his children: Tammy Sawyer, Todd Harris & Dean Harris. Brothers, Stanley Harris and Wayne Harris and good friend Heidi Nolan.
Truman Teeman
Dec 9, 2011
Truman Teeman, Burns Paiute Tribal Elder, died on Dec. 9. He was born Sept. 18, 1940, in Burns to Paul and Bernice Teeman. Teeman started school on the Reservation before attending school in Seneca and Burns. He left high school when his father died to help support his mother and three sisters, Betty, Minerva and Olivia. Before leaving high school...
Royaline C. (Alexander) Oltman
Nov 27, 2011
Royaline C. Oltman died on Nov. 27, at Harney District Hospital, with her daughter at her side. She was born on Jan. 29, 1917, to John and Evelyn Alexander. Oltman came to the Burns/Hines area at the age of 12, with her parents, sisters and brother. She attended Hines Elementary School and graduated from Burns High School. While attending school,...
Jack Allen Lucas
Nov 23, 2011
Jack A. Lucas died on Nov. 23. He was born on Oct. 6, 1925, in Chicago, Ill. Lucas spent his boyhood in Hoopeston, Ill., and was raised by his mother, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Lucas served the United States during World War II. He was in the U.S. Navy from July 15, 1943, to Dec. 16, 1945. He served as...
Mackenzie Lee Williams
Nov 22, 2011
Mackenzie Lee Williams died in her home in Burns on Nov. 22. She was born on Nov. 30, 2010, to Tyler and Nicole Williams of Burns. She is survived by her parents, Tyler and Nicole Williams of Burns; grandparents, Don Williams, Mark and Anna Oltman and Kris Elliott, all of Madras; great-grandparents, Joe and Bobbie Oltman of Burns, Verna Miller...
