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...
Harold Dee Woodruff
Nov 22, 2011
Harold D. Woodruff, 67 died on Tuesday, November 22, 2010 at St. Charles Medical Center.  A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2010 at LaFollette's Chapel at 1:00 p.m. Harold Woodruff is survived by his children Amy Woodruff, Margie Nickerson and Dee (Hike) Woodruff.
Alma Mae (Campbell) Dunne
Nov 19, 2011
Alma M. Dunne, 65 died on November 19, 2011 at her home.  A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Gray Butte Cemetery outside of Prineville, Oregon. Alma Mae Dunne was born on January 3, 1946 to Leslie E. Campbell and Ruby D. Salers Campbell in Burns, Oregon.  She was raised and...
Chuck Steele, Jr.
Nov 17, 2011
Charles "Chuck" Steele, Jr. died on November 17, 2011 at his home.  A Memorial Servcie will be held in the Sping at LaFollette's Chpel. Charles William "Chuck" Steele, Jr. died at the age of 65 in Burns, Oregon on November 17, 2011.  He died at his home of natural causes.  Chuck was born on June 27th in Eugene, Oregon.  His...
Betty Hilbert
Nov 10, 2011
Betty Jean Hilbert, 86 died on November 10, 2011 in Christmas Valley, Oregon due to a long illness. She was born in Marshfield, Oregon on January 5, 1925 to Burell & Evelyn Stemson.  She was raised on a ranch in the Ritter, Oregon area.  Betty graduated from High School in Long Creek, Oregon.  On May 30, 1945, she married Everett...
Robert "Bubba" Wright
Nov 7, 2011
Robert "Bubba" Wright went on his final to heaven on November 7, 2011 at Harney District Hospital, Burns, Oregon.  After a 31/2 year battle with ALS, he left the pattern in the company of his wife and many friends. He was born on January 24, 1959 to Marvin and Florence Wright in Orange, California.  At around age 2 the family...
Clayton King
Oct 31, 2011
Clayton Hurst King died on Oct. 31, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Feb. 24, 1934, near Kadoka, S.D. King married Mary Colleen Hughes (Connie) on Dec. 27, 1958, in Fort Pierre, S.D. He farmed and ranched in South Dakota until he and his wife moved to Oregon, where they continued to ranch for the next...
Mary Jean (Cena) Lemos
Oct 10, 2011
Mary Jean Cena Lemos was born in Weed, CA on April 9th, 1943 to Gino and Lea Cena.  The second of 5 children, Mary spent lots of time with her brothers Robert, Francis, and David Cena. Mary also grew up with the amazing influence of her Nona Linda Cavarzan.  Her mother and grandmother taught her the Italian Language, the art...
Gary E. Ludi
Oct 8, 2011
Gary E. Ludi, 56 died on October 8, 2011 at Harney District Hospital .    A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the Burns Elks Lodge #1680. Gary Ludi was born on May 2, 1955 in Burns, Oregon to Alfred S. Ludi and Lillian "Nelson" Ludi.  He grew up in Burns and graduated...
