Obituary Listing

Sep 11, 2022

Nathan died in a car accident on September 11th 2022. He was just 21 (March 22 2001) Nathan hated getting up for school. He went to school here in Burns through the 2nd grade. Spent 3rd grade in Grand Rapids Michigan. 4th grade was in Emmet Idaho. Then he moved back to Burns. Nathan had lot of nicknames through...

Aug 24, 2022

Patricia Jean Eckley passed away August 24, 2022 in her home near Burns. She was born in Renton Washington on her mother's birthday July 14, 1939 to Arnold & Marie Herbst. Pat was the youngest of three children who all proceeded her in death. She was raised on a dairy farm in Renton then Kent WA. Mom spoke fondly...

Aug 24, 2022

Donald William Williams, loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and loyal friend passed peacefully in his sleep on August 24, 2022 in Keizer, Oregon. Don was 92 years old. A rosary and funeral mass will be held on September 2nd at the Holy Family Catholic Church at 10AM and 11AM respectively. A burial service will immediately follow. Family and...

Aug 12, 2022

Kaye was born in 1940 to Margaret and Clinton Bagley of Hines, Oregon. She was the baby of the family, the third of three girls. She was active in her high school, participating in a variety of activities, including being a member of the Rainbows and also served as a lifeguard at the pool. In 1961, she married Ron...

Jul 14, 2022

Gunnery Sergeant (Gunny) James Orville Cason, 98 years old, quietly passed surrounded by family and caregiver on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at his farm in Hagerstown, MD. The 5th oldest of eight children, Mr. Cason was born in Burns, Oregon on February 26, 1924.  As a teenager, Mr. Cason's parents, James Orval and Iva Janet Cason, moved away from...

Jul 13, 2022

Eugene "Gene" Davis, 82, passed away on July 13, 2022 at his home in Burns.

Gene was born on Aug. 6, 1939 in Preston Idaho to Rod and Anna Mae Davis. Most of Gene's childhood was spent growing up in Izee where he attended grade school in Seneca until moving to Fruitland, Idaho. He graduated from Fruitland...

Jul 8, 2022

David Arth Austin Bullock was born August 14, 1938 in Hardy, Arkansas. He passed away at his home in Crane, OR on July 8, 2022 with his wife Phyllis by his side. He is survived by his wife Phyllis (Pierce) Bullock; son Jurgen Bullock, his wife Michelle and their children Ryan and Tiffini; son Donald Bullock, his wife Cindy...

Jul 4, 2022

Winona Marie Snider of Hines passed away on July 4, 2022. Born Winona Marie Lovejoy on Sept. 26, 1930 in Denver, Colo., "Noni" lived most of her life in her birth state of Colorado.

In 1948, Winona graduated from Westminster High School in the Denver area, and in August of 1949, married Robert Briels. They had four...

Jun 22, 2022

Dewey Newton, 85, of Burns passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022.

He was born Adrian Dewey on July 24, 1936 in Conesville, Iowa, later changing his name to Dewey Adrian. He was born at home and was one of eight children.

Dewey married Patricia Lewis and raised four children: Glenn, Dane, Rosalind, and Mark....

Jun 21, 2022

May Diaz passed away peacefully on June 21, 2022. She was 96 years old.

May was born in Macon, Mo., on Feb. 3, 1926, to Clifford and  Daisy (Thompson) Belcher. In 1944, May and her brother, Bud, moved to Seneca. In Seneca, May worked as a bookkeeper for Edward Hines Lumber Company. Soon after, she moved to...

Jun 13, 2022

Tina Bossuot, age 55, passed away at her home in Silvies Valley, Oregon on June 13, 2022. Our dear Tina left behind her loving husband, Dave, and her daughter, Tiffany Robarge, in addition to many other family members and friends who loved Tina very much.

Tina was born in Burns, Oregon on September 14, 1966, to Louise...

Jun 10, 2022

Mildred Wocelka of Hines, passed away on June 10, 2022 at The Aspens Assisted Living Community. She was 95 years of age.

Mildred Farly was born Oct. 10, 1926 in Park Falls, Wis. Mildred was the oldest of three children.

On July 14, 1945, Mildred married her high school sweetheart, Bob Wocelka. While Bob was...

May 29, 2022

On Sunday May 29th, 2022 the world grew a little dimmer with the passing of Monica McCanna at the age of 57. She passed peacefully in her sleep from heart complications. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma, sister, friend and mentor to many. Monica was born on December 16,1964 in Reno Nevada to Lynn Hahn. She was later...

May 23, 2022

Joseph "Joe" William Langenfeld, 71, passed away peacefully losing his battle with Leukemia on May 23, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 7, 1950, in John Day, OR to Daniel and Hilda (Moffett) Langenfeld. He was number four out of nine children. Joe grew up in Mount Vernon and attended school there...

May 20, 2022

William "Bill" Dean Land was born April 22, 1937, in Rodeo, New Mexico to Francis "Frank" and Beulah Land. He passed away on May 20, 2022.

William's family headed north from New Mexico working in the fields and they ended up in Oregon in 1940. Bill graduated from Brookings Harbor High School in 1956. He married Joanna...

May 17, 2022

Longtime resident Mildred (Red) Knight passed away in Hines, Oregon on May 17, 2022 at the age of 95. She was the daughter of Chrest and Agnes Nelson of Pendleton, Oregon, and the youngest of five children. Mildred was born in Corvallis, Oregon February 27, 1927. She married James O. Red June 29, 1945. They had three children; Jim,Teresa...

May 9, 2022

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...

May 7, 2022

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...

May 6, 2022

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...

Apr 18, 2022

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...