Obituary Listing

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...

Apr 13, 2022

Billy passed away April 13 in Burns. He was born in North Carolina and moved to Burns in 1964 after serving in the Air Force and stationed at base in Condon.

On arriving in Burns, he worked for the Edward Hines Lumber Company until its' closure. After a couple of other jobs, he worked at Big R...

Apr 10, 2022

Jimmie Ralph Saunders was born on April 15 1947 in Jacksonville Texas. He graduated and attended Texas City High in the mid-60s and married Carolyn Kintz in 1965 and had their first son Thomas. In the mid-60s and 70s they ran and owned Butcher Shops in Orange County and enjoyed there 20s in the desert riding dirt bikes and...

Apr 6, 2022

Larry Dale Shireman of Burns, passed away at his home on April 6, 2022.

Larry was born on July 27, 1942 in Stover, Mo., to Harry and Loyetta Shireman. He attended  Stover High School and in later years attended the University of North Dakota.

Larry married Joyce Richardson on Nov. 18, 1967 in Independence Mo....

Mar 30, 2022

Joan A. Gabrielson-Mims-Ash, of Burns, passed away on March 30, 2022.

Joan was born Aug. 3, 1932, to Ole and Emily Oberg-Gabrielson, the sixth of nine children. She attended Firgrove Grade School and Puyallup High School. Joan married Roy Mims, Jr. in 1952 and the moved to Burns. Roy passed away in 1986, leaving a big hold...

Mar 20, 2022

Henry was born in Billings, Montana to Levi and Marjorie Yates. He was the second of five children and grew up on his parents' ranch on the Stillwater River near Absarokee, MT.  Henry liked ranch life: helping his dad move cattle to and from their mountain rangeland, helping with irrigating, haying in summer, and feeding cattle in the winter....

Mar 18, 2022

Andy was born in Naperville, Illinois to Donald and Elsie Renc.  At the age of three his family moved to Oregon.  Andy grew up and attended school in Dallas.  Andy went to Chemeketa Community College.  Andy worked for the Bureau of Land Management as a fire fighter.  He was later employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Feb 23, 2022

Jay was born at Silverton, Oregon on January 21, 1938, to J Hugh Smith and Frances Eustace. His growing up years were spent in Molalla, Oregon and Emmett, Idaho. He passed away on February 23, 2022, at Bend, Oregon. Jay served in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1958, where he worked as an aircraft mechanic. He married...