Obituary Listing

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...

Feb 22, 2022

Mary Lou Fisher-Beard, age 95, of Burns,  Oregon, passed away February 22, 2022, from natural causes. Mary Lou is survived by seven of her children,  Joe Fisher,  Judy DeWitt,  Susie Mowan,  Linda Bass,  Debbie Kuhn,  William Fisher,  Tammy DuRette. 27 Grand children,  approximately 75 Great grandchildren and Great-Great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Vincel Fisher...

Feb 21, 2022

Kathryn (Kathy) Jean Scrivner Brinkley, age 75 of Burns OR, passed away suddenly on February 21, 2022, at the Harney District Hospital. She was born on October 29, 1946, in Burns, OR as the first of two children to Herman and Jean Mace Scrivner. Kathy lived her entire life in Burns, and while attending Burns Union High School, she...

Feb 14, 2022

Diane Morgan passed away February 14th, 2022 after a short illness at the age of 89 surrounded by her family at home. Diane was born January 1933, in Brea, California to Lester and Alice (Cone) Dillinger joining her siblings Lester (Bud) and Sharon. She grew up in various cities within the inland empire of Southern California where she cultured...

Feb 13, 2022

Donald Dean Gunderson Jr. was born in Portland, Oregon to Donald Dean Gunderson & Dorothy Marie Brown Gunderson on May 21 st , 1952, joining his two sisters, Sandy and Susan at home in Oak Grove, Oregon. Don attended Oak Grove Grade School and Rex Putnam High School, graduating with the class of 1970. Don attended Mount Hood Community...

Feb 5, 2022

Janice (Church) Lawson was born in Canute, Oklahoma on July 24, 1938 to Cartis and Hulda (Reinschmiedt) Church. She joined brothers Charles & Duane.  She passed peacefully on February 5, 2022.

Sometime in the early 40's the family moved to the Los Angeles area of California. Her folks divorced there and her Dad married Myrtle who had...