Junior Wayne Lissman 1925-2019 Obituary January 23, 2019January 25, 20190 Junior Wayne Lissman passed away Jan. 12, surrounded by loving family. Wayne was born Jan. 7, 1925, in Nelson, Neb. Wayne married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Mae Smith, Oct. 5, 1943, at the Episcopal Church in Lander, Wyo. They had been married 75 years at the time of his death. In
Laird Leon Schmeck 1973-2019 Obituary January 23, 2019January 25, 20191 Laird Leon Schmeck, 45, of Burns, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack Jan. 16. Laird was born Aug. 30, 1973, the only son of John Schmeck and Ardetta Willis. Though his parents later divorced and were both remarried, he was fortunate enough to gain a sister, Chelle, brothers, Shaun and
Pete Sturza 1926-2019 Obituary January 23, 2019January 25, 20190 Pete Sturza passed away peacefully Jan. 14 at his home in Hermiston, with family at his side. Pete was born July 25, 1926, in Husum, Wash. His parents, Louis and Violet (Fehrenbacher) Sturza, moved the family (Pete and his two brothers, Butch and Stanley) to Central Oregon where the boys went
Funeral service — Mary Otley Obituary January 23, 2019January 25, 20190 Mary Otley, 96, passed away Jan. 15 at her home in Diamond. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building, with a luncheon to follow the service. LaFollette’s Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Death notice —Ronald D. White Obituary January 23, 2019January 25, 20190 Ronald D. White, 75, of Burns, passed away Jan. 13 at a Boise, Idaho hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of the Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel in Ontario.
Ranchers workshop Agriculture Business News January 16, 2019January 17, 20190 Who’s going to get the ranch and what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? These questions weigh on the minds of many Harney County ranchers. With the average age of a farmer or rancher in the county edging
Dorothy Anne (Homan) Jones 1919 – 2019 Obituary January 16, 2019January 18, 20190 Dorothy Anne (Homan) Jones passed away Jan. 8 at a Salem care home. She was 99. Dorothy was born to her mother, Edith Dora (Smith) Turner, and father, Edgar Turner (deceased from Spanish flu shortly before her birth), May 3, 1919, in Seattle, Wash. Her widowed mother, Edith, married Harvey Homan,
Peter J. Mehringer Jr. 1933-2019 Obituary January 16, 2019January 17, 20190 Peter J. Mehringer Jr. passed away peacefully Jan. 3 in Bardufoss, Norway, with his devoted wife, Lisa Gay Bostwick, at his side. Right to the last, his courage, strength of will, and core values were a gift and a comfort to those around as he gracefully let go. Peter was born
Gerrald Arlen Wassom 1938 – 2019 Obituary January 16, 2019January 17, 20190 Gerrald Arlen Wassom passed away from a massive stroke Jan. 3 at St. Charles Hospital in Bend. Gerrald was born June 23, 1938, in Albany. After working in rye grass fields and in the woods of Northern California, he moved to Yoncalla, where he met Barbara Clark. The two were married
Respondents needed for local health survey Health Care News January 9, 2019January 10, 20190 The 2019 Harney County Community Health Needs Assessment survey launched at the beginning of the new year. A collaboration of Harney County Health District (Harney District Hospital), Harney County Health Department/High Country Health and Wellness Center, and Symmetry Care, the survey aims to find out about the health and health