Louis A. “Louie” Yriarte passed away peacefully June 27 at Fox Hallow Care Facility in Eugene. A graveside service will be held at noon Saturday, Sept. 1, at Burns Cemetery. Following the graveside service, a memory sharing and Basque lunch will be held at the Burns Elks Lodge beginning at 1

Frankie “Maxine” Seadschlag, 73, passed away Aug. 24 at her home in Hines. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at Faith Baptist Church in Hines. A potluck will be held following the service. LaFollette’s Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Joyce Moulton passed away peacefully Aug. 27. A grave side service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Canyon City Cemetery, with a celebration of life to follow at 2 p.m. at her daughter’s home at 1230 Seneca Drive in Burns. A full obituary will follow at a

Eric E. Haakenson, 53,  passed away Aug. 20, after a long battle with cancer. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at Idlewild. It will be a potluck luncheon and please bring a chair. Contributions in Eric’s memory may be made to CAN Cancer and

Joseph Raimond Oltman, 76, of Burns, passed away Aug. 4 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. Joe was born Nov. 29, 1941, in Burns to Johnnie Frances and Alfred ‘Buck’ Oltman. He was a little mischievous, quick-witted, worked hard, and considered a cornerstone of Harney County. Joseph was drafted in the Army

Raymond Lyle Tiller passed away peacefully Aug. 13 at his home in Burns. Raymond was born Jan. 20, 1932, in Nyssa to William and Hollis Tiller. He was the second of six children. His parents moved quite often in search of gold in Nevada and Dixie Creek near John Day, to

Norma M. Hill, 85, passed away Aug. 16, at her home in Hines. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Harney County Church of the Nazarene. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. (Mountain Time) Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Riverside Cemetery

A celebration of life for Earl G. McGee will be held Saturday, Aug. 25. The celebration will start at Harney County Fitness (Body Wise Sports Center) at  9:15 a.m., lining up with a show of the Burns Police and the Harney County Car Club, followed by family and friends. The

Tammy Raye (Nelson) Hicks, 49, of Sam’s Valley, passed away June 30. She was born Aug. 15, 1968, in Burns, to Ralph and Leslie Nelson. Tammy loved gardening, baking, decorating, crafting, and mostly spending time with her family. She was a wonderful, full-time mom and had a smile that lit up a

Norman Charles Strawn, 88, of Mount Vernon, passed away July 24. Norman was born Dec. 23, 1929, in Central City, Neb., to Dwight and Fern Strawn. When Norm was 4, his family moved to Eastern Washington, eventually settling in Richland. During WWII, the Strawns sold the farm to the U.S. government —