Daniel Lee (Bodie) Erwin passed away May 12. He received his long-time moniker, Bodie, when he was a little tyke playing cowboys of the wild west. When he started school, there were so many “Dans” in his class, he volunteered to be called Bodie to help avoid confusion. Cheyenne Bodie, which

Douglas Robert Reynolds passed away May 5 at his home in Elko, Nev. Doug was born March 14, 1952, in Winnemucca Nev. Doug enjoyed dancing, hunting, fishing and trucking. Most who knew him have said that he was quite the storyteller and he did love telling stories of his past, especially

Helen (Basey) Schnabele, 94, passed away peacefully May 4 at her home. Helen was born Aug. 2, 1925, in Bend, to Stephen and Margaret (McCullough) Basey. She was raised in Suplee, and attended school in the Suplee and Paulina area.  Her father passed away when she was 12 years old and

Dorman D. Miller suffered a massive stroke on April 14 at his home in Crane, was transported by AirLife to Bend, but passed away the following morning, April 15. Dorman was born Sept. 20, 1945, to James F. “Francis” Miller and Rosetta (Ott) Miller, of Drewsey, a few minutes after his

Janet Claire Miller passed away peacefully April 7 at The Aspens in Burns. Janet was born Jan. 3, 1931 in Milton-Freewater. She graduated from High School in Clarkston Wash., in 1949. In 1962, she graduated from Lewis Clark State College with a teaching degree and began her short teaching career at

William Henry Beal passed away March 28 in Tucson, Ariz., with his wife and family beside him. Bill was born Feb. 24, 1937, in Lorella, near Klamath Falls, to Orion and Florice (Brown) Beal. Bill joined two brothers, Larry and Charley, and a sister, Betty. In 1938, they moved to Vale. Bill’s

Jane Kegel, 97, passed away March 12 at The Aspens. No services will be held.

Vicki Diane Sams, 54, passed away March 29, with her family by her side. Vicki was born Aug. 23, 1965, in Arizona, and was adopted by her loving parents, Don and Mary Hines.  She was raised in Arizona, but the family also lived in Alaska for a while during her childhood,

Kenneth John Bentz, 95, passed away March 14 in Ontario. Ken was born Dec. 13, 1924, to John and Mae Peters Bentz in their mill house at Roaring Springs in Linn County. Ken was the fourth of seven children and the oldest son. The family moved to Sublimity to a small

Robert Peter Clemens, 83, passed away peacefully March 19 at his home in Meridian, Idaho. Robert (Bob) was born Aug. 9, 1936, in Loma Linda, Calif., to Elton Clarence Sr. and Francica Adelina (Espinosa) Clemens. Bob spent his early years in Burns, where he learned much about horses, cattle and ranching