Ronald Otley, 68, passed away Feb. 7 at his home in Hines. No services will be held. LaFollette’s Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Bertha Louise (Parker) Thompson, 69, of La Grande, passed away Jan. 18 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Bertha was born Jan. 31, 1950, in Sweet Home, to Walter and Anna (Deardorff) Parker. In school, Bertha was in Honor Society, National Honor Society, played volleyball, was in class plays, held a class office

Francisco “Frank” Idoeta, 87, passed away Feb. 2 at The Aspens. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at LaFollette’s Chapel, with a luncheon to follow at the Holy Family Catholic Church Parish Hall. LaFollette’s Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Carl D. Sahlberg, 59, passed away Dec. 27, 2019, at The Aspens Living Center. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Pioneer Presbyterian Church.

Ron Brown, 81, passed away Jan. 19, surrounded by his family, from complications due to an extended illness. He was born July 4, 1938,  in Burns, completing grade school and high school there. He graduated from Oregon State College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a minor in architecture. His

Leonard Edwin Woodward, 89, a resident of Burns since 1994, passed away Jan. 25 after a long struggle with injuries and illnesses. Leonard was born Jan. 21, 1931, in Kell, Ill., to Roy and Elsie Woodward. The family moved to nearby Centralia, Ill., where Leonard graduated from Centralia High School in

Diane Rapaport gently and peacefully left this earth for what she called the galaxies beyond Jan. 9, surrounded by her husband, Walter Rapaport, her two sons, Michael Sward and Max Rapaport, and friends from Utah and Burns. Her daughter, Kamala Joy, was there in spirit as she was in India. Diane 

Justin Jetley (J.J.), 62, of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away Dec. 22, 2019. Justin was born Nov. 7, 1957 in Burns, the oldest of two boys to Wes and Marie Jetley, and a descendant of the Welcomes who made their home there in 1872. He graduated in 1975 in Burns. After

Toni Margaret Zabala (Tilley), 59, passed away at her home Jan. 6, after a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. Toni was born April 8, 1960, in Burns, to Larry Gene Tilley and Lila Marie Tilley. Toni was the final addition to the family, joining her older siblings, Randy Wenick, Candy

Charlene Rose Kealiher, 82, passed away peacefully Jan. 5 in her home, surrounded by her family. Charlene was born June 22, 1937, in Lexington, Mo., to John T. and Doris K. Maynard. They eventually moved to Colorado, and in 1952, she married Richard (Dick) Kealiher. Together they had five children. In