Mitzi Defenbaugh passed away June 9. She was born Oct. 1, 1965. Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service at 1 p.m. Friday, June 21, at the Burns Christian Church, 125 S. Buena Vista Ave. in Burns. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jake Frates at

Graveside services for Robert James Moss, who passed away Jan. 30, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at the Burns Cemetery. A gathering at The Pine Room will follow.

Patsy Louise Cronin, 85, of Drewsey, passed away May 29 in her home, with her family at her side. Patsy was born Sept. 1, 1933, to the late Charles Aaron and Gladys Viola Beckley in Burns. Patsy graduated from Crane Union High in 1951, and went on to receive her teaching

Jackie Witzel passed away June 2. She was born May 21, 1925, in Vernal, Utah.  Her parents were John and Katherine Hatch. She was a resident of Harney County for 70 years. Jackie was a child of the depression and World War II. Her father, John, died from typhoid fever when she

Richard Lloyd Fasteen, 85, passed away peacefully at St. Charles Medical Center May 28. Richard was born May 3, 1934, in Burns, the first child of Lloyd Theodore Fasteen and Elena Seva Jarvinen. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1954, having the honor to serve and protect our nation as

Floyd “Bud” Garland, 83, passed away June 7. Bud was born Jan. 2, 1936. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, at the St. Andrews Episcopal Church.  Contributions in Bud’s memory may be made to either the Harney County Fair Board or Kids Club of Harney County.

Shirley P. Thompson, 89, passed away May 18 at an assisted living center. A full obituary will follow at a later date.

Mitzi A. Defenbaugh, 53, passed away Monday, June 10. Services are pending.

Gary Neil Freitag, 62, of Hines, passed away May 20. Gary was born Jan. 29, 1957, in Albany to Charles and Alphadine Freitag. Gary graduated high school in 1975 in Scio. He met his sweetheart, Deborah Kay Allen, while in school, and married her Sept. 3, 1976. After graduation, Gary went

Lorretta May “Pete” (Pedersen) Jacobs of Burns passed away Feb. 12. Pete was born in Lebanon Aug. 11, 1955, to Melvin and Wilma Pedersen. She was raised in Jefferson, where she graduated from high school in 1973. She lived in the Jefferson/Lebanon area for a few years, then moved to Central