Norma Jean Johnson, 93, passed away Saturday, March 23, at The Aspens.

Sonia Charlotte (Botello) Peters passed away March 6 at the Meadow View Memory Care facility in Emmett, Idaho, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Sonia was born Aug. 22 1945, in Calcutta, India, to John and Gertrude (Thomas) Botello. She joined an older brother, Rhett. As she grew up, she

W. Duane Schmidt passed away March 8. Duane was born Feb. 13, 1942,  at the Harney County Hospital in Burns. He was the first of four children of Frank and Rose Schmidt, which included Sandee, Jerry, and Frank, all of whom grew up on the family ranch west of Potter Swamp

David J. Tindle Jr. passed away March 5, at the age of 91. David was born in 1927 in Ryderwood, Wash. The family then moved to Alabama, where he was raised, and then back to Forest Grove. He served in the Navy during World War II aboard the destroyer USS Rowan. After

Elmer Layton Watts, 88, passed away March 7 in Hines. Elmer was born May 14, 1930, in Hillsboro to Marie (Schlesser) and (David) Layton Watts. He was raised on his family’s dairy farm in Hillsboro. He attended elementary school at the Rosedale School, a one-room school house, and later graduated from

Kenneth Warren Esarey, 73, a longtime resident of Spanaway, Wash., passed away Dec. 28, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nev. Throughout his youth, his interests centered around Arab horses, fishing, and working at Woody’s Market, the family business on the Mountain Highway. Kenny wrestled and played football in high school, and, for

Norma J. Paulus passed away Feb. 28. “She Flies With Her Own Wings,” Oregon’s motto, epitomizes the life of Norma Paulus and the impact she had on this state. Paulus was an Oregon lawmaker and political leader whose public service during the 1960s through the early 2000s advanced women’s rights, quality

Allen Page Dulaney passed away peacefully Feb. 19, surrounded by the love of his family, wife, Dorothy, and son, Jim. Page was born Oct. 24, 1936, in Warsaw, Mo., to Walter Allen and Mary Kathleen Page Dulaney. Page’s family moved to Clarkton, Mo., when he was a young child, and he

Jeannine (“Twig”) Kay Morgan passed away peacefully Feb. 20. Jeannine was born Nov. 14, 1949, in Nampa, Idaho, to Glenn and Ora Mott. She married the love of her life, Gary Morgan, Dec. 16, 1972, in Winnemucca, Nev. Jeannine enjoyed being a homemaker. She truly lived life to the fullest through simple

Allen “Page” Dulaney, 82, passed away Feb.19 at Harney District Hospital. A funeral service was held Feb. 23 at Burns Elks Lodge No. 1680. Contributions in Page’s memory may be made to the Burns Athletic Boys Basketball and/or Dollars for Scholars, and can be mailed to LaFollette’s Chapel, P.O. Box 488