Joseph “Joe” Luther Steeves passed away on March 26. Joe was born Feb. 29, 1936, in Ferndale, Calif., to Luther and Alice Steeves. He graduated from Marshfield High School in 1954, and on June 22 of that year, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After the Marines, Joe attended

Lorili Lee Mack, known as Lori to most, passed away March 23 at her daughter’s home in La Grande after a long battle with colon cancer. She was born in Burns Nov. 10, 1971, to Lonie Anderson and Jackie Collinsworth. Lori was the oldest of four children, including her two sisters,

Guy D. Scott passed away March 25, at the age of 88, after a battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends. Guy was born June 13, 1930, to Verny and Vera (Trask) Scott at the Brown House in Stayton. Guy lived his life on the family sesquicentennial farm

Sharlene Kay Crabtree passed away March 6. A beautiful mom, granny, gma, maga, sister, aunt, and friend left us after a difficult journey with Parkinson’s Disease. Our hearts are hurting, but we know she is free. Sharlene was born March 12, 1941, in rural Kansas and moved with her family to Salem

Kenneth D. Pearson passed away March 6. He was born May 16, 1931. One of his many talents was playing with words and writing poetry. He left us with this final little ditty: Old Ken Pearson lives on the hill, writing silly poems, guess he always will. He doesn’t amount to a lot –

Jack Christy Dalton passed away March 11 at the age of 94. Jack was born in Hollywood, Calif., to Florence and Chester Dalton of Burns. After a few years, his family moved back to Burns, where he grew up. Jack graduated from Burns High School, then enlisted in the Army to serve

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