John “Jack” Peila, 93, passed away Sept. 23 at his home on the ranch. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Holy Family Catholic Church.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Holy Family Catholic Church. Dinner

Margaret Ann Derrick passed away Sept. 17 at her home, with family beside her. Margaret was born to Thelma and Sam Fuller on March 1, 1943, in Burns. She had three brothers, and she was the only girl. Margaret was an amazing woman who loved to travel, loved music (she played the

Kristina Inez Baker, 43, of Burns, passed away Sept. 10 of heart failure. Kristina was born Nov. 30, 1974, in La Grande to Judy Denning of Cove and Jim Park of Walla Walla, Wash. She was raised in Cove and lived there most of her life. She married Joeseph Miller on

Timothy Robert Hannan, 70, formerly of Burns, passed away suddenly Sept. 6 at his home in Winston. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at the Roseburg National Cemetery with full military honors. Letters or cards may be sent to his wife, Donna Hannan, P.O. Box 1085, Winston,

A celebration of life for William Scott Leach, who passed away July 27, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Triangle Park in Burns. It will be a potluck, so those attending are asked to bring something to share. It will be an alcohol-free,

Glen W. Phillips of Burns passed away Aug. 28 at Riverview Rehabilitation in Idaho. He battled bone cancer for more than three years. Glen was born March 3, 1934. His love was his family. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, guiding, cooking, and panning for gold. Glen is survived by by his partner,

Juanita Slates Mongar died in Butte, Mont., Tuesday, Sept. 18. She attended Burns Union High School. She is survived her husband, Dave Mongar; sons, Marvin and Fred Mongar; daughter, Jackie Faye Mohler; brothers and sister-in-law, Melvern and Gayle Slates of Medford, and Jerry Slates of Blackfoot, Idaho; sisters, Angeline Hite of Butte, and

Steven Vincent Cowell, 63, of North Las Vegas, Nev., passed away suddenly Aug. 23 in St. Helens. Steve was born May 25, 1955, to Kenneth and Joyce Cowell at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan, N.Y. As a child, he attended St. Michael School and enjoyed playing Little

Tommie Norwood, 70, passed away peacefully Sept. 4 at Harney District Hospital. Tommie was born Aug. 30, 1948, in Phoenix, Ariz. He loved fishing, and hunting was his favorite pastime. He was the best grandpa. Tommie is survived by his wife of 32 grateful years, Patty; brother, Carol; children, Jen Parry and Erik