Kay “Tater” Smith, 81, of Nyssa, passed away April 3 at a Boise, Idaho hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Nyssa Lienkaemper Chapel. Reception to follow.

  Former Ontario Police Chief Donald E. Howes, 80, passed away March 30, after a battle with cancer. Don was born Dec. 8, 1937, in Topeka, Kan., to Wayne and Hope Moyer Howes. He moved in 1940, with his parents and siblings, to Burns, where he received his education, graduating in 1956.

Stephen D. Finlayson, 73, of Burns, passed away March 21 at Harney District Hospital. He was born May 11, 1944, in Buffalo Center, Iowa, to John and Alta (Zenor) Finlayson, one of 12 children. Steve served as a senior airman in the U.S. Air Force during the Cuban missile crisis and

Thelma Jean Vaughan, 85, of Burns, passed quietly March 28 at her home in Burns. Thelma was born in 1932 in Prineville to Harry and Mildred Evans. She was one of seven children, including a twin sister, Velma. Thelma attended middle school in Brothers at the little, red schoolhouse, often commuting

  Ella Blanche Maxwell, a longtime resident of Lostine, Oregon, passed away Dec. 3, 2017, in the comfort of her home with loved ones. She was 90 years old. Blanche was born Nov. 8, 1927, in Hettinger, N.D., to Camille and Katherine Lermeny. The family moved to Wallowa County in the early

Mary Colleen King, known to her friends and family as Connie, passed away March 10 at Harney District Hospital. Connie was born Dec. 3, 1937, in Fort Pierre, S.D., to Kathryn and Edward Hughes. She grew up in the surrounding area as one of three children, with Tom and Phyllis. She met

Jennifer Griffen, 39, passed away suddenly March 8 at her home in Rock Springs,Wyo. Jennifer was born and raised and spent most of her adult life in Harney County where she loved to spend time with her family and friends. Jennifer is survived by her husband, Jerrod Griffin; daughter, Jasmine Griffin; son,

Mary “Connie” King, 80, passed away March 10 at Harney District Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Crane, with burial to follow in the Burns Cemetery. There will be a luncheon at the Holy Family Catholic

  Theodore Gerald “Jerry” Brown passed away Feb. 27 at Ashley Manor in Burns from Alzheimer’s disease. Jerry was born Aug. 16, 1938, in Redding, Calif., to Theodore and Pearl (Simmons) Brown. Jerry was the fourth of six children, with three older sisters and two younger sisters. Jerry graduated from Shasta High School