HDH Family Care welcomes new provider Community Health Care News September 6, 2017September 6, 20170 Harney District Hospital (HDH) Family Care is pleased to announce the arrival of a new primary care provider to the clinic, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Amanda Jewell. Jewell and her family come to Harney County from Chattanooga, Tenn., though Jewell was born and raised in Southern California. She officially started
Ancil Jean Golden Reed 1923-2017 Obituary September 6, 2017September 7, 20170 Ancil Jean Golden Reed, 93, a former resident of Burns, passed away Aug. 30 in Seaside. Jean was born Nov. 24, 1923, in Boise, Idaho, to Harold and LaRu Smoot Golden. She was the oldest of four children. She was raised in the small town of Bruneau, Idaho. She graduated from
John (Craig) Lundberg Obituary September 6, 2017September 7, 20170 John (Craig) Lundberg passed away Sept. 2, 2017, at the home he shared with his long-time companion, Joan. Craig was a “Radar boy” in Burns in 1958-1960, stationed at the airbase above Burns. He loved the town, the wide open spaces, and the cowboy ways. In 1959, he married Marie Davis
Death notice — Vaughn William “Bill” Burgert Obituary September 6, 2017September 7, 20170 Vaughn William “Bill” Burgert, 82, of Emmett, Idaho, who lived in Burns as a youth, passed away at a hospital in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Arrangements for cremation were made with the Potter Funeral Chapel of Emmett.
Ruth Mary Hoodie-Lewis 1934-2017 Obituary August 30, 2017August 31, 20170 Ruth Mary Hoodie-Lewis, 83, passed away Aug. 7, at her home. Ruth was Northern Paiute, a full-blood enrolled member with the Burns Paiute Tribe, and a member of the Church of Living Waters. She had a solid belief in the Creator of this world. She was born March 23, 1934, near Old
Donald Edwin Currey 1934-2017 Obituary August 23, 2017August 24, 20170 Donald Edwin Currey passed away Aug. 5, after succumbing to a long illness. Donald was born in Burns in 1934, the youngest of three siblings to Mildred and Judd Currey. While in high school, he became an accomplished pilot. After graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, Delcy Wood, and joined
Celebration of life — Barbara (Barb) Ann Biggs Obituary August 23, 2017August 24, 20170 Barbara (Barb) Ann Biggs, 89, passed away Aug. 7 at home. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at LaFollette’s Chapel in Burns. Contributions in Barb’s name may be made to Harney County Save-A-Stray or Harney County Home, Health & Hospice, in care of LaFollette’s
Barbara Ann Biggs 1928-2017 Obituary August 16, 2017August 17, 20170 Barbara (Barb) Ann Biggs, 89, passed away Aug. 7 at home. Born to parents Vere and Alta Sanford, Barb made her way into this world on March 10, 1928. Younger sister, Linda, joined the family in 1939, and they were raised together on a farm in rural Idaho, near the town
Velda Kimball Armstrong 1926-2017 Obituary August 16, 2017August 17, 20170 Velda Kimball Armstrong passed away Aug. 10 in Ontario. She was born to Ira George and Sophia Valentine Jones Kimball March 3, 1926, in the mountains south of Prairie City. She married Richard Armstrong, and they raised four children. They farmed in the Willowcreek Valley, and then lived in the Burns-Hines area.
Vernamae “Tootie” Z. Enquist 1941-2017 Obituary August 9, 2017August 10, 20170 Vernamae “Tootie” Z. Enquist, 76, of 5 Cherokee Trail Naples, Fla., passed away July 31 at U.P. Health System-Marquette while in the loving care of her family and U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Vernamae was born April 30, 1941, to the late James Michaud and the late Maria Todish Cote in