Chris T. Palmer passed away Feb. 22 in Burns. Chris was born Dec. 13, 1944, in St. Paul, Minn., to Marcellus and Jean (Christie) Palmer. After Chris’s family moved to Burns, he attended school at Slater Elementary. In 1963, he graduated from Burns Union High School. During his high school years he

A celebration of life for Bill Thew, who passed away Jan. 20, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Crane Union High School.

Della Myrtle Dunten passed away peacefully Feb. 18 at her home in Burns. Della Myrtle was born June 16, 1933, in Burns to Millard and Claire Newell, and later joined by her younger sister, Darlene Witzel (Fred). Della Myrtle married Floyd Dunten Feb. 6, 1950.They made their home in Drewsey, where they

Shirley Elizabeth Robinson Clem Farmer, 93, passed away Feb. 12, in her home in Walla Walla, Wash. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Walla Walla. Arrangements are by Herring Funeral Home. The obituary of Shirley in her own words: My full name

William F. Thissell, known by most as Bill, passed away Feb. 5 at his home in Burns. Bill was born Feb. 22, 1929, in Canyon City to Fred and (Viola) Grace Thissell. He joined older brothers, Clyde, Walt, Glenn, and Don, followed by brother, Richard (Dick) and sister, Linda. He lived

Reta Marlene Herrera passed away Jan. 3 at her home in Burns, with her family at her side. Reta was born Dec. 15, 1949, in Enterprise. Reta was a long time resident of Burns. She moved to Burns from Enterprise when she was five years old and graduated from Burns Union High

Henry William Thew, 83, long time educator at Crane, passed away Jan. 8, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was a teacher — first, last, and always. Bill was born Aug. 22, 1936, to Lt. Commander Henry and Imogene Thew in Long Beach, Calif., the oldest of four siblings. He was

Wilda Marie (Schonbrod) Toussaint passed away Jan. 27 in Portland, at the age of 92. She died peacefully of an ongoing heart condition at Laurelhurst Village, after four days of hospice care. She was born May 2, 1927, in Eureka, S.D., to Walter and Mae (Youngberg) Schonbrod. In 1936, packed into

Janice “Jan” Cupernall, 73, of Madras, passed away Nov. 26, 2019. She was born to the late Maurice Blue and Marget Blue on June 11, 1946, in Redmond. Jan was an active volunteer in her community and a defender of Native American rights. Jan was voted Senior Woman of the Year