Justin Jetley 1957-2019 Obituary January 29, 2020January 29, 20200 Justin Jetley (J.J.), 62, of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away Dec. 22, 2019. Justin was born Nov. 7, 1957 in Burns, the oldest of two boys to Wes and Marie Jetley, and a descendant of the Welcomes who made their home there in 1872. He graduated in 1975 in Burns. After
Toni Margaret Zabala 1960-2020 Obituary January 15, 2020January 15, 20200 Toni Margaret Zabala (Tilley), 59, passed away at her home Jan. 6, after a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. Toni was born April 8, 1960, in Burns, to Larry Gene Tilley and Lila Marie Tilley. Toni was the final addition to the family, joining her older siblings, Randy Wenick, Candy
Charlene Rose Kealiher 1937-2020 Obituary January 15, 2020January 15, 20200 Charlene Rose Kealiher, 82, passed away peacefully Jan. 5 in her home, surrounded by her family. Charlene was born June 22, 1937, in Lexington, Mo., to John T. and Doris K. Maynard. They eventually moved to Colorado, and in 1952, she married Richard (Dick) Kealiher. Together they had five children. In
Barbara Joyce Conner Blackburn 1955-2019 Obituary January 8, 2020January 8, 20200 Barbara Joyce Conner Blackburn passed away peacefully Dec. 23 in Boise, Idaho, surrounded by family. Barbara was born June 17, 1955, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Richard and Anne Conner. The second youngest of four girls, Barbara spent her formative years in Boise, and graduated from Boise High in 1973
Tiz Doman 1976-2019 Obituary December 18, 2019December 18, 20190 Tiz Doman passed away peacefully in her home Dec. 13, surrounded by her family, after fighting a two-year battle with cancer. Tiz was born June 1, 1976, to Max and Scarlett Mendenhall, and was raised in Raymond, Alberta. She graduated from Raymond High School and went on to pursue a career
Rosalina “Rosie” G. Williams 1932-2019 Obituary December 11, 2019December 11, 20190 Rosalina “Rosie” G. Williams, 87, passed away Oct. 29 of complications from cancer. She passed at home, surrounded by family. Rosie was born Aug. 26, 1932 in Barber, Idaho, to Luciana Garatea Aboitiz and Esteban Garatea. Known also as Lina, she was the fourth child, and only daughter of Luciana and
Lillian Meyers 1922-2019 Obituary December 11, 2019December 11, 20190 Lillian Meyers passed away May 24, just shy of her 97th birthday. She was born May 27, 1922, in Melba, Idaho, to Iva and James Cason, the fourth of eight children, Ella, Lee, Betty, Lillian, Marie, Jamie, Richard, and Jean. The family moved to Burns when Lillian was an infant. While in
John O’Keeffe 1930-2019 Obituary December 11, 2019December 11, 20190 John O’Keeffe passed away Nov. 21 at his home in Houston, Texas. John was born Sept. 18, 1930, to Benjamin O’Keeffe and Izola Ausmus O’Keeffe. He attended grade school in Fields, where his family owned a sheep ranch. The O’Keeffe family eventually moved their ranching operations to Burns, where John graduated
A lineup of holiday fun and cheer Community News December 4, 2019December 4, 20190 The festive time of year is upon us, and there are a number of community events planned to keep you in the holiday spirit. If your creative side enjoys constructing a gingerbread house, get it completed and enter it in the Gingerbread Contest. Just take your gingerbread house to the Harney
Richard John Jenkins 1941-2019 Obituary December 4, 2019December 4, 20190 Richard John Jenkins, rancher, businessman, pilot, and third-generation resident of Harney County, passed away Nov. 21 at St. Charles Hospital in Bend, of complications following a stroke suffered a week earlier while at work. Dick, as he was called by his friends and fellow Harney Country residents, was the son of