Pauline Alexander Thomas passed away Nov. 21. Pauline was born Dec. 12, 1923, at Pine Creek, Modoc County, Calif., to William Henry Alexander and Mary Longwill Alexander, the youngest of three children. They lived in Davis Creek, Calif., until Pauline was 10 years old when they moved to Klamath Falls. Her

Michelle M. Richardson, 54, of Camdenton, Mo., passed away from lung cancer Nov. 11 at her home. Michelle was born March 16, 1965, in Orange County, Calif. Her parents were Ben and Cheryl Hamilton of Spray. Michelle loved animals and helped every animal she could. She loved gardening, flowers, and church, and

Richard “Dick” Jenkins, 78, passed away Nov. 21 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Burns, with burial to follow in the Burns Cemetery. LaFollette’s Chapel is in charge of

Mabel Lee Robirts, 79, of Fayetteville, Ark, passed away Nov. 15 at Washington Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 11, 1940, in Springdale, Ark., a daughter of the late Calvin Nathaniel Laningham and Erma Elmo Thompson. She was a resident of Burns from 1964 to 1980. Lee was a member

Elsie Lou (Linville) Swearengin passed away of natural causes Nov. 17 at Harney District Hospital, surrounded by her loves ones. Elsie was born Nov. 16, 1930, in Wapello, Iowa, to James Andrew and Edna Lavina Linville. Her family moved to  Rickreall in 1937. She met her husband of 56 years, Kenneth

Dorothy Kincheloe, 96, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away Nov. 12, 2019. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Donations may be made in her name to Shriners Hospital for Children. All Valley Cremation in Nampa is in charge of arrangements.

A funeral service for Karen Weir will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at LaFollette’s Chapel. A graveside service will follow at Burns Cemetery, and a celebration of life will be held at the Harney County Senior Center. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the

Robert J. Wocelka, 92, of Hines, passed away Oct. 9, at The Aspens Assisted Living Center, following a series of strokes. Bob was born Nov. 18, 1926, in Park Falls, Wisc. He was the youngest of six children. As a youth, he worked at his older brother’s service station. On July

Orville C. Casey passed away Oct. 15 in Medford. Orville was born Oct. 4, 1933. Orville and his wife, Darlene, owned and operated the Riley Store from 1982-1991. They moved to Burns in 1991, where Orville logged for himself. They then moved to John Day, where he logged and delivered to mills