DEATHS

June Knox: 85, of Halfway, died Aug. 31, 2024, at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise. Arrangements are with Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Aloha Lay: 82, of Medical Springs, died Aug. 25, 2024, at her home. Arrangements are with Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Daryl Martinez: 54, of Baker City, died Aug. 28, 2024, at his home. Arrangements are with Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Janet “Jan” Elaine Phillips: 73, of Baker City, died Aug. 28, 2024, at her home. Arrangements are with Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Michael Smietana: 70, of Baker City, died Aug. 31, 2024, at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City. A celebration of life will be announced. Arrangements are with Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel.

Alfred “Al” Sweet: 65, of Huntington, died Aug. 27, 2024, at his home. Arrangements are with Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Ethel Joy “EJ” Weber: 98, died Aug. 27, 2024, at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City. A celebration of life will be announced. Arrangements are with Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

SERVICES PENDING

Carol Evans: 76, died Sept. 1, 2024, at Settler’s Park in Baker City. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Sept. 14, 4 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 2005 Valley Ave., Baker City. Arrangements are with Coles Tribute Center.

Mary Ann Peterman: 102, of Baker City, died Sept. 8, 2024, at her home. A graveside service will be Friday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Arrangements are with Coles Tribute Center.

DEATHS

Patrick “Mike” Kilpatrick: 72, of Mount Vernon, died Sept. 6, 2024, at his home. Arrangements are with Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

SERVICES PENDING

Alva Bobbetta “Bobbie” Kron: 97, of John Day, died Sept. 4, 2024, at Valley View Assisted Living, John Day. A graveside memorial service will be Friday, Sept. 13, 10:30 a.m. at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland. Arrangements are with Driskill Memorial Chapel.

DEATHS

Edward J. Walter: 61, of Boardman, died Aug. 30, 2024, in Hermiston. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.

SERVICES PENDING

Lawrence “Larry” Lindsay: 87, of Lexington, died Sept. 8, 2024, at his home. Recitation of the holy rosary is Tuesday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m.; and the funeral Mass will be Wednesday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m., both at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 525 N. Gale St., Heppner. Arrangements are with Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner.

DEATHS

Elizabeth Barber: 92, of Ukiah, died Sept. 6, 2024. Arrangements are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop.

Margaret A. Caldwell: 100, of Pendleton, died Sept. 3, 2024, in Pendleton. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Pendleton.

Roger Lee Garth: 75, formerly of Pendleton, died Sept. 1, 2024, in Kelso, Washington. Arrangements are with Green Hills Crematory, Kelso, Washington.

Benjamin Paul Harrell: 58, of Pendleton, died Sept. 3, 2024, at his home in Lincoln City. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Pendleton.

Alan R. Kendrick: 83, of Pendleton, died Sept. 5, 2024. Arrangements are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop.

Melvin D. Kimball: 76, of Pendleton, died Sept. 1, 2024. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Pendleton.

Aliina E. Kirby: 42, of Pilot Rock, died Sept. 1, 2024. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Pendleton.

Floyd Earl Lewis: 93, of Milton-Freewater, died Aug. 4, 2024, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Walla Walla. A celebration of life was Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Milton-Freewater Seventh-day Adventist Church. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, Milton-Freewater.

Laura Lee McConville: 72, formerly of Pendleton, died Aug. 27, 2024, in Portland. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Pendleton.

SERVICES PENDING

Pamela Joanne Fitzgerald: 70, of Milton-Freewater, died July 28, 2024, in Seattle. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Sept. 14, 2 p.m. at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater.

Ardath Lucile Flomer: 88, formerly of Pendleton, died July 12, 2024, in Wilsonville. A celebration of life will be Sunday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m. at Langdon Farms Golf Club, Aurora. Arrangements are with Simon-Cornwell Colonial Chapel, Woodburn.

Charles Robert “Bob” Harns Sr.: 81, of Irrigon, died Aug. 31, 2024. A celebration gathering will be Saturday, Sept. 14, 1-3 p.m. at Desert Lanes Family Fun Center, 1545 N. First St., Hermiston. Arrangements are with Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick.

Loren Royce Hopper: 70, of Stanfield, died Aug. 31, 2024, in Hermiston. A memorial service will be Sunday, Sept. 15, 1 p.m. at the Burns Mortuary Chapel, 685 W. Hermiston Ave.; followed by a gathering at the Maxwell Siding Event Center, 145 N. First Place, Hermiston. Private interment will be at the Hermiston Cemetery. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.

Panfilo “Ponch” Rios Sr.: 80, of Hermiston, died Sept. 3, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. A funeral service will be Friday, Sept. 13, 1 p.m. at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, 1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston; followed by burial with military honors at the Hermiston Cemetery. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.

Helen Aliene (Smith) Ward: 93, of Hermiston, died Aug. 12, 2024, in Hermiston. A graveside service will be Sunday, Sept. 15, 10 a.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.

Jeffery “Jeff” S. Webb: 61, of Hermiston, died Aug. 26, 2024, in Richland, Washington. A celebration of life service will be Saturday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. at New Hope Community Church, 1350 S. Highway 395, Hermiston. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.

DEATHS

Dominique L. Burton: 39, of La Grande, died Aug. 27, 2024, at her residence. A celebration of life was Saturday, Sept. 7, at the La Grande Trinity Baptist Church. Arrangements are with Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

Jeffery “Jeff” Scott Leitch: 61, of La Grande, died Aug. 9, 2024, at Grande Ronde Hospital. At his request there will be no service.

Ronnie Paul Tobin: 80, of Union, died Sept. 7, 2024 in La Grande. Arrangements are with Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory.

SERVICES PENDING

Leroy A. Davis: 86, of Union, died May 5, 2024. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m. at Wallowa Lake State Park at the Ice Creek Shelter.

Donna Frash: 86, of La Grande, died Sept. 3, 2024, at her residence. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Casual dress is preferred. Arrangements are with Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory.

Mary “Angel” Elizabeth Gibbons: 64, of Union, died Aug. 16, 2024, at her residence. A service will be Saturday, Sept. 14, 1 p.m. at the Island City Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, 10501 W. First St. Arrangements are with Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

Timothy M. McGinness: 52, of Summerville, died Aug. 1, 2024, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. at the main barn at the Union County Fairgrounds, 3604 N. Second St., La Grande. A lunch reception follows. Bring a side or dessert; entree provided. Casual dress is preferred. Arrangements are with Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

Robert H. Myers: 83, of Cove, died July 20, 2024, at his residence. A drop-by “Coffee, Conversation & Celebration” is Saturday, Sept. 14, 9 a.m. to noon at the Cove Sportsman’s Club, Highway 237. Arrangements are with Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

Virginia J. Roden: 100, of La Grande, died Sept. 3, 2024, at a local care facility. A graveside service will be Saturday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery, 600 S. 12th St., La Grande. Arrangements are with Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

Gregory Joe Tsiatsos: 92, of La Grande, died July 19, 2024, in La Grande. A memorial gathering will be Thursday, Sept. 12, 2 p.m. in the Barrel Room at Urban Vine, 10107 W. First St., Island City. Private interment was at the Tsiatsos Family Cemetery near Starkey. Arrangements are with Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center.

DEATHS

Susan J. Chase: 84, of Prineville, formerly of Enterprise, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 at a local care facility. Arrangements are by Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory.