Richard “Rich” Calvin Weaver was born Aug. 22, 1941, in Dallas, Ore. He passed away on Jan. 19, 2023, at St. Mary’s hospital in Walla Walla, Wash. Rich grew up in Myrtle Creek, Ore. He was a road engineer for 47 years at the US Forest Service, Hines Lumber Co., and

Judy passed away in Bend on Jan. 27 at St. Charles Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvel and Mary Graven. She leaves behind a sister, Connie Clark of Aloha, Ore; brother, Randy Graven of Spokane Valley, Wash.; and her husband of 46 years, LeRoy Castles. As per Judy’s wishes,

Charles Dean Platt II (Chuck), age 33, of Quartzsite, Ariz., passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 8, 2023. Chuck was born on Dec. 19, 1989, in Ontario, Oregon to Charles Dean Platt and Elizabeth Ann Platt. He was a longtime resident of Burns, moving to the area when he was 2 years

Beverly Arlene Dice passed away peacefully the morning of Jan. 11, 2023, at 87 years old.  Bev was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on June 30, 1935, to Lloyd and Eunice Jordan. She spent her childhood in Drewsey and rode behind her mom on horseback to attend grade school at the

David Richard Clemens, 77, passed away Jan. 4, 2023 in Medford. A full obituary will follow in next week’s edition.

Sally Mae (Rice) Hart, 84, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, Jan. 6. She was well-loved in her passing journey, most deeply by her adoring husband, Eldon. Sally was born on Aug. 25, 1938, in Vancouver, Wash., to parents Louise and John Rice. She joined older brother, John, and

Former resident, Ben Stewart, of Harney County, passed away at his home in McKinleyville, Calif. on Dec. 1, 2022. Ben was born on Jan. 7, 1941, to Mildred and Fred Stewart in Benton, Tenn. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Sharon Stewart; daughter, Deborah Stewart; sons, Jerry Stewart

On Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, Ike passed away at the age of 86, at his home in Burns. Ike was born on Dec. 28, 1936 in Burns, to Ralph Williams and Beryl Reisburg Williams.   At the age of 12, he moved to North Bend with his mom and stayed with

Barbara, 88, lost her three-year battle with Alzheimer/Dementia on Dec. 18, 2022, with her daughters by her side at Harney District Hospital in Burns. Barbara was born Aug. 26, 1934, in Weston, Ore., (on the mountain) to Cecil and Lucille (Miller) Kutch. She was raised throughout Oregon. She married Roy

Deb passed away on Oct. 9, 2022 at the Harney District Hospital. She had battled cancer and diabetes for years. She was born in Newport, Ore., on Dec. 15, 1953. She liked cooking and gardening. Deb is survived by daughter, Nicole Wilson; sister, Kathy Richards; and several nieces. She is preceded