Obituaries

David Bryant Freeman was born on Dec. 23, 1940. He passed away on June 28, 2026.
Dave was the third of six children born to Joseph and Wilma Riley Freeman in Baker, Oregon.
He graduated from Baker High School in 1959 and went on to earn a degree in Animal Husbandry from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA. Dave was an...

Mary June Sammons passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, after a long and courageous battle with Muscular Dystrophy. Mary married the love of her life, Derrick, and together they raised five children: Jessica, Tori, Cody, Mckayla, and Jordan.
She is survived by her husband, Derrick; daughters Jessica,...

Clara May (Adams) DeRoest of Baker City, Or, received her Angel Wings on June 24, 2026.
Clara May was born on April 5,1938 in Baker, Or to William and Clara (Sturm) Adams. She grew up with five brothers on what was the Baisley estate that her parents purchased in 1936. She graduated from Baker High School and...

Mary Helen Garoutte was born January 31, 1933, in Portland, Oregon, to Agnes (Aggie) Conner Poage and Adair Kipling (Kip) Larsen. She grew up and graduated High School in Imbler, Oregon where her mother first sat her down at the piano when she was three years old. She was still playing when she was 93.
After a year...

Merle Gene Miller, devoted husband, father, veteran, master craftsman, community volunteer and historian peacefully passed away on June 19, 2026, at the age of 95.
Born December 3, 1930, in Burns, OR, to Ira A. (Jack) and Zeta M. Dunten-Miller, Merle grew up in Drewsey and graduated from Crane High School, where he...

Jeanne Marie (Winters) Brown passed away of respiratory failure in Independence with her family at her side.
Jeanne was born and raised in Pendleton to Arthur and Charlotte Winters. She attended Oregon State University with a full scholarship and graduated with a BS in Elementary Education. At OSU, she met her...

Gary Dwain Moore, beloved husband, father, grandfather, educator, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2026, in Salem, Oregon. He was 85 years old.
Gary was born on August 21, 1940, in Denison, Texas, the youngest of six children, with four sisters and one brother. He proudly served four years in the United...

Phil Young, 82, of La Grande, Oregon, passed away January 9, 2026,
of liver cancer following a brief illness. Phil was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph DuWayne and Dolores Huff Young, sister Caroline
Jo Hein, and wife Sandy. He is survived by son Joseph D. Young and
spouse Danya; grandchildren Philippa,...

Marie Parker passed away surrounded by her large family.
Marie was born to Aldine (Cleek) and John Parker in Priest River Idaho. She grew up in Chewelah, Washington on a farm with siblings Paul & Sharon. She graduated from Chewelah High School in 1952. On December 9, 1952 she married Ernest Melvin Parker. Together...

Carole Ann Chvilicek passed away peacefully on May 30, 2026 at Tuscany Cottage in Malaga, Washington. After residing in Pendleton, Oregon for over 60 years, Carole and her husband, Larry, moved to the Wenatchee area in 2020 to be closer to family.
Carole was born July 23, 1939 to Jo Marie Preslar and Paul D....

Randal (Randy) Ervin Kessler, 74, Umapine, OR passed away in his sleep June 18, 2026.
He was born October 13, 1952 in Walla Walla, WA to Ervin and Arlene (Schubert) Kessler.
Randy is survived by his children Tierra (Robert) Duke, Cheyenne Kessler and Cody Kessler; siblings Vicki (Rocky) Robbins, Susan Moore and...