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An​ ​obituary​ ​is​ ​a​ ​notice​ ​in​ ​a​ ​newspaper​ ​of​ ​a​ ​death​ ​and​ ​funeral​ ​arrangements,​ ​but​ ​it​ ​can be​ ​much​ ​more.​ ​It​ ​can​ ​be​ ​a​ ​factual​ ​record​ ​of​ ​what​ ​a​ ​person​ ​did​ ​during​ ​their​ ​life.​ ​It​ ​can include​ ​a​ ​record​ ​of​ ​the​ ​deceased's​ ​ex…

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Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death.

Leroy Rhodes

Leroy Rhodes of Las Cruces, NM (Formerly of Central OR)

Owen Ulam

Owen Ulam of Prineville, OR

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
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Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

  • By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer
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LOS ANGELES — Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.

William ("Bill") B. Johnson

William ("Bill") B. Johnson

William (“Bill”) B. Johnson, III passed away on January 3, 2021. Bill was born in Seattle, WA in 1940 to William and Frances Johnson. He married his soulmate, Ginny, in the summer of 1986. They had 34 years of love and friendship together.

Olivia R. Ramirez-Bushnell

Olivia R. Ramirez-Bushnell

Olivia R. Ramirez-Bushnell died on January 5, 2021 from complications of breast cancer and COVID-19 in Las Vegas, NV. Born in San Bernardino, CA, on June 6, 1945, the fourth of seven children born to Anthony (Clark) Ramirez and Magdalena Camarena Ramirez. She grew up in Colton, CA, graduatin…

Kyle Jacob Willett

Kyle Jacob Willett of Vancouver, WA; Formally of the Bend/Redmond area

Robert "Bob" Vancil

Robert "Bob" Vancil

Born in Walla Walla, Washington on August 22, 1939, Robert "Bob" Vancil went to be with the Lord on December 29, 2020 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Judy, his three children, Michael (Diane), Steve (Linda) and Karen, and four grandchildren, Andrew …

Joyce H. Laski

Joyce H. Laski

The loving and much loved Joyce H. Laski, 94, was called to be with her heavenly father on Saturday, December 26, 2020.

Peggy Jo Bailey

Peggy Jo Bailey

Bailey, Peggy Jo died peacefully Monday, at the age of 77 in Bend, Oregon with her daughter Katie at her side and a rainbow in the sky. The cause of death was COVID.

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