Malheur County, Oregon Argus Observer Newspaper Obituary Index (October 2000) ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* October 13, 2000 Dwight Gene Barnes, 45, Ontario died Oct. 5 at home. Memorial services were 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Parma Revival Center, Parma, Idaho. Private burial was at Evergreen Cemetery. Kenneth "K B." Black, 53, Ontario, died Oct. 10, at a Boise hospital, after a relapse of leukemia. Services were 10:30 a.m. Oct. 12 at Ontario First Church of the Nazarene. Burial followed at the Parma Cemetery, under the direction of Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel, Ontario. Leonard Arlan "Spider" Daniel, 84, died Oct. 4 at his daughter's home in Newberg, Ore. A private family service was held at Riverside Cemetery, Payette on Oct. 8. Leeta Mae Dohrmann, 95, died Oct. 11 at a Weiser care center. No services will be held at her request. There will be a view for family and friends from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at Thomason Funeral Home, Weiser. Martin W. "Brig" Edwards, 50, Council, died Oct. 7, at his home. Services will be 11 a.m. Oct. 14 St. James Episcopal Church, Payette. Burial will follow at Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. George Allen "Choc" Gardner, 88, Emmett died Oct. 3, in an Emmett care center. Graveside services were 2 p.m. Oct. 9 at Evergreen Cemetery, Ontario. Services are under the direction of Potter Funeral Chapel, Emmett. Carol Elwood Gough, 83, Boise, formerly of Parma and Midvale, died Oct. 10. A celebration of life service was 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at Wright Congregational Church, Boise. Robert Rex Grove, 77, Payette, died Oct. 12 at a Payette care center. Services pending, Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Jim L. Head, 54, Payette, died Oct. 6. At his request, no services will be held. Patrick J. Hennis, 49, Parma, died Oct. 10 at home. Arrangements pending, Alsip Funeral Chapel, Boise. Raymond Charles "Bud" Hild, 74, Placerville, formerly of New Plymouth and Nyssa, died Oct. 5 at home. Services were 11 a.m. Oct. 10 at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Burial followed at Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise. Donald Ross Hilliard, 62, Weiser, died Oct. 6, at the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Boise after a long battle with cancer. Graveside services were 2 p.m. Oct. 11 at Riverside Cemetery, Payette. Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Georgina "Gerry" Hughes, 79, Payette, died Sept. 15 at an Ontario hospital. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Eagles Lodge in Payette. Margaret Lorraine Huwe, 52, Weiser, died Oct. 6 as a result of an auto accident. Memorial services were 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Weiser Community Church, under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home, Weiser. Eugene Calvin Johns, 72, Vale, died Oct. 8 in a Boise hospital. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Oct. 29, at the American Legion Hall, Payette. Arthur "Art" Kiesz, 94, East Wenatchee, Wash., died Oct. 6 at Highline Convalescent Center in East Wenatchee. Memorial services were 11 a.m. (PST) Oct. 13 at the Wenatchee First United Methodist Church. Harry V. March, 89, Dallas, Ore., formerly of Council and Payette, died Sept. 8 at home. Memorial services will be at a later date. James Morris Mills, 64, Weiser, died Oct. 10. Services will be 11 a.m. Oct. 14 at the Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1712 W. Idaho Ave., Ontario. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, Idaho, under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home, Weiser. Robert 'Bob' G. Perkins, 71, Fruitland, died Oct. 6. Services will be 11 a.m. Oct. 14 at Weiser Christian Church, Weiser. William Wilbert Ray, 86, Fruitland, died Oct. 7 at home. Arrangements are pending, under the direction of Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel, Payette. Naomi Maxine Rich, 81, died Oct. 9 after a short illness with kidney and heart complications. Graveside services were Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. at Rosedale Memorial Gardens, Payette. Memorial services followed at the Payette Assembly of God Church. Edith Gedeborg Searson, 80, Emmett, formerly of Fruitland, died Oct. 9. Graveside services were 11 a.m. Oct. 13 at the Emmett Cemetery, under the direction of Potter Funeral Chapel, Emmett. Stella Shirtcliff, 73, Christmas Valley, Ore., formerly of Ontario, died Oct. 6 in Bend. No services will be conducted at her request. Arrangements are under the direction of Central Pines Funeral Home, La Pine, Ore. William "Bill" G. Shunn, 82, Canby, Ore., formerly of Ontario, died Oct. 10 after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Oct. 21 at the First United Methodist Church, Ontario. Arrangements were under the direction of Canby Funeral Chapel, Canby. Rosie Irene Sullivan, 80, Parma, died Oct. 5 at a Nampa care center. Celebration of life was 10:30 a.m. Oct. 10 at Sterry Memorial Presbyterian Church, Roswell, under the direction of Dakan Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. E. Eileen Udlinek E., 58, New Plymouth, died Oct. 11. Services will be 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel, Payette. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Payette. Phyllis F. Uranga, 83, formerly of Jordan Valley, died Oct. 10 in Glendale, Ariz. Vigil services will be 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Cloverdale Funeral Home, Boise. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 1 p.m. Oct. 17 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Boise. Burial will follow at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise. Patricia May 'Patsea' Walbridge, 76, formerly of Harper, died Aug. 17 from an automobile accident in Arizona. A celebration in her memory will be 11 a.m. Oct. 15 at Harper Nazarene Church, Harper. Leone Watson, 83, Payette, died Oct. 8 in Mission Viejo, Calif., after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Services were 11 a.m. Oct. 13 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Payette. Burial followed in the Garden of the Temple, Rosedale Memorial Gardens, Payette. Arrangements are under the direction of Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel, Payette. Dennis Robert Wilson, 37, Parma, died Oct. 11 at Fruitland. There will be no local services. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Services will be 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at Coos Bay Chapel, Coos Bay. Burial will follow at Ocean View Cemetery, Coos Bay. _____________ 10/27/00 ------------- O.F. "Frank" Drawbaugh, 85, Coalgate, Okla., formerly of Ontario, died Oct. 19 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Services were Oct. 24 in Atoka, Okla., under the direction of Brown's Funeral Service, Atoka. Nell R. Gaskill, 62, Vale, died Oct. 22 in a Boise hospital. Memorial services were 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Lienkaemper Chapel, Vale. Graveside services will be Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. (PST) at the Wells Bench Cemetery in Orofino, Idaho. Gunnard A. Johanson, 84, Payette, formerly of Council and Parma, died Oct. 24. At his request a private service will be held and cremation will be under the direction of Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel in Payette. A gathering of family and friends will be 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 28 at the home of his daughter, Judy and Gordon Seward, 27520 Old Ft. Boise Rd., Parma, Idaho. Eugene Calvin Johns, 72, Vale, died Oct. 8 at a Boise hospital. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Oct. 29 at the American Legion Hall, 300 South Iowa Avenue, Payette, Idaho. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Michael Duane Kendall, 45, Emmett, died Oct. 22 at a Boise hospital from injuries sustained when a semi-truck hit the tractor he was driving, while working for Tree Top Ranches in Parma, Idaho. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Oct. 28 at the Potter Funeral Chapel in Emmett. Bob C. Magnuson, 81, New Plymouth, died Oct. 23 at home. Graveside services were 2 p.m. Oct. 25 at Park View Cemetery, New Plymouth. Arrangements were under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, New Plymouth. Barbara Jean Everett Martin, 72, Portland, Ore., formerly of Weiser, died Oct. 15 in a Portland care center of cancer. Memorial graveside services were 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home, Weiser. Felix Mendoza Jr., 1, Payette, died Oct. 24 at an Ontario hospital. Vigil were 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Payette. A Celebration of Life Mass was 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Michiye Nishihara, 78, Adrian, Ore., died Oct. 21 at home. Services were 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Community Methodist Church, Ontario, Ore. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery, Ontario, under the direction of Lienkaemper Chapel, Ontario. Hazel G. Wiggins Preston, 87, Midvale, died Oct. 23 at a Weiser care center. Services were 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at Thomason Funeral Chapel, Weiser. Burial followed at Eastside Cemetery, Midvale. Woodrow "Woody" Walter Shelton, 79, Nyssa, died Oct. 23. Services were 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Nyssa Christian Fellowship. Phyllis Lee Skaar, 73, Fruitland, died Oct. 15 at home. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at First United Methodist Church, 2nd and Nebraska, Fruitland. ---End---