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Henri Dutilleux, 97, was a renowned modernist composer

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Henri Dutilleux, a French composer known for his superbly fashioned and exquisitely expressive orchestral music, died Wednesday in Paris. He was 97. His death was announced by Schott Music, his publisher. Dutilleux’s position in French music....MORE

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May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Leonard Marsh, 80: Helped found Snapple, the beverage company, and was its longtime president and chief executive, Died Tuesday.....MORE

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May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Gary Ray Salser, of BendApril 26, 1961 - May 3, 2013Arrangements: Baird Memorial Chapel, La Pine, 541-536-5104 www. bairdmortuaries. comServices: No services are planned.....MORE

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May 23, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Wayne F. Miller, 94: Photographer who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most....MORE

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Jones, 60, was public servant for Sisters

May 23, 2013 4:00 am

Chris Jones July 20, 1952 - May 11, 2013Longtime Sisters resident and school board member Chris Jones, who succumbed to leukemia May 11, will be remembered by family, friends and colleagues as an extraordinarily intelligent, caring woman who was dedicated to her community.“She never wavered from doing what was best for the kids," said friend and colleague Glen Lasken. “She was always....MORE

Waber, 91, wrote Lyle the crocodile kids’ books

May 23, 2013 4:00 am

Bernard Waber, a children’s-book author and illustrator whose most famous creation was a rope-skipping, ice-skating Manhattanite named Lyle who happened to be a crocodile, died on Thursday at his home in Baldwin, N. Y. He was 91. The cause was....MORE

Sandra Forney

Sandra Kay Forney

May 23, 2013 4:00 am

August 1, 1946 - May 10, 2013Sandra Kay Forney of Redmond, OR passed, May 10, 2013 at the age of 66. Sandra was born August 1, 1946 to Lou and Hazel (Lamb) Gregson in Paris, Tennessee. At a young age Sandra's family relocated to California, where she grew up and attended school at Redwood Junior and Silverado Junior High School of Napa, California. On August 23, 1962 Sandra married Leon Forney ....MORE

Maxine Marie Gibson

May 23, 2013 4:00 am

April 20, 1938 May 21, 2013Maxine Marie Gibson of Bend, passed away on May 21, 2013, at the age of 75. Maxine was born April 20, 1938, in Oroville, California, to Preston and Beulah (Girtman) Hird. She was raised in Nebraska, and graduated from....MORE

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May 23, 2013 4:00 am

Maxine Marie Gibson, of BendApril 20, 1938 - May 21, 2013Arrangements: Baird Funeral Home, 541-382-0903, www. bairdmortuaries. comServices: Services will be held at 1:00 p. m., on Friday, May 24, 2013, at the Christian Life Center, off Hwy 97, in Bend.....MORE

Judy Wanichek

Judy VanDusen Wanichek

May 23, 2013 4:00 am

December 2, 1942 - May 14, 2013Judy quietly passed away on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, after a long and courageous fight with cancer at Hospice House in Bend, OR, with family and friends surrounding her. Judy's "Celebration of Life" service was held at Partners In Care Hospice House, in Bend, OR, on Saturday, May 18th, 2013, at 2:00 p. m., with Jack Dunaway Officiating. It is the wishes of the family ....MORE

Spiegel was survivor of Warsaw ghetto uprising

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

WARSAW, Poland — Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93. Spiegel died May 9 in....MORE

Deaths Elsewhere

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Mack Emerman, 89: Founder of Criteria Recording Studios, where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records. Died Tuesday in Miami. J. Hyde Crawford, 82: Fashion ....MORE

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May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Clayton G. Vincent, of BendJune 24, 1924 - May 12, 2013Arrangements: Niswonger-Reynolds is honored to serve the family. Please visit the online registry at www. niswonger-reynolds. com, 541-382-2471Services: At his request there will be no service.....MORE

Elizabeth Brooks

Elizabeth 'Bette' Beatrice Brooks

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

April 27, 1926 - May 17, 2013Elizabeth Bette Brooks of Bend, Oregon, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 17, with her beloved family by her side. She was 87 years old. Bette was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Floyd G. and Addison P. Withrow. She graduated from Glendale High School in Glendale, CA and attended the University of Southern California. She married Lloyd 'Bud' F. Brooks on....MORE

Florence S. Best

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Dec. 31, 1925 - April 30, 2013Florence S. Best of Bend, passed away of natural causes on April 30, 2013, at the age of 87. Florence was born in Denver, CO, to James Blaine and Christine (Treewick) Southworth. She graduated from University of Colorado....MORE

Manzarek, 74, played keyboards for The Doors, Ray Manzarek, second from right — with fellow members of the Doors, from left, John Densmore, Robbie Krieger and Jim Morrison — has died at 74.

Manzarek, 74, played keyboards for The Doors

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim....MORE

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May 21, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Barbara Brenner, 61: Led the group Breast Cancer Action and shaped it in her own combative image, pillorying the medical establishment, industrial polluters and even other advocates. Died May 10. Lothar Schmid,....MORE

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May 21, 2013 4:00 am

Elizabeth Bette Brooks, of BendApril 27, 1926 - May 17, 2013Arrangements: Niswonger-Reynolds is honored to serve the family. Please visit the online registry at www. niswonger-reynolds. com 541-382-2471Services: There will be a Celebration of Life....MORE

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May 19, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:William Miles, 82: Self-taught filmmaker whose documentaries revealed untold stories of black America, including those of its heroic black soldiers and of life in its signature neighborhood, Harlem, where he....MORE

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May 19, 2013 4:00 am

Ardith "Bonnie" Yvonne Baldwin, of BendJune 20, 1940 - May 12, 2013Arrangements: Autumn Funerals, Bend 541-318-0842 www. autumnfunerals. netServices: A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Christian Life Center,....MORE

Patricia Pat Joan Funk

Patricia Pat Joan Funk

May 19, 2013 4:00 am

Dec. 17, 1932 - May 10, 2013Patricia Pat J. Funk of Bend, Oregon, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 10, with friends and family by her side. She was 80 years old. Pat was born in San Jose, California, to Jack Dundon and his wife, Grace Murray Dundon. She graduated from Campbell High School in the San Jose area in 1950, and then married her husband, Harold Jim S. Funk on April 28, 1953. Pat....MORE

Diane L. McGivern

May 19, 2013 4:00 am

July 8, 1945 - May 13, 2013Diane L. McGivern, a Bend resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 13, 2013, at her home. She was 67. Diane was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on July 8, 1945, to Alfred and Freida Klein. She graduated from Mansfield....MORE

Farman discovered hole in ozone layer

May 19, 2013 4:00 am

Joseph Farman, a British researcher whose single-minded and at times officially derided study of atmospheric changes in the Antarctic established the existence of a hole in the ozone layer over the South Pole approximately the size of the United....MORE

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May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Geza Vermes, 88: Religious scholar who argued that Jesus as a historical figure could be understood only through the Jewish tradition from which he emerged, and who helped expand that understanding through his....MORE

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Dictator ruled Argentina during the ‘Dirty War’

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina’s former dictator who led the country’s military junta from 1976 to 1981, has died. He was 87. Videla died Friday in a Buenos Aires prison from natural causes, the government reported on the presidential website. Videla was serving life imprisonment for human rights violations, including kidnap, torture and murder, during ....MORE

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May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Joe C. Weathers, of Mill CityAug. 11, 1916 - May 5, 2013Arrangements: North Santiam Funeral Service, 1-503-769-9010Services: A memorial service will be Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the Oddfellows lodge in Stayton.....MORE

Thomas Messer was longtime director of Guggenheim museum

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Thomas Messer, whose leadership of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum over more than a quarter-century established its place among the world’s great museums of modern art, died Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 93. His death was....MORE

Deaths Elsewhere

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Bob Sickinger, 86: Director whose mostly nonprofessional productions in the 1960s seeded a Chicago theater scene that evolved into one of the country’s greatest. Died Thursday at his home in Delray Beach,....MORE

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May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Judy Van Dusen Wanichek, of Cove, OregonDec. 2, 1942 - May 14, 2013Arrangements: Niswonger-Reynolds is honored to serve the family. Please visit the online registry at www. niswonger-reynolds. com 541-382-2471Services: 2:00 PM Saturday, May 18, 2013 ....MORE

Lindgren was ballet dancer, college dean

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Robert Lindgren, a Canadian-born dancer who appeared with major American ballet companies before becoming the founding dean of the influential dance program at the North Carolina School of the Arts, died Friday at his home in Winston-Salem, N. C. He....MORE

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May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Elizabeth "Jane" Barnhill, of La PineJune 10, 1925 - May 11, 2013Arrangements: Baird Memorial Chapel, La Pine, 541-536-5104 www. bairdmortuaries. comServices: No services will be held, per Jane's request. Richard "Dick" Alvin Taylor, Sr., of BendAug. ....MORE

Elsie Mae (Garthwaite) Boss

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

April 30, 1936 - May 10, 2013Elsie, age 77, died May 10 after a year long struggle with ALS. She was born April 30, 1936, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Ralph Albert Garthwaite and Merle Irene Garthwaite (Quarne), both of whom preceded her in death. After....MORE

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May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:John LaMontaine, 93: A Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer whose works were performed widely and included the orchestral music for John F. Kennedy’s presidential inauguration. Died April 29.....MORE

Harald R. Vogel

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

April 11, 1929 - May 14 2013Harald R. Vogel, Born April 11, 1929, Age 84. Harald asked for a simple memorial to read: Arrived: 11 April 1929 Did my thing! Departed: 14 May 2013But there was so much more to Harald doing his "thing" over 84 years.......MORE

Susan Hudspeth

Susan Hudspeth

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

May 16, 1951 - May 3, 2013Susan Hudspeth, youngest daughter of the late John M. and Floreine A. Hudspeth of Prineville. Susan graduated Crook County High School in 1969. She then married Andy W. Thomas and divorced in 1983. She was preceded in death by her eldest brother Ronald J. Hudspeth of Prineville in 2006, and is survived by brothers, Roger L. Hudspeth of Prineville, John R. Hudspeth of ....MORE

Marie Anna Jurgens

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

October 24, 1915 May 6, 2013Marie Anna Jurgens of Bend, Oregon, was called home to be with her lord on May 6, 2013. She was 97. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 19, 2013, at 2:00 p. m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 2550 NE Butler ....MORE

Rasmus Rasmussen

Rasmus (Rass) P. Rasmussen

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

May 23, 1927 – Jan. 21, 2013Rasmus (Rass) P. Rasmussen, called from his labors by his Creator, laid down his working tools and entered his home of eternal rest on January 21, 2013. He was surrounded by loving family and friends, and died at his home in Terrebonne, Oregon, as he lived–quietly, softly, without fanfare, but leaving an indelible mark on those he touched and an example of....MORE

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May 15, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Kenneth Battelle, 86: Hairdresser to the stars, from Marilyn Monroe to Jackie Kennedy. Died Sunday in Wappingers Falls, N. Y.....MORE

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May 15, 2013 4:00 am

Daniel Dacey Stack, of RedmondJune 22, 1960 - May 4, 2013Arrangements: Redmond Memorial Chapel 541-548-3219 please sign our online guestbook www. redmondmemorial. comServices: Funeral Mass was at St. Thomas Catholic Church Friday May 10, 2013 at....MORE

Daniel Dacey Stack

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

June 22, 1960 - May 4, 2013Daniel Dacey Stack, born June 22, 1960, passed away May 4, 2013, at the age of 52. Dan was born in Bend at St. Charles Hospital, the first of four children of Dr. Roger and Meme Stack. He graduated from Redmond High school....MORE

Carl Emanuel Winsenburg

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

March 31, 1926 - May 13, 2013Carl Emanuel Winsenburg of Redmond, Oregon died May 13, 2013 at the age of 87. He was born March 31, 1926 to Carl and Flora (Baker) Winsenburg in Portland, OR. He served in the Army during WWII occupation of Japan. On....MORE

Doris Jean (Williams) Drew

Doris Jean (Williams) Drew

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

Dec. 21, 1930 - May 5, 2013Doris Jean (Williams) Drew's long struggle with illness ended on May 5, 2013, at her family home in Walterville, OR surrounded by family. She was born Dec. 21, 1930 in Mt. Vernon, OR. Her parents, Ransom and Ellen Williams settled in the Terrebonne area where much of the family still resides. She married Clyde Drew July 18, 1947 in Prineville, OR. She lived in....MORE

Estes was famed Texas con man, Flamboyant Texas huckster and con man Billie Sol Estes, left, and his attorney John Cofer arrive in 1962 at the federal courthouse in El Paso, Texas. Estes has died at age 88.

Estes was famed Texas con man

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

LUBBOCK, Texas — Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 ....MORE

Clay Vincent

Clayton G. Vincent

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

June 24th, 1924 - May 12th, 2013Husband · Father · Mentor · FriendClay Vincent was born of Frank and Ida Vincent in Pullman, WA., fifth in a line of six brothers. At 18, Clay was drafted into the Armed Forces, serving in the Army's 81st Wildcat Division as an anti-tank gunner and demolition expert. He saw active combat from the Philippines to Guadalcanal and Palau then served as part of the first ....MORE

Dr. Joyce Brothers advised millions

May 14, 2013 4:00 am

Joyce Brothers, a former academic psychologist who, long before Drs. Ruth, Phil and Laura, was counseling millions over the airwaves, died Monday at her home in Fort Lee, N. J. She was 85. Her daughter, Lisa Brothers Arbisser, confirmed the death. Dr.....MORE

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May 14, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:James L. Tolbert, 86: Entertainment attorney who led the “March on Hollywood," the campaign that pushed Hollywood and Madison Avenue for greater representation of black people on-screen and in craft unions. ....MORE

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May 14, 2013 4:00 am

Florence S. Best, of BendDec. 31, 1925 - April 30, 2013Arrangements: Baird Funeral Home, 541-382-0903, www. bairdmortuaries. comServices: The urn will be placed in a private ceremony at a later date. Service details will follow in a full length....MORE

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May 12, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Daoma Winston Strasberg, 90: Author who produced almost 70 mystery and romance novels in four decades. Died April 1 in Washington, D. C.....MORE

Fritz designed the Schwinn Sting-Ray

May 12, 2013 4:00 am

LOS ANGELES — For much of the 1960s and the early 1970s, no suburban streetscape would have been complete without them: a squadron of kids clutching sky-high handlebars on low-slung bikes in eye-popping, hot-rod colors. Equipped with a curved....MORE

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May 12, 2013 4:00 am

Anne Elizabeth (McDougald) Paquette, of BendJan. 29,1918 - May 5, 2013Arrangements: Baird Funeral Home, 541-382-0903 www. bairdmortuaries. comServices: No services will be held. Contributions may be made to: Shepherd's House, 1854 NE Division Street,....MORE

Robert Danner

Robert 'Doc' Eugene Danner

May 12, 2013 4:00 am

June 10, 1925 - May 7, 2013Robert Eugene Danner of Redmond, OR died May 7, 2013 at the age of 87. He was born June 10, 1925 in Sarben, Nebraska to Ivan and Florence Danner. He grew up and attended school in Nebraska before joining the military and serving his country in WWII. After returning home from the war Robert went to college at the University of Nebraska, where he received his doctorate. ....MORE

Diana Gayle Castro

May 12, 2013 4:00 am

September 27, 1945 - May 5, 2013Diana passed away quietly Sunday evening, May 5, at her home in Bend Oregon , surrounded by family. Diana's memorial service will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Bend Oregon on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Diana's....MORE

Melvin “Mel” Ray Bonner

Melvin “Mel” Ray Bonner

May 12, 2013 4:00 am

May 7, 1934 – May 3, 2013 Melvin Ray Bonner, 78, of Crescent, OR, died May 3, 2013. No services will be held, per Mel’s request. Mel was born May 7, 1934, in Jones County, Mississippi, to Leo and Irene (Whatley) Bonner. He served in the U. S. Navy as a cook from 1953 to 1957, and was honorably discharged. Mel married Georgia Landolt on September 10, 1955, in Los Angeles, CA. They made....MORE

Ottavio Missoni was an Italian fashion patriarch, Ottavio Missoni, pictured in 2011, founded the iconic fashion brand of zigzagged knitwear along with his wife, Rosita, in 1953. The Missonis are a family fashion dynasty, with the couple’s children and grandchildren involved in expanding the brand.

Ottavio Missoni was an Italian fashion patriarch

May 11, 2013 4:00 am

Ottavio Missoni, who built an Italian luxury fashion brand out of zigzag-patterned knitwear, died Thursday at his home in....MORE

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May 11, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Malcolm Shabazz, 28: Grandson of political activist Malcolm X. Found dead Thursday outside a Mexico City bar, according to authorities. Herbert Blau, 87: Iconoclastic theater director, scholar and theorist who....MORE

James R. Roth

May 11, 2013 4:00 am

March 6, 1971 - May 6, 2013Born in Albany, OR, James died of natural causes on May 6, 2013. He is survived by children, Roxanna-25, Jayme- 24, Jared-21, Teddie-18, and Mackenzie-15. He loved hunting, camping and just being with his friends. For....MORE

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May 11, 2013 4:00 am

Thelma Ione Krueger, of CulverSept. 7, 1927 - May 9, 2013Arrangements:Bel-Air Funeral Home, Madras, OR.541-475-2241Services: Visitation will be held on Mon. and Tues. (May 13 &14) between the hours of 10:00 a. m. -5:00 p. m.,at Bel-Air Funeral....MORE

Harry­hausen

Master of special effects thrilled movie audiences

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

LONDON — When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by “King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess. On Tuesday, Harryhausen died at London’s Hammersmith Hospital, where....MORE

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May 10, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Dean Jeffries, 80: A celebrated car customizer who painted James Dean’s Porsche and made the “Monkeemobile" for “The Monkees" TV show. Died Saturday at his Hollywood home.....MORE

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May 10, 2013 4:00 am

Donald "Don" W. Coakley, of La PineMar. 31, 1946 - May 2, 2013Arrangements: Baird Memorial Chapel, La Pine, 541-536-5104 www. bairdmortuaries. comServices: No services will be held, per Don's request. Contributions may be made to:Partners In Care....MORE

Michael (Mike) Baker

Michael (Mike) Baker

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

1949 - 2013Michael (Mike) Baker died at age 63, at 4:20 p. m., on May 5, 2013. Mike was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1949, and moved to Bend, Oregon, in 1975, where he began many adventures; rafting, wood working and parenthood. He was known for his sense of humor, his love of white water, his story telling and his generous compassion for his friends and family. He served his country as a Radio....MORE

Cooper

Cooper was a longtime soap star

May 9, 2013 4:00 am

LOS ANGELES — Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on “The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84. Cooper died Wednesday morning in her sleep, her son the actor Corbin Bernsen wrote on Facebook. The family confirmed the death to CBS, according to a network spokeswoman. She was in a Los Angeles-area....MORE

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May 9, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Otis Bowen, 95: Two-term governor of Indiana and later the first physician appointed as secretary of health and human services, serving under President Ronald Reagan amid the rising debate about AIDS. Died....MORE

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May 9, 2013 4:00 am

Chris Marvin Williams, of Wasilla, AK (formally of Bend)Dec. 29, 1938 - May 4, 2013Arrangements: Valley Funeral Home, 1-907-373-3344Services: Memorial Services will be held Saturday May 18 at 1PM at the Matanuska Assembly of God in Palmer, AK. A....MORE

Carol Jean Tade

Carol Jean Tade

May 9, 2013 4:00 am

September 7, 1937 - May 3, 2013Carol Jean Tade, age 75, went home to be with the Lord on May 3, 2013 in Ukiah, CA. Carol was the first of seven children born to Lee and Minnie Tade in Chicago, IL on September 7, 1937. She lived there until her graduation from Fenger High School in 1955, when her family moved to San Diego, CA. Carol married and started her family, which would eventually grow to....MORE

Daniel Dacey Stack

May 9, 2013 4:00 am

June 22, 1960 - May 4, 2013Daniel Dacey Stack, born June 22, 1960, passed away May 4, 2013, at the age of 52. Dan was born in Bend at St. Charles Hospital, the first of four children of Dr. Roger and Meme Stack. He graduated from Redmond High school....MORE

Dale Allen Austin

Dale Allen Austin

May 9, 2013 4:00 am

June 2, 1960 - April 29, 2013Dale Allen Austin of Bend, OR died April 29, 2013 at the age of 52. Dale was born June 2, 1960 in Springfield, OR to Samuel and Christine (Sprague) Austin. Dale moved to Central Oregon from Brookings 22 years ago. While in Bend he owned and operated Austin's Romancing the Stone in Bend, formerly known as Austin Tile and Marble. He also enjoyed boating, diving, car ....MORE

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May 8, 2013 4:00 am

Carmen Lynette Foss, of SistersFeb. 16, 1958 - April 27, 2013Arrangements: Autumn Funerals- Redmond (541-504-9485) www. autumnfunerals. netServices: Were held Sat. May 4th 2013: Graveside, 11am at Terrebonne Pioneer Cemetery and Memorial Service....MORE

Jack Watts

Jack Watts

May 8, 2013 4:00 am

March 6, 1924 - May 5, 2013Longtime Madras resident Jack Watts passed away at home on Sunday, May 5. He was 89. John Morton "Jack" Watts was born in Redmond on March 6, 1924, to Carl and Nellie (Shutt) Watts. His dad was teaching at the Terrebonne grade school at the time. He was 3 months old when his family moved to Madras. Both sets of his grandparents, James and Lillian (Ramsey) Watts and Irvin....MORE

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Oregon businessman, benefactor Wyss dies

May 8, 2013 4:00 am

Loren Wyss, a member of the Oregon Investment Council board and a longtime member of the board of directors for Western Communications, parent company of The Bulletin, has died. He was 79. According to an obituary in The Oregonian, Wyss, who died....MORE

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May 8, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Margaret Groening: Mother of “The Simpsons" creator and Oregon native Matt Groening, who was in her 90s. Died April 22 in Portland; no cause of death was given. Ray Harryhausen, 92: Special effects master....MORE

Andreotti

Andreotti was prime minister of Italy 7 times

May 7, 2013 4:00 am

Giulio Andreotti, a seven-time prime minister of Italy with a résumé of signal accomplishments and checkered failings that reads like a history of the republic, died on Monday. He was 94 and lived in Rome. His death was announced by President Giorgio Napolitano. Andreotti had been at the center of Italy’s postwar political order until its collapse in 1992, emerging at the close of....MORE

Deaths elsewhere

May 7, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Otis Bowen, 95: A small-town doctor who served two terms as governor of Indiana and later led efforts to respond to the AIDS crisis as the head of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Died Saturday....MORE

John Townsend

John Scott Townsend

May 7, 2013 4:00 am

June 3, 1967 - May 3, 2013John beat thyroid cancer in 2008. He suddenly passed away in Bend, on Friday, from an unknown rare brain tumor. He was born in Escondido, CA, to Rodney and Charlotte Town- send. At age 10, he moved to Mon- mouth, OR, where he later graduated from Central High. John most enjoyed the outdoors hunting and fishing, spending time with his 10 year old son, Logan, and was....MORE

Jake Jefford

Jacob Edward Jefford

May 7, 2013 4:00 am

July 18, 1988 - December 13, 2012When we were kids Jake had a way of moving down the street quicker than any boy in the neighborhood, even if he wasn’t the fastest. The problem with that kid was that even as he grew into a man he never quite figured out how to slow down. Jacob Edward Jefford came to a stop on December 13th, 2012, at the age of 24. Born in San Diego, California on July 18th....MORE

Deaths elsewhere

May 5, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Cedric Brooks, 70: Jamaican saxophone player and influential roots reggae musician. He played in songs such as Burning Spear’s “Door Peep." Died Friday in Queens, N. Y.....MORE

Frei made major breakthroughs in cancer treatment

May 5, 2013 4:00 am

Dr. Emil Frei III, an oncologist whose trailblazing use of combination chemotherapy — in which anti-cancer drugs are administered simultaneously rather than singly — helped make certain cancers curable for the first time, died Tuesday at ....MORE

Death notices

May 5, 2013 4:00 am

Frank J. Stenkamp, of BendApril 4, 1933 - April 28, 2013Arrangements: Niswonger-Reynolds is honored to serve the family. Please visit the online registry at www. niswonger-reynolds. com 541-382-2471. Services: At his request, no services will be held. ....MORE

Rob Sanders

Forrest Robert (Rob) Sanders

May 5, 2013 4:00 am

June 6, 1981 March 5, 2013PRINEVILLE Forrest Robert Sanders (Rob), passed away March 5, in Portland, Oregon, after a brief illness. Rob was born in Salem, Oregon, and graduated from Myrtle Point High School. Rob servedsix years in the Air Force before attending Oregon State University where he earned a Forestry Engineering Degree. He and his wife, Katy, relocated to Prineville where he had been ....MORE

Jeannette Winkelman

Jeannette Mary Winkelman

May 5, 2013 4:00 am

March 28, 1934 - April 30, 2013Jeannette Mary Winkelman, 79, of Sunriver, OR and Surprise, AZ peacefully passed away on April 30, 2013, with her family at her side. She was born March 28, 1934 in Portland, OR to Tony and Lolamae Roskoski. Jeannette's beautiful smile and warm laughter of love will be forever missed and always cherished. Jeannette was an amazing hostess and cook with a passion....MORE

Jeff Hanneman, 49, guitar player for metal band Slayer

May 4, 2013 4:00 am

Jeff Hanneman, a guitarist for the influential metal band Slayer, who helped shape the group’s sonic assault and wrote some of its most popular — and controversial — songs, died Thursday at a hospital near his home east of Los....MORE

Deaths Elsewhere

May 4, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Mike Gray, 77: An author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for “The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant. No one knew....MORE

Brozman was a global guitarist

May 3, 2013 4:00 am

Bob Brozman, a guitarist and self-described “roving guitar anthropologist" who collaborated with musicians from Northern Ireland to Guinea to India to Papua New Guinea, died April 23 at his home in Santa Cruz, Calif. He was 59. The cause was....MORE

Deaths Elsewhere

May 3, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Chris Kelly, 34: Half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade’s most memorable songs with the frenetic “Jump." Died Wednesday in Atlanta.....MORE

Death notices

May 3, 2013 4:00 am

Charles Leslie Radford, of BendFeb. 15, 1924 - April 30, 2013Arrangements: Deschutes Memorial Chapel, 541-382-5592 www. deschutesmemorialchapel. comServices: A private gathering of family and friends will take place at Touchmark. Contributions may be....MORE

Edward C. Spring

Edward C. Spring

May 3, 2013 4:00 am

March 2, 1933 - April 27, 2013 Edward C. Spring, 80, passed from this life the morning of Saturday, April 27, 2013, Sweet Bye and Bye Care Facility in Salem, Oregon. Ed was born to Peggy and Clarence Spring of Central Oregon. He grew up with his parents and sister on the high desert. Ed went through the Bend school system and married his high school sweetheart Lynn (Marilyn Hanson) who has....MORE

Deanna Durbin, plucky teenage star of the 1930s

May 2, 2013 4:00 am

Deanna Durbin, who as a plucky child movie star with a sweet soprano voice charmed American audiences during the Depression and saved Universal Pictures from bankruptcy before she vanished from public view 64 years ago, has died, a fan club....MORE

Deaths Elsewhere

May 2, 2013 4:00 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Edward Frieman, 87: A leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental adviser on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps....MORE

JD Buchanan

JD Buchanan

May 2, 2013 4:00 am

Sept. 2, 1925 - April 21, 2013JD Buchanan of Redmond, OR, died April 21, 2013, at the age of 87. JD was born September 2, 1925, in Dalhart, Texas, to George and Daisy (Gay) Buchanan. JD served in the US Navy as a Radioman during WWII and in Korea. In January of 2012, JD moved to Redmond from Tijuana, Mexico, formerly of San Diego, CA. JD was a retired business owner, and was also a member of St.....MORE

Death notices

May 2, 2013 4:00 am

Aaron Jeffrey Beatty, of BendJune 17, 1976 - April 27, 2013Arrangements: Niswonger-Reynolds is honored to serve the family. Please visit the online registry at www. niswonger-reynolds. com 541-382-2471. Services: 1:00 PM Saturday, May 4, 2013 at....MORE

Shea was head of Directors Guild

May 1, 2013 4:00 am

LOS ANGELES — Jack Shea, a Hollywood veteran who directed popular sitcoms such as “The Jeffersons" and who, as president of the Directors Guild of America, forcefully argued for minority hiring and local production, has died. He was 84.....MORE

William Clifton Bill Graham

William Clifton Bill Graham

May 1, 2013 4:00 am

Jan. 22, 1936 - April 25, 2013William Clifton (Bill) Graham, a long-time resident of Bend, passed away at the age of 77. He was born April 22, 1936, to Gladys and Clifton Graham in Prescott, Ark. Bill moved to Bend with his family at the age of 7. He graduated from Bend Senior High in 1955, and went on to earn a Bachelors degree in teaching from Southern Oregon College. After a long, successful....MORE

Lois Ann Prince

Lois Ann Prince

May 1, 2013 4:00 am

March 18, 1922 - April 19, 2013Lois Ann Prince, age 91, passed away on April 19, 2013, in Eugene, OR. Ann was born at the original Eugene Hospital March 18, 1922, to Herbert and Andree Staples. She was raised in Eugene, Portland and Bend, OR, where she graduated from Bend High School. Ann attended the University of Oregon where she studied art. She was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. Ann....MORE

Death notices

May 1, 2013 4:00 am

Charlotte Stromsland, of Camp ShermanOct. 22, 1917 - April 19, 2013Arrangements: Baird Funeral Home (541) 382-0903 www. bairdmortuaries. comServices: A private urn committal will take place at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery at a later date.....MORE

David L. Newman

David L. Newman

May 1, 2013 4:00 am

Sept. 24, 1958 - April 25, 2013David Lee Newman was born September 24, 1958, in Bend, Oregon, to Robert and Donna (Davis) Newman. He passed away peacefully in his home with his wife, Karen, by his side on April 25, 2013. David is survived by his mother, Donna Newman; his sister, Vickie (Newman) Gunther, brother- in-law, John Gunther; his nephew, John Robert, and niece, Alexa Gunther, and step-son, ....MORE

Carmen "Moss" Foss

May 1, 2013 4:00 am

Feb. 16, 1958 - April 27, 2013Carmen Lynette "Moss" Foss died at her home on April 27, 2013, after a battle with cancerBorn on February 16, 1958, as Carmen Lynette Moss, in Bend, OR, at St. Charles Hospital, she spent her life in Sisters, OR.....MORE

A child prodigy who survived internment by the Nazis during World War II, Janos Starker went on to appear on the world’s most prestigious recital stages.

Janos Starker, master of the cello

April 30, 2013 4:00 am

Janos Starker, one of the 20th century’s most renowned cellists, whose restrained onstage elegance was amply matched by the cyclone of Scotch, cigarettes and opinion that animated his offstage life, died Sunday at his home in Bloomington, Ind. He was 88. Indiana University, where he was a distinguished professor of music, announced his death. A Hungarian-born child prodigy who later survived ....MORE

Death notices

April 30, 2013 4:00 am

Dallas C. Arnold, of RedmondAug. 12, 1937 - April 27, 2013Arrangements: Baird Funeral Home (541) 382-0903 www. bairdmortuaries. comServices: Private burial at Redmond Memorial Cemetery will be held. Contributions may be made to:Doernbecher Children's ....MORE

Kent Allen Abendroth

Kent Allen Abendroth

April 30, 2013 4:00 am

May 18, 1943 - April 21, 2013Kent Allen Abendroth, 69, of Reedsport, OR, went to be with Jesus on April 21, 2013, following a brief but heroic battle with cancer. Friends and family surrounded his bed and sang him into heaven. Kent was born on May 18, 1943, in Portland, OR, to Telore Abendroth and Dorothy Moorhead Abendroth. He spent his formative years on the Oregon coast, and in Caldwell, ID. He ....MORE

Robert Wheeler Hendershott

Robert Wheeler Hendershott

April 29, 2013 7:00 pm

December 9, 1918 - November 4, 2012In Loving MemoryRobert Wheeler Hendershott was born December 9, 1918, in Bend, Oregon, and died on November 4, 2012, in Seattle at age 93, after a short but courageous battle with bladder cancer. Bob was the son of Gustav and Mathilda Berg of Bend. After the early passing of his birth mother, his father gave up Bob for adoption by Dr. Roy Hendershott & Mrs. Ethel ....MORE

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