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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle O BITUARIES B IRTHS Annie Mae Marion Kraft Larry G. Rice Feb. 22, 1934–Dec. 4, 2014 BEND – Larry G. Rice, 81, formerly of Ukiah and John Day, died Dec. 4, 2014, with family by his side at Hospice House of Bend. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at Mt. Jefferson Memorial Park in Madras with refreshments to follow at the Living Hope Christian Center. Mr. Rice was born Feb. 22, 1934, in Briton, SD, to Lloyd and Rachel Rice. In 1945, the family moved to Portland, where Lloyd worked at the shipyards. Later they moved to the dredge camp Texas Bar, near Ukiah, where Larry attended school. He married Lorelei Hinton April 23, 1956. In 1957, he joined the Navy and was an electrical engineer, working on the aircraft and aircraft carrier radar systems. After four years of service, he returned WR8NLDKZKHUHKHDQGKLVZLIHUDLVHGWKHLU¿YHFKLOGUHQ The family moved to John Day in 1984, and lived there several years. Mr. Rice worked in the logging industry, and, when he retired, worked as a maintenance man for various apartment complexes and hotels in Oregon. After seven years together, he married Judy Piper on Sept. 12, 2011. He was a loving and dedicated husband. Mr. Rice enjoyed woodworking, yard work and helping out cooking for his friends and neighbors. He was competitive and hard to beat at chess, cards or pool. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Eleanor Beers, Patti Maupin and Wanda Rice; brother Jim Rice; and daughter Joanne Rice Maulding. Survivors include: his wife Judy; brother Darrel Rice; sisters Deanna Thomas and Jeri LeMaster; son Larry Rice; daughters Jeannine Discher, Janet Ruark and Jamie Thurmond; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements are under the care of Madras Funeral Home. Brian and Spring Kraft of Fill- more, Calif., announce the birth of their daughter, Annie Mae Marion Kraft, at 9:21 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at home. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 21 inches long. She MRLQV¿YHEURWKHUV*UHJRU\ Adam, 11, Luke, 5, Gideon, 3, and Titus, 20 months. Grandparents are Kenneth and Marion Holladay of Fillmore, Kevin .UDIWRI&DPDULOOR&DOLIDQG&KHU\O+RHÀHURI3UDLULH&LW\ Great-grandmother is Audrey Martinson of Santa Barbara, Calif. Vaccine exclusion date looms for Oregon children can be turned away from a lo- cal health department because of the inability to pay for re- quired vaccines. The department issued an update on measles, as concern rises about a couple of high- ly-publicized outbreaks – in- cluding one at Disneyland. Maghan noted that in 2014, there were 644 cases of mea- VOHV LQ WKH 86 ¿YH LQ 2UH gon. This year, 68 cases were reported through Jan. 23, in- cluding one in Oregon, and the national tally had risen above 100 by the end of the month, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Maghan noted that mea- sles is highly contagious and can be extremely serious, even fatal for some patients. While WKHUH LV QR VSHFL¿F WUHDWPHQW for measles, vaccination will protect against it. “The best way to pro- tect yourself and your family against measles and any vac- cine-preventable disease is by immunization,” she said. Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – The Grant County Health Department is reminding parents that chil- dren whose immunizations are not up to date by “exclusion day” – Wednesday, Feb. 18, can be kept out of school. The notice comes as re- cent measles outbreaks in the United States have refocused attention on vaccines and seri- ous, preventable diseases like measles. Lindsay Maghan, health department manager, said state law requires that children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and cer- WL¿HGFKLOGFDUHIDFLOLWLHVEHXS to-date on their immunizations, unless they have an exemption. Letters were sent to parents or guardians early this month if their child’s record shows he or she has not had required vaccinations. Parents can get their child immunized by their health care provider or at the health department, and no one -RKQ*ULI¿WK -RKQ*ULI¿WKGLHG)ULGD\)HEDWKLV-RKQ'D\KRPH+HZDV No services are planned at this time. Memorials may be contribu- tions to Blue Mountain Hospice through Driskill Memorial Chapel. Mary Vik A memorial service for Mary Vik, 90, of Mt. Vernon will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Driskill Memorial Chapel. The Rev. $O$OWQRZZLOORI¿FLDWH 0UV9LNGLHG)HEDWKHUKRPH,QOLHXRIÀRZHUVWKHIDPLO\ suggests memorial contributions to First Christian Church through Driskill Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd, John Day, OR 97845. Zane Pine Zane Pine of Prairie City died Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Blue Mountain Hospital. He was 28. There will be a private funeral service for the family. A public celebration of life service will be held at 3 p.m. Sun- day, Feb. 15, at Prairie City Assembly of God Church, with Pas- WRU/HH7HDJXHRI¿FLDWLQJ Memorial contributions may be made to the family through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd, John Day, OR 97845. Shrove Tuesday ANNUAL PANCAKE DINNER Joseph Toelle BURNS – Joseph Toelle, 30, of Burns, died suddenly on Thursday, Feb. 5. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building. A private family burial will be held on Friday. Contributions in his memory can be made to the Toelle boys’ college fund, with checks made out to Autumn Toelle and sent to LaFollette’s Chapel, PO Box 488; Burns, OR 97720. An on- line guest book is at www.lafolletteschapel.com. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Parish House Feb. 17, 2015 5:00pm to 7:00pm All You Can Eat Pancakes, Meat & Eggs $5 00 $4 00 $3 00 $12 00 Adults Seniors Children Family Wednesday, February 11, 2015 About Obituaries News obituaries are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to edit- ing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid notices. Send obituaries by e-mail, cheryl@bmeagle. com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. The deadline to submit an obituary is noon Monday for the Wednesday paper. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. St Thomas Episcopal Church 139 S. Washington, Canyon City, Oregon All profits go to send our kids to Cove Summer Camp. 6 SHOOTING FOR THE CURE! A big THANK YOU TO ALL who attended to support, participated to shoot, and all those who DONATED and CONTRIBUTED items for the auction held at the Clay Pigeon Shoot for Sue Horn Medical Expenses on February 7th at Kimberly Rock Products. “The Best Antiques Are Old Friends” The Dark Horse Group Feb. 13th & 14th Valentine’s Day Sale Store Wide Marion “Bruce” Christman Aug. 5, 1943 – Feb. 1, 2015 BAKER CITY – Marion “Bruce” Christman of Baker City died Feb. 1. He was 71. A celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the North Powder Fire Department, with the Rev. Jesse Whitford of the Baker City Chris- WLDQ&KXUFKRI¿FLDWLQJ)ULHQGVDUHLQYLW ed to join the family at a reception at the North Powder Elementary School after the service. He was born Aug. 5, 1943, in La Grande, to Calvin and Helen Coffee Christman, and he attended school in North Powder. In 1961 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served for six years until he was injured in the line of duty. He saw action in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. After his military service he went on to work in the logging and construction industries in northern California and later Eastern Ore- gon. He worked as a surveyor, heavy equipment operator and timber faller. After earning a degree he worked for the Oregon Employment Department, and then contracted for the La Grande Observer before his health forced his retirement in 2006. Mr. Christman married Laura Lynn Morris on June 19, 1976 in Dayville. They combined their families and had two more sons. Bruce, Laura and their children lived many places in Eastern Oregon before settling in the Baker valley in 1991, so he could attend col- lege in Pendleton and later La Grande where he earned a bachelor of science degree from EOSC in 1998, one of his proudest accom- plishments. +H ORYHG WKH RXWGRRUV ± KXQWLQJ ¿VKLQJ SLFNLQJ PXVKURRPV and huckleberries, and sharing his knowledge of the outdoors with his family. Mr. Christmas is preceded in death by his parents, a brother Ced- ric Christman, and a sister, Janice Christman Metz. Survivors include his wife Laura; sisters Carol (Duane) Wisdom of Nampa, Idaho, and Marylin (Felix) Esquibel of Nampa; sister-in-law Betty Christman of Lexington; daughters Kelly (Robert) Kenworthy of Baker City, Tina (Kevin) Ingerson of La Grande; and sons Cedric and Charles &KULVWPDQERWKRI%DNHU&LW\+HDOVRKDG¿YHJUDQGVRQVWKUHH granddaughters and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Memorial contributions can be made to his favorite charities, the Wildland Fire Fighter Foundation and Southern Poverty Law Cen- ter through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. Mary Lambeth Mary Lambeth of John Day died Friday, Feb. 6, at Blue Mountain Hospital. She was 80. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Contribu- tions may be to a charity of one’s choice through Driskill Me- morial Chapel. Students win district Elks scholarships Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Grant Union seniors Tyler Manitsas and Jerry Carter were awarded Elks Lodge scholarships in a district competi- tion. Manitsas received an award of $1,600 and Carter, $1,400, for college this fall. Last month, Manitsas re- ceived the Most Valuable Student award and a $250 scholarship from the John Day Elks Lodge scholarship committee. The committee sent his and four other applications, including Carter’s, on to the district level. The scholarship winners were chosen based on a written essay, Tyler Manitsas Jerry Carter JUDGHV¿QDQFLDOQHHGFRPPXQL ty service and activities in school. A total of 14 Grant County se- niors applied for the scholarships this year. “We were very pleased that some of our local applicants were picked,” said scholarship chairman Connie Wood. 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