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O BITUARIES
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Karl ‘Ken’ Bremner
March 29, 1938 - Dec. 26, 2016
Joan Bowling
Aug. 16, 1932 - Dec. 14, 2016
Karl “Ken” Bremner, 78, of John
Day passed away Monday, Dec. 26,
at Blue Mountain Hospital. Per his re-
quest, no services will be held.
Bremner was born March 29, 1938,
to Karl Kenneth and Flora (Ward)
Bremner in Republic, Washington.
He graduated from Grant Union High
School in 1957; he then served in the
Army for four years. He was married
to Alice Faye Sager, who passed away
in 1980. He worked for Stan McKay Construction, USFS and
Larkin Oil, but spent most of his career working for the city of
John Day, fi rst as the public works director, then city manager,
and retired after 35 years there.
He enjoyed hunting, researching fi re lookouts and taking his
dog, Bo, for rides in the woods. He was a Kam Wah Chung
Museum board member, and part of the Rural Fire Protection
Board.
He is survived by his longtime companion, Alice Shawn of
John Day; sons Greg (Tammy) Bremner of Canyon City and
John Bremner of Canyon City; daughter Terri (John) Burke of
Bates; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, niec-
es and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Alice Faye; and brother
Dave Bremner.
Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Mountain
Hospice through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon
Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
To leave a condolence, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Joan Bowling, 84, of Canyon
City passed away Wednesday, Dec.
14, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in
Boise, Idaho. A funeral service was
held Dec. 21 at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints in John
Day; a procession followed to the
Canyon City Cemetery.
Bowling was born Aug. 16,
1932, to Russel and Harriet
(Brown) Crane in Nampa, Idaho. She attended school
there in Nampa, graduating in 1950. She married Andrew
Jackson “Jack” Bowling on March 28, 1958, in Nampa;
Jack passed away Dec. 13, 1994. Joan worked for the
Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Tax Assessor’s Of-
fice from 1970 to 1974, then spent the rest of her career
working as a teacher for Humbolt Elementary School in
Canyon City from 1974 to 1998, when she retired.
Bowling was a member of the LDS church, American
Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, American Legion Ax-
illary and whatever else she could do to lend a hand. In
1981, she was the first woman to receive the Golden Bear
Award from the Boy Scouts of America. She received
multiple volunteer appreciation awards from the Red
Cross, and in 2015 she received the President’s Volunteer
Service Award.
She enjoyed piano, sewing, crocheting, cooking, em-
broidering and, of course, volunteering.
She is survived by her daughter Ilah Bennett of Day-
ville; sons Jeb Bowling of Canyon City, Rusty Bowling of
Sun River and Lance Bowling of Chehalis, Washington;
14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Bowl-
ing.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Red Cross
through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd.,
John Day, OR 97845.
Ralph Gano Miller
July 6, 1926 - Dec. 19, 2016
Ralph Miller, 90, died peaceful-
ly Dec. 19 after complications from a
sudden illness.
His friends in the Monument area
knew Miller for his warm, welcoming
personality and generosity. He and his
wife, Jeanne, loved ranch life and the
rugged beauty of the area. They always
kept a warm pot of coffee for anyone
who dropped by, hosted annual dessert
nights and enjoyed the July 4 fi reworks
show in Monument.
Miller purchased Top Ranch in 1979. Over the years, the
ranch raised wheat, sheep, pigs and goats and is now back to a
full-time cattle operation.
He grew up in San Diego where he piloted water taxis fer-
rying U.S. Navy sailors. As a deckhand on the family’s sport
fi shing boats, he met his future wife, Jeanne Chalfant Watkins,
from Amarillo, Texas. He enrolled at Stanford University at age
16 but after his fi rst year left to serve in the Navy as a radioman
on Guam during World War II.
After the war, he returned to Stanford to complete his bach-
elor’s degree. Ralph and Jeanne married in 1949, and he grad-
uated with an MBA from Stanford the same month that the fi rst
of their fi ve children were born. He established a private law
practice in 1959 and retired in 2005.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; four children; and six
grandchildren.
Edna Meusborn passed away December 25th in Yakima. She
was 87. Edna was born on March 25, 1929 to Lars and Millie
(Ricco) Kostol in Baker City, Oregon, the younger of two children.
She spent her childhood in Baker City. Her high school education
was completed in Prairie City, Oregon, where she spent summers
helping put up hay on the family ranch, driving a horse-drawn
rake.
Edna graduated from the University of Oregon and her first job as a
school teacher was in Mount Vernon, Oregon. She married Roger
Meusborn on December 25, 1952. Together they had three
daughters, and re-located to Yakima in 1968. She continued her
career as a teacher and later as a school librarian. She was a
lifelong learner and gifted her children with a love of reading and
learning.
Throughout her life, Edna enjoyed sewing, gardening and outdoor
pursuits, including trout fishing and snow skiing. She worked hard
and kept close oversight to ensure her daughters’ education (she is
probably leaning over our shoulders now with a red pencil, making
corrections!). She had a great love of animals and was a long time
member of Wiley Union Church. In later years, she cheered her
daughters and grandsons in their various sporting events and
always kept track of how the Mariners were doing.
In retirement, Edna was a founding member of the Tuesday
Coffee Club, most often hosted by her best friend, Bernice Bitz.
At the weekly gathering, she enjoyed the friendship of over two
dozen ladies who live around the Ahtanum Valley.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Roger, and her
daughters Stefani (Calvin) Meusborn-Marsh, Lisa (Mark) Herke
and Melanie (RE) Cornelius. She is also survived by her much
beloved grandsons, Trace Cornelius and Alex Cornelius, as well as
her brother, Carl (Virginia) Kostol of Baker City, an aunt, Helen
Ricco of Prairie City along with numerous cousins, nieces and
nephews.
The family would like to thank Highgate Senior Living for the
love and care shown to Edna and her family during the last year
and a half.
In keeping with Edna’s wishes, there will be no funeral service.
Memorial tributes may be made to the Union Gospel Mission. To
leave a message or a memory for the family please go to
www.brooksidefhc.com. Brookside Funeral Home is caring for the
family.
Paid for by the family of Edna Meusborn
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Robert M. ‘Bob’ Lesley
A celebration of life for Robert M. “Bob” Lesley, who
passes away Nov. 5, 2016, will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sat-
urday, Jan. 14, 2017, at the John Day Golf Club. The family
invites anyone who knew him to come and share stories and
memories.
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mation call 208-870-8216 or
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FRIDAY-SUNDAY,
JAN. 6-8
• 7 p.m., Grantville The-
ater, Canyon City
The public is invited to
attend a showing of a doc-
umentary fi lm featuring
Desmond Doss, the fi rst
non-combatant to be award-
ed the Congressional Medal
of Honor, and the inspiration
for the 2016 movie “Hacksaw
Ridge.”
Seneca Winter Classic
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• 10 a.m., Seneca
The Grant County Snowbal-
lers will host its annual snow-
mobile races, beginning at 10
a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Fri-
day will be a test and tune day,
and registration for the races
SATURDAY, JAN. 14
Documentary viewing
Flu cases rising in Oregon
Blue Mountain Eagle
Infl uenza cases are rising in
Oregon, and although the in-
crease is expected this time of
year, Oregon Health Authority
offi cials said it shows fl u season
is off to a strong and early start.
“The winter months are a
time when we fi nd ourselves
indoors a lot, gathering with
family, friends and colleagues,
and it’s also a very good time
for the fl u virus to spread,” Paul
Cieslak, MD, of the OHA Public
Health Division said in a press
release. “People can get a vacci-
nation now and be ready for the
festivities.”
During the week of Dec.
4-10, Oregon laboratories re-
ported 207 specimens that were
positive for infl uenza.
That’s up from 134 positive
fl u specimens from Nov. 27-Dec.
3, and from 117 positive speci-
mens during Nov. 20-27. Most
of the cases have been infl uenza
A, this season’s predominant fl u
type.
Let our family of Pharmacists
Hospitalizations
have
jumped sharply in recent
weeks, too. So far, there
have been a total of 66 hos-
pitalizations for influen-
za-like illnesses—based on
monitoring in Clackamas,
Multnomah and Washing-
ton counties — since flu
season began the first week
of October. That includes 23
hospitalizations the week
of Dec. 4-10, up from 17
during Nov. 27-Dec. 3, and
13 during Nov. 20-26.
No children have been
killed by the flu this season,
officials say, and the Public
Health Division does not
track adult flu deaths.
So far, flu vaccine man-
ufacturers have shipped
more than 1.1 million doses
to Oregon during the 2016-
2017 flu season. Flu vaccine
is available from health care
providers, local health depart-
ments and many pharmacies.
To fi nd a fl u vaccine clinic,
visit fl u.oregon.gov and use
OHA’s fl u vaccine locator
tool.
Foster children
celebrate Christmas
serve you!
Blue Mountain Eagle
Eleven foster children
and their families gathered
at the Cornerstone Christian
Church for the Department
of Human Services Christmas
party.
Children decorated cook-
ies, made ornaments and took
pictures with Santa.
The event was made pos-
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sible by $465 worth of dona-
tions from the community.
Birth and foster parents
were able to connect while the
children, aged 4 to 13, played
tag, snacked and enjoyed the
holiday atmosphere. Employ-
ees from Court Appointed
Special Advocates, Families
First and Grant County Safe
Communities Coalition were
also in attendance.
We welcome the opportunity to visit with
you about our services!
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The deadline to apply for
the next round of Oregon
Community Foundation com-
munity grants is Jan. 15.
Those who apply are eligi-
ble for grants from the Shelk
Advised Fund and have the
potential to receive addition-
al funding from other OCF
donors, according to a press
release from the Shelk Foun-
dation.
March 15 is the deadline
for the Autzen Foundation,
which distributes more than
$1 million annually statewide,
with average grants ranging
from $3,000 to $15,000.
Nearly all funders request
this information, in addition
to the project information:
• list of current board
members and their affi liations
• copy of IRS letter of de-
termination of 501(c)(3) sta-
tus
• organization budget for
current year
• project budget showing
projected income sources and
expenditures
• organization fi nancial
statement including balance
sheet and statement of activity
Those interested in ap-
plying for OCF Community
grants should visit oregon-
cf.org/grants-scholarships/
grants/community-grants and
those interested in Autzen
Foundation grants should visit
autzenfoundation.org.
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Cloudy with
fl urries
Very
cold
Mostly sunny
and cold
Cloudy
and cold
Rain
and snow
A chance
of snow
Sunny
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27
26
32
45
42
37
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13
28
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