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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Prescribed fires planned this week Blue Mountain Eagle Forest Service officials are planning prescribed fires. Prairie City Ranger District fire crews are planning to begin operations on the 16 Road project, located south of Forest Road 16 near Crane Prairie. Crews plan to treat approximately 150 acres. Activity will con- tinue through the week on additional acre- age if objectives are being met. Also this week, crews on the Blue Mountain Ranger District are scheduled to initiate prescribed fire operations on 450 acres in the Damon North unit, about 4 miles north of Seneca. The prescribed fire activity taking place in this area is not related to the wildfire (Incident 206) that was suppressed by firefighters earli- er this month. Additionally on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District, officials are looking to start operations in the George unit, north and west of Delintment Lake campground. Additional information regarding pre- scribed burning on the Malheur National Forest is available on InciWeb at https://in- ciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5139 or by view- ing the Prescribed Fire Activity interactive map at http://arcg.is/2wUZIil. O BITUARIES Curtis Antone Pereira Curtis Antone Pereira, 42, of John Day passed away at his residence on Sept. 15. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at the St. Andrews Catholic Cem- etery with Pastor Michael Harvey of Grace Chapel officiat- ing the service. Following the service, friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception at the John Day Se- nior Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Mountain Hospice through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave an online condolence, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. Janet Kay Rude July 28, 1955 - Sept. 13, 2018 Janet Kay Rude, 63, of John Day passed away at her residence on Sept. 13. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Prai- rie City Cemetery. Janet was born in Prairie City to Gordon and Dorothy Mitchell on July 28, 1955. She was raised in Prairie City where she attended all 12 years of school, and graduated from Prairie City High School. It was there that she met the love of her life, Robbie Rude, who kissed her on the first day of the first grade. They wed on Jan. 21, 1972, in On- tario. They had two boys, Travis and Tim. They lived primarily in Prairie City and John Day. Janet worked as a school/Head Start cook, mill worker and Oregonian distributor. She enjoyed golfing, snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, camping, crafting, playing cards, razor rides and was a very competitive golfer. She was the Club Champi- on multiple times. Christmas and Halloween were her favorite holidays, and she often dressed up with her kids when they were young. Her true passion was being a grandma to Jozie, Kailey and Tyler. She loved spending time with them. Her grandkids were her world. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Janet loved to laugh and make others laugh. Most people who knew her would comment on how she had a great sense of humor. She leaves behind her husband, Robbie Rude; her sons Travis Rude and Tim (Aimee) Rude; her grandchildren Jozie, Kailey and Tyler Rude; and her sisters Gloria (Bruce) Blume, Glinda (Bill) Cunningham and Debbie (John) Sanowski. She was preceded in death by her parents. Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave condolences, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. Larry Lemons May 7, 1945 - Aug. 12, 2018 Larry Lemons passed away peacefully at his home on Aug. 12. Larry was born on May 7, 1945, in Prairie City. He grew up in Mt. Vernon, where he graduated high school and, from there, joined the Army. The Army took him to Anchorage, Alaska, where he became an aircraft mechanic, working primarily on turbine Otters. He also became a crew chief for the Otter and worked as a paratrooper. While in Anchorage, Larry met and married Elayne Ingram, and the two of them had three daughters, Dana, Margaret and Laura. After he was discharged from the Army, Larry had a long ad- venturous career as a heavy equipment operator in Arizona, Ore- gon and Alaska, finally settling on Prince of Wales Island in Craig, Alaska. Larry was preceded in death by his grandparents Brice and Inez Lemons and his father, Dennis Lemons. Larry is survived by mothers Margaret Lemons and Beda Siler; sisters Sue Lemons and Sandra Johnson; brother Kim Lemons; daughters Dana Bartman (Larry), Margaret Lemons and Laura Lemons-Young (Roger); grandchildren Jessica, Layne, Shannon, Kelli, Kasten, Marki-Lynn, Jaron, Troiane, Dakota and McKenna; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Larry’s sense of humor, love for critters, passion for storytell- ing, love of life and his infectious laugh will be missed by his fam- ily and many friends. A celebration of life will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Mt. Vernon Grange. Christopher Swanson Christopher Swanson, 64, of John Day passed away at his residence on Sept.15. Arrangements have been entrusted to Driskill Memorial Chapel of John Day. To leave an online con- dolence, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. OTEC reschedules Seneca power outage to next Friday Blue Mountain Eagle A planned outage to re- place an aging transformer in Seneca was postponed Friday. Necessary parts were not included on the shipment from the manufacturer that was received on Sept. 12, according to Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative offi- cials. The work was planned to begin Sept. 14, but efforts to expedite the shipment in time for the scheduled out- age were not successful, forcing the cooperative to reschedule the outage. Kelly Jobes, an OTEC system engineer, said the outage will now take place at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. The outage is expected to last ap- proximately four hours. The new transformer will replace the existing aged unit and add extra load ca- pacity in the area for future growth. B IRTHS S MITH A girl, Emberlynn Edina Marie Smith, 6 pounds, was born in John Day to parents Mallory Thomas and Jededi- ah Smith of Seneca Aug. 16. She joins siblings Jase Whatley, 7, and Korey Holmstrom-Smith, 13. Grandparents are Calvin and Cami Clark of John Day, Mike and Sue Smith of Seattle and Cin- dy Smith of Seneca. Great-grandparents are Lavern and Linda Statbuck of Seneca and Glen and Jamie Edens of Condon. W UNZ A girl, Thea Grace Wunz, 8 pounds, 5 ounces, was born to Lyd- ia and Nathan Wunz of Las Vegas, Nevada, June 12 at Centennial Hills Hospital in Las Vegas. Grand- parents are Brenda and Jay Tara- masso of John Day, PJ Winter of The Dalles and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wunz of Baker City. Great-grand- parents are Mr. and Mrs. Buzz Glass of John Day, Evelyn Wunz of Belleville, Pennsylvania, and Richard Winter of War- renton, Virginia. Dennis Clayton Smith Dennis Clayton Smith, 86, of Canyon City passed away at his residence Sept. 15. Arrangements have been entrusted to Driskill Memorial Chapel. To leave an online condolence, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. About Obituaries News obituaries of 300 words or less are a free service of the Blue Mountain E agle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries submitted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be correct- ed and republished as paid memorials. Obituaries longer than 300 words may be published as paid memorials. Send obituaries by email, office@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. 60 TH A NNIVERSARY R ICCO -R UDISHAUSER Byron and Carol Ricco-Rudishaus- er are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple married Sept. 20, 1958, on the Golden Willow Ranch. Mission Statement: CENTRAL OREGON MOBILE VET CENTER To welcome home and honor those who served, those still serving, and their families by reaching out to them, engaging their communities, and providing them with quali- ty readjustment counsel- ing and timely referral. READJUSTMENT COUNSELING Civilians...they just don’t get it! Come down and let’s talk...Veteran to Veteran. WHEN/WHERE John Day-Elks Lodge- September 26th October 24th November 28th December 19th BENEFITS Find out about what is available that you may have earned. WHO ARE WE? 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