FAMILY
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Squeeze-In Restaurant offering free Christmas dinner
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Squeeze-In Restau-
rant and Deck will be serving
a free Christmas dinner from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 25 via
pick up or delivery.
Squeeze-In owner Shawn
Duncan said the meals were
made possible by Russ and
Tara Young, the Grant County
Seniors and an anonymous
donor.
Duncan said the meals will
include ham, mashed pota-
toes, green bean casserole,
stuffing and a dessert.
Anyone interested in
ordering a meal can call
541-575-1045.
Shawn Duncan, the
owner of the Squeeze-
In Restaurant and
Deck, takes a phone
call on the restaurant’s
first day back for
indoor dining.
The Eagle/Steven Mitchell
OBITUARIES
Connie J. ‘Bo’ Lawrence
Letha ‘Lee’ Colleen (Moore) Catlett
Jan. 6, 1944 – Dec. 12, 2020
Connie J. “Bo” Lawrence, age 76, of Monument, Oregon,
passed away Dec. 12, 2020, in the home he built on his ranch in
Monument, Oregon. He was surrounded by
his wife, sons, grandchildren, great-grand-
daughter and his beloved dogs.
Bo was born Jan. 6, 1944, in Miami,
Arizona, to Nathan and Frona Lawrence,
joining six brothers and two sisters.
He attended school in Camp Verde and
Bullhead City, Arizona. In 1966 he was
drafted into the Army and served in Viet-
nam during the Tet Offensive.
After serving in the Army, Bo moved
to Monument, where he met and married
Lorynn “Lonnie” Cox. They raised two sons, Roger and Blake, on
Wall Creek, where they built a home, ranch and family.
He loved animals, kids, the outdoors and all that nature has to
offer. He spent many years building fence for local ranchers but also
worked in the woods logging. He worked hard to improve the fam-
ily property and build a home on Wall Creek.
Bo is survived by his wife, Lonnie Lawrence; sons Roger and
Blake Lawrence; granddaughter McKinzie Dawson; grandson Nick
Lawrence; and great-granddaughter McKenna Dawson.
Contributions in Bo’s honor can be made to the Knights Cancer
Institute through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd.,
John Day, OR 97845.
June 26, 1938 – Dec. 11, 2020
Letha “Lee” Colleen (Moore) Catlett, of Baker City, Oregon,
and formerly of Unity, Oregon, a loving mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother and great-great-grand-
mother, passed away in Baker City, Ore-
gon, on Dec. 11, 2020, at the age of 82.
There are no services scheduled at this
time. A celebration of life will be held in
the summer of 2021.
Letha was born June 26, 1938, in Mt.
Vernon, Oregon, the daughter of Delcie
(Hogeland) and Jess Moore.
She graduated from Toledo (Oregon)
High School in 1956. Lee married Robert
“Bob“ Catlett on April 8, 1961. They lived
in many places while Bob served in the Army, including Germany
twice and Japan and many places in the U.S., but Unity, Oregon,
was always home.
Lee worked as a cosmetologist for many years; even after retire-
ment, she would cut family and friends’ hair. After retirement, Lee
and Bob would spend their winters in Quartzsite, Arizona, where
they enjoyed spending time with friends, attending music jams and
going to various dances and shows. When Bob passed, she contin-
ued to spend the winters in Arizona with Delcie, her mom. Later she
would travel with family friend Gene Bettin.
She is survived by her four daughters, LeeAnn, Carla, Debo-
rah and April; seven grandchildren, Memorey, Jason, Miranda,
Jennifer, Julia, Allison and AJ; 12 great-grandchildren; five
great-great-grandchildren; and many friends and loved ones.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jess Moore; stepfa-
ther, Darrel Perdue in 1995; husband, Robert Catlett in 2000; and
mother, Delcie (Hogeland) Perdue in 2005.
Lee will be greatly missed by everyone whose life she touched,
friends and family alike. To leave an online condolence for the fam-
ily of Lee, visit grayswestco.com.
Hilda Iris Langenfeld
Aug. 31, 1926 – Dec. 14, 2020
Hilda Iris Langenfeld passed away at the age of 94 in Chan-
dler, Arizona. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother. Hilda was born in Drewsey, Oregon, to
William and Mable Moffet. She gradu-
ated from Crane Union High School in
1944.
On Dec. 13, 1945, she was married
to Daniel Hugh Langenfeld, the love of
her life. They lived most of their mar-
ried life in Eastern Oregon with their
nine children, and later retired part-time
in Yuma, Arizona. Hilda enjoyed flow-
ers, gardening, ranching, dancing, sing-
ing, animals and she was an excellent
cook and baker. She was one of the first
women to drive a school bus for the Mt. Vernon School Dis-
trict. She drove the school bus for several years.
Hilda was one of the kindest, hard-working, devoted, loving
persons and a delight to be around. She had an infectious dim-
pled smile.
Hilda is survived in death by her daughters, Dana (Chuck),
Cindy (Sid) and Lisa (Mark); sons Joe (Joy), Ronnie and Dan-
iel (Jean); and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
and sister Mardell.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughters
Linda and Tammy; son Nicholas; sisters Marjorie and Eugenia;
and brother Robert.
Memorial (graveside service) to follow at a later date in Can-
yon City, Oregon.
Patricia ‘Patty’ Moore
Patricia “Patty” Moore of John Day, Oregon, died on Monday,
Dec. 14, 2020, at St. Charles Regional Medical Center in Bend,
Oregon. A celebration of Patty’s life will be held in the spring of
2021, place, date and time to be announced. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cre-
mation Services. Online condolences may be shared at tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Arlene Mae Schoorl
Arlene Mae Schoorl, 71, of Unity, Oregon, passed away at
her residence on Dec.16, 2020. In the spring of 2021, the family
will hold a get-together to honor Arlene. To leave an online con-
dolence, visit grayswestco.com.
Clara Ann Lemley
Five staff members at Blue Mountain
Care Center test positive for COVID-19
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
staff and resident safety and
reduce the transmission of
COVID-19, including:
Five staff members at Blue
Mountain Care Center in Prai-
rie City have tested positive for
COVID-19 in the last 28 days.
The
Grant
County
Health Department and Blue
Mountain Hospital Dis-
trict announced the results of
BMCC’s COVID-19 testing
program for employees and
residents Tuesday.
All five of the positive
results are employee-related,
with no positive resident test
results, according to a press
release.
These positive test results
are components of a required
employee testing program man-
dated by the Centers for Medi-
care and Medicaid Services.
Due to these positive tests
results, BMCC will be listed
on the Oregon Health Author-
ity COVID-19 Weekly Report,
which summarizes long-term
care facilities with three or
more positive tests over 28
days ending on Dec. 20.
The health department and
hospital district believe these
positive test results were not
facility-spread but acquired
from an independent commu-
nity spread over the last three
weeks.
BMCC continues to take
numerous steps to maintain
• Social distancing and hand
hygiene
• Suspension of communal activ-
ities that cannot maintain social
distancing
• Temperature checks and screen-
ing for symptoms upon facility entry
• Limitation of facility entry to
employees and essential individuals
• Suspension of in-house visita-
tion except for compassionate care
situations. Visitation options such as
window visits and video conferenc-
ing have been implemented.
• Twice weekly testing of staff
and residents as CMS regulations
dictate
• Assessing residents every shift
for symptoms
• Proper wearing of masks and
eye protection while in the facility
• Enhanced sanitation procedures
using approved solutions for clean-
ing and disinfecting
• Ongoing infection control
education
Asher performance
results in award increase
Blue Mountain Eagle
Asher Community Health
Center, a federally quali-
fied health center, received a
Quality Improvement Award
of $76,442 from the Health
Resources and Services
Administration, according to
a press release.
HRSA provides awards
to promote overall qual-
ity, efficiency and value of
the health care services pro-
vided by health centers, and
to celebrate achievements in
providing high quality care.
These awards recognize the
highest performing health
centers nationwide as well
as those health centers that
have made significant qual-
ity improvement gains from
the previous year.
Clara Ann Lemley, 80, of John Day passed away Dec. 18,
2020, at her residence. To leave condolences, visit driskillme-
morialchapel.com.
William (Bill) Maclean George
December 15, 1937 ~ December 2, 2020
CORRECTION
Paid for by the family of Bill George
Bill often said he was the luckiest guy in the world to have grown up in John Day. He and his friends were always out-
doors hiking, camping, hunting or getting into mischief. They had many adventures driving and pushing his 1938 Chevy
and the family Jeep. Bill graduated from Grant Union High School (GUHS) in 1955 where he was valedictorian. He grad-
uated from the University of Oregon in 1959 where he received the Autzen Foundation scholarship as an Outstanding
Business Administration Major. Bill married Mary Anne Brockley that summer and began a successful corporate career
with General Electric. There are two children from that marriage, Carole Loy and Daniel George Brockley.
Bill served 5 years in the Army Security Agency reserves (6 months active duty). His business career advanced very quickly and he held several manage-
ment positions in finance over 18 years with General Electric. In 1977 he became Corporate Controller for Memorex Corporation. Later he became Chief
Financial Officer for several companies. He moved to Boise, Idaho in 1979.
Bill married Mary Powell in Boise in 1991. They had 30 wonderful years together traveling, hiking, fishing and enjoying time in the Sawtooth Mountains
of Idaho, at the Oregon Coast, and in the Sonoran Desert. Bill retired in 1993. In 2013 they decided to settle near Tucson in Marana, Arizona, where they
lived at the time of his death.
In addition to his wife, his children, his grandchildren, Johnny and Danny Loy, his siblings, their families he will be missed by his extended family which
included 4 great grandchildren, 3 step children, 6 step grandchildren, and 2 step great grandchildren.
His fondness for John Day was very deep and he had hoped to organize another GUHS reunion in 2021 with his classmates from 1955. Instead, there
will be a memorial for Bill on June 26 at the Canyon City Cemetery at his “bench.” The memorial bench was placed several years ago. Every year
when he visited John Day he loved to go sit on his bench. If you would like to receive additional information of the memorial service contact Mary at
maryg316@gmail.com. As per his wishes a scholarship fund has been established at Grant Union High School. Contributions should be sent to Grant
Union Alumni, c/o Bill George Memorial Scholarship Fund, 911 S. Canyon Blvd, John Day, Oregon 97845.
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ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person
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Then it’s too late.
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The award to Asher was
$26,000 higher than the
previous year. The over-
all amount is determined
by several categories, and
Asher qualified in five cate-
gories. The funding increase
was due to the clinic’s per-
formance in award catego-
ries, Access Enhancers and
Health Disparities Reducers.
Of the 30 Oregon FQHCs,
Asher was one of only seven
of them to receive these two
awards. These awards are in
recognition of improvement
to increasing the number of
patients served and patients
receiving
comprehensive
care and health disparities
reducers. The funds will
be used by Asher to further
strengthen the clinic’s qual-
ity improvement activities.
In the article “Grant County l osing predator control officer” in
the Dec. 16 edition, the Eagle incorrectly identified USDA Wildlife
Services District Supervisor Shane Koyle as Shane Cowell. The
Eagle regrets the error.
Bill passed away on December 2, 2020 from bacterial pneumonia, not related to COVID-19. He was born in Portland,
Oregon, December 15, 1937. Bill, his parents Mac and Bernice George, and his siblings Robert and Gerry Lou George
moved to John Day in 1949 and purchased the Cote d’Or Motel where Bill lived until he left for college.
Last Week’s Temps
Communication to BMCC
residents, families and employ-
ees regarding the status of posi-
tive cases is ongoing.
BMCC has a comprehen-
sive staffing plan to ensure all
resident care needs are being
met, including increased staff-
ing when needed.
BMCC and the health
department continue to work
collaboratively and continue
to actively monitor testing
programs and public health
guidelines for long-term care
facilities.
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