Music and prayers were offered to the abandoned and indigent remains, which were placed in a columbarium. The service was held Thursday morning and had around 100 attendees.

A Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Saturday, April 26 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 626 Willard Ave., with burial at West Meadow Cemetery. Maritza Smith, 56, of New Britain also died in ...

For individuals with an appreciation for history, an important date approaches on the Oregon Historic Cemeteries Grant committee calendar: May 8. On this day, the committee will convene to ...

burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. A full obituary may be read at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com. Since 1876, the Black Hills Pioneer has been a locally owned & operated newspaper.

The protesters are expected to gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square at about 11 a.m. The Portland Police Bureau said its specially-trained dialogue officers reached out to protest organizers to ...

The Israeli defense minister says his country’s troops will stay in “security zones” in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, after Israel unilaterally expanded its frontiers in ...

Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences welcomed 15 new members into its Diamond Pioneer Registry ... Mark Mellbye of Lebanon was a longtime OSU extension agent who made ...

Ivan Menchell has written 3 shows including The Prince and the Pauper (Bookwriter), The Cemetery Club (Playwright), Bonnie & Clyde (Bookwriter).

When Kimberly Moreland, president of the Oregon Black Pioneers’ board of directors, presents the stories of Oregon’s early Black residents, she often hears the same response: “I grew up in ...

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office received help from Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Lebanon Police Department, Albany Police Department, and Oregon State Police.

Funeral services will be at Grace Lutheran Church in Sturgis, Wednesday, April 16, 1:00 p.m. Burial at Black Hills National Cemetery. Arrangements by Kinkade Funeral Chapel.

OBSERVER Photo by M.J. Stafford A new wall at Pioneer Cemetery in Fredonia was completed earlier this week. The new wall at Pomfret’s Pioneer Cemetery is complete. N Mathews Enterprises out of ...