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Articles from the May 12, 2009 edition


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  • Alta Mae Telfer Brocket

    Updated May 12, 2009

    Alta Mae Brockett, 85, passed away at home in Redmond, Saturday, April 25. She was born May 25, 1923 in Prineville, to Donald Joseph Telfer and Edna Anna Hunt. Except for a period of less than a year, she lived her entire life in Central Oregon. She lived her earliest years in Ashwood, now a ghost town. She was probably most noted for the delicious cinnamon rolls, sourdough chocolate cake and sourdough spice cake she baked while working at Black Butte Ranch. She loved to knit, crochet, read, play pinochle and do cross stitch... Full story

  • Channing Warren Cathcart

    Updated May 12, 2009

    Channing Cathcart passed away at his home in Camp Sherman, following a lingering illness. He was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up there and in Iowa. He attended Stanford University, majoring in Aeronautical Engineering, until drafted in the last quarter of his junior year. The army sent him to Oregon State in Civil Engineering, and while on leave he married his high school sweetheart in 1945. After graduation, while serving with the combat engineers, an old high... Full story

  • Richard Martin Engstrom

    Updated May 12, 2009

    Richard Martin Engstrom passed away on April 28, after a long battle with cancer. He was 57 years old. Rich was born in Englewood, New Jersey on April 4, 1952, to Frank and Jean Engstrom. In 1993, Rich and his daughter Katie moved from River Vale, New Jersey, to Sisters. Many people in Sisters knew Rich for his work as an insurance agent. In 2004, he married Marie Pacheco and moved to Yorba Linda, California. Richard had a strong love for the New York Mets, and enjoyed... Full story

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    Updated May 12, 2009

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