Obituaries for the day of May 19, 2009

Obituaries for the day of May 19, 2009

Dustin C. Gilchrist

Formerly of Imbler

Dustin Charles Gilchrist, 24, of Bend and formerly of Imbler, died May 15 due to a motorcycle accident in Prineville.

A service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Teeter’s Pond at the corner of Hunter and Woodell Lane. A complete obituary will be published later.

Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.

Duane Duncan

Formerly of Pondosa

1933-2009

Duane Duncan, 75, of Yoncalla and formerly of Pondosa, died April 29 of complications of progressive supranuclear palsy. Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove was in charge of arrangements.

Duane was born May 9, 1933, to Virgil and Reta (Robinson) Duncan in Baker City. He married Nina Bronson Nov. 18. 1950, in La Grande.

Duncan attended Pondosa Grade School. He graduated from high school in Union in 1951.

He worked as a logger most of his life and sold Christmas trees in Tucson, Ariz.

He loved to fish and enjoyed camping. He was known for his barbecued chicken and was a handyman. Duncan was also a city councilman in Yoncalla.

Survivors include his wife, Nina Duncan of Yoncalla; sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Bonnie Duncan of Yoncalla, Rick and Betty Duncan of Yoncalla, and Boyd and Bonnie Duncan of Montpelier, Idaho, and Johnny and Loretta Duncan of Spokane; brother, Doran Duncan of Las Vegas; sister, Derece Argo of Florida; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Duncan was preceded in death by grandson Devin Duncan in 2008; sister, Ardyce Heuer, in 2004; and daughter-in-law, Vickie Duncan in 1985.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Devin Duncan Memorial Scholarship Fund.