Obituaries

Andrew (Drew) J. Matus
Feb. 25, 1952 - April 30, 2009
Arrangements:Deschutes Memorial Chapel, 541-382-5592
Services: Service was held May 11, 2009. Contributions: Sacred Heart School, c/o Raymond James INC., 222 NW 7th St., Ste. 2, Redmond, OR 97756 or Partners in Care Hospice, 2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701.

Oscar Lee Pugsley
Sept. 28, 1929 - May 4, 2009
Arrangements: Autumn Funerals - Redmond, 504-9485
Services: Per family wishes, no services will be held at this time.


Donald Cary Stebbins
July 26, 1929 - May 3, 2009
Arrangements: Prineville Funeral Home, 447-6459
Services: There will be no memorial services held at this time.

Richard ‘Dean’ Powers
April 18, 1933 - April 28, 2009
Arrangements: Redmond Memorial Chapel, 548-3219
Services: No services are planned.

Shirley Jean Holmes Simmons
May 21, 1935 - May 4, 2009
Shirley Jean Simmons, a longtime resident of Redmond, passed away at home of natural causes on May 4, 2009. Shirley Jean was born to William and Geneva Holmes of Milo, Missouri, on May 21, 1935. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1953, and moved to west with her family where she settled in Redmond and took a job as a waitress.
Shirley Jean met Waldon Simmons of Powell Butte shortly after moving to Redmond and they dated, then married at the Powell Butte Christian Church on August 21, 1955, and soon after started a family. Shirley Jean was a devoted daughter, sister, wife and mother and loved her family and being a homemaker.
Over the years Shirley Jean worked as a waitress at local restaurants including the Char Broiler, The Frontier Cafe and the Redmond Auction Yard. Shirley worked in the kitchen for Redmond School District, the Redmond Air Center and as a phone operator and in collections for United Telephone Systems. After retirement Shirley also helped manage Remington Arms Mobile Home Park. She was never afraid to work hard and was a dedicated employee.
Shirley Jean was preceded in death by an infant brother and her mother and father. She is survived by a brother, William Holmes of Laguna Woods, Calif.; children Curt and Cindy Simmons of Redmond, Cindy and Bill Wilde of Redmond, and Chris and Jan Simmons of Redmond; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Shirley was a kind and gentle soul and will be deeply missed by us all.
A graveside service was sheld Saturday, May 9, 2009, at 11 am, at Redmond Memorial Cemetery with a remembrance celebration at the Redmond Grange following. Memorial donations may be made to Redmond-Sisters Hospice.

Margaret Anne Ballantyne Porfily
Jan. 12, 1932 - April 27, 2009
Margaret Anne Porfily, 77, passed away on April 27, 2009, at Clare Bridge Memory Care in Bend, Oregon. Marge was born in Bend, Oregon on January 12, 1932 to Douglas and Eva (Rollins) Ballantyne.
She married Charles Maben Porfily on September 9, 1951, in Prineville, Oregon.
Marge enjoyed reading, doing crafts, gardening, designing flower arrangements, and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoyed singing in Sweet Adelines and dancing with her husband in the Lebanon Dance Club.
She was a devoted wife and mother. Marge's love for children and reading carried over into her professional life as a resource assistant in Redmond and Lebanon. After she and her husband retired, they managed three mobile home parks in Bend, Oregon and Kennewick, Washington.
Marge was preceded in death by her parents, sister, and her husband. She is survived by her three daughters and their husbands: Diane (Dave) Putnam (Redmond), and grandchildren, Katie (Shad) Cole, Kevin (Allea Thomas) Putnam, Kimberly (Alex) Putnam-Spreier; Karen (Dean) Spady (Eagle, ID) and grandchildren, Nicholas (Amber Gaskey) Spady, Kristen Spady; Susan (Rich) Graves (Mount Wolf, PA); and a niece and three nephews.
The family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Partners in Care (Hospice), 2075 NE Wyatt Court, Bend, OR 97701.
Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Bend, Ore. A joint memorial service for Marge and Chuck, who passed on April 12, 2009, will be held on June 6, 2009, 11 a.m., at the Community Presbyterian Church in Redmond, Ore.
For additional information or clarification, please contact porfilyfamily@gmail.com
Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home was honored to serve the family.