Simonis, Ernest James – Obituary
Ernest James Simonis, 87, a lifetime resident of North powder, died Saturday at his home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Grays’ West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Gary Pall and Laura Falkner will officiate. Vault interment will follow at the North Powder Cemetery. Mr. Simonis was born July 11, 1896, in North Powder to Wolf Creek pioneers Matt and Matilda Harrison Simonis. He attended school at Wolf Creek and married O’Lena Johnson in La Grande on Oct. 29, 1917. He worked on the railroad and farmed. He was a member of the Disabled Veterans of World … Read more