Argus Observer (Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon)
Sunday, August 31, 2003
Bonnie Lorraine Boor
Sept. 14, 1915-Aug. 27, 2003
RURAL ONTARIO
Bonnie Lorraine Boor, 87, rural Ontario, departed this life Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at Riverside Cemetery, Payette. Arrangements are under the direction of Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel, Ontario.
She was born Sept. 14, 1915, in Sidney, Mont., the daughter of Fred and Bonnie Lzicar. Lorraine was a child of the Depression -- the family moved to wherever her dad found work. She attended 13 different schools for 12 years, and graduated from Ontario High School in 1933.
She and Bill Boor were married July 1, 1939. They made their home in the Ontario area where they farmed, owned and operated the Park Motel, and raised their children, Patsy, Gary, and Debra. The couple shared their lives with scores of young people, enjoying a variety of activities, including Bible studies and backpacking excursions. Lorraine was widowed April 19, 1983, and spent her remaining years on the Boor ranch near Ontario.
Lorraine earned respect and honor in fulfilling many life roles; daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, mentor, friend and neighbor. She could be counted on to share wise words of encouragement, and for a ready laugh when stories were told. Her life was characterized by a quiet personal faith, a desire to live simply, and an abiding love of the outdoors. She took pleasure in the wild flowers, animals, and birds at home. When travel beckoned, Montana was a favorite destination, as were day trips throughout Eastern Oregon and Idaho. Some of her special places were the Owyhee River country below the dam, the Owyhee Reservoir, Sheep Rock/Hells Canyon, and Anthony Lakes, where her father had built some of the Forest Service cabins that are still in use.
Bonnie is survived by Don and Patsy (Boor) DeJong; Gary Boor; Debra Boor; Todd DeJong; Eric and Kyann DeJong; Simon and Eli DeJong; Lorraine's brother, Bob Lzicar; longtime friend and "son," Les Harris, Connecticut; and a special niece, Nancy Eldridge Husfloen, Boise, who consistently helped Gary and Debra care for Lorraine.
Memorials may be sent to the Vale Ambulance Memorial Lund, 252 B. St. W., Vale, OR. 97918.
