Funeral Homes in Klamath Falls, OR

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Brenda Bakke (actor), Katherine Wilson (actor and casting director), R.J. Frost (actor and stunt performer), and Phil Lollar (actor and screenwriter).

Klamath Falls (/ˈklæməθ/ KLAM-əth) (Klamath: ʔiWLaLLoonʔa) is a city in and the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called Linkville when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was sited. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1893. The population was 20,840 at the 2010 census. The city is situated on the south east shore of the Upper Klamath Lake and about 25 miles (40 km) north of the California-Oregon border.The Klamath Falls area had been inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent settlers. The Klamath Basin became part of the Oregon Trail with the opening of the Applegate Trail. Logging was Klamath Falls' first major industry.

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Klamath Falls Obituaries

It was disclosed by Klamath Falls Herald and News on April 30th, 2022 that Dan Ryan Goodman passed away in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Goodman was 36 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dan Ryan's life.

It was reported by Klamath Falls Herald and News on April 23rd, 2022 that George Yerkovich died in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Yerkovich was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor George's life.

It was disclosed by Klamath Falls Herald and News on April 8th, 2022 that Dale C Musgrove died in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Musgrove was 72 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dale C's life.

It was disclosed by Klamath Falls Herald and News on April 2nd, 2022 that Rob Roy McCaslin passed on in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  McCaslin was 89 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Rob Roy's life.

It was disclosed by Klamath Falls Herald and News on March 29th, 2022 that Jerry Lee Moore passed on in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Moore was 52 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jerry Lee's life.

It was reported by Klamath Falls Herald and News on March 23rd, 2022 that Taylor Eugene High perished in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  High was 97 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Taylor Eugene's life.

It was written by Klamath Falls Herald and News on March 22nd, 2022 that Gene John Cunial died in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Cunial was 99 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gene John's life.

It was noted by Klamath Falls Herald and News on March 19th, 2022 that Gary Lamont Eck passed on in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Eck was 68 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gary Lamont's life.

It was revealed by Klamath Falls Herald and News on March 12th, 2022 that Gary Wayne Ichols died in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Ichols was 84 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gary Wayne's life.

It was revealed by Klamath Falls Herald and News on March 5th, 2022 that Henry Leith Lucht perished in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Lucht was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Henry Leith's life.

History

Veterans of World War I and World War II were given homesteading opportunities on the reclaimed land.[http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=14A15583-B844-8C19-97B70423A794A6A1] During World War II, a Japanese-American internment camp, the Tule Lake War Relocation Center, was located in nearby Newell, California, and a satellite of the Camp White, Oregon, Prisoner of war camp was located just on the Oregon-California border near the town of Tulelake, California. Seventeen Indians and 83 whites were killed.[http://www.militarymuseum.org/Modoc1.html] The Applegate Trail, which passes through the lower Klamath area, was blazed in 1846 from west to east in an attempt to provide a safer route for emigrants on the Oregon Trail. In May 1945, about east of Klamath Falls, (near Bly, Oregon) a Japanese balloon bomb killed a woman and five children on a church outing. The Klamath Reclamation Project began in 1906 to drain marshland and move water to allow for agriculture. Originally called 'Linkville' when George Nurse founded the town in 1867, after the Link River on whose falls this city sits; the name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1892.

The official website for the city of Klamath Falls is https://www.klamathfalls.city/.