Pamela “Pammy” Lynne Wunderlich, 80 of Heppner, OR. Passed away at her beach home in WA on Sunday August 16th, 2026, after a long fight with many illnesses.

No formal services will be held at this time. A celebration of life will held in the near future.

She was preceded in death by her birth father, William Shannon Cochell, her sister Judith Ann Paine, her mother Virginia Lucia Cochell, and her adoptive father Richard Thomas Wilkinson.

Pammy was born on February 11th, 1946, in Jacksonville, FL. Here, her mother Ginger was visiting her father Billy, who was stationed at the Naval Air Base. Shortly after, they returned to Heppner, OR.

Pammy attended college at ASU, (Go Sun Devils!) She became a realtor in the valley where she met her husband, Mark. They were married at De Grazia Mission of the Sun in Tucson, AZ on February 2, 1991.

In the spring of 1993 after taking their vacation at Wilkinson Ranch, Pam and Mark then moved to the ranch that she grew up on where they worked until taking over the operation for her parents.

Pammy is survived by her husband Mark, his daughter Summer; Pam’s daughter Angela, her husband Mike and their son-in-Iaw; niece Nancy Paine, her three children and four grandchildren; and nephew Shawn Paine and his two children.

Pretty, funny, and smart Pammy was captivated by French foreign films. She spoke fluent French, so they were her favorite. She loved French food and was practiced at cooking it, her sauces were “magnifique!” She had traveled around the world and still her favorite place was Eastern Oregon. She was an honest, loving, kind, and faithful daughter, wife, mother, and aunt. Her love of food, music, song, art, and work were only outweighed by her true love of animals (Sorry everyone; they came first). Pammy felt very strongly that pets and livestock alike deserve the best treatment possible because they depend on us.

To know Pammy, was to love Pammy.

Sweeney Payton Mortuary has been entrusted with the arrangements.  Please leave condolences for the family at below.