Obituary Listing

Jul 28, 2021

Jerold August "Jerry" Koerner, 90, of Heppner, died, Wednesday July 28, 2021, at Kennewick, Washington. He was born February 13, 1931, at Le Mars, Iowa.

Jerry was a veteran of the Korean War, after returning home, he continued his college education at Trine University in Angola, Indiana. He worked as an engineering writer and manager of technical...

Jun 5, 2021

Terra Lee (Watts) Adams, 59, of Heppner, died peacefully Saturday, June 5th, 2021, after a long battle with ALS. She was born on June 7th, 1961, in Oregon City to Callie Jacobsen and Howard Watts joining her two older brother's Jon Watts and Donald Watts. Terra was raised and attended school at Portland, Milwaukie, Spray and Scio, where she...

Jun 2, 2021

Lawrence Keith "Larry" Snyder, 84, of Condon died, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Bend, Oregon.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Condon Elks Lodge with concluding service and burial to follow.

He was born on November 5, 1936, in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Thirza and Charles Snyder,...

Jun 2, 2021

Marion Cornett Green, 88, of Pendleton, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021. A graveside service will be held at Heppner Masonic Cemetery on June 14 at 11:00 am. A reception will follow at the Gilliam and Bisbee building. Marion was born on January 31, 1933, to Cornett and Florence (French) Green in Heppner, Oregon, where he was raised and graduated from...

May 29, 2021

Timothy Lee Binder, 32, of Condon died Saturday, May 29, 2021, as result of a motorcycle accident near Fossil. A graveside service was held on Saturday June 5, 2021, at 11 am at the Condon Cemetery with a celebration of life immediately following at Burns Park.

He was born on January 18, 1989, at Roseburg, Oregon to...

May 21, 2021

Beverly Ann Harris, of Heppner, 79, passed away on May 21, 2021 in Heppner.

Beverly was born to Laverne and Victor Hilderman in Roundup, Montana on May 22, 1941. After the couple divorced, she was adopted by her stepfather, Herman Schmidt. The family made their home in Portland, Oregon where Bev graduated high school. It was there...

May 17, 2021

Art William 'Butch" Osmin died at Willow Brook Nursing Home in Pendleton on May 17, 2021 at the age of 67.  A gathering of family and friends will be held at a later date.

Butch was born on June 8, 1953 in Heppner, to parents Alton and Virginia Nutten Osmin.  He was raised and attended school in...

May 15, 2021

Lindsay J. Kincaid, 83, of Ione died May 15, 2021, at Heppner.  A private family service was held at High View Cemetery in Ione.

He was born on September 8, 1937, at Heppner to Harold Oliver and Ruby Louise Padberg Kincaid.  He was raised and attended grade school in Ione, then Ordinance Jr. High School in Hermiston...

May 10, 2021

Robert (Bob) Blakeslee of Monument, Oregon passed away the evening of May 10th with his family at his side. Bob was born in Livingston Montana the 5th of March 1937, to proud parents Donald and Edith (Foddness) Blakeslee. He joined an older sister Suzanne. They lived on the family ranch at the base of Emigrant Peak on Six Mile Creek...

May 5, 2021

Margaret L. "Meg" Murray, 94, of Ione died, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. She was born on July 12, 1926 at Salmon Creek, Washington, the daughter of George and Gertrude Hollingsworth Gwin. Meg was raised and...

Apr 15, 2021

Mark Ronald Phillips was born on August 4,1931 in Deland, Florida, to Mark S and Abbie Godwin Phillips. He was the youngest of 6 children: one brother, Chester; 4 sisters, Winnie May, Wilma, Millie, and Margurette. He was raised in Jacksonville, Florida.

He helped his mother in the garden and did other chores around the home until...

Apr 12, 2021

Noel Gay Harshman, 87, died Monday, April 12, 2021 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner.  A graveside service with Military Honors will be held Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery.

He was born on February 27, 1934, the son of Everette and Elma McDaniel Harshman at Hardman, Oregon, the oldest child...

Apr 6, 2021

It was said at the passing of Bill Hardie's grandmother in 1918, that "She had fought the good fight; she had finished her course; she had kept the faith; she is at rest." The same can be said of her grandson, William David Hardie, Jr., born Dec. 20, 1921 at the ranch his Scottish grandfather homesteaded in 1883 at...

Mar 30, 2021

Tyler Jay Grady, 27, died on March 14, 2021 at his home in Arlington, Oregon.

Tyler was born on July 27, 1993 in The Dalles, Oregon to parents Jodi Claughton and Jonathan Grady. He grew up in Arlington, where he attended school until his graduation in 2011. After graduating Tyler spent a semester at Chemeketa Community College,...

Mar 30, 2021

Our Dad's (Robert Burniston) adventure began when his parents left Montgrenon and Greenock Scotland in 1925 and crossed the sea to settle in Brookline Massachusetts. Dad was a late summer baby, born on August 22, 1933 and grew up with one older brother and 2 younger sisters. He began his education at Heath Grammar school and Brookline High school...

Mar 21, 2021

Joseph R Yocom was born to John and Mae Belle Yocom in The Dalles OR on December 27, 1932 and died March 21, 2021, at Providence St Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla WA. There was a graveside service with Military Honors at 11:00 am on Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Lexington Cemetery.

Joe grew up...

Mar 10, 2021

Thomas Michael Campbell, 95, formerly of Kimberly, Oregon died, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Condon. He was born to Irish immigrants, Patrick and Kathryn (O'Brien) Campbell, at the Lonerock ranch house on July 12, 1925. The fifth of eight children, it is undetermined as to whether the birth occurred in Wheeler or Gilliam county since the county line runs through...

Feb 28, 2021

Amber J'nae Rollis, 42, of Heppner, passed away Sunday, February 28th 2021 at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. She was born on November 19, 1978 in Heppner, the daughter of James and June Rollis of Heppner. She was the middle child of and older sister, April A. Rollis and a younger brother, Dustin d. Rollis. She attended school...

Feb 20, 2021

William Elmer "Bill" Mabe, of Heppner died, Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Kadlec Reginal Medical Center in Richland, Washington. He was born on June 25, 1955, in Heppner, the son of Harold and Ruby Mabe. He spent his growing up years in Fossil, graduation from Wheeler Co. High School in 1973. Bill worked on ranches a big share of...

Feb 17, 2021

Harold Glen Ammons was born August 6, 1937 in Spencerville, Oklahoma to Wallace P. and Jessie M (Frazier) Ammons. Harold passed away on February 17, 2021 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles, Oregon. He had been a resident of the Oregon Veteran's Home in The Dalles since December 2018.

Harold moved with his family from Oklahoma...