Ruby Ann (Rietmann) Rohde
Oct 13, 2019
Ruby Ann (Rietmann) Rohde was born on April 5th, 1932, in Heppner, Oregon to parents Victor & Vera Rietmann. She grew up on the family farm near Ione with two older brothers, Bob & Bill who named her after their favorite "Auntie Ruby."
Ruby Ann graduated from Ione High School & Eastern Oregon State University in La...
Clifford Michael "Mike" Adams
Oct 7, 2019
Clifford Michael "Mike" Adams, 60, of Heppner died Monday, October 7, 2019 near Summerville, Oregon. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Heppner Elks Lodge.
He was born on October 1, 1959 at Heppner, Oregon, the son of Clifford...
Janet (Mcgowan) Taylor
Jun 24, 2019
Janet Taylor longtime resident of Heppner passed quietly from this earth Friday, June 7, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Heppner City Park on Main Street in Heppner.
She was born January 12, 1954 in Salem Oregon to Troy and Deanne McGowan, the youngest of...
Michael D. Kindle
Jun 14, 2019
Michael "Mick" Kindle, died of complications from COPD on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Providence Medical Center in Portland, OR. He was 71. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Colfax, Washington to Kenneth and Betty Kindle.
Michael Kindle joined the United States Army in 1967, he served as a Truck and Auto mechanic, where he...
William Louis Bell
May 11, 2019
William L. "Bill" Bell, 84, of Vancouver, Washington died Saturday, May 11, 2019. A memorial graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Condon Cemetery. He was born February 6, 1935 at Long Beach, California. Bill spent his early years in the Los Angeles, and Ontario, California areas. The family moved to Fossil,...
June Marie (Steagall) Crowell
Mar 15, 2019
June M. Crowell – Our sweet mom, grandma, sister, godmother, and friend June Marie Crowell passed away March 15, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones due to complications of a stroke. She was the young age of 86!
June was born to Wilbur and Marie Breshears Steagall on August 27, 1932 at Heppner. She was the oldest...
Kenneth M. Gates
Mar 11, 2019
Kenneth "Kenny" Gates, 73, of Lexington, Oregon passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019 in Heppner, Oregon. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 22, 2019 at 11 a.m. the Lexington Bible Church.
He was adopted at age 5 by his grandparents, Lillian and Jack Gates. Kenny was raised on the Middle Fork of the John...
Lawrence Dwight Day
Mar 3, 2019
Larry Dwight Day, 83, formerly of Pilot Rock, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at his home in Heppner. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Christian Life Center in Heppner. A reception will immediately follow the service and the public is invited.
He was born on July 11,...
Alvin Arthur Lindstrom
Feb 6, 2019
Alvin "Art" Lindstrom, age 83, passed peacefully in his sleep on February 6th, 2019 of natural causes.
Born in Ione, Oregon, on July 1, 1935, to Franklin and Edris Lindstrom, also of Ione, Art was one of twin boys. Art and Roy attended a one-room schoolhouse north of Ione, and graduated from Ione High School in 1954....
Betty Lou (Schell) Curnutt
Jan 30, 2019
Former Heppner resident, Betty Lou Curnutt, 88, of Hermiston, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Richland, Washington. At her request no service will be held.
She was born November 20, 1930 at Fairfax, Oklahoma the daughter of Homer and Eva Benge Schell. Betty was raised and attended school in Fossil. It was at Fossil where she met...
Donna E. (Hilton) Larson
Jan 29, 2019
Donna E. Larson Ione, Oregon March 29, 1936 - January 29, 2019 Donna E. Larson, 82, of Ione, Oregon, passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 29, 2019.
She was born on March 29, 1936 in Russellville, Arkansas the daughter of Howard and Ruth Guthrie Hilton.
At her request no service will be held....
Iris Jean (Bloodsworth) Campbell
Jan 8, 2019
Longtime Lexington resident, Iris Jean Campbell, 87, passed away at her home in Pendleton on January 8, 2019, following a brief illness. A graveside service will be held on Friday, January 18, 3019 at 1 p.m. at the Lexington Cemetery.
She was born May 8, 1931 in Enterprise, OR, the second of three children, to Charles and...
Ronald Alblion Schwarz
Dec 28, 2018
Ronald Albion Schwarz, 57, formally of Heppner, passed away on December 28th, 2018 at his home in Tygh Valley, Or. Ron was layed to rest at Valby Lutheran Cemetery in Valby, Oregon on December 31st, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
He was born in Heppner, OR to Ann Belle (Coleman) Schwarz and Len Ray Schwarz on September 29th,...
Donna Darlelne (Fessler) Hopper
Dec 11, 2018
Donna "Darlene" Hopper, Mother, Mentor, Grandma, Inspiration, Friend, Beautiful, Hero, passed away December 11, 2018 at her home in Fossil, Oregon after her second battle with Breast Cancer.
Darlene was born May 7, 1933 at Parkrose, Oregon, to Marley & Mildred Fessler. They lived in Parkrose until 1950, when they moved to Fossil to start a family...
Roice Rolland Fulleton
Dec 6, 2018
Roice R. Fulleton, 101, of Heppner, died on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at his home. A memorial gathering with military honors will be held on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Heppner Elks Club.
Roice Roland Fulleton was born on December 3, 1917, to Edith (Roberts) and Frank Fulleton of McGrew, Nebraska. Roice attended...
David Wayne Phelps
Nov 30, 2018
David Wayne Phelps, 63, of The Dalles died Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Portland, Oregon. A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 18, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Fossil I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Fossil, Oregon.
He was born January 15, 1956 at Grove, Oklahoma, the son of Melford and Deloris Rice Phelps. David attended grade...
Velma May (Hammer) Wight
Nov 21, 2018
Velma May Wight passed away on November 21, 2018 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Velma was 101 years old. She was born on May 30, 1917 at St. Helens, Oregon. Velma was raised in Portland and attended school in Sellwood. She took on the task of raising her siblings when her mother passed away. At eighteen she moved to Newport...
John William Jepsen
Nov 6, 2018
John William Jepsen 87, passed away on November 6th at his home in Ione, Oregon. He was the son of Walter and Matilda (Burns) Jepsen.
He was born in Heppner, Oregon on March 21, 1931. He was the fourth child in a family of nine children. He attended and graduated from Ione High School in 1949. He...
Shirley Jeanne (Ransom) Mcnary
Nov 2, 2018
Shirley J. McNary passed away peacefully on November 2, 2018 at her home in Ione, Oregon. A funeral service will be held November 10, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Ione Community Church in Ione, Oregon, with burial to follow at the High View Cemetery in Ione
She was born In Walla Walla, Washington on December 29,...
Linda Ann (Kessler) Dutcher
Oct 27, 2018
Linda Ann Dutcher, 75, of Heppner, died Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Washington. At her request no service will be held.
She was born June 25, 1943 at Hanford, California, the daughter of Norman and Margaret Klslander Kessler. She was raised and attended school in Milton-Freewater, Oregon and graduated from Mc...
