Obituary Listing

Apr 10, 2018

Ralph Norton, a retired Sawmill worker died of cancer Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. He was 97. He was born June 19, 1920 in Morrowtown, ID to Alphia and Vivian Junkin Norton. He attended school at Morrowtown and then Craigmont for High School. He was in the Army from Jan. 21, 1943 to Nov....

Apr 2, 2018

Dora Melanie Kerr Starr was born to Frank H. and Etha M. McCoy Kerr of Umatilla, Oregon on August 19, 1941 in Pendleton, Oregon. She peacefully passed away in her sleep on Monday, April 2, 2018 at the age of 76 in Lexington, Oregon. She was a loving mother to son, LaRoy L. Cline, daughter, Ann L. Cline Kemper...

Mar 25, 2018

Herschel David McCurry, 77, of Heppner, died Sunday March 25, 2018 at his home. A private celebration of life service will be held in his honor at a later date. Herschel was born January 7, 1941 at Seneca, South Carolina the son of Benjamin and Lucy Quarles McCurry. He graduated from Clemson High School and attended Clemson College. He was...

Mar 4, 2018

Elizabeth Jane Allen September 11, 1981-March 4, 2018 Elizabeth Jane Allen was born in Bend, Oregon September 11, 1981, and left this world March 4, 2018 in Portland, Oregon due to kidney failure. Liz to her friends, Beezer to her oldest friends and Boo to her mom and dad, Elizabeth left her mark on everyone who knew her. The...

Feb 19, 2018

Alice Seitz Bartlett, 79, Sunrise - April 27, 1938, Sunset- February 19, 2018. She was born in Fossil, the daughter of Milton and Ann Nunn Seitz. She was small town girl with deep roots and a love for her birthplace. Her tender years began at Nelsons Mill Camp. In 1942 her family moved to Oregon City where her parents...

Feb 15, 2018

Curtis (Curt) Harrison, 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Thursday, February 15th, after battling cancer.

In his earlier years, Curt enjoyed being an outdoor guide in Alaska, which was perfect for the man who loved hunting, fishing, and spending time in the great outdoors. He loved trap-shooting, having entered and won countless competitions in...

Feb 6, 2018

William Gustav "Bill" Jaeger was born on June 25, 1927, the second son to Arthur and Catherine "Kitty" Quinn Jaeger. They had lost a baby just the year before in January and Kitty, his mother said she was so glad to hear him cry when he was born but then he cried for a year as he was a...

Jan 1, 2018

Don E. Anderson, 85, of Arlington, passed away January 1, 2018 surrounded by family in Heppner, Oregon. A graveside service will be held on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Oregon. A reception will follow at the Gronquist Building in Arlington. He was born May 30, 1932, the only son of Edgar and...

Dec 25, 2017

Susan Elizabeth "Betty" Potter, 95, died on Monday, December 25, 2017. She was born on March 5, 1922 to James Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Keys Humphrey. Her parents were stockmen in the Richmond area of Wheeler County. She attended the Wheeler County schools of Waldron, Mitchell and Fossil. Revival at the Methodist Church at Richmond and the Baptist Church in Mitchell...

Dec 13, 2017

Carol Ehermantraut, 62, of Lexington died, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at her home. A memorial graveside service will be held on, January 13, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Lexington Cemetery, with a bereavement lunch to follow at the Lexington Odd Fellow Lodge. She was born on September 28, 1955 at Heppner, the daughter of Wayne and Donna Robinson Papineau....

Dec 7, 2017

Gladys 'Bee' Hadley came into this world an unexpected twin, shortly after sister Spica. Born the sixth of eight children to Lee and Martha Morgan, she weighed in at a whopping 3 pounds when delivered at home on Camp Creek in eastern Kentucky, July 24, 1924. At the age of 93, Momma Bee "The Mouse," passed away quietly and...

Dec 6, 2017

Pauline Bauman passed away peacefully in the home she loved, surrounded by family, in Condon, Oregon, December 6, 2017. A memorial funeral mass will be held at St. John's Catholic Church in Condon at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 16, 2017. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held Friday, December 15, at 6 p.m. at St. John Catholic Church. A...

Dec 6, 2017

Eunice Marie McElligott passed away on December 6, 2017, at her home in Ione, Oregon. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 18, 2017 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Heppner with recitation of the Holy Rosary at 10 a.m. Monday, December 18 also at St Patrick Catholic Church. Concluding service and burial will follow at High...

Nov 23, 2017

Joan Marie Sumner, a longtime resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, surrounded by her family. Her grandchildren say that Thanksgiving was always her holiday! We will be forever thankful that she was our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. Joan Marie was born May 4, 1930, on a bright, sunny Sunday morning...

Oct 29, 2017

Elizabeth P. "Betty" McDonald, 91, formerly of Heppner, died peacefully at the Haven House Retirement Center in Fossil, Oregon, from natural causes on Sunday October 29, 2017. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with concluding service and interment to follow at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. She was...

Oct 24, 2017

Bonita (Bonnie) Lee Wenberg passed away peacefully at her home on October 24, 2017 at the age of 69. A celebration of life will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, December 3, 2017 at the Heppner Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Minor St. Bonnie was born in Little Falls, Minnesota on January, 5th 1948, to Melvin and Lillian Shadduck. She...

Aug 18, 2017

Robert V. "Bob" Hubbard, 79, of Ione died Friday, August 18, 2017 at Ione.  A Celebration of Life with military  honors will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 2 p.m. at the Ione American Legion Hall.

He was born January 23, 1938 at Dayton, Washington, the son of Van and Loree Brill Hubbard.  Shortly thereafter,...

Jul 3, 2017

Margaret Alma Campbell, age 96, of Condon passed away July 3, 2017.   She was born in Condon Oregon, September 29, 1920 to Alcy Jane and John Madden of Lonerock, Oregon.   She attended grade school in Lonerock and graduated from Condon High School.   In 1938 she married John Wood and was widowed in 1960.    In 1962 Alma married Peter Campbell...

May 14, 2017

Delanie Jane Doherty, infant daughter of Adam and Molly Doherty, died May 14, 2017 at her home.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge.  Private inurnment will be held at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery.

She was born on April 1, 2017 at Richland, Washington.  Delanie...

May 8, 2017

Ray E. Greenlaw, 83, of Heppner, passed to his rest at his home on May 8, 2017 with his loving family at his side.

He was born January 4, 1934 to Harry and Stella Greenlaw of Solon, Maine being the 13th of 14 children. He grew up in solon where at the age of sixteen he took...