Janet Gail (Coe) Hughes
Apr 25, 2023
Janet Gail Hughes, 88, formerly of Heppner, died Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at her home in Walla Walla. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery in Heppner, Oregon. A reception will follow at the Gilliam and Bisbee Building in Heppner.
She was born December 14, 1934,...
Robert Jeffrey John (Butch) Laughlin
Apr 22, 2023
Robert Jeffery John (Butch) Laughlin, 82 years, left us unexpectedly on April 22, 2023 at Kadlec Hospital in Tri-Cities, WA.
Butch was born October 18, 1940 at Miss Clarey's Hospital, Heppner, OR to Robert Ogden Laughlin and Ilene Katherine Kilkenny. Butch's father passed away when Butch was just 6 months old. He and his mother Ilene moved...
Linda Ellen (Lexington) Wilhelm
Apr 6, 2023
Linda Ellen (Smith) Wilhelm, 65 of Lexington Oregon passed away surrounded by her family at her daughters home in Irrigon on Thursday April 6th, 2023 from cancer.
She was born February 22nd, 1958, in Burns Oregon to parents Howard and Ernestine Smith.
Linda grew up on a ranch along Willow Creek and graduated from Arlington...
Janice Sue (Green) Blouse
Apr 2, 2023
Janice Sue Blouse 65, of Canby, Oregon passed away April 2, 2023, at Condon (Mayville), at her parents' home, after a brief illness.
She was born June 3, 1957, in Heppner, Oregon to Sally Dyer of Condon and James Green, Canby, Oregon. Janice grew up and attended school in Arlington, Oregon. She studied graphic arts at the...
Vilas Daniel Ropp
Mar 26, 2023
Vilas Daniel Ropp, 65, of Lexington, died Sunday, March 26, 2023 at his home outside of Lexington.
He was born August 23, 1957 in Albany, Oregon, to Daniel and Irva (Roth) Ropp, the third of six children. His father worked as a grass seed cleaner whose job took the family to Klamath Falls, Oregon when Vilas was...
William Allen Wolfsen
Mar 26, 2023
William (Bill) Allen Wolfsen 81, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Guardian Angel Memory Care Home in Hermiston. Bill was born September 18, 1941 at Sedro-Woolley, WA to Fred and Elva Wolfsen. He grew up in Garibaldi, OR and graduated high school from Laurelwood Academy in 1959.
He had an epic love with Sandra Lee (Sandy)...
Ronald George Currin
Mar 26, 2023
Ronald (Ron) Currin, 86, longtime Heppner resident died, Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Hermiston. Ron was born in Pendleton, Oregon, to parents George and Helen Knotts Currin on May 26, 1936. He attended Pine City school on Butter Creek and later transferred to Heppner. Ron was active in school, playing football and participating in FFA.
Ron's senior...
Gary Lee Nolan
Mar 22, 2023
Gary Lee Nolan of Lexington, Oregon, passed away peacefully in his garden swing at his home on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. He was 73. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2260 NE 4th Street, Hermiston, Oregon on April 22, 2023.
He was born in Grand Coulee, Washington...
Daniel Kirby Brosnan
Mar 1, 2023
Daniel Kirby Brosnan, 79, of Heppner, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Salem, Oregon. He was born August 17, 1943 at Pendleton, Oregon the son of Jerry and Marian (Good) Brosnan, and the youngest of their four children. He was raised on the family ranch on Little Butter Creek and attended school in Heppner, graduating in 1961. He immediately...
Linda Rae Bristow
Feb 9, 2023
Linda Rae Bristow, 73 of Ione, died Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Kadlec Hospital in Richland, Washington. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the Ione Community Church with a luncheon to follow. A private inurnment will be held at High View Cemetery in Ione.
She was born on...
Tom Martin
Feb 3, 2023
Tom Martin, a long time Lexington resident passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023, surrounded by family. He was 79 years old. A celebration of life will be planned for a future date.
Tom Martin was born November 5, 1943, in Pendleton, Oregon to Roy and Juanita Martin. He started school as a Lexington Jackrabbit and graduated...
Sue Carol (Townsend) Townsend-Wiegand
Jan 26, 2023
Sue Carol Townsend-Wiegand passed away January 26, 2023 at the PeaceHope Hospital in Vancouver, Washington of poor health and complications from Covid.
A graveside service was held at 1 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2023, at High View Cemetery at Ione with a memorial service to follow at 2 p.m. at the Ione Community Church. A meal was...
Michael Allen Mills
Jan 26, 2023
It is with great sadness we share that Michael Allen Mills passed away on January 26, 2023, at the age of 65 at his home in Milwaukie, Oregon.
Mike will be remembered for his keen sense of humor, his razor-sharp wit, and most importantly, as a dedicated and loving friend and father. He will be greatly missed....
Andra Lee Kendrick
Jan 25, 2023
Andr`a Lee Kendrick, age 64, died at his home, on Wednesday, January 25th, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2023, at the Ione Community Church.
Andr`a was born May 6th, 1958, in Winchester Kentucky to parents James Weathers & Susie Kendrick. At the age of eighteen, Andr`a entered the United...
Edith Joan (Moe) Hudson
Jan 20, 2023
E. Joan Hudson, 81, of Heppner, died Friday, January 20, 2023 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Heppner Elks Lodge.
Joan was born on March 7, 1941, at Spokane, Washington, the daughter of...
Walter L. Manley
Jan 14, 2023
Walter L. Manley Sr., 80, of Heppner died Saturday, January 14, 2023, at his home at Blakes Ranch.
He was born December 26, 1942, at Enumclaw, Washington. Walt was born in Washington but spent the majority of his life in Oregon. His passions in life were hunting, fishing, family, and lifelong friends. He will be missed by...
Mary Jean (Bristow) Mccabe
Jan 9, 2023
Mary Jean McCabe, 95, died January 9, 2023 at Rose Arbor House at Guardian Angel Homes in Hermiston, Oregon. Graveside services were held at High View Cemetery at Ione, Oregon on Saturday, January 14, 2023.
Mrs. McCabe was born on January 3, 1928 in Ione, Oregon to Mary (Grabill) and Edmund Bristow. She was raised in Nampa,...
Yung (Caur) Nelson
Jan 4, 2023
YUNG AE NELSON, Nee: Park, died at Pioneer Memorial Hospital at the age at death 84. The age is not exact since the Korean custom of adding a year prior to birth for the gestation period, also birthdays can be based upon the Korean calendar which is about 6 months offset from the dates of our calendar, or the...
Virginia Edith (Clark) Durfey
Dec 22, 2022
Virginia Edith Clark Durfey passed away on December 22, 2022 at Summit Springs Village in Condon Oregon at the age 103. Virginia was daughter of Sterling and Emma (Brosig) Clark. She was born in Baker City on November 26, 1919. She joined a sister LaVonne and later a younger brother Dalton made the family complete. She was raised on...
Richard James Sanford
Dec 6, 2022
Richard James Sandford III "Rick", 53, of Ione, Oregon passed away at Pioneer Memorial Hospital on Dec. 6, 2022.
He was born in Honolulu, HI on November 11, 1969, to Richard J and Sandra L Sandford, Jr. while his father served in the US military. Rick was a 1989 graduate of Pendleton High school, and he married...
