Obituary Listing

Nov 24, 2021

Gary Warren Jones 83, of Heppner, Oregon died Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A private family graveside service will be held.

He was born in Heppner on September 18, 1938, the son of Paul W. and Gladys A. Johnson Jones. He was raised and attended school in Heppner, graduating from Heppner High...

Nov 7, 2021

Beverly M. Wright, 90, longtime Heppner resident, died Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Pendleton. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 13, 2021, at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery.

She was born December 8, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Ethel Marie Simacek, Ethel married William Maness and they lived in St. Paul, Minnesota until...

Oct 31, 2021

Marjorie Gorham of Heppner, OR passed away October 31, 2021, at the age of 98 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner, Oregon.

Marjorie Eleanor Shea was born October 3, 1923, in Wibaux, Montana to James 'Mike' Shea and Marie Cassidy Shea and grew up on their wheat and cattle ranch. She attended 'country school' outside of Wibaux...

Oct 26, 2021

C. Jean Bennett, 91, passed away October 26, 2021, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner Oregon. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021, at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Attire is boots and jeans as that was what Jean was most comfortable wearing.

Jean was born April 2, 1930 and – raised...

Oct 23, 2021

Joan R. Wade, 87, of Condon, died Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Condon. A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Condon Cemetery.

She was born the daughter of Andrew and Dorothy Briggs Rintoul at Portland, Oregon on January 25, 1934. Joan was raised in Portland where she attended...

Sep 5, 2021

Raymond Jesse French was born May 18, 1927, to Rose Hirl and Herbert French at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Oregon. He died on September 5, 2021, at willow Creek Terrace Assisted Living in Heppner.

Raymond spent his early childhood at the family ranch on Big Butter Creek attending Lena School. His father passed away when he...

Sep 2, 2021

Virginia Claire "Ginger" Keithley, 83, of Heppner, died Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Heppner. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Ginger was born on November 22, 1937, at Woodburn, Oregon. She was raised and attended school at Woodburn until her family moved to Heppner where she graduated from high school. While attending Heppner...

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...