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Joyce Anna Hickerson passed away peacefully on July 16, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was 97 years old. Joyce was born on November 22, 1926 in Kaukauna, WI, the second of five children. The family soon moved to Kelso, WA. After she graduated from Kelso High School she moved to Portland, OR to attend nursing school as a member of the World War II Cadet Nurse Corp through St. Vincent Medical Center, graduating from the University of Portland. She met the love of her life,...
John Reed Myers passed away peacefully on July 9, 2024, from complications due to gastric cancer. He was 71. He is survived by his sister, Lorraine Smith of Spray, his brother, Bruce Myers of Astoria, and his dog, Billie Howliday, as well as many close friends and relatives. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Remembrances in his honor may be made to either the Animal Rescue Foundation GoFundMe at gofund.me/e9b24264 or to KFSL radio in Fossil, Oregon, both charities he supported....
Ken Wade Eddy, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2024, in Alpharetta, GA, surrounded by his loving family. He was 79 years old. Born on December 10, 1944, in Staten Island, NY, to Melvin and Alice Eddy, Ken spent his formative years in Toppenish, Washington, where he graduated from Toppenish High School in 1963. He went on to attend Yakima Valley Community College from 1963 to 1965 before joining the U.S. Navy. Ken...
David C. Low passed away peacefully on June 22, 2024, in Beaverton Oregon. Born in The Dalles, Oregon in April 1944. David was the youngest born to William and Pearl Low. He was raised and educated in Condon, Oregon graduating in 1962. He participated in basketball and baseball where the team was co state champions his senior year. He was also the senior class president. He married Nancy in 1964, they settled in Forest Grove, Oregon in 1969 and raised their three children...
Robert Raymond Reasoner (Pastor Bob) age 74 of Arlington, Oregon passed away on February 11, 2024 while at Kadlec Medical Hospital. Celebration of Pastor Bob’s life with Military Honors was held on, June 29, 2024 at the Arlington Fire Hall. He was born November 20, 1949 in Oregon City, Oregon to Walter and Edna (Ball) Reasoner. He married Peggy White on March 21, 1970 at Silverton, Oregon. Bob and Peggy relocated to Arlington, Oregon from Berthoud, Colorado in the summer of 1993 where Bob’s passion for the ministry soon too...
Norman Dale Thompson was born on August 31, 1939, to Ellen (Sandquist) and Norman Thompson in St. Helens. He enlisted in the Navy after high school, where he served 22 years and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. He married Patsy Schoning in 1961 and they had two children. Heather Thompson was born in 1966 and Jeffrey Thompson was born in 1968. Later on he had the pleasure of raising his grandson, Norman Russell Long-Thompson. Upon retiring from the Navy he went to seminary and graduated with a degree in Theology. He served...
Rudolph A. Mundy 1940-2024 Rudy Ambrose Mundy was born December 28, 1940 to Ray and Martina Mundy in Jasper, Indiana and passed away peacefully on June 3rd, 2023 at home. He was raised with his four sisters, Shirley, Virginia, Sarah and Janice in a home filled with love and laughter that was especially grounded in a strong Catholic faith. They were all taught the value and importance of hard work, family and faith. Rudy graduated from Jasper High School in 1958 and enlisted...
June 18, 1951 ~ May 23, 2024 Suzanne May (Hardie) Hyde passed away peacefully at Summit Springs Village in Condon on May 23, 2024 of cancer complications. She was born in Condon June l8, 1951, the second daughter of William D. Hardie and Donna (Klint) Hardie. She was raised on the family wheat ranch at Trailfork southeast of Condon. Suzanne graduated from CHS in 1969. She received her teaching degree from Eastern Oregon University in 1973, and began her teaching career in...
Betty Blanche (Wilson) Breeding passed away on May 16th, 2024 in Boise, Idaho. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2024 at the Lexington Cemetery at Lexington, Oregon. Betty Blanche Wilson was born in Monument, OR on May 22nd 1939 to father, Perry Wilson and mother, Lydia (Cox) Wilson. Betty was the 6th child out of 8. She lived mostly in Hardman and Monument in her younger years. After her dad Perry passed away in a car accident near Spray, Oregon in 1957 they moved to Heppner. She married Max Breeding...
Evelyn Marie Robinson was born November 4, 1929, to Robert R. and Jessie Niven Schomp at her grandfather's home on Mayville Flat, Oregon. Her parents moved, while she was still a baby, to their own home a short distance away. She grew up there and attended grade school, first at a country school, then at Mayville Grade School. She and her sister Margaret were the only two students in the country school, and Margaret graduated from the eighth grade leaving Evelyn to attend...
Arthur H. “Art” Starkey of Florence, Oregon, was born on December 29, 1950 in The Dalles, Oregon. He died on March 16, 2024 in Florence, Oregon at the age of 73 years. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 1:30 P.M. at the Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Oregon Please share memories of Art with his family at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of services....
Arden Kent Meisner of Boardman (formerly of the Condon area) was born July 29, 1940 in Brunswick, Nebraska the son of Clifford and Ruth (Eyer) Meisner. He passed away at his home in Boardman on April 8, 2024 at the age of 83 years. At his request no services will be held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. To leave an online condolence for the family please go to www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com....
Gary Ann (Gross) "Granny" Edwards, longtime Condon resident of Hermiston, Oregon, was born in the Grider House on June 26, 1935 in Condon, Oregon to parents, Wilfred Rae "Billie" Gross and Frankie Isabella (Baker) Gross. She died on April 3, 2024 in Hermiston, Oregon at the age of 88 years. She attended Condon Grade School in Condon Oregon, St. Mary's Academy in The Dalles, Oregon and Arlington Grade School in Arlington, Oregon. Gary Ann moved back to Condon, Oregon and spent...
Marvin Clyde Mabe 8/19/34 – 3/23/24 A loving husband, father, and grandfather passed on March 23rd surrounded by his loving family. Born in Strawfork, just outside of Fossil, Marvin grew up near the painted hills with his parents Harold Random & Ruby Carrie Olson Mabe, as well as his siblings Harold Dean, Rodrick, William, Shirley, Ruby Lee, and Mildred. Soon the family moved to Fossil so the kids could go to school. After finishing school he delivered fuel for Art Robinson and worked at Wright’s Chevrolet until he ret...
Carol Ann Welborn, 69, of Lonerock, Oregon died March 23, 2024, in Culver, Oregon with family by her side. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery in Heppner, Oregon, with a potluck dinner in Lonerock at 2 p.m. at the Community Center. She was born October 9, 1954 at Beaverton, Oregon, the second child of Shirley Mary Greene Phillips and James Terry Phillips. Carol graduated high school and did two terms at Southern Oregon College, and after deciding college was not...
Brian Louis Sullivan died February 29, 2024, near Long Creek. Brian was born August 4, 1953, the fourth of nine children to Robert and Marilyn Sullivan of Pasco, Washington. He began working on the family's farm alongside his dad, uncle, and siblings as soon as he was old enough to hold a tractor steering wheel steady. His hands often stained green from early morning weeding, he attended St. Patrick Catholic School, his mischievous spirit keeping the nuns busy. From an early...
Timothy Patrick Welborn, 70, of Lonerock, Oregon died, Monday, February 26, 2024 at Culver, Oregon. He was born September 5, 1953 at Eugene, Oregon, the son of Thomas W. and Elizabeth G. Fielding Welborn. He was raised and attended School and graduated from high school at Crow, Oregon, near Eugene. On February 6, 1982 he married Carol Ann Phillips in Portland, Oregon. The couple started their married life on the Welborn family ranch in Lonerock which they operated for over 42 years. Tim enjoyed hunting and fishing but mostly...
Gary Grossmiller was born on December 20, 1961 and passed away on February 21st in the Hood River Rehab Center. He was a 5th generation Arlington Oregon resident. He is survived by his sister Susan Logan of Vancouver, WA, his niece Gabby (Eddie) Tim and new great nephew, Caleb. He is preceded in death by his mother, Victoria Wheelhouse and his father, Jake Grossmiller of The Dal-les. Gary was part of the great class of 1980 in Arlington. He was part of many state championships...
Becky Diane Frazier of Scappoose, Oregon passed away on February 22, 2024, at 74 years old. She was born on November 30, 1949, in Lewiston, Idaho to her parents Lyle and Susie Frazier. Becky attended Sandy High School for her freshman year, then went on to Wheeler High School in Fossil, Oregon, where she graduated in 1968. She continued her education at what is now West-ern Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon, graduating in 1972. In 1980, she went to the University of...
Harry Hartley (Jul 18, 1928 - Dec 7, 2023) Harry Hartley passed away at the age of 95 on the morning of December 7, 2023. A celebration of Harry's life will be held on March 2nd, 2024 at 1pm at the Condon Elks Lodge, 117 S. Main St. Condon, Oregon. He leaves a legacy of love and service to his family, friends, community, and country. Harry was the first child born to Estoll and Elizabeth (Reckmann) Hartley in Pendleton, Oregon on July 18, 1928. He was raised in Grass Valley,...
Sharon Lee Chard passed on February 6, 2024, at 90 years old in the old house on Hay Canyon Road with family and friends at her side. She welcomed the passage to heaven with her wonderful smile and thankfulness for a full life. Always such a loving mother, sister, Aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother, she included family and friends with her graciousness and will be remembered with fond memories of her in their hearts. She always put others first and made sure everyone was...
Roderick Franklin Paul, 79, of Wheeler County, Oregon passed away February 5th, 2024 after a long struggle with dementia and diabetes. They certainly broke the mold when Frank and Winzora "Bobbie" (Toney) Paul brought him into the world on May 17, 1944 in Portland, OR. Frank, a postal deliveryman, and Bobbie, a homemaker, raised Rick along with his older sister Winnie in the Roseburg area. Some of his fondest memories growing up were wild times with friends in Douglas County...
Don Williamson 1948-2024 Don Williamson, 75 passed away quietly at his home in Condon, OR on Friday January 19, 2024. He went in the Army right out of high school. He served in Vietnam. Loved his country, family and friends. He was a master machinist, fabricator and gas and diesel mechanic. Liked working on "old farm equipment." Ran his own repair shop in Arlington and then in Condon. He was also an avid Gold Prospector. Survived by his wife Melody, daughter Jayla of La Grande, son Harley of Condon, three granddaughters...
Steve Douglas Riney, age 72, passed away with his family by his side in Prineville, Oregon, December 17, 2023, from pancreatic cancer. Steve was born August 20, 1951, to Albert and Peggy Dean Riney in Condon, Oregon. He grew up in Condon until he graduated from Condon High School in 1969. Steve then attended COCC in Bend, Oregon where he received his Associates Degree in Forestry. After finishing his Forestry degree, Steve moved to Bly, Oregon where he worked for the United States Forest Service for six years. While living...
Donald Ferguson Dunbar was born April 3, 1927, in his parents' Buckhorn ranch home, Condon, Oregon, and passed away January 31, 2024, at home in Bethany at the age of 96. Dunbar began his educational journey at the Buckhorn one-room schoolhouse across from their ranch and graduated from Condon High School in 1945. His education took a practical turn when he entered the US Army in July 1945. Ultimately, he was assigned to the 13th Engineers Battalion, 7th Infantry Division and...
