RECORDS
Friday, March 24, 2017
East Oregonian
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Catherine Burleson
William Charles ‘Bill’ Kopp
Wayne Elwood Swearingen
Athena
December 3, 1923-March 12, 2017
Pendleton
June 9, 1933-March 20, 2017
Pendleton
July 30, 1933-March 21, 2017
With her family at her Linfield College in 1988, a
side, Cathy Burleson of life-long goal. Throughout
Athena slipped away to her career Cathy worked as
glory on March 12, 2017. a secretary and accountant
She was 93.
for
import-export
and
Catherine (Cathy) was manufacturing firms. She
born to Corley and Kate worked for Western Oregon
Burleson December 3, University as an accountant
1923, in McMinnville, Ore. until her retirement in 1991.
Her family was
Cathy married
of Texas pioneer
Dick Roscoe in
lineage and moved
1992 and they
many
times
moved to Athena
between Oregon
(later
divorced).
and Texas. Her
She enjoyed volun-
early life was spent
teering and was
in the small town
active in commu-
of Kosse, Texas,
nity affairs, serving
where she attended
on
the
RSVP
school until 1935.
Advisory council,
Between 1935 and
Athena Planning
1939 she lived in Burleson
Commission and
Tigard, Ore., until
Cemetery Board.
retuning to Kosse.
She was a member
Cathy was valedictorian of of the Athena Chamber
her high school graduating of Commerce, American
class of 1941.
Legion, and local Good
She returned to Oregon Sams group. Cathy was
and worked as a civilian honored as Citizen of the
employee for the U.S. Army Year in 2006. She greatly
during WWII. She met enjoyed reading, writing,
Norris Nelson on a blind and crocheting lap robes for
date and they married in charity.
1947. They had three chil-
Cathy was preceded in
dren. In 1948 they lost their death by son David Nelson
home in the Vanport Flood. and daughter Cindy Carver.
She was widowed in 1957 She is survived by daughter
when Norris was killed in Jacqueline (Earl) Anderson
an auto accident.
of Harrison, Idaho, daughter
Cathy met Roy Van Jodie Harnden of Athena,
Pelt while volunteering in son Rudy (Cheri) Van
the formation of “Parents Pelt of Fremont, Calif.,
Without Partners” in Port- nine grandchildren and 12
land. They were married in great-grandchildren.
1960 and had two children.
A celebration of life
After a long battle with will be held at the Athena
Alzheimer’s Disease, Roy Christian Church, March 27
died in 1999.
at 1 p.m.
The family suggests
Cathy was an early
participant in forming memorial contributions be
Alzheimer’s support groups made to Christian Aid of
in the Willamette Valley. She Walla Walla or local animal
earned her BA degree from welfare groups.
DEATH NOTICES
John J. Horner Jr.
Irrigon
Nov. 10, 1946-March 13, 2017
John J. Horner Jr., 70, of Irrigon died Monday, March 13,
2017 at his home. He was born Nov. 10, 1946, in Enterprise.
A celebration of life gathering will be held Saturday, March
25 at 2 p.m. at his home. Arrangements are with Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston. Sign the online condolence book at
www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Linda Lee Knifong
Enterprise
Oct. 5, 1947-March 1, 2017
Linda Lee (Boschee) Knifong, 69, of Enterprise died
March 1, 2017, at her home. She was born Oct. 5, 1947, in
Walla Walla. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April
1 at 1 p.m. at Enterprise Baptist Church. Bollman Funeral
Home is entrusted with arrangements.
UPCOMING SERVICES
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
DEZOETE, LEO — Funeral mass at 11 a.m. at S.
Patrick’s Catholic Church, 525 N. Gale St., Heppner. A
meal will follow in the parish hall. Concluding service and
inurnment will follow at 2 p.m. at the Lexington Cemetery.
HARRISON, JOAN — Recitation of the rosary at 6
p.m. at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, 70 S.W. Birch St., Pilot
Rock.
HENDRICKS, TED — Memorial service at 1:30 p.m.
at Community Baptist Church, 325 N.E. 10th St., Irrigon.
MORGAN, GLADYS — Funeral service at 2 p.m. at
the Irrigon Seventh-day Adventist Church, 205 Tumble-
weed Blvd. Burial will follow at Desert Lawn Memorial
Cemetery in Irrigon.
SMART, JAMES — Viewing from noon to 4 p.m. at
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers
Ave., Pendleton.
YENNEY (REMILLARD), PAT — Celebration of life
service at 3 p.m. at Blue Mountain Community Church, 928
Sturm Ave., Walla Walla.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
BECKMAN, MONTE — Celebration gathering from
3-5 p.m. at The Rainbow Cafe, 209 S. Main St., Pendleton.
HARRISON, JOAN — Mass of Christian Burial at 10
a.m. at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, 70 S.W. Birch St., Pilot
Rock.
HICKS, DARYL — Celebration of life at 1 p.m. at the
Hermiston National Guard Armory, 900 S.E. Columbia
Drive.
HORNER, JOHN — Celebration of life at 2 p.m. at his
home in Irrigon.
MARTIN, LARRY — Memorial service at 2:30 p.m.
at the Pendleton Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1401 S.W.
Goodwin Place.
PINNEY, DOLORES — Celebration of life service at
11 a.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery.
SANBORN, JOHN — Celebration of life no-host gath-
ering at 1 p.m. at the Panda Inn, 675 N. First St., Hermiston.
SMART, JAMES — Memorial services at 10 a.m.
at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E.
Byers Ave., Pendleton. A potluck will follow the services at
Weston Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main St., Weston.
WOHLCKE, RICHARD — Celebration of life potluck
from noon to 3 p.m. at the home of Kirk Marcum, 455 S.
Howard St., Stanfield.
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William (Bill) Charles
Kopp was born in Pendleton
on June 9, 1933, the first child
of Bill and Lorraine Kopp.
His young years
were spent enjoying
the outdoors at home
and on weekend
picnic trips to the
mountains
and
fishing trips with his
dad. Bill developed
an interest in music
at an early age and
was in his first
piano recital when
he was seven years
old. Music was an
important part of
his whole life. He
continued to play the
piano, sang in high Kopp
school choirs and a
quartet. His love of
music brought joy to many
who heard him play and sing.
Music, however, was
not his only interest and
starting in grade school he
played a lot of basketball and
baseball. Surviving a broken
arm and a broken clavicle in
grade school due to activities
made him a “wonder” to his
younger sisters.
Bill attended St. Joseph
Academy until his sophomore
year, then he transferred to
Pendleton High School. He
was involved in many aspects
of Pendleton High School,
music, basketball, and was
the student body president
his senior year. Bill also met
his future bride at PHS. In his
teen years he worked in his
uncle’s wheat harvest, helped
his parents with a rural mail
route and his dad’s freight
line. There were many skills
needed living in a home with
his five sisters: Annabelle,
Barbara, Irene, Judy, and
Nancy. Bill handled these
with ease. His sisters recall
him as a “great big brother”
or in family stories as “super
duper.” A baby brother, Jim,
was born the year Bill left for
college.
After high school it was off
to college to the University of
Portland Air Force ROTC
program. There, he was a
standout basketball player,
lettered at U of P and received
his Bachelor of Science in
psychology.
Soon after, wedding bells
rang for Bill and his beautiful
bride Kathleen. They tied the
knot on October 1st, 1955. It
was a beautiful fall wedding
with one minor issue: it was
opening day of deer season
and hunters on both sides
of the family were a bit
chagrined. But the deep love
of this couple immediately
erased any mule deer disap-
pointments.
After college he entered
pilot training in the United
States Air Force. Bill was
selected to pilot one of the
world’s first supersonic
fighter jet, the F86 Saber. In
the early 1950s, pilots who
broke the sound barrier were a
rare breed. He was presented
a certificate designating him
a member of the “Mach
Buster’s Club.” This certifi-
cate is proudly displayed in
the family home to this day.
While still an active pilot and
stationed in Albuquerque,
Bill and Kathleen welcomed
Linda Lorraine into the world.
Bill left the USAF in 1958
and later retired as a captain in
the Air Force Reserve.
After his service in the
Air Force, Bill returned to
Pendleton where he worked
in the freight business. He was
a partner with his father, Bill,
in Pendleton-Pilot Rock Stage
Lines for many
years. Both Bill
and his dad logged
thousands of trips
from Pendleton to
Pilot Rock and back.
Bill estimated that
they had traveled the
distance to the moon
and back several
times — in 12-mile
increments.
Like his parents,
he was not finished
building his family.
Over the next 10
years, Billy, Philip,
Cari, Cathy, Chris-
topher and Curtis
completed
the
family.
Each sibling’s earliest
memories involve Bill’s
music. These memories
included singing perfor-
mances of favorite songs from
musicals like “Mary Poppins”
and “The Sound of Music,”
and especially Christmas
carols. Bill’s life of music
inspired and entertained
many. He provided worship
in the form of the folk music
at St. Mary’s Catholic Church
for decades. The Kopp house
was full of music, whether it
was Bill playing piano nearly
every evening or playing
selections from his extensive
record collection.
Family vacations were
always an interesting affair.
With seven kids in tow, there
were few quiet moments. The
family’s favorite destinations
included Wallowa Lake and
the Oregon Coast. Bill also
continued to play basketball
— mostly in the form of shoot-
arounds with the neighbor-
hood kids. Bill would arrive
home from work and anytime
there was a game going on in
the driveway, he would join
in. He had a great set shot —
even in steel-toed boots and
overalls. As the years passed
and the children grew up, Bill
enjoyed spending time with
his 14 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren. He and
Kathleen also enjoyed trav-
eling to attend family cele-
brations, theater, and sports
events. Bill also served the
community as a volunteer for
Outreach, Meals on Wheels,
and he was a Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine (CCD)
teacher for many years.
On March 20, 2017, Bill’s
parents Bill and Lorraine, his
sister and brother Nancy and
Jim, his son John Steven,
and granddaughter Ashlee
welcomed Bill to heaven.
He will live on in all of our
memories.
Recitation of the Rosary
will be held at 7:00 p.m. on
Sunday, March 26, 2017, at
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel.
The funeral Mass will be held
at 10 a.m. on Monday, March
27 at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, with a burial imme-
diately following at Olney
Cemetery.
Those wishing to may
donate in Bill’s name to The
Ashlee Hodgen Scholarship
Fund through Columbia Bank,
P.O. Box 848, Pendleton, OR
97801 or the National Parkin-
son’s Foundation, 200 S.E.
First St., Suite 800, Miami,
FL 33131.
Online condolences may
be shared with the family at
www.pioneerchapel.com
MEETINGS
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
EASTERN OREGON TRADE
& EVENT CENTER AUTHORI-
TY, 7 a.m., EOTEC main building,
1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston.
(541-289-9800)
BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
SPECIAL
MEETING, 3:30 p.m., Blue Moun-
tain Community College Pio-
neer Hall boardroom, 2411 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. An ex-
ecutive session will precede the
special meeting. (541-276-1267
code 0115973#)
MONDAY, MARCH 27
UMATILLA BASIN WATER-
SHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Eastern
Oregon Higher Education Center,
975 S.E. Columbia Drive, Hermis-
ton. (541-276-2190)
HERMISTON CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall
council chambers, 180 N.E. Sec-
ond St., Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
MILTON-FREEWATER CITY
COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Free-
water Public Library Albee Room,
8 S.W. EIghth Ave., Milton-Free-
water. (541-938-5531)
IRRIGON
COMMUNITY
PARKS & RECREATION DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Sta-
tion, 705 N. Main St., Irrigon.
(541-922-3047)
MORROW
COUNTY
HEALTH DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Port
of Morrow Sand Hollow room, 2
Marine Drive, Boardman. (541-
676-9133)
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Calvin Jay Spratling
Helix
August 21, 1937-March 21, 2017
Calvin Jay Spratling, the distance to be a part of their
79, passed away March 21, various activities. He was an
2017, in his home after a long active community member,
battle with cancer. Funeral having served on the Helix
services will be held 10:00 School Board and Umatilla
a.m. Tuesday, March 28th, County Weed Board. Calvin
2017, at The Church of Jesus loved to hunt and fish making
Christ of Latter-day Saints in sure to spend time with each
Pendleton, Ore.
of his boys and close friends
Calvin
was
sharing this hobby.
born with his twin
He is preceded in
sister, Coleen Hall,
death by his brothers
on August 21,
and sisters Delwyn
1937, in Salt Lake
Parley Spratling,
City, Utah, to his
Rela Mae Parr,
parents
William
Dorothy
Deane
Parley
Spratling
Love, William Max
and Amelia Daisy
Spratling, Wilma
Steadman. Calvin
Maxine Spratling,
grew up on the
Carol Beth Hensen,
family ranch near
eldest son Calvin
West Jordon, Utah, Spratling
“Jay” Spratling Jr.,
where they raised
grandson Robert
cattle, sheep, grain
Lynn
Spratling,
and forage crops. In 1955, he and great-grandsons Riley
graduated high school from Elmore Spratling and Rance
Jordon High in West Jordon, Gerald Spratling. He is
Utah.
survived by his wife Carla;
On October 26, 1956, sister Coleen Hall; daugh-
Calvin married Carla (Price) ter-in-law Julia; sons David
Spratling. They resided in (Colette), Troy (Shelly),
West Jordon and eventually Bruce (Natalie), Dennis
moved to the family ranch (Shelli), Tim (Kathy) and
where they began their family Andy (Kari); 25 grandchil-
and life on the farm, raising dren, and 26 great-grandchil-
seven sons, teaching each dren.
In lieu of flowers, please
one the value of respect and
hard work and having a big make donations to the Helix
hand in developing who they Heart of the Country Rodeo
have become today. In 1977, (P.O. Box 388 Helix, OR
they moved their family 97835) and/or your local
farm operation to Helix, FFA and 4-H clubs in care of
Oregon, where Calvin spent Pendleton Pioneer Chapel,
the next 40 years dryland 131 S.E. Byers Ave., Pend-
wheat farming and building leton, OR 97801.
a business to be passed on to
Online condolences may
his children. Calvin and Carla be shared with the family at
celebrated their 60th wedding www.pioneerchapel.com
anniversary in October 2016
surrounded by their children,
and many of their grandchil-
dren and great-grandchildren.
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member and leader of the
Church of Jesus Christ of
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Latter-day Saints where he
spent countless hours serving
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Wayne Elwood Swear- He was also president of the
ingen of Pendleton was born Lower McKay Creek Water
July 30, 1933, in Oakland, District for many years. He
Nebraska, to Elmer and Ethel was the original recycler. He
Bergstead Swear-
restored all three of
ingen. He died
his children’s first
Tuesday,
March
vehicles, and all
21, 2017, at St.
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vehicles.
in Pendleton. He
He was preceded
was 83 years old.
in death by his
Wayne and his
parents, and brother
family moved to
Mervin
Swear-
Helix when he was
ingen.
5 years old. He grew
He is survived
by his wife, Corinne
up on the Stockman
at home; sons
Ranch outside of
Jim (Delores) and
Helix and graduated
Brett (Susan) and
from Helix High
School in 1952. He
daughter Jill Swear-
was class president
ingen, all of Pend-
of his class of three Swearingen
leton; his sisters
girls and himself.
Phyllis Skovly of
He graduated from
Vancouver, Wash-
Oregon Technology Institute ington, and Jeanie (Bill)
in Klamath Falls with a McBee of Kenmore, Wash-
degree in electronics. He ington; grandchildren: Stuart
joined the National Guard in (Amy Parker) Swearingen,
1951 and he was discharged Pendleton, Jennifer Swear-
in 1962.
ingen of Tempe, Arizona,
On August 26, 1956, and Kelsey Swearingen and
he married Corinne Long Derek Swearingen of Pend-
of Pendleton. They were leton; and the light of his life,
married for 60 years and had his great-grandson Bridger
three children, Jim, Brett and Swearingen. He also had
Jill. Wayne built their home many nieces and nephews.
on the McKay Creek and
There will be a memorial
farmed seven acres for 54 service March 29, 2017, at
11:00 a.m. at the First Church
years.
He started working as a of God In Pendleton, with a
temporary fuel truck driver reception to follow at the Roy
for Pendleton Grain Growers Raley Room at the Pendleton
in 1956 and retired 41 years Round-Up Grounds to follow
later in 1997. He volunteered the service.
Memorial Contributions
for the Pendleton Round-Up
up for 57 years and was can be made to the Umatilla
co-grand marshal of the County Historical Society
Westward Ho! Parade in c/o the Old Iron Show.
2009 with his brother Mervin
Online condolences may
Swearingen. He was also a be shared with the family at
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