RECORDS
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
East Oregonian
James B. Kuykendall
Terry D. Hiatt
Jennifer Ann Peck
Pendleton
May 9, 1927-May 3, 2017
Irrigon
April 6, 1949-May 30, 2017
Pendleton
August 20, 1976-May 31, 2017
James B. Kuykendall, up in Windom Minnesota
May 9, 1927 to May 3, 2017, where he taught for many
six days short of making his years.
90th birthday.
In 1969 Jim decided
Known as Jim to his to sell everything, taught
friends and family, Mr. Donna how to drive a car,
Kuykendall to his
loaded up the three
students.
kids and put a
He was born
reflective tape word
to Gladys and
“ME” on the back
Albert
Kuyken-
of the van so Donna
dall, in Superior,
knew who was in
Wisconsin,
later
front of her, and out
moved to Onamia,
West they came.
Minnesota. At the
In the fall of 1969
age of 8 sitting in
Jim accepted a
a Catholic church,
position as a junior
Jim heard the
high counselor at
musical canata the
Helen McCune and
“Cruxifiction” by
substituted when
John Stainer, and
needed in various
his favorite song
subjects. This was
was “For God So
the last town he
Loved the World.” Kuykendall
moved to, and
This moved him so
for many years
much from that point on he you would find him in his
dedicated his life to serving office and helping students
God and taking care of his with what they were going
kids.
through, guiding them on
He attended school in classes and sometimes
Onamia, Minnesota, and offering them hope.
graduated in 1944. Later that
Jim also was active in
year on 8/8/1944 he entered The ARC, sang at church
the Navy and attended boot and was many times a board
camp, the class of ’44 in member and Sunday School
Farragut, Idaho. He then teacher, ran the band bingo
went on to become a basic for a few years and then the
engineering at the US Naval ARC Bingo in Hermiston for
Training Center at Great over 20. He won numerous
Lakes, Illinois. He graduated awards for volunteerism and
from school February 26th, was a leader in his commu-
1945, and ended up on the nity. He was a champion and
USS Eldridge throughout advocate for all. There is so
Asiatic-Pacific areas the much more to share about
WWII campaign as a DE-173. his accomplishments, but
Upon his departure, he left in seeing his former students
good standing and received and hearing about their lives
the Good Conduct Award and was his greatest joy.
WWII Medal of Victory. His
He is survived by his
last positions accomplish- kids: Charles, who lives
ments were Motor Machinist in Hermiston, Carol and
Mate Second. In March 5, her husband Glenn in
1948, he was discharged and Portland, and Paul and his
served for another year as a wife Nancee in Spokane.
He had five handsome
Navy Reservist.
Shortly after that, in May grandsons, three beautiful
1948, he met Donna L Gerke granddaughters-in-law, and
at a bowling alley. These two three great-granddaughters
were in bowling leagues and and one great-grandson. In
they ended up bowling side addition were all those kids
by side, when he leaned over he helped and who had him
and asked is she could use a as an instructor or counselor.
Come and celebrate
little help in how she could
improve her skills. Shortly his life at Peace Lutheran
after that she proposed and Church this Saturday, June
they were married December 10th at 2:30. All are welcome
to come and share a story
19, 1948.
Jim went on to college and find joy in knowing this
and graduated from Hamlin incredible man.
Online condolences may
University. He became a
school teacher and started as be sent to www.pioneer-
a math instructor. He ended chapel.com.
DEATH NOTICES
Mary Lou Ephlin
Milton-Freewater
Nov. 25, 1936-June 3, 2017
Mary Lou Ephlin, 80, of Milton-Freewater died Saturday,
June 3, 2017, in Walla Walla. She was born Nov. 25, 1936.
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in
charge of arrangements.
Floyd W. Green
Weston
June 13, 1948-June 3, 2017
Floyd W. Green, 68, of Weston died Saturday, June 3,
2017, in Walla Walla. He was born June 13, 1948. Munselle-
Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in charge of
arrangements.
Eunice E. Powell
Hermiston
Aug. 6, 1916-June 4, 2017
Eunice E. Powell, 100, of Hermiston died Sunday, June
4, 2017, in Hermiston. She was born Aug. 6, 1916, in Jordan
Creek, Idaho. Arrangements are pending with Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmor-
tuaryhermiston.com
George H. Wickersham
Hermiston
March 7, 1933-May 31, 2017
George H. Wickersham, 84, of Hermiston died Wednesday,
May 31, 2017, at his home. He was born March 7, 1933, in
Everett, Wash. Services are pending with Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com
UPCOMING SERVICES
TUESDAY, JUNE 6
MINTHORN, RHONDA — Dressing ceremony at 2 p.m.
at Burns Mortuary, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Washat
service will follow at 7 p.m. at Agency Longhouse, Mission.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7
MINTHORN, RHONDA — Final Seven at 6 a.m. at
Agency Longhouse, Mission, followed by burial at Agency
Cemetery.
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Terry D. Hiatt, 68, passed
away peacefully at home on
May 30th following a long
and hard-fought battle with
Crohn’s Disease for many
years. He was comforted
through his faith in
Christ, love from
family and friends.
He was born in
Pendleton,
Ore.,
on April 6, 1949,
to Frank S. Hiatt
and Corrine D.
(Walters)
Hiatt.
He was raised and
attended
school
in Hermiston and
later
graduated Hiatt
from BMCC in
Pendleton. He had lived in
Hermiston, Los Angeles area
and Portland, returning in
1983 to live in Irrigon.
He enjoyed working; he
had worked for the Portland
Job
Corps
Manpower
Center, Americold, Termi-
cold, Gilroy Foods, Oregon
Trail Homes and Concrete
Special Ties before starting
his own business, Fox
General Contracting. He
did commercial work for
Colorado Structures Inc.
throughout the Northwest,
work for Umatilla Electric
Cooperative and for local
property management. He
did private work as well,
many times for the elderly as
charity.
He enjoyed spending
time with family and friends,
wood working, fabrication,
fishing, camping, motorcycle
riding and being outdoors.
He was an accomplished
charcoal artist and primitive
painter.
Terry is survived by his
wife, Nancy; daughter Becky
Russell, Campos, Calif.;
son Joe Hiatt, Boardman,
Ore.; son Tony (Jewlia
Quaranta) Hiatt, Chelan,
Wash.; stepsons Kaley
(Tianna) Fast, Amity, Ore.,
and Cameron (Chantel Fors-
berg) Fast, Unity, Ore., and
stepdaughter Penny (Paul)
Thorne, Prineville, Ore.;
brother
Dennis
Hiatt, Cambodia;
sisters
Charlotte
(Mick)
Lockner,
Dallas, Ore., Eliza-
beth (Tim) Pollick,
Hermiston, Ore.,
and Diana (Ray)
Johnston;
broth-
er-in-law
Dave
McKay, Woodburn,
Ore., and sisters-
in-law
Susan
Hurley, Raymond,
Wash., and Karen McKay,
Wilsonville; mother-in-law
Mary McKay, St. Paul; his
grandchildren
Madison,
Lauren, Casey, Cheyanne,
Dylan, Barrett, Tori, Austin,
Audrey, R James and Sutton;
and
numerous
nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and
-nephews, and great-great-
nieces.
Terry was preceded in
death by his parents.
Contributions may be
made to the Crohn’s &
Colitis Foundation (www.
crohnscolitisfoundation.
com) or Harvest Christian
Ministries/A New Begin-
ning, Attn. for Terry Hiatt,
P.O. Box 4000, Riverside,
CA 92514.
A celebration of life
service will be held on
Thursday, June 8, 2017, at
1:00 p.m. at Burns Mortuary
chapel, Hermiston, Oregon.
Burial will follow at the
Hermiston Cemetery, Herm-
iston, Oregon.
Please sign the online
condolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
Ray E. Greenlaw
Heppner
January 4, 1934-May 8, 2017
Ray E. Greenlaw, 83, of
He was an active member
Heppner passed to his rest of the Seventh-day Adventist
at his home on May 8, 2017, Church having been deacon,
with his loving family at his safety officer, assistant
side.
treasurer and lay
He was born
advisory delegate,
January 4, 1934,
as well as holding
to Harry and Stella
various positions
Greenlaw of Solon,
in their Pathfinder
Maine, being the
Clubs,
special-
13th of 14 children.
izing in teaching
He grew up in Solon
marching and drill
where at the age of
team skills, knot-
16 he took a job at
tying and lashing
the Solon Manu-
skills as well as
facturing Company.
camping
skills.
He enjoyed letting
He was a member
people know he
of the American
made the little
Legion.
wooden spoons that
Survivors
come with your ice
include his wife,
cream Dixie Cups. Greenlaw
four children, seven
At the age of
grandchildren and
19 Ray married
10 great-grandchil-
his childhood sweetheart, dren. Preceding him were
Frances M. Cahill, on June his parents, nine sisters, two
21, 1953, in Bingham, brothers and a grandson.
Maine. He enlisted in the
Memorial service will
United States Marine Corps he held on Saturday, June
on July 30, 1953, where 10, 2017, at 3 p.m. at the
he served two years. He Seventh-day
Adventist
excelled in pistol shooting Church gym on Minor Street
where he made the east coast in Heppner.
Marine Corps Pistol Team,
Memorial contributions
being number 13 out of 100 may be made to the charity
men.
of your choice, the American
After his service time, Cancer Society or Providence
he attended Main Central St. Mary Cancer Center in
Institute in Pittsfield and Walla Walla, Washington.
Maine Vocational Technical
Sweeney
Mortuary
Institute in South Portland, of Heppner is in care of
Maine, earning his Industrial arrangements.
Electrician Certification, and
at age 53 he attended Fresno
City College in California
getting an associate’s degree
in Electronic Technology,
which included computers.
Ray was a jack of all trades
and moved around a lot while
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Jennifer Ann (Jen) Peck
was born August 20, 1976, in
Heppner, Ore., to Stephen K.
Peck and Cathy A. Gilham.
She died Wednesday, May 31,
2017, at her home in Pendleton.
Jen was raised
near
Lexington,
Ore., until 1982,
when the family
moved to Pend-
leton, Ore., then to
Eugene, Ore., in
1985, where she
graduated
from
Marist High School
in the class of
1995. She attended
the University of Peck
Portland, where she
graduated with an English
degree. She spent one year
studying in Indonesia while
in high school, and studied
abroad in Vienna, Austria,
during her time at U of P.
Jen held several titles with
American Field Service, facil-
itating study abroad programs
for students, for 14 years,
and returned to Indonesia in
2012 as an escort for a student
group. She worked as Director
of
Inbound/Outbound
Programs until 2013.
She was an artist, and she
sang with the Peace Lutheran
Church choir and the Sisters In
Song chorus as long as she was
able. She was a talented needle-
worker and loved to share her
knowledge and passion with
everyone around her.
Jen was the middle child,
and the heart of her family. She
had a very strong Christian
faith that she rarely talked
about, but she lived it every
day. Her presence lit up every
room she entered.
Jen’s education and travels
influenced every part of her
life and empowered a global
mutual support network,
which gave her the
strength to battle
glioblastoma,
an
aggressive form of
brain cancer, for
four years. Amer-
ican Field Service
was so influenced
by her work they
established a schol-
arship in her name
to enable future
students to have the
same life-changing,
intercultural experience that so
shaped Jen’s journey.
Donations from friends and
family also have funded a chil-
dren’s drama room at Cason’s
Place in Pendleton.
Jen is survived by her
son Calvin Peck-Dobson;
father Steve Peck and wife
Kaye; mother Cathy Gilham;
sisters Rachel Byrns (John)
and Hilary Mahoney (Steve);
brothers Kevin Terney and
Joe Peck (Rose); six nieces
and nephews; and many other
close family and friends.
A memorial service will be
held Friday, June 30, 2017, at 5
p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church
in Pendleton.
Contributions in Jen’s
memory may be sent to
AFS-USA, Inc., 120 Wall
St., 4th Floor, New York, NY
10005, or made online at www.
afsusa.org/donate
(please
note your contribution is in
memory of Jennifer Peck).
Rhonda Rose Minthorn
YowYowItsonmi
Pendleton
September 13, 1959 – June 3, 2017
Rhonda
“Nu-Nu” and various jobs here in Pend-
Minthorn, a lifelong Pend- leton.
leton resident, passed away
She loved her companion
Saturday, June 3, 2017, at dog Toto, taking walks,
Willowbrook Terrace after a listening to music, watching
severe illness.
movies, attending
Dressing will be
powwows, rodeos,
held on Tuesday,
sporting
events
June 6, 2017, at
and was devoted to
Burns Mortuary of
our Washat (Seven
Pendleton at 2:00
Drums) religion. She
p.m. A Washat
was always kind,
Service will be held
never judged, and
at the Agency Long-
had so much love
house at 7:00 p.m.
in her heart for her
The Final Seven will
family and friends.
be on Wednesday
She is survived
at 6:00 a.m at the Minthorn
by her siblings Larry
Agency Longhouse,
Minthorn, Sheldon
and followed by burial at the “Pauly” Minthorn, Audwin
Agency Cemetery. Burns “Odie” Minthorn, Sandra
Mortuary of Pendleton is in Minthorn, Virginia “Bubby”
charge of funeral arrange- Minthorn
and
Rosetta
ments.
Minthorn, and numerous
Rhonda
was
born cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces,
September 13, 1959, to nephews and grandchildren.
Sylvester Minthorn and
She was preceded in death
Virginia (Williams) Minthorn, by her parents; sister Sylvana
in Pendleton, Oregon. She Denise Minthorn Shippen-
was a graduate of Pendleton tower; brothers Chester
High School in 1978. She “Ace” Minthorn and Farren
was a volunteer for the Happy “Jinks” Minthorn; maternal
Canyon Night Show and grandparents McKinley and
Pendleton Round-Up, where Susie Williams; paternal
her family has camped and grandparents Wilbur and Lucy
participated since its inception. Minthorn; uncles Rudolph
Rhonda was an enrolled “Musky” Williams, Warren
member of the Yakama “Goose” Williams, Robert
Nation in Washington, but “Bob” Williams and Victor
lived all her life in Pendleton Williams; aunts Armenia
and Warm Springs, Oregon. Miles and Eva Lavadour; and
She worked for several years several other family members
a Safeway in Madras, Oregon, from both sides of her family.
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