RECORDS
Thursday, August 5, 2021
East Oregonian
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OBITUARIES
Randy Peter Alexander
Pendleton
Jan. 12, 1953 — July 28, 2021
Randy Peter Alexander
was born Jan. 12, 1953, at St.
Anthony Hospital in Pendle-
ton to Lillian Anita (Farrow)
and Uriah Alexander. He
passed away peacefully at
home on July 28, 2021, at
68 years of age. He was the
youngest of five children.
Randy attended Pendle-
ton schools until 1970. That
year he met his future wife,
Hilda Halfmoon, and they
were married Nov. 1, 1973.
They had two daughters,
Sunni Dawn and Brandee
Marie. Sunni passed away
but left him two grandchil-
dren, LaRiah Marie and
Nicolas Pearce. Brandee died
in infancy. Randy and Hilda
have been raising the grand-
kids for the past 10 years.
They both were his pride and
joy.
Randy worked for USFS,
retiring with 20 years service.
He fought fires and later
worked on fish habitat, even
receiving a commendation
from U.S. Department of
Agriculture for his work on
Thomas Creek. After the
Forest Service he worked for
a time with Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and then moved from
there to the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation as a wildlife
technician.
Randy was a talented
artist, leather crafter, photog-
rapher and archer. He played
slow pitch for several years
also. He enjoyed the outdoors,
hunting and fishing. Randy
loved to spend time at the
casino and made many new
short-term friends each time
he went. He also made friends
at Davita Dialysis Center with
both other patients and staff.
He was the medicine man for
several years in the Happy
Canyon Night Show.
Randy had a dry witty
sense of humor and if he
tormented you, he loved you.
If he gave you the silent treat-
ment, not so much. He was
known as Hawk by lifelong
friends and Uncle Beer by his
nieces and nephews. He was
PaPa or Pops to his grand-
kids.
He is survived by his
wife and grandkids at
home: brother Stan Alex-
ander; sisters Marie (Butch)
Dick and Barbara Guer-
rero; numerous nieces
and nephews; Alexander,
Farrow and Hall cousins;
and great-grandpups Pete,
Jake, Nicky and Angel. He
is preceded in death by his
parents, both daughters and
brother Les Alexander.
Final viewing was
Monday, Aug. 2, at 10 a.m.
at Burns Mortuary, imme-
diately followed by burial at
Agency Cemetery.
Burns Mortuary of Pend-
leton is in charge of arrange-
ments. Sign the online
guestbook at www.burns-
mortuary.com.
Roberta Mae Alexander
Pendleton
Nov. 23, 1935 — Aug. 1, 2021
Roberta was born on Nov. in their motorhome, spend-
23, 1935, to Ray Nash and ing summers in Oregon and
Olive Preston in Roseburg, winters in Arizona.
Oregon. With God by her
Survivors include her
side, she passed away peace- sons, Robert W. Straube,
fully on Aug. 1,
his wife Kay,
2021.
and Michael A.
Roberta lived
Straube; sister
th rough faith
D ia n a Br it t ;
and family. She
brot he r Ja ke
married Robert
Nash; stepsons
L. Straube and
Patrick, Charles,
had three chil-
Kevin
and
dren. They later
Thomas Alexan-
divorced. In 1970,
der; stepdaugh-
Roberta married
ters Mary, Martha
and Teresa Alex-
Alexander
the love of her
ander;
and
life, Raymond
N. Alexander. Together several grandchildren and
they raised their combined great-grandchildren.
twelve children and enjoyed
She was preceded in
life to the fullest. Roberta death by her husband
was like a superwoman, and Raymond, daughter Kim
those that knew her couldn’t Marie Straube, brother
help but love and admire her Harry (Spike) Nash, and
humor, wit, strength, hard stepsons James and Denis
work and perseverance.
Alexander.
She was a proud member
May her soul, and the
of the St. Andrew’s Mission souls of all the faithful
Catholic Church and the departed, through the mercy
Catholic Daughters of Amer- of God, rest in peace.
ica. She enjoyed volunteer-
A gravesite ceremony
ing, traveling and spending and burial will be held at
time with her family.
10 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2021, at
She worked as a Olney Cemetery in Pend-
Customer Service Repre- leton. Burns Mortuary of
sentative at Saif Corpora- Pendleton is in charge of
tion until retirement. Once arrangements. Sign the
retired, Roberta and Ray online guestbook at www.
spent their time traveling burnsmortuary.com.
DEATH NOTICES
Kervyn Lawrence Harned
Pendleton
Feb. 15, 1931 — Oct. 1, 2020
Kervyn Lawrence Harned, 89, of Pendleton, died Thurs-
day, Oct. 1, 2020, at his home. He was born Feb. 15, 1931, in
Baker. A graveside service will be held Saturday, Aug. 14,
2021, 10:30 a.m. at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. A memo-
rial with a reception will follow at 11 a.m. at First Presbyte-
rian Church, Pendleton. Arrangements are with Pendleton
Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Share online condolences
at www.pioneerchapel.com.
Jerad Scott Payne
Hermiston
Aug. 16, 1988 — July 27, 2021
Jerad Scott Payne, 32, of Hermiston, died Tuesday,
July 27, 2021, at his home. He was born Aug. 16, 1988,
in Richland, Washington. A remembrance of life will be
held Saturday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m. at the Community Bible
Church, Kennewick. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in
care of arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Dorothy Sue (Holmes) Geer
Lucille Woodard Fry
Stanfield
Dec. 2, 1936 — July 3, 2021
Milton-Freewater
June 16, 1921 — July 28, 2021
Dorothy Sue (Holmes) surviving husband.
Geer passed away on July 3,
She is survived by a
2021, in Aloha, Oregon.
brother, Bob Holmes. She
She was 84 years old. is also survived by numer-
She was born Dec. 2, 1936, ous grandchildren and
i n Went wor th,
great-grand-
c h i ld r e n w h o
Missouri, to Ruben
and Alta Holmes.
she always kept
She was the eighth
close to her heart,
of nine children.
always ask i ng
about each one.
She had fought a
She
was
courageous battle
a me mb e r of
agai n st healt h
the Her mis-
issues for some
ton Seventh-day
time. She passed
Adventist Church.
away peace-
She at tended
fully while being
Geer
lovingly cared for
regularly until her
at her daughter Katrina’s health declined.
home in Aloha, Oregon. Her
She had a deep love for her
family expresses thankful- family always helping them
ness to the hospice workers in whatever capacity she was
who helped care for her. She able to. She enjoyed garden-
had lived most of her life in ing and being outdoors. Her
the Hermiston and Stanfield flowers always brought her
area.
joy. She also enjoyed the
An intimate gravesite beauty of trees. She had a
service was held with family love for animals and had
on July 11 at the Echo Ceme- many pets throughout her
tery.
life. She enjoyed camping in
She grew up in Yakima, the Arizona desert with her
Washington, and often talked husband Rich for vacation.
about the home her family She enjoyed tranquility and
built themselves from river loved the peacefulness of the
rock. She had happy memo- country life. She was known
ries of her large family and to make the best apple pies
her childhood home.
and was quick to feed anyone
In 1954 she married hungry.
She will be greatly
Wesley Brooks. The union
produced four children, a son missed. She left a legacy of
Perry Brooks (who prede- fortitude, strength and cour-
ceased her), a daughter Susan age to fight ... whatever the
Petersen, a son Brett Brooks battle may be. Also many
and a daughter Laurie Long- precious memories to those
horn.
she shared life with.
In 1977 she married
She is at peace with her
Dan Fullerton. They had a Lord.
Please share memories
daughter, Katrina Fuller-
ton. She became mom to of Dorothy with her family
daughter Shanna Fuller- at burnsmortuaryhermiston.
ton. In 1992 she married com.
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
Richard Geer. They have
resided in Stanfield, Oregon, iston, Oregon, is in care of
many years and he is her arrangements.
Lucille Woodard Fry Washington, Cary Fry of
passed away peacefully Kennewick, Washington,
on July 28, 2021, in Battle Jeff Fry of Battle Ground,
Ground, Washington. Washington, and Mychal
Lucille, affectionately known Fry of Walla Walla, Wash-
as Preacher by her
ington. She is
family, was born
also survived by
four great-grand-
on June 16, 1921,
children: Hope
to Mr. and Mrs.
Ham mond of
Uris and Ophelia
College Place,
Woodard near
Wa s h i n g t o n ,
Cedar Grove,
Tennessee.
Joshua Fry of
Lucille married
Redlands, Cali-
Charlie Fry on
for nia, Zach-
Feb. 27, 1940, and
a r y Fr y of
they remained
M i lt on-Fre e -
Fry
water, Oregon,
married for 78
years until Charlie’s death and Tyler Fry of Vancou-
in 2018. Lucille and Char- ver, Washington. Lucille
lie moved from Tennessee was blessed to have two
to Washington to find work great-great-grandchildren
following the Great Depres- as well.
sion. Lucille spent many
Services for Mrs. Fry
years working hard along- will be held on Sunday,
side Charlie. She was the Aug. 8, 2021, at 10 a.m.
consummate wife, mother at the Munselle-Rhodes
and grandmother.
Funeral Home, 902 S. Main
Lucille is preceded in St., Milton-Freewater, OR
death by her husband Char- 97862. A graveside service
lie and son Wendell Fry. Also will follow at Mt. Hope
preceding her in death are Cemetery in College Place,
her sisters Opal, Nell, Ruth, Washington. Visitation will
Mary and Edith. Surviving be on Saturday from 3-5 p.m.
Lucille is one sister, Jonnie at the funeral home.
Kelley of Cedar Grove,
To leave a online condo-
Tennessee, and four grand- lence, visit www.munseller-
sons: Chris Fry of Kalama, hodes.com.
Elizabeth Louise ‘Bette’ McLaughlin
Bend
April 5, 1936 — July 18, 2021
Elizabeth Louise “Bette”
McLaughlin passed away
peacefully Sunday, July 18,
2021, at Partners in Care
Hospice House of Bend,
Oregon. She was blessed to
be surrounded by loved ones
in her last days.
Bette Scharn was born
April 5, 1936, to William and
Louise Scharn in Pendleton,
Oregon. She was a student at
St. Joseph’s Academy all 12
years of her early education,
and attended Seattle Univer-
sity.
Upon returning to Pend-
leton to be near family, she
began working at the Byers
Avenue Clinic. She was soon
introduced to Robert “Bob”
McLaughlin by members of
his family, and after a brief
courtship they were married
on April 24, 1965. They
settled on the McLaughlin
Family ranch, where they
remained until their retire-
ment in 2002. While on the
ranch, they raised their five
children.
Bette was a housewife,
cooking, ironing, shut-
tling kids the 25 miles from
sports practices, helping
with their 4-H projects, and
providing support as only
a farm wife can do. In the
mid-1980s, Bette returned to
work in Pendleton as a medi-
cal administrative assistant.
She enjoyed “getting out”
and found the work inter-
esting. She also joined the
cross-country ski club in
Pendleton and made many
fond memories of traveling to
Anthony Lakes and other ski
areas on the bus.
After selling the ranch in
2002, Bette and Bob moved
to Bend, Oregon, to be closer
to children and grandchil-
dren. Once they made their
new home there, they busied
themselves attending the
symphony and joining Touch
of Class Tours for many
gambling and sightseeing
trips around the Northwest.
Bette also enjoyed playing
the piano, drawing, painting,
and attending group swim
classes. Especially joyful
memories were Halloween
trick-or-treating at Grandma
and Grandpa’s, the annual
Fourth of July celebration at
their home watching the fire-
works from Pilot Butte, and
always having Grandma’s
tasty cookies to greet you
when you visited. Many of
Bette’s grandchildren were
blessed to have her nearby for
babysitting duties and atten-
dance at their activities.
She is survived by her
sister Pat Monagle, brother-in-
law Terry McLaughlin, sister-
in-law Margaret McLaughlin,
son Stephen (R honda)
McLaughlin, daughter Anne
(Murray) Perkins, son Chris
(Shari) McLaughlin, daugh-
ter Shannon (Mark) Cham-
bers, daughter Kelly (Jeff)
Koker, 11 grandchildren,
five great-grandchildren, and
numerous nieces and neph-
ews.
Bette always valued travel
and education for her chil-
dren and worked hard to
ensure they had access to
both. Those wishing to honor
Bette’s memory can contrib-
ute to their scholarship fund,
established by their children.
Intended recipients should be
a graduate of Heppner High
School, attending an Oregon
public institution. Address
for contributions is: Bob and
Bette McLaughlin Educa-
tion Foundation, ℅ Chris
McLaughlin, 22657 Pinehurst
Drive, Sherwood, OR 97140.
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Richard Ross Barton
Hermiston
May 9, 1948 — July 21, 2021
Richard Ross Barton,
Rich rode motorcycle
born Mother’s Day, May and enjoyed riding with
9, 1948, in Albany, lost his his wife and friends. Their
battle with cancer July 21, adventures took them
2021. Rich graduated from through Idaho, Montana,
Hermiston High
Wa s h i n g t o n
School in 1966
and Canada. He
and then went
really enjoyed
on to graduate
sharing stories
from OIT in 1968
and pictures from
with a degree in
their six trips
design engineer-
to the Sturgis
ing and metal-
Motorcycle Rally
lurgy. His career
in South Dakota.
path led him to
Rich never knew
work for Battelle
a stranger, just
Nor t hwe st at
Barton
someone he
Hanford, Preci-
hadn’t talked to
sion Engineering in Albany yet!
and Merritt Equipment in
Rich is survived by his
Oregon and Texas.
wife Patti, father George
In 1977, Rich opened Barton, son Shelby Barton,
Barton Industries, Inc., brother Robert Barton
which was a semi repair (Joan), and sisters Pamela
facility. He worked endless Noble (Dave), Sandra
hours and always took Prock (David) and Janet
immense pride in the work Wright, (Brad). He is also
he did. He worked right survived by a very large
alongside his employees extended family. Preceded
and would never ask them to in death by his mother Fern
do anything he wouldn’t do Williams, and daughter
himself. His broken trailer Tiffany Dawn, whom he
billboard was an icon for missed every single day.
over 35 years on Interstate
A graveside will be Aug.
84. Truckers from all over 11, 2021, at 10 a.m. at the
the eastern states would call VFW shelter at the Herm-
and ask for his location. All iston Cemetery.
he had to do was ask driv-
A celebration of life gath-
ers if they had ever passed ering will be announced at a
the broken trailer along the later date.
freeway between Pendleton
In lieu of flowers, please
and Portland with Barton make a contribution to St.
Industries on it. They Jude’s Children’s Hospital
immediately knew just or to Crazy Horse Memorial
what he was referring to. in Sturgis, South Dakota,
It was as if it was a famous c/o Burns Mortuary of
monument along the I-84 Hermiston, P.O. Box 289,
corridor. He retired in 2016. Hermiston, OR 97838.
Rich’s hobbies included
Please share memories
traveling to Mexico every of Rich with his family at
January, boating, fishing, burnsmortuaryhermiston.
and wild game hunting with com.
best friend George Gritz
Burns Mortuary of
and any other buddies brave Hermiston, Oregon, is in
enough to tag along!
care of arrangements.
Curtis Potter
Pendleton
May 5, 1945 — July 5, 2021
Curtis was born in The business for himself, open-
Dalles, Oregon, to Clarence ing CP Custom Painting.
and Ruth Potter on May 5,
He was proud of the
1945. He loved growing up paint jobs that he did, espe-
in the country, singing and cially so, of the work he did
going to the small
for Twig Ziegler.
school in Condon.
After an eye
He g raduated
injury he went
back to farming,
f rom Condon
working for Jesse
High School in
Pugh and then
1963 and went
Johnny Adams
on to study at
until he retired.
Blue Mou n-
Curtis leaves
tain Community
College.
behind his best
He
was
friend and part-
Potter
ner Robbin
married to his
Ferguison, sisters
first wife Kathy
Wade from 1973 to 1981. Judy and Lynn, and many,
In 2015, he married Robbin many friends in the Pend-
leton area. He was preceded
Ferguison.
As a youth, Curtis in death by his parents and
worked for his family farm, brother Gail Potter.
Potter and Sons, in Condon.
All are invited to a
When he finished college he memorial service at the
worked for PGG, where he Eagles in Pendleton, Aug. 7,
painted machinery until 2021, from 1-3 p.m. Please
they closed the paint shop. come and share your stories
After that, he went into about Curtis.