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Thursday, August 19, 2021
DEATH NOTICES
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Carolyn M. Brulotte
Larry Leon Criswell
Gary A. Gasaway
Yakima
Dec. 10, 1938 — Aug. 14, 2021
Pendleton
Sept. 19, 1954 — Aug. 15, 2021
Dayton, Washington
Feb. 3, 1938 — July 9, 2021
Carolyn M. Brulotte, 82, of Yakima, died Saturday,
Aug. 14, 2021, in Hermiston. She was born Dec. 10, 1938,
in Yakima. A private family gathering will be held. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Share
memories with the family at www.burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com.
On Aug. 15, 2021, Larry involved in Valentine’s Day
Leon Criswell said his final and Christmas parties, vaca-
farewell to this life
tion Bible schools,
and his kids’ grad-
and was welcomed
into his heavenly
u at ion s, of t e n
home. A man of
in costume. He
deep and abiding
poured his body,
faith, stalwart devo-
mind and soul into
tion to his family
making sure those
and friends, love for
around him knew
his country, fath-
they were loved and
omless creativity,
cared for.
and an unmatched
Larry
is
zeal for life, his
Criswell
survived by his
life was always an
wife, Cindy; four
adventure in one
child ren, Brad
form or another.
(Melanie), Blake
Born on Sept.
(Trish), Shannon
19, 1954, in Odessa,
and Cou r tenay
Texas, to Louis and
(Allen); four grand-
Lona Criswell, he
children, Eloise,
spent most of his life in the Abraham, Silas and Levi; his
Pacific Northwest. For 21 three sisters, Linda, Lori and
years, he served his country Connie; and a host of extended
as a member of the U.S. Navy, family who will all miss him
many of them spent while rais- dearly.
ing a family. He was married
A celebration of life will
to his wife, Cindy, for 44 years take place on Saturday, Aug.
and they raised four kids.
21, at the Pendleton Free Meth-
With a ready joke or story odist Church at 1 p.m., with a
(true or not), nothing brought short reception to follow.
Share online condolences
him greater joy than to make
everyone around him smile with the family at www.
and laugh. He was heavily pioneerchapel.com.
Gary A. Gasaway passed period. Gary and Sheila later
away on July 9, 2021. He divorced in 1982.
was born on Feb. 3, 1938,
Gary left Salem in 1970
to Fern (Parsons) Gasaway and moved his family to
and Alvis Gasaway. He was Dayton and started working
the oldest of three
as the civil engi-
children.
neer for Colum-
The Gasaways
bia County. This
moved
to
lasted nearly 30
years. During this
Montana, where
time Gary was an
his father was
active member of
stationed with
the United States
the Eagles Lodge,
Army, and then
Jaycees, one of
to Her miston,
the founders of
the Eagles Roost
Oregon, where
Gary found many
Moto-Cross,
Gasaway
lifelong school
national asso-
ciation county
friends. During
of e n g i n e e r s
this time, he
would go back to
of county road
Dayton during the
administration
summer to help
board. He was
his grandparents
awarded small
harvest, and while there he county engineer of the year
for two different years. He
learned a solid work ethic.
After graduating from continued farming every
Hermiston High School in summer since his Grandpa
1956 he went on to attend Parsons would let him
Oregon State University, “help.”
He met Kaye Burk and
where he completed his
Bachelor of Science degree the two have been close
in agricultural engineering. companions for more than
He later took and passed his 30 years. They enjoyed
civil engineering boards. spending time outdoors
While at college he met whether gathering firewood,
and married Sheila Spence moving farm equipment
and they became parents to from different wheat fields,
two daughters, Diane and some fishing, looking for
Valerie.
mushrooms and just being
After graduating from together laughing.
Gary is survived by Kaye
college in 1962 he went
to work for the state of at their Dayton home; his
Oregon Engineers Water two daughters, Diane (Mike
Resources Department Walsh) Gasaway of Olympia
working primarily in Salem, and Valerie (Dean) Moran of
Oregon. His duties included Walla Walla; his only grand-
serving as the watermaster son, Liam Walsh; and by his
for John Day Valley, engi- brother David Gasaway of
neer for small watershed Middleton, Idaho. He is also
planning and hydrographic survived by many cousins,
works. He specifically nieces and nephews. He was
worked with designs for the preceded in death by a sister,
proposed dams, dams under Karna Bruton, in January
construction, existing dams, this year and by his parents.
or the structural stability of
A memorial is planned
the safety of dams and their for Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021,
compliances with Oregon at 11 a.m. at the Hubbard-
State water laws. The family Rogg Funeral Home chapel
enjoyed hunting for mush- in Dayton, Washington.
rooms or picking huckleber-
Hubbard-Rogg Funeral
ries. Gary was in the Marine Home is ca r i ng for
Corps Reserve in this time the family.
Wille B. ‘Will’ Burright
Hermiston
Jan. 29, 1955 — Aug. 13, 2021
Willie B. “Will” Burright, 66, of Hermiston, died
Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. He was born Jan. 29, 1955, in
Billings, Montana. A celebration of life service will be
announced at a later date. A private family burial was held
at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermis-
ton is in care of arrangements. Share memories at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
William K. ‘Bill’ Bush
Hermiston
Dec. 31, 1939 — Aug. 13, 2021
William K. “Bill” Bush, 81, of Hermiston, died Friday,
Aug. 13, 2021, at his home. He was born Dec. 31, 1939, in
Portland. A private family gathering will be held. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Share
memories with the family at www.burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com.
Charlene K. Culver
Umatilla
March 4, 1939 — Aug. 14, 2021
Charlene K. Culver, 82, of Umatilla, died Saturday,
Aug. 14, 2021, in Hermiston. She was born March 4, 1939,
in Saginaw, Michigan. A service will be held at a later date.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Share memories with the family at www.burnsmortuary-
hermiston.com.
Elaine Stein
Hermiston
Oct. 15, 1934 — Aug. 16, 2021
Charles A. Perrin, 82, of Irrigon, died Sunday, Aug. 15,
2021, at his home. He was born June 23, 1939, in Marlin-
ton, West Virginia. Arrangements are pending with Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston. Share memories with the family
at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Elaine Stein of Hermiston Oregon, in 1952. The couple
was born on Oct. 15, 1934, later divorced. She married
in Osborne County, Kansas, Warner Stein in La Grande,
the daughter of Earl and Cora Oregon, on Dec. 5, 1971.
(Bratton) Sherley. She passed
Elaine was actively
away in Hermis-
involved in the La
ton, Oregon, on
Grande commu-
nit y for many
Monday, Aug. 16,
2021, at the age of
years with La
86.
G r a n d e P TA ,
Elaine grew up
swim
team,
in a little house on
bowling league
the Kansas prai-
(past president),
rie and moved
Emblem Club,
with her family
Eastern Star and
to Oregon in the
the Elks Lodge.
Stein
late 1940s. The
She also enjoyed
family stopped in
reading books,
Sumpter, Oregon,
playing cards and
for a short time before knitting. But most of all she
settling in Wallowa, Oregon. loved spending time with her
She attended and later grad- grandchildren.
uated from Wallowa High
She is survived by her
School. She then attended husband, Warner; nine chil-
Oregon Institute of Technol- dren; 34 grandchildren; 47
ogy (OIT) in Klamath Falls, great-grandchildren; two
where she received training great-great-grandchildren;
to be a lab technician.
a sister, Barbara; a brother,
After college, she moved J.B.; and many extended
to La Grande, Oregon, where family members.
she lived for most of her adult
A funeral service will be
life. She worked as a lab held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug.
technician and x-ray techni- 20, 2021, at Burns Mortu-
cian at St. Joseph and Grand ary of Hermiston, 685 W.
Ronde hospitals. She later Hermiston Ave., Hermis-
worked as a bookkeeper for ton, Oregon. Burial will be
the family business “Steins held at 11 a.m. on Monday,
Wash Haus & Dry Clean- Aug. 23, 2021, at Enterprise
ers.” After retiring in 2006, Cemetery in Enterprise,
she moved to Hermiston, Oregon.
Oregon, where she has lived
To leave an online condo-
lence for the family, please
for the past 15 years.
Elaine mar ried Tom go to www.burnsmortuary-
Williams in Wallowa, hermiston.com.
Judith M. Raysor
Don Martin Freeman
Hermiston
Dec. 13, 1943 — Aug. 15, 2021
Pendleton
July 22, 1953 — Aug. 7, 2021
Judith M. Raysor, 77, of Hermiston, died Sunday, Aug.
15, 2021, in Richland, Washington. She was born Dec. 13,
1943, in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Don Martin Freeman respiratory therapist in June of
passed away on Saturday, 1992 and worked in the Port-
Aug. 7, 2021, at his home in land area for many years. He
Pendleton, Oregon. Don had was in a car accident where he
sustained a life-altering head
just turned 68.
He was born
injury over 20+ years
ago.
July 22, 1953, in
Wichita, Kansas.
Don is survived
Don participated
by his wife Gail and
in band, science
daughter Taylor,
club, football,
of Oregon City,
track and wres-
O regon; brot h-
ers Dale Freeman
tling at Vale High
School. He was
(Amy) of Pendleton,
Oregon, and Mark
the senior class
president in 1971.
Freeman (Becci)
After
he
Freeman
of Wasila, Alaska;
sisters Debbie Cobb
graduated Vale
(Andy) of Littleton,
High School he
attended Oregon State Univer- New Hampshire, and Pat
sity for a short time and then Foster (Dan) of Hermiston,
Lane Community College, Oregon.; and many nieces,
where he received his Associ- nephews and numerous
ate of Arts degree as an honor extended family.
student.
At the request of Don prior
In August of 1989 Don was to his death, there will be no
selected “Employee of the memorial service.
Month” at Willamette Falls
Share online condolences
Hospital as a respiratory ther- with the family at www.
apist. Don became a registered pioneerchapel.com.
Martha Jane Douglas
Stanfield
April 29, 1930 — Oct. 21, 2020
Martha Jane Douglas, 90, of Stanfield, died Oct. 21,
2020, in Hermiston. She was born April 29, 1930, in
Sparta, Oregon. A graveside service will be held Saturday,
Sept. 4, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pleasant View Cemetery,
Stanfield. A celebration gathering will follow at 11 a.m. at
Bard Park, Stanfield. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in
care of arrangements. Share memories with the family at
www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Dwayne E. Keimig
Hermiston
Feb. 20, 1935 — Aug. 15, 2021
Dwayne E. Keimig, 86, of Hermiston, died Sunday,
Aug. 15, 2021, at his home. He was born Feb. 20, 1935, in
Nashville, Kansas. A celebration of life will be announced
at a later date. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of
arrangements. Share memories with the family at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Merl Glen Odman
Milton-Freewater
March 8, 1941 — Aug. 17, 2021
Merl Glen Odman, 80, of Milton-Freewater, died Tues-
day, Aug. 17, 2021, in Walla Walla. He was born March 8,
1941. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, of Milton-Freewa-
ter, is in care of arrangements.
Charles A. Perrin
Irrigon
June 23, 1939 — Aug. 15, 2021
Richard J. Thornton
Irrigon
March 27, 1935 — Aug. 14, 2021
Richard J. Thornton, 86, of Irrigon, died Saturday,
Aug. 14, 2021, in Portland. He was born March 27, 1935,
in La Grande. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care
of arrangements.
UPCOMING SERVICES
THURSDAY, AUG. 19
No services scheduled.
FRIDAY, AUG. 20
STEIN, ELAINE — Funeral
service at 2 p.m. at Burns
Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston
Ave., Hermiston.
SATURDAY, AUG. 21
COINER, DAN — Graveside
service at 11 a.m. at the Ukiah
Cemetery. A potluck gathering
will follow the service at the
Ukiah Senior Center.
CRISWELL, LARRY — Celebra-
tion of life at 1 p.m. at the Free
Methodist Church, 1711 S.W.
44th St., Pendleton.
GASAWAY, GARY — Memorial
service at 11 a.m. in the chapel
at Hubbard-Rogg Funeral
Home, 111 S. Second St.,
Dayton, Washington.
JORDAN, ELDON — Grave-
side service at 11 a.m. at Olney
Cemetery, Pendleton.
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Eldon Jordan
Pendleton
Aug. 12, 1929 — Aug. 13, 2021
Eldon was born to James children into the marriage,
Leon Jordan and Evelyn David, Greg and Margie.
Claire Jordan on Aug. 12, Jean and Eldon were married
1929, in Stayton, Oregon. 33 years at his passing. He
died just a few
He passed away
Aug. 13, 2021.
hours after his
Eldon attended
92nd birthday
all 12 grades in
party.
Eldon was a
Stayton, grad-
uating in 1947.
good, honorable
He was a good
man who loved
athlete, letter-
all his family
ing in football
deeply. He was
a nd baseball.
a member of the
After graduat-
LDS church but
ing, he served as
could not attend
Jordan
a sergeant in the
in his last years
Army during the
due to Parkinson’s
Korean War and
disease.
Eldon
is
was stationed in
Hawaii. He retired
survived by his
from the U.S.
wife Jean, chil-
Postal Service in
dren Debra Pres-
1989.
ton (Richard), Barbara
After being honorably Ellis, Sharon Allen (Randy),
discharged from the Army, Donna Nelson (Randy), Juli-
Eldon moved to Pendleton anna Jordan (Tom), David
and married Phyllis Fields. Mabbott (Tamra) and Margie
They had one child, Debra. Bertelson, and many grand-
The marriage ended in children and great-grand-
divorce. He later married children.
He was preceded in death
Nadine Jensen Esterly,
who had three young chil- by his wife Nadine and two
dren, Sharon, Barbara children, Suzanne Gorham
and Suzanne. Nadine and and Greg Mabbott.
A graveside service will
Eldon had two more chil-
dren, Donna and Julianna. be held on Saturday, Aug. 21,
After 37 years of marriage, at Olney Cemetery at 11 a.m.
Nadine passed away. He later
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