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East Oregonian
RECORDS
Saturday, September 18, 2021
OBITUARIES
Claudia Allen
Jesse D. ‘Bud’ Holden Jr.
Louise Marie Johnson
June 22, 1947 — Sept. 1, 2021
Milton-Freewater
Nov. 6, 1926 — Sept. 7, 2021
Hermiston
Sept. 28, 1933 — Aug. 27, 2021
Hermiston
Born to Joseph Dulaney concession stand for 20
Moberly and Cora Lois years. She served as the
Speelman Moberly June 22, 4-H Home Ec. superinten-
1947, in Baker City.
dent for the Umatilla County
Claudia attended elemen- Fair for 30+ years and the
Wal la Wal la
tary school in the
Oregon towns of;
Fair and Frontier
Baker City, Inde-
Days 4-H Home
pendence, Keating,
Ec. superinten-
Umatilla, Union,
dent the past
and Milton-Free-
six years. Clau-
water followed by
d ia re ceive d
Butte, Montana,
numerous 4-H
until fifth grade
awards through
when they moved
her volunteer
t o Wa it s b u r g ,
years but her
most favorite
Washington. Clau-
Allen
dia graduated from
ones were being
Waitsburg High
inducted into the
School in 1965. She spent Oregon 4-H Hall of Fame
many summers at the South- and Walla Walla Fair and
ern Baptist summer camp Frontier Days volunteer of
on the Clearwater River. the year.
While in Waitsburg she was
Claudia was a proud
part of the gym club, Chris- member of the Milton-Free-
tian Association and sang in water Super Grannies. A
group of life long (or 4-H
the school choir.
Claudia married Thomas lifelong) friends. They
E. Allen of Dayton Sept. 30, participated in various
1966. Where she became a events, like Santa’s Help-
stepmother to three boys. ers, but mainly loved when
They followed construc- they all got together for
tion jobs around the Pacific granny lunches. She enjoyed
Northwest until landing in her date days through her
Milton-Freewater in 1970. illness, especially her final
Adding three more kids grannies’ lunch on the patio
to the bunch, this is where of Kelly’s.
they made their home. Her
Claudia was able to enjoy
friends said the marriage a few months in their new
would never last, they were home. She was part of the
soul mates from the start. remodel, picking out paint
This year would have been colors, flooring, and gran-
55 years.
ite counter tops. We didn’t
Claudia entered DeMers quite get the kitchen back
Beauty School in Walla splash done but she did
Walla in 1971, it is now pick out the tile. She loved a
Holly’s Flowers. After grad- larger bedroom and a master
uating she continued to work bathroom.
for DeMers then bought
Claudia and Tom raised
Image Makers Salon and ran their children and several
it for 11 years. After selling grandchildren. Their doors
Image Makers, she contin- were always welcoming.
ued to work as a cosmetolo- She had a very special
gist in Milton-Freewater at bond with granddaughter,
Le’Hair. Once retiring from Jazmyn, sharing Jazzy’s
cosmetology, she worked entire 4-H involvement.
with the Milton-Freewater Grandma was her biggest
School District nutrition advocate supporting many
program (cafeteria cook), cooking contests, style
then took an AC cook job at reviews and fairs.
the Washington State Peni-
Claudia was also very
tentiary where she retired involved with granddaugh-
a few years back. She has ter, Jessica, they had a
also managed Green Acres special bond as she was a
Mobile court for about 20 daily caregiver for Jess until
years around her other jobs. her illness. For a little girl
Claudia was an Oregon that had no words, Grandma
Head Start Parent Trainer, knew exactly what she was
served on State and District saying.
Head start Committees and
Claudia spent her final
participated in the Pea Festi- few days surrounded by her
val and Festival Parades. family (kids, grandkids,
She was secretary of the siblings and nieces; her
Ferndale PTO, led the Fern- loving niece, Sara, was the
dale Turkey Dinner fund- best caregiver.) She wanted
raiser for many years and to go to the Walla Walla Fair
was also a Blue Bird Leader. but knew her body wasn’t
Claudia tuned in to her going to allow it, so she did
career of volunteering in what she needed to do to
1977, when she became attend. She went to heaven
a 4-H leader. She taught on Sept. 1, opening morn-
youth how to cook, sew ing. We all know she was at
and assisted in livestock & the fair in spirit, she wasn’t
small animals. Even though going to let cancer hold her
she was not raised in the back.
program or with livestock,
We will be holding a
she gave all she had for 43 celebration of life Satur-
years teaching kids of the day, Nov. 6, 2021, at the
community. She retired Milton-Freewater Jr. Show
from being an active 4-H Fairgrounds at 11:30 a.m.
leader in 2020, when her We invite all who knew her
illness set in and COVID- to come visit, eat a little,
19 made it risky for lots of and share stories. Her final
interaction. She was on the wish was a party. To leave
M-F Junior Show board a condolence online, visit
for three terms and ran the munsellerhodes.com.
Jesse D. “Bud” Holden Jr. ron Service station on First and
of Hermiston, was born on Main in Hermiston. Bud also
Nov. 6, 1926, in Baker City, worked at the Umatilla School
to parents, Jesse and Ida Bales District for over eight years as
Holden, who were both born in a custodian and bus driver. He
Baker City in the
had a Carnation milk
1890s. He died on
route for several years.
Sept. 7, 2021, in
Bud was an electrical
supervisor at Oregon
Hermiston at the
Potato in Boardman,
age of 94 years.
Bud married Ann
an electrical foreman
Walker in 1946,
at Hanford and worked
and they had two
on a project in Libya.
daughters, Pamela
He also served on the
and Betty Sue.
Umatilla Volunteer
Ann died in 1970.
Fire Department for
In 1971, Bud
13 years. Bud retired
Holden
married Minnie
in 1988 as an electro
“Peggy” Brunick
mechanic at JM in
and gained a stepson, Robert Umatilla.
“Bob” Brunick.
After retiring, he and his
Bud was always interested wife, Peggy, spent 12 winters in
in Oregon pioneer history; his Arizona. They also traveled in
grandmother, Bales, had been all the states except Alaska and
born in Oregon City in 1865. Hawaii, including two prov-
Some of her family had trav- inces in Canada and two states
eled the Oregon Trail in the in Mexico. He always said he
1840s.
traveled a long way from that
As an infant his family lived one-room schoolhouse.
in old Malheur City, where his
Bud is survived by his
parents had a store and his daughters, Pamala Gordon of
father had the Baker City-Mal- Hermiston, and Betty (Alex)
heur Stageline. They then built Pedroza of Stanfield; brother,
a home and service station on Alfred (Delores) Holden of
Dooley Mountain. Bud went Troutdale; six grandchildren,
through the first four grades of and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
school in Bridgeport, Oregon,
in a one-room school, with a by his wives, Ann and Peggy;
total of 12 students in all eight his parents; a sister, Gladys;
grades. The family moved to brother, Robert “Bob,”;
Baker City, where at the age of and stepson, Robert “Bob”
12, Bud first experienced living Brunick.
in a house with electricity and
A visitation time for family
indoor plumbing. He finished and friends was held. At
the eighth grade in Baker City. Bud’s request there will be no
In 1942, the family moved to service.
Hermiston. Bud quit school in
Those who wish may make
his freshman year and went to contributions in Bud’s memory
work at the Umatilla Ordnance to Vange John Memorial
Depot in the electrical shop, Hospice Education Fund c/o
when he was 16. At the age Burns Mortuary of Hermis-
of 17, he went to Portland and ton, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston,
worked in the shipyards as a OR 97838.
Marine wireman. Bud worked
Please share memories
at many things in his life, of Bud with his family at
he drove trucks for Consoli- burnsmortuaryhermiston.
dated Freight for several years com. Burns Mortuary of
and worked for Montgomery Hermiston, Oregon is in
Ward and he operated a Chev- care of arrangements.
Heaven gained another
She loved to dance, play
angel. Louise Marie (Price) pinochle, hunt, fish, camp,
Johnson, 87, of Hermiston travel and help in clubs she
passed away at home with joined like The Eagles,
Elks, or Moose lodges. She
her family Aug. 27, 2021.
O n Se pt.
was a snowbird
28, 1933, in
who migrated
Missoula,
to Arizona to
Montana,
be there for the
Mar vin and
T ha n k sg iv i ng
O l i ve M a y
tailgate dinner
(Everson)
a nd ret u r ned
home in time for a
Pr ice along
big family Easter
with their son,
Marion McCol-
Party.
lum, welcomed
Survived
twins, Lois and
by ch i ld r e n ,
Johnson
Louise. The
Don Fu lche r
twins loved
(Peggy), Linda
being with people, the life Phillips, Kathy Schof-
of every party. Louise and ield, Sue Leathers (Char
Lois were always together Doan); grandchildren,
doing something. For them Bill Schofield (Gina),
life was an adventure. Gina Hinz, Bruce Scho-
They were born to show field III, Keith Leathers
the world how to live. And (Kayla), Fawn Fulcher,
boy did they.
Donald Fulcher (Joan),
She married Donald Justa Phillips, Andrea
Robert Fulcher in Herm- Murphey (Chance); nine
iston on Aug. 6, 1950. great-grandchildren, and
Together they raised their one on the way; many
four children, Donald Ray, nieces and nephews who
Linda Marie, Kathleen Sue she claimed as her own and
and Suzanne Kay. She was loved deeply; along with
very proud of her family.
many other loved ones she
The light in every warmly referred to as hers.
Preceded in death
crowd, Louise was born
with a heart big enough by her loving husband,
to love all people. A need Wallace Johnson; siblings,
to give all she could to Lois and (Mel) Reeser,
anyone in need. She loved Marion McCollum, Karen
her family beyond words, Southmayd, Marlene
but family was never just Carroll, Richard Carroll;
blood. It didn’t matter how son-in-law, Bruce Schof-
you came to be but, once a ield Jr.; grandson-in-law,
part of her family, always John Hinz; nieces, Jean-
a part of her family. When nie Cox, and Lisa Martz;
she expanded hers, she did parents; grandparents; and
so with a lot of love and a large extended family.
Please join for a cele-
open arms. She chose to
bring families together and bration of life Saturday,
was thought of warmly for Sept. 25, 2021, at 11 a.m.,
her effort. She felt honored H e r m i s t o n S e n i o r
to be a second Mom, or Center, 255 N.E. Second
Grandma to her sibling’s St. Hermiston. Please
children, her stepchildren bring a potluck dish and
and her best friend’s chil- warm memories to share.
dren. She gave her heart to Drinks and sandwich
fixings will be provided.
each of them.
Patsy Ann Moore
Oct. 11, 1950 — Sept. 10, 2021
Hermiston
Patsy Ann Moore of family especially her grand-
Hermiston was born Oct. children and great-grand-
11, 1950, in Russellville, children.
She is survived by her
Arkansas, the daughter of
husband of 54
JC and Virginia
yea r s, Ga r y;
(Smith) Davis.
son, Tom and
She passed away
daughter-in-law,
in Pendleton on
Eilleen Moore;
Friday, Sept. 10,
2021, at the age of
sister, Judy Lee;
70.
10 grandchil-
dren and seven
As a child, she
moved with her
great-grandchil-
dren.
family to Stock-
ton, California. She
Pat s y wa s
grew up, attended
p
r
eceded in
Moore
school and grad-
death by her
uated from high
parents; a daugh-
school in Stockton. She ter, Belinda Moore; and a
married Gary Moore in granddaughter, Tessa Moore
A private family cele-
Stockton on January 20,
1967. The couple moved bration of life will be held.
from California to Hermis- Burns Mortuary of Herm-
ton in 2015 to be closer to iston is in care of arrange-
their family.
ments. To leave an online
Patsy enjoyed working condolence for the family
with ceramics and loved please go to burnsmortua-
spending time with her ryhermiston.com.
ANNIVERSARY
Gary and Shirley David
IRRIGON — Gary David
and Shirley (Jackson) David
of Irrigon will celebrate their
55th wedding anniversary.
They were married Sept.
24, 1966, at the home of the
bride’s parents in Irrigon.
The couple has two children,
Monica David and Rodney
David; two grandchildren and
a great-grandchild.
Gary retired in 1998 after a
32-year career in law enforce-
ment, including with the
Polk County Sheriff’s Office,
Sweet Home Police Depart-
ment and the Milton-Freewa-
ter Police Department.
Shirley, who performed
secretarial work, retired in
2010 after 15 years with the
BIRTHS
CHI St. Anthony
Hospital, Pendleton
Sept. 5, 2021
WILSON — Madisen Jada
Wilson of Pendleton: a boy,
Quintin Levi River Wilson.
Sept. 8, 2021
YAP — Angelica Rosema-
rie Martinez and Kristian-Al-
lan L. Yap of Hermiston: a boy,
Kainoa loane Yap.
Sept. 11, 2021
ROJAS — Elisa S. Cordova
and Ismael Rojas of Umatilla: a
boy, Ismael Refugio Rojas.
JONES — Whitney Marie
Jones and Travis Lee Jones of
Stanfield: a boy, Lincoln Foster
Jones.
Good Shepherd
Medical Center,
Hermiston
Sept. 10, 2021
RAMIREZ — Aliyah Dowdy
of Hermiston: a boy, Zerek
Enzo Lupe Ramirez.
SPRADLIN — Stephanie
Lynnette Spradlin and Cody
Allen Spradlin of Hermiston: a
boy, Spencer Allen Spradlin.
Sept. 14, 2021
GARCIA TOJ — Chely Toj Riz
and Victoriano Garcia Gomez
of Boardman: a girl, Fatima
Vanessa Garcia Toj.
UPCOMING SERVICES
Saturday, Sept. 18
Barnes, Tom — Graveside service at 2 p.m. at the
Hermiston Cemetery.
Brewer, Marjorie — Graveside service at 1 p.m.,
(MST) Owyhee Cemetery, Adrian, Oregon.
Danner, William — Memorial service at 10 a.m., St.
John’s Episcopal Church, 665 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
Harris, Tim — Celebration of life at 3 p.m., Burns
Mortuary Chapel, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
Marks, Rebecca — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at
Zeyer Funeral Chapel, 83 N. Midland Blvd., Nampa, Idaho.
Sunday, Sept. 19
Wanstrath, Arleen — Celebration of life at 1 p.m. at
the Sage Riders Arena, 81907 N. Highway 395, Hermiston.
Monday, Sept. 20
Contributed Photo
Gary and Shirley David
city of Walla Walla, prior to
that she worked 16 years at
Western Oregon University,
in Monmouth.
Hadden, Kay — Graveside service at 10 a.m., Grand-
view Cemetery, La Grande.
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Eileen Sobotta — Recitation of the Rosary and funeral
Mass at 12:30 p.m., Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church, 78922 Olson Road S.E., Boardman. Graveside
service to follow at the Hermiston Cemetery.