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Weddings/Obituaries/Weather
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October 21, 2015
Wallowa County Chieftain
O BITUARIES
Braseth, Baynes wed
Craig and Kay Braseth
of La Grande announce the
wedding of their daughter,
Kymee Sun Braseth, to
Gavin Lewis Baynes of La
Grande, son of Lewis and
Carol Baynes of Joseph.
The bride is a 2008 grad-
uate of Imbler High School,
and a 2014 graduate of
Linn Benton Community
College. She is currently
employed at Icon Credit
Union in La Grande. The
groom graduated from Jo-
seph High School in 2009
and University of Portland
in 2013, and is an employ-
ee of Pepsi as well as a 2nd
lieutenant in the Oregon
National Guard.
The wedding took place
August 8, 2015 at the
Braseth residence. Maids
of Honor were the bride’s
friend, Shelby Davis, and
niece, Jaci Kibler. Brides-
maids were Jaiden Hod-
ne¿ eld, Brittany Doherty,
Megan Burke and Katie
Harris. The Best Man was
Ian Baynes, brother to the
groom, and the groomsmen
were Jimmie Baynes, Willie
Baynes, Caleb Deboie, Nick
Moncrief and Joel Barrett.
The couple plans a win-
ter honeymoon in Mexico,
and are making their home
in Eastern Oregon.
Malcolm Warren Dawson
Oct. 21, 1921 - Oct. 15, 2015
Walleen Madonna Zanutto
Nov. 11, 1942 - Oct. 10, 2015
Malcolm Warren Dawson
was born October 21, 1921 in
Joseph to George F. Dawson and
Minnie M. Dawson (Johnson),
the youngest of eight children.
He passed away in his home Oc-
tober 15, 2015 after several years
of declining health, with his wife
of 72 years, at his side, surround-
ed by family and friends.
He graduated from Joseph
High School in 1939, worked
for a year as a sawyer at Daw-
son Lumber Company, then attended Eastern Oregon College for
two years. He loved music and joined the college choir and the La
Grande Presbyterian Church choir where he met the love of his
life, R. Jean Jasper. He went to the Army Recruiting Of¿ ce the day
after Pearl Harbor to sign up to serve his country. He wanted to
become a pilot but was ordered to remain in college to continue his
education and take civilian pilot training in La Grande until a spot
opened up for him in the Army Air Corp. After enlisting in 1942,
he was trained and stationed at Santa Maria, Calif., and Williams
Field, Ariz. Just before receiving his wings, he wrote to Jean and
asked her to come down and they’d get married. They were mar-
ried May 15, 1943. He was discharged in 1945 having achieved
the rank of 1st Lieutenant, then returned home to join his father
and brother George in the lumber business. In 1954, he sold his
share of the business to his brother and moved to a farm on Prai-
rie Creek where he had a successful farm and ranch raising crops
and registered Hereford cattle.
Family relationships meant a lot to Malcolm. He had ¿ ve chil-
dren.
Malcolm was active in the community. He lived a life of
service, purpose and integrity. He was a member of the Joseph
United Methodist Church where he served as lay leader, direct-
ed or sang in the choir. He was a member of Joseph Masonic
Lodge #81 AF&AM where he served as worshipful master and a
member of Joseph Post #157 American Legion where he served
as post commander. He was a founding member of the Wallowa
Valley Arts Council. He was an original member of the Wallowa
County Planning Commission which developed the ¿ rst compre-
hensive plan in the state of Oregon. This plan lead to the creation
of the Wallowa Valley Soil and Water Conservation District for
which he served as a founding member. To bring free television
to the outlying areas of the county, a number of farmers formed
the Wallowa Valley TV Association for which he served as the
¿ rst president. He also served as chair of the Associated Ditch
Company and Dobbin Ditch Company. He was a member of the
Wallowa County Junior Chamber of Commerce and Wallowa
County Stockgrowers Association. When he retired from farm-
ing, he moved to Joseph and became a member of the city council
and then the mayor of Joseph. He was instrumental in saving the
Wallowa Lake Camp from being sold off into lots for summer
cabins.
His hobbies included woodworking, singing with the Wal-
lowa County Chorus, reading for knowledge and pleasure. His
love of family and friends never ended. He was outgoing and
loved connecting with others. He welcomed new people into the
community and was open to developing friendships with those
who had different beliefs or political af¿ liations.
He is survived by his wife Jean Dawson, his daughters Mary
Garcia (Jorge), Elizabeth Perry (Bob) and Lisa Dawson, 12 grand-
children, 29 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and neph-
ews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, seven siblings, and
his sons John Dawson (Katie) and Jim Dawson (Denise), and great
granddaughter Alyssa Dawson.
In lieu of À owers, memorial contributions can be made to Mal-
colm’s favorite charities: Joseph United Methodist Church’s Com-
munity Building project, Wallowa Lake Camp or Doctors Without
Borders or to one of his daughters’ favorite charities: Sabal Palm
Sanctuary, Gideons International, or the Wallowa County Commu-
nity Fund at Oregon Community Foundation.
Celebration of Life will be held at the Joseph United Methodist
Church at 11 a.m Saturday, October 24 followed by interment at
the Joseph Cemetery and dinner at the Joseph Community Center.
Friends who don’t wish to attend the funeral are welcome to join
with family and friends at the dinner at approximately 1 p.m.
Walleen
Madonna
Grondona was born in
San Francisco, Calif.,
Nov. 28, 1942 to Walter
and Virginia Grondona.
She passed away Oct. 10,
2015 in Enterprise.
In elementary school
her parents bought a
ranch in Pleasanton, Ca-
lif., and titled it “Gron-
dona Stables”. With her
father’s contacts in the
¿ lm community, many
of the cowboy stars kept
their horses at the ranch,
including Roy Rogers’
famous horse, Trigger.
She made friends with the late Mr. Rogers and was able to ride
Trigger and take part in a photo shoot with him. Stars in the
horse world also stayed with the Grondonas. This only contin-
ued to feed and nurture her love of horses. She lived on horse-
back. Her natural talent evolved into an early successful show
woman, winning the California State Championship in Western
and English events at the age of 7.
After moving from Pleasanton to Merced, Calif., she attend-
ed Merced High School. During high school she entered the
California Rodeo Queen Contest and won the Horsemanship
competition. After graduating in 1962, she moved to San Jose,
Calif., to attend college. She met Bob Winchester, a handsome
rodeo cowboy. They married and moved back to Merced, where
they had three children, Jamie, Alicia and Justin and ran a suc-
cessful horse business. They were the ¿ rst in the area to build
an indoor arena where they boarded, trained and taught horse-
manship. She also taught a Horsemanship class, and hosted a
weekly radio program called “ Everything You Wanted to Know
About Horses” at Merced Junior College. Walleen was also a
member of the Merced Horseman’s Association.
Sadly, her 37 year old husband died of a heart attack after
only 8 years of marriage. She was devastated but knew she had
to continue to the business to support her children. Being a sin-
gle parent with a business and family to take care of was very
hard.
One day, a local almond farmer named Ray Zanutto brought
his daughter to the ranch to inquire about horse riding lessons.
They married and moved the family to the almond ranch in
Winton, Calif. There she continued to teach horsemanship to
her children and Ray’s children, also becoming the 4-H Horse
advisor for Merced River 4H. During this time she began show-
ing cutting horses where she won several awards through the
Paci¿ c Coast Cutting Horse Association and nationally.
In 1997 her and Ray sold the ranch in Winton and bought
a beautiful ranch in Wallowa County where she continued to
show cutting horses. Walleen even got to experience riding one
of the famous Lipizzan Stallions.
Over the years her love of riding and competing never left
her heart, her health would not allow her to ride or compete at
a high level. When she was strong enough you would see her
wavy, blonde hair under her cowboy hat or visor, as she rode her
mares on the trails of the Wallowa Mountains usually followed
by her trusty dogs. She even got to ride her mare a couple days
before she left this earth.
Walleen had a strong faith in Jesus Christ, loved her family
and was always ready for a family gathering or party of some
sort. She had an infectious laugh and had an impact on many
people over the years. She will be dearly missed by all those
who knew her.
Survivors include huer husband of 40 years, Ray Zanutto;
sister Jerri Boschi; brothers Walt Grondona Jr. and Charles Mu-
ratore; children Jamie Stablin, Alicia WInchester Jantz, Justin
Winchester; step-children Danny Zanutto, Diana Dreyer, Sam
Zanutto, Sandy Zanutto Clark, Tom Zanutto, Mike Zanutto and
Suzan Zanutto Foster; grandchildren Derek Zanutto, Chris-
ta Zanutto Garcia, Jared Reichardt, Katrina Reichardt, Hailey
Zanutto, Jake Zanutto, Ryan Clark, Tommy Zanutto, Mike Za-
nutto, Melody Zanutto, Bethany Zanutto, Luke Zanutto, Grace
Zanutto, Mercy Zanutto, Matt Zanutto, Mitchel Zanutto, Zach-
ariah Foster and Gianna Foster
She is preceded in death by her parents, ¿ rst husband and
grand children.
A viewing was already held. There will be a Celebration of
Life Oct. 24, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Wallowa Senior Center.
There will also be a special mass on Nov. 29 at St. Pius Catholic
Church in Wallowa at 8 a.m.
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