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January 11, 2017
Wallowa County Chieftain
O BITUARIES
Wilma Courtney
March 28, 1925 — December 24, 2016
Donald Oliver Knodell
Aug. 1, 1930 — Jan. 2, 2017
June G. Wickre
February, 1920 — Jan. 4, 2017
Wilma was born in Paradise,
Oregon on March 28, 1925, and
returned home peacefully on
December 24, 2016.
She was an active and retired
member of the Rebecca Lodge
and the VFW. Wilma was best
known for her food service at
both the Circle T in Enterprise
and the Frontier Café at Joseph.
She received several awards for
the best waitress in Wallowa
County.
Wilma outlived three hus-
bands: Jim Sleight, Glenn Tib-
bit and Ross Courtney. She was
an outstanding caretaker and devoted wife. Wilma also lost two
sons, Micheal Sleight and Rick Sleight.
Wilma is survived by one son and a daughter-in-law, Ross
and Rosie Sleight. She had many grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Wilma will be laid to rest at the Lostine Cemetery next to her
late husband Ross Courtney. Memorial will be held in the early
summer, hoping all her friends will be there. Bollman Funeral
Home entrusted with arrangements.
Donald “Don” Oliver Knodell
was born in Enterprise, Ore-
gon to Clayton Leroy Knodell
and Isel Hunter Knodell Hug
on Aug. 1, 1930. He died Jan.
2, 2017 while shoveling snow
in Eagle, Idaho — ending his
life as he lived it, taking care of
home and family.
He never realized there was
something he could not do.
Don’s father died when he was
11. He and his older brother
William “Bill” Clayton Knodell
worked to help support the fami-
ly, and witnessed the strength and independence of their moth-
er (whose jobs included newspaper reporter and city judge).
Don’s jobs included window washing at Wallowa Lake Lodge
and working as a fi re lookout for the U.S. Forest Service. He
spent time on his grandparents ranch in Lostine, and at the
cabin his dad built at the head of Wallowa Lake.
Don graduated from Enterprise High School in 1948 and
remained lifelong friends with all his classmates. He was a
member of Elks Lodge #1829 for more than 40 years. He had
stories of his pioneer family, hunting adventures, and child-
hood mischief from every corner of Wallowa County. He
graduated from Oregon State University and attended the Uni-
versity of Oregon for graduate work after serving in the Air
Force during the Korean War.
Don married Mary Coon Knodell in the St. John’s Cathe-
dral in Spokane on June 22, 1957. He was a devoted husband
and supportive father who was always busy with something.
Don worked for Price Waterhouse in Portland and retired in
1985 after 21 years with Boise Cascade.
Don was preceded in death by his oldest son Mark. He is
survived by his wife Mary, of Eagle. Idaho; by his brother Bill
Knodell of Portland, Ore; by his children Kristi Knodell (wife
Kristin Kinnamon) of Marysville, Wash.; and Scott Knodell of
Boise, Idaho; and by nieces and nephews. Services will be at
3 p.m. April 21 at Boise Unitarian Universalist Church, 6200
Garret St., Garden City. Some of Don’s ashes will be interred
at the Enterprise Cemetery over Memorial Day weekend. Five
generations of Don’s family are buried in Wallowa County. In
lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the American Heart
Association or the American Cancer Society.
June (Knott) Wickre passed
away in Tacoma, Wash., on Jan. 4,
2017. She was born in a cabin on
Bear Creek, near Wallowa, in Feb-
ruary of 1920 to Pete Knott and
Wilma (Downing) Knott. Her pa-
ternal grandparents were John and
Sarah Jane (Bramlet) Knott. Sarah
Jane was the daughter of F.C. and
Martha Bramlet, who were one of
the fi rst homesteader families in
the Wallowa Valley. Sarah Jane
was the fi rst white baby born in
Wallowa County (1873). June’s
parents were both born in the Wal-
lowa area.
After Pete’s death, Wilma remarried to Joe Feagins of Leap,
Ore.
In 1929 Pete moved the family to Dayton, Wash., where
June fi nished high school. During World War II, June lived in
Olympia, Wash., where she worked in the offi ce of then-Gov.
Langley. It was here that she met a U.S. Navy offi cer named
O. Gordon Wickre. In 1946, after Gordon returned from World
War II operations in the Pacifi c Theater, they were married in
San Francisco.
Gordon fi nished his degree at the University of Minnesota
and in 1949 went to work for Boeing Co. in Seattle. They lived
in the Seattle/Tacoma area for most of the rest of their lives.
June and Gordon had three children, all of whom survive her:
Gloria Steel (Tacoma, Wash.) and her husband Bruce, Doug-
las Wickre (Joseph) and his wife Gail, Dr. Curtis Wickre, MD
(Spokane, Wash.) and his wife Nancy. June had eight grandchil-
dren and 10 great-grandchildren.
June is also survived by her sister Berneice Metcalf of
Wenatchee, Wash., cousins Elf Bissinger of Joseph, Edith Estes
of Enterprise and cousin Ross Downing’s wife, Murna Down-
ing of Enterprise, together with their families. June was preced-
ed in death by her husband Gordon, her brother Keith and her
sisters Bethel and Wilda.
As a child, June loved to horseback with her dad into the
Blue Mountains to fi sh and to pick mushrooms and huckleber-
ries. As an adult June loved boating and salmon fi shing. She and
Gordon boated as a hobby in the 1960s, with trips every year to
the San Juan Islands and up into Canadian waters.
After the kids left home, June and Gordon lived aboard their
boat (the Juno) for many years. She enjoyed the many winters
that they spent in Arizona with friends, in their RV. June was
a wonderful cook and loved to host all kinds of parties and
gatherings. June was an expert at many crafts from sewing and
knitting to making beaded jewelry. She always had a project at
hand and many in the queue. Card games kept her sharp and
her schedule was built around bridge and pinochle right up till
the end.
The memorial service for June Wickre will be Sat. Feb. 4
at 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, 524 S. I street, Tacoma,
Wash., 98405. Reception will follow at the church.
Obituaries continued on Page 3
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D EATH N OTICES
Wendell Jeffords
Wendell Ray Jeffords, 85, of Wallowa died at La Grande
January 2, 2017.
At his request, there will be no services.
Bollman Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.
Contest
Calvin Arnold Long, Jr.
June 15, 1923 — Dec. 31, 2016
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and their immediate families may not submit entries.
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print edition. Selected winning and non-winning photos
may also appear in a single issue of the Wallowa Valley
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web site in the conte5t of informing members of the Photo
Club about the contest.
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1. The People's Choice awards for the most popular
submitted photos, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in each
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Division photo and their favorite Adult Division photo.
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each of the two divisions as determined by the judges.
Prizes are $40, $20, and $10, plus certificates. Honorable
Mentions may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
Prizes for honorable mentions will be certificates.
The Wallowa Valley Photo Club
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Deadline: Submissions to the contest may be made
beginning Sunday, January 1, 2017 and will be
accepted through Saturday, January 21, 2017. Vot-
ing for the Peomle's Choice award is from Sunday,
January 22, 2017 through Sunday, February 5, 2017.
Winners will be announced in the Wednesday, February
15, 2017 issue of the Chieftain.
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may be scanned and digital copies submitted.
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Cal passed away Dec. 31, 2016 at the age of 93.
Cal, the son of Calvin and Clara Long, is survived by his
brother John (Duke) Long, his wife Barbara and their three
daughters.
Cal graduated from Enterprise High School in 1941 and
then spent year at Oregon State University in Corvallis on a
butter-making internship. He returned to Enterprise until in-
ducted into the Navy for World War II.
When discharged he returned to Enterprise and was instru-
mental in the development of Raven Foods, which produced
cheese and butter. He later worked for J. Herbert Bates saw-
mill. At the time of his retirement, Cal was working for the
U.S. Postal Service.
His hobby was competitive small-bore rifl e and pistol
shooting, however his greatest love was his woodworking.
Cal was also involved as an instructor for the hunter safety
program required by the Oregon State Game Commission be-
fore young hunters could obtain a hunting license.
The family would like to thank all the personnel at the
Alpine House in Joseph for their service and caring for Cal
the last few years of his life. A special thank you to Karleen
Gomes for countless hours of caring and assistance through
many years. Also to Lowell and Jan Euhus. This faithful keep-
ing in touch by Karleen, Lowell and Jan with John and his
family in Eugene helped ease the pain created by the distance
between Eugene and Enterprise.
A family burial will be held at the Enterprise Cemetery
with a memorial service for friends and family in the spring.
Bollman Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
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