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Wednesday, July 19, 2017
O BITUARIES
Donald Lee Caldwell
Aug. 20, 1945 - July 15, 2017
Dorothy Katherine Blasing
Dec. 19, 1918 - July 5, 2017
George ‘Shiloh’ Ernest Rogers III
April 25, 1974 - July 2, 2017
Donald Lee Caldwell, 71, of Hermis-
ton passed away at his home on Saturday,
July 15, after a long, hard battle with pul-
monary fi brosis.
Caldwell was born Aug. 20, 1945, in
Raymond, Washington, the son of Lee
and Edith (Emerson) Caldwell. He lived
in South Bend, Washington, as a child
where he graduated from high school in
the class of 1963. After high school, he
enlisted in the Air Force, where he was
stationed abroad and served four years.
He then moved to Washington, D.C.,
for a short time before moving to Hill-
sboro. While living in Hillsboro, he
worked at a service station and then be-
gan working for the city wastewater treatment plant. With a full-
time job and family, he attended Clackamas Community College,
receiving his associate degree.
In 1974, he moved to Hermiston to become the superintendent
of the wastewater treatment plant. One of his biggest accomplish-
ments was assisting in upgrading the city’s wastewater treatment
system and his vision of relocating the plant to its current location
in the early 1980s to keep up with the growth of the city of Herm-
iston. In 1993, he took a position with the Department of Environ-
mental Quality and oversaw the eastern region. He lived in Pend-
leton for a short time before moving to John Day in 1997, where
he worked as the public works director until his retirement in 2000.
He moved back to Hermiston from John Day in 2016.
Caldwell enjoyed buying and selling antiques and collect-
ibles and started a business called “Grandkids Inheritance.” He
was known as “Dealin’ Don” to many associates at estate sales
and auctions. He enjoyed fi shing, hunting, camping and was an
avid poker player. He cherished his family, and his grandchil-
dren were his pride and joy. He enjoyed attending their activities
and sporting events. He was involved with many community
organizations, such as president of the Hermiston Band Boost-
ers, where he assisted in raising money for the band to travel
to Europe; Pacifi c Northwest Clean Water Association, where
he received the William D. Hatfi eld Award for outstanding per-
formance and professionalism in 1988; John Day City Council
member from 2002-2014; actively involved in the Grant Coun-
ty Senior Center in John Day; and member of the Elks Lodge
for 44 years and the Eagles Lodge.
Caldwell married JoAn Arnold in Hinsdale, Montana, on Aug.
1, 1967, and from this marriage two sons, Jeff and David, were
born. The couple divorced many years later. He married Carolyn
Mayden on Dec. 7, 1997, in Walla Walla, Washington.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of Hermiston; sons Jeff
and wife, Nancy, and David and wife, Brenda; four grandchildren;
sisters Dorothy Heater and Diane Hull; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Delores Brown, and a
brother, Dale Caldwell.
Viewing will be held from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at Burns
Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.
Friday, July 21, at Burns Mortuary chapel. Burial with military
honors will follow in Hermiston Cemetery. A reception will follow
the graveside service.
Memorial donations can be sent to Shriner’s Hospital, shriner-
shospitalsforchildren.org
To leave an online condolence for the family, visit burnsmortu-
aryhermiston.com.
Dorothy Katherine Blasing, 98, of
Prairie City passed away Wednesday,
July 5, at Blue Mountain Care Cen-
ter in Prairie City. A service was held
Tuesday, July 11, at the Prairie Baptist
Church, in Prairie City.
Blasing was born Dec. 19, 1918, at
Manhattan, Kansas, to Julius and Me-
lia Hoerman. She attended Manhattan
schools and graduated from Manhattan
High School. She married John “Mel”
Blasing Feb. 13, 1937, in Manhattan and then headed west liv-
ing in Unity, Bates and Prairie City.
She was involved in many church and community activities.
She was a member and president of her Home Extension group,
played piano and was active in Bible school at her church. Blas-
ing was also a member of the Community Choir for several
years, was involved in many school activities, such as PTA, and
followed her son, Larry, to many of his football and basketball
games.
In her younger years, she spent several summers up in the
Dixie Mountain fi re lookout tower. She was on the Prairie City
Cemetery board for many years. She was also in charge of the
church service at the Blue Mountain Care Center on Sunday
afternoons for many years and was an avid visitor at the center.
She liked horseback riding, sewing crafts and anything out-
doors, especially herding cattle to and from summer pastures.
She is survived by her grandson Loy Blasing of Missoula,
Montana; sister Helen Mann of Antioch, California; daughter-
in-law Yvonne Blasing of Rapid City, South Dakota; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by husband, John “Mel” Blasing;
son, Larry Blasing; three brothers; and one sister.
To leave a condolence for the family, visit driskillmemori-
alchapel.com.
George “Shiloh” Ernest Rogers
III, 43, of Fort Hood, Texas, passed
away Sunday, July 2, near Forest
Service Road 24 on the Malheur
National Forest. A memorial service
will be held at a later date.
Rogers was born April 25,
1974, in Killeen, Texas, at Fort
Hood to George Rogers Jr. of Du-
mas, Texas, and Brenda (Smith)
Woodall of Rocky Ford, Colorado.
He attended Dumas High School, where he
played football and baseball. After high school, he
worked in construction and lived most of his life in
California.
Rogers was free spirited, and he loved nature, his family
and being outdoors.
He is survived by his two sons, Julian Rogers of Still-
water, Oklahoma, and Cedar Shylow Rain of Eureka, Cal-
ifornia; father, George Rogers Jr. and his wife, Doreen, of
Dumas; mother, Brenda Woodall and her husband, Carl
Woodall, of Rocky Ford, Colorado; brothers Dwayne Rog-
ers of Colorado and Jeff Rogers of Dumas; two half-broth-
ers Adam Rogers of Dumas and Eric Rindhal of Twin
Cities, Minnesota; stepsisters Jacqueline Aikman and fi an-
cé, Gavin Hoskins Lorraine, of Amarillo, Texas, Clarissa
McPherson and husband, Matt, of Dumas, Miranda Coon
and husband, Randy, of Dumas, Gaylene Woodall and Eric
Woodall of Oklahoma, Cindy Miller of Fitch, Texas, and
Jennifer Miller of Grand Junction, Colorado; and several
nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of
one’s choice through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S.
Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
To leave a condolence for the family, visit driskillmemo-
rialchapel.com.
Kathryn June Pettyjohn-Flesher
Sept. 17, 1957 - May 17, 2017
Kathryn June Pettyjohn-Flesher, 59, of La Grande passed
away May 17 at Saint Luke’s Regional Medical Center in
Boise, Idaho. No services will be held, per her request.
Pettyjohn-Flesher was born in Denver City, Texas, on
Sept. 17, 1957, and, at the age of 5, moved with her family to
Seneca. “Khaki,” as her beloved daycare children grew to call
her, spent her life working with children in her home daycare.
Over 50 children were loved and cared for unconditionally by
Kathy over the span of 41 years.
Those who knew Pettyjohn-Flesher know she loved noth-
ing more than being “the boss of everybody.” Her twice-a-
year Oregon Coast trip was a highlight she looked forward to
every year. She will not be forgotten.
She is survived by her mother, Maryanne Pettyjohn; her
husband, Michael William Flesher, of La Grande; her siblings,
Jerry Wayne Pettyjohn, Margaret Meyer and Darren Petty-
john; her three children, Colby Farrell, Brett Ann Wilkinson
and Cale Michael Flesher; and two grandchildren, Lylyann
June Wilkinson and James Walter Wilkinson II.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s
choice through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon
Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
To leave a condolence for the family, visit driskillmemo-
rialchapel.com.
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A girl, Adelynne Mae Ashley,
7.3 pounds, 21 inches, was born to
parents Michael and Nathaniel Ash-
ley of Dayville July 7 at St. Charles
Medical Center in Bend. She joins
1-year-old brother, Miles. Grand-
parents are Randy Lesan, Turlock,
California, George and Betty Ash-
ley, Wamic, and Jeff and Babette
Larson, Dayville. Great-grand-
parents are Al and Shirley Sisk,
Prineville, Joe Larson, Dayville, and Buck and Kari Coe,
Madras.
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