SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 11, 2004
___ Obituaries
Shirley J.
Cunningham
S hirley
J.
Cunningham, 66, of Heppner.
died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004.
at her home.
A graveside service
will be held Feb. 12 at l p.m.
(MST) at Sunnyside Cemetery
in Stevensville, MT.
She was born May
17, 1937, at Heppner, to JJ
and Eva Padberg Griffith. She
grew up and attended schools
at Spray.
On Nov. 11, 1952,
she m arried R obert E.
Cunningham at Seattle. The
couple lived at Seattle for 19
years before m oving to
Stevensville, MT in 1971.
Cunningham enjoyed
bow ling, carp en try and
building things with wood.
Robert died in 1985
and she m oved back to
Heppner in 1986.
Survivors include son,
R obert C unningham of
E verett, WA; daughters,
JoJean Johnson of Snohomish,
WAand Patricia Cunningham
of Boise, ID; her mother, Eva
Griffith of Heppner; sisters,
Beverly Denney of Wallowa,
Rene Ledbetter of Heppner
and Sue Gamble of Cheney,
WA; brother, Don Griffith of
Spray; 11 grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was
preceded in death by son,
D avid
C unningham ,
d au g h ters,
V ictoria
C unningham and D ava
Darvial, by her father, JJ
Griffith, brother, Mac Griffith
and a sister. Fay Kelsay, and
by grandchildren Dough
Fowler and Jason Fowler.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Pioneer Memorial Hospice,
P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Or
97836, or to the Arthritis
F o u n d atio n , 4412 S.W.
Barbur Blvd., Suite 220,
Portland, OR 97201.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Richard Joseph
Kempas
R ichard
Joseph
Kempas, 61, of Lexington,
died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004,
at his home.
A memorial service
will be held at 1 p.m., on Feb.
21, at the First Christian
Church in Heppner.
He was born Nov.
26, 1942, at Delta, CO, to
Frank and H attie W right
Kempas. The family soon
moved to Roseburg where he
grew up and attended school.
He met Judy Kline at
Roseburg High School. The
couple later married and had
recently celebrated their 44th
wedding anniversary.
Kempas was a log
sca le r and w orked for
Columbia River Log Scalers
in Eugene for many years. He
and o th ers opened and
operated their own company.
Northwest Log Scalers until
1993 when he retired. The
couple moved to Lexington
where he was employed by the
City of Lexington.
He liked to fix things
and was never to busy to work
on the car of a friend, relative
or stranger whom he passed
stranded on the road. He was
especially happy when a
grandchild visited with a special
toy only grandpa could fix.
Survivors include his
w ife, Judy K em pas o f
Lexington; sons, Joe Kempas
of Medford and Jim Kempas
of Lexington; brother. Chuck
Kempas o f G ardner; and
grandchildren, Nichole, Jesse,
Taylor and Nick.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the First Christian Church
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box
158, Heppner. OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Mildred Irene
Wright
Mildred Irene Wright,
92, o f H eppner, died
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004; at
Summit Springs Retirement
Village in Condon.
A funeral was held at
All Saints Episcopal Church in
Heppner on Feb. 2, with burial
following at Heppner Masonic
Cemetery.
She was bom Nov. 3,
1911, at Hardman, to Glenn
and Evalyn Ball Farrens. She
grew up and attended Burton
Valley Grade School and
Hardman High School. She
then attended Benke-Walker
Business College in Portland
and Eastern Oregon Normal
School at LaGrande.
On April 7,1934, she
married Walter M. Wright at
Chehalis, WA. They moved to
the family ranch on McKinney
Creek near Hardman where
they began raising sheep and
later raised cattle.
Wright was a member
of All Saints Episcopal Church,
the Rhea Creek and Lexington
granges and the Rebekah
Lodge. She was active with
the Oregon State University
Extension Service and had
also been active in 4-H. She
was recognized by the Oregon
State Alumni Association for
her work as a 4-H leader.
S urvivors include
daughters, Pat Anderson and
husband Don of Arlington and
Janet Litchfield and husband
Dr. Ralph Litchfield of Bend;
grandchildren, Tami Rietmann,
Brad A nderson, Stephen
Litchfield, Denise Becker and
Julie Main; and seven great
g ran d ch ild ren . She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Walter Wright in
1976, and by a brother,
Darrell Farrens and a sister,
Murl Owen.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the South Morrow County
Scholarship Trust, P.O. Box
926, Heppner, OR 97836, or
to All Saints Episcopal Church
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box
246, Heppner, OR 87836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Raymond
Wagner Lundell
Raym ond W agner
L undell, 87, o f E ugene,
formerly of the lone area, died
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004, at
Valley West Health Care
Center in Eugene.
A funeral was held
Feb. 7 at Valby Lutheran
C hurch near lo n e, w ith
concluding service and burial
follow ing at High View
Cemetery in lone.
Lundell was bom July
14, 1916, at Gooseberry, to
Algott and Beulah Wagner
Lundell. He attended the old
Gooseberry School through
eighth grade and graduated
from lone High School in
1934. He receiv ed a
scholarship to attend Oregon
Institute of Technology in
Portland, but later returned
home to help his father on the
family farm.
On Oct. 6, 1938, he
married Charlotte McCabe at
Vancouver, WA.
In 1941, he expanded
his farming operation when he
m oved his fam ily to an
adjacent piece of property,
which became the Lundell
family home.
He was active in the
community, involved with the
REA C o-op, the O regon
W heat L eague, W illow s
Grange and Heppner Elks
Lodge. He served on the
Board of Directors and served
as treasu rer for the Soil
C onservation D istrict at
Heppner.
In 1959, Lundell was
named Conservation Man of
the Year for Morrow County.
He was a longtime
member of Valby Lutheran
Church which his grandfather
had helped build. He had
served on the church council.
In 1969, the Lundells
m oved from the farm to
Eugene where Lundell began
w orking for the State of
O regon as a S afety
Compliance Office in the
Accident Prevention Division.
Lundell retired in 1983.
He enjoyed reading,
gardening and traveling. He
was a collector of coins,
stamps and rocks. He was
said to be devoted to his
family.
Survivors include his
wife, Charlotte of Eugene;
daughters, Karen Stack of
Chester, MT and Cheryle
Foskett o f M oraga, CA;
brother, Wally Lundell of
P o rtlan d ; g ra n d c h ild re n
Michelle Bahnmiller, Dara
Coates, Sean Stack, Jason
Stack, Christopher Foskett
and Janelle Foskett; and seven
great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his
parents and by his brother,
Charles Lundell who died in
2003.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Valby L u th eran C hurch
Memorial Fund, 60492 Valby
Road, lone, OR 97843, or to
the United Church of Christ
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box
346, lone, OR 97843.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
James W. “Jim”
Neally
Jam es W. “Jim ”
Neally, 88, a resident of
Irrigon for the past IV i years,
died Friday, Jan. 30,2004, at
his home.
A Celebration of Life
service was held Feb. 3 at
Columbia View Community
C hurch in Irrig o n w ith
interment to follow at Desert
Lawn Memorial Cemetery in
Irrigon.
Neally was bom Sept.
23, 1915, at Everett, WA, to
Voyle and Johanna Neally.
He lived in Seattle,
working at Robertson Freight
Line, before jo in in g the
M arines in 1944. W hile
serving in the Marines he met
Ruth M. Rasmussen in San
Francisco.
F o llo w in g
an
honorable discharge, the
couple was married on Sept.
15,1946, at White Center in
Seattle.
A good portion of
their married life was spent
living on and working on
restoration of boats. In 1970,
they traveled to Alaska on their
man and wife troller for the
fishing season. Later Neally
was Port Engineer for the
Indian F ishing Fleet in
Metlakatla, AK.
After retiring, they
moved to Leavenworth, WA
area where they lived for 14
years. They built a new home
and lived there until 19%.
Neally was a member
of the Plains Community
Church and served on the
board, mission and other
committees.
Upon selling their
home they moved to Irrigon
where they have lived for the
past seven and a half years.
Neally was a member
o f the C olum bia View
Community Church in Irrigon,
serving on the board and in
other areas of service. He was
also a member of the American
Legion.
Survivors include his
wife of 57 years, Ruth of
Irrigon; sons, John Neally and
wife, Mary Lou of Seattle and
Glen Neally and wife Judy of
Wauconda, IL; grandchildren;
R achael, R ebecca and
Christopher; and many nieces
and nephew s. He was
preceded in death by his
parents, three sisters and three
brothers.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Columbia View Community
Church or to Vange John
Memorial Hospice.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
Minnie Marie
McVae
Minnie Marie McVae,
92, a longtime Hermiston
resident and accomplished
horsewoman, died Saturday,
Jan. 31,2004, at the home of
her caregi ver/granddaughter,
Patricia Fleming, in Irrigon.
A funeral was held
Feb. 5 in the chapel at Bums
Mortuary of Hermiston with
burial following at Hermiston
Cemetery.
M cVae was born
March 30,1911, at Rathdrum,
ID the eldest child of George
and Rose (Novak) Goodrich.
She
lived
at
Warrenton before coming to
Hermiston in 1946 with her
husband, Stanley McVae.
Stanley worked at McNary
Dam and she farmed.
McVae was a life
member of the Umatilla Sage
Riders, participating in club
activities until her health forced
her to retire in 1996. She was
mostly known as the woman
with the buckskinned ponies,
“Mabel and Bessie” and their
wagon. She participated in
parades and w eddings
throughout U m atilla and
Morrow counties. Prior to
having her ponies, she raised
A rabian
horses
and
participated in Sage Riders
with her Arab stud, “Robin.”
She was a form er
member of the Eagles Lodge.
M cVae
enjoyed
crafts, dancing, gardening,
fishing, hunting and attending
senior dances.
Survivors include her
daughter, Rose Mary Bozarth
of Hermiston; grandchildren;
Julia Widmar, Stanley Byrd,
Lee Byrd, Pearl Cason, Toni
Emmerson, Sunday Dyer,
Patricia Fleming and Peggy
Cooper; sisters, Dorothy
Keller of Hermiston, Elsie
Rausal of Hermiston and Betty
Craze of Paulsbo, WA; 21
great-grandchildren; 20 great-
great-grandchildren; and
num erous o th er fam ily
members and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Stanley
M cVae, by com panion,
Walter Primm, by grandsons,
Mel Byrd and George Byrd,
by brothers, Neil Goodrich
and Walter Goodrich, by her
parents, George and Rose
Goodrich and by an infant son.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Vange John M em orial
Hospice, the Umatilla Sage
R iders
B uilding
and
Maintenance Fund or to a
charity of choice.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
Wallace Amos
“Wally”
Fiederickson
W allace
Amos
“Wally” Fiederickson, 76, of
Irrigon, died Friday, Feb. 6,
2004, at Good Shepherd
Medical Center in Hermiston.
A memorial service
was held Feb. 11 at Columbia
View Community Church in
Irrigon. Burial followed at
D esert Law n M em orial
C em etery in Irrigon.
Disposition was by cremation.
He was born May
15,
1927,
at
his
grandmother’s home in Irrigon,
to Frank and Olive Smith
Frederickson. He grew up in
the Irrigon area and graduated
from the eighth grade at the old
grade school, which is now
Irrigon City Hall.
He farmed with his
father in the Irrigon and
Hermiston area.
He entered the Army
in 1950 and was honorable
discharged in 1952.
He had worked in the
lumber mill at Pilot Rock; at a
fertilizer plant in Burbank, WA;
and farmed his land on the
Patterson Ferry Road at
Irrigon while working as a
pellet mill foreman for Eastern
O regon Farm s. He was
employed at Lamb Weston as
a line mechanic in Boardman,
retiring after 10 years. He later
returned to Lamb Weston in
Hermiston and retired from
there after another 10 years.
He married Grace E.
Hixon on April 4,1969.
Frederickson and his
wife, Grace, had returned to
live in the Irrigon area seven
years ago.
He was a member of
the Umatilla Sage Riders and
was on the Pony Polo Team.
Survivors include his
wife, Grace Frederickson of
Irrigon; daughters, Kitty Ellen
Lamb of Hermiston, Grace
Ellen Schroeder of Sheridan
and Mylinda Ronell Awmiller
of LaGrande; sons, Erick
Dwayne Frederickson of
Amity and Clayton Curtis
Frederickson of Granby, CO;
16 grandchildren; five great
g randchildren; brothers,
Clarence Frederickson of
B oardm an
and
John
Frederickson of Hermiston;
and sisters, Alice Woods of
Hillsboro and Josephine West
o f Greybull, WY. He was
preceded in death by sisters,
S hirley
Yoho, Freda
F red erick so n and Bell
Wheeler, by brothers, Fred
F red erick so n and Roy
Frederickson, and by his
parents.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
Joe B. Green
Joe B. G reen, 86,
longtim e certified public
accountant and Pendleton’s
First Citizen for 1995, died
Friday, Feb. 6, 2004, at
W illow brook Terrace in
Pendleton.
A funeral service was
held Feb. 11 at the United
M eth o d ist C hurch in
Pendleton.
The fourth of six
children, he was bom Aug. 24,
1917, to Stephen Alexander
and Mattie Belle Green, and
was reared in Heppner. He
graduated from Heppner High
School in 1935.
He and his wife, Anne
“Nancy” Green had been
married for 63 years.
He graduated from
the University of Oregon in
1940 and became a CPA in
1945, establishing his solo
p ro fessio n al practice in
Pendleton in November 1947.
The firm becam e
Green and Green in 1963
when his nephew, Stephen
Green, became a partner. Joe
Green’s son, John R. “Bob”
Green, became the third family
partner in 1967. Joe Green
retired from the firm in 1986.
Green believed in
com m unity service and
worked for years to keep
U m atilla C ounty and
Pendleton a prosperous, good
place to live and raise a family.
He was a positive, optimistic
voice, a champion of hard
work, honesty and ethical
behavior.
In 1995, Green won
the O regon Society of
Certified Public Accountants
G old M edal Award for
co n trib u tio n s
to the
p ro g ressio n
and the
community, the fourth CPA to
receive the award.
Green was the first
CPA from east of the Cascades
appointed to the State Board
of Accountancy, named to the
board by Gov. M ark O.
Hatfield in 1964. He was
appointed to a second term in
1968 by Gov. Tom McCall.
He had already
assembled CPAs from Eastern
O regon for a series of
professional meetings when in
1965, he founded and served
as first president of the Eastern
Oregon Chapter of the state
society of CPAs. He was
granted a life membership in
both the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
and in the state society in
1989.
Green was elected to
six terms on the Blue Mountain
Community College Board of
Directors beginning in 1972,
and served as chairman four
separate years during that 25-
year period. He also served
on the Oregon Community
College Association legislative
committee.
G reen
was
a
P endleton
R ound-U p
v o lu n teer for 45 years,
including eight years as
R ound-U p A sso ciatio n
treasurer.
He was a chairman of
the Umatilla County Long-
Range Planning Committee,
w hich review ed county
operations and in 1989,
recommended improvements
to county g overnm ent,
including a home rule charter.
He was appointed to the
Charter Review Advisory
C om m ittee,
w hich
recom m ended how to
reorganize county government
when the charter became
effective in 1995.
Green was a member
of the Umatilla County Budget
Committee for many years,
serving as chairman several
times. In a letter supporting his
candidacy for First Citizen,
County Commissioners Emile
Holeman, Bill Hansell and
Glenn Youngman w rote,
“Umatilla County government
has never been stronger thanks
to a very large degree to one
of Pendleton’s finest citizens,
Joe Green.”
He was a member of
the Elks Lodge from the time
he moved to Pendleton in
1947, and had been active in
the Pendleton Rotary Club
since May 1950. He had been
a member of First United
Methodist Church since 1948,
and served as church treasurer
and member of the finance
committee for seven years.
Green helped launch
the Pendleton Federal Credit
Union, which was chartered in
1976, and served on its board
of directors, and for 12 years,
on its supervisory board.
Survivors include his
wife, at the home in McKay
Creek Estates; sons. Bob
Green of Pendleton, Paul
Green of Washington, D.C.,
and David Green of Parkland,
FL; daughter, Joann Byrd of
Seattle; sister, Ruth McCaleb
of
P o rtlan d ;
eight
grandchildren; four great
g ran d ch ild ren ; and two
nephews in Pendleton.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the Umatilla County Historical
Society, directly or through
Bishop Funeral Chapel, P.O.
Box 325, Pendleton, OR
97801.
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