Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 18, 2022 -- SEVEN
Obituaries
Jerry Edmond
Myers
Jerry Edmond Myers of serving his communi-
of Heppner was born on his ty. He enjoyed bowling,
family ranch near Heppner had his pilot’s license and
on July 1, 1934, the son enjoyed flying his Cessna
of Jasper and Lila (Bar- 182, taking trips to Maui
tholomew) Myers. He
and boating.
passed away in Herm-
He is survived
iston on May 13, 2022,
by his wife of 67
at the age of 87.
years, Nancy;
Jerry lived on his
sons, John and Ei-
family ranch through-
leen Myers, Sam
out his childhood, at-
and Terri Myers;
tending schools at Pine
daughter, Wendy
City and Echo High Jerry Ed-
and Dan King;
School. He then studied mond Myers eight grandchil-
agriculture sciences at
dren, Rushelle,
Oregon State College for Danyelle, Chelsea, Austin,
three years. He met Nancy Skylan, Ashley, Casey and
Schuler while attending Sydney; nine great grand-
college and the couple were children; and several nieces
united in marriage on Jan- and nephews and extended
uary 16, 1955, in Portland, family members.
OR.
He was preceded in
Jerry and Nancy re- death by his parents, Jasper
turned to the family ranch and Lila; brother, Charles;
where he has worked and two sisters, Janet and Shir-
lived throughout his life. ley.
He and his father Jasper
A memorial service
were innovators who al- for friends and family will
ways worked to fabricate be held at 2:00 P.M. on
their equipment to find Tuesday May 24, 2022
more efficient and better at the Burns Mortuary of
ways to farm. He was also Hermiston (685 W. Herm-
active in the Heppner Elks iston Avenue Hermiston,
Lodge, was involved in the Oregon). Burns Mortuary
development of Lake Pen- of Hermiston is in care of
land, served on the Uma- arrangements.To leave an
tilla Electric Cooperative online condolence for the
board, attending the Mor- family please go to www.
row County Road Dept as burnsmortuaryhermiston.
well as many other ways com.
Michael Gene
Warren
Michael Gene Warren Mission.
was born February 22, 1947,
Mike married Julie
in Portland to Claudine Mae Quihuis in Phoenix in 1976.
Drake and Eugene Hewitt They had three children;
Carver. Mike was raised by David, Donald and James.
his mother and step-
On December 11,
father, Paul Warren,
2006, he married
after they married in
Ana Maria Rojas
1950. He died May 8,
Gavilan in Santa
2022, at age 75 in San
Cruz, Chile.
Fernando, Chile, from
Mike became a
the effects of a stroke
superb vocalist and
in 2021.
Michael Gene was also an out-
Mike graduated Warren
standing guitarist
from Heppner High in
and pianist.
1965 and attended Brigham
He is survived by his
Young University and Ar- wife, Ana, of San Fernando;
izona State University, his mother, Claudine, of Po-
where he received a bach- catello, ID; brothers, Steve
elor’s degree. He taught at of West Valley City, UT,
public schools in Heppner, and Matt of Pocatello, ID;
Utah, Arizona and New his sister, Joan Yamamoto
Mexico.
of Bellevue, WA and by his
F r o m 1 9 6 6 - 6 8 h e three sons.
served as a full-time mis-
A funeral service and
sionary for The Church of burial were held May 11 in
Jesus Christ of Latter-day San Fernando.
Saints in the West Mexico
Edna Deloris Wilson
Edna Deloris Wilson of ese and her husband Lyle,
Hermiston, OR, was born Hammond, OR; son, Joe
October 13, 1936, in Hep- Struthers and his wife Sar-
ah, Clovis, NM;
pner, OR to parents,
Edgar and Mildred
sisters, Edie Mor-
ris, Prineville, OR,
Wilson Morris. She
died May 7, 2022,
Florence Nolan, Ev-
erett, WA and Doris
in Hermiston at the
age of 85 years. Edna
Brosnan, Heppner,
was raised and at-
OR; brothers, Kip
tended school in Hep-
Morris, Madras,
pner, graduating from Edna Deloris OR and Bob Mor-
Wilson
Heppner High School
ris, Condon, OR;
in the class of 1954.
grandchildren,
While in high school she Aubry, Rebecca, Melissa,
began working as a nurse’s Bradley, David, Jonathan,
aide at Pioneer Memorial Maria, Robyn, Tracy, Trudy
Hospital and continued to and Trisha; numerous great
work there after graduating. grandchildren, nieces and
Edna married Maynard nephews.
Struthers Sr. and operated
Edna was preceded in
an in home daycare for sev- death by her husbands; her
eral years. Maynard passed parents; sons, Jack, Bill and
away in 2001. She married Gary Struthers and broth-
John Wilson in 2005 and ers, Jim and Randy Morris.
he passed away in October
A graveside service
of 2021. She has lived in will be held on Friday,
Hermiston for the past 30 May 27, 2022, at 10 a.m.
years and was a member of at the Hermiston Cemetery,
the Umatilla Assembly of Hermiston.
God, Umatilla, OR. Edna
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She is survived by Hermiston is in care of
her daughter, Dena Wi- arrangements.
Kathryn (Kite) M. Healy Thorne
Kathryn (Kite) M. town Ukiah so when travel
Healy Thorne passed on from the ranch was difficult
to everlasting peace, May they stayed in town. After
a couple years the
1, 2022, at McK-
family moved into
ay Creek Estates,
Pendleton during the
Pendleton, with the
school year. She was
support and love of
involved in many
her daughters by her
extra curriculum ac-
side. Her circle of
tivities and excelled
life on earth is com-
Kathryn
in sports. With ev-
plete. Kathryn was (Kite) M.
the first-born child Healy Thorne ery opportunity giv-
en, on weekends or
to her parents Hen-
ry Lazinka Jr. and Jennie summertime, she was at
(Johnson) Lazinka. She the ranch. She dreaded the
was born October 19, 1930, drive over Battle Moun-
in Portland, due to the fact tain as she always suffered
that her mother, Jennie, with car sickness. (The car
thought delivering amongst sickness didn’t seem as
her nursing school gradu- bad if they were hauling
ate classmates was a more horses). On one occasion,
favorable choice. From her Daddy had Kite (16
Kathryn’s childhood for- years old) and sister Jean
ward, there was no doubt (14 years old) haul a load
Kathryn would choose the of two-year-old steers from
country over the city in ev- Ukiah, down the Columbia
erything she did. She was River Gorge and delivered
a very young, red headed, to the Portland Stock Yards.
freckled faced little girl They learned responsibility
when she acquired her nick- young and were capable.
name “Kite.” Because of She graduated from PHS
her unbridled energy and in 1948. Kathryn attended
ambition, a Portland lawyer OSU just long enough to
visiting the ranch thought know, “I learned that the
she was “as busy as a kite.” downpour of rainstorms
And for the next 91 years every day wasn’t for me.”
She happily went back
she proved them right.
She loved everything to wonderful dry eastern
about the ranch and recalled Oregon.
She competed in Mus-
spending many days horse-
back with her childhood tangers Horse Shows,
hero, Granddaddy Henry Ukiah Rodeos, Heppner
Lazinka Sr. Adventure was Rodeos and others. She
nothing new to him as he was a standout on the Mus-
had sailed around the Horn tangers Baton Relay Race
of South America not once, teams and roping in the
but twice. He left Poland prestigious Round-Up are-
with the dream, determina- na. She had no fear and
tion and desire of a better only determination when
life in America. With many she was aboard a horse.
trials and hardships, he She was a princess on the
somehow-someway made 1949 Pendleton Round-Up
his way to the beautiful court and Queen in 1950.
Ukiah country where his Kite handled jumping the
dream of building a cat- wooden rail fences with
tle ranch came true. After grace and enthusiasm all in
Henry’s return trip to Po- one package. A memorable
land, he brought back his highlight of her reign was
bride Minna, and sister presenting First Lady Mar-
Clara. Kathryn grew up in garet Truman a bouquet of
the family home with two red roses during President
languages spoken at the Truman’s May 10, 1950
dinner table - German and “major address from a plat-
English. It is easy to un- form” stop at the Union
derstand why Kathryn and Pacific Railroad Depot.
her grandad were a great There was an estimated
pair. For Kathryn’s first 12 crowd of 20,000. Another
years she cherished their adventure was driving her
time together as there was court princesses to the Cal-
always an adventure on the gary Stampede. Her court
horizon. With the abundant director told her she was “a
love of her parents, good way better driver than me.”
She was employed by
years continued with her
siblings, Jean, Bobby, Judy the Oregon State Hospital
as secretary for many doc-
and Mary Lou.
Kathryn started her tors. She excelled in taking
early grade school years dictation by shorthand. She
at Ukiah. Tap dancing and loved bookkeeping and
sledding off the hill at Ukiah worked for many business-
were vivid memories. The es. She wrapped meat for
family had a home in down- Shea Lockers and later they
Larry Sticka
Larry Sticka of Lexington passed
away April 5, 2022. A celebration of life
will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 1
p.m. at the Community Bible Church, 170
Larry Sticka
B Street, Lexington OR 97839.
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Kathryn (Kite) M. Healy
Thorne
hired her for their book-
keeper. In her sixties, she
conquered learning how to
run a computer and updated
the ranch books to Quicken.
On May 1, 1954, Kath-
ryn married William J (Bill)
Healy and the Healy Ranch
on Butter Creek became her
home for life. They both
shared a love for ranch-
ing and a family with six
daughters was the bonus.
Yes, six girls and no boys.
Her mother-in-law, Annie
Healy, lived with them for
several years. Kathryn said
Annie was a wonderful
woman and she admired
her kindness immensely.
Kathryn was busy being a
housewife, raising six girls,
preparing meals for nine
people, and every once in
a while, working with Bill
and his brother, Tom Healy,
on the ranch. Kathryn said
that Uncle Tom was the one
who taught her about the
sheep. It didn’t take long
before the sheep joined her
favorite list with the cattle
and horses. Many KY Healy
Ranch raised quarter horses
became champions in the
rodeo arena throughout the
northwest and beyond. She
had cow dogs throughout
her life, and they were
treated like her best friend.
It wasn’t unusual for
the Healy girls to take 30
head of livestock to the
Morrow County Fair. Kath-
ryn’s roping skills came
in handy when a rather
uncomfortable situation
arose when one of the steers
became a wild runaway.
Ironically, the steer went
on and won Grand Cham-
pion Market Steer. Bill and
Kathryn gave their daugh-
ters endless opportunities.
Although the Healy ranch
was a 50-mile round trip to
school in Heppner, Kathryn
and Bill always encouraged
their girls to excel in school,
sports and 4-H. Kathryn
and Bill weren’t able to
attend all their girls’ events,
but they were their greatest
supporters. Until the girls
were old enough to drive,
they stayed in town with
relatives. Kathryn said she
always knew they were
in good hands. Similar to
her childhood, work on the
Healy Ranch was a family
affair. Moving sprinkler
pipe, haying, harvesting
and moving cattle were a
priority. Rock picking and
pulling rye were dread-
ed. During the summer, it
wasn’t unusual to see six
horses tied all day to the
hitching post in front of the
house. It was simply the
means of travel and plea-
sure. A family vacation was
going to Lehman Springs
for the day.
Her husband, Bill,
died on October 2, 1993.
She continued sharing her
knowledge and passion
for the ranch with family
members, Butch and Mary
Knowles and grandsons
Brian and Blake. She mar-
ried Glen Thorne on June
17, 1995, who also had been
widowed, and they had
several years of good times
until his death in 2003.
A cherished special
time for Kathryn was when
Patti was a princess and
Queen of the Pendleton
Round-Up (1970/1971)
and Janice followed in
1979/1980. It was sum-
mers filled with many good
people, creating friendships
that lasted a lifetime. One
of the greatest thrills of her
life, at 80 years young, was
riding in the Western Ho
Parade at the 2010 100-year
anniversary of the Pendle-
ton Round-Up. She enjoyed
watching and cheering on
many family members
competing in rodeos.
Kathryn is survived
by daughters, Patti (Rob-
ert) Adair, Joan (John)
Hays, Susan (Paul) Hisler,
Mary (Butch) Knowles and
Maureen (Shane) Crossley;
brother, Robert (Sandy)
Lazinka; sisters, Judy (Ron)
Currin and Mary Lou (Rob-
ert) O’Rourke; 18 grand-
children, 34 great-grand-
children and numerous
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Hen-
ry and Jennie Lazinka;
husband, William J Healy;
daughter, Janice Healy Da-
vis; grandson, Shad Hisler;
husband, Glen Thorne and
sister, Jean Lazinka Barbo-
uletos.
A Rosary was held Fri-
day, May 6, 2022, at St
Patrick Catholic Church,
Heppner. A celebration of
life Catholic Mass was held
Saturday. May 7, also at St.
Patrick Catholic Church.
For charitable contribu-
tions please consider, Shri-
ners Hospital for Children,
3101 SW Sam Jackson Park
Rd., Portland, OR 97239,
or Doernbecher Children’s
Hospital, 700 SW Campus
Dr., Portland, OR 97239 or
the Pendleton Round-Up
Hall of Fame, PO Box 609,
Pendleton, OR 97801.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in care of ar-
rangements. The online
condolence book is avail-
able at www.sweeneymor-
tuary.com.