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Phillip Arthur ‘Phil’ Hawman
Charles Martin Lorence
Hermiston
September 1, 1931-January 23, 2015
Umatilla
February 18, 1918 - January 15, 2015
Phillip Ar-
in the Columbia Ba-
thur
“Phil”
sin and has been
Hawman
instrumental
passed away
in making the
at
Good
crop a thriv-
Shepherd
ing option for
Medical
growers in the
Center
in
region. Farm-
Hermiston, Oregon,
ing was Phil’s passion,
on Friday, January 23,
and he greatly enjoyed
2015, after a long bat-
working the land. He
tle with Alzheimer’s at
was inducted into the
the age of 83 years.
Oregon State Univer-
Phil was born in
sity College of Agri-
Whiteson, Oregon, on
cultural Sciences Hall
September 1, 1931. Hawman
of Fame in 2005.
He attended Amity
Phil was also very
High School in Amity, Or- involved in the Hermiston
egon, where his teams won community. He served as a
state titles in football and bas- member of the Hermiston
ketball. He was later inducted Chamber of Commerce, vice
into the Amity High School chair of the Hermiston Fire
Hall of Fame. After high Department, and on the advi-
school, Phil attended Oregon sory committee of the Herm-
State University, where he iston Agricultural Research
graduated with a degree in ag- and Extension Center. Phil
ricultural education. There he was always willing to help a
met and married the love of his neighbor or someone in need.
life for 62 years, Grace Ardele
Most importantly, Phil
Firestone. After graduation, he was a devoted husband,
joined the United States Air father, grandfather, and
Force, where he served as a great-grandfather. He is sur-
pilot for 12 years, retiring with vived by his loving wife,
the rank of major.
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After leaving the military, san Karschnia of Richland,
Phil and Ardele bought a Wash., Karen Blunck of Can-
small farm outside of Dayton, by, Ore., Linda Von Borstel
Oregon. Together, they grew of Grass Valley, Ore., Mike
a diverse number of crops Hawman of Hermiston, Ore.,
DQGDIDPLO\RI¿YHFKLOGUHQ and Judy Von Borstel, Grass
Susan, Karen, Linda, Mike Valley, Ore.; his brother, Eric
and Judy. The farm grew with Hawman of Schavmburg, Il-
time and 29 years later, it en- linois; 16 grandchildren,15
compassed 1,200 irrigated great-grandchildren; and two
acres. Phil was also very in- to-be great-grandchildren.
volved in the Dayton commu-
Phil was preceded in death
nity. He served as president by his parents, Arthur and
of the Dayton School Board, Georgia Hawman, and sisters
director of Norpac, director of Joyce Rawlings and Artyce
the Oregon and Washington Hawman.
Vegetable Growers Associa-
A graveside service with
tion, and was recognized by military honors will be held
the FFA for his service to the on Saturday, January 31,
organization.
2015, at 1 p.m. at the Herm-
In 1982, Phil and Ardele iston Cemetery, Hermiston,
moved the farm to Hermiston, Oregon.
Oregon. They were enticed
A celebration of life service
by center pivot irrigation and will follow at 2 p.m. at the
encouraged to move by their Hermiston Church of the Naz-
son, Mike, who was attending arene, Hermiston, Oregon.
Blue Mountain Community
Donations in lieu of
College in Pendleton, Ore- ÀRZHUV FDQ EH PDGH WR WKH
gon. The move was a success. Hermiston Fire District or the
Phil has been recognized six BMCC Irrigation Project di-
times as one of the best corn rectly or c/o Burns Mortuary
growers in the United States. of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289,
He also developed a new Hermiston, OR 97838.
variety of perennial ryegrass
Please sign the condolence
seed, labeled “Pavillion,” and book at burnsmortuaryherm-
marketed internationally. Phil iston.com.
spent the last several years of
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
his farming career champion- iston, Oregon, is in care of ar-
ing the growing of grass seed rangements.
Charles Martin Lor- ins in the Easton-Cle Elem
ence, 96, of Umatilla, area as well as driving a
Ore., passed away at snowplow, keeping the
the Chaplaincy Hospice pass clear in the winter,
House in Kennewick, and logging trucks in the
Wash.,
Thursday
summer.
Jan. 15, 2015.
In 1973 they sold
He was born in
the resort and spent
Silverton, Ore., to
the next 38 years
Andrew and Mar-
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jorie (Hayes) Lor-
the mouth of the
ence and was raised
Columbia River and
on the family farm
Alaska as well as
in the Waldo Hills. Lorence
traveling through-
At age 16 he re-
out the U.S. and
ceived a football injury Canada in their travel trail-
that left him with a fused er. Ultimately they became
hip joint and a left leg 2 “snowbirds,” spending 38
inches shorter than his winters at Good Life RV
right leg. Following his Resort in Mesa, Arizona.
recovery he was deter- In 1999 they returned to
mined that a “short leg” Umatilla to spend their
would not define or lim- summers near their extend-
it his quality of life. So ed family. Charles was re-
what if he could not run vered by numerous nieces
fast or ride a horse, he and nephews who enjoyed
could still work harder, his numerous stories of life
longer or smarter than on the farm, the Depression
others to accomplish his HUD¿VKLQJDQGZRUNLQJLQ
goals. In 1936 the family the North Country as well
moved to Yakima, Wash., as his many lectures on life
where he met and married in general that always end-
Kathleen Pollock in July ed with “work hard, save
1940. They enjoyed a 71- your money and pay your
year marriage and had a taxes.”
son, Robert James, and a
Charles was preceded
daughter, Kathleen May.
in death by his parents, his
Charles was a dedicat- wife of 71 years, Kathleen,
ed family man who be- and his brother Robert An-
lieved in a strong work drew. He is survived by
ethic and traditional fam- his sister Ruby Snoey; his
ily values. During the De- son Robert James and wife
pression years he worked Judith; daughter Kathleen
any job he could find and McManus and husband
briefly moved the fam- Thomas;
grandchildren
ily to Seattle to work at Jon Charles Lorence and
Boeing prior to going to wife Tricia, Robert Alexan-
Alaska to work on the der Lorence and wife Dee,
construction of the Alas- and Jennifer Westling and
ka Highway as a truck husband Craig; and seven
driver and mechanic. Fol- great-grandchildren.
He
lowing the end of the war, took special pleasure in
Charles returned home giving his grandchildren
and served as a truck lectures dealing with ethics,
driver and mechanic, fol- family values and the bene-
lowing Turtling around ¿WVRIKLJKHUHGXFDWLRQDQG
the state of Washington saving their money.
for five years. In 1949, he
A celebration of lives
joined his brother (Bob) of Charles and Kathleen
and brother-in-law (Al is scheduled for January
Pollock) to build and op- 31st at the First Chris-
erate ABC Service Sta- tian Church in Hermiston,
tion and Garage in Uma- Ore., at 11:00 a.m. In lieu
tilla, Ore.
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In 1962 Charles and be made to First Christian
Kathleen moved the fami- Church or The Chaplaincy
ly to Easton, Wash., where Hospice House in Kenne-
they built and operated wick, Wash.
Lake Easton Resort for
Those wishing to ex-
12 years. During this time press memories may do so
Charles also worked as a on the Condolence Book at
building contractor build- burnsmortuaryhermistion.
ing a dozen A-frame cab- com.
Matthew Charles Miller
Hermiston
August 6, 1957-January 23, 2015
Matthew Charles Miller, a
resident of Hermiston, passed
away on Friday evening, Jan-
uary 23, 2015, at his home in
Hermiston. Matt was 57 years
old.
He was born on August 6,
1957, in Belvidere, Illinois.
He graduated from Minooka
High School in Minooka, Il-
linois, and continued his ed-
ucation at the Grundy Area
Vocational Center in Morris,
Illinois. In 1990, Matt moved
to Prosser, Washington, and
then on to Hermiston, Oregon,
where he would settle down in
his home at Hat Rock in 1999.
He met the love of his life,
Becky Wineland, in 2001 and
spent the next 14 years with
her happily by his side.
Matt had a diverse resume
but loved his work in carpen-
try and general contracting.
He enjoyed working with his
hands and often did home im-
provement projects for fun.
He had been with the Wash-
ington Group Internation-
al working at the Umatilla
Chemical Depot until the job
ended last year.
Matt was also very
active in the commu-
nity and had been a
board member at the
Princess Theater Cul-
tural Center; the wor-
thy president of the
Eagles Aerie #2647; a Miller
board member of the
Hat Rock Water Co. and the
McNary Yacht Club.
His passions were for boat-
ing and collecting all things nau-
tical, cooking, spending time
with friends and family, travel-
ing and camping, birdwatching,
gardening, music, fishing, and
woodworking. His last trip had
been to Illinois to spend a month
with his family there. They trav-
eled cross country — camping
along the way — to visit his
family back home. It had been
one of the most memorable trips
of his life. Matt spent a great
deal of time on the Columbia
River and visiting the
San Juan Islands every
chance he could get. He
also loved the beaches
of Hawaii. He remi-
nisced often about his
time there and dreamed
of returning soon. While
he loved a good adven-
ture, he was equally as
happy spending time at home.
Matt loved to cook and garden
and almost always had a project
going in the shop.
Matt was a kind and loving
man and will be remembered
by anyone who knew him.
His humor and conversation
will be missed by so many.
He lived life to the fullest and
loved without limits.
Matt leaves behind his
mother, Naomi Van Dolson of
Illinois; siblings Mark Miller,
Christina Miller and Robert
(Amy) Van Dolson of Illinois;
his nieces and nephews and
great-nieces and -nephews,
which he adored; his lifelong
companion, Becky Wineland
of Hermiston; and two pets,
Merchant and Twitch. He
was preceded in death by his
father Wallace Miller in 2000
and his stepfather Raymond
Van Dolson in 2004.
A memorial service will
be held at the McNary Yacht
Club on February 15th at 2
p.m. at 34099 Beach Shore
Drive, Hermiston, OR 97838.
Please sign the condo-
lence book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermis-
ton is in care of arrangements.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston.
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Beverley Jean ‘Bev’ Hall
Hermiston
September 22, 1945-January 28, 2015
Beverley Jean “Bev” Hall
was born on September 22,
1945, in Wallowa, Oregon,
to parents Fredrick and Vera
Shelton Hockett. She died on
January 28, 2015, at
her home in Hermis-
ton, Oregon, at the age
of 69 years.
Bev was raised
and attended schools
in Hermiston, Ore-
gon. She graduated
from Hermiston High Hall
School in the class
of 1963. Bev lived most of
her life in Hermiston, Ore-
gon. She worked as a cook
at McCabe’s Restaurant, at
the McNary Dam, at the deli
in Wal-Mart, and she also
worked at McNary Dam as a
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maintenance.
Bev had a natural calling
for helping and caring for
others. She enjoyed read-
ing, spending time with her
grand-babies, her kids, cook-
ing, the outdoors, the ocean,
and gardening. Bev had a
genuine sweet tooth.
She is survived by her chil-
dren Triena White, Patrick
Johnston (Melanie), Andrew
Johnston and Charley Sowell
(Daniel), all of Hermiston,
Ore.; sisters Dorothy Hinton
(Tom), Milton Freewater,
Ore., and Barbara Warnock
(Grant), Imnaha, Ore.; broth-
ers Wayne Hockett (Patricia),
Milton Freewater, Ore., and
Harry Hockett (Pris-
cilla), Pendleton, Ore.;
grandchildren Emilie
Hall, Travis White
(Alexandria), Joshua
King, David John-
ston, Jennifer Stillman
(Isaac), Jessica John-
ston and Jacob John-
ston; and numerous
great-grandchildren, nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Bev was preceded in
death by her parents, and two
grandsons: Patrick Johnston
and Gregory White.
A celebration of life ser-
vice will be held on Saturday,
January 31, 2015, at 4 p.m.
at Burns Mortuary chapel,
Hermiston, Oregon.
Contributions in Bev’s
memory can be made to a
memorial fund c/o Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston at
P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, OR
97838.
Please sign the condolence
book at burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of ar-
rangements.
William Roy Ford Jr.
Hermiston
May 17, 1932-January 25, 2015
William Roy Ford Jr., be-
loved husband, father, grand-
father and friend, died Janu-
ary 25, 2015, at his home in
Hermiston at the age of 82.
He was surrounded by
loved ones and will be
remembered fondly
for his captivating sto-
ries and charismatic
smile.
Bill, as his friends
and family knew him,
was born May 17, Ford
1932, in Hermiston,
Oregon, the son of William
Roy Ford Sr. and Lola Mable
Ford. He enjoyed growing up
on a farm in Hermiston with
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On May 25, 1950, Bill
married Marion Lamont. To-
gether they raised their four
children. Bill was a police of-
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and Reedsport for ten years.
After moving back to Herm-
iston, Bill worked for Rohr-
man Ford Motor Company,
where he was recognized nu-
merous times throughout his
career for his service accom-
plishments and dedication to
the company. Bill also donat-
ed much of his time to public
service as an active member
in the community. He played
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council member, president
of Kiwanis, and a member of
various other community or-
ganizations. Bill was an avid
reader, and he loved music
and golf. He could often be
found playing his piano with
a grandchild sitting next to
him. He also spent many days
in his wood shop making
beautiful pieces of art.
Bill is survived by
his loving wife Mari-
on Ford; daughter and
son-in-law Cindy and
Eric Hansen; son and
daughter-in-law Bill
and Connie Ford III;
son and daughter-in-
law Cary and Karen
Ford; and son and daugh-
ter-in-law Mark and Sylvia
Ford. Bill was grandfather
to 10 grandchildren and 17
great-grandchildren. He is
also survived by his broth-
ers Jim Ford, Dave Ford and
Don Ford, as well as his sis-
ters Amy Bransken and Ada
Otzenberger.
A celebration of life will
be held Saturday, January 31
at New Beginnings Christian
Fellowship (700 W. Orchard
Ave.) in Hermiston. The ser-
vice will begin at 1 p.m.
Memorial donations can
be made in remembrance of
Bill Ford to Vange John Me-
morial Hospice, 645 W. Or-
chard Ave., Suite 300, Herm-
iston, OR 97838.
Please send condolences
at burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com.
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of ar-
rangements.
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