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Louis Franklin ‘Frank’ Mader Jr.
Echo
February 7, 1933-May 28, 2016
Louis
Franklin
Mader Jr. “Frank”,
83, beloved hus-
band, father, grand-
father, great-grand-
father, brother and
friend, passed away
May 28, 2016, with
family surrounding him.
Frank was born February
7, 1933, in Colfax, Wash.,
to Louis and Klara Mader.
He was raised on the fam-
ily farm with his brother,
Winston, and sister, Miri-
am. After graduating from Mader
Colfax High School, he at-
tended Washington State College
where he studied agriculture and
was a member of AGR fraternity.
Frank married the love of his
life, LaVonne Willson, August
27, 1955, in Colfax. Frank served
in the U.S. Army prior to and
just after their marriage. During
the early years of their marriage
Frank and LaVonne had two chil-
dren, Shannon and Kirk. In 1965,
Frank and his family moved to the
Jordan Valley, Ore., area where
he realized his dream of owning
a cattle ranch and they enjoyed
the western way of life on Succor
Creek. In 1977 he and LaVonne
moved to Ruby Valley, Nev.,
where they expanded their cattle
operation before settling down on
a wheat farm in the Butter Creek
area of Echo, Ore., in 1979.
Frank and LaVonne’s steward-
ship of the land earned them the
Morrow County Conservation
Farm in 1987 and the following
year was awarded the Oregon
State Conservation Farm Award.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016
Frank’s love for cattle
ranching never sub-
sided as he continued
to run cattle along
with raising wheat.
In 2002 he partnered
with his son on a
ranch in Nevada.
Frank enjoyed working
alongside his family and
instilled the importance of
hard work in his children.
Family and faith were pri-
orities for Frank and his
presence will be missed
forever.
Frank was a longtime
member of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League and the Oregon
Cattleman’s Association, and a
member of the Hermiston First
Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife of
60-plus years, LaVonne; daughter
Shannon Rust (Tim), Echo, Ore.,
son Kirk Mader (Donna), Orova-
da, Nev.; grandchildren Brian
Rust (Jordan), Brooke Carnine
(Randy), Brynna Rust, Quinn
Mader, Kade Mader; great-grand-
son Karsten Carnine; brother
Winston Mader, Pullman, Wash.;
sister Miriam Backert (Gary),
Shoreline, Wash.; and many niec-
es and nephews.
Contributions may be made to
the First Christian Church Me-
morial Fund, 775 W. Highland
Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838, or
to Sharing Alongside, P.O. Box
33663, Seattle, WA 98133.
Services will be held at the
Hermiston First Christian Church
on Friday, June 3, 1:00 p.m., with
a burial in Colfax at a later date.
More than 100 vehicles
were on display at the ACES
Car Show on Saturday in
Echo, which is a fundraiser
for the high school car club
that puts it on.
STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST
STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST
One of the ACES Car Show
trophies on display before
the awards were presented
Saturday, May 28.
A 1955 Oldmobile Rocket 88, owned by Kerry and Ina Peterson, sits in
line with other cars entered in the ACES Car Show in Echo on Saturday,
May 28, next to the park.
STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST
A 1953 Packard Clipper with
a teardrop trailer owned by
George McDonald.
STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST
Car enthusiasts walk along Main Street in Echo looking at some of the more
than 100 vehicles entered in the ACES Car Show on Saturday, May 28.
This 1930 Ford Model
A pickup, owned by
Harley and Bertha
Sager, was one of
the older vehicles on
display at the ACES
Car Show in Echo on
Saturday, May 28.
STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST
Some contemporary cars
were also entered in the
ACES Car Show on Saturday,
May 28, in Echo. This 2009
Dodge Challenger owned by
Robert Herrera of the Wyked
A&I Car Club featured some
custom LED lights.
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