WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018
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Joyce Marie Tompkins
Nellie M. (Moore) Berry
C. Kaye McAtee
Wallowa
February 28, 1953 - October 25, 2018
Hermiston
October 6, 1926 - October 26, 2018
Echo
November 29, 1932 - October 27, 2018
Joyce Marie Tomp- and friends very much and
kins was born February 18, was conscientious about
1953, in Albany, Ore., to keeping in touch with
Charles and Ilene Tomp- those far away. Her sweet,
kins. Joyce passed away at thoughtful spirit and gener-
osity will be remem-
Wallowa Memorial
bered by many.
Hospital on October
Joyce had a good
25, 2018.
Joyce lived in
sense of humor and
the Albany/Lebanon
loved to laugh.
area before mov-
Joyce is survived
ing to Fort Rock at
by her mother, Ilene
the age of seven. Tompkins
Tompkins of Herm-
iston, Ore.; sib-
She attended Fort
Rock Elementary and Pais- lings David Tompkins of
ley High School. In 1971, Yakima, Wash., Charles
she graduated from high Neal Tompkins of Ever-
school as the Jr./Sr. prom ett, Wash., Judy Tompkins
queen and class valedic- of Hermiston, Ore., and
torian. Joyce went on to Cheryl Faulk of La Grande,
study nursing at Eastern Ore. She is also survived by
Oregon State College and numerous nieces, nephews,
OIT.
great-nieces and -neph-
Joyce helped with farm ews, and various other rel-
harvest and did office and atives. She was preceded in
CNA work during her death by her father, Charles
summers of college. She Tompkins, in 2000 and
became disabled in her her sister-in-law, Patricia
early 20s. She lived several Tompkins, in 2002.
A Celebration of Life
places, with her last resi-
dences being Pendleton, La will be held on November
Grande and Wallowa.
10, 2018, at 3 p.m. at Herm-
Joyce had many inter- iston Church of the Naz-
ests and enjoyed listen- arene, 1520 W. Orchard
ing to music and singing, Avenue, Hermiston, Ore. A
cooking, knitting, crochet- reception will follow.
ing, embroidery, coloring,
Online
condolences
and flowers. Her faith in can be made to Bollman
God was important to her.
Funeral Home at boll-
Joyce loved her family manfh@frontier.com.
Nellie M. (Moore)
Berry was born on Octo-
ber 6, 1926, in Hermis-
ton, Oregon, to parents
Tom and Nellie Goodwin
Moore. She died on
October 26, 2018, at
her home in Hermis-
ton, Oregon, at the
age of 92 years.
Nellie
was
raised and attended
schools in Stan-
field and Hermis- Berry
ton, Oregon. She
was united in marriage
to Warren Rust on Octo-
ber 11, 1940, and they had
two daughters, Sharon
and Debra. Nellie worked
for the Forest Service, at
the Umatilla Army Depot
and in maintenance at the
McNary Dam for several
years before retiring. War-
ren preceded her in death
in 2002. Nellie married
Clyde Morgan Berry in
2006 and he preceded her
in death in 2010.
She was a member of
NARFE, the Good Sam
Club, Hermiston Bowl-
ing League and had served
as a Blue Bird and Camp
Fire leader as well as grand
marshal of the Umatilla
Fair Parade.
Nellie enjoyed crafts,
playing cards, fishing,
Janet F. Detwiler
Ruth M. Engum
Umatilla
November 26, 1959 - October 27, 2018
Echo
August 2, 1929 - October 29, 2018
Janet F. Detwiler of Umatilla, Ore.; mother
Umatilla, Oregon, was born Doris O’Dell, Umatilla,
on November 26, 1959, in Ore.; brother Michael
Mexico, Missouri, to par- (Veronica) Albright, Herm-
ents Joseph and Doris Hov- iston, Ore.; sister Jo Anne
inghoff
Albright.
Schiffner,
Salem,
She died on October
Ore.; aunt Greta
27, 2018, in Uma-
Lee, Portland, Ore.,
tilla, Oregon, at the
uncle and aunt Bob
age of 58 years.
and Ethel Ferger,
She was raised
Richland,
Wash.,
and attended school
aunt Sheila Hoving-
hoff, Lyle, Wash.,
in Umatilla, Oregon.
and aunt Gracie
Janet was united in Detwiler
Mills, Irrigon, Ore.;
marriage to Terry
Detwiler on November 24, and numerous nieces and
1990, in Umatilla, Oregon. nephews.
Janet was preceded
They lived in Baker City,
Oregon, and later Kalispell, in death by her son, Tra-
Montana, before returning vis Adams; father Joseph
Albright; stepfather Art
to Umatilla, Oregon.
Janet worked as the O’Dell; and uncles Royal
manager at the Hermiston and Paul Hovinghoff.
Shari’s Restaurant and as a
A celebration of life
waitress at Frasus Restau- service was held on Fri-
rant. She worked in the day, November 2, 2018,
billing department at Fam- at 1 p.m. at Burns Mor-
ily Health Associates for tuary chapel, Hermiston,
Oregon. A private fam-
several years until 2014.
Janet enjoyed reading, ily burial will be at Sunset
church, collecting rocks, Hills Cemetery, Umatilla,
drawing and making salsa. Oregon.
She was a very caring per-
Please sign the online
son who had a huge heart condolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
and loved all animals.
She is survived by her
Arrangements by Burns
husband, Terry Detwiler, Mortuary of Hermiston.
DEATHS
Thomas E. ‘Beenie’ Beenblossom
Hermiston
March 3, 1946 - Nov. 2, 2018
Thomas E. “Beenie” Beenblossom, 72, of Hermiston died
Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at his home. He was born March 3,
1946, in Cozad, Nebraska. A celebration of life service will
be held Friday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. at Burns Mortuary chapel in
Hermiston. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.
Sign the condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Kathy L. Grissom
Hermiston
July 11, 1942 - Nov. 4, 2018
Kathy L. Grissom, 76, of Hermiston died Sunday, Nov. 4,
2018, at her home. She was born July 11, 1942, in Kokomo,
Indiana. Arrangements are pending with Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston. Sign the condolence book at burnsmortuary-
hermiston.com.
Ruth M. Engum of
Echo, Oregon, was born on
August 2, 1926, in Boise,
Idaho, to parents Preston
and Bessie Fosdick Carter.
She died at the age
of 92 on October 29,
2018, in Pendleton.
Ruth was raised
and attended schools
in Pinehurst, Idaho,
graduating
from
Kellogg
(Idaho)
High School in Engum
1943. After serv-
ing with the federal gov-
ernment in Washington,
D.C., during WWII, Ruth
returned to Spokane and
attended Holy Names
College, where she met
her husband, James John
Engum, who was attending
Gonzaga. They were mar-
ried June 5, 1948, in Kel-
logg, Idaho. They lived
in several Northwest cit-
ies before moving to Echo,
Oregon, in the late ’80s,
where she has lived since.
She worked for the
Department of the Army at
the Umatilla Army Depot
in 1965, and retired in 1987.
She received many awards
for superior performance
and was noted to have
“exhibited outstanding ver-
satility in a wide range of
positions.” Upon her retire-
ment they hoped to sail
around the world in a sail-
boat they were building.
They launched their 38-foot
ketch and sailed to the Port
of Victoria, living aboard for
several months in the Puget
Sound before returning to
McNary Marina due to her
husband’s health issues.
Ruth was a lifelong
learner, taking many
C. Kaye McAtee was
born on November 29, 1932,
in Pendleton, Oregon, to
parents Cyril G. and
Doris Done McAtee.
He died on October
27, 2018, at his home
in Echo, Oregon, at
the age of 85 years.
Kaye was raised
in Pendleton and
then Echo, Oregon, McAtee
where he attended
school and gradu-
ated in the class of
1950. He served in
the United States
Army and was sta-
tioned in Alaska until his
honorable discharge when
he returned to Echo, Oregon.
Kaye attended Oregon
State for a year before trans-
ferring to Oregon Tech,
where he earned his bache-
lor of science in agriculture.
He was united in marriage
to Jessie Boyer on June 18,
1959, in Pasco, Washington.
They leased and operated a
farm outside of Echo, Ore-
gon, and helped other area
farmers with custom har-
vesting for many years until
he went to work for Glenn
Rohde’s farm, where he was
still working at the time of
his death.
He enjoyed fishing,
sports, working and visit-
ing with family and friends.
Kaye was involved in many
community organizations,
including serving on the
Echo School Board for over
25 years, Echo Fire Dept.
Board, Echo Cemetery
Board, Little League presi-
dent and coach. He received
the Conservationist of the
Year award in 1972 for his
hunting, camping, and
traveling to Yuma, Ari-
zona, to snowbird for
several years. She loved
spending time with her
family and was a
wonderful mom.
She is survived
by her daughters
Sharon
Earhart,
Forest Grove, Ore.,
and Debra Gard-
ner, Weston, Ore.;
adopted
children
Lucky and Joan
Myrick; sister-in-law Mar-
ilyn Hiatt, Ontario, Ore.;
grandchildren Denise and
Donald; special friend and
caregiver Melinda Earll;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Nellie was preceded
in death by her husbands,
Warren Rust and Clyde
Berry, her parents, and sib-
lings Bob, Myrtle, Pearl,
Lee and Mary.
A private burial will be
at the Hermiston Ceme-
tery, Hermiston, Oregon.
People who wish may
make contributions in Nel-
lie’s memory to Alzhei-
mer’s Research.
Please sign the online
condolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
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Mortuary of Hermiston.
classes at BMCC. At the
age of 70 she signed her-
self up (via the newly cre-
ated internet) for a full-im-
mersion Spanish study
experience in Gua-
temala. She was a
skilled seamstress,
knitter and quilter,
studied oil paint-
ing, pit-fired pottery,
wrote short stories
and was a master
HAM radio opera-
tor. She loved cook-
ing, canning and making
fudge and other candies
for her family and friends.
Ruth always had several
dogs, and generally a cat
or two.
She was an active
member of Our Lady of
Angels Catholic Church in
Hermiston.
Her children survive
her: Joseph (Karin Power)
Pendleton, Ore.; Carter
(Bonita, “Bonnie”), Stan-
field, Ore.; Michael (Van-
couver, Wash.) and Dor-
othy “Dori” Engum of
Hermiston. She had nine
grandchildren and many
great-grandchildren. Her
husband, parents and sib-
lings preceded her in death.
Recitation of the Holy
Rosary was held Saturday,
November 3, 2018, at 2 p.m.
at Our Lady of Angels Cath-
olic Church, 565 W. Herm-
iston Ave., Hermiston, Ore.,
followed by Mass of Chris-
tian Burial. Burial followed
at Pleasant View Cemetery,
Stanfield, Oregon.
Please sign the con-
dolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
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Mortuary of Hermiston.
Larry Eugene Ross
Hermiston
October 5, 1941 - November 3, 2018
Larry Eugene Ross, age
77, of Hermiston, Oregon,
passed away on Saturday,
November 3, 2018,
surrounded by his lov-
ing family and friends
at Kadlec Regional
Medical Center. He
was born on Octo-
ber 5, 1941, in Inde-
pendence, Kansas, to
Fred and Ruth Ross. Ross
He graduated
from
Albuquer-
que High School
in 1959. Imme-
diately following
high school gradu-
ation he joined the Navy. He
served 21 years and retired in
1980 as a senior chief.
In 1961, while on shore
leave in Reno, he met Jan
Herrick. They were mar-
ried on December 29, 1962.
While in the Navy they lived
in many different locations.
After Larry retired from the
Navy they made their home
in Hermiston, Oregon, and
have lived there for 38 years.
Larry loved the Lord, his
family, and friends deeply.
He loved sharing a cup of
coffee and stories with his
buddies a couple times a
week. He was involved in
many organizations over
the years and was a scout-
master for 25 years. He was
awarded the Silver Beaver
Award by the Boy Scouts of
America Council to honor
the impact he made in the
lives of the scouts.
His scouts are grown men
DEATHS
Andrea C. Roberts
Irrigon
June 9, 1972 - Oct. 26, 2018
William ‘Bill’ Lamb
Hermiston
Dec. 5, 1928 - Oct. 25, 2018
Michael James Wilson
Ruth L. Wayman
Hermiston
May 3, 1928 - Nov. 4, 2018
Ruth L. Wayman, 90, of Hermiston died Sunday, Nov. 4,
2018, in Hermiston. She was born May 3, 1928, in Oroville,
California. A family burial will be held at a later date in Cali-
fornia. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Sign
the condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
now and they hold a very
special place in his heart.
He is survived by his wife
Jan of 56 years and
their children Tonya
Bonin and husband
Ed (Post Falls, Idaho),
Richard Ross and
wife Laurie (Herm-
iston, Ore.), Linda
Andreason and hus-
band Matt (Hermis-
ton, Ore.); six grand-
children,
Michael
Moore, Josh Ross,
Greg Moore, Tyler
Andreason, Ryan
Ross and Kylee
Andreason;
his
brother Louie Ross (Elma,
Wash.) and sister Ada Mike-
ska (Rosenberg, Texas); and
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his mother Ruth and
father Fred.
There will be a Celebra-
tion of Larry’s life on Satur-
day November 10 at 1 p.m.
at the Hermiston Church
of the Nazarene, 1520 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermiston,
Ore., with burial with mili-
tary honors following at the
Hermiston Cemetery, Herm-
iston, Oregon.
In lieu of flowers, please
make contributions in Lar-
ry’s memory to Victory Bap-
tist Church, 193 E. Main St.,
Hermiston, OR 97838.
Please sign the online
condolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
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Mortuary of Hermiston.
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Andrea C. Roberts, 46, of Irrigon died Friday, Oct. 26,
2018, at her home. She was born June 9, 1972, in Caldwell,
Idaho. A private family gathering will be held. Arrangements
by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Sign the condolence book
at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
William “Bill” Lamb, 89, of Hermiston died Thursday,
Oct. 25, 2018, in Hermiston. He was born Dec. 5, 1928, in
Taos, New Mexico. A celebration of life service with mili-
tary honors will be held Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. at Eastern
Oregon Trade & Event Center in Hermiston. Arrangements
by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. To leave an online con-
dolence for the family, go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
farming practices. Kaye had
an extraordinary memory
with a wealth of local his-
tory and knowledge
that he was always
excited to share.
He is survived
by his wife of 59
years, Jessie McAtee,
Echo, Ore.; daugh-
ters Donna (Fred)
Bradbury, Pendleton,
Ore., Brenda (Larry)
Hunter, Echo, Ore.,
and Pamela Haney,
Baker City, Ore.;
sons Ted (Sharon)
McAtee,
Pend-
leton, Ore., Robert (BJ)
McAtee, Echo, Ore., and
Scott McAtee, Pilot Rock,
Ore.; 10 grandchildren;
16
great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Kaye was preceded
in death by his parents,
son Greg McAtee, grand-
son Tyler Campbell, and a
brother, Larry McAtee.
A celebration of life ser-
vice will be held on Fri-
day, November 9, 2018, at
11 a.m. at Burns Mortuary
chapel, Hermiston, Oregon.
Burial with military honors
will follow at the Echo Cem-
etery, Echo, Oregon.
Those who wish may
make
contributions
in
Kaye’s memory to the Tyler
Campbell Memorial Schol-
arship Fund c/o Burns Mor-
tuary of Hermiston, P.O.
Box 289, Hermiston, OR
97838.
Please sign the online
condolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
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Mortuary of Hermiston.
Hermiston
July 4, 1956 - Nov. 1, 2018
Michael James Wilson, 62, of Hermiston died Thursday,
Nov. 1, 2018, outside Echo as a result of a motorcycle acci-
dent. He was born July 4, 1956, in Hermiston. A private fam-
ily gathering will be held. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston. Sign the condolence book at burnsmortuary-
hermiston.com.
David G. Nagle
Hermiston
April 24, 1947 - Oct. 28, 2018
David G. Nagle, 71, of Hermiston died Wednesday, Oct.
28, 2018, in Richland, Wash. He was born April 24, 1947,
in Yakima, Wash. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston.
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