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Leo Thaut
Betty Jean Tucker
Janet Taylor
Hermiston
Winlock, Washington
Heppner
June 17, 1927 — June 13, 2019
Nov. 30, 1934 — June 10, 2019
January 12, 1954 — June 7, 2019
Leo Thaut of Hermis- Stockton, California; Phil
ton, Oregon, was born on Thaut and wife, Allison, Elk
June 17, 1927, in Union Ridge, Utah; Jeff Thaut and
Gap, Washington to parents, wife, Dona, Graham, Wash-
Henry and Katherine Koch ington; Annjanette Clayton,
Hermiston, Ore-
Thaut. He died on
gon; and Tony
June 13, 2019, in
Duncan, Hermis-
Hermiston, Ore-
gon at the age of
ton, Oregon; sis-
ter, Claire Tessier
91 years.
Growing up, he
and her husband,
worked on his step-
Ernie, San Jose,
father’s 1,000-acre
California;
19
wheat ranch. Leo
grandchildren;
joined the United
35 great-grand-
children;
three
States Navy as a
Thaut
great-great-grand-
Yeoman 2nd Class
children; numer-
and served in the
ous nieces and
Seabees where he
nephews.
learned the con-
struction
trade.
Leo was pre-
ceded in death by
He was honor-
ably discharged
his parents, sib-
and worked with his brother, lings, Heine, Mason Ella and
Art, and a son-in-law, Greg-
Mason, on a dairy farm.
Leo was united in mar- ory Clayton.
riage to June Scarry on May
A funeral service will
4, 1984, in San Jose, Califor- be held on Saturday, June
nia. He worked in construc- 22, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the
tion as a surveyor until retir- Church of Jesus Christ of
ing in 1989 and they moved Latter-day Saints, 850 S.W.
to Washington state. They 11th St., Hermiston, Oregon.
have lived in Hermiston, Burial with military honors
Oregon, for the last seven will follow at the Hermis-
years. They were active ton Cemetery, Hermiston,
members of the Church of Oregon.
In lieu of flowers, please
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, serving on missions make contributions in Leo’s
to St. Kitts & Nevis and memory to Alzheimer’s
Research at www.alz.org
Nauvoo, Illinois.
Leo was dearly loved
Please share memories of
will be greatly missed by his Leo with his family at burns-
family. He is survived by his mortuaryhermiston.com.
wife, June Thaut, Hermis- Burns Mortuary of Herm-
ton, Oregon; children, Sue iston, Oregon, is in care of
Lincoln and husband, Mel, arrangements.
Betty Jean Tucker, for- fishing, camping, trips in the
mer Umatilla, Oregon, res- motor home, crabbing, play-
ident of Winlock, Washing- ing bingo and was an animal
ton, was born on November lover.
30, 1934, in Parsons, Kan-
She is survived by
sas. She passed
her sons, Gor-
don Blankenship
away on June 10,
and wife Molly,
2019 in Centralia,
Stanfield,
Ore-
Washington, at the
gon; James Blan-
age of 84 years.
kenship, Irrigon,
Betty
was
Oregon; daugh-
raised
and
ter, Ona Felker
attended school
and her hus-
in Echo, Oregon.
band Mike, Win-
She lived in Wash-
ington and Oregon
lock,
Washing-
Tucker
ton; brother, Rock
where she worked
Wright,
Herm-
as a cook in vari-
ous restaurants as
iston,
Oregon;
well as owning and oper- seven grandchildren, numer-
ating “LaCasita Blanca” in ous great-grandchildren,and
Sweet Home, Oregon, for nieces and nephews.
several years. Betty returned
Betty was preceded
to Echo, Oregon, and later in death by her husband,
lived in Stanfield for a Larry Tucker, daughter,
time before she was united Kim Marlnee; grandson,
in marriage to Lawrence Jason Blankenship; and her
Tucker on January 1, 1970, parents.
A memorial service will
in Kennewick, Washing-
ton. They lived in Snohom- be held on Monday, June
ish, Washington, Tumwater, 24, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Cross-
Washington,
Springfield, roads Community Church,
Oregon, and Grand Cou- Stanfield, Oregon. A private
lee, Washington, before set- family burial will be held at
tling in Umatilla, Oregon, in the Echo Cemetery, Echo,
2004. Betty moved to Win- Oregon.
lock, Washington, in 2015
Please share memo-
ries of Betty with her fam-
where she has lived since.
She had been a member ily at burnsmortuaryherm-
of the Eagles and Moose iston.com Burns Mortuary
Lodges in Grand Coulee, of Hermiston, Oregon is in
Washington. Betty enjoyed care of arrangements.
Janet Taylor, longtime fun-loving. She had life-
resident of Heppner, passed time friends who loved her
quietly from this earth deeply.
She is survived by her
Friday, June 7. She was
born January 12, 1954, in husband Joe, though sepa-
rated by residence,
Salem, Oregon, to
both
remained
Troy and Deanie
devoted to fam-
McGowan,
the
ily and always
youngest of three
looked after one
children.
another. She is
Jani spent her
also
survived
school years in
by her daugh-
Hermiston
and
ter, Crysti and her
graduated
from
two granddaugh-
Hermiston Senior
ters, Ariona and
High School in
Taylor
Elissa; her brother
1972. After school
Mike McGowan;
she traveled to
sister
Kathie
Greece with a
friend and almost did not McGowan; and many, many
nieces, nephews, cousins
return.
In 1979 she married a and friends.
Memorial
contribu-
cowboy, Joe Taylor, and
moved to a ranch outside of tions may be made in Jan-
Heppner. In 1980 Jani gave et’s name to Willow Creek
birth to her only daughter, Terrace, 400 Frank Gilliam
Crysti Taylor. Eventually, Drive, Heppner, OR 97836
the family moved to town or St. Patrick’s Apartments
and Jani went to work at the and Senior Center, P.O. Box
local grocery store in the 586, Heppner, OR 97836.
A celebration of Janet’s
meat department, retiring as
life will be held on June 29,
manager.
All those years she faith- 11 a.m., at the Heppner City
fully served pretty much Park in Heppner.
Arrangements are in care
everybody in town and
always had a smile for of Sweeney Mortuary.
“Do not despair my
everyone. Jani was known
for her kindness, her love of friend. She is free of the
children and old people and shackles of life. Her spirit is
her innate ability to see the dancing on the wind eagerly
good in everyone she met. embracing whatever comes,
She was fiercely indepen- not looking back knowing
dent, caring, generous and we all will follow one day.”
June O. Kononen
Doris I. Ferguson
Dorothy ‘Jane’ Weston
Boardman
Irrigon
June 1, 1931 — June 10, 2019
October 26, 1935 — May 28, 2019
Salem
June 10, 1925 — March 29, 2019
June would say “she grandchildren
and
13
lived, loved and laughed.” great-grandchildren.
She
June O. Kononen was born loved family and her many
June Olga Jyleen
great friends. She
on June 10, 1925,
believed in giv-
ing back to the
to Olga (Kittilla)
community, vol-
Jyleen and Alfred
unteering
for
Jyleen in Ferndale,
numerous organi-
Michigan.
June
zations through-
passed away on
out her 70 years
March 29, 2019, in
in Pendleton.
Salem, Oregon.
After WWII,
June was ever
June moved to
the punster. She
Kononen
Pendleton, Ore-
believed a life
gon, where she
without
humor
met, fell in love with and was not a life at all.
married Ellis F. Kononen.
Olney Cemetery intern-
They had two children, ment will be on July 5,
Elaine M. (Kononen) Cut- 2019, at 2 p.m.
ting and Arni R. Kononen.
In lieu of flowers, June
Her husband, Ellis, and son, would like you to either
Arni, preceded her in death. volunteer or donate to your
June loved her nine favorite charity.
Judith Helen Kurtz
Hermiston
August 16, 1939 — June 9, 2019
Judith Helen Kurtz of
Judith married Gustave
Hermiston was born August Kurtz in the early 1960s.
16, 1939, in Sheboygan, From this union two chil-
Wisconsin, the daugh- dren were born, Cynthia
ter of Andrew and Frances and Christopher. The couple
(Trester)
Neils.
later divorced.
She passed away
She was pre-
ceded in death
in Pasco, Wash-
ington, on Sunday,
by her daugh-
ter, Cynthia; her
June 9, 2019, at
parents;
nine
the age of 79.
Judith
grew
siblings; and a
up, attended her
great-granddaugh-
ter, EmmaLee.
schooling
and
She is survived
graduated
from
by a son, Chris
high school in
Kurtz
(Myla)
Kurtz;
Sheboygan, Wis.
three grandchil-
In the early 1960s
she moved to Los Angeles, dren, Amanda and Zachary
California. She then moved Kurtz and Jimmy Lee Tour-
to Oregon, living in Salem, ville; five great-grandchil-
then Lexington, before mov- dren; brother Herbie Neils;
ing to Hermiston in the late and many nieces, neph-
1970s. In Hermiston, she ews and extended family
worked for Simplot as a members.
Arrangements are pend-
potato trimmer for many
ing. A private interment will
years until retiring.
Judith enjoyed sewing, be in Sunset Hills Cemetery
traveling, being a member in Umatilla.
of the Red Hat Society and
Burns
Mortuary
of
going out to eat with friends Hermiston is in care of
for special occasions.
arrangements.
Dorothy “Jane” Weston nurses and receptionists
of Irrigon, Oregon, was at St. Mary Cancer Cen-
born on October 26, 1935, ter Clinic in Walla Walla,
in Oakdale, California. She Washington, and the staff at
died on May 28, 2019, in Vange John Memorial Hos-
pice in Hermiston,
Hermiston, Ore-
gon, at the age of
Oregon. Jane was
83 years.
a former mem-
ber of St. John’s
Jane
was
Christian Church.
raised in Oak-
dale,
Califor-
She is survived
nia, and attended
by her husband
school there until
of 61 years, Win
her mother passed
Weston; daugh-
ters Barbara Sha-
away in 1952,
fer and Ruth Shef-
when she moved
chek; son David
Weston
to Vancouver, Wash-
ington, to live with
Weston; five grand-
children, and three
her father. She grad-
uated from Vancouver High great-grandchildren.
School and met Winfred
Jane was preceded in
“Win” Weston at a midtown death by her parents, broth-
ballroom dance class. They ers James and John, sister
were united in marriage on Kay, and a granddaughter,
July 11, 1957, in Stevenson, Monica.
A memorial service will
Washington.
They lived in Portland, be held on Sunday, June
Oregon, for 28 years until 23, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Burns
moving to Irrigon, Ore- Mortuary chapel, Hermiston,
gon, in 1984 where they Oregon. Burial will follow
have lived since. Jane vol- at Desert Lawn Memorial
unteered at Stokes Land- Cemetery, Irrigon, Oregon. A
ing Senior Center in Irri- celebration of life gathering
gon, was a CAPECO and will follow at Stokes Land-
RSVP volunteer for over ing Senior Center, Irrigon,
20 years and served as sec- Oregon.
retary/treasurer for the Old
In lieu of flowers, dona-
Time Fiddlers for 13 years. tions in Jane’s memory may
She enjoyed walking, cook- be made to Stokes Landing
ing, canning, drying apples, Senior Center or St. Mary
reading, knitting, sewing, Cancer Center, Walla Walla,
crocheting,
photography Washington.
and making Christmas gifts
Please share memories of
for family and friends.
Jane with her family at burns-
Jane was very grateful for mortuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
all of the excellent care she
received from her friends, iston, Oregon, is in care of
family, all of the doctors, arrangements.
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Doris I. Ferguson of Ferguson, Hermiston, Ore-
Boardman, Oregon, was gon; and Donald Fergu-
born on June 1, 1931, in son and wife Nicole, Pend-
Oregon;
sisters,
Neodesha, Kansas, to par- leton,
ents, Otto Keith Schoonover Barbara and Sandra; broth-
ers, Otto “Keith”
and Felista Nadine
and Freddy; 12
Foster
Schoo-
nover. She died on
grandchildren; 10
great-grandchil-
June 10, 2019, in
dren; and numer-
Hermiston, Ore-
gon, at the age of
ous nieces and
nephews.
88 years.
Doris was pre-
Doris
was
ceded in death
raised in and
by her husband,
attended schools
Donald Ferguson,
in Shelton, Wash-
Ferguson
ington. She was
a daughter, Julie
united in marriage
Lester, and her
parents.
to Donald Wayne
A celebration of life ser-
Ferguson in 1948 in Idaho.
They lived in Ordinance, vice will be held for both
Huntington (for 14 years), Doris and Don on Satur-
La Grande, Weston and Cor- day, June 22, 2019, starting
vallis, Oregon. She moved at 1 p.m. and concluding at
to Boardman, Oregon in 3 p.m. at the Pheasant Ban-
2012, where she has lived quet Room, 149 E. Main
since. Doris was a member St., Hermiston, Oregon. A
of the Junior Old Timers. graveside service will be
She enjoyed reading, nee- held on Sunday, June 23,
dle work, painting, cook- 2019, at 1 p.m. at the Athena
ing, genealogy, and big band Cemetery, Athena, Oregon.
Those who wish may
music.
She is survived by her make contributions in Doris’
daughters, Linda Schisler memory to the American
and husband George, Board- Cancer Society.
man, Oregon; Vickie Mor-
Please share memo-
ris and husband Dee, Union, ries of Doris with her fam-
Oregon; and Pamela Lenon, ily at burnsmortuaryhermis-
La Grande, Oregon; sons, ton.com. Burns Mortuary of
Darren Ferguson, Kenne- Hermiston, Oregon is in care
wick, Washington; Dusty of arrangements.
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