RECORDS
Wednesday, december 16, 2020
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OBITUARIES
Kenneth Lee Hearn
Jeanette Wenholz
Irrigon
Irrigon
Hermiston
July 13, 1948 — December 10, 2020
February 9, 1938 — December 9, 2020
June 17, 1955 — December 7, 2020
Jeanette Wenholz of gon, on October 6, 1967.
Jeanette was an avid
Irrigon was born Feb-
ruary 9, 1938, in Chip- Mariners baseball fan,
pewa Falls, Wisconsin, the loved horses and dogs and
daughter of Earl and Freda spending time at the Ore-
gon
coast.
(Donner) Hurl-
burt. She passed
She
always
away in Kenne-
enjoyed going
wick, Washing-
to the drag
ton, on December
races
with
9, 2020, at the age
her family to
of 82.
watch her son
Jeanette moved
race and to
to Washington as a
see all the hot
child and grew up
rods.
in the communi-
She is sur-
vived by her
ties of Longview
Wenholz
husband of 53
and Tacoma. She
years, John;
graduated from
Franklin Pierce High son Jeff Wenholz; four
School in Tacoma in 1956. grandchildren and six
She then attended the great-grandchildren.
Tacoma General School
She was preceded in
of Nursing where she death by a daughter, Jen-
received her training to nifer, in 2009; her parents;
become a registered nurse, and two sisters.
A private family burial
graduating in 1959.
In the early 1960s she was in Desert Lawn
moved to Portland, Ore- Memorial Cemetery in
gon, where she worked as Irrigon.
a charge nurse in the mater-
Memorial donations in
nity ward at St. Vincent’s Jeanette’s memory can be
Hospital.
made to Oregon Public
She moved to Eastern Broadcasting (OPB).
Oregon in 1973 and lived
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in Boardman area for a Mortuary of Hermiston.
short time before making
To leave an online con-
dolence for the family,
Irrigon her home.
Jeanette married John please go to www.burns-
Wenholz in Portland, Ore- mortuaryhermiston.com.
Margaret
Elizabeth to thrift stores and garage
Blahm of Hermiston was sales looking for treasures.
born June 17, 1955, in She also enjoyed collecting
Hermiston, the daughter of memorabilia from the Bee
Raymond and Vara (Tolar) Gees as well as Dalmatians.
She is sur-
Blahm. She passed
vived by her
away in Hermiston
daughter, Jessica
on Monday, Dec. 7,
(Chris) Mueller;
2020 at the age of
brothers, Danny,
65.
Steven, Dennis
Margaret grew
and Chuck; and
up and attended
a sister, Mela-
school in Hermis-
ton, graduating from
nie; and many
Hermiston
High
extended family
members.
School in the class
Blahm
A private fam-
of 1973. After high
ily interment will
school, she lived
and worked on the family be in the Echo Cemetery.
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ranch for many years.
She lived in Pendleton Mortuary of Hermiston.
To leave an online condo-
for a short time where she
owned and operated “Toys lence for the family, please
go to www.burnsmortuary-
N’ More.”
Margaret enjoyed going hermiston.com.
Kenneth Lee Hearn of
Irrigon was born July 13,
1948, in Twin Falls, Idaho,
the son of Kenneth and
Adah (Chisham) Hearn.
He passed away in
Hermiston on Dec.
10, 2020 at the age
of 72.
At the age of
8, Ken moved to
Weston, Oregon,
with his family.
He grew up and
attended
school
in Weston. After
high school, he
attended
Walla
Walla Community
College where he received
his associate’s degree. He
worked for Jaynes Busi-
ness Machines in Herm-
iston for a few years. He
then began his career with
Pendleton Grain Growers
(PGG) where he worked as
a store manager at the Ath-
ena store for 22 years. His
next job was as a correc-
tions corporal at the Two
Rivers Correctional Insti-
tution where he received
the nickname “Shrek.” He
retired from Two Rivers
after 17 years in 2014.
He lived in Eastern Ore-
gon throughout his adult
life in the communities of:
Athena, Hermiston and the
past 20 years in Irrigon.
Ken served as the
president of the Athena
Booster Club, taught Hunt-
er’s Safety Courses and
girls’ basketball at a sum-
mer camp in Halfway for
8 years. He was an active
member of the Columbia
View Community Church
in Irrigon for many years
and was an
avid Seattle
Seahawks fan.
Ken mar-
ried Sandra
Murphy
in
Weston, Ore-
gon, on Aug.
14, 1966.
He is sur-
vived by his
Hearn
wife of 54
years,
San-
dra; son, Wil-
liam (Joy) Hearn; and
daughters, Caitlin and
Trinity; son, Thoren (Sta-
cie) Hearn and children,
Emily (Dylan) Thornton
and Andrew and Jackson
Hearn; daughter, Kendra
Scott and sons, Garrett and
Connor; great-grandchil-
dren, Katherine and Tho-
rus; and many friends and
church family members.
A private family ser-
vice will be held. A pub-
lic ice cream social will be
announced at a later time.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in care of
arrangements.
Family suggest memo-
rial donations be made to
the Shriner’s Hospitals for
Children.
To leave an online con-
dolence for the family,
please go to www.burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
Carol Kay Pomeroy
Stanfield
November 2, 1950 — December 9, 2020
Carol Kay Pomeroy was field Senior Center, Hope
born November 2, 1950, in Presbyterian Church, the
Wolf Point, Montana, to Stanfield Library, and the
Donald and Elaine Sethre. Stanfield Cemetery Board.
She passed away peace-
She enjoyed travel-
fully on Wednes-
ing across the
day, December
U.S,
spend-
ing time on the
9, 2020, at the
coast, camping,
age of 70 at her
and visiting her
home in Stan-
field, Oregon,
grandchildren.
Carol
was
surrounded by
survived by her
family.
Carol grew
beloved
hus-
band,
Steve
up on a large
Pomeroy, Stan-
farm in north-
field, Oregon;
eastern
Mon-
tana. She under-
Pomeroy
son
Michael
stood hard work
(Ashley) Pome-
roy, Hermiston,
from a very
young age, driving truck Oregon; daughter Alaina
for the farm and taking (Jr) Ena, Tualatin, Ore-
care of the livestock. After gon; brother Gary (Phyllis)
she graduated from Wolf Sethre, Wolf Point, Mon-
Point High School in 1968 tana; sister Karen Jones,
she worked at the Mon- Richmond, Virginia; sister
tana-Dakota utility com- Joyce (Steve) Lawrence,
pany, where she made $1/ Fairfax Station, Virginia;
hour. She attended college brother Mark (Theresa)
in Nebraska, where she Sethre, Kalispell, Montana;
studied shorthand and sec- and grandchildren Norah,
retarial work.
Will, Layne, Weston and
In 1977, she moved Lyla.
to Pendleton, Oregon,
She was preceded in
and graduated from Blue death by her parents, Don-
Mountain
Community ald and Elaine Sethre.
With current COVID-
College, majoring in den-
tal assistant studies. Not 19 restrictions and out of
long after moving to Ore- concern for everyone, we
gon she was introduced to will be limiting the service
Steve Pomeroy on a blind to family only. When it is
date, and on January 14, appropriate to do so, the
1978, just six months later, family will be having a cel-
ebration of her life.
they were married.
She worked for many
In lieu of flowers, please
years as a dental assis- consider a contribution to
tant in the Hermiston area the American Red Cross,
and then moved on to sec- or if able, donate blood so
retarial work at Stanfield others in need can benefit,
High School. After failing just as Carol has for the last
her first retirement attempt, several months of her life.
she worked part time in
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product distribution and Mortuary of Hermiston.
bookkeeping. Carol was Please share memories of
also involved in various Carol with her family at
volunteer positions in the burnsmortuaryhermiston.
area, including the Stan- com.
Arlene Sharp
Stanfield
December 11, 1921 — December 12, 2020
Arlene Sharp (formerly ing with community garage
of Stanfield) passed peace- sales, her church, or any-
fully in her sleep one day where she could lend a
after her 99th birthday on hand. She loved to fish,
the morning of Saturday, camp, garden and be in
the outdoors
Dec. 12, 2020.
in general. But
She was born in
her
biggest
Fryberg,
North
passion was
Dakota, on Dec.
dancing. She
11, 1921, the
seldom missed
daughter of James
a dance be it
and Rosa (Pagel)
at her local
Lease.
Eagles Lodge,
She
made
or anywhere
the move to San
else in her
Diego, California,
Sharp
vicinity.
in 1940, married
Arlene was
Kenneth Bucher in
preceded
in
1941 and worked
to support the World War death by her mother, Rosa;
II effort while Kenny was and father, James; sisters,
deployed. In 1943, they Dora, Vera and Thelma;
settled to Portland, Ore- brothers, Phillip and Edgar.
gon, and ran a small busi-
She is survived by a
ness restoring cane furni- daughter, Terry; grandson,
ture. She remained in the Frank; and great-grand-
Portland area until mov- sons, Wyatt and Griffin.
ing to Clatskanie in the
Arlene will be laid to
mid-1970s.
rest at Pleasant View Cem-
She settled in Eastern etery in Stanfield, Oregon.
Oregon (Stanfield/Herm- Due to COVID-19, there
iston) in 1981 where she will not be a public service.
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necessitated a return to the Mortuary of Hermiston. To
Portland/Vancouver area in leave a condolence for the
2014.
family please go to www.
Arlene was passionate burnsmortuaryhermiston.
about staying active physi- com.
cally and being involved in
Memorial donations in
the community. She would her honor can be sent to the
often be found cooking Alzheimer’s Association,
weekend breakfast at the P.O. Box 96011 Washing-
local Senior Center, work- ton, DC 20090-6011.
Parks and Rec hosts
holiday light contest
Hermiston Parks and
Recreation is hosting a
Christmas light contest.
Voting opened on Tues-
day, Dec. 15, and will end
on Sunday, Dec. 20. To
vote on the best light dis-
play in Umatilla County,
visit the Hermiston Parks
and Recreation Facebook
page and leave a comment
under the photo of your
favorite house.
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“Photos do not do these
homes justice,” the depart-
ment’s post states. “Take
some time and go out and
see them in person!”
A map of Christmas
light displays in Uma-
tilla County can be found
online at bit.ly/lightup-
thetown-umatillacounty.
Winners will receive up to
$250 in gift cards to local
businesses.
Lynn ‘Gus’ Marion Wahner
Stanfield
August 19, 1948 — December, 12 2020
Lynn “Gus” Marion later in life.”
Gus met Shannon the first
Wahner, was born in Pend-
leton, Oregon, 19 August day of June 1985 in Stan-
1948, to Patricia Joan Finch field and they were married
7 December 1985, in Herm-
and Royce Eldon Wahner.
iston which solid-
He passed or as
ified his life. They
we say “Graduated
traveled to Port-
off earth” Satur-
land and in 1989
day 12 December
to the Santa Cruz
2020, at his home
area to learn more
in Stanfield, Ore-
gon, at the age of
about the eco-
nomics of grow-
72 years.
ing and marketing
He is survived
Wahner
organic sustain-
by his wife of 35
able produce from
years,
Shannon
Meree McDonald Wahner; Cabrillo Junior College. Gus
aunt, Fran Coppinger; cous- was baptized and joined the
ins, Chuck Higganbotham, Church of Jesus Christ of
Sandi Greene, and Suzi Latter-day Saints in 2004.
Thompson; and many long- He and Shannon were sealed
time friends.
in the Columbia River Tem-
Gus served on the Uma- ple in Richland, Washing-
tilla County Soil and Water ton, 7 December 2005.
Upon moving back to
Conservation District board
for more than 15 years, pro- the Stanfield area, Gus and
moting regenerative agricul- Shannon started their own
ture, improving soil biology, small farm business called
implementing soil health Way of Life Farms, imple-
measures, and promoting menting many of the sus-
tainable farming practices
local small farmers.
Gus lived on the fam- and marketing they learned
ily farm on the Umatilla on their travels. Gus, with
River since he was 11 years a group of other local small
old. He moved away briefly sustainable farmers, started
to expand his knowledge the Pendleton Farmers Mar-
of locally produced whole ket which sustains today.
foods in Pullman, Portland Gus is an educator and men-
and Aptos (Santa Cruz area tor to other farmers and
of California). He attended interns assisting them in
school in Stanfield in the establishing their own small
early years and finished at farms and marketing their
Hermiston High School produce at farmers markets
in 1967, where he was a or direct sale. In his pass-
standout wrestler and foot- ing, Gus is hopeful that all
ball center and middle line- those he mentored will con-
backer. He was selected to tinue to make the soil great
the All Star football team and grow healthy food for
and played in the all-star themselves, families, and
game in Portland in 1967. our communities.
Gus was preceded in
He recalls it was hot and
they practiced three times death by his parents.
A graveside funeral ser-
per day.
He received an athletic vice will be held on Satur-
scholarship to Washington day, Dec. 19, 2020, at 1 p.m.
State University where he at the Hermiston Cemetery,
studied animal science and Hermiston, Oregon.
In lieu of flowers, con-
pledged to the Sigma Chi
fraternity. He reflects that he tributions in Gus’ name
met some great people and may be made to Vange John
found this to be an excellent Memorial Hospice Educa-
learning experience despite tion Fund.
Please share memories of
adversities which led him to
leave school early. “Adversi- Gus with his family at burns-
ties in my early years helped mortuaryhermiston.com.
prepare me to get through
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