All Obituaries

Ruby Ann (Rietmann) Rohde was born on April 5th, 1932, in Heppner, Oregon to parents Victor & Vera Rietmann. She grew up on the family farm near Ione with two older brothers, Bob & Bill who named her after their favorite “Auntie Ruby.” Ruby Ann graduated from Ione High School & Eastern Oregon State University in La Grande. She was teaching in Pendleton, OR when she met and married Dean Rohde in 1958. After a few years on Dean’s family farm they relocated to...

David Wayne Phelps, 63, of The Dalles died Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Portland, Oregon. A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 18, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Fossil I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Fossil, Oregon. He was born January 15, 1956 at Grove, Oklahoma, the son of Melford and Deloris Rice Phelps. David attended grade school at Odell, Oregon and graduated from high school at Weiser, Idaho. On April 13, 1984 he married Izetta Otter in Wheeler County, Oregon. He worked in logging,...

Jeffrey (Jeff) Scott Huston, died October 14, 2019 at home with his significant other, Lisa by his side. Jeff passed away after a battle with cancer. He was born in Heppner, Oregon on January 31, 1964. Jeff worked for J & M Eagle Manufacturing in Umatilla Oregon for 21 years and had just recently received his Electrical License. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed camping. He spent many hours fishing and hunting in the Blue Mountains. Jeff loved the outdoors, whether it be...

Clifford Michael “Mike” Adams, 60, of Heppner died Monday, October 7, 2019 near Summerville, Oregon. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Heppner Elks Lodge. He was born on October 1, 1959 at Heppner, Oregon, the son of Clifford Reon and Patricia Rae Sibert Adams. Mike was raised in Spray, Oregon where he graduated from Spray High School in 1977. He was a timber faller for 42...

Janet Taylor longtime resident of Heppner passed quietly from this earth Friday, June 7, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Heppner City Park on Main Street in Heppner. She was born January 12, 1954 in Salem Oregon to Troy and Deanne McGowan, the youngest of three children. Jani spent her school years in Hermiston and graduated from Hermiston Senior High School in 1972. After school she traveled to Greece with a friend and almost did not...

Michael “Mick” Kindle, died of complications from COPD on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Providence Medical Center in Portland, OR. He was 71. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Colfax, Washington to Kenneth and Betty Kindle. Michael Kindle joined the United States Army in 1967, he served as a Truck and Auto mechanic, where he earned a National Defense Service medal and was honorably discharged in 1973. Michael worked at Kinzua Pine Mill for most of his life where he was a Kiln Operator...

William L. “Bill” Bell, 84, of Vancouver, Washington died Saturday, May 11, 2019. A memorial graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Condon Cemetery. He was born February 6, 1935 at Long Beach, California. Bill spent his early years in the Los Angeles, and Ontario, California areas. The family moved to Fossil, Oregon in November of 1947. He graduated from Wheeler County High School in 1953. On December 18, 1954 he married Sharon Lee Tufts in Fossil....

June M. Crowell – Our sweet mom, grandma, sister, godmother, and friend June Marie Crowell passed away March 15, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones due to complications of a stroke. She was the young age of 86! June was born to Wilbur and Marie Breshears Steagall on August 27, 1932 at Heppner. She was the oldest of eight children. June attended and graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy, Pendleton, Oregon, with the class of 1950. She married Howard Crowell on November 12, 1951....

Kenneth “Kenny” Gates, 73, of Lexington, Oregon passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019 in Heppner, Oregon. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 22, 2019 at 11 a.m. the Lexington Bible Church. He was adopted at age 5 by his grandparents, Lillian and Jack Gates. Kenny was raised on the Middle Fork of the John Day River on the Jack Gates Ranch from birth until the age of twelve. When he lost his beloved father, the ranch was sold. From there he moved constantly across...

Larry Dwight Day, 83, formerly of Pilot Rock, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at his home in Heppner. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Christian Life Center in Heppner. A reception will immediately follow the service and the public is invited. He was born on July 11, 1935 at Lyman, Nebraska, the son of Abrey and Alice West Day. The family moved to Oregon when Larry was six months old. They lived in Oregon City and Molalla where he graduated from...