Carol Krause was born December 28, 1928, in Concord, California, the daughter of Joseph and Ada Mabel (Nitcher) Corliss. She died on Monday, March 19, 2018, at her home in Stanfield at the age of 89.

Carol moved to Oregon with her family, who settled into the Westland area near Hermiston. She attended Hermiston schools and graduated from Hermiston High School in the class of 1946. After high school, she attended nursing school at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton.

Carol married Karl David Krause in Ontario, Oregon, on February 12, 1949. The couple made their home in Stanfield where she has resided since. In addition to her work as a homemaker, Carol also helped keep books for her husband Karl’s automotive business, City Motor Services.

Carol was a member of the Stanfield Garden Club and a longtime active member of Crossroad Community Church in Stanfield. She also enjoyed growing flowers, especially her roses.

She was preceded in death by her husband Karl in 2004, and her son Donald in 2010.

She is survived by a brother, Glen Corliss; grandsons Jeremy and Jason Krause; nieces Carolyn Stiefel, Jackie Lucas and Marilyn Shilhanek; nephew Joseph (Kelly Hale) Corliss; and many extended family members.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Crossroads Community Church. A private family interment was in Hermiston Cemetery.

Family suggest memorial donations to Crossroads Community Church, 350 N. Sherman St., Stanfield, OR 97875 or to Vange John Memorial Hospice, 645 W. Orchard Ave. #300, Hermiston, OR 97838.

To leave an online condolence for the family go to www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Evan E. Davis

Nyssa April 2, 1951 - March 14, 2018

Former Hermiston resident Evan E. Davis, 66, of Nyssa died Wednesday, March 14, 2018. He was born April 2, 1951, in The Dalles. A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, March 28 at 1 p.m. (Mountain time) at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Parma, Idaho. Lunch will follow the service.

Evan E. Davis was born April 2, 1951, in The Dalles, Oregon, the son of Homer and Lola Davis. He died on March 14, 2018, in an assisted living facility in Nyssa, Oregon, at the age of 66 with family at his side.

Evan attended school in Lonerock and Condon, Oregon. After high school Evan owned his own general contracting business, building and renovating many homes in Eastern Oregon. After retiring from contracting he started his own Columbia River Guide Service.

Evan was an avid hunter, fisherman and leather craftsman.

He is survived by his brother Cris Davis of Hermiston, Oregon, and sisters Carolyn Holt of New Plymouth, Idaho, and Hildred Ells of Arlington, Oregon.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Lola Davis, and brother Roger Davis.

A celebration of life will be held March 28, 2018, at 1 p.m. Mountain Time at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Parma, Idaho, where he was a member. Lunch will follow directly after the service.

Memorial contributions can be made to the charity of your choice or any animal shelter.

Michael A. Banks

Hermiston March 12 1968 - March 13, 2018

Micheal A. Banks, 50, of Hermiston died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home. He was born March 12, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois. A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 31 at 2 p.m. at Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Leave an online condolence at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Brad Pieper

Hermiston July 14, 1954 - March 20, 2018

Brad Pieper, 63, of Hermiston died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at his home. He was born July 14, 1954, in Crescent City, Calif. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 24 at 2:30 p.m. at the Burns Mortuary chapel. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Leave an online condolence for the family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Michael Anthony Banks was born March 12, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Joseph and Mary (Datsun) Banks. He died at his home in Hermiston on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the age of 50.

Michael lived in the Chicago area throughout his childhood and into his early adult life. He moved to Hermiston, Oregon, in 1995 where he has reside since.

He worked for Sanitary Disposal near Hermiston for 22 years where he worked as a baler operator.

Michael enjoyed working on and repairing computers, flying drones and spending time with his friends. He was always willing to offer a helping hand to those in need.

He is survived by close friends Marcquis Daniels and Joanna Gust, and many other close friends and co-workers.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018, at the Hermiston Cemetery.

To leave an online condolence for his friends go to www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Mescal Paine

Hermiston July 13, 1926 - March 21, 2018

Mescal Paine, 91, of Hermiston died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Hermiston. She was born July 13, 1926, in Joseph, Ore. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 31 at 9 a.m. at the Hermiston Christian Center, 1825 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Jason W. ‘J Bob’ Blankenship

Stanfield Oct. 12, 1977 - March 20, 2018

Jason W. “J Bob” Blankenship, 40, of Stanfield died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Stanfield. He was born Oct. 12, 1977, in Hermiston. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 31 at 1 p.m. at Stanfield High School gymnasium. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery in Stanfield. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Lucile J. Cochran

Pendleton June 18, 1923 - March 20, 2018

Lucile J. Cochran, 94, of Pendleton died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Pendleton. She was born June 18, 1923, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A celebration of life service is pending with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Margaret R. Thorpe

Hermiston July 10, 1916 - March 22, 2018

Margaret R. Thorpe, 101, of Hermiston died Thursday, March 22, 2018, at her home. She was born July 10, 1916, in Gloyd, Washington. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 28 at 1 p.m. at Burns Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Boardman. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Arvin L. Hunsaker

Hermiston Aug. 24, 1936 - March 20, 2018

Arvin L. Hunsaker, 81, of Hermiston died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Walla Walla. He was born Aug. 24, 1936, in Rigby, Idaho. A service and burial is pending at Groveland Cemetery in Blackfoot, Idaho. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Gary D. Patzke

Klamath Falls March 4, 1944 - March 13, 2018

Gary D. Patzke, 74, of Klamath Falls died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Hermiston. He was born March 4, 1944, in Enid, Oklahoma. Services are pending with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Phyllis Jean De Long Chess passed away on March 19 at her home in Island City at the age of 84.

Family members will be available to receive guests on Thursday, March 29 from 2 to 4 at Daniels-Knopp Funeral & Cremation Center, 1502 Seventh St., La Grande for visitation and viewing. A funeral will be held on Friday, March 30 beginning at 11 a.m. at the La Grande First Christian Church, 901 Penn Avenue. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest East Cemetery.

Phyllis was born on May 25, 1933, to Lois Conley De Long and Vernon De Long in La Grande. She was very proud of her heritage; which included Conleys, Goldens, Gekelers and De Longs; all pioneers, who settled in our valley. Her great-great-grandfather, Ben Brown, was the first man to build a permanent home and move his family to La Grande. Phyllis spent all her growing up years on a farm, which her brother and his wife still own and occupy. She always said she didn’t like living on a farm, but she treasured these years!

The first four years of her schooling she attended a one-room school, the Liberty School on Gekeler Lane, where it now sits next to the Blue Mtn. Grange. The school was closed when she was ready for the fifth grade, and she and her brothers rode the bus to Willow School. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1951.

On Dec. 27, 1952, she and her high school sweetheart, John Chess, were married. They had four children. He died on Oct. 23, 1982.

She married Adrion Rimbey, a former high school classmate, on June 28, 1987. He was a barber in Hermiston, so she moved to Hermiston where she lived for 26 years. While living in Hermiston she attended the First Christian Church and was active in the Good Shepherd Hospital Auxiliary.

In Dec. of 2014 she and Adrion moved “back home” where they had purchased a home in Island City. Four months later Adrion was killed in an accident involving his ATV. She lived in the home until her death.

She was a life-long member of the La Grande First Christian Church and a member of the Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary.

She is survived by her four children and their spouses, Cheryl and Tom Van Handel of Redmond, Jack and Tammy Chess of La Grande, Roger Chess of La Grande and Larry and Sandy Chess of Boise; two brothers and their wives, Dale and Jackie De Long of Island City and Cecil and Linda De Long of La Grande; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and two husbands.

Contributions in memory of Phyllis may be made to the La Grande First Christian Church Memorial Fund.

Online condolences may be made through danielsknopp.com

Mescal Paine (P.A.I.N.E.) of Hermiston, Oregon, was born Mescal Payne (P.A.Y.N.E) on July 13, 1926, in Wallowa County to Edward T. Payne and Gladys V. (Conrad) Payne. She died on March 21, 2018, in Hermiston, at the age of 91.

Mescal was raised in Union where she graduated from Union High in 1945 (Go Bobcats). Mescal then went to Springfield, Missouri, and attended Central Bible College for three years, and then to Eastern Oregon College in La Grande where she received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

In December of 1951, when Mescal was returning to Wasco, where she was teaching, God planted Sergeant Burton Paine on a Greyhound bus seat next to her. This was the beginning of their long-distance courtship and after six months they were married on June 2, 1952, in Daly City, California. This union would last for 62 years, until Burt’s passing in 2015.

After their wedding, Burt and Mescal lived in San Francisco where he was currently stationed. Burt was then transferred to Germany, and after the birth of their first child Corinne, they would join him. At the completion of his military service they returned to Umatilla County where Burt would try his hand at farming and Mescal would return to her teaching career.

Mescal taught school in Umatilla for three years when their second child, Douglas, was born. Mescal then transferred to the Hermiston School District, teaching second grade at West Park Elementary School. She would then transfer to the new Rocky Heights Elementary School where she would teach first grade for the remainder of her 31 years in teaching. Mescal retired in June 1984 after teaching in excess of 1,000 kids. Mescal would often laugh and say “I’ve been in school for 47 years and I’ve never made it out of the first grade.”

Mescal was a member of the Hermiston Christian Center and the Happy Ramblers Travel Club. When Burt retired in 1988 they would spend their winters snow-birding in Arizona. Mescal enjoyed sewing, reading, camping, traveling and spending time with family and friends. Mescal also taught children in her church for many years.

She is survived by her daughter Corinne Peacock and husband Terrence of Sherwood; son Douglas Paine and wife Tia of Hermiston; five grandchildren: Dawn, Ty, Kurtis, Andrea and Ashli; and nine great-grandchildren.

Mescal was preceded in death by her husband Burt, parents Ed and Gladys, sister Sybil and brother David.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at 9 a.m. at the Hermiston Christian Center, 1825 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston, Oregon. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery, Hermiston, Oregon.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions in Mescal’s memory to a charity of your choice.

Please sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, is in care of arrangements.

Margaret R. Thorpe was born on July 10, 1916, in Gloyd, Washington, to parents Paul and Elise “Lizzie” Depner Smith. She died on March 22, 2018, at her home in Hermiston, Oregon, at the age of 101 years.

Margaret was united in marriage to Nathan Thorpe on October 12, 1935, in Boardman, Oregon. She was an active member of the Grange for over 85 years and active in the Hermiston Senior Center for many years. Margaret enjoyed sewing, quilting, painting, gardening and family get-togethers.

She is survived by her son: Larry Thorpe (Carol), Hermiston, Ore.; daughters Sandra Boothman (Ed), Oliver, B.C., and Teresa Long (Tom), Hermiston, Ore.; daughters-in-law Bobbie Thorpe, Dallas, Ga., and Teresa Thorpe, St. Helens, Ore.; 16 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan Thorpe, sons Jim and Bill Thorpe; brothers Charles, Robert and Lawrence Smith; and a sister, Pauline Sullivan.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Burns Mortuary chapel, Hermiston, Oregon. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery, Boardman, Oregon, and then everyone is invited to the Columbia Grange in Hermiston for a time of fellowship.

Those who wish may make contribution’s in Margaret’s memory to the Hermiston Senior Center.

Please sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, is in care of arrangements.

Jean Alberta McCutchen was born July 22, 1927, in Hollenberg, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Amy (Walburn) Pelser. She passed away near Hermiston on March 21, 2018, at the age of 90.

As a child, Jean lived near Walla Walla, Wash., attended school in Milton-Freewater, graduating from Milton-Freewater High School in the class of 1945.

She moved to Chehalis, Wash., in the mid 1950s where she worked as a secretary for Darigold. She moved to Hermiston in the mid 1960s where she has resided since. She worked as a secretary for the city of Hermiston and

Good Shepherd Hospital.

Jean enjoyed dancing, fishing, camping and spending time with her family and friends.

She married Wayne Edward McCutchen in 1968 in Hermiston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne, and her parents.

She is survived by daughters Patricia (Randy) Moulton and Janet (Rob) Merrill; son Jim (Jean) Laufer; grandchildren Jeff Gallon, Dhru Merrill and Nick

Merrill; and great-grandchildren MacKenna and Liam Gallon.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the

Burns Mortuary chapel.

Family suggests memorial donations to Alzheimers Research Foundation, 3152

Little Road, Suite 146, Trinity, FL 34655.

To leave an online condolence for the family go to www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Jason W. “J Bob” Blankenship of Stanfield, Oregon, was born on October 12, 1977, in Hermiston, Oregon, to parents Gordon and Molly Jones Blankenship. He died on March 20, 2018, in Stanfield, Oregon, at the age of 40 years.

Jason lived his entire life in Stanfield, Oregon. He worked at Noland Door Company in Hermiston, Oregon.

Jason belonged to Outback Customs and the Brotherhood United Motorcycle Association in Hermiston. He loved his family first but, was always willing to jump in and help everyone he could. Jason enjoyed hunting, fishing, coaching, riding motorcycles, and loved watching his kids play sports. He has touched the hearts of many and leaves a huge hole in the community.

He is survived by his son Makiah Blankenship; daughters Mikenzie and Cierra Blankenship; parents Gordon and Molly Blankenship; brother Curtis Blankenship; grandparents Betty Tucker, Mabel Jones and James Thomason; two nieces; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Jason was preceded in death by his grandparents Samuel Blankenship, Patricia Thomason, Gary Jones and Larry Tucker.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Stanfield High School gymnasium, Stanfield, Oregon. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery, Stanfield, Oregon.

Please sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, is in care of arrangements.

Mary Lou Lyon

Hermiston March 7, 2018

Mary Lou Lyon, 79, of Hermiston died March 7, 2018, in Springfield, Ore. Graveside service will be held Tuesday, April 3 at 11 a.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.

Joshua Kenneth Herrig of Heppner, Oregon, was born on January 4, 1983, at St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Oregon, to Maureen and Craig Herrig. He died on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in a tragic single-car accident on Highway 74, on his way to get dinner after work. He was the passenger and was not wearing his seatbelt.

Josh was raised in Bend, Ore., and went to Redmond High School. From the time he was 12 years old, he worked his summers ranching in Heppner with his best friend. At age 17, he left home to pursue ranching and it became his lifestyle. He worked for Jon Flynn of Eight Mile Ranch for the last 17 years. Josh could do it all on the ranch, from cows to farming. If you could think up a job, he could do it and do it well.

Ranching wasn’t his whole life, though. He enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, riding horses (although he wouldn’t admit it), riding his motorcycle or anything fast and daring. He was a lover of animals, especially his dogs, and many have said that he “was kind, always happy, had a big heart, and always willing to help.”

He is survived by his dogs Hank and Skidder, mother Maureen McNeill, father Craig Herrig, sister Jessica Herrig, niece Skylar Morton and grandma Natalie Coons.

He was preceded by death by two grandpas he loved dearly, Lauren Skeel and Kenneth Coons.

Joshua’s celebration of life will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner on Saturday, April 7 at noon. We welcome all in the community who knew him, all friends, and all family. It will be potluck style, so please bring a dish to share with everyone. The dress will be casual — in fact if you have a terrible plaid shirt and a ratty ball cap, wear it.

Please sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, is in care of arrangements.

Dorothy Rose Snyder

Hermiston Feb. 27, 1935 - March 31, 2018

Dorothy Rose Snyder, 83, of Hermiston died Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Hermiston. She was born Feb. 27, 1935, in South Dakota. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 31 at 3:30 p.m. in the Burns Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Leave an online condolence for the family go at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com