All Obituaries

Rogelio Castillo Chavez was born on August 5, 1958 in Michoacan, Mexico. He died on March 17, 2019 at his home in Umatilla, Oregon at the age of 60 years. A rosary will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 5:00 P.M. at Burns Mortuary Chapel, Hermiston, Oregon. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, Hermiston, Oregon. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery, Hermiston, Oregon. Please share memories of Rogelio with...

Zachariah “Zach” Acton of Stanfield was born September 12, 2012 in Seattle, WA the son of Michael Acton and Emelsie Harnandez. He passed away at his home in Stanfield on Saturday March 16, 2019 at the age of 6. Zach has lived in Stanfield most of his life and currently was in kindergarten at Stanfield Elementary School. He was a big fan of Batman and the Avengers, collected hats and enjoyed listening to music. He is survived by his father, Michael Acton; mother, Emelsie...

George C. Miller Jr. was born on June 17, 1951 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He died on March 15, 2019 at his home in Echo, Oregon at the age of 67 years. Services are pending. Please share memories of George with his family at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of arrangements. 

  [Delta Martha Hurley Huber died on March 14, 2019, at the home of her daughter in Vancouver, Washington.]     Delta was born on April 11, 1924, in Umapine, Oregon, where her parents met and married.  The family moved to La Grande, Oregon when she was a small child, then to College Place, Washington, so she and her four siblings could attend Walla Walla College.  She attended nursing school there and at Portland Sanitorium until she married Harold Huber in...

Donna Lee Townsend of Paterson, Washington was born August 25, 1953 in San Bernardino, CA the daughter of Earl and Pat (Arnold) Smith Wilkins. She passed away in Paterson on Wednesday March 13, 2019 at the age of 65. Donna moved to Eastern Oregon as a child, attending school in Stanfield and graduating from Pendleton High School. She married Mike Townsend in Pendleton on May 4, 1974. The couple lived in Pendleton and Boardman for several years eventually moving to Paterson where they have...

Michael E. “Mike” Roberts of Hermiston, Oregon, was born on February 13, 1958 in Americus, Georgia to parents, Norvin and Joan Brabrant Roberts. He died on March 11, 2019 in Hermiston, Oregon at the age of 61 years. Mike was raised and attended schools in Snover and Marlette Michigan before the family moved to Great Bend, Kansas where he graduated high school in the class of 1976. He worked for a time at Marlette Homes and then for a cable company before going to work as a carman...

Elizabeth C. "Libby" Zeigler of Hermiston, Oregon, was born on June 27, 1939 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She died on March 10, 2019 in Richland, Washington at the age of 79 years. A celebration of life gathering will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at Maxwell Siding Event Center, 145 N. First Place, Hermiston, Oregon.  Please share memories of Elizabeth with her family at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is...

Sally Marie Williams December 12, 1923 - March 10, 2019 Sally Marie (Aulds) Williams of Hermiston, Oregon, was born on December 12, 1923 in Choudrant, Louisiana to her parents, Sammie George Aulds and Vassie Easterling.  She came into this world a force. Small of stature, but larger than life in every other way.  She left us on March 10th at 95 years young.  As a little girl, Sally was hit by what she claims was “one of the original” Model T Fords and would spend...

Rickie Lee “Ric” Carr was born on December 2, 1962 in Hermiston, Oregon. He died on March 10, 2019 at his home in Umatilla, Oregon at the age of 56 years. Services are pending. Please share memories of Ric with his family at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of arrangements.

Evalena “Eva” Griffin of Hermiston was born October 11, 1942 in Stratford, Oklahoma the daughter of Milton and Rosie (Ventura) McMillin. She passed away on Saturday March 9, 2019 in Hermiston at the age of 76. Eva moved to Eastern Oregon as a young child, attending Ukiah grade schools and graduating from Pendleton High School in the Class of 1961. She married William “Bill” Griffin, Jr December 6, 1961 in Durango, Colorado. The couple lived in many Eastern Oregon...