Raphael Bill

Raphael S. Bill 79 of Pendleton died on Friday November 18.He was born June 25, 1943 in Pendleton, to Phillip and Eliza Cowapoo Bill.  Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Thursday December 1, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Andrews Catholic church. Please sign the on line guess book at www.burnsmortuary.com

Reginal Van Pelt

Reginal “Reg” Van Pelt, 67 died on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at St. Anthony Hospital.  He was born on December 25, 1954 in Pendleton, Oregon to Louis A. Van Pelt and Rosaline Shillal.  Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held on Friday, November 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in Burns Mortuary of Pendleton with Traditional Songs at 8:00 p.m. …

Monica Lewis Clubfoot

Monica Rene (Lewis) Clubfoot, 33 died at her home in Portland on Friday, November 18, 2022.  She was born on September 3, 1989 in Sacramento, California to Donald Ramsey Scott and Danielle Rene Lewis.  Evening services will be held on Tuesday November 29, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton.  Funeral Services with be on Wednesday, November 30…

Nicole Leann Jones

Nicole Leann Jones May 8, 2000– November 15, 2022 Nicole Leann Jones, age 22, of Pendleton passed away November 15, 2022 at St. Anthony’s Hospital of Pendleton. A Funeral Service will take place on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the Tutuilla Presbyterian Church in Pendleton, Oregon, with burial to follow in Tutuilla Cemetery. Nicole was born May 8, 2000 to…

E. Tessie Williams

Tessie Williams, 90, died at her home on the Umatilla Reservation on Monday, Nov. 21. She was born Dec. 14, 1931, to William and Nannie (née Crow) James at Cayuse and was an enrollee of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Her parents named her Ethel Marie and her grandmother called her Tessie. She attended St. Joseph…

Christopher Reuben Selam Sr.

Aug. 1, 1983 – Aug. 19, 2021 Christopher Reuben Selam Sr. was called home to the Lord on August 19, 2021. He was born on August 1, 1983 to Terry A Selam and Verona J Miller. He enjoyed playing softball. He played for the Lil Devils and The Shockers team. He enjoyed watching his favorite baseball team, the New York…

Michael Gavin “Heyoomakin”

April 5, 1982 – April 7, 2021 Michael Gavin “Heyoomakin” was a wonderful son, brother, friend and above all else uncle. He is survived by his father Gregory Michael Gavin and mother Shawna Shillal-Gavin. He was a proud Cayuse man and enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. He is also survived by his siblings Derek…

Walter D. Broncheau

April 2, 1941 – July31,2021 Walter D. Broncheau, Sr. 80 yrs old was surrounded by love when he passed on the evening of July 31, 2021 at his home in Kamiah, Idaho. Walter was born on April 2nd 1941 in Orofino, Idaho to Milton James Broncheau, Sr. & Elizabeth Moody-Broncheau and was one of nineteen children. Walt joined the military…

Richard David Bronson

April 9, 1958 -July 26, 2021 Richard Bronson weighed 11 lbs., 15 oz., when he was born April 8, 1958, to Virgil Bronson and L. Videll (Burke) Bronson of Pendleton, Oregon. He was raised at Cayuse on the family’s horse ranch. Richard won his first horse race at the age of 9 in Boise, Idaho. He won many races following…

Loretta Videll Bronson

Aug. 10, 1931 – July 27, 2021 Loretta Videll Bronson – Twásaklay, 89, of Cayuse, Oregon died July 27, 2021. Videll was born in Cayuse Oregon on August 10th, 1931, to Elizabeth “Lizzie” Woods and Richard Burke Sr. When she was a young girl, about 5-years-old, her father gave her a retired racehorse and she learned to ride. Horses and…