Burns Mortuary
Pendleton, Oregon
Theresa C. Johnson - a resident of Adams, Oregon, passed away Friday evening, April 22, 2011, in a Walla Walla, Washington hospital. She was 81 years old.
A Dressing Ceremony will begin at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 26th at the Burns Mortuary of Pendleton Chapel. Follow the dressing, a Washat Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. at the Agency Longhouse in Mission, OR. The Final Sunrise Service will begin at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 27th at the Agency Longhouse, with burial to follow at the Agency Cemetery in Mission. Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
Theresa was born March 28, 1930, near Adams, Oregon. She was the daughter of Thomas and Sophie (Wilson) Charley. As a girl she was raised in Spearfish, Washington, and then Adams, Oregon. She was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. She attended elementary school in Adams, OR, and later attended the Chemawa Indian Boarding School in Salem, Oregon. As a young woman she had worked the yearly harvests. Later, she had worked at commercial gillnetting, as well as seasonal fruit harvesting. She had also been employed at Smith Frozen Foods for many years.
She enjoyed cooking, fishing, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by four children: David Wolf of Adams, OR, Vivian Demary and Lonnie Wolf, both of Pendleton, OR, and Benjamin Paul, Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in her death by her parents, her husband Henry Johnson, brothers Andy Charley and Lester Charley, sisters Eleanor Houle and Cecelia Bearchum, as well as sons and daughters, and longtime companion David Wolf.
Pendleton, Oregon
Theresa C. Johnson - a resident of Adams, Oregon, passed away Friday evening, April 22, 2011, in a Walla Walla, Washington hospital. She was 81 years old.
A Dressing Ceremony will begin at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 26th at the Burns Mortuary of Pendleton Chapel. Follow the dressing, a Washat Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. at the Agency Longhouse in Mission, OR. The Final Sunrise Service will begin at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 27th at the Agency Longhouse, with burial to follow at the Agency Cemetery in Mission. Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
Theresa was born March 28, 1930, near Adams, Oregon. She was the daughter of Thomas and Sophie (Wilson) Charley. As a girl she was raised in Spearfish, Washington, and then Adams, Oregon. She was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. She attended elementary school in Adams, OR, and later attended the Chemawa Indian Boarding School in Salem, Oregon. As a young woman she had worked the yearly harvests. Later, she had worked at commercial gillnetting, as well as seasonal fruit harvesting. She had also been employed at Smith Frozen Foods for many years.
She enjoyed cooking, fishing, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by four children: David Wolf of Adams, OR, Vivian Demary and Lonnie Wolf, both of Pendleton, OR, and Benjamin Paul, Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in her death by her parents, her husband Henry Johnson, brothers Andy Charley and Lester Charley, sisters Eleanor Houle and Cecelia Bearchum, as well as sons and daughters, and longtime companion David Wolf.
Burns Mortuary
Pendleton, Oregon
Theresa C. Johnson - a resident of Adams, Oregon, passed away Friday evening, April 22, 2011, in a Walla Walla, Washington hospital. She was 81 years old.
A Dressing Ceremony will begin at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 26th at the Burns Mortuary of Pendleton Chapel. Follow the dressing, a Washat Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. at the Agency Longhouse in Mission, OR. The Final Sunrise Service will begin at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 27th at the Agency Longhouse, with burial to follow at the Agency Cemetery in Mission. Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
Theresa was born March 28, 1930, near Adams, Oregon. She was the daughter of Thomas and Sophie (Wilson) Charley. As a girl she was raised in Spearfish, Washington, and then Adams, Oregon. She was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. She attended elementary school in Adams, OR, and later attended the Chemawa Indian Boarding School in Salem, Oregon. As a young woman she had worked the yearly harvests. Later, she had worked at commercial gillnetting, as well as seasonal fruit harvesting. She had also been employed at Smith Frozen Foods for many years.
She enjoyed cooking, fishing, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by four children: David Wolf of Adams, OR, Vivian Demary and Lonnie Wolf, both of Pendleton, OR, and Benjamin Paul, Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in her death by her parents, her husband Henry Johnson, brothers Andy Charley and Lester Charley, sisters Eleanor Houle and Cecelia Bearchum, as well as sons and daughters, and longtime companion David Wolf.
Pendleton, Oregon
Theresa C. Johnson - a resident of Adams, Oregon, passed away Friday evening, April 22, 2011, in a Walla Walla, Washington hospital. She was 81 years old.
A Dressing Ceremony will begin at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 26th at the Burns Mortuary of Pendleton Chapel. Follow the dressing, a Washat Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. at the Agency Longhouse in Mission, OR. The Final Sunrise Service will begin at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 27th at the Agency Longhouse, with burial to follow at the Agency Cemetery in Mission. Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
Theresa was born March 28, 1930, near Adams, Oregon. She was the daughter of Thomas and Sophie (Wilson) Charley. As a girl she was raised in Spearfish, Washington, and then Adams, Oregon. She was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. She attended elementary school in Adams, OR, and later attended the Chemawa Indian Boarding School in Salem, Oregon. As a young woman she had worked the yearly harvests. Later, she had worked at commercial gillnetting, as well as seasonal fruit harvesting. She had also been employed at Smith Frozen Foods for many years.
She enjoyed cooking, fishing, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by four children: David Wolf of Adams, OR, Vivian Demary and Lonnie Wolf, both of Pendleton, OR, and Benjamin Paul, Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in her death by her parents, her husband Henry Johnson, brothers Andy Charley and Lester Charley, sisters Eleanor Houle and Cecelia Bearchum, as well as sons and daughters, and longtime companion David Wolf.
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