OBITUARY: KATHERINE E. WALLAN, MILTON-FREEWATER, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ******************************************************************************** Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Heidi May 2003 ********************************************************************************* Newspaper; The East Oregonian Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon Wallan, Katherine E. The East Oregonian November 30, 1991 Katherine Wallan MILTON FREEWATER- Ritualistic services for Katherine E. Wallan will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Fairfield, Idaho. A memorial service will be held at Fairfield on Memorial Day. Mrs. Wallan. 94, of Milton-Freewater, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1991, at Vancouver, Wash. She was born Oct. 7, 1897, at Soldier, Idaho, to John and Lydia Ballard Wardrop. She grew up there, attended local schools and worked on the family farm and in her parents’ hotel. On Jan. 26, 1922, she married Claude E. Wallan at Gooding, Idaho. After their marriage, the couple continued to farm on their homestead in Camas County, Idaho. Mrs. Wallan also worked in Restaurants and for the phone company. During harvest, she worked at Milton-Freewater, then returned to Fairfield in the Winter. The Wallans moved to Milton-Freewater in 1953 and she worked for Birdseye, Rogers Walla Walla Cannery, Utah Cannery, and area packing houses. She enjoyed making rugs, gardening, canning, and collecting spoons. Many people called her "Grandmother" whether or not they were related. A year after her retirement, she traveled to Germany to stay with her son, and toured Europe. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Milton-Freewater and the Occident Rebekah Lodge of Fairfield, Idaho. Survivors include a daughter, Lydia Gilmore of Milton-Freewater, a son, Robert M. Wallan of Milton-Freewater, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1959, and a son, John died in 1987.