Obituary - Mary Ellen (Miner) Timmins
Mary Ellen (Miner) Timmins
Published: April 22, 2008
IRRIGON - Mary Ellen (Miner) Timmins died Wednesday, April 16, at her home in
Irrigon at the age of 59.
She was born Oct. 23, 1948 at Sacramento, Calif., to Guy Earl Miner Sr. and
Harriet Evelyn (Brekke) Miner.
Mary grew up in Lincoln, Calif., and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1966.
She loved to spend the summer at the family summer home in Kyburz, Calif. Mary
worked at McClellan Air Force Base for 16 years. On June 17, 1989 she married
Robert Fay "Bob" Timmins at Lincoln. They moved to Irrigon after her husband's
job took them to the Hermiston area in 1996. Mary loved to sing Karaoke and camp
on the Oregon coast (especially at South Beach State Park just south of
Newport).
She was preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Harriet Miner.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 19 years, Bob Timmins of Irrigon;
brother, Guy E. "Butch" Miner Jr. of Lincoln, Calif.; two sisters, Helen E.
Bennett and Lezlie E. Dorsett both of Rocklin, Calif.; her mother-in-law; four
brothers-in-law; one sister-in-law; 13 nephews and nieces; four grandnephews and
grandnieces; four stepchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; two
stepgreat-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 19, at 7 p.m. at Columbia
View Community Church in Irrigon. Disposition was by cremation.
Mary requested no flowers please, but memorial contributions may be made to the
charity of your choice in Mary's name.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of the arrangements. =