Obituary of Edna Pearson
Edna Pearson died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 of Alzheimer’s disease at Cedar Crest Alzheimer’s facility, where she resided for the past three years. She had just turned 82 years old. Edna was born in Dayton, Washington on July 5, 1927 to Arzee and Ethel Kenworthy. The family moved to North Powder, Oregon when Edna was in grade school. She graduated from North Powder High School where she met her high school sweetheart and future husband, Henry ‘Pete’ Pearson. They were married on June 26, 1950 and moved to Baker City. She lived in Baker City until moving to Tualatin in 2006. Edna and Pete owned a plumbing business where Edna was the bookkeeper and office administrator. She also was a homemaker and mother of three. Edna was very involved in her children’s activities, she was a Boy Scout den mom, Girl Scout leader, room mother and always willing to help out with the various activities that her children were involved in. She enjoyed being a member of the VFW Auxiliary. Her hobbies included hunting deer and elk with Pete, accompanying him around the western United States trap shooting, reading, canning a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, and playing bridge. Highlights of their lives were trips to the Wallowa Mountains lake basin with horses and traveling the Alaska Inland Passage sightseeing and fishing for king salmon. Edna is survived by her three children, Frank Pearson (Chloe) of Milwaukie, OR; Terry Pearson (Lynda) of Baker City, OR; Ann Pearson McGranahan (Tom) of Wilsonville, OR and by one brother, Merle Kenworthy, Baker City, OR. She also has five grandchildren, Benji Pearson Henslee, Peter Pearson, Bryan Pearson, Shawn McGranahan, Kelly McGranahan Bretl and six great children ranging in ages 13 to 5 - Jessica, Chelsea, and Caydan Henslee, Andrew, Ashlynn, and Alec Pearson. After 50 plus years of marriage her husband, Pete preceded her in death in 2003 as well as four sisters and one brother. A memorial service will be held at North Powder Cemetery on Saturday, September 12, at 1:00 pm. A reception will follow at the North Powder Grange Hall. Arrangements by Crown Memorial Center, Tualatin.