l vvan a c Harvey Myron Jim April 18, 1943 — March 19, 2015 Harvey MyronJim passed away on March 19, 2015, at Hospice in Bend, with his family by his side. Harvey was born onApril 18, 1943. He served in the military during the Vietnam War, and also served in Germany. He worked as a boilermaker in Alaska, Seattle and Portland. He also worked at the Childhood Center in Yakama, and he enjoyed farm work. He believed all faiths, and was strong with the Medicine Society, Seven Feathers, Washat and Shaker Faith. He worked and trave led with th e W a r m ot Spring s Senior Program, and was a leader for Elder Exercise, along with Wilson Wewa Jr., and Eliza Brown Jim. Harvey had a lot ofair mileswith the program. The one he enjoyed most was the trip to Alaska, and the sharing with their tribes. He did a lot of work with the Senior Program, with donations for Elder of the Year. He was a life member of the Elliott Palmer
Post 4217, and the Yakama Warriors. Harvey married Eliza Brown Jim on April 27, 2002. They adopted three children: Tony Jim, Marella Jim and Leonard Jim, and had children Tracy, Myron, Quintin, Nora Jim, and Delvin Jim (deceased). He was dad to Levi, Pearl VanPelt, Marella, Robert Sam, Anthony, Tates VanPelt, Lillie and Cowboy, Chester VanPelt, Wolfman Cuernon Suppah, Eliza and Rigo Madrano, 28 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren; brothers Reggie (deceased), Daniel Jim and Burton Dick (deceased), and sisters Margaret Pennah, Melissa James, SaraRoman Pennah, Maureena Many fingers, Doris Aridito, RosAnna Jim, and Debra Danielson.
Brenda Bearchum Little Coyote April 16, 1943 — March 18, 2015 Brenda Bearchum Little Coyote passed away March 18, 2015, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Mont., after a long illness. Atraditionalwake was held at the family home in Ashland, Mont. on March 21, 2015. Funeral services were held the next morning. Brenda was buried at the family cemetary where her eldest son, Dewey Little Coyote, and grandson, Alex Little Coyote, are buried. Brenda wasborn at home nearAdams, Ore., to Cecelia Charley and Benjamin Bearchum Jr. Her maternal grandparents were Sophie Wilson and Thomas (Klaclamat) Charley. He was from Spearfish, Wash. Her paternal grandparents were Benjamin Bearchum Sr. and Annie Black Bird Spotted Worlf of Bisby, Mont.
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She was the eldest of eight children. Her friends. siblings are Sophia Bearchum Enos of Mission; Brenda worked at St. Labre Indian School, Bruce (Nikke) Bearchum, and Frances Bearchum the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Montana Power of Hardin, Mont.; Ben Bearchum ofMission, Keith Co., Indian Health Service, and retired from the Bearchum (deceased), Curtis (Phyllis) Bearchum Bureau of lndian Affairs. of Richland, Wash.; Eleanor (Doug) Parker of Brenda is preceded in death by her son Irrigon. Dewey, grandson Alex, and granddaughter SoBrenda attended Ad- phiera. She is survived her husband Joe Sr., her ams and Athena grade four children, 18 grandchildren and nine great schools in Oregon; Top- grandchildren. penish and Tieton grade schools in Washington state. She also attended Rose Mary Charley Wush-N-Mi high schools in UmaJune 19, 1955 — April 3, 2015 tilla and Athena. She graduated from Sheridan Rose Mary Charley (Wush-N-Mi) was born High School in Sheridan, Wyo. in 1962. She went June 19, 1955 to Margaret Peters Charley and Russell Virgil Charley Sr. She passed away April to Relocation in San 3, 2015 at the family home in Charley Canyon. Jose, Calif. Rose served the Creator in the Simnasho Brenda a t t e n ded Longhouse and at the Warm Springs Shaker graduate school and earned a Master's De- Church. Rose was a tribal historian for her Tyghx gree at Harvard Univerpeople who was called on by the Oregon Historisity in Boston, Mass. cal Society, the World Forestry Center, and the She met her f i r st husband, Charles Wiley Museum at Warm Springs. She was a lifetime from Oklahoma. They employee at the Kah-Nee-Tah Resort where were married at St. Andrew's Mission in Oregon. she served as the Cultural Specialist. She also They hada daughter,Annita Jo,and son, Charles enjoyed work at KWSO radio station. She was Jr.(Dewey). She moved to Montana when she a featured master basket weaver at the NW met and married Joe Little Coyote Sr. They had Basketweavers Association. Her beadwork and sewing were featured at workshops. Her exquithree children — Gina, Eugene and Joe Jr. Brenda was selected to represent the Confed- site jewelry was sold around the world. Wush-N-Mi served her people in the line of erated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation as a Joseph Days Princess and Happy Canyon gatherers in the Simnasho Longhouse forthe root and huckleberry feasts. She also gathered the Princess. In the summer of1961 at Sheridan, Wyo., "All delicacy roots like Uni-push, Mumn and stookxs. American Indian Days" she was selected "Miss She made her own medicinal teas. She participated in local fairs and other Indian America." Through her life, she enjoyed traveling, danc- events, including the Pendleton Round-Up where ing and attended celebrations and pow-wows. she enjoyed the Wee-I-Tii style of dance. Rose is preceded in death by both her parShe was an avid fan of all sports and academic events in which her children and grandchildren ents, her eldest sister Cordelia Charley Miller, participated. She enjoyed movies, reading, infant brothers Willis Virgil Charley and Willis nature hikes, crosswords, picnics and visiting Leander Charley, a niece Norma Lynn Charley, and her Kahthlah's sister, Florence Pete, who named herWush-N-Mi. Florence groomed Rose her for role in the Longhouse. Her passing was both a sudden and great loss to our family, her surviving daughters Nicole E., Tricia K., and Sheilina L. Charley; her three April CUJ Page 1 Kahthlahs Liliana A. Bugarin, Kevin P. Jackson Michelle Thompson was misidentified and and Jordan J. Jackson; sisters Melissa Charley, it should have been Michelle Burke. Barbara Rosalind Sampson, Merilda, Judy, Frank, and Harper was misidentified as Barbara Harris. Russell Charley Jr., and brother Virgil Charley Stuart Harris served 10 years as the DOSE Watson of Pueblo, N.M. department director and a total of 20 years She isalso survived by many nieces, nephwith CTUIR. The position to be hired of an ews, cousins,aunts, and uncles; many dear Administrative Manager, should have been friends, relatives and classmates who were very identified as a Policy Analyst to represent special and dear to our mother. CTUIR interest on the Hanford natural reRecognizing our Umatilla relatives: Burke sources council. c lan, Cowapoos, Luke f a mily o n C h a r April CUJ Page 2 ley side. On Peter's side, John Moses. Former Police Officer Cameron SheoRose will be greatly missed, she was one of a ships pleaded guilty to 8 counts of assault, kind, and her spirit will live on in the love she not 16 counts. shared, in all that she passed on to those who were important to her. •
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