Kenneth Lee Hearn of Irrigon passed away in Hermiston on Dec. 10, 2020 at the age of 72.
He was born on July 13, 1948 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Kenneth and Adah Chisham Hearn.
At the age of 8, Ken moved to Weston with his family. He grew up and attended school in Weston. After high school he attended Walla Walla Community College, where he received his associates degree. He worked for Jaynes Business Machines in Hermiston for a few years. He then began his career with Pendleton Grain Growers (PGG), where he worked as a store manager at the Athena store for 22 years. His next job was as a corrections corporal at the Two Rivers Correctional Institution, where he received the nickname Shrek. He retired from Two Rivers after 17 years in 2014.
He lived in Eastern Oregon throughout his adult life in the communities of Athena, Hermiston, and Irrigon the past 20 years.
Ken served as the president of the Athena Booster Club, and taught hunter safety courses and girls’ basketball at a summer camp in Halfway for eight years. He was an active member of the Columbia View Community Church in Irrigon for many years and was an avid Seattle Seahawks fan.
Ken married Sandra Murphy in Weston on Aug. 14, 1966.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Sandra; son, William (Joy) Hearn and daughters, Caitlin and Trinity; son, Thoren (Stacie) Hearn and children, Emily (Dylan) Thornton and Andrew and Jackson Hearn; daughter, Kendra Scott and sons, Garrett and Connor; great grandchildren, Katherine and Thorus; and many friends and church family members.
A private family service will be held.
A public ice cream social will be announced at a later time.
Family suggests memorial donations be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
To leave an online condolence for the family, please go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
