Mark Louis Acheson of Boardman passed away in Boardman on March 29, 2022 at the age of 66.
He was born on Jan. 22, 1956 in Linton, N.D. to Ray and Ruth Reierson Acheson.
Mark grew up, attended school and graduated from high school in Pollock, S.D. In 1977 he moved from South Dakota to Boardman, where he took a job with Portland General Electric. After several years with PGE he started working in agriculture, repairing irrigation equipment. He worked for Oregon Hay in Boardman for nearly 15 years, repairing irrigation lines.
Mark was very mechanically inclined and able to repair many things. He was also always willing to lend a hand when people were in need. He enjoyed going to his grandsons’ basketball games.
He is survived by his children, Deborah (Seth) Wheeler, Elijah (Julie Maddox) Acheson, Candida (Paul) Goehring and Sean (Amanda) Ferguson; 13 grandchildren; long-time companion, Sandy Ferguson; two sisters, Sonja Seymour and Gudrun Berndt; a brother, Monte Acheson; and several nieces and nephews and extended family members.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Burns Mortuary Chapel, 685 W. Hermiston Ave.
Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery in Boardman.
Memorial donations can be made to Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, Ore., 97838 to help defray final costs.
To leave an online condolence for the family, please go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
