Family/Spouse: M. Cooper. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. H. Cooper
2. C. Cooper

Notes:

Obituary of John L. Echanis
John Louis Echanis, 95, of Ontario, Oregon passed away peacefully Thursday, October 1, 2020 with his daughter at his side.

John, commonly known as “Johnny or Uncle John”, to friends and family was born March 26, 1925 to Ignacio “Jack” and Maria Echanis. He was a father to Annette Echanis and loving grandfather to Hannah and Cole Cooper.

John was a lifelong resident of Ontario where he graduated high school and was an enthusiast of almost every organized sport. John participated in basketball, baseball and track and served as the football team manager and captain of the basketball team. Several years later, John was a member of the American Legion basketball team where they won a championship trophy, a basketball referee and organizer of youth athletic teams.

In 1943, John joined the United States Army and served in WWII as a rifleman in the 129th Infantry Regiment of the 37th Division serving in New Caledonia, the Solomons and Luzon Island. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart medal for wounds sustained in action in the Philipine Campaign and the Bronze Service Star for “heroic achievement”,

John worked in the beverage distributing business for a large portion of his life where he gained many friends throughout the Treasure Valley. One of the first questions he asked when meeting a new person was “where are you from?”. He usually knew either a friend or relative of every new acquaintance. John owned a triplex in Ontario and enjoyed tinkering with irrigation systems and home repairs. He enjoyed traveling to visit his daughter and her family as they moved around the country. The highlight of his travels was a trip to Spain to visit the Basque country where his parents were born and raised, as the Basque heritage is a fundamental aspect of life for the Echanis family.

He is survived by his daughter Annette and her husband Matt Cooper of Pennsylvania and California; granddaughter, Hannah Cooper, VMD of Kennewick, WA; grandson, Cole Cooper of Seattle, WA; his beloved sister, Josephine Keim of Ontario, OR; Timothy and Tamara Cables and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt word of thanks to Josephine Keim and her family for helping John in many ways throughout his life; to the loving caregivers at Dorian Place and Horizon Hospice for allowing John to live with dignity in the final years of his life, and to the many friends he has made throughout the valley who made his life complete.

Graveside services will be held at Sunset Cemetery in Ontario on October 23rd at 1:00 P.M. Due to the current restrictions on gatherings, Attendance will be limited to family.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in his honor to the National Alzheimer's Association.

Arrangements and Services by Lienkaemper Chapel, Ontario

John + Delores Blanton. Delores was born on 14 Oct 1929; died on 20 Jan 2021. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Ontario Basque Club: Member

Notes:

Dolores June Blanton Cables Echanis

OCT. 14, 1929 — JAN. 20, 2021

ONTARIO

Dolores was born in Ontario, Oregon October 14th 1929 to Wesley James Blanton and Gertrude Monce Blanton. She passed on January 20th, 2021.

Dolores was raised on the family cattle ranch that included the Malheur Butte, surrounding farm ground and nearby rangeland. Her only sister, Lorraine, who was five years older, preceded her in passing on Sept. 19, 2012.

The two girls, being the only children of Wes and Gertie, grew up learning to work cattle and farm. Dolores loved her working cow horses, Redcrest and Sunnyboy. She was an excellent rider and roper and the best heeler at brandings, roping 50 head one day. She never competed in the arena, but she was chosen as queen of the Malheur County Rodeo in 1947 and represented Ontario in the Payette Apple Blossom the same year.

The family farm and ranch was homesteaded in 1881 and improved through the years. So Dolores grew up milking cows, driving mule teams mowing and raking hay, cooking and cleaning; as well as riding the range and buckarooing for the family herd of Hereford beef cows that eventually numbered about 500. Dolores grew up loving and caring for animals so it’s no surprise that she contributed to many animal care organizations.

Dolores graduated from Ontario High School in 1948. She spent a couple of years working for Idaho Power in the Ontario office. In 1950 she married Jim Cables and gave birth to son Tim in 1951 and daughter Tammy in 1960.

Several years after her divorce from Jim she married John Echanis and gave birth to Annette Echanis in 1965.

Dolores was invited to learn to play bridge in 1959 and she took to the game with great enthusiasm and competence. As the years passed by her trophies numbered too many to conveniently display.

She achieved Life Master in 1984 and Gold Life Master in 2011. That same year she was appointed to the ACBL Goodwill and Charity Committee for the five northwestern states, Puerto Rico and Guam.

In 2018 Dolores won the ACBL Western Conference, with partner Lorinda Pearson, gaining 24 master points playing against 556 tables scattered across the western United States. She played with many partners through the years, and at the ACBL Nationals in Hawaii, she won first overall with a partner she had never played with before.

When the local Ontario Bridge Club suspended play in March of 2020, Dolores had won a total 3988 master points. Her fellow players appreciated her buoyant personality and her willingness to play with new players and never criticize, but always coach. She had a kind manner, radiant smile, infectious laughter and impeccable style.

A 2016 newspaper article paying tribute to her 45 years of service as secretary-treasure and local club manager said, “For decades she has been our goodwill ambassador extraordinaire.” She was also known at the many tournaments she played in for making and bringing the best fudge ever. She loved to bake, especially pies, which were just simply the best.

Dolores loved to dance, especially the jitterbug. She also loved to travel and, like dancing, she had the good fortune to do quite a bit of it.

Traveling with her mother and two young daughters on the first commercial tour to Borneo she was offered the opportunity by the chieftain of a former head-hunting tribe to have her youngest daughter remain there, as bride to his son, thus becoming “Queen of the Jungle.” Standing in front of the shrunken head lodge, the tour guide had to wrestle daughter, Annette, away from the tribe’s chief, who was used to getting his way and not at all accustomed to being told what to do.

Dolores was privileged to accumulate many more travel memories throughout her life, many of which have something to do with bridge, but all have something to do with her buoyant and adventurous personality. She will be remembered fondly by all who knew and loved her.

Dolores is survived by her son and daughter, Tim Cables and Tammy Cables of Ontario, her daughter Annette Echanis of Los Angeles, California and grandchildren, Hannah Cooper and Cole Cooper of Kennewick and Seattle Washington.

Memorials can be made to any of your favorite animal care organizations or to one of Dolores’s favorites, the Oregon Humane Society, 1067 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97211 or the Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City NE 68410. A celebration of her life will be held later in the year.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1905
• Residence: 1910, Crane, Oregon
• Residence: 1918, Crane, Oregon
• Residence: 1920, Boise, Idaho; Lodgers at Yribar's boarding house, 401 Idaho Street

Notes:

Christened:
BAUTISMO
Nombre: Jose Ygnacio
Apellidos: Echaniz, Yriarte
Fecha: 1885-01-06
Padre: Jose Maria, Echaniz, Elordi
Madre: Maria Bernarda, Yriarte, Alcorta
Fondo: Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, en MUTRIKU
Título: 20º Bautismos
Folio/Página: 56
Nº Partida: 3

Jose married Maria Josefa Pagoaga Aristondo on 28 Aug 1917 in Boise, Idaho. Maria (daughter of Jose Maria Pagoaga Cendoya and Maria Concepcion Aristondo Galzacorta) was born on 25 Nov 1896 in Mutriku, Gipuzkoa; died on 08 Feb 1991 in Ontario, Oregon; was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Ontario, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 10 Jun 1916, New York; SS Alfonso XIII from Bilbao. Final destination Burns, Oregon. Person in the US Valentin Aguirre.

Notes:

Christened:
Bautismo
Nombre: Maria Josefa
Apellidos: Pagoaga, Aristondo
Fecha: 1896-11-25
Padre: Jose Maria, Pagoaga, Cendoya
Madre: Maria Concepcion, Aristondo, Galzacorta
Fondo: Asunción de Nuestra Señora, en Mutriku, Gipuzkoa
Título: 21º Bautismos
Folio/Página: 33
Nº Partida: 89

Notes:

Christened:
Can't find a child named jose maria born to these parents. May be same person as Juan Jose Nicasio (sibling), but we know these are his parents from his marriage record.

Padre: Gregorio, Echaniz, Yriondo
Madre: Hermeregilda, Elordi, Elua

Jose married Maria Bernarda Yriarte Alcorta on 17 Jun 1882 in Mutriku, Gipuzkoa. Maria (daughter of Jose Manuel Yriarte Galdos and Maria Agustina Alcorta Basurco) was born on 02 Feb 1855 in Mutriku, Gipuzkoa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Extracto de Partida de Bautismo
Identificación
Nombre: Maria Bernarda
Apellidos: Yriarte, Alcorta
Fecha: 1855-02-02
Padre: Jose Manuel , Yriarte, Galdos
Madre: Maria Agustina, Alcorta, Basurco
Observaciones: ----------
Localización
Fondo: Asunción de Nuestra Señora, en Mutriku, Gipuzkoa
Título: 18º Bautismos
Folio/Página: 195 vº
Nº Partida: 18
Perteneciente a Diócesis: Pamplona
Territorio Histórico: Gipuzkoa
Signatura: 2621/003-02
Sig. Microfilm: M114-03
Sig. Digital: 262100302-0196
Registro Informático: 1482078
Data Versión: 2008-07-28

Notes:

Married:
Extracto de Partida de Matrimonio
Esposo: José Maria, Echaniz, Elordi
Esposa: Maria Bernarda, Yriarte, Alcorta
Fecha: 1882-06-17
Fondo: Asunción de Nuestra Señora, en Mutriku, Gipuzkoa
Título: 6º Matrimonios
Folio/Página: 26 rº
Nº Partida: 13

Notes:

Extracto de Partida de Bautismo
Identificación
Nombre: Jose Maria
Apellidos: Pagoaga, Sendoya
Fecha: 1864-03-17
Padre: Jose Andres, Pagoaga, Aramberria
Madre: Ana Maria, Sendoya, Arrieta
Observaciones: ----------
Localización
Fondo: Asunción de Nuestra Señora, en Mutriku, Gipuzkoa
Título: 19º Bautismos
Folio/Página: 85 rº
Nº Partida: 25
Perteneciente a Diócesis: Vitoria
Territorio Histórico: Gipuzkoa
Signatura: 4589/001-01
Sig. Microfilm: M581-02
Sig. Digital: 458900101-0088
Registro Informático: 1503637
Data Versión: 2008-07-28

Jose married Maria Concepcion Aristondo Galzacorta on 11 Jul 1887 in Mutriku, Gipuzkoa. Maria (daughter of Agustin Aristondo Garate and Francisca Antonia Galzacorta Arrate) was born on 22 Aug 1858 in Mutriku, Gipuzkoa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Bautismo
Nombre: Maria Concepcion
Apellidos: Aristondo, Galzacorta
Fecha: 1858-08-22
Padre: Agustin, Aristondo, Garate
Madre: Francisca Antonia, Galzacorta, Arrate
Fondo: Asunción de Nuestra Señora, en Mutriku, Gipuzkoa
Título: 18º Bautismos
Folio/Página: 250 vº
Nº Partida: 56