Robert Clinton Sheehy

Robert Clinton Sheehy, 79, of Union died May 15 at his home in High Valley near Union. A memorial mass will be held on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Union, Oregon with Father Hank Albrecht officiating.


He was born in Baker, Oregon, on April 8, 1926, to Hugh Francis Sheehy and Helen Merritt Holbrook Sheehy. He grew up on Swayze Creek near Durkeee, attended elementary school at the Plano School, and graduated from Baker High School on May 18, 1944. He married Dona Gene Storie in Baker on June 29, 1947. The couple moved to High Valley near Union in 1956, and was happily married for 58 years.



Mr. Sheehy served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946 and was in the Marshall Islands on the atoll of Kwajalein. He joined the Marine Corps reserve after World War II, and served until April of 1951. He worked at the cement plant at Lime as a rock driller and then worked as a millwright at Boise Cascade in La Grande from 1968 to 1988. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Union, and enjoyed reading, ranching, and being with his family.



Mr. Sheehy is survived by his wife Dona of Union, children Robert and Patricia Sheehy of Thiory, France, Kathleen and Dwight Bloom of Halfway, Daniel and Meleah Sheehy of La Grande, John and Sandy Sheehy of Union, Rosemary and Kim Edd of North Bend, Oregon, Theresa and Dwight Page of Sandy, Oregon, Dona and Mark Servid of Baker City, Eileen and Brent Gyllenberg of Baker City, Jim and Sally Sheehy of Union, Tim Sheehy and fiancé Gloria Kleck of Union, Kevin and Susie Sheehy of Union, Stephen and Susan Sheehy of Union, Abel and Sherry Mendoza of La Grande, 32 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. He is also survived by brother Tom Sheehy of Missoula, Montana and formerly of Wallowa, sister Mary Heriza of Baker City, and brother and sister-in-law Richard and Darlene Sheehy of Baker City. His parents, brother Hugh Sheehy of Durkee, sister Ruth Becker of Cove, and sister Helen Langley of Huntington died earlier.



Memorial contributions can be made to the Helen Merritt Sheehy Bobcat Foundation Scholarship, or to the Grande Ronde Child Center, both in care of Daniels Chapel of the Valley at 1502 7th Street, La Grande, Oregon 97850