Gilberta Gene (Horn) Lieuallen

Gilberta Gene Horn Lieuallen passed away at her home on December 8. She was born

May 14, 1940 to Wilbert Grant Horn and Emma Elizabeth Johnson Horn. Gilberta was raised on

the family ranch on Stewart Creek east of Pilot Rock. She attended Pilot Rock schools where

she was active in 4-H, band, and was a baton twirler. Transferring to Pendleton High School as a

sophomore, she graduated in 1958. The next step in her educational process was to enroll at

Oregon State College where she attained a degree in education. Her connection with Oregon

State was firm. Her brother and one sister also attended OSU as did 3 of her children. She

attended Mother’s Weekend at OSU for 9 consecutive years. She was proud of having won a

cow milking competition while on the OSU campus.

After graduation she taught school at La Center, Washington, for a year. Then she

returned to Pendleton where she became the office manager for the Kerns Company.

Gilberta married Don Lieuallen in 1968 and moved to Adams. She became active in the

Adams Ladies Club, DAR, Wildhorse Grange, Triangle Little League, and the Community

Church. In 2011, she became the Honored Queen for the Weston Pioneer Reunion. For many

years, she served as recorder for the City of Adams.

She was creative, making Raggedy Ann dolls, quilting, tapestry wall hangings, and

crocheting afghans. She edited a series of books on Adams history, relying on research from the

archives of The East Oregonian. She spent time on genealogy research.

She was proud of her Swedish ancestry and enjoyed a trip to Sweden. She traveled

extensively in the western part of the United States and made one excursion to Connecticut,

Washington D.C., and Colonial Williamsburg. There was also one trip to Hawaii and a cruise to

Alaska. For several years she was involved in multiple white water rafting trips on rivers in

Oregon and Idaho. A favorite recreation was attending sporting events in which her children

and grand children were participants.

Survivors include her husband, children Pete Sederburg (Jan) of Richland, WA., Eric

Sederburg and Tom Lieuallen (Kira) of Adams, and Karen Lieuallen of Tucson, AZ; sister Petra

Harvey of Sacramento CA, and brother Ladd Horn of Island City, OR. Brother Leonard Horn

and sister Tylene Schmidt died earlier. There are 12 grandchildren and 7 great grand children.

Contributions to her memory can be made to the Adams Community Church, PO Box 34,

Adams OR 97810, or the Umatilla County Historical Society, PO Box 253, Pendleton OR

97801.

Funeral service will be Wednesday, December 14, at 1:00 p.m. at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, 131

SE Byers Ave., Pendleton, Oregon.