Oran Loney

Oran D. Loney passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, in Lewiston.

He was born March 15, 1941, at Walla Walla General Hospital, to parents Hazel and Herbert Loney. He attended school in Touchet, Wash., and Eastern Washington University in Cheney and Yakima. He worked in different orchards while finishing more education and then moved to The Dalles, Ore.

He then went to Lewiston and worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in construction at Clarkston until that field moved to the district office in Walla Walla in 1989. He continued there until he retired in 2003. He volunteered with the Lewiston Police Department and was captain with the security. He worked many high school dances, sports games, functions and at the fair building.

He married Beverly Anderson in 1961, and they later divorced. They had two children, Doug Loney of Touchet, born in 1962, and Debbie (Loney) Smyth of Walla Walla, born in 1967. He married Diane (Biederstedt) in 1990 in Lewiston and they moved to Walla Walla when he transferred with the Corps of Engineers, and then moved back to Lewiston in 2011.

He loved camping with family and friends, hunting and fishing up at the North Fork of the Clear-water River, bike riding, traveling, and going to many softball, baseball and volleyball games of nieces, nephews and grandsons.

He was preceded in death by parents Hazel and Herbert; and brother Don Weaver.

He is survived by his wife, Diane; brother Darrell (Patti) Loney of Touchet; son Doug (Roberta) Loney of Touchet; daughter Debbie (Jeff) Smyth; six grandkids; nephews Nick Masters of Lewiston and Cody Biederstedt of Spanaway, Wash.; nieces Kara Biederstedt of Lewiston and Michelle (Biederstedt) Wise of South Carolina; and in-laws Debbie (Rich) Masters, Dale (Nancy) Biederstedt, Terry (Teri) Biederstedt and Wally (Julie) Biederstedt.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at CrossPoint Alliance Church.