Marthella "Marty" Adams

Marthella “Marty” R. Adams, 75, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Pendleton on April 3, 2022 at her Stepmother’s home.

Marty was born on May 20, 1946 in Pendleton, Oregon to Robert Herman Schuening and Patricia Naomi Sipp. She was raised and educated in the Pendleton area attending Hawthorne Elementary, Sherwood Elementary, Helen McCune Junior High, Pendleton High School, and Blue Mountain Community College. She has lived in Pendleton and Clatskanie, Oregon, Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Whitefish and Olney, Montana. Her law enforcement career included working for Clatskanie Police department, Pendleton Police Department and Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office. Her entrepreneurial endeavors included Co-Owning of Millennium Plastic and Rocky Mountain Plastics. Her passions included horseback riding, fishing, hunting, camping, gardening, writing, and spending time with family and friends. Her devotion to writing resulted in six of her books being published.

She is proceeded in death by her father, Robert H. Schuening; mother, Patricia N. (Sipp) Schuening; Stepmother, Emma Maxine Haines, who passed away in March of this year; brother, Richard Schuening and grandparents, Herman and Freda Schuening. She is survived by her daughter, Dorene (Dave) Winter and son, Robert W. (Tammy) Schuening; her siblings Julie Schmidt, Eddy Schuening, and Ivan (Lynne) Schuening. Grandchildren include Kayla R. Holmes, Matthew R. (Ashley) Holmes and Royce R. (Hannah) Schuening and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton with a Graveside immediately following at Skyview Memorial Park.