Cytha Mary Alice Nordyke

Cythia Mary Alice(Cy) Nordyke – a resident of Meacham, Oregon, passed away peacefully at her home on February 6, 2012. She was 87 years old. Viewing will be held on Thursday, February 9th, between the hours of 12:00 - 5:00 p.m., and Friday, February 10th, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, and will be held at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 10, 2012, at 2:00 P.M. a Burns Mortuary of Pendleton, followed by interment at Skyview Memorial Park in Pendleton. Contributions in memory of Cythia Nordyke may be made to the Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter (PAWS), or to St. Anthony Hospice, both may be sent care of Burns Mortuary of Pendleton, P.O. Box 489, Pendleton, OR 97801. Sign the online condolence book at www.burnsmortuary.com Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. She was born December 26, 1924, in her grandparents' home near Adams, Oregon. She was the daughter of Cyril J. and Iva S. (Lavadour) Vincent. She was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Cy was a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed music and dancing, hunting, fishing, camping and especially spending time with others. On September 2, 1947, in Granger, Washington, she married to Harvey Nordyke. The couple celebrated 50 years of marriage before he preceded her in death in December of 1997. She had lived in Oregon for most of her life, for a short time she had lived in California, Kansas and Oklahoma. Cythia is survived by her daughter Marlene Knight of Rieth, OR, sons Darrell L., Douglas D. and Rodney M. Nordyke, all of Meacham, OR, brother C. Justin Vincent of Salem, OR, grandchildren: Sheila Edmundson of Hermiston, OR, Shelly Spencer of Pendleton, OR, Sherri Falkher of Vancouver, WA, Steven Knight of Pendleton, OR, and Rebecca, Janelle and Melody Nordyke all of Hermiston, OR, as well as 12 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and extended family, and her beloved dog Bootsie. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two sisters; Annie Vincent Goebel and Marilyn Vincent Winkler.