07/04/2025
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78 Northwest 1st Avenue
Ontario, OR
97914
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At Lienkaemper Funeral Chapels and Thomason Funeral Home & Crematory , we are completely community centered. We pride ourselves on being the only provider in the area with a staff dedicated to community outreach. We support many churches, charities, and civic organizations, and many of our programs are free of charge.
From 1907 the Ontario area deaths were originally handled by the Peterson family who owned the Peterson Furniture Store. Caskets were kept in the basement of their establishment. In 1935-36 they built a new “modern” funeral home on Northwest First Avenue. Soon after, the Peterson family sold the funeral home to George Beechler. On February 15, 1961 Bertelson and Lienkaemper purchased the business. Burt & Joyce Lienkaemper started Nyssa Lienkaemper Funeral Home in 1933. Their son, John and his wife Norma later ran the businesses, buying out the partners. In 1971 the High Funeral Home was built in Vale, Oregon. In 1985 the Lienkaempers purchased the High Funeral Home. In October 1989 Malletta-Vertin partnership purchased the 3 businesses and sold them to a corporation in August 1993. In June 2007 Gary & Debby Trick purchased the 3 businesses: Ontario, Nyssa and Vale Chapels. Gary, while in high school at Fruitland High School, in 1969 was hired by John Lienkaemper to help around the funeral home and later served his apprenticeship under John.