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Wednesday, September 6, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
Ben Hendrickson
August 4, 1984 — August 13, 2017
Ben Hendrickson passed
away at the age of 33, due to
drowning in Suttle Lake. Ben
was born on August 4, 1984
and left us on August 13, 2017.
Ben enjoyed life to the
fullest extent. He was an avid
outdoorsman. Ben loved to
fish and be out on the water.
He was also very musically
inclined — anything from
the drums, to piano, guitar,
and even vocals; Ben loved it
all and would create hours of
entertainment for everyone.
He was a very loving and
Jacqueline P. Merrill
November 19, 1940 — August 30, 2017
Jacqueline Phillips Merrill,
76, passed away peacefully at
home on August 30. She had
courageously battled multiple
sclerosis for many years.
Jacque, the daughter of
John and Dorothy Phillips,
was born and raised in
Spokane, Washington, along
with her younger sister,
Sherry. After graduating from
Lewis & Clark High School,
she attended nursing school
at Sacred Heart Hospital and
became a registered nurse. It
was during her training at the
VA hospital in Tacoma that
she met her future husband,
Lt. William (Bill) Merrill III,
on a blind date. They mar-
ried in 1962, and spent the
next 26 years moving around
fun person to be around. Ben
also loved being crafty. He
loved making anything and
everything.
Ben is survived by his
family: Sherrie Hendrickson
(mother); Steven Hendrickson
(father); Chelsie Olszewski
(sister); Chadd Hendrickson
(brother); Dan Olszewski
(brother-in-law); a niece; two
nephews; and many loving
aunts, uncles, cousins, and
friends.
Ben grew up in Aurora,
Illinois, then moved to Sisters
to be with his fiancée, Heather
VanHouten, and her daughter,
Ariana. He worked at Sisters
the country with Bill’s army
assignments.
During one of Bill’s early
assignments in New Jersey
their two children, Bill and
Kelli, were born. The fam-
ily adapted to the military
lifestyle, living in Hawaii,
Germany, Virginia, California,
Kansas and a number of other
states. Jacque enjoyed the
opportunity to travel, and the
family enjoyed many week-
ends camping, hiking and ski-
ing. Jacque spent many hours
volunteering, assisting at her
kids’ schools and with mili-
tary-related activities.
Upon Bill’s retirement in
1988, Bill and Jacque moved
to Central Oregon, first to
Sunriver, then Bend, and
finally to Sisters. They con-
tinued to travel, meet new
friends, and get involved in
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Seed to Table to
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By Erin Borla
Correspondent
Forest Products.
A Celebration of Life will
take place at Creekside Park
in Sisters on September 9 at 4
p.m. and in Illinois, informa-
tion pending.
community activities. Jacque
was involved in the local PEO
chapter, and enjoyed partici-
pating in her book club.
Jacque is survived by Bill,
her husband of 55 years; son
Bill (and Gigi) of Salem;
daughter Kelli (and Ben) of
the United Arab Emerites;
and grandchildren Ben, Griff
(and Becca), Abby, Aaron and
Nick. She was a loving wife
and mother, and will be truly
missed by her family and
many friends.
A memorial service will
be held at the Episcopal
Church of the Transfiguration
in Sisters on Saturday,
September 9, at 3 p.m.
The fi x is...
Seed to Table, the Sisters-
based organization that pro-
vides fresh produce for needy
families and educational
opportunities for Central
Oregon students, will host its
second annual farm dinner
on Saturday, September 16,
beginning at 4:30 p.m.
“It’s really a celebration
of our year and what we’ve
accomplished,” says Program
Director Audrey Tehan.
“It’s an amazing event to
enjoy fresh food in the farm
environment.”
Field games and live
music will be available at the
dinner — but the real center-
piece will be the food. Chef
Anna Witham, the award-
winning chef from Bend’s
own Root Cellar Catering,
will once again prepare the
three-course feast to help
share the bounty of the farm.
“Seed to Table wouldn’t
be possible without our com-
munity,” says Tehan. “We
rarely get a chance to sit
down together and experi-
ence a meal together and
celebrate what we do as a
community.”
Seed to Table provides a
vital education to area stu-
dents. Sisters youth from the
elementary level to Tehan’s
Sustainable Agriculture class
at Sisters High School all
visit the farm and even eat
salad bar components direct
from the Sisters farm.
Throughout 2017 students
from Redmond and Bend
have also visited the farm —
totaling over 1,300 students.
By the end of this year
Seed to Table will have con-
tributed 20,000 pounds of
food to local non-profits and
schools. Feeding approxi-
mately 200 families per week
at the height of the growing
season.
“It’s really exciting,”
says Tehan. “We’ve doubled
our reach every year. It’s an
amazing moment to have
so much inspiring energy to
keep us moving forward.”
Tickets for the Seed to
Table Farm Dinner are still
available and are $40 for
adults and $20 for kids 18 and
under, and can be purchased
at www.SeedToTableOregon.
org/events. Tickets will not
be available at the door.
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