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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3A OBITUARIES Elizabeth “Bessie” Turner Jan. 21, 1929 — Aug. 15, 2017 Bessie Turner — wife, moth- er, grand- mother, friend — went home to be with her savior Jesus on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. She was 88. Bessie is survived by her sister Yvonne; broth- er-in-law Charlie; her chil- dren: Tracy, Vern (Dawn), Steel (Shirley), Robin, Jill (Owen Von Flue) and 17 grandchildren. Bessie was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; siblings Audrey and Albert; and sons-in-law Steve Teeney and Scott Fix. A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Sun- day, Sept. 10, 2017, at Sil- Balloon Continued from Page 1A there were concerns as the clock ticked and prob- lems arose. Belle Doan, an incom- ing senior at Silverton High, was part of the jour- nalism team which docu- mented the project each step of the way. She spoke of the anxiety the team felt, but said the success- ful launch eased any con- cerns. “We were a little ner- vous about the launch, Nov. 3, 1958 — Aug. 20, 2017 James M. “Jim- my” Cullen, 58, passed away at Salem Health hos- pital on Aug. 20, 2017. He was born Nov. 3, 1958, to Jim and Betty (Ul- ven) Cullen in Portland. Jimmy grew up in the Sil- verton area. He attended Bethany, Central Howell and Silverton High School. His favorite things to do were fishing, taking country drives and being with his family. Jimmy is preceded in death by his father, Jim Cullen. He is survived by his mother, Betty (Cullen) Roemer, of Mt. Angel; step-father Christian Roemer of Mt. Angel; and siblings Betty Rae Wilton of Salem, Kathy M. (Bill) Bledsoe of Silverton, John R. (Terrie) Cullen of Yu- ma, Arizona, Debbie (Dewey) Lenaburg of Sa- lem, David (Sue) Cullen of Kent, Washington, and Jennifer (Jeff) Kuschnick of Mt. Angel. His greatest joy was helping his mother and any family members at any time. He was always there to give a hand and talk while doing it. Any- one who knew Jimmy knew he loved to talk. He was loved by many rela- tives and friends and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions can be made to the June 4, 1940 — Aug. 18, 2017 Elsie Adrienne Hegerberg, 77, passed away in Silverton on Aug. 18, 2017. She was born on June 4, 1940, to Henry and Elsie (Bels) Enders in Saginaw, Michigan. She married Edwin “Ed” Hegerberg on Feb. 24, 1958, in Berkley, (but) the wind speed wasn’t as bad as we ex- pected, so that was phe- nomenal,” Doan said. “It couldn’t have gone bet- ter.” The balloon, which was attached to payload boxes containing data collec- tors, GPS units and cam- eras, ascended through clear skies and topped out at 105,000 feet before the balloon burst. This is the point where concern came back into play. At around the 100,000- foot mark, the atmos- phere is very thin — a lay- er Helms referred to as “near space.” The balloon began to fall slowly, but eventually gained speed. Helms suspects that the force from the sped-up as- cent is what caused the parachute line to break. This meant that a pair of payload boxes plum- meted back to earth from a height of around 90,000 to 95,000 feet. To make matters worse, GPS tracking was disabled, so tracking of the boxes van- ished. “We were in the blind,” Helms said. That’s where observ- ant south Salem residents come in. The team had labeled the payload boxes with Helms’ contact informa- tion, and a pair of calls alerted him to the location of their boxes. Both boxes were eventually re- trieved in separate back yards of south Salem resi- dences. Data collectors will be sent off to the University of Central Arkansas, which will analyze the da- ta and publish results at a future date. Video is also being analyzed by Silver- ton High staff and stu- dents. It wasn’t easy, but ulti- mately the balloon ver Creek Fellowship in Silverton. In lieu of flow- ers, donations can be made in Bessie’s name to Mercy Ships at www.mer- cyships.org. James M. Cullen Willamette Valley Hu- mane Society. Jimmy loved animals and was a very softhearted guy. A celebration of Jim- my’s life was held Aug. 26 at Betty’s home in Mt. An- gel. Arrangements by Un- ger Funeral Chapel of Sil- verton. Elsie Adrienne Hegerberg Michigan. They had 4 chil- dren. Elsie graduated from college in dentistry after her children were in school. She enjoyed paint- ing, listening to 50s music and was a huge movie buff. She traveled around the world — some of her favorite places were Ha- waii, Luxembourg, Bang- kok and Singapore. Elsie was a loving wife and mother. Elsie is survived by her husband, Ed; children In- grid Hegerberg of Half Moon Bay, California, Shawn (Helen) Heger- berg of Sherwood, Grant (Lisa) Hegerberg of Seat- tle, Washington, and Guy (Judi) Hegerberg of An- chorage, Alaska. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Memorial services were held Aug. 26 at Trin- ity Lutheran Church in Mt. Angel. Arrangements by Un- ger Funeral Chapel, Sil- verton. launched and the team re- trieved the payload that went up to collect data. Helms feels that this is a significant reason this project will pay off for the students involved — ev- ery step of the way pre- sented obstacles, which forced the students to problem-solve their way to answers. “In a very real and lit- eral sense they had to learn how to overcome (problems),” Helms said. “They had to deal with set- backs and defeat. They’ll be able to reflect back on this when they’re doing bigger and better things in life. “I think that this was a win on many levels.” lclarkson@statesman- journal.com or 503-399- 6833. Aug. 8, 2017 — Aug. 15, 2017 Elijah Stephen Lueva- nos, 8 days old, passed away at OHSU in Port- land. Baby Elijah is survived by his parents, Joel and Alyssa Luevanos; his brother Aiden; grandpar- ents Steve and Christy Knox of Silverton and Li- sa Menzie and Faustino Luevanos of Salem; as well as his great grand- parents, Gilbert Knox of Eugene and Cheryl Knox of Springfield. Graveside services were held Aug. 19 at Be- thany Pioneer Cemetery. Add Saving for Education to Your Back-to-School List View To learn more about your education savings options, call or visit a fi nancial advisor today. Continued from Page 1A www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC ZACH URNESS / STATESMAN JOURNAL Early eclipse totality at Strawberry Lake in Eastern Oregon’s Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. LOCAL ADVISORS mers wide and blue, sur- rounded on both sides by rugged mountain peaks and glassy rivers that roll into the 36-acre body of water. Just as the rangers said, the lake was sur- rounded by tents, some camped at suspect loca- tions. Overall, though, the scene wasn’t awful — it was just a lot more people than normal at a beautiful spot. We toured the lake, meeting people who’d made the trip. They were mostly from Oregon, Cali- fornia and Washington, but said they’d met back- packers from Sweden, Norway and Germany. “Happy Eclipse Day,” hikers said as we passed. The scene was joyful, as campers traded plans on where to view and pho- tograph the eclipse. Some had dutifully scouted the sun as it rose each morn- ing and told Jeff and I which ridge it would rise over. Krista Swan, of Port- land, had backpacked to Strawberry Lake with her family a few days earlier. “We’re nature lovers, so for this once-in-a-life- time experience we want- ed to be in a beautiful place like this,” she said. “There’s a lot of people — at least 100 tents — but ev- erybody is happy and friendly. It’s a real excited feeling.” Three generations of the Scovil family from Eu- gene — grandpa Roger, father Nate and two kids Griffin and Mason, had also backpacked in early. “We wanted to experi- ence it out in nature,” Nate Scovil said. “We fig- ured we’d make it a back- packing trip, and have the eclipse at the end to really seal those memories in.” The eclipse started with little warning, while people were still claiming their spots around the lake. Everyone seemed so focused on the time listed for totality, 10:16 a.m., that it came as almost a sur- prise when the moon started crashing into the sun. “Hey, it started,” some- body yelled. The unique quality of watching the eclipse in a place like Strawberry Lake immediately be- came apparent. The cliffs surrounding the lake be- gan to darken, first into shadow, then an odd shade of purple. As the temper- ature dropped, clouds ap- peared in the sky, where none had been previously. As totality approached, a few stars appeared in the sky. Howls echoed between canyon walls as the lake dropped into darkness. 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On the way in, we were met by U.S. Forest Ser- vice rangers warning peo- ple about the numbers heading into the wilder- ness. Keep in mind, this is an area that normally gets few visitors. If you see more than a few groups backpacking there, it’s a surprise. “I’ve never seen any- where near this many peo- ple in this area,” said Rob- ert Bergschneider, a ranger with the Prairie City district of Malheur National Forest. We drove up the gravel road toward Strawberry Basin Trailhead, parked on the side of the road and ate a quick dinner of freeze-dried food around 9 p.m. We slept in the back of our trucks, thinking about the next morning. We woke at 4:30 a.m. and hiked up the road to the trailhead, then fol- lowed the trail through dark forest and morning’s reddish-orange glow to one of Oregon’s most beautiful sights. Strawberry Lake shim- Elijah Stephen Luevanos Brittney , RDH Morgan , RDH 503-873-3530 410 Oak St, Silverton, OR, 97381 | kimsilvertonordentist.com