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Thursday, June 18, 2020
The OBserVer — 3A
Obituaries
Carrel R. Hurst
1935-2020 • Summerville
Carrel Richard Hurst, 84, of
Summerville, died June 12. A pri-
vate interment will take place at
the Summerille Cemetery.
Carrel was born
Dec. 20, 1935, in
King Hill, Idaho,
to Carrel and Lois
Hurst. He resided in
Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
where he attended
high school. He
joined the U.S. Army
and was stationed
at Fort Irwin before
being deployed to
Korea.
Carrel married
Esther Birks on Nov. 10, 1955.
They lived in Bonners Ferry for
several years before moving to
Morgan Hill, California, where
Carrel worked for Ford Motors
Corp. as a line foreman.
In 1970, he and his family
moved to Elgin and later to Sum-
merville. Carrel worked for Boise
Cascade particle board plant in
La Grande before purchasing the
Elgin Texaco Station, which he
ran with his family. After a few
years, he sold the station and went
to work for Fleetwood Travel
Trailers in Island City for several
years until suffering a debilitating
illness. He then worked for North-
wood Travel Trailers and went on
to take courses at the local college
to learn AutoCAD, a commer-
cial computer-aided design and
drafting software application, and
worked at Nash before retiring.
Carrel always loved figuring
out how to make things run more
efficiently and was a true problem
solver. He loved to hunt and fish
and planted a garden every year.
He was quick witted and would
send you a glance with a smirk
after his comment, just to make
sure you got it. Carrel was a
strong independent man and loved
his wife and family very much.
Surviving relatives include his
sons and daughters-in-law, Curtis
and Lillie Hurst of Summer-
ville, Gene and Kathleen Hurst
of Eagle, Idaho, and Greg and
Shuree Hurst of Pullman, Wash-
ington; daughter and son-in-law,
Lanna and Andy Dollar of Kenne-
wick, Washington; 18 grandchil-
dren and 20 great-grandchildren;
and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by
his wife, Esther Hurst; daughter,
Sherry Moosman; parents, Carrel
and Lois Hurst; and siblings,
Valda Shierling and Sid Hurst.
Online condolences may be
made to the family at www.love-
landfuneralchapel.com.
Victoria A. (Sanchez) Cox
1961-2020 • Elgin
Victoria Ann Cox, 59, of Elgin,
died unexpectedly June 10 at her
residence. A private celebration
of life service will be held for the
family June 20 at 6 p.m. To view a
livestream of the service or watch
it later, go to https://anything2dig-
ital.com/loveland-funerals.
Victoria was born March 17,
1961, in Long Beach, California,
to Robert and Nancy (Davis) San-
chez. She graduated from Ken-
nedy High School in 1979. With
three sons from a previous mar-
riage, she married Kineth Cox on
Jan. 31, 2000.
Victoria enjoyed the beach,
traveling, camping and spending
time with family and friends. Her
heart was open to everyone. She
never had a deaf ear and, like it
or not, always had the right thing
to say. She had many friends she
considered to be family.
Surviving relatives include her
husband, Kineth Cox of Elgin;
sons, Bobby Waters, Lee Waters,
Koltin Waters and Keegan San-
chez; daughter, Cassie Englund;
stepdaughters, Tawny Savage,
LaRissa Smith and Kaely Knight;
and father, Robert Sanchez.
Online condolences may be
made to the family at www.love-
landfuneralchapel.com.
JoAnne R. (Needham) Croteau
Formerly of La Grande
JoAnn Rae (Needham) Cro-
teau, 58, formerly of La Grande,
died May 2. A service will be held
June 22 at 10 a.m. at the Island
City Cemetery.
Roslain Yohp
La Grande
Roslain Yohp, 74, of La
Grande, died June 12 at her res-
idence. Arrangements are by
Loveland Funeral Chapel &
Crematory.
Eva W. Bennett
Upcoming
local services
June 20 — EVA BENNETT:
2 p.m. private interment; view-
able online at https://anything-
2digital.com/loveland-funerals.
June 20 — VICTORIA COX:
6 p.m. private celebration of life;
viewable online at https://any-
thing2digital.com/loveland-fu-
nerals.
June 22 — JOANNE CRO-
TEAU: 10 a.m. service; Island
City Cemetery.
June 25 — LEROY POE:
4 p.m. celebration of life, Sum-
merville Baptist Church.
— Calendar
courtesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
La Grande
Eva Winnefred Bennett, 95, of
La Grande, died April 26 at her
residence. A private interment
will take place June 20 at 2 p.m. at
the Island City Cemetery. Those
who would like to watch it online
may do so at https://anything2dig-
ital.com/loveland-funerals.
Elgin School Board adopts budget
Cuts may be
needed despite the
$7.42 million figure
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By Dick Mason
The Observer
Contributed photo
The Wallowa History Center in Wallowa received a $6,534
grant from the Oregon Heritage Commission.
Grant boosts Wallowa
History Center
promotion efforts
The Observer
WALLOWA — The
Wallowa History Center
in Wallowa received more
than $6,000 in a grant
from the Oregon Heritage
Commission.
The commission
awarded $74,999 in grants
to 11 museums throughout
the state in amounts ranging
from $1,063 to $8,284. The
Wallowa History Center
received $6,534 to help
cover the cost of designing
and implementing a new
website, installing highway
signs and developing an
interpretive video and mar-
keting materials.
The Baker Heritage
Museum in Baker City
received a $7,800 museum
grant to develop and dis-
tribute the “Baker County
Heritage & Cultural Pass-
port” to increase tourism
to heritage sites in Baker
County.
The Oregon Heritage
Commission is part of the
Oregon Heritage program
at Oregon Parks and Recre-
ation Department and offers
the museum grant program
annually. The grants began
in 1965 when only 24 orga-
nizations were eligible for
the program. Oregon Parks
and Recreation funded this
grant cycle rather than lot-
tery or park fee funds.
Public Safety Report
TUESDAY
7:55 a.m. — A resident on the 1200 block of Willow Street, La
Grande, reported the theft of cans.
12:28 p.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about possi-
ble animal neglect on the 2200 block of Pine Street.
1:23 p.m. — La Grande police responded to a report of a person
suffering a mental or emotional crisis. The person planned to con-
tact mental health services.
6:50 p.m. — La Grande police received a request to check on
someone screaming on the 400 block of Jefferson Avenue. An offi-
cer found the noise was coming from youth playing video games.
10:52 p.m. — La Grande police responded to Second Street and
H Avenue on a report of a loud bang but found no one suspicious
upon arrival.
Recent Oregon State Police arrests and citations
June 9 — Jonathan S. Allred, 36, of Bingham, Utah, on accusa-
tions of driving under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol).
June 13 — Benjamin Steven Monti, 43, on accusations of DUII
(alcohol).
Shirley Jean Stephens
September 29, 1941 - June 2, 2020
Shirley Jean Stephens, 78, of La Grande, passed
away on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in
Boise, Idaho. At her request, there will not be a service.
Shirley was born on September 29, 1941 in
Prineville, Oregon to Claud and Sylvia Binam. She
resided in Prineville and La Grande, OR. She married
her one true love, Wallace Stephens, on October 24,
1958. They had three children.
Shirley worked various factory jobs in Prineville
and was employed by Community Connections in La
Grande. She loved the Lord and her family more than
they will ever know.
Shirley is survived by her son, David Stephens of La
Grande, OR; grandchildren, Julia Matthews (Tim) of
La Grande, OR, Nick Rust of Waldport, OR and Eric
Lincoln of La Grande, OR; 2 great grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Wally; son, Jimmy Stephens;
daughter, Regina Lincoln; parents, Claud and Sylvia
Binam; brother, Archie Binam; and sisters, Betty Gross,
Doris Halsey, and Dianna Thorson.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
ELGIN — The Elgin
School Board voted
Monday to adopt a
2020-21 total budget of
$7.42 million, an increase
of about 9% from its cur-
rent spending plan.
The budget would
allow the school dis-
trict to retain all of its
staff and programs, yet
the possibility of cuts
remains a distinct pos-
sibility because of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The district built the
budget on the assump-
tion the state will provide
school districts with all of
the funding the Legisla-
ture approved for educa-
tion last summer when it
passed the budget for the
2019-21 biennium.
The funding outlook
for Oregon’s schools has
become murky at best
because of the corona-
virus pandemic, which
forced the state to shut
down many businesses
for two months, costing
it significant income tax
revenue and crippling
the economy. The state’s
school fund is expected
to lose about $490 mil-
lion in revenue based
upon the state’s May 20
budget forecast. Educa-
tion officials throughout
the state are pushing leg-
islators to draw from the
state’s reserves to back-
fill funding for schools
so they will receive all
of the money initially
allotted to them.
It will not be known
if school districts will
be backfilled and thus
fully funded until the
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Legislature meets to
decide on this in July or
August. The Elgin School
Board is making contin-
gency plans in the event
schools don’t receive full
funding.
“The board talked
about making plans for
reductions if they need
to,” said Superintendent
Dianne Greif.
The Elgin School
Board does not have the
option of waiting until
the Legislature decides
because state law requires
school districts to adopt
their budgets by June 30.
The deadline for school
districts and the Legisla-
ture’s meeting schedule
for discussing school
funding, Greif said, “do
not line up well.”
The Elgin school
budget is up primarily
because of state grants.
These include funding
from the Student Suc-
cess Act and Measure
98. The Student Suc-
cess Act, funded by a
new corporate tax, pro-
vides additional money
for school nutrition pro-
grams, counseling and
more. Measure 98 funds
are to be used to reduce
dropout rates and boost
career and technical edu-
cation. Greif said it is not
known how much money
the Elgin School Dis-
trict will receive from the
grants because of the eco-
nomic crisis caused by
COVID-19.
“We don’t know what
level we will be funded
at,” Greif said.
A third new major
grant Elgin is expected to
receive is provided by the
federal Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic
Security Act, also known
as the CARES Act. Greif
said this grant would be
for $58,000.
Barbara Henkel Odegaard
April 30, 1927 - June 7, 2020
Hips that swung
from side to side
and a pearl neck-
lace conveniently
dropped in a suit
jacket pocket began
a romance and a
family. Barbara
Henkel Odegaard
was born April 30,
1927 in White Bear
Lake, Minnesota
and passed away
June 7, 2020, sur-
rounded by family.
Barbara received
her Nursing degree
from Northwestern
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Barbara eventually met Erling
(Ode) Odegaard and they were
married on November 13, 1949 and
began their journey together.
Barbara had an amazing career
working as an RN. At Grande
Ronde Hospital in La Grande,
Oregon, Barbara was ahead of her time as she worked her
way up to many leadership positions including Director of
Nursing and finally Administrator of the Hospital. Barbara
also served on many Board of Director’s including several
civic organizations and on the Foundation Board for her
beloved Eastern Oregon University. Barbara was full of
life where ever she went. She was elected Queen of a 1976
bicentennial parade in La Grande, could sit on a hydrant
with a beer like a boss, threw amazing parties and was kind
to all she met. “Meme”, as she was known by her grandchil-
dren and many friends; adored her grandchildren and great
grandchildren and she was their biggest cheerleader at every
concert, ceremony or sporting event they participated in.
Barbara was beloved by many people who became her chil-
dren even if they were adults, and they loved her like their
second Mom. Barbara will be missed by many.
Barbara is now celebrating with her parents, siblings and
her husband as they went on before her. She is survived
by her four children; Ruth Gelbrich, Peggy Odegaard,
Kelly Odegaard, of Salem, Oregon and Mary Phiroz from
Louisiana, as well as her four grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
Barbara will be interred at a later date in a private
ceremony at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland,
Oregon. The family asks in lieu of flowers, donations can be
made in her name to the Salvation Army or Eastern Oregon
Wrestling Program. Cared for by City View Funeral Home,
Salem, Oregon.