FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 11
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Dona Gene Storie
Sheehy
She is survived by her
children and their spouses:
Robert and Patty Sheehy,
Thoiry, France; Katy and
Whitey Bloom, Halfway,
Oregon; Dan and Meleah
Sheehy, LaGrande, Oregon;
John and Sandy Sheehy,
Union, Oregon; Rosie
and Kim Edd, Coos Bay,
Oregon; Dwight and Terry
Page, Custer, Wisconsin;
Dona and Mark Servid,
Baker City, Oregon; Bitsy
and Brent Gyllenberg,
Baker City, Oregon; Jim
and Sally Sheehy, Union,
Oregon; Tim and Gloria
Sheehy, Union, Oregon;
Kevin and Susie Sheehy,
Union, Oregon; Steve and
Susan Sheehy, Union,
Oregon and special family
friends Abel and Sherri
Mendoza, Haines, Oregon.
She was always so proud
of her grandchildren, Brian
Sheehy, John Sheehy, Sam
Sheehy, Quinn Bloom,
Orion Bloom, Cody Bloom
and Cassie Bloom/Porth,
Molly Sheehy/Urich, Casey
Sheehy, Brennan Sheehy,
Larne Sheehy, Troy Edd,
Trevor Edd, Tara Haga/
Simonson, Sarah Page/
Brandt, Daniel Page, Amy
Servid, Sarah Servid and
Alexa Servid/Jones, Justin
Gyllenberg, Dani Gyllen-
berg, Laura Gyllenberg/
Marcum, Thomas Sheehy,
Margaret Sheehy, Kathryn
Sheehy, Savannah Sheehy,
Elizabeth Sheehy, Colin
Sheehy, Riley Sheehy,
Emma Sheehy, Matthew
Sheehy and Patrick Sheehy
and 18 great grandchil-
dren Mateo, Aliya, Ame-
lia, Annie, Adalin, Milo,
Teagan, Sonja, Ethan,
Mallory, Sheldon, Mason,
Max, Lacey, Taylor, Talon,
Delaney and Wesley. She
is also survived by many
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers dona-
tions can be made to the
Bobcat Foundation, Union
School District, P.O. Box
K, Union, Oregon 97883.
Jean Merrick
Baker City, 1932-2016
Born on January 11,
1932 in Bonners Ferry,
Idaho, to Ervin and Maisie
Harding, Jean died on Sep-
tember 3, 2016 at Ashley
Manor in Baker City at the
age of 84.
A memorial service is
scheduled for Saturday,
October 22, 2016 at 2:00
p.m. at the United Method-
ist Church in Baker City.
Inurnment will be at Mt.
Hope Cemetery with a
reception following at the
United Methodist Church.
Jean married B. Leroy
Merrick on November 20,
1948, her husband of 67
years. She worked several
jobs while also being a
homemaker for her family.
Those jobs were Daryl
Thompson Meat Cutting,
Safeway, a local veterinar-
ian, the school district, The
Merc, Neuberger & Heil-
ner, Western Bank, Land
Title, Johnson’s Jewelry,
and Dan Mack Jewelry.
Jean was involved and
active in the Oregon Trail
Tenders, a member of the
United Methodist Church,
the Senior Center, the
Snowmobile Club, the
Lady Elks and the VFW.
She also enjoyed many
years of bowling and par-
ticipating in the Crazy 8’s
square-dancing club as a
charter member.
She enjoyed many years
of snowmobiling and
huckleberrying and she
shared her passion with her
husband, family and close
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, her parents
and her
siblings.
She is sur-
vived by her
sons Steve
and Craig,
her daughter
Becky and
Jean
seven grand-
Merrick
children and
ten great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions in memory of Jean
may be made to the United
Methodist Church through
Coles Tribute Center at
1950 Place St. Baker City,
OR 97814.
To light a candle in
memory of Jean, please
visit: www.colestribute-
center.com.
Joe “Shorty” Daniel
Nichols
Halfway, 1936-2016
Joe was born on leap day
February 29, 1936 to Ann
and Cleatus Nichols in St
Helens, Oregon. He passed
in Halfway, Oregon on
October 3, 2016. Joe had
spent the last 60 years com-
ing over to Halfway area to
either hunt, or fish down on
the Snake River.
He spent his childhood in
Oklahoma and California
before settling for good on
the northwest coast of Or-
egon. He did spend some
of his later teenage years
wandering through Alaska
trapping and hunting.
He married Jacqueline
Buchanan on July 22,
1955 and had one amaz-
ing daughter and then Jon.
Joe worked at Pt. Adams
Cannery in Hammond, Del
Bodie’s Service Station
in Warrenton, and then
started his 41 year career
with Oceanview Cemetery
when he was 18 years old.
He started as a caretaker
and eventually became the
supervisor before retiring
from the cemetery at 59
years old. He was also a
volunteer fireman for many
years in Warrenton.
Joe loved the outdoors
and looked forward to
hunting season each year.
Heck, he went hunting
and fishing for just about
anything he could get the
family to eat. The family
went camping as often as
possible. He taught his son,
Jon, how to trap, hunt and
fish. He traveled to Alaska
several times, pretending to
visit his daughter only to go
hunting and clam digging
as much as he could get
away with. Joe and Jacquie
went to Eastern Oregon
every year they could and
enjoyed the company of the
other hunters at the camp.
This was the year he did
not return from hunting
camp.
In the 1960’s he was
an avid CB Radio fan –
Snoopy was his handle
and they traveled as far as
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
to CB Breaks. He was
also a founding member
of the Sons of the Beaches
Jeep Club and the family
went on many Jeep Runs
over the years. The Jeep
Club started one of the first
beach clean-up efforts.
Joe liked to hang out with
Jon (and his yellow dog,
Puppers) in his shop and
help him build boats. He
did this mostly in exchange
for going out in the boats
that Jon made for himself.
Sturgeon fishing on the
river was great fun for him
and the entire family. To
be honest, just about any
kind of fishing or hunting
was exactly what he wanted
to be doing. Whether it
was deer, elk, antelope,
rattlesnake, grouse, salmon,
smelt, sturgeon, trout, crab,
clam digging…the list is
endless! He also liked to
have beer time with his
friends.
He loved
his fam-
ily, and was
kept amused
by the
antics of all
his grand-
children
Joe
and was
Nichols
even brave
enough to take his 14 year
old great-granddaughter out
for driving lessons.
As he grew older and
slower, you could find him
sitting in the garage enjoy-
ing a glass of wine watch-
ing cars going by or going
for a “tour” of the area—
this included going down
to the Hammond Basin, the
Jetty or Peter Iredale, by
the cemetery, over to the
Warrenton Basin and back
home, always on the look-
out for elk. Many times
they would be right in his
yard when he returned.
He is survived by his
wife, Jacquie; daughter,
JoLynn (Cagle) (children
Jared and Kristina); and
son, Jon (children Kimberly
and Sarah); 5 great grand-
children and Peanut; sister,
Barbara Dunn, “out-laws”
Bettie Rubens, Mary and
David Silver, and Patricia
Smith, along with many
nieces and nephews.
There will be a celebra-
tion of Joe’s life at Jon’s
house Saturday October
15, 2016 at 1:00pm. It’ll
be a casual event so bring
your camp chair, favorite
food and beverage. In lieu
of flowers, please make a
donation to your favorite
charity.
The Littles’ crossword puzzle
Ernie Walton
Gruenzner
Halfway, 1943-2016
Ernie Walton Gruenzner
Jr., died on September 18,
2016, at his sister’s home
in Halfway, Oregon. He
died exactly one year to the
day that his father Ernie
Walton Gruenzner Sr, died,
September 18, 2015.
A Celebration of Ernie’s
life will be held on Sat-
urday, October 15, 2016
at the New Bridge Naza-
rene Church at 11:00 a.m.
Friends are invited to join
the family for a reception
immediately following the
service at the church.
Ernie was born on Febru-
ary 10, 1943 in Chicago,
Illinois to Ernie Walton
Sr. and Marguerite (Lib-
bey) Gruenzner. Ernie
was born into a Military
family, which meant that
he attended many schools
in the United States and
Africa. During his school
years and a few years after,
he enjoyed rodeo, which he
participated in bull riding.
He volunteered driving an
ambulance for a time, and
also went in to a trailer that
was on fire, to rescue those
inside.
Ernie went to work for
Pacific Gas and Electric in
California and retired from
them 38 years later.
He enjoyed camping,
fishing, tricking out trucks.
He loved his life living in
his motor home traveling
while working for PG &
E in all regions of Califor-
nia. He had a love for his
community and cooking.
His favorite dinners to cook
were beef stew or spaghetti.
Ernie is survived by his
wife Sandi; two sons, Ricky
Gruenzner and Gary Gru-
enzner; five grandchildren;
brothers Greg and James
Gruenzner; sisters Sandra
Wheeler and husband Ken
of Halfway, Oregon; Susan
Iames of Pahrump, Nevada.
For those who wish to
make a memorial donation
in memory of Ernie may do
so to Best Friends (Animal
shelter and care in Baker
County) through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home.
Across
1- Isle of exile;
5- Winter Palace ruler;
9- French film award;
14- Slay;
15- Civil rights leader
Parks;
16- Dizzying designs;
17- Features of a given
region;
19- Lunar valley;
20- Look up to;
21- Years and years;
23- Dawn deity;
24- Italian sausage;
26- Singer Young;
28- This is only ___;
30- Spotted wildcat;
34- Blubber;
37- Option;
39- Exclamation to ex-
press sorrow;
41- Asian language;
42- Cut, old-style;
43- Forming salts of
calcium;
48- Trauma ctrs.;
49- Coop up;
50- Backpack part;
52- Blunt;
54- Japanese dressing
gown;
57- Asian holiday;
60- Frequently;
62- Ethiopian baboon;
64- Sci-fi character;
66- Capable of being
saturated;
68- Conductor Georg;
69- “On the Waterfront”
director Kazan;
70- Jazz singer Laine;
71- Mix dough;
72- Indelicate;
73- Pull down;
Down
1- Border;
2- Silt deposit;
3- Flora and fauna;
4- Bassett or Lansbury;
5- Restraint;
6- Pacifier;
7- 1975 Wimbledon
champ;
8- Semisynthetic textile;
9- Birthplace of Napo-
leon;
10- Center starter;
11- Shopaholic’s delight;
12- Woody’s boy;
13- AAA suggestions;
18- Gaucho’s rope;
22- It’s a gas;
25- Pineapple fiber;
27- Permits;
29- Rips;
31- Come-on;
32- Above;
33- Driving aids;
34- Stand up to;
35- Astronaut Shepard;
36- Baby powder;
38- Like tubers;
40- Great quantity;
44- Lizard;
45- Cut down;
46- Republic in SE
South America;
47- Brown and white
Eurasian falcon;
51- Stately mansion;
53- One in second, say;
55- Small hand drum;
56- Freud contemporary;
57- Job;
58- North Carolina uni-
versity;
59- Roofing item;
61- Monetary unit of
Western Samoa;
63- Long time;
65- Seventh Greek let-
ter;
67- Mannerism;