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March 22, 2017
Wallowa County Chieftain
O BITUARIES
H IGHWAY REOPENS AFTER LANDSLIDE
M. Colleen DeGrofft
Sept. 30, 1925 — Dec. 12, 2016
Highway 3 has
reopened north
of Enterprise after
it was closed
for hours due
to a landslide
Saturday near
the Washington
border. According
to the Oregon
Department of
Transportation,
the highway was
expected to be
closed throughout
the night, but
crews were able
to get it open
by about 8 p.m.
Travelers are
advised to drive
with caution in
this area. Crews
will continue to
monitor slide
activity.
Photos courtesy Oregon Department of Transportation
FOR THE RECORD
Correction
The March 15 story
about Devil’s Gulch incor-
rectly noted that The Na-
ture Conservancy-owned
property allowed dogs and
shed hunting. It does not.
March 13
• 10:11 a.m. a 911 call report-
ed a hawk that was hit. Referred
to ODFW.
• 1:33 p.m. a controlled burn
in Wallowa.
March 14
• 7:19 p.m. an Identity Left
complaint was reported in Enter-
prise.
• 2:29 p.m. a dog bite incident
was reported in Enterprise.
B IRTH
Isabelle Rose Casper
March 12, 2017
March 16
Rosemary and Brandon
Casper of Wallowa: a girl,
Isabelle Rose Casper. Grand-
parents Laura and Steve
Gehring and Kathy and Don
Casper.
• 9:02 a.m. the negotiating
of a bad check was reported in
Wallowa.
• 10:00 a.m. advisory of water
across the road, above and below
Troy.
Introducing new
Nurse Practitioner
March 17
• 1:19 p.m. IRS scam calls
reported in Joseph.
• 1:40 p.m. a 911 call reported
an altercation in Enterprise. EPD
arrested John Jerome Tye of
Enterprise, 28, on charges of
criminal trespass and harass-
ment. Transported to Umatilla
County Jail.
• 3:05 p.m. a 911 call reported
an altercation in Enterprise.
WCSO arrested John Jerome Tye
of Enterprise, 28, on charges of
felon in possession of a weapon.
Transported to Umatilla County
Jail.
March 18
• 5:28 a.m. report of a stolen
Jennifer
Barden
vehicle in Enterprise. Recovered
in rural Enterprise.
• 8:30 a.m. a 911 call reported
a theft in Joseph. WCSO arrested
Max M. Greenway of Joseph,
21, for robbery. Transported to
Umatilla County Jail.
• 9:06 a.m. a 911 call reported
a disturbance in Enterprise.
WCSO arrested Otiliia Theil of En-
terprise, 52, for probation violation,
original charge trespass. Trans-
ported to Umatilla County Jail.
• 9:10 a.m. report of a run-
away/missing juvenile in Joseph.
Located.
• 1:53 p.m. tree reported on
power line in rural Joseph.
• 6:32 p.m. a missing child
was reported in Joseph, located
shortly after reported.
• 8:41 p.m. a 911 call reported
a deceased deer on Highway 82.
Deputy removed it from highway
and advised ODOT.
March 19
• 6:21 p.m. report of cows out
on Highway 82 in rural Enterprise.
• 11:38 p.m. brown pitbull
reported running loose on Golf
Course Road in rural Enterprise.
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• 5:05 p.m. Enterprise PD
tagged two vehicles to be moved.
• 5:28 p.m. Levi Westly Albert
Fine of Wallowa, 22, was arrested
on a Wallowa County Circuit
Court Warrant. Charges are pro-
bation violation, original charge
harassment. Fine was cited and
released.
• 9:36 p.m. a 911 call reported
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Janet Kay Kraxberger
Sept. 5, 1939 — March 7, 2017
Janet Kay Kraxberger born
September 5, 1939, has passed
away peacefully in Spokane,
Washington, at Sacred Heart Hos-
pital on March 7, 2017.
She is survived by her husband
of sixty years Kenneth Kraxberg-
er, and six children Linda Ander-
son of Darby, Montana, Synda
Warren of Molalla, Oregon, Mark
Kraxberger of Canby, Oregon,
Lorinda Tripp of Enterprise, Ore-
gon, Aaron Kraxberger of Canby,
Oregon, and Melinda Wanderschied of Molalla, Oregon.
Also surviving her are twenty-one granchildren and fourty-
three great grandchildren and one of two sisters Patty Olney of
Estacada, Oregon.
Janet enjoyed horseback riding, rodeos, wilderness, camping
and fi shing. She was a rodeo princess for the Molalla Buckeroo,
a lookout person for the John Day lookout tower, drove tanker
truck for Chevron in Portland, Oregon, and purchased a Coast
to Coast hardware store with her husband in 1973.
A celebration of life will be held at the Seventh Day Adven-
tist Church in Enterprise, Oregon on March 26, 2017 at 1 p.m.
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Wallowa Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
Larry Jones
Larry Jones, 81, of Lostine died Mar. 19 at St Luke’s Medi-
cal Center in Boise.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 1 at 11:00 a.m.
at the Lostine Presbyterian Church with vault interment to fol-
low at the Lostine Cemetery. Bollman Funeral Home entrusted
with arrangements full obit will appear next week.
Weather
Forecast
Courtesy of Weather Underground. www.wunderground.com
High Low Conditions
March 23
56
39
clear
March 24
51
36
chance of rain
March 25
51
32
rain
March 26
51
35
rain
March 27
54
37
snow
March 28
54
36
chance of rain
can make a big
Introducing Resident
(next to Wallowa
Memorial Hospital)
Enterprise, Oregon 97828
Longtime Wallowa resident, Colleen DeGrofft, passed away
in Hermiston on December 12, 2016. She was 91 years old.
Martha Colleen Howell was born in Richland, Oregon on Sep-
tember 30, 1925, the third child of Orla John Howell and Imo-
gene Cooper. She attended Richland schools until the family
moved to Baker City, where she completed high school in 1943.
Colleen was queen of the Baker County Fair in 1941.
In 1946, she met and married William M. DeGrofft Jr. After
Bill returned from his Army service, they joined the DeGrofft
family ranching business near Baker City. After the DeGroffts
bought ranch land in Wallowa County, Colleen and Bill moved
to Wallowa in 1948 to continue working with Bill’s father and
brother
In 1956, Colleen and Bill purchased Wallowa Hardware, and
were active members of the Wallowa “Main Street” community
for many years.
After selling the Hardware in 1978, Colleen was employed
by the State of Oregon Department of Human Services, and the
Oregon Department of Forestry. She was a longtime member of
the Order of Eastern Star and the Wallowa Methodist Church,
where she especially enjoyed being the pianist and organist.
Colleen always supported her children’s activities, serving
as an adult leader for Rainbow Girls and 4-H. She rarely missed
one of their concerts, plays or volleyball games. She had a keen
interest in politics and current events, and was an enthusiastic
fan of the Portland Trailblazers and the Wallowa Cougars.
Colleen and Bill loved traveling in their RV, and visited ev-
ery corner of the United States. Many winters were enjoyed in
Arizona and Southern California. With an already-large circle
of friends in Wallowa County, through their travels they added
new friends and reconnected with distant relatives across the
U.S.
In 2014, they moved to a senior living community in Herm-
iston, near their daughter Sue. Bill passed away in May 2015,
one month before their 69th wedding anniversary.
Colleen is survived by her daughters, Diane (Bob) Alex-
ander of Redmond, Marilyn (Gary) Hulse of Wallowa, Susan
(Don) Daggett of Hermiston, and Nancy (Craig) Creel of Cor-
vallis. Colleen was very proud of her six grandchildren, Mary,
Tricia, Wayne, Mitchell, Andrew and Hana, and was excited to
have six beautiful great grandchildren. Also surviving are her
nephew Dean Sass, and nieces Sandra, Helen and Cathy How-
ell. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill, her parents,
her sister Rowena Sass, brother Clark Howell and niece Robyn
Sass.
A memorial service will be held Saturday March 25, 1:30
p.m. at the Wallowa Methodist Church. Light refreshment will
be served in the social hall after the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wallowa Meth-
odist Church, Community Connection, or a charity of your
choice.
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Photo tip of the week: Cloudy days provide diffuse lighting that’s great for portraits
of people or pets. Be sure to set your camera for “cloudy” or use Photoshop or other
program to correct for the blue-ish colors that cloudy conditions produce.
Phases of the moon
March 27
April 3
April 11
April 19
New Moon
1st Quarter
Full Moon
Last Quarter
WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23-29
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
THUR
March 23
5:46 a.m.
6:06 p.m.
FRI
SAT
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MON
TUES
WED
March 24
5:44 a.m.
6:07 p.m.
March 25
5:42 a.m.
6:09 p.m.
March 26
5:40 a.m.
6:10 p.m.
March 27
5:38 a.m.
6:11 p.m.
March 28
5:36 a.m.
6:11 p.m.
March 29
5:34 a.m.
6:12 p.m.