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November 1, 2017
Wallowa County Chieftain
O BITUARIES
Geraldine Rae Melton
Aug. 8, 1924 –– Oct. 22, 2017
Geraldine Rae Melton “Geri” of Monmouth, Ore., passed
away Oct. 22, 2017, at age 93.
Geri was born in Wallowa Aug. 8, 1924, to Harry and Pearl
(McGinnis) Coleman. She attended school in Wallowa and
graduated in 1942 from Wallowa High School. During the fall
and winter of 1942-43, she
attended Willamette University
in Salem.
In 1943, Geri moved
to Toledo, Ore., where she
worked for C.D. Johnson Lum-
ber Co., later in 1959 Georgia
Pacifi c, and then after Cheryl
was born the Georgia Pacifi c
Credit Union.
Early in 1946, Geri met
Richard Louis Melton “Dick”
and later that year they were
married on Nov. 10, 1946, in
Portland. They lived in Toledo
where they raised their three Melton
children: David, Louise, and
Cheryl. After retiring, Dick and Geri moved to Monmouth to be
closer to their family, especially their grandchildren.
Besides spending time with her family, Geri loved outdoor
activities including time spent in her beloved Wallowa County.
She also enjoyed cooking, sewing and a variety of craft projects.
She was a member of the Toledo United Methodist Church
and Christ’s Church in Monmouth. Geri was also a member of
the Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include a son David (Carol) Melton of Monmouth
and daughters Louise (Jim) Breen of Eugene and Cheryl (Jon)
Debban of Salem. Geri was proud of her children, fi ve grandchil-
dren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Dick;
her parents, Harry and Pearl Coleman; her brother, Jack Cole-
man; and a grandson, Thomas Melton.
Viewing will be 10a.Thursday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to noon at
Farnstrom Mortuary, 410 Monmouth Street, Independence, Ore.,
followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m. at Cornerstone Church of
God, 4395 Independence Hwy, Independence.
Farnstrom Mortuary is handling arrangements. Please share
your messages and condolences at FarnstromMortuary.com.
Kenneth Adolph George Kraxberger
Feb. 15, 1934 –– Oct. 23, 2017
Kenneth Adolph George Kraxberger died Monday,
Oct. 23, 2017. He was born on Feb. 15, 1934, in Canby,
Ore., to Adolph and Minnie (Edwards) Kraxberger. He
had lived in Macksburg,
Gladstone,
Molalla,
Ontario and Enterprise.
Ken graduated from
Molalla Union High
School in 1952. His fam-
ily owned and operated
the Macksburg Store, a
general store in Glad-
stone, the Elbow Room
Tavern in Liberal, a
Coast to Coast store in
Ontario and the farm in
Molalla. On the farm
they raised champion
race horses, purebred
Angus, turkeys, beef,
Kraxberger
and sheep.
Ken enjoyed racing
horses at the Canby Fairgrounds.
In 1956, Ken married Janet Summers and together they
raised six children, Linda (Randy) Anderson, Synda War-
ren, Mark (Gail) Kraxberger, Lorinda (John) Tripp, Aaron
(Jennifer) Kraxberger, and Melinda (Tom) Wanderscheid.
Ken loved God and his family. He enjoyed playing his
accordion, especially at family weddings.
Ken was buried in a pine box built by his sons and
grandsons next to his wife, Janet, at Adams Cemetery in a
private service on Oct. 31, 2017.
Celebration of life will be held at the Seventh Day
Adventist church in Enterprise 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 12.
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Dick Kay Nusser
Nov. 10, 1937 –– Oct. 21, 2017
Dick Kay Nusser –– beloved husband, father and grandfather
–– passed away at Oct. 21, 2017, at the age of 79, at home after
a long battle with throat cancer. He was born Nov. 10, 1937, in
Nyssa, Ore., to Kasper and May
(Postier) Nusser and was mar-
ried to Sally Hilary.
Raised in Hermiston, he
graduated from Eastern Ore-
gon College with a degree in
education. He taught math and
science at Wallowa for two
years before being selected as
the elementary and junior high
school principal in Joseph, at
age 24. He also taught math
and coached junior high sports
at Joseph for 29 years. He was
treasured by many students
with several staying in contact
with “Mr. Nusser” through the Nusser
years.
During summer breaks from
teaching, he was employed by his friend and fellow teacher, Leo
Goebel, in a logging business. In 1966, Dick, Leo and engineer
Bob Jackson cleared the right-of-way for the gondola up Mount
Howard at Wallowa Lake,. He loved hunting and fi shing. In
1978, he drew a permit to hunt Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
and bagged a ram that was the largest in the state at the time.
After retiring in 1991, he and Sally moved to Salem where he
stayed active fi shing, remodeling two homes and building a large
shop. He spent countless hours making his shop a kid funhouse
with swings, slides, wires for tightrope walking, ball games and
gadgets (like a backwards steering bicycle).
While raising his sons, he and Sally attended Grace Lutheran
Church in Enterprise. He faced his mortality with faith and cour-
age, often saying: “I know where I am going.”
Dick was preceded in death by his parents, brother Marcel
Nusser and sister Cleda Schoonover and leaves behind sister
Donna Bensel, wife Sally (Hilary) Nusser, son Jeff married to
Linda (Baxter) Nusser, son Kevin married to Christa Helms and
son Doug married to Kim (Crenshaw) Nusser.
He is survived by 12 grandchildren: (Brock, Drew, Lisa, Dan-
ielle, Sarah, Jayce, Lexi, Jessica, Marissa, Aunicka, Ember and
Chloe), six great-grandchildren (Jordan, Cooper, Jackson, Stock-
ton, Nolan, and Aubrey) and a neighbor, Luke Miller, whom he
loved like his own grandson.
A celebration of life service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Nov.
10, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel, 862
45th Ave. NE, Salem.
Three events to get
Enterprise funding
Enterprise City Council
has awarded the maximum,
$2,000 in motel tax money
each, to three events designed
to develop tourism in the city
in the fall round of awards.
Ryan Oberhelman, rep-
resenting the Enterprise Ice
Rink, requested the money to
upgrade the resurfacing sys-
tem, purchase items that were
ruined by the weather last year
and purchase more skates for
rentals.
The ice rink group also
hopes to purchase LED lights
to save on energy and pro-
duce a well-lighted and safe
experience.
The rink did not receive the
hoped for grant from Oregon
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C ORRECTION
Shanna Rae Tillery a freshman, is the
Wallowa High School October student
of the month.
Shanna Rae is the daughter of Richelle
Gomes and stepfather Kelly Gomes
and father Mike Tillery.
Shanna Rae is an exceptional
student. She maintains a positive
attitude and always works very hard to
earn high grades. She is willing to go
the extra mile to ensure that she will
thoroughly understand the material
taught in her classes.
Brett Greenshields & Cole Farwell
This week we’re having Athletes of the Week with Enterprise High
School seniors Cole Farwell and Brett Greenshields, both EHS football
players. In an Oct. 28 game against Imbler, it looked hopeless as the
Outlaws trailed 14-12 with 50 seconds left and Imbler in possession.
The two athletes didn’t give up. Greenshields sacked the Panthers
quarterback for a huge loss and caused a fumble, which Farwell
scooped up and ran it for a 54-yard game-winning touchdown.
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A story in last week’s edition regarding the 4-H radio auction
incorrectly listed Deb Warnock as an OSU 4-H Youth Leader.
She is the OSU Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development and
Family and Community Health in Wallowa County. She is a fac-
ulty member of Oregon State University, which pays her salary,
although Wallowa County taxpayer dollars support the operat-
ing budget for the Extension Service. The Chieftain regrets the
errors.
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45
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Nov. 4
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Nov. 5
36
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Nov. 6
36
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Mostly sunny
Nov. 7
38
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Parks and Recreation to build
a new 100x200-foot free-span
steel structure — though they
still hope to fulfi ll that dream,
which has been on the city’s
list of plans for more than eight
years.
Wendy Stuart, representing
the Enterprise Winterfest com-
mittee, asked for the maximum
grant for operating costs. Win-
terfest is the second weekend
in December.
Gwen Trice of Maxville
Heritage emphasized the plan
to continue combining with
Wallowa Watershed to build
on strengths of both events and
asked for $2,000 for advertis-
ing and marketing for a com-
bined community event.
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Nov. 3
Nov. 10
1st Quarter
Full Moon
Last Quarter
Nov. 18
New Moon
WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET DATE NOV. 2-8
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
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