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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
OBITUARIES
Matthew Wayne Doud
Oliver Warren Wentz
Donald Charles Robeson
December 28, 1992 — May 26, 2019
March 7, 1936 -June 7, 2019
April 19, 1931- May 8, 2019
Matthew Wayne Doud,
26, of Baker City died
at his home on Sunday,
May 26, 2019. A Celebra-
tion of Matt’s Life will be
held on Friday,
June 21, 2019
at
1:00 p.m.
at the Harvest
Church in Baker
City. Friends are
invited to join
the family for a
reception to be
held immedi-
ately following
at the church.
Matthew was
born December 28, 1992
to parents Linda (Streeter)
and Mark Doud in Baker
City, OR. He was raised
and educated the major-
ity of his life in Baker.
He moved to Joseph, OR.
where he graduated high
school as an Eagle with
the class of 2011. Mat-
thew intended to join
the Navy, but upon the
entrance exam it was dis-
covered that he had devel-
oped thyroid cancer. Mat-
thew was successful in
his fi ght to become can-
cer free.
He enjoyed camping
and hunting with his Dad
and grandma Kathy, pick-
ing huckleberries and spe-
cial outings in the woods
with his mom, brother
and grandma Bertina.
Matthew cherished fam-
ily gatherings, playing
games, and having lots of
laughter. He particularly
loved eating his Grandma
Bertina’s cooking! He
also enjoyed football and
basketball, both in which
he lettered.
Matthew loved the
Lord
Jesus,
his family and
friends. He was
notorious
for
inviting
peo-
ple to church
and
bringing
them along with
him to Sunday
service.
Matthew had
a kind heart. He
was a friend to
many and loved by all.
He will be greatly missed
by his family and friends.
“We love you Matthew.”
He is survived by his
mother Linda (Streeter)
Culbertson and step-
dad Howard Culbertson,
father Mark Doud; brother
Tristian Streeter; grand-
mas Bertina (Streeter)
Eastman and Kathy Doud;
and numerous extended
family members.
Mathew was preceded
in death by grandfathers
Cliff Streeter and Darold
(Red) Doud.
For those who would
like to make a memo-
rial donation in honor of
Matthew the family sug-
gests Benny Ruda Minis-
tries through Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home PO
Box 543 Halfway, Ore-
gon 97834. Online con-
dolences can be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com
Jerry V. Raedeke
April 29, 1933 — May 13, 2019
Jerry V. Raedeke, 86,
of Enterprise, Oregon,
passed away and went to
be with Jesus on Monday,
May 13, 2019. He was
born April 29,
1933 in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada,
to Walter and
Esther Raedeke,
the youngest of 4
sons. He married
Jennie Heral on
January 25, 1983.
She preceded him
in death on Feb-
ruary 7, 2019.
Surviving
are fi ve children, Elaine
(Dan) Meyer of Rockton,
IL, Mark (Maria) Rae-
deke of Rockford, IL,
Paul (Marilyn) Raedeke
of Germantown, MD,
Rhonda Raedeke of Rock-
ton, IL, and Amy (Paul)
English of Washington,
IL, and eight grandchil-
dren. He was preceded in
death by his parents, and
three brothers.
Jerry attended Con-
cordia University, and
taught for several years
in parochial schools
before hearing God’s call
to preach the good news
of Christ from the pul-
pit. He attended Concor-
dia Theologic Seminary,
and pastored at Trin-
ity Lutheran Church in
North Morristown, MN
and Christ Our Savior
Lutheran Church in Ros-
coe, IL. Jerry loved the
mountains and rural life,
which reminded him of
his childhood, and came
sight unseen to serve as
pastor at Grace Lutheran
Church in Enterprise. He
also served at Lostine
Presbyterian Church and
Enterprise
Community
Christian Church.
Jerry had a
great love for
people,
and
didn’t know a
stranger in the
area. He had
a gift for con-
necting with
people, tak-
ing an interest
in them and
sharing God’s
love in tangi-
ble ways. His easy-going
manner helped him con-
vey the truths of the Bible
so everyone could under-
stand them. He was coun-
selor and confi dant, walk-
ing through diffi cult times
with many, as well as cel-
ebrating their joys.
Jerry was a true ser-
vant, and often fi lled the
pulpit as interim pastor
for many area churches
while they were look-
ing for full-time minis-
ters. He preformed many
weddings and funerals
throughout the extended
community, often joking,
“I’m called the marrying
and burying preacher.”
His ministry motto was,
“accept people where they
are,” and then live Christ
in front of them. He did
just that, pointing peo-
ple to Jesus, and His great
love and forgiveness.
A memorial service
will be held on Wednes-
day, June 19, at 1 pm at
Enterprise
Community
Christian Church.
Now taking
new patients!
Dr. Geoff
Maly
Oliver Warren Wentz
lived a meaningful life.
On June 7th, he was called
to greener pastures at the
age of 83. He passed at the
Saint Alphonsus
hospital in Boise,
Idaho. Oliver had
many names to his
family and friends,
Olly, papa, dad
and the occasional
“Damit Oliver.”
Papa was born
in Warren, Idaho
on March 7th,
1936 as the only
boy of fi ve chil-
dren born to Charles and
Ester Wentz. The Wentz
family followed work and
moved to Boise, then down
to Downieville, where Oli-
ver graduated high school.
If you ever spent time
with Olly, you would have
quickly fi gured out the
man was full of talents and
learned trade skills. Most
of the skills were devel-
oped from his plethora of
jobs he worked. Starting at
a young age he did garbage
pick up, then worked as a
meat cutter in the market, a
framer building houses, he
even worked as a masonry.
He built many of the brick
walls and foundations in
Downieville. Papa was
the lead mechanic for the
Wentz family, quite frankly
he could fi x anything with
wheels. However, his most
talented job was running
his CAT, making roads. He
absolutely loved building
roads, and operating his
dozer. He could make the
large piece of equipment
dance through the dirt and
put the dirt exactly the way
he wanted. Oliver’s last
and fi nal job was raising
sheep and cattle, and farm-
ing. He was always proud
and eager to show off his
lamb crop or hay crop. He
would spend hours just
watching the sheep and
cattle graze the luscious
grass. To him, this job was
a lifestyle that he passed
on to all of his children and
grandchildren.
Even though he worked
all of his life, he had quite a
few passions. Oliver loved
the outdoors,
he spent most
of his life hunt-
ing,
fi shing,
farming and
herding sheep
through some
of the most
beautiful coun-
try. His great-
est passion of
them all was
eating
good
home cooked meals. His
famous saying was, “Some
people eat to live, I live to
eat!” Oliver loved gather-
ing with friends and fam-
ily over great food, which
is how the family plans to
celebrate his life.
Oliver met the love of
his life, Joanna May Wentz
in Downieville. They mar-
ried on December 31,1957.
With empty hearts, Oli-
ver leaves behind his chil-
dren, Dianna Taylor, Larry
Wentz, Leanna Wentz and
Don Wentz. His grandchil-
dren will forever miss their
papa who include, Dustin
Taylor, Kayla Cough-
lin, Bretta Wentz, Ama-
lia Wentz, Ashley Tay-
lor, Trevor Wentz, Oliver
Wentz, Hannah Wentz,
Sawyer Wentz, Basey Jo
Dawson and Karlee Wentz.
All those who knew
Oliver are invited to join at
the Downieville Cemetery
on June 15th at 11am. The
family plans on hosting
a potluck at the commu-
nity center following the
service. Please bring your
favorite salad or dessert.
The Wentz family will also
host a get-together June 22
at 4 p.m. on the Enterprise
ranch, 68865 Elk Moun-
tain Road. All are wel-
come. Please bring a dish
to share. Please consider
joining the family in these
special times of celebration
of Oliver’s Life.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Leonard Denzel Ferguson
A Celebration of Life will be held for Leonard Denzel
Ferguson on Friday, June 21st at the VFW Hall in Enter-
prise. Please come and share your memories and help us
celebrate Leonard’s birthday.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
THURSDAY, JUNE 20
WALLOWA CITY LIBRARY
PRESENTS “CHASING THE
MOON”: 7 p.m. PBS documen-
tary about Neil Armstrong
and the fi rst man ever on the
moon.
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
WALLOWA COUNTY THUN-
DER RUN MOTORCYCLE RALLY
– JUNE 21-23: Live music,
VIP tent, biker games, food,
drinks vendors. Joseph rodeo
grounds and the Thunder
Room, Joseph.
LOWER VALLEY FARMERS
MARKET: Noon to 6 p.m. Held
indoors, on Main Street, across
from Wallowa Food City in
Wallowa. Produce, eggs, grass
fed beef, handcrafted items.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT:
8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wallowa
Lake State Park, campground
program area.
PET OF
K
THE WEE
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
ENTERPRISE SUMMERFEST:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enterprise
downtown. Old fashioned
street fair. Food, beverages,
live music, street vendors and
soapbox derby.
LOWER VALLEY FARMERS
MARKET: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held
indoors, on Main Street, across
from Wallowa Food City in Wal-
lowa. Produce, eggs, grass fed
beef, handcrafted items.
16TH ANNUAL MOUN-
TAIN HIGH BRONCS & BULLS
RODEO: 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Wallowa County Fairgrounds,
Enterprise.
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
LOWER VALLEY FARMERS
MARKET: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held
indoors, on Main Street, across
from Wallowa Food City in Wal-
lowa. Produce, eggs, grass fed
beef, handcrafted items.
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This is to inform you that
Donald Charles Robeson left
this earth on Wednesday,
May 8, 2019, for a greater
life beyond. Don was born in
Yakima, Washing-
ton, on April 19,
1931, to Evelyn
and Harry Robe-
son. He was one of
four children born
into that family.
Graduating
from Enterprise
High School with
the class of 1950,
he joined the U.S.
Navy prior to the
Korean War. Fol-
lowing specialized
training, he served
with the First
Marine Air Wing
in Korea as a Med-
ical Corpsman.He
was very proud to
have served with the Marine
Corps, and his private library
contains many books about
the Korean Police Action,
and the many experiences
that took place during the
early 1950s. Don was very
private about his own expe-
riences, and seldom talked
about that time in his life. He
was honorably discharged in
1954. Don attended the Ore-
gon Institute of Technology,
where he received a degree
in Medical Technology.
He married Bonnie Marie
Sparks of Klamath Falls
on June 3, 1956. Together,
they had three sons: Dan-
iel, Gregory and Bradley. He
also has eight grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Following
graduation
from O.I.T., Don
practiced his pro-
fession in Cen-
tral Oregon and
then traveled the
Southwest (Texas,
Oklahoma, and
Arkansas)
for
the Warner-Lam-
bert
Corpora-
tion as a technical
representative.
In the early
1980s, he was
hired by the Col-
lege of Veterinary
Medicine at Ore-
gon State Univer-
sity. He was asso-
ciated with the
Clinical Pathol-
ogy Department until his
retirement in 1996. Follow-
ing retirement, he volun-
teered many hours with Ore-
gon State Parks as a camp
host, and loved working in
his yard and tending his rose
garden.
The Memorial Celebra-
tion of Life was held Fri-
day, June 7, 2019 at Zion
Lutheran Church in Red-
mond, Oregon. It was fol-
lowed by a scattering of
his remains near Buckhorn
Springs Overlook, an area
of Wallowa County that was
Don’s favorite place to visit.
Molly Lee Murrill
October 25, 1930-May 17, 2019
86 year old Molly Lee
Murrill of Enterprise died
May 17 at the local hospi-
tal. Born October
25, 1930, at Port-
land, Oregon, she
was the daughter
of Harold William
and Lois (Miller)
Thomson.
She
went to Cheme-
keta Community
College. She mar-
ried Arvil Bail and
later in 1982 mar-
ried Hubert Mur-
rill. She worked as a Medical
Records Tech for many years.
She enjoyed bowling, pho-
tography and camping, and
received awards for writing
and photography. Past presi-
dent of the Wallowa County
Chamber, Photo Club. She
was a member of the Enter-
prise Christian Church.
She is survived by her
spouse
Hubert,
children Dianna
Stava,
Connie
Nielson, Lee Bail,
Martin Bail, Erin
Brown, Koni Dug-
gan, Donna How-
erton, 16 grand-
children, 13 great
grandchildren and
an adopted grand-
daughter Jazmine
Rodriguez.
Memorial Services will
be held Saturday June 15th
4:00pm at the Bollman
Funeral Home with Inter-
ment of Cremains to fol-
low at the Enterprise Ceme-
tery. Bollman Funeral Home
entrusted with arrangements.
SEE THE EXPANDED ONLINE CALENDAR AT
EASTERNOREGONEVENTS.COM
MONDAY, JUNE 24
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
— JUNE 24-28: 9 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. Ages 5-12. Enter-
prise SDA Church. Roar into
the fun at VBS! Call 541-426-
8339 for more info.
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
TELECONFERENCE WITH
STATE
REPRESENTATIVES:
7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Extension
Offi ce, Enterprise. Join a tele-
conference with State Sen-
ator Bill Hansell and Repre-
sentative Greg Barreto. Get
updates and ask questions
of your legislators. For info:
541-426-4622.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
ENTERPRISE
CEMETERY
MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT:
Board of Directors meeting.
6 p.m. Community Connec-
tion building, Enterprise.
Weather Forecast
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High Low Conditions
June 20
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Scattered thunderstorms
June 21
56
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Cloudy
June 22
66
42
Partly cloudy
June 23
65
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Partly cloudy
June 24
63
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Partly cloudy
June 25
65
42
PM showers
June 26
63
42
Scattered thunderstorms
Phases of the moon
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 16
Last Quarter
New Moon
1st Quarter
Full Moon
WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE & SUNSET JUNE 20–26
HOURS:
Monday - Friday
7:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday
9:00am to 1:00pm
(from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
Available for Adoption
Contact Emily at 541-398-2090
$45 adoption fee
Includes a spay at any of our
WC Vets when of age.
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