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A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 24, 2018 O BITUARIES William Donaldson ‘Bill’ Palmer Dec. 11, 1920 - Jan. 1, 2018 William Donaldson “Bill” Palmer, 97, passed away Jan. 1 in Prairie City. He was born Dec. 11, 1920, in Portland to William Donaldson and May (Fletcher) Palmer. He grew up and attended school in Port- land. After graduating, he received training as an aviation technician. He served in the Army from 1939- 1945. He then worked for the Fed- eral Aviation Administration as an aviation radar technician from 1950 until he retired in the 1960s. Palmer loved hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and mining. He fought back from a head injury resulting from a dynamite blast while working on a mining claim. He was a member of the Whiskey Gulch Gang, the Assem- bly of God and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Thelma Ruth; second wife, June Palmer; and two sisters. He is survived by his twin brother, Donald Palmer, Klam- ath Falls; son, Bill Palmer, Myrtle Creek; sister-in-law, Lo- relei Hinton, Mt. Vernon; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 2 at Canyon City Cemetery with a dinner following at the Seventh-day Ad- ventist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice. Richard ‘Dick’ Read May 23, 1935 - Jan. 16, 2018 Richard “Dick” Read, 82, born May 23, 1935, in White Salmon, Washing- ton, to Wern and Myrtle Read, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Blue Moun- tain Care Center in Prairie City. A me- morial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Faith Baptist Church of Harney County in Hines. To leave a condolence for the family, visit driskillmemorialchapel.com. About Obituaries News obituaries are a free service of the Blue Mountain Eagle. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Obituaries submit- ted to the Eagle with incorrect information may be corrected and republished as paid notices. Send obituaries by email, editor@bmeagle.com; fax, 541-575-1244; or mail, 195 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. For more information, or to inquire about a paid memorial, call 541-575-0710. D AYVILLE S CHOOL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — D ECEMBER Donald L. Schultz Jr. Oct. 27, 1932 - Jan. 16, 2018 Donald L. Schultz Jr., 85, passed away Jan. 16 at his beloved mountain home on Little Indian Creek Road in John Day. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the John Day Church of the Nazarene with a private interment at Prairie City Cem- etery. Born in California on Oct. 27, 1932, he was the second child of Donald and Martha Schultz. Upon graduation from the University of California at Berkeley, he married Sharon Shir- ley in 1954 and began his engineering stint with California High- ways Department in Bishop, California. They began their family there, seeing the arrival of their first two children, Debbie and Steven, transferring to the California Bridges Department in Sac- ramento and moving to Rancho Cordova, California, where their next two children, Christopher and Martha, were born. He took a managing engineering position with Aerojet/Gen- Corp and earned his master’s degree in business attending night school. His duties there found him overseeing the rocket nozzle for the Saturn V rockets that lifted all the lunar spacecraft of the 1960s. Because of his additional duties of designing the place- ment collar for the Saturn V, he was present at Cape Canaveral/ Kennedy for each of the moon shots. With one seven-year pe- riod as managing engineer for Inter Lake Industrial Rack, after the lunar mission shut down, he was re-hired to finish his career at Aerojet, receiving a scientist/manager designation and retir- ing in 1993. For several years before retiring, the couple traveled to John Day, attended church and even subscribed to the local paper to see about moving there. One summer he decided to enter the lumberjack ax throwing competition during the fair. He won first place and without hesitation signed over his cash prize to the local 4-H to which the Blue Mountain Reg- ister stated, “This Californian can move here anytime!” They moved to John Day after acquiring the Little Indian Creek Ranch in 1993, bringing with them two of their grandchildren they had just adopted. This began many years of activity at John Day Church of the Nazarene and local schools and 4-H with Marshall and Myia both graduating from Grant Union High School. Schultz was an avid outdoorsman. He had a keen mind and desired to know information thoroughly on a wide range of top- ics. He had a passion for his Savior Jesus Christ and the further- ing of the Gospel through the local church and missions, often sitting on church boards and giving to missions work. He is survived by his sister Shirley Schultz Anderson, Au- burn, California; wife, Sharon, of 63 years; children Debra (Paul) of Visalia, California, Steven (Cindi) of Rocklin, Cal- ifornia, and Chris of Rocklin; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Martha. To leave a condolence for the family, visit driskillmemori- alchapel.com. Steven R. Weeks Jan. 11, 2018 Steven R. Weeks passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 11 in a care facility in Boise, Idaho. A much-loved brother, father, grandfather and friend, he led a very blessed life and touched many lives with his gentle soul and easygoing day- to-day lifestyle. At the age of 18, Weeks was drafted into the Army and served his country in the Vietnam War for two years. When he arrived home, he lived in Seneca and Burns, working for the logging industry and providing for his fam- ily. His joys in life were his kids, Coryell and Angela, his cars, rides on his ATV and fishing and hunting with his family in the Malheur National Forest where they named his favorite spot “Pudge’s Point.” This is the place his ashes will be spread for him to rest. Burns held a very special place in Weeks’ life. It was the place he loved most and the place he never wanted to leave. He enjoyed the friends and the memories he made there. It was his love of Burns that set his last wishes to have a celebration of his life to be held in the spring (to be announced later) with his friends and family, sharing their favorite stories and memories of Weeks and his life. Contributed photo Dayville School students of the month for December: Ciera Mabe, grades 3-5; Kaslynn Martin, grades K-2; Rowdy Israel, grades 6-8; and Rico Sparka, high school. Mary Frances Elligsen Conrath Feb. 3, 1919 - Jan. 2, 2018 Mary Frances Elligsen Conrath, 98, died Jan. 2 in Moses Lake, Washington. She was born Feb. 3, 1919, in To- ronto, Canada, to Arthur Julian Mock- ford and Frances Rose Alford, who had immigrated to Canada from England in 1913. Her father worked in banking. The family moved to California in 1923. Her father was ordained into the priesthood for the Episcopal Church. The family was completed there with three boys and two girls. When she was 14, her father took a position as a priest at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oregon City, and the family moved to Oregon. She enrolled in Oregon City High School, becoming ac- tively involved in many school activities and sports. She graduated from Oregon City High School in 1936. During high school she met a “handsome tall blond boy” who played the banjo, Frederick Melvin Elligsen. She won his heart, and they married in 1940. He was an Oregon State Police officer. Between 1940 and 1946 they lived and worked in Tumalo, Hood River, Garibaldi, Coquille and Burns. Four children were born to the couple: Frederick Stuart, twin girls, Sharon Rose and Karen Annette, and Julie Ann. In June of 1949, the family moved to John Day, where Fred Elligsen became chief of police. Canyon City became their long- term home, and they were active in the community. She belonged to Rebekah Lodge, Lady Elks, St. Thomas Episcopal Church and a gun club. They enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and spending time in the Eastern Oregon outdoors. She worked as a nurse’s aide and an office nurse from 1955-1965, working for Drs. Martha and Jerry van der Vlugt and Dr. Brian King. In 1962 a surprise child, Mary Laurie, was born. Sadly, Fred Elligsen passed away in 1963. She continued to work as an office nurse until 1968. She then attended Portland Community College and became a certified medical records technician. She worked in that capacity in John Day from 1969-1971. In 1971, she and daughter Laurie moved to Moses Lake, Washington, where she took a job as medical records supervisor at Samaritan Hospital from 1971-1984. In 1974, she married Henry “Jack” Conrath in Moses Lake, and the two enjoyed dancing, traveling and raising Laurie. Jack Con- rath passed away in 1996. She continued in good spirit and chal- lenging work. She was an active member of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Moses Lake Chapter of AARP, Moses Lake Women’s Club, Block 40 Gloydette’s, a volunteer for hospice, Moses Lake Senior Center and Samaritan Gift Shop. She took up wood carving as a hobby and loved to garden and work in her yard. She was the family matriarch, and loved to spend time with her children, grand- children and great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Fred Elligsen and Jack Conrath; brothers Stuart Mockford, Martin Mockford and Roger Mockford; son, Frederick Elligsen; son-in-law Max Mor- ley; and grandson, Dustin Reynolds. She is survived by her sister, Margaret Foss; daughters Sharon (Max) Morley, Karen (Ray) Dockery, Julie (Dennis) Reynolds, Laurie (Iver) Odegaard and Edith (Fred) Elligsen-Smith; 15 grand- children; 19 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and friends. A memorial service honoring her life was held Jan. 20 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Moses Lake. A final burial service will be held in Canyon City when weather is warmer, the date to be announced later. At her request, contributions may be made to the St. Thomas Episcopal Church maintenance fund. A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping on an ADVERTISED BED, in ADVERTISED PAJAMAS. 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