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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1976)
Paga K THE GAZETTE TIMES, Heppner. OR, Thursday. Doc. 23, 197 Lexington news Obituaries Leo Gorger A prominent Eastern Ore. wheat farmer and business man, Leo Gorger, died Dec. 13 at St. Anthony Hospital after a six months' illness with pros tatic cancer. He was 78. Mr. Gorger was born Apr. 22, 1898, at St. Cloud, Minn., the fourth of seven children. "The family moved to a farm near Scio when he was 5. In 1914, because of his mother's ill health, his father took up a homestead near lone. After purchasing the busi ness interests of his brothers, Mr. Gorger continued to farm there, increasing the original 160-acre homestead to 4,800 acres. In 1943, he bought the ranch near Pendleton where he made his home, still re taining the lone property. In 1934, he married Ruth Jane Adkins of Eight Mile and they were the parents of five children. Ruth Gorger died in 1961. During those years, Mr. Gorger had branched out into other investment properties, including motels, and had built the Tapadera Motel in Pendleton among others. In 1963, he married Edna Stevens Clark, a Pendleton newspaperwoman. At that time each had a young son, Richard, 12, and James, 11. Mr. Gorger had a lifelong interest in music, organizing and directing a dance band that played throughout Mor row County in the 1920s and 30s. More recently he had appeared in a Pendleton Com munity Theater production of "The Music Man" and in several programs in the area with his banjo. He was a member of the Catholic church all his life, assisting with both financial Iva Wareham Iva Clark Wareham, 80, Portland, died Thursday, Dec. 2, in Portland. Mrs. Wareham was born May 23. 1896, in Heppner, the daughter of Hiram Elderidge and Melvina Jane Hinton Clark, early Morrow County pioneers. She had traveled extensive ly in Mexico, South America and Africa, and lived for a time in Chicago. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Portland. Mrs. Wareham was the last of her family, being preceded in death by her husband, John Wareham; a con, Louis E. Joy; a sister, Laura Clark Morgan ; two brothers, Ernest (Bub) Clark and Ed Clark. Clark's Canyon, north of Hep pner, was named for their grandfather, Oscar Clark. Graveside service were conducted Dec. at Heppner Masonic Cemetery by Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of the Eastern Star. Lena Brown Curry Lena Brown Curry, 72. Long Beach, Wash., formerly of Heppner, died Sunday, Dec. 19, In an automobile accident at Astoria, Ore. She was born Oct. 4. 1904, In Hepppner. the daughter of John and Minnie Warren Cradick She and her husband were Eightmile area farmers for many years. Mrs. Curry Is survived by one daughter, Jnlrne McGraw, Beavrrton; three tilers. Kay Anderson. Hep pner; Myrtle Carson, Milwau kte, Ore.; Ethel Cradick. Los Angeles, Calif ; two grand children, Judy Diehl. Aloha, and David Starred. Beaver Ion. Funeral service were held Wednesday, Dec. 22. at I p m. al Penttila's Chapel By The Sea, Long Beach, with the Rev. Ole Larson officiating Inlermenl was at lm Fir Cemetery. t.ont Bench aid and physical labor in building churches in lone, Boardman and Heppner. At St. Mary's Church in Pendle ton, he sang in the choir, was on the parish finance board and participated in various church activities and organi zations. He had been active in community and school district affairs at lone, civic, farm, and social organizations in Pendleton including the Grange and Elks Lodge. Mr. Gorger had been hon ored as Umatilla County soil conservation farmer of the year, had been awarded the Pendleton Chamber of Com merce agricultural award and was a lifetime member of the Oregon Wheat League. A self-trained machinist, he had patents on several of his farm machinery innovations. In addition to serving his local community, Mr. Gorger had given his time and ex perience on the state level too. He had retired in June after serving five years on the Oregon State Builders Board He had been appointed by th governor in 1970 to the origina five-man board to represeni the public at large in helping facilitate newly enacted legis lation to protect Oregon honu owners. Survivors include his wid ow; sons, Richard and Don ald, both of Portland, Robert of Yakima, and James of. Pendleton; daughters, Leola Bowerman and Patricia For sythe, both Portland; broth ers, Henry, Pendleton, and Joseph, Napa, Calif.; sister, Willa Ramsey, Pendleton; 13 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made to the Leo Gorger Memorial Fund at St. Mary's Church through Burns Mortuary or directly to the church. The funeral mass was in St. Mary's Church, Pendleton, Ore. Walter Britt Walter M. Britt, 80, Stan field, formerly of Spray, died in Pendleton Saturday, Dec. 18. He was born Sept. 4, 18, at Mountain City, Tenn.. and had been a resident of Oregon since 1908. Mr. Britt was a member of the Hermiston Assembly of God Church, Columbia Grange, Columbia River Bar racks No. 379, a veteran of World War I and a retired farmer and stockman. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 21. at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. Heppner, with the Rev. Char les K. Barnes of the Hermiston Assembly of God officiating. Sherryll Dickenson sang "My Service First of AH." The quartet sang "I'll Meet You in the Morning." Pauline Miller played prelude and postlude music. Casket bearers were Roy, Claude. Ray, Steve, Stanley, Roger and Clyde Britt. Concluding services and Interment were at Heppner Masonic Cemetery, with Sweeney Mortuary In charge of arrangements. Mr. Britt is survived by his widow, Mable, Slanfield; three sons, Marvin. Spray; Elvin, Slanfield; Armond, Pilot Rock; four brothers. Clyde. Fonsil; Claude, Roy II. and Ray R , all of Spray; four sister. Myrtle Batdin. Lew Uton, Ida ; Bernadine Nelson and Beulah Tilley. both Spray; Haiel McQuinn, Slan field, n.oe grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren, three stepdaughters, Juanita Barrett, Weston; Jenent Eai er, Rockvllle, Maryland. Sherryll Dickenson, Hermis ton; one step son. Erie Adney, Chula Vista. Calif , 20 step grandchildren and 10 step f rest grandchildren. By Delpha Jones The Amicitia Club met on Wednesday night for their Christmas meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lovgren. Their home was beautifully decorated in the Christmas motif. Winning prizes were Barbara Cuts forth, high; Hilda Yocom, second high; Phyllis Piper, low; and Mildred Davidson, traveling. YiJ, not n'. V Jack & fl.rpy V V i m 4 Mr. and Mrs. Truman Mes singer were in Portland last weekend, where they attended the wedding of Ronald Willett, nephew of Mr. Messinger. The wedding was held at the Henpson Baptist Church and the reception was held at the Ben Franklin Plaza. The Holly Rebekah Lodge met on Thursday night with Noble Grand, Maureen Davis, t Boyce Ins. Agency Ray, Lillian, Kay I Van Winkles Sears Store Ruth, Judy, Shirley, Vivian - To in the chair. The lodge voted to give $30.00 to the U.N. Pil grimage. The District Deputy Presi dent gave the unwritten work, as did Carolyn Howard and Catie Padberg. A birthday honoring those with birthdays this last quarter, also receiv ing gifts were Linda Jones, Marion Robinson and Delpha Jones. V by Lou Ann Way by Kathleen Clark ha ... PPX : f h) Mirharl JuJummi Central 7C ! 4-J-y i f i Market " j Peterson's Jewelry Marlene, Rosemary, Barbara, Shannon Sally, Randall ChaisTrnfls ' by Doug Allstott Farley Motor Co. Heppner, Oregon 7 CM AS by Shelley Stroeber Ai n sttrlli' Fraier f r 9k 4ik. ls Jsv. 4H
