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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, July 24. 1996 - THREE Obituaries Odile Groshens Luper Odile Groshens Luper, 94, a long-time Portland resident formerly of Heppner, died Fri day, July 12,19%, at a Portland care home. Mrs. Luper was returned to her birthplace, where her ashes were cast by her son atop a hill on the Rhea Creek Ranch. No formal services were held. Odile Groshens was bom October 30, 1901, in Heppner, to French immigrants, Louis Julian and H elene Marie Groshens. She lived through out her childhood on the fami ly ranch in Heppner. Upon graduating from high school, she spent her early years of employment working for the Morrow County Sheriff's office in Heppner and for Meier and Frank depart ment store in Portland. She married her husband, James Rhea Luper, who was state engineer of Oregon, in 1930. After her marriage, she became a homemaker. During their married life, they lived in Portland, Salem, Seattle and Walla Walla. She later worked for her sister, Mae Barton, at Miss Mae's dress shop in Coquille, Washington, before returning to Portland. Mrs. Luper enjoyed her home, her flowers and garden, her grandchildren and visiting them in Anchorage, Alaska. Mrs. Luper was preceded in death by her husband and sister Claire Arrington in 1952, and her brother, Emil Grosh ens in 1983. She is survived by her son, Frederick Luper, Eugene; sis ters, Lorraine Vinton, Portland, and Mae Barton, Tucson, Ari zona; three grandchildren, Karen Luper, Sante Fe, New Mexico, Chuck Luper, Eagle River, Alaska, Gary Luper, An chorage, Alaska; and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorial contributions in her memory be sent to Loaves and Fishes Center, Inc., Rose City Chapter. served as Morrow County's road supervisor who helped construct the road from Hepp ner to Monument, and also several county roads. Mrs. Harnett's grandfather was Dr. Lewis Shipley, M.D., who served as the community physician from 1879-1898. Her uncle, Jay Shipley, was a teacher and later superinten dent of the Heppner schools in the early 1900s. Mrs. Harnett attended school in Heppner, graduating in June, 1924. She then attended Oregon Agriculture College (Oregon State University) for approximately two years and majored in art and home eco nomics. She married Marion Harnett, city marshal of Lebanon, on Ju ly 14, 1940. They had one son, Melvin, bom August 27,1941, who currently lives in Walla Walla, Washington. Melvin is employed as special agent and special deputy U.S. Marshal for the U.S. Dept, of Energy's Office of Inspector General. He married Barbara Pike, of Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 6, 1%2. They have three children, Dawn, Sheree and Sean. In 1959, following the death of her husband in 1958, Mrs. Harnett returned to Heppner to care for her ill mother. In 1960, she was asked to help establish the Morrow County Museum, and continued to serve as museum director and curator until her retirement in 1988 at the age of 82. Mrs. Harnett set up the m useum 's first cataloging system and organized the historical materials donated or loaned for display. She com plied information about Mor row County pioneer families which future family members could research for genealogical data. She also conducted genealogical research for numerous local and out-of- town families. She visited and studied other museums in order to learn new methods for preservation and display of historical m aterials. M rs. Harnett loved her work and dedicated her life to the museum. Rachel Harnett In 1970, Mrs. Harnett was Funeral services for Rachel awarded the Henry C. Collins Harnett, 89, longtime Morrow award for her work at the coun County resident, will be held ty museum, preserving local Thursday, July 25, at 1 p.m. at history and other Eastern Ore the First Christian Church in gon historical projects by the Heppner. Concluding services Oregon Historical Society. In and interment will be at the 1975, the Morrow County Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Livestock Growers honored her Mrs. Harnett died Sunday, Ju with their first-ever award ly 21, 19%, at Walla Walla, given for her service to the Washington. community and dedication to Mrs. Harnett was of pioneer recording Morrow County stock and a native of Morrow history for future generations. County. She was bom October In 1989, M orrow County 24, 1906, to Henry and Char honored her for many years of lotte Scherzinger on the fami collecting, cataloging, display ly homestead on Rhea Creek. ing and teaching local residents Her father moved to the and vistors about the local county at the age of 16 in 1877, history and its importance to married Charlotte Shipley and the econom ic and social homesteaded in Spring Hollow development of Morrow Coun on Rhea Creek in 1882. Mr. ty and the state of Oregon. Scherzinger was a blacksmith Mrs. Harnett received honor by trade, raised sheep and BI im Mountain MASTER GARDENER DIGGINGS Gardening questions? Call tne Extension Office at 676-9642 to be refered to a master gardener. Late Spring Chores fo r Beautiful Summer Flower Beds To keep a flower garden beautiful from spring into the sum mer season requires some careful maintenance in May and June. Ray McNeilan, home horticulturist for the Oregon State University Extension Service recommends the following tasks be completed over the next few weeks: -Remove or ‘'deadhead” the spent flowers from lilacs, azaleas, camellias, candytuft, peonies and other spring flowering plants, then fertilize and mulch. -Pinch off faded flowers from early blooming annuals like snap dragons and petunias to encourage more blossoms later in the summer. Cut spent delphinium blooms may ’promote more, blooms towards autumn. Old dried foliage of tulips and daffodils can now be safely removed. -Weed and mulch perennial flower beds. Annual flowers like alyssum, asters and lobelia also need weeding, mulching and fertilizing. Roses need attention, too. As the first blooms of spring finish, cut the stems back to the five leaflet area. Cut back canes of rambling roses to ground level after they finish blooming. All types then need fertilizer and mulch for summer’s heat. Sweet peas also will benefit from mulch in early summer to keep their roots moist. -Pinch back shoots on late summer bloomers like tall chrysan themums, cosmos and asters to encourage bushier growth. Fer tilizer will also help. -Make sure stakes are in place for tall summer-blooming peren nials like dahlias, Shasta daisies and lilies. recognition from the Retired Nursing Home, P.O. Box 9, Senior Volunteer Program of Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary, Hepp the United States of America for her significant service to the ner, was in charge of arrange community as a senior volun ments. teer. She was an active member of the Senior Center and do nated many hours in the office Send or Receive- and researching material for writing the Senior Center Gazette-Times newsletter. She loved and 676-9228 cared about the members of the Senior Center and Senior Apartments. Mrs. Harnett always sup Ladies' Play, July 16 ported the community's youth Flag Tournament: first place through volunteerism. In 1961, she became a 4-H instructor for Alene Rucker; second place knitting. Many of her students Eileen Padberg; third place won county and state awards Karen Morgan; three-way tie for their knitting work under fourth place Susan Atkins, her tutelage. She enjoyed Carol Norris, Betty Rietmann. First to plant flag: Mary working with the 4-H'ers and considered each one of her Beamer. Chip in: Cam Wishart. students as special. She also served as a leader to the students who were members of the Rainbow order. Com pUm fitt ot th» Morrow County Q filn Q ro w d In addition to knitting, Mrs. Tuesday, July 23 Harnett was a skilled crafts per Soft White son who made necklaces, ear rings, broaches, and also work $4.88 ed with wood. July. $4.88 Mrs. Harnett was an active Aug. $4.90/4.92 member in several organiza Sept. $4.95/4.97 tions. She was active in and a Oct. $5.00/5.02 leader in the San Souri Rebe- Nov. $5.05/5.07 kah Lodge #30 of the IOOF, the Dec. $5.08/5.10 Ruth Locust Chapter 32 Order Jan. of the Eastern Star, the Degree Barley of Honor Protective Assocation $132 fraternal order, the Oregon July $132 Historical Society, and a charter Aug. $132 member and a director for the Sept. Morrow County Historical Society. She was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of The Morrow County Clerk's World War I Auxiliary. While office at the courthouse in living in Lebanon, she was a Heppner reports issuing the member of the local Civil Air following marriage license dur Patrol. She stressed the importance ing the past week: July 16: Michael Edwin Mor of education to her family. Her rison, 46, Irrigon; and son earned a master of educa Vicky June Chairez, 35, Irri tion degree, and her grand gon. children earned bachelor's degrees. FAX wccc qoif Market Report Marriage License« Mrs. Harnett enjoyed spen ding time and sharing with her grandchildren, Dawn of West Richland, Washington; Sheree and husband Rocky Lobdell, Spokane, Washington; and Sean, also of Spokane. She was especially attached to her great- granddaughter M adeleine. Mrs. Harnett also enjoyed spending time with unofficial ly adopted daughter Barbara Johnson, Silverdale, Washing ton, and her children. Mrs. Harnett requested that any donations be given to the Senior Center, to the Morrow County Historical Society or the Christian Church. Sweeney Mortuary, Hepp ner, is in charge of arrange ments. Harriet H. Evans Harriet H. Evans, 88, of Heppner, died Monday, July 15, 19%, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. A graveside memorial service was held at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery on July 20, 19%. Mrs. Evans was bom July 15, 1908, at Heppner, to Levi and Alma Marlatt Morgan. She grew up in Heppner and at tended schools there, gradua ting from H eppner High School. She took nurses train ing in Portland. In 1938, she married Howard Evans at Heppner. The couple farmed at Clarks Canyon near Heppner and in 1953 moved to Kahler Basin near Spray. Following the death of her hus band in 1960, she returned to Heppner. She served as book keeper at Central Market in Heppner for 20 years. Mrs. Evans enjoyed golf, bowling, pool, traveling and playing cards. She was a member of the Willow Creek Country Club and the Boardman Country Club. Survivors include daughters Helen Troxell of Heppner, Alma Lakin of Spanaway, Washington, and Mary Stock of Roseburg; sister, Ellen "D oll” Campbell of Heppner; six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Sisters Juanita Sprouls and Mary Connor, and a brother, Marvin Morgan, preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Births Charlotte Marion Skalski-a daughter Charlotte Marion was bom to Alice and Mark Skalski on July 4, 19% at San Mateo Hospital, in San Mateo, Califor nia. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 5 DZ. Her grandparents are Bob and Marion Abrams of Pendle ton, and Jim and Charlotte Skalski of Waterford, New Jersey. In the Service Navy Seaman Recruit Wil liam R. Craft, son of Thomas and Frankie Kraft of Heppner, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Train ing Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. During the eight-week pro gram, Kraft completed a varie ty of training which included classroom study, practical hands-on instruction and an emphasis on physical fitness. In particular, Kraft learned naval customs, first aid, fire fighting, water safety and sur vival and a variety of safety skills required for working around ships and aircraft. Kraft is a 1994 graduate of Heppner High School. Jasticc Court R o p o rt____ The Justice Court office at the courhouse annex building in Heppner reports handling the following business during the past week: Jenny Joy Rasmussen, 37, Hermiston-Violation of the Basic Rule, 43 mph in a 25 mph zone, $67 fine; Scott L. Knepper, 39, Port land-Violation of the Basic Rule, 56 mph in a 35 mph zone, $167 fine; Robert D. Burnett, 26, Sene ca-Exceeded 5 mph Speed Limit in a No-Wake Zone, $67 fine; Elva Bonton, 35, Coos Bay- No Oregon Driver's License, $67 fine; Daniel Alan Mathews, 31, Heppner-Failure to Renew Re gistration, $49 fine; Billie Jo Estrada, 30, Stan field-Inoperative Seat Belts, Violation of the Basic Rule, 70 mph in a 55 mph zone, $116 Alumni award winner Jack McKenzie teaches on matters of the heart (Editors not«: the folkwring article, submitted by Jim Bar- ratt, formerly of Heppner, was printed in the Western Oregon State College "Alum ni’’. The subject of the story, Jack McKenzie is the son of Betty and Ken McKenzie, a former Heppner PE teacher. Jack McKenzie received the title of W OSC outstanding alumnus for 1996). By John Oliver Jack McKenzie ('72) is doing what he started out to do at Western more than 20 years ago, but on a vastly different level. In 1965, he planned to teach high school biology. Today, he's teaching cardiovascular surgeons how to do better sur gery. "I don't do surgery, because I'm not a physician," said Dr. McKenzie, stressing that he is a Ph.D., not an M.D. However, he's often in the operating room at the Uniform ed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., during surgery, observ ing, recommending and de signing improvements. "USUHS (he pronounced it "U se-u s") is not part of the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bethes da. It's a unique institution where we train medical stu dents for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Ser vice," he said. McKenzie has been at USU HS since 1978, just a few short years after he earned his Ph.D in physiology from Louisiana State University Medical Cen ter in New Orleans. Eugene-born and Stayton- raised, he had begun his col lege career at Western in the fall of 1965, but he cut that short when he went into the U.S. Ar my Medical Corps from 1966 -69. He then returned to Wes tern, graduating with a B.S. in education in 1972, and went on to study for his master's degree in zoology from Idaho State University. Along the way he authored, co-authored and contributed to numerous publications on co onary research. In fact, McKen zie has written more than 20 publications and published 60 abstracts. Yet, the teacher in him always gave voice: Stud ents would learn better if taught more effectively. "M ost people who teach the physical and clinical sciences are Ph.Ds, but they're not educators," McKenzie said. "T hey teach the basics, anatomy, bio-chemistry, phy siology, pharmacology, path ology, micro-biology, and psychology. They learned to teach through their mentors. Physicians teach the clinical sciences-medicine, surgery, those things. "T eaching at any level, however, requires a teacher's full involvement. At kinder garten, teachers really have to come down to ground level, get on their knees, so to speak, look directly into the faces of the eager youngsters around them and say, "This is the way we do it." "I started a class here on the Principles of Effective Teach in g," he explained. With that class, he is integrating physical and clinical science instruction. McKenzie refers to himself as both teacher and researcher. In his view, an educator's job is about 30 percent teaching and 70 percent research. At USUHS, his overriding goal is straight forward. "W e're investigating coronary artery disease. Why do people have hear attacks? And once they do, what do we do to make them not as debilitated? We're seeking new techniques and new medication. "W e've been testing a bio medical device with the com pany who designed it," ex plains McKenzie. "It's like a stethoscope, only it can hear 100,000 times more sensitively than the human ear. "W ere wondering if we can use this to measure artery pressure between the heart and the lungs. The heart makes two sounds. We call them 'Lub- Dub', S I and S2. The second heart sound has two compon ents which we designate A2 and P2, for arterial pressure and pulmonary pressure. We want to measure the P2, the pressure to the lungs. It would be invaluable during heart surgery. " I put a team together this summer to conduct experi ments using pigs. I chose a medical student, a college stu dent, and a high school stu dent. We designed experi ments where we can change the blood pressure and mea sure the sounds and correlate the changes in pressure with the changes in sound." Shane McAllister, a Western Oregon State College student, was chosen to participate. He monitored the animals, making sure they were breathing pro perly. McAllister recalls that it was an incredible opportunity to be able to work with Dr. McKenzie. Others have cited his incredi ble abilities, too. McKenzie has been honored with the Civilian Faculty Ex cellence in Education Award, The outstanding Civilian Educator of the Uniformed Ser vices University Award, and five outstanding Teaching Awards. He instituted a program of "Heart Health Education for the Young" and served as chairman of the American Heart Association, Northern Virginia chapter. He was elected as a fellow of the American Heart Association and is a member of the Amer ican Physiological Society. He has provided leadership for the National Institutes of Health and the national Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. McKenzies connections to Oregon and Western Oregon State college are steadfast. He continues to invite science interns to work with him dur ing the summer, he contributes to the college by lecturing to science classes, and he is help ing organize social activities for Western's Washington, D.C. area alumni. His family has Oregon roots, too. He is married to Cherri, whom he met while he was at tending Western. She gradu ated from the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Nursing in Portland. They have two daughters, Heather and Kelly, both high school stu dents. Last summer, he returned to Crescent, Ore. to surprise his parents, Ken and Betty, who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. By the way, Ken McKenzie is a Western alumnus, too. Class of '33, from Oregon Normal School. That was before degrees were offered; he re ceived a teaching certificate in education. And a trip home always puts Jack McKenzie within casting distance of some good fishing. Taekwon-do scholarships available Kim's Taekwon-do school has been selected by the Mor row County Commission on Children and Families to receive $500 towards the school's scholarship program. This scholarship program allows children, ages 5-17, to participate in a traditional mar tial art, who, without financial assistance, could not afford the training, said Gary Oberg, the school's instructor. Kim's Tae kwon-do is also providing $250 towards the scholarhip pro gram. Anyone who would like to train in Taekwon-do, and can not afford either equipment or tuition, may call Oberg at 676-5449. Taekwon-do classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday evening at the Mor row County Fairgrounds 4-H annex. Children's classes are from 6-7 p.m. and adults' classes from 7-8 p.m.
