TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 14, 2001
W alter S. Duran
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Local pastors to be missionaries
Walter S. Duran, 66, of Weiser,
Idaho, died Friday, March 9,2001,
at Weiser.
A memorial service will be held
at Weiser, Idaho, on Thursday,
March 15,2001. H l s cremains wi 11
be sent to Heppner to be buried in
the family plot.
He was bom in Heppner on
November 11, 1934, the son of
William A. and Eva Mae Osborne
Duran. He grew up in Heppner and
attended Heppner schools.
He had lived in Weiser for the
past 16 years and worked as a
welder.
Survivors include daughter, Eva
M. Antognazzi o f Cave Junction;
brother, A1 Duran o f Wasilla,
Alaska; and sisters, Marlene Barnett
of Heppner, Delores McQuigg of
California, Frances Myatt o f
Fiddletown, California, Viola Cable
o f Canton, North Carolina, Ami
Caudell o f Seymour, Indiana, and
Kay Blackmon o f Pensacola,
Florida. He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Charles Eldred Notson
Charles Eldred Notson, 92, a
Heppner native, died Sunday, March
11,2001.
Mr. Notson was bom March 21,
1908, at Heppner and was raised
in Heppner.
He met his wife, Ruth, at Asbury
College in Wilmore, Kentucky. They
were married on September 14,
1930.
After missionary training in
Nyack, New York, the Notsons
sailed for Asia where they
ministered among the Chinese in
northwest China, the Philippines
and Taiwan. In addition, Mr. Notson
taught at Simpson Bible College,
served as an Army chaplain during
World War II in Europe, had five
pastorates in the United States and
was assistant editor of the Alliance
Weekly.
Survivors include his daughter,
Mary Randal; grandchildren, Wendy
Hunt and Scott Randal; and great
grandchildren, Hayley Hunt, Heather
Hunt and Max Randal.
Evergreen-Washelli Funeral
Home of Seattle, Washington, was
in charge of arrangements,-
Joy Ann W ells
Brent and Jennifer Waldrep
Brent and Jennifer Waldrep, the
pastors of Willow Creek Baptist
Church in Heppner, were recently
appointed by the Southern Baptists
Convention as missionaries to
Brazil . They will be leaving Heppner
at the end of March.
A special service to honor the
Delveaux and Jim Delveaux, all
of Green Bay, Wisconsin; sister,
Donna Cole of Sunland, California;
and 19 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Pioneer Memorial
Nursing Home, P.O. Box 9,
Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner
was in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
Waldreps will held at Christian Life
Center on Sunday, March 18, at 6
p.m. During the service, Brent will
share about their missions
assignment to Brazil.
Afterwards a fairwell reception
will be held to honor them. Everyone
is invited to attend.
The Morrow County Transfer Station
w ill b e CLOSED
Saturday, M arch 17th
for St. P atrick’s Day
and w ill b e OPEN
Sunday, M arch 18th
Joy Ann Wells, 61, of Heppner.
died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
in Heppner.
Memorial Mass was held
Monday, March 12, 2001, at St.
Patrick's Catholic Church in
Heppner.
She was bom July 17, 1939, in
Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Donald
and Alberta Detrie Uphill. She grew
up in Green Bay and attended
schools there, graduating from East
High School in 1959.
She married Harold Delveaux,
Jr., shortly after graduation. The
couple later divorced.
She lived in California for a time
and married Mr. Wells. They also
divorced.
She moved to Heppner 14 years
ago. She worked part-time at Cal's
Restaurant and Lounge, then went
to work for Doug Lowe at
Bucknum's Tavern, until ill health
forced her retirement.
Survivors include her mother,
Alberta Johannes o f Heppner;
daughters, Sheryl Delveaux of
Heppner, Dawn Blhom of Palmdale,
California, and Jodi Loughtndge
o f Spring, Texas; sons, Tim
Delveaux o f Virginia Beach,
Virginia, Terry Delveaux, Don
O f f T h e W a ll
R y A A c r ly n R o b i n s o n
Perhaps you too have experienced the winter blahs. So it's
no surprise that a few warm, sunny, shirt-sleeve days bring out
all types o f spring-fever behaviors. Golfers chase little white
balls and joggers and walkers no longer sport ear-muffs. Like
nest-building birds, gardeners are raking yards and gardening
Jack Healy
catalogs seem much more interesting. For those who suddenly
Jack Healy, 80, a lifelong resident
dive into more ambitious activities like spring house cleaning,
of Heppner, died Fnday, March 9,
my advice is to take two aspirins and go see a head doctor; or
2001, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital
take a walk and rethink any action you are proposing to
in Heppner.
undertake.
Recitation of the Rosary was held
Okay, so I wasn't realistic concerning what my "jump-
Monday, March 12, 2001, at St.
into-spring" painting episode would entail. For sure, it is a
Patrick's Catholic Church in
progressive procedure that involves some connected chores (not
Heppner. Funeral Mass was held
unlike that old song about the linkage between body bones- -you
Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at St.
know "the leg bone is connected to the thighbone" and so on.)
Patrick's, with concluding service
Now these old bones fully realize that newly-painted ceilings and
and burial following at the Heppner
walls don't magically happen without related work, no matter
Masonic Cemetery.
that beforehand those changes seem as easy falling asleep in
Mr. Healy was bom March 15,
your recliner.
1920, at Buttercreek, near Heppner,
First it's necessary to take down and afterward clean all
to John and Annie Kenny Healy.
pictures and wall decorations where the cobwebs and dustbugs
He attended school through the 11th
are hiding. Miles o f masking tape are needed to protect
grade at Pine City School, then
woodwork and dusty curtains must be removed. Then the
graduated from Heppner High
cumbersome, gut-busting furniture must be moved back and
School in 1938.
forth. It’s a nimble, sure-footed painter (not me) who doesn't trip
Mr. Healy served with the Navy
on the plastic sheets used to protect the carpets and furniture, or
from 1942 to 1945 in the South
spill the paint or step into fresh globs of paint and track it
Pacific on the USS Chester.
elsewhere like a clumsy clod. Lo and behold there is dirt hidden
On April 10, 1948, he married
in places one didn't even realize existed. It's amazing what paint
Gwen Gaarsland in Portland.
will cover up, but alas, those freshly-painted walls make one
His main interests had been his
aware o f just how grungy the woodwork has become.
family and his grandchildren. Not
Once the painting is accomplished and woodwork is
only was he a great supporter o f
dutifully scrubbed, it would be sinful to not wash and iron all the
his grandchildren's sports activities,
curtains. A work-expanding spin-off is that your conscience
he was also a fan o f all Heppner
won't allow the hanging of clean, crisp curtains over dirty
school activities.
windows. Then after all those holes in the walls have been
Mr. Healy enjoyed the area of
covered with paint, its pure insanity to punch new holes to hang
agriculture and other outdoor
pictures and decorations. Furthermore, after those pictures are
activities, including hunting.
hung, I can always think o f a better arrangement. If zealous
He was a life member o f St.
hammering doesn't result in holes as big as craters in the
Patrick's Catholic Church and the
sheetrock, left-over paint can disguise those minor mistakes.
Heppner Elks. He was very proud
Never mind that the painting equipment has been cleaned. By
o f his Irish heritage.
that time, one is faced with the conclusion that the head bone is
Survivors include his wife, Gwen
so thick your brain can't function or your neck bone feels like it
Healy of Heppner; daughters, Judy
is disconnected from your head bone. Those tense muscles
Eckman o f Lexington and Jean
supporting that bony neck often make it impossible to rotate the
Healy of Portland; sons, Jerry Healy,
neck after long sessions of painting textured ceilings.
Jim Healy and John Healy, all o f
So I have concluded a perfect home would be one where
Heppner; sister, Rosetta Palmateer
the inside could be hosed down with sudsy water, like a car
of Heppner; and 10 grandchildren.
wash. The Indians had it right in the first place; they simply
He was preceded in death by his
moved their tepee. Forget sheet rock and wall-to-wall carpeting.
parents; brothers, Tom Healy and
Builders should install stone floors and vinyl walls or similar
Bill Healy; and sisters, Mane
water-resistant materials. Curtains should be drip-dry material
Walters, Cecilia Healy and Helen
and laws should be enforced about how many pictures or wall
O'Donnell.
decorations will be hung. An added attraction (especially for my
Memorial contributions may be
age group) would be a hot tub in the middle of the family room,
made to the Heppner Booster Club,
with the television and a well-stocked refrigerator, loaded with
P.O. Box 917, Heppner, Oregon ij
snacks, within handy distance.
97836, or to the donor's favorite .1
'" Yes, I dream oh,'w hile frying to get the paint out from
charity of choice.
under fingernails; aU„the \yhik realizing that there is enough
Sweeney Mortuary ofHeppner
paint leftover from the kitchen, dining and living room areas to
was in charge o f arrangements.
paint bedroom walls. Thanks heavens for some much needed
rain on my parade or I'd probably be painting the outside of the
house. There's no place like home, clean or otherwise. May there
be more rainy nights and warm, sunny days, especially for the St.
Patrick's weekend festivities. Hopefully by then, I shall have run
Varonica Ann Abbott,
out o f off-white paint and I'm not stir-crazy enough to compete
17, daughter of Theresa Morley,
with nature's green paintbrush.
Irrigon, has been chosen as a
state finalist for the Miss Oregon
M arch 15th - T h u rsd ay
American Teen Pageant to be
held July20-21 at the Portland
Ladies and Old Timers Night. Andrea Mortimore,
Airport Holiday Inn.
Linda Kenny and crew will be serving Barbecue
The pageant is held for
Chicken Dinner starting at 6 p.m. Lodge will begin
girls ages 16-17. The winner of
at 8 p.m. Members will receive their year pins.
the pageant will receive a $500
M arch 1 6 th - F rid ay
cash award, the official crown
S r. P & n tic h 's (JJeehend C e(e6R A rion.
and banner, a bouquet o f flowers
Buffet Dinner with Barbecue Pork and
and a travel allowance and
more, starting at 6 p.m.
sponsor fee to compete in the
M arch 1 7 th - Satu rd ay
national pageant. Pageants are
held to include girls three
Brunch from 11:15 a.m .-l:15 p.m.
with Egg Casserole, Ham, Hashbrowns and Fruit
through 17 years old.
Cash
awards,
Salads. Corn Beef and Cabbage dinner starting at
scholarships, trophies and prizes
6 p.m., with Live Music upstairs and downstairs
will be awarded during the state
starting at 9 p.m.
pageant weekend. According to
BINGO BACK ON WEDNESDAYS STARTING AT 7:00 p.i^T
pageant officials, since 1983, the
American Coed Pageant System
has awarded more than 11
million dollars.
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Abbott enjoys running
track, being with her friends,
reading and writing poems
Irrigon teen
chosen for pageant
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