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O bituaries
Elwayne E.
Bergstrom
E lw ayne
E.
Bergstrom, 69, a lifelong
H eppner re sid en t, died
Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, at his
Heppner home.
Funeral services will
be held Friday, Jan. 30,2004
at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Elks
L odge, w ith concluding
service and burial to follow at
the H eppner M asonic
Cemetery.
He was bom Aug. 29,
1934, at Heppner, to Carl and
Mildred Hanna Bergstrom. He
attended Heppner schools,
graduating from Heppner High
School in 1952. He then
attended Oregon Technical
Institute in Klamath Falls.
He had a 35-year
career with Kinzua Mills.
He was a member of
the Heppner Elks Lodge and
the Hermiston Eagles Lodge,
where he and his wife enjoyed
dancing.
He was baptized and
joined the Stanfield Seventh-
day Adventist Church, where
he was a deacon and assisted
with the Primary Youth Group.
On Sept. 15, 2001,
he married Carol Cross at
Hermiston.
B ergstrom was a
cancer survivor of over 20
years, which gave him a
second chance at life.
It was said he had an
electrifying smile and always
greeted everyone with a wave,
a smile and often a story.
Survivors include his
wife, Carol Bergstrom of
Hermiston; daughter, Christine
Bruce and her husband Glenn
of Gresham, Cindi Stinson and
her husband D ave o f
Woodinville, WA, and Kelli
Meacham and her husband
Kevin of Boise; son, Wayne
Bergstrom and his wife Connie
of Portland; brother, Robert
Bergstrom of Heppner; 11
g ra n d c h ild re n ;
three
stepchildren; and 11 step-
grandchildren.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the American Cancer Society,
Oregon Division, 0330 SW
Curry, Portland, OR 97201.
Sweeney Mot tuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Shrine game
continued from page one
becom e know n as “The
Greatest Little Game in the
W orld.” The 2003 game
produced $67,500 through the
supports o f a d v ertise rs,
community sponsors, media
coverage, family and friends.
All of the energies that go into
this event are donated. All of
these d o n atio n s w ill be
directed to the service and
care of the patients._______
Births
Ivan Rodriguez-
Sanchez- a son, Ivan, was
born Jan. 20, 2004 at Good
Shepherd Medical Center in
H erm iston to E rika and
Sam uel R o d rig u ez o f
Boardman.
Zuriel
Santos
Martinez- a son, Zuriel
Santos, was born Jan. 21,
2004 at G ood S hepherd
Medical Center in Hermiston
to Maria Elena Andrade and
Javier Olguin Martinez of
Boardman.
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M O R R O W C O U N TY EXTENSIO N O FFICE
W IN TER G R O W ER M EETING
DATE: THURSDAY, FEB RUARY 12
LO CATIO N: W ILLO W S G R A N G E H A LL, IONE
TIM E: 7:30 A.M . to 12:00 P.M.
MEETING AGENDA
7:30-8:00
Coffee and Doughnuts
8:00-8:40
Stewart Wuest, ARS - Pendleton:
Germination and Seed Soil Contact.
8:45-9:15
Larry Lutcher, OSU Extension:
Chemical Fallow and Herbicide
Influence on Crop Response.
9:20-10:00
Sandy Halstead, USEPA: Recent
Court Rulings on Streamside Buffers.
10:00- 10:20 BREAK
10:25-10:55 Ken Grieb, Immediate Past President,
OWGL: Industry Updates.
11:00- 11:45
Katy Coba, Director. Oregon
Department of Agriculture: Future
Opportunities for Dryland Wheat
Producers.
11:45-12:00 Jim Swanson, Wheatland Insurance:
Program Updates.
12:00 noon
__ Obituaries
Jolynn “Jobie”
Love
Jolynn “Jobie” Love,
27, a lifelong H ermiston
resident, died Sunday, Jan.
25, 2004, at Oregon Health
and S cien ce U n iv ersity
Hospital in Portland.
A memorial service
was held Jan. 30 at Irrigon
S ev en th -d ay A d v en tist
Church. Disposition was by
cremation. Private family
inurnm ent will be at the
Hermiston Cemetery.
Love was born June
7, 1976, at Hermiston, to
Bonnie Belle Smith Love and
Harold C. Love, Sr. She was
raised in H erm iston and
graduated from Hermiston
High School in 1994.
She earn ed an
associate’s degree from Blue
Mountain Community College
and took a year of college
through Washington State
University.
She w orked at Ye
Olde Pizza Shoppe and at Big
Lots in Hermiston.
She loved children and
babysitting her nephews. She
enjoyed reading, writing,
watching movies and collecting
stuffed animals.
Survivors include her
mother, Bonnie Barton, and
her husband Jim Barton of
Irrigon; her father, Harold C.
Love, Sr., o f Herm iston;
grandmothers, Nellie Smith of
Hermiston and Bema Love of
Stanfield; brothers, Harold
Love, Jr. of Hermiston, Joseph
Love of Walla Walla and John
Buckner of Hermiston; sister,
Jo len e M artu scelli of
Hermiston; adopted sister and
special friend. Erica Matlack
o f R ich lan d . She was
preceded in death by sister,
Jo d ean B uckner; and
grandfathers, James Smith and
Homer Love.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
an account in Jolynn Love’s
name at any Columbia River
Bank branch.
Burns Mortuary of
H erm iston is in care of
arrangements.
Ocie Kenneth
Maynard
O cie
K enneth
Maynard, 75, of Irrigon, a
retired power plant mechanic,
died of electrocution at his
home on Sunday, Jan. 25,
2004.
A gathering for family
and friends was held Jan. 30
at his hom e in Irrig o n .
Inurnment will be later.
He was bom April 8,
1928, at Mill, AR, to William
R. and Cora Bell Graves
Maynard. He was raised and
attended schools in Arkansas.
He joined the Navy,
serving overseas during World
W ar II and retu rn ed to
Arkansas where he married
Irene Hensley. Mrs. Maynard
died in 1960.
In 1969, he moved to
Irrigon, where he went to
w ork for the C orps o f
Engineers as a power plant
Pesticide Credits Have Been Applied For
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Vera Lou
Rietmann
Vera Lou Rietmann,
60, of lone, died Monday,
Jan. 26, 2004, at G ood
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston.
A memorial service
was held Jan. 31 at lone United
Church of Christ.
She was bom March
8,1943, at Twin Bridges, MT,
to Edward G. and Carrie M.
Tayer''Sm ith. Thé' family
moved to Oregon when she
was 1. She grew up and
attended school at The Dalles.
After graduating from The
D alles High School, she
attended The Dalles Beauty
College then worked as a
beautician at The Dalles for a
number of years.
On Oct. 28, 1972,
she m arried W ayne E.
Rietmann at The Dalles. The
couple lived on the Rietmann
family ranch near lone.
R ietm ann was a
lifetime member of the lone
American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include her
husband, Wayne E. Rietmann;
sons, Ed Rietmann and Len
Rietmann, all of lone; and
brother. Art Smith of The
Dalles. She was preceded in
death by her parents, three
sisters and two brothers.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
a charity of choice.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge of
arrangements.
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mechanic. He retired in 1982
although he continued to work
for various farmers in the area
driving tractor and welding. He
enjoyed driving his state-of-
the-art tractor w ith stereo and
air conditioning.
He was a member of
H erm iston Eagles Lodge
2909.
Maynard is described
as a loving father, grandfather
and friend.
He loved to hunt, fish
and spend time with his family.
It was said his family meant
everything to him, that he
would help anyone and that he
was truly a man with a heart
of gold.
Survivors include
sons, E ugene K enneth
Maynard of Boise, E.J. Mark
M aynard and E.L. Luke
Maynard, both of Irrigon;
d au g h ters. N ova Joyce
Passwater of Meridian, ID
and Shirley Halliday of Yellville,
AR; b ro th er, L eonard
Maynard in Oklahoma; sister,
Dorothy Jennings of Mountain
Home, AR; 13 grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Irene; by
son, Rocky Maynard; and by
life partner, Gladys Cox.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Stokes Landing Senior Center
in Irrigon through Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O.
Box 289, Hermiston, OR
97838.
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‘M L y p r
Robbins was born
Sept 13,1932, in Bentonville,
Karl H eg, 66, o f AR to Austin and G race
Irrigon, died Monday, Jan. 26,
Robbins In 1936, she moved
2004, at his home.
from Nebraska to Ontario,
A memorial gathering Oregon at the age o f 4 She
was held Jan. 31 at Stokes graduated from Ontario High
Landing Senior Center in
School in 1950 She met her
Irrigon. Inurnment will be later.
future husband while attending
He was bom May 15, the Methodist Church Camp
1937, at Milwaukee, WI, to at Wallowa Lake She married
Ruth McLaughlin Heg and Llewellyn Leroy Robbins on
Henry Heg Jr. He grew up and
Aug 26, 1951 in Nyssa. They
attended schools at Umatilla,
had many things in common
then joined the Navy.
including the same last name,
On Oct. 8, 1958, he
though not related They
married Constance “Connie”
moved to Corvallis where
Davis at Pendleton. They lived
Llewellyn attended Oregon
at Sumner, WA, for 20 years
State University majoring in
before moving to Irrigon 18
V o catio n al A g ricu ltu re
years ago.
Darlene worked as telephone
Heg w orked in
o p e ra to r in O ntario and
construction as a drywaller
Corvallis.
until health problems forced his
In 1954, they moved
retirement in 1995.
to Heppner where Llewellyn
He enjoyed Fishing,
accepted his first teaching
hunting and working on cars.
position In 1961, they moved
Survivors include his
to Baker City where they
wife, Connie Heg of Irrigon;
pu rch ased a farm on
sons, William “Bill” DeMilly of
P o cah o n tas R oad and
Puyallup, WA, Karl ‘Tim” Heg
Llewellyn continued to teach
and wife, Margaret of Sumner,
at the Baker High School.
WA, Corie Heg and wife,
D arlene w orked for and
A aron H udspeth-H eg of
becam e the m anager o f
H ouston, AK, and Brian
M ontgom ery W ards until
“Scott” Heg and wife, Jodi of
1985 when they purchased the
Puyallup; 14 grandchildren
franchise When Montgomery
and two great-grandchildren.
Wards closed all the franchise
He was preceded in death by
businesses, they opened
his parents.
Robbins Arrow and continued
M e m o r i a l
in the retail business until 1994
contributions may be made to
when they both officially
University of Washington
retired
C ancer Research through
After retirement, they
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston,
went to the Ukraine as lay
P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, OR
missionaries in 1998 with a
97838.
group from the Church of the
Nazarene to help restore an
Jimmie M.
educational unit They loved to
travel and took many trips to
Connery
various
parts o f the United
Jimmie M. Connery,
States They went on several
77, o f Irrig o n , died
cruises, one o f which was a
Wednesday, Jan. 28,2004 at
50th wedding anniversary gift
his home in Irrigon.
to the Panama Canal in 2001.
A graveside service
They visited other islands
was held Feb. 2 at City View
along the way Other interests
Cemetery in Pasco.
He was bom Oct. 31, included embroidery, cake
decorating, playing pinochle
1926, in Salem to Maurice and
with friends, camping, fishing,
Emma F. Selph Connery. He
hunting, watching the birds
was raised and attended
feed out their front window,
sch o o ls in O regon and
and
su p p o rtin g
her
Washington.
grandchildren by attending
He worked as a long
haul tru ck d riv e r for various activities.
Survivors include her
M ayflow er T rucking for
husband, Llewellyn Robbins;
several years and nights at the
daughters and sons-in-law Ree
Crossroads Restaurant and
Ella and Carsten von Borstel
Truck Stop in Umatilla for the
from
Grass Valley, and De
past 20 years.
Ette and Vern Stofleth from
He loved bowling,
Lakeview; son and daughter-
visiting with people and
in-law Denzil and Kathy
enjoyed roller dancing.
Robbins from Baker City; son,
In 1953, C onnery
Perry
Robbins and Connie
m arried Nancy Kinne in
W hitney from B urns;
Pasco. They divorced in 1962.
grandchildren Bernadette,
He later m arried
Seth, Lindsay and Noah von
Dorothy Perkapile, who was
Borstel, Kristopher, Maranda,
killed in a 1974 car accident
along with their son Jimmie Pat Brandon, Lauren and Kassie
Robbins; Kelsey and Katie
Connery.
Stofleth, Brittany, Miranda
He is survived by his
and
Bradley Robbins; great­
sons, Michael J. Connery of
grandchildren
Breck von
O rlando, FL, Vincent W.
Borstel
and
Alivia
Robbins;
Connery of Atascadero, CA
siste r lo n e W ells from
and Jerry D. Connery of La
N
am pa, ID; b ro th er and
Selva Beach, CA; daughter,
sister-in-law
Brock and Ruth
Joanne
C onnery
of
Robbins
from
Cambridge, ID;
Leesburge, WA; brothers,
brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-
Rick Ballentine of Seattle and
Donald B allentine; eight law from Nyssa, Norvelle and
grandchildren and six great Betty Robbins and Merildean
and Winona Robbins, special
grandchildren.
He was preceded in uncle Delbert Viken; numerous
death by his wife, Dorothy, nieces, nephews, cousins and
son, Jimmy Pat Connery and many close friends.
She was preceded in
his parents.
death
by
her parents, Austin
Contributions may be
and
Grace
Robbins, father and
made in his memory to the
m
other-in-law
, L eicester
American Heart Association,
“Les”
and
Inga
Robbins;
and
c/o B urns M ortuary o f
Hermiston at P.O. Box 289, brother-in-law, Elbert Wells
M e m o r i a l
Hermiston, OR 97838.
contributions may be made to
Pathway Hospice, Baker City
Darlene Emma
Nazarene Church Work and
Witness Program, or a charity
Robbins
Darlene Emma Robbins, 71, o f choice This may be done
died Jan 26, 2004 in Baker through Coles Funeral Home,
1950 Place Street, Baker City,
City, after a lengthy illness
OR
97814
Memorial services
Karl Heg
were held Feb 2, at the Coles
Funeral Home, with Rev Ron
Kratzer officiating. imrnnait
will follow at Baker Cemetery
at a later date
CUSTO M
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