Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Obituaries
Gregory Allan
Groshens
G regory
A llan
Groshens, 42, of La Grande,
a H eppner n ativ e, died
Thursday, April 8, 2004, at
his home in La Grande of
natural causes.
A
g rav esid e
memorial service will be
held May 20 at 1 p.m. at the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
D isp o sitio n
w as
by
cremation.
Groshens was bom
Dec. 23, 1961, at Heppner.
to V ictor L. and Judy
D arn ielle G roshens. He
grew up in H eppner and
graduated from H eppner
High School in 1981. After
graduation he enlisted in the
Navy, beginning a 17-year
career as a Seabee.
He received several
meritorious commendations
d u ring the tim e he was
statio n ed in A dak, AK;
MuMurdo, Antarctica; San
Jo se, CA ; and C orpus
Christie, TX. As a Seabee he
operated heavy equipment,
which helped with the relief
e ffo rt a fte r H u rrican e
Andrew in Florida as well as
another project involving a
n atu ral d is a s te r in the
Philippines.
A fter receiving an
h onorable d ischarge, he
returned to Oregon in 1998.
He drove truck for Swift
T ransportation and Hale
T rucking in H erm iston,
G ary Sm ith T rucking in
B aker C ity and E astern
O regon F ast F reig h t in
LaGrande until the time of
his death.
He
enjoyed
spending tim e in the
mountains and loved to fish.
He loved to w atch old
movies and was very good
at trivia on the subject. He
liked to spend time with his
extended family.
He was preceded in
death by his mother, Judy;
brother, Scott W. Groshens;
paternal grandfather, Vic
G roshens and m aternal
g ra n d p a ren ts, B urt and
Eunice Darnielle.
Survivors include
his father and stepmother,
Vic and Wanda Groshens of
Baker City; brother, Harry
G ro sh en s o f P en dleton;
stepbrothers, Steve Hawkins
and Scott Hawkins of Baker
City; grandmother, Virginia
Groshens of Hermiston and
other relatives.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to Doembecker’s Children’s
Hospital in Portland through
D aniels C hapel o f the
Valley, 1502 7,h Street, La
Grande, OR 97850.
Ruth Lindstrom
Dixon-Gess
Ruth L indstrom
D ixon-G ee,
92,
of
Hermiston, a resident of the
area since 1994, died
Monday, May 3, 2004, at a
Hermiston care home.
A graveside service
for Dixon-Gess was held
M ay 6 at the Bonney
Cemetery near Colton.
She was born Dec.
24, 1912, at C o lto n , to
Edw in and M atild a As
Lindstrom. She grew up in
the C olton area and
graduated from Colton High
School. She later moved to
Oregon City and then into
Portland, where she lived for
more than 50 years.
She was employed
as a housekeeper for a few
p riv ileg ed fam ilies in
Portland.
She was a devoted
member of the Jehovah’s
Witnesses.
In 1994, she decided
to retire and move to Irrigon
to live with her daughter.
Survivors include a
son, Carl Donald Dixon of
H aines, AK; d au g h ter,
W anda M arie D ixon-
G re en slitt o f Irrig o n ;
g ra n d c h ild re n , D eAnn
Dixon, Don Dixon, Katrina
Shaw, Ronda Bratlie, Carl
Gittings, Cindy Garman and
RoxAnn Gittings-Peterson
and 12 great-grandchildren.
Arnold Edward
Melby
A rnold
E dw ard
M elby, 91, a longtim e
H eppner re sid e n t, died
Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at
Deana's Adult Foster Care in
Irrigon.
Disposition was by
cremation. A private family
scattering of cremains to be
held at a later date.
Melby was born on
a farm 10 m iles from
Minneota, MN on March 30,
1913 to C laren ce and
Katherine Jensen Melby. He
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graduated from grade and
high school at B ow don,
N .D. in 1932. He then
attended and graduated from
Concordia College with a
bachelor of arts degree in
music education in 1936. He
received a master’s degree in
m usic e d u catio n from
Pacific University. He also
a tten d ed U n iv ersity o f
Idaho, U n iv ersity
of
Colorado and University of
Oregon.
He was a teacher for
33 years.
He was a veteran of
World War II serving in the
U.S. Army from April 2,
1942 to Feb. 26, 1946. He
served in both the European
and Pacific Theaters of War.
M elby
was
a
mem ber of the American
Legion Post #87, Elks Lodge
#358 and life member of the
M asonic Lodge #64 o f
Heppner.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Avon, in
2003.
Survivors include
daughters, Kathy Turner of
Boardman and Sue Timm of
P o c a tello ,
ID;
five
grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Burns Mortuary of
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements.
Llewellyn Evans
L lew ellyn E vans,
89, of Portland, who passed
aw ay May 3, 2004, was
featured in The Oregonian in
their Friday, May 7 edition.
Evans, born April
15, 1915 in Spokane, WA,
grew up on a w heat and
sheep farm in Lexington.
He started out in the
new spaper business, but
after 22 years, he left his
editorial job at the Daily
Journal of Commerce and
bought R ose’s Ice Cream
restaurant in Portland. He
ran the business for 12 years
and had his six children help
in the business. Rose’s was
in the family until the 1990s.
B efore
the
newspaper and ice cream
business, Evans moved to
Los Angeles on a whim and
there meet his wife, Marian.
The couple had five girls and
one boy.
After the death of a
friend, Evans enlisted in the
Army Air Corps and was a
gunner with the 409,h Bomb
Group in Europe and flew
more than 50 missions in
A20 Havocs. After his time
in Europe, he returned home
to fin ish his jo u rn a lism
studies and was editor of the
D aily E m erald at the
U niversity of O regon in
1947.
Survivors include
d au g h ters, K ate E vans,
Deborah Connell, Jeanne
Moser, Sandra Frank and
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The
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Wildlife in partnership with
the Snake River Sportsmen
is presenting a Becoming an
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workshop “A Day At The
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at the Snake R iver
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D esigned
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women, BOW is a national
outd o ors sk ills program
teach in g
in tro d u cto ry
hunting and shooting skills,
fishing and other outdoor
a c tiv itie s.
S everal
workshops are scheduled
throughout the state offering
a variety of outdoor skills
instruction and experiences.
A cco rd in g
to
ODFW
E ducation
C o o rd in a to r
M ary
Hoverson, this workshop
will provide instruction in
firearm safety and give
participants lots of time on
the range to discover the
e x citem en t o f shooting
handguns, small bore rifles
or sh o tg u n s. C lasses in
outdoor survival, big game
hunting and orienteering are
also a v ailab le at the
w orkshop. A lthough the
workshop is designed for
beginners, all skills levels
are welcome.
“ M em bers o f the
Snake River Sportsmen will
teach and a ssist in the
c lasses and are highly
qualified and experienced
instructors,” said Hoverson.
“The range facilities are as
good as they get and
participants can expect a
q u ality e d u ca tio n a l and
enjoyable experience.”
The $60 workshop
fee provides participants
with instruction in firearms
safety, their choice of two
classes, use o f firearm s,
am m u n itio n ,
safety
eq u ip m en t, m eals and
campsites if desired.
Registration forms
and in fo rm atio n about
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scheduled
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hunting license vendors, or
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at
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Tim e is grow ing
near,” said Hoverson, “and
those
in te re sted
in
participating should register
as soon as possible.”
M EL
P IP E R
Sunday May 16th at the Um atilla Marina
11:30 a . m . -2 :3 0 p . m .
for
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
I am familiar with all volumes of the Oregon Crimi
nal Code. All laws violated by members of our soci
ety are listed in these volumes and the State of Or
egon has a uniform bail schedule as a guideline to
all courts.
All persons are entitled to due process of the law.
If any person wishes to give testimony in their be
half, I will listen to all. I am capable of conducting a
trial by jury. I am also familiar with rules of search
and seizure and know laws regarding how evidence
was obtained and if their evidence is permitted in
court. I am also capable of uniting one woman and
one man in matrimony.
My name will not be on your ballot. Please re
member to write in MEL PIPER for JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE.
Paid for by Mel Piper
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Bridge to be fixed by next week
ODFW Offers
Firearm & Skills
Workshop
WRITE IN
Saturday May 1 5th at the Boardman Marina
11:30 a . m . -2 :3 0 p . m .
Diane Kilkenny, RN and Cindy Velasquez, LHP.
Jane Joh n so n ; son. Lew
Evans Jr.; sister. G rew
T h o m p so n ;
and
10
grandchildren.
Remembrances may
be made to World Harvest
Mission Orphanage.
Wednesday, May 12,2004 - FIVE
A new bridge replacing the one destroyed at Main and
Campbell streets in Heppner should he completed next
week, says city manager Jerry Breazeale. The repair job is
a joint effort between the city and the county. A cement
truck went through the bridge April 23. Residents have been
driving up through Columbia Basin to get out from their
homes.
Cardinal Booster Club discusses
summer school improvements
lone
C ard in al
Booster Club met May 3 at
the lone School library, with
10 members present.
It was reported the
cost of the fence around the
track practice area keeps
going up, with the material
now up to $1800. It was
agreed a professional should
be hired to install it. Bids
have not yet been received.
Members suggested putting
up signs to keep bicycle
racers off the area over the
weekend.
Coach Del LaRue
announced he has eight
people signed up to help
sponsor the track meet at
Condon on May 4. Dean
Robinson and some of the
eighth graders will also help.
C lub
m em bers
looked at Fourth of July t-
shirt designs provided by
Tom i Shear’s art class and
made suggestions.
The gym floor will
be redone over the summer.
Dennis Stefani created floor
d esig n s,
w hich
club
m em bers d iscu ssed and
approved. It was suggested
Cardinal boosters may be
w illing to help pay for
wording on the gym floor by
buying a letter to offset the
cost.
In o th er gym
improvements, the Big Sky
C onference sign will be
taken down and lettering
repaired as well as new
team s added. The Les
Schwab sign will also be
rep ain ted to m atch the
Cardinal red stripe on the
w all. The W heatland
Insurance sign is complete
and ready to be placed in the
gym.
C oach
D ennis
Stefani is still tying to
organize a summer league
tournament June 12-13. He
will report to the club at the
next meeting.
Two Site C ouncil
parent positions are up for
reelection as well as the
com m unity
p o sitio n .
Members will be contacted
to see if they are interested
in running again.
M em bers agreed
they would like to sponsor
the summer raft trip on the
D eschutes River. Kari
Morgan will be contacted to
see if she is w illin g to
organize the event. The
money will help defray the
cost o f fencing the track
area.
It was agreed the
club will provide sports
drink and bottled water for
the playoff teams. The club
will donate $25 for each of
those athletes going on to
state competition.
Del LaRue reported
there will be less Recreation
District money coming in to
lone School to support
athletic programs. Several
suggestions were made to
increase revenue, but no
final action was taken.
The next meeting of
Cardinal Booster Club will
be Monday. June 7 at 7 p.m.
at the school library.
ISD to hold Kindergarten Visitation
lone School District
w ill have a 2004-2005
Kindergarten Visitation Day
on Thursday, May 20. The
visitation will start at 10 a.m.
and finish at 11:30 a.m.
Students must be five years
old by Sept. 1, 2004 to
attend.
The children will be
visiting the kindergarten
classroom, participating in
fun activities and may attend
lunch in the c afete ria .
Lunches are $1.50.
There will be a brief
meeting for the parents at 10
a.m . in the elem en tary
faculty room. Parents should
bring th eir c h ild ’s birth
certificate. Social Security
number and immunization
records to reg ister their
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For
m ore
information, call Dick Allen
at 422-7131.
Murray receives
Willamette
University award
Luke M urray, a
sen io r at H eppner High
School, was selected as one
o f the 2004 W illam ette
University Scholars. With
this selection he received a
sch o larsh ip aw ard o f
$11,000. This aw ard is
renew able through his
senior year.
Murray is the son of
John and Ann M urray of
Heppner.
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