Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Obituaries
Charlotte G. Britt
C harlotte G. Britt,
90, of Condon, died Sunday,
A pril 3, 2005, at her
daughter’s home in Heppner.
R ec ita tio n o f the
rosary was held Tuesday,
April 5 at St. John Catholic
Church in Condon. A funeral
m ass w as c e le b ra te d
Wednesday, April 6, at the
church, w ith concluding
serv ice s and in term en t
fo llo w in g at St. Jo sep h
Cemetery in Condon.
She was bom May
12, 1914, at Toledo, OH, to
G erald and K atheryn
Wambold Bums. She lived in
Condon most o f her life.
On Sept. 22, 1938,
she married Ira L. Britt at
Condon.
She was a member of
St. John Catholic Church.
She en jo y ed her
hom e, her fam ily, her
grandchildren, entertaining
and was an avid Mariners
baseball fan.
S urvivors include
her daughters and sons-in-
law, Barbara Couture and
h u sb an d ,
D ean,
of
Hermiston, Mary Jo Brisbois
and husband, R onnie, o f
Heppner, Katheryn Haarstad
o f Albany and son-in-law,
Paul
B ou ch ard ;
12
grandchildren and numerous
g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n and
great-great-grandchildren;
and siste r, A nna M arie
Coffey o f Providence, RI.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Ira, by a
daughter, C harlene B ritt
Bouchard, by her parents
and by four brothers and two
sisters.
M e m o r i. a 1
contributions may be made
to Pioneer Memorial Home
Health Care, P.O. Box 9,
H eppner, OR 9 7 8 3 6 ' o f
Pioneer Memorial Hospice,
P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney M ortuary
o f Condon is in charge o f
arrangements.
Carol Burkenbine
Rogers
C arol B urkenbine
R ogers, 59, passed away
March 29,2005 in Mesa, AZ
at the home o f her sister,
Claudia Sherman.
E a ster
Sunday,
M arch 27, the fam ily
members who were at her
bedside had a live memorial
for her, w hich
she
participated in. They sang,
laughed some and cried. She
w as w h eeled out in her
wheelchair and was able to
watch her granddaughters
hunt Easter eggs.
A graveside service
w as held A pril 2 at
W oodlaw n C em etery in
Bremerton, WA.
She was bom Aug.
31, 1945 in H ep p n er to
Reese and Nina Burkenbine.
She a tte n d ed sch o o l in
H ep p n er th ro u g h the
eleventh grade, then finished
high school and graduated
from Poulsbo, WA. She went
on to attend business college
and became a legal secretary
for many years. She then ran
her ow n b o o k k eep in g
business until July 1999 at
which time she became ill
with MS and spent the rest
of her life in a nursing home.
She met and married
Russell Applegate. They had
two daughters, Michelle and
Bemadine.
On June 16, 1980
she married Nick Rogers. He
had diabetes and was on
dialysis. They both lived
to g e th e r in the n u rsin g
home, where they celebrated
their 20th anniversary. He
preceded her in death.
She was an organist
in St. C harles C hurch in
P o u lsb o , WA and was
treasurer at St. Andrew’s in
Port Orchard.
Survivors include
her mother, Nina Harshman
o f H ep p n er; d au g h ters,
M ich e lle S ch o m ak er o f
Renton, WA and Bemadine
F lo res o f M esa, AZ;
granddaughters, Christina,
Amanda, twins, Briana and
Brandy and Cassie; brothers,
F orrie B u rk en b in e o f
H ep p n er
and
A rth u r
Burkenbine o f Hermiston;
sisters, Joyce Pagen o f Penn
V alley, CA and C lau d ia
Sherman o f Mesa, AZ; aunts
and uncles, Frances and
Norman Griffin o f Salem,
Stanley Cox o f Heppner,
Marlene and Mike Gray of
lo n e
and
C h ristin a
Burkenbine o f Heppner; and
n u m ero u s nieces and
nephews. She was preceded
in death by her husband,
N ick R ogers and by her
father, Reese Burkenbine.
Memorial donations
may be made to the National
MS
S ociety, O regon
Chapter, 1650 NW Naito
Parkw ay,
Suite
190,
Portland, OR 97209.
Amy “Irene”
Dalzell
Amy “Irene” Dalzell,
95, o f Eugene, died March
30, 2005, o f age related
causes.
A
graveside
service
w as held
April 4 at
t h e
C o n d o n Amy “Irene”
Cem etery Dalzell
in Condon.
She was bQm Dec.
11,1909 on the family ranch
in M orrow C ounty to
William and Edith Russell
M cClintock. She attended
high school in Eugene for
tw o years and graduated
from Condon High School in
1930.
She married Arthur
Dalzell on Oct. 5,1932. The
couple spent most o f their
lives farming in Morrow and
Gilliam counties.
Dalzell belonged to
the G range and Pythian
Sisters. She enjoyed reading,
working puzzle books and
bingo.
S urvivors include
daughter, W ilda and her
husband, Clyde Crawford, of
E ugene; sister, M ildred
Weitzel o f Beaver Creek;
brother, Bill M cClintock;
g ra n d c h ild re n ,
A rth u r
D robny, Lori W ells, ant
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Pam Renfro, co-owners o f Varieties, Best Opposite of
Dennis Daniel
KT’S Bunny Bam, went to Varieties, best colored fur
Central Point for the rabbit and best white fur.
Scott
The next show is the
shows held on March 25-26
Dennis Daniel Scott, and brought home Best o f Mini Rex N atio n als in
52, o f B oardm an, died Breed with O la, a senior Belton, TX. Bunny Bam will
Tuesday, March 29,2005 at C asto r doe and B est be showing 14 Mini Rex.
Kadlec Medical Center in Opposite Breed with Lancer, There are 1001 Mini Rex
Richland, WA.
a senior Castor buck. They entered.
A funeral was held
Saturday, April 2 at Smith St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
Funeral Home with burial at
On April 13, Hope the community.
the East Prosser Cemetery, and Valby volunteers will
The sojourn to have
in Prosser, WA.
host the noon meal at St. lunch at M onum ent on
Scott was bom Oct. Patrick’s Senior Center. The March 22 was enjoyed by 15
13, 1952 to E rn est and m enu for the day is hot p eo p le. S everal o f the
E lo ise L iech ty Scott at turkey sandwiches, mashed passengers had grown up in
Sunnyside, WA. He attended potatoes and gravy, green the area and entertained the
sch o o ls at G randview , salad , peas, pears and rest of the group with their
g ra d u a tin g
w ith
the pumpkin pie. For several p erso n al h isto rie s and
G randview H igh School w eeks a tte n d an c e has u n d e rstan d in g o f the
Class o f 1971.
community and surrounding
increased.
On April 15, 1972,
On M arch 30, 16 c o u n try sid e. The group
he married Viola McKinney v o lu n te e rs a tten d ed the ex p erien ced dense fog,
at Prosser where they made RSV P
lu n ch eo n
in snow , rain and b rig h t
their home before moving to Boardm an at the Port o f sunshine that day. The return
Oregon in 1975.
Morrow. Rev. Marc Mullins, tour included Spray (where
S co tt w orked for o f Is’ Christian Church in others had lived), Fossil,
Lamb Weston for 27 years Pendleton, spoke on the Condon and the windmill
as an engineer.
challenge and m iracle o f area; then via Olex, over the
He enjoyed hunting, v o lu n te e rin g and also hills o f Base Line Road to
fishing, reading and was surprised attendees with lone and Lexington, where
always learning new things. some o f his magic skills. passengers were dropped off
He was said to be a A bout 160 p eople from and then on to Heppner.
giving person who cherished three-counties were present.
Baker has promised
time spent with his family,
From H e p p n e r’s another lunch/tour o f Spray
especially his grandchildren. group, Virginia Keithley and and a return trip through
Survivors include his G race B aker receiv ed Winlock and other mountain
w ife, V iola Scott o f certificates for more than places o f interest coming
B oardm an; his children, 400 hours each of recorded later in April.
A ngela E p p erso n and volunteer work. Ed Baker
The senior board is
h u sb an d ,
Jaso n ,
o f was recognized for more exploring sources o f grant
Hermiston, David Scott and than 500 hours given to his monies to purchase round
wife, Gail, o f La Grande, volunteer work. To conclude tables for the dining area.
A nthony Scott and w ife, the B oardm an jo u rn ey . Sheila Piper, coordinator,
Sarah o f Corvallis, Victor Baker made a bus tour of has volunteers to help fill out
Scott and w ife, Lisa o f some o f the growth areas of the applications.
Boardman, and Nancy Scott
of
H erm isto n ;
11 A A R P D river’s Safety class
grandchildren; his mother,
Eloise Joy Scott of Prosser; scheduled
AARP and Blue and over who have
sister, Darlene Bennett o f
M
ountain
C om m unity com pleted the class. The
Prosser; and brothers, Phillip
Scott o f Spokane and Ernest College have scheduled a cost o f the class is $10,
Scott o f Anaheim, CA. He D riv er’s Safety class for payable to AARP on the day
was preceded in death by his Monday, April 11 at Willow of the session.
P re -re g iste r
by
father, Ernest Ephriam Scott Grange Hall in lone. The
contacting
Anne
M
orter,
class
will
run
from
8
a.m.
to
in 1982.
Smith Funeral Home 5 p.m. Students are asked to BMCC C o o rd in a to r for
South Morrow County at
o f Grandview is in charge o f bring their lunch.
D riv e r’s Safety is 422-7040, or John and Judi
arrangements.
classroom instruction for Sw anson, in stru cto rs, at
mature drivers age 55 and 922-9568. Pre-registration is
Births
over, stressing laws and req u ired as a mi ni mum
Braydyn A m a y a safety. M ost in su ran ce enrollment must be met for
Russell- a son, Braydyn companies offer premium the instructors to hold the
Amaya, was bom March 22, discounts to drivers age 55 class.
2005, at G ood Shepherd
MS W alk to be held in Heppner
Medical Center in Hermiston
P lan n in g for the the walkers on Valby’s team
to Destiny and John Russell,
2005 MS Walk in Heppner will be Betty and Louie
Jr., o f Boardman.
Dennis
Keith is progressing well. The Carlson, who have a special
White- a son, Dennis Keith, event will take place on interest in the success o f the
April
23, walk. Their daughter, Sandi
was bom March 24, 2005, S aturday,
at Good Shepherd Medical beginning with registration R ichardson, has recently
C en ter in H erm iston to at 8 a.m. at All Saints been diagnosed with MS.
Melissa and Keith White of Episcopal Church. You can Richardson lives in Central
also register early by picking Point and is a busy member
Irrigon.
Em alei
Rae up a registration form at of the community. She owns
H endren- a d au g h ter, various businesses in town. and operates a café besides
Again this year, All volunteering for various
Emalei Rae, was bom March
24, 2005 at Good Shepherd Saints and Hope Lutheran other activities.
All proceeds from
Medical Center in Hermiston churches are forming teams
the
walk
go to fight MS
to A lyssa S ch aib le and for the walk and will be
th
ro
u
g
h
research
for
W esley
H endren
o f joined by a team from Valby
medications
and
by
helping
Lutheran Church. Among
Boardman.
people obtain supplies such
as walkers or wheel chairs.
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Gun Club news
On Sunday, April 3,
a cool and sometimes wet
afternoon, nine shooters
gathered at Morrow County
Gun Club.
Gene Harris won the
sin g le s sho o tin g with a
career first o f 25 out o f 25.
He was followed by Mark
Schlichting with 24 out of 25
and Dick Goodhead with 20
out o f 25. Deona Hodges
took high lady with 15 out
o f 25 and Kile Wilson took
sub-junior with six out o f 25.
In
h an d icap
shooting, Jeff Cutsforth took
21 ou t o f 25, R oger
Mortimer took 20 and Harris
took 15. Hodges was again
high lady with 12 out o f 25.
G am es w ere then
shot. “25 yards for a buck”
was won by Cutsforth and a
“49 yard shoot” was won by
Goodhead. Schlichting took
the Annie.
M CGC will host
their annual “Meat Shoot”
on S atu rd ay , April 30,
beginning at 9 a.m. Everyone
is invited and reminded to
bring your favorite shotgun.
The next shoot will
be held Sunday, April 20 at
12 p.m.
Air Life welcomes
new director
After nearly 20 years
o f service under the same
director. Air Life o f Oregon
is preparing for a change in
leadership. On March 14,
A ir L ife ’s new director,
Michael Greene, arrived in
Bend to begin his transition
into the position that will be
vacated when Vem Bartley
retires on May 1.
Greene served most
recently as program director
for Air Life-HealthOne in
Denver, CO. He has spent
the last 20 years in the
medical arena, working as a
flight nurse as well as an
admi ni s t r at or in the air
ambulance industry.
In 2003, Greene was
named Program Director of
the Year by the Association
of Air Medical Services- a
prestigious, national award
that Air L ife ’s outgoing
director, Vem Bartley, also
received in 1997.
“We’re very honored
to have Michael joining our
team," Bartley said. “He has
a long history o f excellent
w ork leading a program
that’s very similar to ours,
and I know he’ll do a great
job continuing Air L ife’s
tradition o f excellence.”
The
lead ersh ip
transition will cont i nue
through May 1, when
Bartley officially retires. For
now, Greene is getting to
know the crew s and
communities Air Life has
served for the last tw o
decades. “I’m still a bit in
awe o f everything Air Life
has accomplished over the
years,” he said. “I’ve heard
success story after success
story and I ’m l ooking
forward to really immersing
myself in the program.”
Air Life o f Oregon is
a m edically-em ergent air
ambulance service with a
helicopter base in Bend and
fixed-w ing bases in both
Bend and La Grande.
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