SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 18,2005
Obituaries
Norman Eugene
“Gene” Case
Norman Eugene
“Gene” Case, 64, of Baker
City, died May 11, 2005 at
St Elizabeth Health
Services
A memorial was held
May 16 at the Baker City
Christian Church Graveside
services followed on May 17
at Heppner Masonic
Cemetery.
Case was born on
Aug 18, 1940 at Salem to
Norman and Edith
(Parsegian) Case When he
was 7 years old, the family
moved to Heppner and he
lived there with his parents
until his mother’s death in
1995 He lived two years at
“The Gingerbread House”
before moving in December
1997 to Baker City to the
home of Steve and Linda
Tipton He attended school
in Heppner until the age of
14 He had no occupation
and never married
He enjoyed gospel
music, church services,
western movies, parades,
rodeos, Sunday drives, ball
games, travel, family
gatherings and watching TV
John Wayne was his hero
Case could make one basket
after another when shooting
hoops and he enjoyed
bowling. He was always
keenly aware of the weather
and loved to watch trains and
everyday traffic When he
was healthy, he walked
through the neighborhood
acknowledging all he met
He was always sweet in
nature and whether you
asked him about his food, his
day or his health, he always
answered “pretty good.”
Survivors include an
extended “foster family” that
came to love him very much.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, his sister, Shirley
Burkenbine and brother,
Kenny.
Memorial
contributions may be made
to the American Diabetes
Foundation through Coles
Funeral Home, 1950 Place
Street, Baker City, OR
97814
Juanita O.
Zielinski
Juanita
Odom
Zielinski, 84, of Gervais,
died Monday, April 25,
2005, surrounded by her
family.
Recitation of the
rosary was held April 28 and
Mass of Christian Burial was
held April 29 at Sacred
Heath Catholic Church in
Gervais Interment was at
Restlawn Mausoleum
Zielinski was born
on Oct 30, 1920 to Alfred
and Edith (Wiese) Odom in
Portland, the younger of two
children The family lived on
a small farm in Happy Valley
near Portland and then
moved to Salem when
Zielinski was in the third
grade The family then
moved to a farm in Eastern
Oregon, 18 miles southeast
of Arlington, where they
raised wheat Zielinski
attended lone High School
for her freshman and
sophomore years. When her
father’s health declined, her
brother, Foster, took over
the farm The rest of the
family then moved back to
Salem, where she graduated
from Salem High School.
She then went on to Mrs.
Haily’s Beauty School and
later opened her own beauty
shop in Salem
She married her high
school sweetheart, Robert S.
Zielinski on June 1, 1944
They bought a farm and built
their home in Gervais. They
had two sons, Robert Jr. and
John She continued to work
in town at the beauty shop
until her sons graduated
from college She then
retired and worked on the
farm where they grew
strawberries, boysenberries,
bush beans, sweet com,
grain and cherries and raised
beef cattle, milk cows,
chickens, turkeys and pigs
She
enjoyed
gardening, sewing, baking
and spending time with her
family. She loved her family
and cared deeply about her
friends
Survivors include
her sons, Robert Zielinski,
Jr., and his wife, Pam and
John Zielinski and his wife,
Vicki, all of Gervais; eight
grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Robert S. Zielinski,
Sr., and her brother, Foster
Odom
Memorial
contributions may be made
to the Sacred Heart Building
Fund in Gervais.
Keizer Funeral
Chapel was in charge of
arrangements.
Vallis Luella
Jones Washburn
Vallis Luella Jones
Washburn, 90, of Albany,
formerly of Philomath, died
Wednesday, May 11,2005 at
Albany.
Visitation will be
Thursday, May 19 from 10-
11:30 a m. at Sweeney
M ortuary in Heppner
Services will be held at
Heppner First Christian
Church at 2 p m., Friday,
May 20, with concluding
services at Heppner Masonic
Cemetery
She was bom on the
Jones Ranch, 3-Vi miles
south of Heppner, the third
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Wedding - Saturday, June 25th
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daughter, Disire Sari, was
bom April 25, 2005 at Good
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston to Jennifer
Serrano and Boberto
Contreras of Boardman
Arianna Karely
Velsaco- a daughter, Arianna
than increasing the rent?
Were the apartm ents
intended to bring in a profit?
Is there not some other
solution rather than putting
these people out of their
homes? Can expenses be cut
somewhere? Is there no
compassion in Heppner?
Hasn’t just one of the city
council members been in the
position of not having
enough at some time or
another? The message I got
from some who attended the
city council meeting was that
no one showed concern or
compassion. They didn’t
even seem to care and even
laughed and suggested that
they could just shut the
building down.
Perhaps there will be
a letter explaining the
circumstances differently.
But even if there is, it seems
to me that the council could
have handled the situation a
little better and with a little
empathy.
A disappointed
citizen of Heppner.
(s) Ruth Donohoe
Heppner
The 58th annual
Spray Rodeo will be held
May 28 and 29 along with
the 41st annual Eastern
Oregon Half-Marathon.
The popular Eastern
Oregon Half-Marathon, a
13.2-mile run from Service
Creek to Spray is the longest
running half-marathon in the
state and will begin at 8 aVih.,
near Service Creek. Water
will be available at several
locations along the way and
the race will end in front of
the school at Spray.
A
“Buckaroo
Breakfast” will be held at the
school cafeteria from early
morning to 11 a m., Saturday
and Sunday and will be
prepared by the Spray High
School Athletic programs
and their parents to help pay
for athletic activities.
The parade will
begin at 11:30 am. ,
Saturday, at the Spray
General Store and will be led
by Queen Cassie Sanders
from Prineville.
The rodeo will
feature cowboys and
cowgirls from all over the
Northwest who are members
of the
Northwest
Professional Cowboy’s
The City of Heppner
Association, Idaho Cowboy wants to remind all residents
Association and Pro-West that the water may be shut
Rodeo Association. The off unexpectedly during the
events will begin with the construction of the Water
grand entry at 1 p m., Improvement Project. While
Saturday and will feature the the contractor, Moore
American Thunder drill team Excavation and City of
from Molalla, an all girls’ Heppner public works
team who will perform a drill employees will make their
during the rodeo.
best effort to notify
’ The stock will be custom ers of planned
furnished by 2004 Rodeo outages, some unplanned
Stock of the Year B-Bar-D shut offs will occur.
Rodeo’s. Returning for his
Because of the age
eighth years in the 2004 and condition of the water
Announcer of the Year, Scott system, just getting near an
Allen from Klamath Falls. old line may cause it to fail
New this year will be 2004 If that happens, the water
Clown of the Year, Ike Pryor must be shut off to do an
from Yakima, WA and Jason emergency repair. Often a
Buchanan from Powell Butte large area must be isolated
with his Pro Rodeo Music to finally get the water to
and Sound
where it can be controlled
A new event for the When the contractor is
kids will be Mutton Busting, working in an area near you,
which will begin at 12:30 it is very probable that you
pm. , Saturday. Those will find that the water is shut
interested should call 468- off without any warning If
2442 to enter. Also for the that happens, you can be
kids will be a pig scramble assured that it was not
on both days. Saturday will planned.
be for kids up to 9 years of
To help avoid any
age and Sunday will be for problems when the water is
ages 10 to 13. If a child unexpectedly shut off,
catches a pig and chooses customers are advised to
not to keep it, it will need to have an emergency supply of
be returned to its cage and water on hand. If you have a
the child will receive $25 five-gallon container filled
instead The scramble will be with water, it should get you
halfway through the rodeo through most outages
and there will be two pigs without too much
each day, which are being inconvenience
donated by Joe, Pat and
City Manager Jerry
Mark Kintz.
Breazeale advises that if you
A cowboy church find yourself in an
service will be held Sunday emergency situation and
at 9 a m , in the rodeo arena without any backup supply
grandstand and the final of water, please call City Hall
performance will begin at 1 at 676-9618 for assistance
p.m.
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Karely, was bom April 28,
2005 at St Anthony’s
Hospital in Pendleton to M.
Carmen and Carlos Velsaco
of Boardman
Sallie Anne Orem-
a daughter, Sallie Anne, was
born April 30, 2005 at St
Anthony Hospital in
Pendleton to Lindsay and
Marc Orem of Heppner
Richard Salas
Arellano- a son, Richard,
was born May 4, 2005 at
Good Shepherd Medical
Center in Hermiston to
Esther Sandoval and
Eduardo Garcia of Irrigon.
Piper Joy Dilley- a
daughter, Piper Joy, was
born May 6, 2005 at St.
Mary Medical Center in
Walla Walla to Brianne and
Josh Dilley of Irrigon.
Laila
Jasper
Sample- a daughter, Laila
Jasper, was born May 14,
2005 at 11:30 a m., in Bend,
to DeAnna McBride and
Matt Sample of Bend Laila
was 8 pounds 13 ounces and
19-Vi inches long.
Grandparents are Cheryl
McBride, Dan and Sally Jo
McBride, Kay Cyphers and
Roger Sample.
Water outages
to be expected
in Heppner
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Disire
Sari
Contreras Serrano- a
To the Editor:
I am writing because
of my concern for the elderly
who rent apartments at St
Pat’s in Heppner I suppose
before I express my opinion,
I should have found out why
the apartments are there,
since I am a rather new
comer to Heppner Are they
for people who need
assistance with their daily
expenses? Are they for the
elderly who are struggling to
exist on a very low income?
Are they for people who
have no one who is
financially able to assist them
with their financial needs?
The couple of people I know
who live there fall into this
category. It must be very
hard and a great worry when
you cannot afford to pay for
very expensive prescriptions
and have to choose whether
to eat or buy a prescription.
I have not been there yet, but
living on a low, fixed income
is different than having an
income or maybe two
coming in
Isn’t there some way
to handle this problem rather
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Births
Letten to the Editor
Luke Sw anson
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Wedding - Saturday, M ay 21st
Iricia C oe
of six children of Charles
Newton and Marvell Minnie
(Miller) Jones She was a
descendent of pioneering
families who traveled by
wagon train to the Oregon
Territory in the 1840s
After completing
high school in Heppner,
Washburn attended Eastern
Oregon Normal School in
LaGrande During this time
she met her future lifelong
husband
She married Norman
O Washburn on Oct. 9, 1935
in Heppner He preceded her
in death on April 25, 1988
Washburn
remembered riding to school
on horseback, wheat
harvesting with 20 mule
teams and camping out in the
fields with the cook wagon,
family trips to the Oregon
Coast, church, grinding her
own wheat for cereal during
the Depression, the help of
Eleanor Roosevelt to obtain
an electric range during
World War II rationing and
the joy of her brother,
Marcel, returning safely
from World War II.
He loves included
her family, her Bible, her
faith, creative stitchery,
pretty dishes, flower gardens
and traveling She criss
crossed the U S. in a motor
home well into her 80s with
her sister Lois.
Survivors include
her children and their
spouses, Valnora Joyce and
GL Weaver of Brookings,
Janet Kay Petersen of
Vancouver, WA, John N and
Gloria Washburn of
Tillamook, Charles James
and Kathy Washburn of
Elgin, Jody A and Don
Jenks of Tangent and Jean
M. and Ken Nieman of Las
Vegas,
NV;
11
grandchildren, 16 great
grandchildren and two great-
great-grandchildren; brother,
Floyd Jones of Heppner;
sisters, Loma Mae Chalfant
of Morristown, IN and Lois
Graybeal of San Ramon,
CA; and a large extended
family. She was preceded in
death by her husband, son-
in-law, Leonard Petersen and
brothers, Paul Jones and
Marcel Jones
Memorial
contributions may be made
to the First Christian Church
Memorial Fund, PO. Box
158, Heppner, OR 97836.
Arrangements are by
Fisher Funeral Home of
Albany and Sweeney
Mortuary of Heppner
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