TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 12,2006
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Two local men witness OSU’s national
championship win
Charlie Anderson and Jim Swanson celebrate together
after the winning game for OSU at the College Baseball
World Series in Omaha, NE.
M aking one o f his
personal dreams come true,
O regon State U niversity
alumnus and lone resident,
Jim Sw anson traveled to
O m aha, NE to w atch
firsth a n d the C o lleg e
Baseball World Series. The
series was held from June 16
th ro u g h June 26 and
Swanson was able to watch
all the games, except for the
very first one. After winning
two out of three games in the
championship round, OSU
becam e the D iv isio n 1
national champions. There
w ere
eig h t
team s
participating in the series.
L ast y ear OSU
participated in the series, but
only played two games as the
series is played on a double
e lim in a tio n system and
Swanson said he “kicked
himself that he hadn't gone
back for the game.” When he
heard that OSU would be
there this year he determined
he w ouldn't miss it. Even
though Swanson originally
went on his own, friend and
fellow alu m n u s C h arlie
Anderson joined him for the
championship games.
The series was held
at R osenblatt Stadium in
O m aha. The 26.000-seat
stadium has been there since
1950 and Swanson said it
was neat to even see the
stadium.
Swanson said it was
really “a neat thing [having
OSU win the whole series]
to have happen.”
“College baseball is
the best baseball you can
watch, they play for real,”
said Swanson.
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Obituaries
Frances M.
“Fran” Barnett
Frances M. “Fran”
Barnett, 60, o f lone died
Sunday, July 2, 2006 at the
home of her brother-in-law,
Joel Barnett, in lone.
A memorial service
was held Monday, July 10,
at Valby Lutheran Church
near lone.
She was born Oct.
21, 1945 at Winfield, KS to
Elmer C. and H. Sue Gage
H eath. She lived on the
family farm with her parents
and her older brother and
sister until shortly after her
father died in July of 1957,
the family then moved to
Heppner. They lived with her
Uncle Fred and Aunt Ethel
Heath on lower Rhea Creek
for a time.
In July 1958, Barnett
gained a loving stepfather
when her mother married
Darrell Vinson. They lived at
P ark ers M ill and she
a tten d ed the H ardm an
School for her eighth-grade
year. The family then moved
to the Vinson ranch on Little
Butter Creek and from there
she attended and graduated
from Heppner High School.
Her first job after graduation
was at the Gilliam & Bisbee
Hardware Store in Heppner.
On Dec. 5, 1964, she
married David L. Barnett at
Carson City, NV.
She enjoyed knitting
and photography, entering
many of her travel pictures
in the Morrow County Fair
each year. After raising her
c h ild re n , she e n jo y ed
traveling and saw much of
the country with her sister,
mother and stepfather.
She was a member of
Valby Lutheran Church and
Morrow County Historical
Society.
B arn ett took a
medical retirement from the
Bank of Eastern O regon
after enjoying 32 years of
banking.
Survivors include
her husband, Dave Barnett
o f lo n e; son, D. S co tt
Barnett and grandson, Tyrell
of
L ew isto n ,
ID;
ste p d a u g h te rs,
D ebbie
Richelderfer of The Dalles
and C indy R o ssell o f
Lewiston, ID; brothers, Joe
Heath of Florence, KS and
M el
G ilc h rist
of
A lam ogordo, NM; sister,
Anna Schwarzin of Heppner;
s te p -g ra n d d a u g h te rs ,
Stephanie and Nicole; step-
grandsons, Bryan, Grant,
Sheldon, B.J., Bobby and
Kyle and five step-great
g ra n d c h ild re n . She was
preceded in death by her
parents, her stepfather and
h er
b ro th er,
G eorge
Mayberry.
William’s Catholic Church in
lone. A funeral mass was
held July 8 at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church in Heppner
with concluding service and
burial follow ing at High
View Cemetery in lone.
He was born Nov.
20, 1923 in Beaverton to
C h arles
and
C ec e lia
H olbolke M cEUigott and
raised in Morrow County
south of lone. He attended
Davis School District No. 9
(sometimes as many as nine
students in the class and the
bam would hold six horses).
U pon
e ig h th
grade
g ra d u a tio n he atte n d ed
Jefferson High School in
P o rtla n d , g ra d u a tin g in
1941. He was a member of
the U.S. Army Air Corps,
flying and training pilots
from July 1942 through
N ovem ber 1945. This is
where he got his love of
flying.
He graduated from
the University of Portland in
1947. This is where he met
his lifelo n g lo v e, Loa
B eau ch am p , w hom he
married in 1947. They spent
the next 59 years together,
raising wheat, cattle and 12
c h ild re n
(so m etim es
em barrassing but never a
humiliation). Over the years
he met and w orked with
many good people in the
Conservation Districts but
n o th in g gave him m ore
satisfaction than seeing the
physical, mental and moral
g ro w th o f his c h ild re n ,
grandchildren and g reat
grandchildren.
He is survived by
w ife Loa and th e ir 12
ch ild ren : John (L isa) o f
T a lla h a ssee , FL, Jam es
(Eileen) of lone, Thomas
(Laura) of Heppner, Joseph
(Jeri) o f lone, Ann Hull
(D av id ) o f H elen a, MT,
Melissa Sherlock (Jeffrey) of
H elen a, MT, M ary Pat
Boger (Will) of Fairbanks,
A K, C h arles (T in a) o f
Woodbridge, CA, Catherine
G arm an
(C h a rlie ) o f
C o lu m b ia C ity, D aniel
(Patty) of Woodland, CA,
Martha (Scott) Tevault of
Portland and Richard (Jenni)
of Salem; brothers, Donald
and Jerry McEUigott both of
lone and sister, Kathleen
O'Leary of Silver Lake and
their families. In addition
there are 40 grandchildren
and
11
Vi
g re a t
grandchildren.. .so far.
Kilkenny Monahan. He was
raised and attended school in
Heppner, graduating from
H eppner High School in
1958. He then a tten d ed
college for a time before
joining the United States
Army. He served during the
Cuban Missile Crisis and the
Vietnam War where he was •
awarded two purple hearts
for his actions. He spent
seven years in the Army and
then 12 years in the National
Guard serving his country.
He re tu rn e d
to the
H erm iston area after his
honorable discharge.
He first w ent to
work driving truck, then at
the Reith Saw Mill and later
at the Umatilla Army Depot
where he worked as a guard
until retiring in 1986 due to
failing health.
He was a m ilitary
buff who enjoyed dancing,
playing pool and loved to be
around people w here he
always shared a joke or a
good story. He never missed
a showing of “Black Sheep
Squadron” or “M*A*S*H”
on television.
He is survived by his
sons, Dan M onahan and
John M onahan, both o f
H erm isto n ; d a u g h ters,
Camilla Monahan of Albany,
B ecky
M onahan
of
Hermiston and Patti Spence
of Oil City, PA; brothers,
Mike Monahan of Portland
and Dominic Monahan of
E u g en e; siste r, T eresa
Hoffman of Lake Oswego;
and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
in fan t s iste r M ary Ann
Monahan.
Burns Mortuary of
H erm isto n is in care o f
arrangements.
M eredith
Clarke
I.
Meredith I. “Merry”
Clarke, 81, of Irrigon, died
June 30, 2006, at her home
in Irrigon.
At her request, there
will be no service.
She was bom Aug.
17, 1924, in Page, ND, to
Floyd and L au ra G reen
Rintoul.
C larke was raised
and attended school in Page,
ND. She served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II
from
1944 u n til her
honorable discharge in 1946.
She m arried John
Clarke on Jan. 2, 1946, in
Bremerton, WA. They lived
in H ighw ood, MT, from
1948 u n til 1955. T hey
ow ned a c attle ranch in
Fergus, MT, until 1977 when
they moved to the Wamic-
Tygh Valley. They moved to
Irrigon in 1994.
C la rk e
e n jo y ed
flo w ers,
p a in tin g ,
needlew ork and spending
time with her children and
grandchildren.
She is survived by
her h u sb an d ; d au g h ters,
Barbara Tye of Bozeman,
MT, A ddie C alb ick o f
Irrigon and April Borders of
Y ankton, SD ; son, A lec
Clarke of W hitehall, MT;
sister, Gladys Davis of Page,
ND; 10 grandchildren; and
tw o great-g ran d ch ild ren .
She was preceded in death
by her parents.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the charity of choice.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
Local man wins Lion’s Club rifle
Lion's Club treasurer Steve Rhea (right) presents Josh
contributions may be made Browning, HHS teacher and lone resident, with a 257
Weatherby Vanguard from the Lion's Club rifle raffle.
to The Smile Train, Dept.
The Lion's Club recently held a rifle raffle to raise
NPPR, and P.O. Box 96231,
funds
for
their Heppner High School scholarships. The club
W ashington, DC 20090-
raised
a
net
total of $ 1260 and the 257 Weatherby Vanguard
6231.
Sweeney Mortuary rifle was won by Josh Browning, a HHS teacher and lone
of Heppner is in charge of resident. Club treasurer Steve Rhea presented the rifle to
Browning. Rhea said that this was the first time in a while
arrangements.
that a local person has won the raffle.
William P. “Bill”
Rhea said he and the other Lion's club members
appreciate
all the participation and are pleased with the
Monahan
total raised. This year $1000 in scholarships were given.
W illiam P. “ B ill”
Rhea also said that Browning was very excited to
M e m o r i a l
Monahan, 65, died on July
have
won
the rifle as he does not have one, but had gotten
contributions may be made 1, 2006 at the G ood
an elk tag this year and so looked forward to using it.
to Valby Lutheran Church S am aritan
C e n te r
in
M em orial F und, 60492 Hermiston.
Family BBQ and golf scramble held
Valby R oad, lo n e, OR
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97843.
g rav esid e
A family BBQ was place went to the teams of
Sweeney Mortuary f u n e r a l
held
at
the W CCC on Dale and Kathy Boyd and
P
of Heppner is in charge of s e r v i c e
Sunday, Ju ly 9. F ifteen Earl Norris and Les and Jan
arrangements.
w i t h
golfers braved the warm Paustian and R oger and
m
i
l
i
t
a
r
y
afternoon, with a four-man Andrea Mortimer.
Charles Richard
honors was
best ball scramble. The first
A fun time was had
“Dick” McEUigott
held July 7
place team consisted of Gene by all. The next family BBQ
at
the
and Luvilla Sonstegard and is scheduled for Sunday,
C h arles R ichard H e p p n e r Bill Monahan
John and Pat Edmundson. Sept. 17 at 4 p.m.
“Dick” McEUigott, 82, of M aso n ic C em etery in
The second place team
lone, died July 4, 2006 at his Heppner.
consisted of Jim and Barb Heppner Booster
home.
He was bom on July Hayes, Bob Jepsen and Betty
R ec ita tio n o f the 13, 1940 in H ep p n er to
Christman. And a tie for third Club to meet
Rosary was held July 7 at St. parents, James and Camilla
The Heppner Junior/
Senior High School Booster
Club meeting will be held
Wednesday, July 12 at 7 p.m.
in the Home-Ec room. In
July and August, we will be
MON - F R I 7 a.m. - e r >
discussing Cycle Oregon and
the club's role. Booster Club
a n d S A T *7 a .m . - 5 p
class rep resen tativ es and
anyone wanting to help is
encouraged to attend.
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