Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 22,2006 - THREE
Obituaries
Arnold E.
Appleton
Arnold E. Appleton,
65, o f Heppner, formally o f
LaGrande, died Tuesday,
November 14, 2006, at his
home. A memorial service
fo r Mr. A p p le to n was
Saturday, November 18, at
the New Hope Community
Church in Herm iston. A
graveside memorial will be
held 2 p.m. Tuesday,
November 21, at Willamette
N ation al C em etery in
Portland.
Mr. A ppleton was
born September 9, 1941, at
Van Nuys, California, the son
o f Howard and Ruth Arnold
Appleton. He was raised
and attended school in Van
Nuys where he graduated
from high school in 1959. In
1965 he married Pamela
Passick. The couple later
divorced.
He served with the
United States Army during
the V iet Nam War. He
continued his military service
w ith the O regon A rm y
National Guard, retiring as
master sergeant. He served
as
mortar platoon
sergeant and a first sergeant
at Det 1, HHC, 3rd o f the
116th. Pendleton, Oregon.
Mr. Appleton owned
and op erated Van Nuys
F lo rist in Van N uys,
California, before moving to
LaG ran d e in 1973. He
op erated
a Christm as
business, gathering greens
and
cones
to
make
arrangements and wreaths
for flower shops throughout
northeast O reg on and
southeast Washington.
In 1975 he married
W en dy
Bouchard
at
LaGrande. The couple lived
in LaGrande for 25 years
before moving to Heppner in
2000. He enjoyed hunting,
mushrooming, hiking in the
mountains, gardening and
playing cards with friends.
He lo v e d creatin g from
things he found in nature and
was well known for his dried
arrangements and wreaths.
He was a member o f the
N e w H ope C om m un ity
Church in Hermiston.
Survivors include
his w ife Wendy Appleton o f
H eppner; sons, M ich ael
A p p le to n and his w ife
Brenda o f Hermiston, Phillip
Appleton and his w ife Kari
o f Vancouver, Washington
and John
Appleton
o f LaG rande; daughters,
K endra
A p p le to n
of
LaG ran d e
and
Penny
Appleton o f Denton, Texas;
brother, Thomas Appleton o f
Canoga Park. C aliforn ia;
sisters, D oris Bond o f
Redding, C aliforn ia, and Robert Patrick
Elizabeth Brown o f Tualatin.
O reg o n ; gran dch ildren, Mollahan
F orm er H eppn er
A sh ley , H olly , Kathryn,
Elizabeth, Anne, Daylan and resident R obert Patrick
Alyssa and many nieces and M ollahan died Tuesday,
nephews. He was preceded N ov. 14,
2006, at
in death by his parents.
Corvallis.
v ig il
Contributions for those who A
wish may be made to Pioneer was held
Memorial Home Health or Nov. 17 at
H osp ice, PO
B ox 9, M cHenry
Heppner, OR 97836; New F u n e r a l
Hope Community Church H om e in
building fund. 1350S. Hwy. Corvallis.
395, Hermiston, OR 97838; Mass was
or to W illow Creek Baptist celebrated
Church, P.O. B ox 661, N ov. 15 at St. M a r y ’ s
Heppner,
OR
97836. Catholic Church in Corvallis.
S w een ey M ortuary o f A graveside funeral was held
Heppner is in charge o f N ov. 21 at W illa m e tte
N ation al C em etery in
arrangements.
Portland.
Mr. Mollahan was
Donald Majeske born March 28, 1930, in
Donald Majeske, 61, Heppner, to Patrick A. and
St. Helens, passed away on Elsie Owen Mollahan. He
N o v e m b e r 11, 2006, at graduated from Heppner
G ood Samaritan Hospital High School in 1947. He
from c om p lica tion s o f attended the University o f
cancer.
Portland
and
Eastern
Funeral services O regon C o lle g e b efo re
were held Friday, November enlisting in the U.S. A ir
17, at the First Lutheran Force.
Church in St. H elens,
Mr.
M ollah an
Oregon. Committal service married Barbara Harradine
and vault interment will be o f Pendleton on Sept. 8,
held at Yankton Hillcrest 1952.
Cemetery.
He retired from the
Mr. M ajeske was A ir Force in 1969 and
born in Pendleton on graduated summa cum laude
N ovem b er 10, 1945. He from Southern O regon
graduated from P a c ific College in 1971. He worked
University in Forest Grove for the Oregon Department
with a degree in elementary o f M o to r V eh icles in
education and taught his Pendleton. He was manager
entire 30-year career at o f the M ilton -F reew a ter
McBride Elementary School o ffic e
in
1974
and
in St. Helens. He retired at transferred to Roseburg in
the close o f the 1999 school 1979, where he worked until
year.
Throughout
his retiring in 1989. He and his
teaching career he touched w ife moved to Corvallis in
many lives.
1995.
On February 25,
Mr. Mollahan was a
1989, he married Shirley member o f the St. Mary's
Corliss.
C a th o lic
Church.
He
He had a great love volunteered his time at the
for C ivil War history and Roseburg VA Hospital. He
spent much time reenacting and his w ife e n jo y e d
battles with the Rockbridge tra v e lin g ,
recen tly
A r tille ry . He and his com pleting a tour o f the
grandson, Jeffrey Wright, Mediterranean Sea.
participated together.
Mr. M ollah an is
Survivors include his su rvived by his w ife ,
w ife , S h irley M ajesk e; Barbara; son, Pat Mollahan
daughters, Cheryl Wright and his w ife Diantha o f
and Jennifer Warner; and C o r v a llis ,
son,
M ik e
grandchildren, Jeffrey and M ollah an and his w ife
A le x is W right, all o f St. Karleigh o f Forest Grove
Helens. He is also survived and Chris Mollahan and his
by his father. Gene Majeske w ife Debi o f Sherw ood;
o f Lexington; sisters. Ginger sister. M ary M cC lu re o f
O ' Brien o f Heppner and Deb S eattle; brothers, John
Ropp o f Lexington; several Mollahan o f Heppner and
nieces, one nephew, and one Larry
M ollah an
of
great-n eph ew . Don was Vancouver, W ash.; 10
preceded in death by his gran dch ildren; and four
mother, Alice Majeske.
great-grandchildren.
Memorial
Memorial
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made contributions may be made
to the Civil War Preservation to St. M a r y ’ s C ath olic
Trust or the A m erican Church in care o f McHenry
Cancer Society.
Funeral Home, 206 N.W.
Fifth St., Corvallis.
Betty Pfeiffer
lone stands out among 5A and 6A
schooIs in speech and debate
Betty Pfeiffer, 96, ot
Heppner, died at her home
M on day, N o v e m b e r 20,
2006. At her request no
s e rv ic e w ill be held.
D isp o sitio n
was
by
cremation.
Mrs. P feiffe r was
born September 27, 1910 at
Prosser, Washington, the
daughter o f Fredrick and
E lizab eth
D o o little
Seymour. She was raised
and attended school at
Prosser,
w here
she
graduated from high school
in 1928. She then moved to
Seattle, Washington where
she met her future husband.
On August 11, 1940, she
married John A. Pfeiffer at
Prosser, Washington. The
couple lived in Seattle before
moving to Heppner in 1949.
They owned and operated
the Western Auto hardware
store for 28 years. Follow ing
their
retirem ent
they
continued to reside in
Heppner.
Mr. P fe iffe r
preceded her death in 1982.
She
e n jo yed
gard en in g, canning and
spending tim e with her
family. She was a member o f
the Soroptimist International
o f Heppner and the local
sewing club.
Survivors include
daughter, Julie Saling o f
Heppner; son, John Pfeiffer
o f Cam as, W ash ington ;
brother, Robert Seymour o f
Seattle, Washington; four
grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren. She was
p receded in death by
brothers, Gail Seymour and
Paul Seymour, and a sister,
Ruth Seymour.
M e m o r i a l
contributions, for those who
w ish, may be made to
Pioneer Memorial Hospice,
P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR
97836. Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
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I he lone Speech and Debate team
The lone Speech and Debate team traveled to
Tualatin this past weekend for their third tournament o f
the season. They left lone at noon on Friday and arrived at
Tualatin High School to begin competition at four o ’clock,
Upon arrival, lone discovered that they would be competing
against 25 other teams - all from 5A and 6A schools.
The tournament was lone’ s first overnight trip,
Friday night was strictly debate where teams Cody Keisling/
Christian Cannon and Tiana Camarillo/Teonna Vandever
competed in the first three public forum debates. The topic-
was "That participating in multinational diplomatic efforts
is beneficial to U.S. interests” . The teams researched the
topic for a month before going to the tournament. The
teams competed in another three rounds Saturday. After
two exhausting days o f debate, the standings were
announced: Camarillo and Vandever placed fourth out o f
16 teams, and Camarillo was ranked second best individual
speaker in the division
On Saturday the other team members - including
A lex Carlson, Sarah Stillman, Isaac Stillman, Dalton
Campbell and Brenna Rietmann - competed in individual
events. Events included radio commentary, original oratory,
prose reading, after dinner speaking, extemporaneous, dual
interpretation, impromptu and expository,
The lone team endured a long 14-hour, 8 a.m. to
10 p.m., day Saturday to be concluded with an awards
ceremony. The crowd responded loudly when lone’s Sarah
Stillman was called up for first place in the original oratory
event, earning the team's first trophy. "I was very’ impressed
not only with how the whole team performed, but also
with how they supported each other throughout the entire
tournament," said lone Speech Coach Jim Raible.
The lone Booster Club donated $ 1,000 toward the
team ’ s transportation, foo d and lod gin g during the
tournament.
MCGG makes donation for bleacher project
M orrow County Grain (¡row ers GenerakM anager John Ripple (left) presents a check
for $2,500 to Heppner High School Principal Dave Stone. The donation w ill he used toward
purchase of new bleachers in the gym las seen in backround). $1,000 of the money came
from Land O Lakes corporation, and $1,500 from M C G G .
“ W e appreciate the corporate sponsorship from M C G G , It is a reflection of the commit
ment to our youth," Stone said. He added that the school is close to paying off the $53.000
tab on the project, which saw new bleachers installed on both sides of the gy m. The old
bleachers have been sold to other schools, w liich raised additional money.
Garden Club taking holiday greens orders
H eppner Garden
club will be taking orders for
wreathes, candy canes, on
November 27. Orders will be
able to be picked up
beginning November 28.
Every year Heppner
Garden club makes a variety
o f wreathes and table
decorations to sell to the
public. This year they will be
making wreathes starting on
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fairgrounds. They gather
their own greens, using a
variety o f available flora such
as juniper and even rose hips.
"It is amazing how attractive
and arom atic the room
smells as these creations are
made,” said a Garden Club
spokesperson. "B y using a
variety o f fille rs , e v ery
wreathe looks a little
different." N ew this year,
sprays will be sold for $15.
A ll others will be sold for
$
20 .
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Garden Club's moneymaker
and they use their moneys in
a variety o f ways to help
beautify the city o f Heppner.
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