TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Shirley Mae Whitney
Heppner
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David Sykes............................................................................................ Publisher
Autumn Morgan........................................................................................... Editor
Shirley Mae W hit
ney, 74, passed away at St.
Mary M edical C enter on
December 2, 2007.
At her request, there
will be no service. Private
family interment will take
place.
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School superintendent
upset over Oregonian story
-Continued from Page one
School, effective December
31, but will finish contract
through the 2007-08 school
year;.
-approved employ
ment for Mavis Edwards,
transferring from Irrigon
Elementary to ACH, as as
sistant cook replacing Faye
Zim m erm an; M artie Mc-
Q uain, half-tim e Irrigon
Junior-S enior high b o y s’
junior high assistant basket
ball coach.
-approved an early
graduation date for a Hep
pner High School student.
-held an executive
session prior to the board
meeting and resumed the
executive session following
the meeting.
-heard the following
announcements: Christmas
break from December 21
through January 1; next
board m eetin g H ep p n er
Elementary School January
14, 7 p.m.
Justice Court
Morrow County Justice Court Judge Charlotte
Gray has released the following report:
-Neal j . Doenng, 45, Oregon City, no current up-
land bird validation, $75 fine.
-Joseph W. Nydahl, 24, Portland, violation o f the
basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $149 fine.
-Carla E. Murphy, 47, Heppner, violation o f the ba
sic rule by going $75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113 fine.
-Russell C. Cham berlain, 37, Redmond, open
container o f alcohol, $185 fine.
-Jerry Lloyd Olson, 54, Heppner, driving while
suspended misd. (Bac. Fail. 4/17.07) $1,045 fine.
-Ronald G. Doan, 37, Terrebonne, open container
o f alcohol, $185 fine.
BobXton^ &
Shirley Mae Whitney
Shirley was bom on
May 2, 1933 in John Day
to Lee and Louisa M ar
cus Fleming. She married
Everett Whitney in Walla
Walla, WA. She worked as
a laundry operator at the VA
Medical Center.
S h irle y ’s fav o rite
hobbies included crocheting
afghans and cross stitching
C h ristm as cards. W ords
from her children are as fol
lows, “Our loving mother/
granny passed away peace
fully and will be deeply
missed by her family and
countless friends.
Shirley is survived
by: two daughters and sons-
in-laws, Dianne and Tom
Henrichs o f Richland, WA
and Debbie and Rich Gibbs
ofTacoma, WA; two sisters,
C linta M ellor o f College
Place, WA and Donna Lee
Kimberling of Prairie City;
and three grandchildren,
Donovan Henrich o f Port
land, Tatom H enrich o f
Portland and Tyler Gibbs of
Tacoma, WA.
She was preceded
in death by her parents, her
husband, Everett Whitney
in 2000, a sister, Lorraine
Towne and a son, David
Cox.
Frank Rosenburg
Frank Delbert
Rosenburg, 53, died Friday,
November 23, 2007 at Or
egon Veteran's Home after a
six-year battle with cancer.
He was bom March
24, 1954 in Heppner, the
son of Frances K. May and
Robert G. Rosenburg. He
attended school in Condon
and The Dalles, graduating
from Wahtonka High School
in 1979.
He enlisted in the
U.S. Navy and served eight
years in the Pacific, Guam,
Philippines and was on the
USS Kitty Hawk. During his
second tour he was stationed
in Australia. After he was
discharged he worked for
Bank of America and Iron
M ountain as a com puter
programmer. He recently
moved to The Dalles to live
with his mother.
He is survived by:
his mother, Frances K. May
o f The Dalles; his father,
R obert G. R osenburg o f
H ood R iver; his sisters,
Mary Anne Rosenburg and
Pat Rosenburg; his broth
ers, Jam es R osenburg o f
Portland and Ted Rosenberg
o f The Dalles; two nieces,
A licia B ran d erh o rst and
Lyndsey Rosenburg o f The
D alles; his aunt, C leone
Wagenaar o f Condon; great-
uncle, Jack May o f The
Dalles; two great-nieces,
Kylie and Lanee; and many
cousins and friends.
He was preceded in
death by: his grandfather,
Franklin May; his grand
y a |fo y Lutheran to host potluck dinner
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On Sunday, December 16, Valby Lutheran Church
will be transformed into the Bethlehem Inn, where the chil
dren o f the congregation will be hosting a potluck “dinner
theater” at 6 p.m. Dinner guests will have the opportunity
to participate in the Christmas story. On Monday evening,
December 17, an Advent soup and worship opportunity
will be held at 6 p.m.
Valby Lutheran Church will celebrate Christmas
with a candlelight serv ice on Monday, December 24, at
6 p.m.
Sunday worship continues weekly at 9 a.m. All
are welcome. For more information call Katy Anderson,
Intern Pastor, at 989-8174.
Area pastors invited to submit
Christmas messages
mother, Alice V. May; his
u n cles, Frank May, Bill
W agenaar and T heodore
Rosenburg.
A memorial service
w as h eld S atu rd ay , D e
cember 1, at Life in Christ
Center in The Dalles.
P riv ate crem ation
w as held at The D alles
Win-Quatt Crematory with
Spencer, Libby and Powell
Funeral Home in charge o f
the arrangements.
In lieu o f flow ers
memorials may be made to
Cancer Research or Animal
Rescue Shelters.
Scott H. McMurdo
Scott H. McMurdo
passed away on December
7, 2007 in Corvallis.
He was bom March
19, 1920 in Heppner, the
youngest o f four sons o f
Dr. Archie and Ruth Hager
McMurdo. He attended pub
lic school is Heppner. After
graduation, he followed two
older brothers to Oregon
State University where he
affiliated with Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity. His col
lege education was inter
rupted when he enlisted in
the U.S. Navy during World
War II.
A fter serving one
year at the U.S. Naval Hos
pital in A storia and three
y ears at the U .S. N aval
Hospital in San Diego, CA,
he served as a civilian em
ployee for the U.S. G ov
ernment at the hospital in
Tripoli, North Africa.
He returned to Or
egon State and graduated
with a degree in biochem
istry. After completing the
M edical Technology Pro
gram at O .H .S .U , S cott
became a certified medical
technologist and established
medical laboratories in both
Grants Pass and Corvallis.
He later worked many years
as an independent financial
broker.
He m a rrie d J une
Hackett on June 11, 1960
at Good Samaritan Church
in C orvallis. Scott was a
lifelong member of the Epis
copal C h u rch i ncl udi ng
more than 50 years at Good
Samaritan. He was a 25 year
volunteer with the American
Cancer Society, a member of
the Corvallis Country Club
and Toastmasters Interna
tional, both for more than
50 years.
Scott was an avid
read and, during retirement,
spent four or five hours a
day at the Corvallis Public
Library.
He enjoyed humor
ous stories, golf, ping-pong,
chess, and exercised nearly
every day into his eighties.
He trav eled extensively,
including many European
trips. His passion for cars
was well known to all who
knew him.
Survivors include:
his wife, June, o f Corvallis;
his daughter, Ann McMurdo
and her husband Ken Rud-
erman; two grandchildren,
Sarah and Justin Scott Rud-
erman, all o f Oakland, CA;
two older brothers, Charles
(Ted) o f Portland and Ber
nard o f G rants Pass; and
numerous in-laws, cousins,
nieces, nephews and their
children.
A memorial serv ice
will be held on Saturday,
December 15, at noon at the
Good Samaritan Episcopal
Church. Officiating will be
the Rev. Simon Justice and
the Rev. Dr. Jon Goman.
In lieu o f flowers, memo
rial contributions may be
made to the charity o f one’s
choice.
Birth Announcem ent
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Gretchen Marie Schmitt - Ray and Amy Schmitt
o f Medical Lake, WA announce the birth o f their daughter,
Gretchen Marie Schmitt, on Saturday, December 1,2007.
Gretchen was bom at Sacred Heart Medical Center in
Spokane, WA.
At birth she weighed seven pounds and eight
ounces and was 20 Vi inches in length.
Grandparents are Vicki and Steve Wagenblast o f
Lexington and Joan and Ray Schmitt o f Sprague, WA.
Great-grandparents are Fran Bardenhagen o f The Dalles,
Lee Wagenblast o f Hermiston, and Dorothy Stromberger
o f Ritzville, WA.
Senior Center Menu
United Methodist Church members will be serving
lunch
on
Wednesday, December 19. The menu will include
a rtin
chicken
and
dumplings, Jello with fruit, biscuits, cinnamon
The Heppner Gazette-Times invites area pastors
apples,
and
ice
cream.
to submit Christmas messages for the December 19 edi
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All 2007;
The AARP Tax-Aide in the preparation o f their
• Chevy Trucks
Program is looking for vol 2007 Income Tax Returns.
Marriages
This is a very re
unteers from the Heppner,
• CMC Truck«
Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has released Lexington, lone areas. Vol warding opportunity to give
• Chevy Cars
the following report o f marriage licenses issued:
unteers would be working back to your community.
• Cadillacs
-December 4: Seth Preston Falkner, 26, Irving, TX w ith the elderly and low to All training and materials
• Buicks
and Julie Michelle Bennett, 24, Irv ing, TX.
medium income individuals are provided. Training will
• Pontiacs
begin at 9 a.m. January 7
FOR DETAILS ...
through January 11. Vol
unteers will then have two
CA R L
weeks off to work on the
Toll Free 1-800-468-6902 or 541-490-4367
required test. The training
will then finish up on Janu
ary 29 and 30.
A T T H E M C G G G R E E N FE E D S T O R E in H e p p n e r
The training will be
held at the Hermiston City
Library in Hermiston. Mile
We also sell Christmas Tree Permits & Wood Cutting Permits
age reimbursement is avail
able. A volunteer residing
in the Willow Creek valley
Wranglers
All Other
would need to be available
13MWZ
Wrangler
to assist tax payers for 10
Montana Silver Jewelry
Fridays, beginning February
CoWbog Cut
Clothing
Sc Scented Candles
8, 2008 and ending April
Jeans
$19.95
10%
OFF
11, 2008. Volunteers to act
20% OFF
as a greeter or to assist the
Come check us out for your holiday shopping!
taxpayer in the preparation
o f their Intake Sheet are also
Store Hours through Dec. 23: Mon-Fri 8-5:30 / Sat 8-4
needed.
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Anyone interested in
We will be closed Dec. 24 at 12 noon through Dec. 25
becoming a volunteer or have
(We will also be closed January 1)
any questions regarding the
program, can contact Leann
M orrow C ou n ty Grain Growers Green Feed £< Seed
Rea at (541)481-5922.
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AARP Tax-Aide Program
looking for volunteers
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