TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 1,2008
Obituaries
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Community Coffee Hour set up for
Congressman Walden’s visit
The Heppner Chamber o f Commerce is sponsor
ing a coffee hour on Wednesday, October 15, from 8:30-
10 a.m. at City Hall for Chamber members and Heppner
community. Congressman Greg Walden will be present to
answer questions. Coffee will be provided.
Morrow SWCD and M.C. Weed
Advisory to hold meeting
Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District
(SWCD) and Morrow County Weed Advisory will hold a
regular meeting on Tuesday, October 7, beginning at 6 p.m.
at the district office at 430 W Linden Way in Heppner.
Items on the agenda include a quarterly update
o f Weed District activities, approval o f the September
minutes and treasurer’s report, review and approval o f a
Cooperative Operational Agreement between the district
and NRCS, and discussion o f the office space lease.
All meetings o f the Morrow SWCD are open to the
public. The meeting location is wheelchair accessible.
Fair board meeting to be held
A fair board meeting will be held Monday, October
6, at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fair Grounds. Discus
sion and wrap-up o f the fair will take place.
Senior Center Menu
United Methodist Church members will be serving
lunch on Wednesday, October 8. The menu will include
navy beans with ham, coleslaw with pineapple, combread,
and spice cake.
Heppner Booster Club Annual
Steak Feed & Auction
Oct. 18th, 200 8
Dinner at 6 :0 0 p.m.
Live Auction at 8 p.m.
Also Raffle Items & Silent Auction
Some Auction Items:
Italian Supper, Tasco Binoculars, Bird Hunt, Hamburger,
HHS Fan Items, Resort Pkgs, Barbecue Dinner, Handheld GPS,
Videos, Golf Membership
Credit Cards Accepted
Francis M. (Frank)
Monahan
Francis M. (Frank)
M onahan, 93, o f Condon
died Tuesday, Septem ber
23,2008 at Summit Springs
Retirement Village in Con
don.
He was born N o
vember 22, 1914, the son
o f John
Joseph
Monahan,
an Ir is h
i m m i
grant and
M argaret
(M aggie)
R u s s e ll
Monahan. Frank Monahan
He joined
an o ld e r
brother John Edward and a
sister Katherine (Katie). He
lived on the family home
place 12 miles east o f Con
don. They raised cattle,
horses and sheep. As all
people o f his generation, he
worked on the ranch at a very
early age helping his father.
At that time they summered
their sheep near Baker City
at Austin and Frank helped
trail the sheep.
He attended school
at St. Thomas Academy, and
transferred to the Condon
School system graduating
from Condon High School.
He spent all his life in Gil
liam County except for the
tw o years he served his
country during World War
II.
On N o v e m b er 4,
1942 he married Margaret
Teresa Farley o f Heppner.
From this union four chil
dren w ere b orn, R obert
Francis, Joseph Edward,
John Wayne and Rene Ma
rie.
Mr. M onahan e n
tered the Army in September
1944 near the age o f 30. He
served for a year and a half
in the Pacific Theater o f
World War II in Company
B, 17th Infantry Regiment,
7th Infantry Division.
He returned to Gil
liam C ounty and worked
on his grandmother, Kate
R u sse ll’s ranch on Trail
Fork that is now owned by
Hardie Ranches. He then
worked for Charlie Quinn
and Henry Jaeger. In 1953
he and Margaret bought the
Walt Seale ranch east o f
Condon. On this ranch they
raised their family.
He raised dry land
grain, Registered Q uarter
horses and Registered Here
ford Cattle. Whether it was a
commodity he raised on his
ranch or something he was
actively involved in, Frank
put his whole heart and soul
in it. He sold seed wheat to
repeat customers for over
twenty years. The customers
ranged from Baker County
to Jefferson County in East
ern Oregon. The breeding
stock he raised was also sold
to repeat customers. Frank
never turned anyone away,
helping his fellow man came
first. Frank spent his lifetime
of being generous with his
time always lending a hand
to help other.
Frank w as a 4-H
leader for many years and
held the role as not only a
leader, but an avid helper.
Parents and youth called on
him yearly seeking advice
and assistance.
During the sixties
when the Condon Air Force
B ase w as a c tiv e , m any
young men befriended the
Monahan ranch. Margaret
cooked and made the boys
feel at home and Frank of
course put them to work in
the field, the shop or with
the cattle. Many o f the boys
have kept in touch with
Frank.
In 1991 he and Mar
garet retired from farming
and sold the ranch to Olin
Reser and moved to town.
Again he practiced his per
fectionism with a new job,
his yard.The yard and flower
beds were impeccable - no
weeds.
When his health de
clined he moved into Sum
mit Springs in April o f2005.
One o f Frank’s hobbies was
to help someone or to work.
After moving into Summit
Springs, he was not satis
fied to be idle so you would
see him w o rk in g in the
churchyard, or at his home
or neighbors.
Frank was a mem
ber o f St. John’s Catholic
Church and past member of
the Condon Elks Lodge. He
was a past president o f the
G illiam /W heeler C ounty
C attlem en ’s A ssociation.
He has been a member of
the O regon C a ttle m e n ’s
Association, Quarter Horse
Association, and the Ameri
can Hereford Association.
He served on the Board
o f Trustees o f the Pacific
International Livestock Ex
position and Board o f Direc
tors o f the Oregon Junior
Hereford Association. Frank
and Margaret were honored
as the Grand Marshall at the
1987 Gilliam County Fair.
He is survived by:
his children, Bob Monahan
of Battle Mountain, NV, Joe
Monahan o f Moses Lake,
WA, Wayne M onahan o f
Battle Mountain, NV, and
Rene Durfey o f C ondon;
sister, Katie Hager o f Herm-
iston; 10 grandchildren and
11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by: his wife, Margaret;
parents, John and Maggie
M onahan; and a brother,
John Edward Monahan.
F uneral M ass for
Mr. Monahan was held at 11
a.m. Monday, September 29,
at St. John’s Catholic Church
in Condon. Concluding ser
vice and burial followed at
St. Joseph’s Cem etery in
Condon. Recitation o f the
Rosary was held at 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 28, at St.
John’s Catholic Church.
Memorial contribu
tions for those who wish
may be made to Pioneer
Memorial Hospice, PO Box
9, Heppner, Oregon 97836
or to Summit Springs Vil
lage, PO Box 687, Condon,
Oregon 97823.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Condon is in charge o f
arrangements.
Morrow County Public Works would like to remind everyone,
when you are loading garbage up for the transfer stations to
please keep in mind we have a separate wood bin and a
separate metal bin. These items do not get put in with your
regular household garbage. So please keep the wood and
metal separated out for easy dumping. Thank you.
North end Transfer Station: 69900 Frontage Lane,
Boardman, OR. 97818. South end Transfer Station: 57185
Hwy 74, Lexington, OR. 97839. Both hours of operation 9:00
- 4:00 Saturday and Sunday. Any questions or concerns
may be add be addressed to (541 ) 989-9500.
Dorothy J. Jackson
Dorothy J. Jackson,
76, o f Heppner died Satur
day, September 27, 2008 at
Richland Gardens in Rich
land, WA, a fte r b attlin g
bone cancer.
The third o f six chil
dren, she was bom January
5, 1932 in Eightmile Can
yon outside o f Heppner, the
daughter o f R.D. and Dolly
Barlow Allstott.
Her early years con
sisted o f all aspects o f farm
life, grow ing up in a big
family with lots o f loving
close family memories that
are still shared today.
In 1949 she married
her soul mate, Wilbur Jack-
son which led to a life long
love that lasted 59 years. Af
ter their marriage the couple
relocated to the Gresham
area where she and Wilbur
raised two children, Annette
and Gary. D orothy d ed i
cated each day to making
sure her family and home
were filled with nurturing
care. Later in life she and her
husband were a major part
o f their granddaughters Jen
nifer and Anita’s lives. After
retirement the couple moved
back to Heppner so Dorothy
could spend more time with
her side o f the family.
Mrs. Jackson spent
her remaining years provid
ing unconditional love to
family and friends, volun
teering with many organiza
tions such as the Heppner
Garden Club, the American
Legion and the Rebekah
Lodge to name a few.
She is survived by:
her husband, Wilbur; daugh
ter, Annette Backous and her
husband Gary; son, Gary
Jackson and his wife Diane;
granddaughters, Jennifer
Jackson and Anita Richards;
grandson, Brandon Mueller;
brothers, Richard A llstott
and his wife Dorothy and
Clyde Allstott and his wife
Jackie; sister, Virginia Peck
and her husband Lyle and
Laural Laney and her hus
band Bud.
A memorial service
for Mrs. Jackson w ill be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oc
tober 4, 2008 at the United
Methodist Church in Hep
pner.
Memorial contribu
tions for those who wish
may be made to the Ameri
can Cancer Society, Great
West Division, Inc., Attn:
Memorials, 2929 E. Thomas
Road, Phoenix, AZ 85016.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Irene Williams
Irene Williams, 91,
o f Heppner died Thursday,
September 25, 2008 at her
home.
She was bom June
26, 1917 at Sherman, Texas
the daughter o f Ronce and
Janie Sutherland Morgan.
On August 7, 1939
she married William Bent
ley W illiam s at D arant,
OK. The couple settled in
Visalia, CA in 1947. They
moved to Heppner in Sep
tember o f 2005 to be close to
their grandson Michael and
granddaughter Michelle.
She was a member
o f the Sierra Baptist Church
in V isalia, CA . She e n
jo y ed flowers, gardening
and spending time with her
family. Everyone referred to
her as Grandma.
She is survived by:
her grandson, Michael Wil
liams o f Heppner; grand
daughter Michelle Williams
o f P o rtla n d ; tw o g re a t
grandchildren; and broth
ers, Ronce M organ, John
Morgan, and Billy Morgan.
She was preceded
in death by her husband in
2006, and by three brothers
and a sister.
Funeral service for
Mrs. Williams will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday, O c
tober 2, 2008 at Sweeney
Mortuary with concluding
service and burial to follow
at the H eppner M asonic
Cemetery.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to Pio
neer Memorial Hospice, PO
Box 9, H eppner, O regon
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Mary B. Brazell
Mary B. Brazell, 90,
o f Lexington, died Tuesday,
Septem ber 16, at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Hep
pner.
She is survived by:
tw o sons, John M. B ra
zell o f Eugene, and Al R.
Brazell o f Lexington; four
grandchildren; five great
grandchildren; two nieces
and two nephews.
At her request there
will be no service. Disposi
tion was by cremation.
A rrangem ents are
by Sw eeney M ortuary o f
Heppner.
Chamber Lunch
October schedule
All entities reports
will be given at this week’s
Cham ber Lunch Meeting.
The meeting will be held
at Johns Place at noon. The
cost is $9. Please RSVP to
676-5536 by the end of busi
ness on Wednesday.
U pcom ing ev en ts
for October include:
-October 9 - Kricket
Nicholson from the United
Way will speak on behalf
o f United Way and cham
ber members who are not
already contributing will
be given an opportunity to
contribute.
-Wednesday, Octo
ber 15 - Coffee Hour with
Congressman Greg Walden
from 8:30 - 10 a.m. at City
Hall. Coffee will be pro
vided.
-O ctober 16 - Bill
Langley, Plant Manager and
Renee Gastinean from RE-
KLAIM in Boardman will
be the guest speaker.
-October 23 - Tour
o f tree farm: Lee Jimerson
from The Collins Companies
will be giving a tour. Shuttle
buses have been arranged,
an RSVP will be required to
reserve seat. Boxed lunches
will be sold on a “pre-order”
basis.
Vince needs more time to
play on his tractor.
He w ill be retiring at
75 years young.
Saturday, October 11
2:00 p.m.
lone Legion Hall, lone