TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 5. 2008
Obituaries
The O fficial Newspaper
o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
Mark Greenup
Heppner
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American Legion Auxiliary news
The American Le-
gion A uxiliary will meet
on Monday, November 10,
at 6:30 p.m. at the home o f
Linda and Robert Schulz for
a potluck Thanksgiv ing din-
ner. Turkey and trimmings
will be furnished.
The Auxiliary will
have a table at the Artifac-
tory for holiday goodies,
Each member is asked to
bring a plate o f baked goods
if they are unable to make a
donation,
Navarrete to hold book signing
at Heppner Elementary School
On Monday, Novem
ber 10, Heppner Elementary
School w ill host a book
signing by Vicente “Vinny”
Navarrete, the nephew o f
Mary Ann Elguezabal and
illustrator o f Dear Dracula.
The signing will be held
from 3-5:15 p.m. in the
lobby of the HES gym. Cop
ies o f the book he illustrated.
Dear Dracula, will be avail
able for $8.
On Wednesday, No
vember 12, Navarrete will
visit with HES students.
He will read Dear Dracula
and show how he did the
artwork for the book. Also,
Navarrete will do art lessons
with the students.
N avarrete painted
the murals that are featured
in the Heppner Elementary
School gym.
Gingerbread House
challenge to be held
A G in g e rb re a d
H ouse challenge w ill be
held on Friday, N ovem
ber 21. The houses will be
d isp lay ed N ovem ber 21
through December 18.
Individuals or teams
will construct their houses
at the location where they
will be displayed. Although
there is no charge to enter
this contest, contestants will
have to provide their own
ingredients, decorations,
and accessories.
For more informa
tion, rules, or to sign up,
contact Jodi Chapa at Sweet
Productions Ice Cream Par
lour at 676-8022.
Heppner High School to
hold Veteran’s program
The Heppner High
School Veteran’s Program
will be held on November
12 at 10 a.m.
The public is invited
to attend the program. All
veterans and current service
personnel are invited to the
program and lunch after.
Please call Heppner
High School at 676-9138 to
RSVP for dinner.
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
"Hhere Friauh M eet"
142 N o rth M a in
Thursday, November 6th
Ladies
Dinner starts at 6 p.m.
Chefs Traci Jeffreys and M issy Lindsay
M EM
•loan Ann's llnrltoonctl C liiokon.
Potato, Vegetable,
L ave ret I G re e n S alatl anti D essert
Mark Greenup was
bom March 9, 1954 in Eu
gene. He was the third of five
children bom to Clarence and
Rita Greenup. He grew up in
Portland where he graduated
from David Douglas High
School. He m arried Kim
Aukerand
had one
daughter;
th e y d i
v o rc e d .
Mark mar
ried Terri
Kahl and
had four
ch ild re n . Mark Greenup
M a r k
and Terri
raised their children in Es-
tacada. They purchased and
operated the Springw ater
Store for over 20 years.
They also started a logging
company known as Greenup
Enterprises, along with a
Christm as tree farm. The
logging business took his
work throughout the Pacific
Northwest. Mark was proud
to call his businesses the
“Greenup Empire”.
Jon, Mark’s son, had
worked with his father from
a very young age and had
taken over most of the fam
ily logging business. This
gave Mark more freedom to
enjoy life with his fiancee,
Carol Polk, and began to
focus on his lifelong dream
o f starting a wholesale plant
nursery. He had goals and
was co n stan tly th in k in g
about what he was going to
do next. Mark was one o f
the hardest working men;
a characteristic familiar to
all who knew him. He was
never afraid to stand up for
what was right and did not
have respect for those who
would not; he was the rock
o f his family. If someone
needed help, Mark was there
without hesitation. His heart
was huge, and he was very
com passionate. H ow ever
if anyone crossed him, he
would let them know that
they had stepped over the
line, especially when it in
volved his family.
Starting from child
hood, relatives and friends
in Eastern Oregon were a
big part o f his life. Hunt
ing season was something
he looked forward to every
year with them. At one time
he considered m oving to
Eastern Oregon, but he said
“ I have been all over this
country, and there isn’t a
place more beautiful than
right here in Springwater.”
Mark had the opportunity
to meet people all over the
country. They were drawn to
his personality and felt like
they had immediately made
a friend. They would listen
to him tell stories for hours;
and he had some great sto
ries to tell.
Mark survived sev
eral life threatening illness
es, including cancer; he
never gave up and like his
father, loved aviation and
learned to fly. He achieved
his goal and earned his pri
vate pilot’s license. Tragi
cally, his life came to an end
on the night o f October 28,
2008 when his private plane
crashed after he reported a
complete electrical failure.
We know that Mark was
calm and in control and that
he was determined to the
end. Mark Greenup would
never have given up.
Mark leaves a large
and close family. He is sur
vived by: his parents, Clar
ence and Rita Greenup o f
Portland; daughter Darcy
and husband Don Stone and
grandchildren Tylor, Sylvia,
Mark, and Ryan; son Jon
and wife Jill and grandson
Robbie; daughter Jennifer of
Estacada; daughter Julie of
Clackamas; daughter Jackie
o f Oregon City; sister Rita
Marie and husband Paul o f
Estacada; brother Michael
o f Arizona; brother Mitch
o f Bend; and brother Mat
thew o f Heppner; Fiancée
Carol Polk o f Estacada; and
several nieces, nephews, and
relatives whose lives were
touched by him. He will be
m issed by many; but not
forgotten.
A graveside service
was held l p.m. Tuesday,
Novem ber 4, 2008 at the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery
in Heppner.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
donor's favorite charity.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Dinner Menu:
Nonda Clark, daugh
ter of Barton Clark and Beth
Wright, sister o f Ned Clark,
was born in Heppner and
grew up on her fam ily ’s
ranch near
R ugg s .
She gradu
ated from
H eppner
H ig h in
1967 and
then from
L in f ie ld
C o lle g e . Nonda Clark
On O c
to b e r 3 l ,
2008, she passed away at
her home in Bend due to
complications from recur
rent breast cancer.
A “poor-me” outlook
is probably unavoidable
when one gets diagnosed
w ith can cer, bu t N onda
quickly changed that a t
titude to, “ What can I learn
through this and how can I
help others?" She knew that
every life has a timeframe
and she felt blessed that she
got to fight for more time
rather than suffer a sudden
death.
She was even able
to see the ongoing pain as a
blessing (most o f the time).
She felt that the discomfort
was a reminder to not take
The Heppner High
any day for granted, that School Drama Department
each one was a gift worth will be presenting “ Romeo
fighting for. She w a sn 't and W inifred,” a tragical
comedy in 2 'A acts in the
Heppner High School caf
eteria.
A flu shot clinic w ill be held
T his com edy is a
spoof
o
f Romeo and Juliet
at the Morrow County Health
and will be performed by the
Department in Heppner, upstairs
19 members o f the drama
in the Gilliam Bisbee building,
departm ent, ranging from
grades 7-12.
on Thursday, November 6th
Lake City, UT; daughters,
Tammy Brinda and Bonnie
A rnold and her husband,
Kirk, all o f Salt Lake City,
UT; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
A memorial service
for Mr. Brinda will be held
at 11 a.m. on Friday, N o
vember 7, at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center in Heppner.
M em o rial c o n tri
butions may be m ade to
the South Morrow County
Neighborhood Center, PO
Box 895, Heppner, Oregon
97836.
Sweeney M ortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Thomas A. “Tom”
Rawlins
Thom as A. “Tom”
Rawlins, 60, o f Heppner,
died Wednesday, O ctober
29, 2008 at Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital.
He w as bom January
24, 1948 in Portland, the son
ofWilliam
and Jane
Huston
R a w lin s.
He w as
raised and
a tte n d e d
school at
H eppner
g r a d u a t- ThomasA.
ing from “Tom” Rawlins
H e p p
n er H igh
School in 1966, he then
g ra d u a te d from O reg o n
State U niversity in 1970.
He returned to Heppner and
worked for Heppner T.V.
Inc. as a cable installer and
service tech. He was a gun
smith and enjoyed hunting
and fishing. He also enjoyed
D ahlias which he raised,
even developing new variet
ies with his dad, which they
called “New Orange.” He
loved Boarder Collies and
raising coy fish.
Survivors include:
his long time companion,
Claudia Springer o f H ep
pner; sister, Carol Brewster
and her husband B ill o f
Corvallis; brothers, Charlie
Rawlins o f Phoenix, AZ and
John Rawlins o f Pittsburg,
PA; and a niece Natalie and
nephew Matthew, both o f
Seattle.
A C e le b ra tio n o f
Life and potluck for Mr.
R aw lins w ill be held 11
a.m. Monday, November 10,
2008 at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center in Heppner.
M em o rial c o n tri
butions may be m ade to
Habitat for Humanities, PO
Box 1088, Americus, GA
31709-1088.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
HHS Drama Department to
present “Romeo and Winifred”
FLU SHOT CLINIC
T he p e rfo rm a n c e
dates are: November 13 at 7
p.m.; November 15 at 1 p.m.
and 7 p.m.; and November
16 at 1 p.m.
Tickets are on sale
for $4 at Sweet Productions
and will also be on sale at
the door. There is seating for
100 at each performance.
The production is
directed by Jodi Chapa.
Les Schwab accepting items for
Toy Drive
from 8:oo a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
L o c a t e U s a b le W ell W a te r
B e fo re You D rill !!!
1 . 8 77 . 994.9100
Mac-n-Cheese,
Les Schwab Tire Center in Heppner is now accept
ing new toys and items for the annual Toy Drive through
December 17 at 6 p.m.
Heppner City meetings held on
second Monday of each month
Hot Dogs, Salad,
Hamburgers,
and D essert
The Heppner City meetings are always held the
second Mondays o f the month at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
Raffle a t 7 : 3 0 p.m.
5moke Free!
i
E.W. “Bill” Brinda
E. W. “Bill" Brinda,
69, o f Pendleton, formerly
o f Heppner, died Monday,
O ctober 20, 2008 at Wil-
lowbrook Terrace in Pend
leton.
He was born July
11, 1939 at Cascade, ID the
son o f William and Verna
N ichols B rinda. He was
raised and attended school
in Idaho until 1951 when the
family moved to Mitchell
and then Ukiah. The family
settled in Heppner where he
graduated from high school
in 1957.
Mr. Brinda attended
Idaho State University in
Pocatello, ID. He then began
building boats in Salt Lake
City, UT. He later worked
as a quality control man for
an aeronautical technology
firm until 1986. When he
became disabled with Mul
tiple Sclerosis he returned
to Heppner. He moved into
a nursing home in 2000. He
enjoyed Fishing, airplanes
and the mountains.
Survivors include:
sister, Judy Stevens o f Hepp
ner; brother, Larry Brinda of
Boise, ID; son, Billy Brinda
and his wife. Misty, o f Salt
Nonda Clark
YOUTH NIGHT: Thursday, Nov. 1 3 th
Dinner a t 6 p.m.
fighting dying-from-cancer;
she was battling for the op
portunity to truly live.
Her battle, attitude,
and faith led to five addition
al years to spend with her
friends and family: Danie
(S unday) Sm ith, D arw in
Sunday, and granddaughter
Grace Smith.
D uring those five
years she retired from a suc
cessful real estate career and
took some incredible trips
to Canada, Italy, France, Is
rael, and Hawaii. However,
to her, “truly living” meant
listening to everyone who
needed a shoulder to cry
on (including fellow cancer
Fighters, strangers on air
planes, family and friends)
and then finding ways to en
courage and support them.
Nonda did not want
any o f her friends to know
when her last days finally
cam e. She did not w ant
anyone to see and remember
her as a dying woman. She
wished to be remembered as
the vibrant, fun-loving lady
she was. In keeping with
this wish, she did not want
a funeral service either, but
hoped people would c el
ebrate and remember her in
their own ways.
H er rem ain s w ill
be inumed at the Heppner
Cemetery.
D o n a tio n s in her
nam e to S e a ttle C an cer
Treatment & Wellness Cen
ter or Central Oregon Hos
pice would be appreciated.
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