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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 4,2009 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow George Candido Agustine Gutierrez Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow County’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekl) and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W. Willow Sheet Telephone (541)676-9228. Fax (541)676-9211 H-mail editor a rapidscrve net or davidfa rapidserve.net. Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older), $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. Dav id Sykes..................................................................................................... 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Elks Scholarship winners named T he Heppner Elks Lodge #358 recently announced the winners o f the local 2008-2009 Most Valuable Stu dent Awards. Many outstanding young men and women competed for awards this year with some very impressive applications. The scholarship winners are as follows: Boys - 1st place Joseph Pranger (HHS), $700; and 2nd place Clay Morter (IHS), $350. Girls - 1st place Margaret Armato (HHS), $700; 2nd place Tiana Camarillo (IHS), $350; 3rd place Sherilyn Peck (HHS), $200; and 4th place Brenna Rietmann (IHS), $200. Applications for the first place winners for the boy’s and girl’s divisions were forwarded to the Elks dis trict competition which was held on January. Winners for district competition have not yet been announced. HES students receive honor cards Eighty-six Heppner Elementary School students received an honor card for the second quarter o f the 2008- 09 school year. HES students must m aintain positive grades, behavior, and attendance to receive this award. The card contains many items that the students can received from 10 local businesses. 0 Holly Rebekah Lodge to hold monthly card party Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting their monthly card party on Saturday, February 7, at the Lexington Odd Fellow Hall. Cards will start at 7 p.m. with refreshments served throughout the evening. The cost is $5 per person and is open to the public. Open# a.m. Saturday! “For the b\q Wrestling Tournament” Drink Special Chocolate Covered Cherry Mocha 25c off Regular Price Not too Early to ORDER. FOR VALENTINE'S C a rd s * F low ers * C an dies Valentine*« Day i$ next week! Delivery to schools Thursday February 12 r# Wedding Tables C h r is to p h e r S y h e s & B rea n a A n d e r s o n Saturday, February 28th 3 :0 0 p.m. Pendleton Free Meth o dist Clt urch M a cy R h ea & D a le C r e n s h a w Saturday, A p ril 2 5 , 2 0 0 Q W estwood U nited Meth o d ist Church, Los Angeles, CA —i f f % MuMUJ'i D mj 217 North Main • Heppner • Phone 876-91M • Floral S76-M28 Serving Heppner, Lexington A Ione I enjoyed Bunco parties, golf Sweeney Mortuary and bowling and camping Mr. G eo rg e C a n o f Heppner is in charge o f with her family. She was a great cook and loved craft dido Agustine Gutierrez, 77, arrangements. work. In the later years she o f Heppner died Monday, Joseph Lowell played bingo and dominoes January 26, 2009, at Pio Wilhelm neer Memorial Hospital in Joseph Lowell Wil at the Senior Center. Jean was a very lov Heppner. helm, 56, formerly o f Hep He was bom April pner died Thursday, January ing person and always had a smile on her face. She was 29, 1931 at Raton, NM, the 22, 2009 in Reno, NV. son of Porfirio C. and Flora He was bom June 17, the most happy at holiday Romero Gutierrez. He was 1952 in Condon, the son o f time and birthday gather James Lowell and Betty L. ings when all the family was raised on Jo h n so n Paddock Wilhelm. He was together, as she loved them raised and attended school all dearly. Mesa near She is survived by: Raton in Heppner. He joined the her husband Leon o f Hep United States Navy in 1971 where he pner; sons, Jay Ball o f Long graduated serving on Midway Island where he developed his skill Creek, Gary Ball and his from high as a Seabee. After he left the wife Donna of Heppner, and school in Navy he joined the Opera Randy Ball, also o f Hep 1948. He George to r’s Union and became a pner; sister, Fem Adams of a tte n d e d Gutierrez crane operator, which he Pendleton; brother, Sonny Chilli- continued to do until his B iddle o f H eppner; one cot h e grandson o f Klamath Falls; Business College in Chilli- early retirement. cothe, MO in 1949 and 1950 Mr. Wilhelm loved one great-grandson and one and he graduated w ith a the sea, boating, sailing, great-granddaughter, both of degree in telegraphy. While scuba diving, gold mining, Klamath Falls; three step- in college he was a member mechanics and telling sto grandchildren o f H erm is ton; and several nieces and o f the football and boxing ries o f his adventures. teams. After college he was He married Marina nephews. She was preceded recruited to be a telegrapher Allen and the couple had for Union Pacific Railroad. three boys, Stacy, Shawn in death by her parents and Mr. Gutierrez moved and Travis. The couple later y o u n g e st siste r, P h y llis Richardson. to Oregon and spent a short divorced. A memorial service time at The Dalles and Hood He is survived by: River before settling in Cas his mother, Betty Wilhelm for Mrs. Ball will be held cade Locks. On June 30, o f Heppner; sons, Stacy Wil 11 a.m. Saturday, February 1951 he m arried H elen? helm o f M issouri, Shawn 7,2009, at the United Meth Paine at St. Peter’s Catholic W ilhelm o f W ashington, odist Church in Heppner. Church in The Dalles. The and Travis Wilhelm of West A reception and meal will couple had six children. V irginia; b rothers, G ary follow at the Heppner St. They later divorced. Wilhelm o f Prineville, Jim Patrick Senior Center. Memorial contribu In late 1952 Mr. my W ilhelm o f Portland, tions may be made to Pio Gutierrez was drafted into and R onald W ilhelm o f the U nited S tates Arm y Lexington; and four grand neer Memorial Hospital, PO Box 9, Heppner, Oregon where he was again on the children. boxing team. He received He was preceded in 97836. Sweeney Mortuary an honorable discharge on death by his father James L. o f Heppner is in charge of October 24,1960. In July of Wilhelm. 1969 he moved to lone and A memorial service arrangements. became the Union Pacific for Mr. Wilhelm was held at James O. “Jimmy” Rail Road station agent for 4 p.m. Monday, February 2, Campbell lone and Heppner. On May at the Heppner Elks Lodge. James O. “Jimmy” 2,1992 he married Pat Pen F o r fr ie n d s an d nington in Heppner. family there is a memorial Campbell, long-time Loner- He was a mem ber w ebsite, joew ilhem .com , ock c attle rancher, died o f St. P a trick ’s C atholic where you can share remem Monday, January 26, 2b09, Church and also the Ameri brances o f Joe for his family 10 m in can Legion. On game days to read. utes short he could be found watching Memorial contribu o f his 87th his children and grandchil tions may be made to Wil b irth d ay . dren o f which he was always low Creek Terrace Assisted H e w a s very proud. He enjoyed Living, 400 Frank Gilliam b o r n a t hunting, fishing and time D rive, H eppner, O regon C o n d o n , to I r is h with his family. 97836. He is survived by: Sweeney Mortuary i m m i - James his wife Pat o f Heppner; o f Heppner is in charge of grants Pat- Caml">' 11 children, Christine Smith local arrangements. ric k and Kathryn O ’Brien Campbell o f Hermiston, Kent Gutier Jean E. Ball Jean E. B all, 81, on January 27, 1922. rez o f H erm iston, Kevin He suffered a seri Gutierrez o f Walla Walla, o f H e p Kim Gutierrez o f Heppner, pner died ous stroke in 2005 and re ceived extensive therapy at Cathleen McCabe o f lone, Saturday, and Craig Gutierrez o f Hep J a n u a r y St. Charles Medical Center pner; step-children; Chris 31, 2009, in Bend. After his rehab, he W halen o f H eppner, and at Pioneer made his home at the Har Irene Hall of Wright, WY; 19 Memorial mony House Care Facility grandchildren and 12 great H o s p ita l in Bend. Two weeks ago he grandchildren; brother Ned in H epp- Jean E. Ball returned to the area and was Gutierrez o f Lafayette, LA; ner. living at Pioneer Memorial She was bom Janu Nursing Home in Heppner and sisters, Bea Demmel of Escondido, CA, and Gladys ary 5, 1928 in Heppner the where he died. Peck o f Raton, NM. oldest daughter o f Otis and He went to elemen He was preceded in Alice Kirk Biddle. She was tary school in Lonerock and raised and attended school g rad u ated from C ondon death by his parents. A funeral mass was in Heppner where she grad High School in 1940. He held at 10 a.m. Saturday, uated from high school in then attended Oregon State January 31, 2009, at St. 1947. On N ovem ber 11, College for two years major Patrick’s Catholic Church 1946 she married Leon Ball ing in electrical engineering, and while at Oregon State he in Heppner. Concluding ser in Pendleton. Mrs. Ball w orked helped tutor other students. vice and burial with military honors followed at Heppner at Central Market for many Jim returned to the family Masonic Cemetery. Recita years; she then went to work ranch in Lonerock where he tion o f the Rosary was held at K rolls C lothing Store was active in the cattle busi at 7 p.m. Friday, January until their closure, and for ness until he moved to Bend. 30, at St. Patrick’s Catholic many years she worked at His expertise in the cattle Gardner’s M en’s Wear. industry was w idely rec Church. She was a member ognized, and he frequently M em o rial c o n tri butions may be m ade to o f the VFW A uxiliary o f serv ed as a judge at regional Pioneer Memorial Hospice, H erm iston, and the Rhea cattle shows. PO Box 9, H eppner, OR C reek S o cial C lub. She Jim was known as a 97836. prankster and story teller. He enjoyed playing cards, poli tics, fixing Thanksgiving dinner, canning, cooking, gardening, raising cattle and his dogs. He was a member o f the Condon Elks Lodge and the Oregon Cattleman’s Association. He is survived by: his brothers, Tom Campbell o f Kimberly and Malachi (Mac) Campbell o f Hermis ton; and several nieces and nephew. He w as p reced ed in death by: his parents; sisters, Patricia Campbell, Martha Baily, and Kathryn VanSchoiack; and brothers, John Campbell and Peter Campbell. A funeral mass for Jam es O ’Brien Campbell was held at 11 a.m. Mon day, February 2, at St. John Catholic Church in Condon with concluding service and burial following at St. Jo seph’s Cemetery. Recitation o f the Rosary was held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 2, at St. John Catholic Church. M em orial c o n tri butions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97201, or to the Condon Elks Lodge #1869, PO Box 123, Con don, Oregon 97823. Sweeney Mortuary o f Condon is in charge of arrangements. Betty M. Pettyjohn A funeral service will be held for Betty M. P e tty jo h n at 2 p.m . on W ednesday, F ebruary 4, 2009, at the Christian Life C enter in Heppner. C on cluding service and burial will follow at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Mrs. Pettyjohn was bom at Heppner on August 9,1922 one o f eleven c h ild r e n b o r n to M a th e w and Grace M cFerrin H u g h es. S he w as raised in Betty M. the H ep- Pettyjohn pner area and attended school at the Madison School House. On October 3, 1938 she m arried E llis Lloyd Pettyjohn in Walla Walla, WA. The couple had three daughters and one son. They farmed in the Heppner area until her husband’s death in December o f 2000. She worked at Pioneer Memorial Hospital until she retired. She enjoyed bowling, sew ing and cooking. M rs. Pettyjohn is survived by: daughters, Ma rie Kellogg o f Pendleton, and Rita Britt and her hus band Roger o f Heppner; son, Rick Pettyjohn o f Heppner; 11 grandchildren; 16 great g ra n d c h ild re n ; and tw o great-great-grandchildren. Memorial contribu tions may be made to the Christian Life Center, PO Box 145, Heppner, Oregon 97836 or to St. A nthony Hospice, 420 SE 17Ul Ave., Pendleton, Oregon 97801. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Community spaghetti dinner to be held for Howe family The H ow e’s Com munity Fundraiser event has been scheduled for Thurs day evening, February 26, at the Heppner Elks Lodge. A spaghetti dinner will be served, with the suggested minimum donation to be $7 per person. Sandra Haynes has d o n ated one o f h er framed prints to be raffled off with all proceeds going to the Howe’s to help pay their medical costs. Start ing time o f the event will be confirmed at a later date. If you would like to make a monetary donation to help with the event or would like to bring a des sert, please contact Sheryll Bates at 676-5536 or email at heppnercham ber@ cen- turytel.net, or Shelli Britt at 676-5478. Those who bring a dessert are asked to bring enough for 20 people. A “medical account” has also been set up at the Bank o f Eastern O regon under Ron & Beverly Howe so stop in at the bank if you would .like to make a direct donation.
