TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 4,2009
Obituaries
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Agustine Gutierrez
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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.
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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!
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Serving Heppner, Lexington A Ione
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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
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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.