TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 17,2009
Obituaries
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R ic h a rd A. E k
strom o f Enumclaw, WA,
died peacefully at his home
on W ednesday, June 10,
2009.
Dick was bom in
Portland on August 8, 1937,
to H e rb e rt
R. and Pan
sy M. (Mc
C la in ) E k
strom . The
family later
m o v e d to
lone where Richard A.
D ick w ent F.kstroni
to ^ c h o o 1
and graduated from lone
High School with the class
o f 1955. Dick continued his
education and graduated
from Eastern Oregon Uni
versity in LaGrande.
In 1960 Dick began
his professional career as a
claim s representative for
the S ocial S ecurity A d
m in istratio n . As D ic k ’s
career advanced, he worked
in several social security
offices in Oregon, Wash
ington, C alifornia and in
Baltimore, MD.
Dick was a loving
father who actively partici
pated in his children’s lives.
He coached soccer, skied
and loved to dig for razor
neck clams. Lake Chelan
was a very special place for
Dick and he spent most of
his summers there with his
family.
In January o f 1995
Dick retired from the Social
Security Administration as
an assistant regional com
m issioner in the Seattle
Regional Office. Dick had
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Tw o Condon Air Force men found last Saturday that parking
tin tli ct-ourthouse lawn was an expensive proposition. The two,
Ralph G. ( iiltner, 23 and James J. Dillon, 22, got stuck on the
front law n after they had driven to the jail parking lot to visit
two buddies who had been locked up earlier in the evening.
City ofticer Dean Gilman found the car and the two men and
marched them the 100 feet to the jail where they spent the
rest of the night. The following morning they pleaded guilty
to being drunk in a public place and were each lined $50 and
S 4.50 costs plus a $ 6 .0 0 towing charge.
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little difficulty adjusting to
retirem ent life. He loved
p lay in g golf, fo llow ing
the horse races and read
ing. But his true passion
was travel. He took several
road trips throughout the
United States and felt very
fortunate to be able to travel
to M exico, H aw aii and
Europe.
Dick was a member
of the Heppner Elks Lodge
and Hope Lutheran Church
where he recently served on
the church council.
Dick is survived
by: his w ife D ebbie o f
Enumclaw, WA; children,
Vickie Turrell of Heppner,
Karen (Geoff) Saunders of
Seattle, WA and Kathyrn
(Pat) Manahan o f Seattle,
WA, all daughters of Sue
C olem an M atthes; ste p
daughter Renee Lombard
(George) o f Maple Valley,
WA; brother Roland Ek
strom of The Dalles; sister-
in-law Nancy Ekstrom o f
lone; nine grandchildren;
one great-granddaughter;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Dick was preceded
in death by his parents and
his brother Herbert.
A memorial service
will be held on Thursday,
June 18, 2009, at 2 p.m. at
the Hope Lutheran Church
in Enumclaw.
Memorials may be
d irected to the M elano
ma Research Foundation,
170 Township Line Road,
Building B, Hillsborough,
N J 08844 or H ope L u
theran Church, 1316 Gar
field Street, Enumclaw, WA
Letters to the Editor
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right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in
letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under
“Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $10.
To the editor:
The Heppner Mustangs were eliminated from the Or
egon state baseball tournament this past year; but more than a
game was lost, it was the end an era at HHS. It had to happen;
everyone knew it would not go on forever. The end came in the
afternoon of May 22, 2009, in Astoria. Heppner was defeated
and “Coach” shook hands, gave his boys a thank you, I love
you kind of speech and it was over.
We must assume that the next coach will also see
Mustang baseball as a sport for the sake of sport, that teamwork,
commitment and a love of the game will be the goal; but it will
not be the same as when “Coach” and his assistants were on
the field. “Coach” will not walk out on the field for Mustang
baseball again. After many years of contributing time, energy
and heart to the school, to the game he has loved since childhood
and especially the kids of Heppner, Rick Johnston hung up his
cleats. His record speaks loudly for his abilities as a teacher of
the game, the quality of the young people that he mentored into
adulthood and the admiration of Mustang fans and the entire
baseball community in Oregon. Rick was an institution and
he will be missed. Chances are good he will still be at most of
the games but as a fan, not as a coach but I assure you he will
always be “The Coach”.
It can not go unsaid that “Coach” did not do and
accomplish the great things he did all by himself. He had the
support of his coaching assistants, I am thinking of John Mc
Cabe but I know there were others. The greatest supporter of
them all though has to be Susan “Mrs. Coach.” “Mrs. Coach”
kept us up to date on the action, scores, play by play as it were
and always seemed to keep things on an even keel through
the season.
Rick Johnston will be missed by Mustang Baseball
but he will be remembered by everyone that saw what he did,
all he accomplished and the hero he truly is.
Bob Dobbs
Chandler, AZ
98022.
Thompson o f Romulus, Ml;
A rrangem ents by 12 grandchildren and five
Weeks’ Enumclaw Funeral great-grandch i ldren.
H om e. An on lin e guest
Graveside service
book can be signed at www. for Mrs. Hughes were held
weeksfuneralhomes.com.
at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June
13, 2009 at the Lexington
Joyce A. “Joy”
Cemetery. A potluck meal
Hughes
followed at the Rebekah
J o y c e A. “ J o y ” Lodge in Lexington.
Hughes, 63, of Boardman
M em orial contri
d ied T ues-
butions may be m ade to
day, June 9,
■ n J Pioneer M em orial Home
2009 at her
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J Health and H ospice, PO
home.
•* * J Box 9, Heppner, Oregon
97836.
She
w as b o rn
Sweeney Mortuary
im V -'* : A 4 o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
21, 1946 at jovceA.
Princewick, •Joy” Hughes
Oral C. Wright
W est V ir-
ginia the daughter of Earsel
Oral C. Wright, 94,
and Ruby Basham Lytton. formally o f Heppner died
She was raised and attended on May 4, 2007 in Bothell,
school at Princewick.
Washington.
O n O c to b e r 16,
A memorial grave
1985 she m arrie d M att side serv ice for Mr. Wright
Hughes in Hinton, WV. The will be held at 10 a.m. on
couple moved to Boardman Saturday, June 20, 2009
in 1985 where they made at the H eppner M asonic
their home. She loved to Cemetery.
cook but the most important
Sweeney Mortuary
thing in her life was her o f Heppner is in charge o f
family.
local arrangements.
She is survived by:
her husband. Matt Hughes L.E. “Ed” Dick
o f Boardm an; sons, Ken
L.E. “ E d” D ick,
M cC ullough Jr. and Ja 91, o f Heppner died Sun
son M cCullough, both o f day, June 14, 2009 in Mil-
Boardman; daughter, Misty waukie.
A m em orial ser
Bellamy of Boardman, Ve
nus Payne o f C ham ber- vice will be held 11 a.m.
sburg, PA, and M ichelle June 27, 2009 at the United
Youngblood o f Baltimore, Methodist Church in Hep
MD; bro th ers, M arshall pner. A complete obituary
Lytton o f Princewick, WV, will appear in next week’s
and Buddy Lytton of Seven Gazette-Times.
Sweeney Mortuary
Springs, NC; sisters, Er
nestine Bragg o f M yrtle of Heppner is in charge of
Beach, SC, and Jeanette arrangements.
Memorial service and dedication
to be held for Thomas Hughes
A memorial service
and dedication is planned
for June 27, 2009 at 6 p.m.
for T hom as J. H ughes.
Hughes died October 24,
2008 at 79 years o f age.
The se rv ic e and
d e d ic a tio n are p lan n e d
at the Kinzua Hills G olf
Course, follow ing a g olf
tournam ent in his honor.
All proceeds o f the tourna
ment will be contributed to
an education scholarship in
his name, for high school
students.
Mr. Hughes’teach
ing career included posi
tions in Heppner, Monroe,
and Fossil, before his retire
ment in Fossil. Besides his
membership in the Kinzua
G olf Club, he was also ac
tive in civic organizations
including the Heppner Elks,
Condon Elks, the Shriners,
the Free M asons and the
Eastern Star.
M em orial contri
butions may be made to the
FosSTTEducation Fund, P.O.
Box 26, Fossil, OR 97830,
or sent to K .R. Q ualls,
Acct. Rep., Bank of Eastern
Oregon, P.O. Box 39, Hep
pner, OR 97836.
To participate in
the golf tournament, contact
Brian Hughes at 541-998-
3802. The tournament con
sist o f four-person teams,
$1,000 in p rize m oney,
scramble format, with entry
fees o f $25 per person for
members, and $50 for non
members (which includes
green fees). The tournament
is scheduled to being at 8
a.m. on June 27.
lone Fire Department honors
Morgan for service
Marriages
Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has re
leased the follow ing report of marriage licenses issued:
-June 15: Derek William Campbell, 25, lone, and
Hazel Marie Martin, 19, Lee’s Summit, MO.
-June 15: Jacob Leon Kinsey, 30, Irrigon, and
Kathleen Ann Durfrey, 37, Irrigon.
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
"Where Friends M eet"
142 North Main
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June 21st M immi
Kenny Turner Mem orial
HoncsbMTMnuuKit @11:00 a. m
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Bill Rietmann (right) receives a plaque from lone Fire C hief
Virgil Morgan for his 20 years of service as chairman of the
hoard of directors for the lone Fire Department. A barbecue
dinner was well attended on Monday, June 8, to thank him.
-Contributed Photo
Elks Eye Injury Poster Contest
winners announced
Exalted Ruler Kelly Fox announees the Elks Eye
Injury Poster Contest w inners.
Karina Rios won first place. She will receive
a $100 savings bond. Sydney Qualls won second, and
Demitra Schmidt won third. Sydney and Demitra will
both receive a $50 savings bonds. Karina also won first
place in the northeast district were she competed against
nine other lodge winners. The primary purpose of the Elks
Eye Injury Poster Contest is to help prevent eye injuries
by educating young children with facts and examples
of injury prevention.