TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 8,2009
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Kathleen Erin Lowe
H eppner
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William Tell-Modern Version
A Spray resident got his hair parted Sunday by
a .22 bullet and here’s the story a local physician, who
treated him for a three-inch scalp wound, got concern
ing the shooting:
The man had a bottle on his head which a
hunting partner was using as a target. The shot was a
little low with the result that the man received a crease
in his noggin.
Who fired the shot was not revealed.
Birth Announcement
Kaylee Grace Lavender - Jason and Tina Laven
der of Pflugerville, TX announce the birth of a daughter,
Kaylee Grace Lavender.
Kaylee was bom on June 12, 2009 at Austin
Medical Center. At birth she weighed six pounds, fifteen
ounces, and was 20 inches in length. She joins brothers,
Jackson, 5, and Cooper, 2, at home.
Grandparents are Ronnie and Sandra Lavender
of Austin, TX and Tony and Verina Schiller of Pfluger
ville, TX.
Great-grandparents are Wallace and Mamie Lav
ender of Waco, TX and Gladys Hall and the late Lloyd
Hall of Hewitt, TX and Marilyn Schiller and the late
Bob Schiller of Echo and Raymond and Norma French
of Heppner.
Potluck to be held at All
Saint’s Episcopal Church
A potluck lunch for church and community mem
bers to visit with the Rev. Janis Johnson will be held at
All Saint’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, July 12, after
the church service.
Those planning to attend are asked to bring a
main dish, salad or dessert.
For more information contact Cyde at 676-
5808.
Seventh Day Adventist
Church to hold VBS
Seventh Day Adventist Church will hold Vacation
Bible School July 20-25 from 6-8 p.m. for grades K-6.
The theme will be “Jesus’ Kids in the Kitchen.”
The kids will learn healthy cooking and eating. Partici
pants will make their own snack and all crafts will be made
with food. There will also be games and bible stories.
For more information call 676-5036.
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K a th le e n E rin
Lowe passed away on June
25,2009, after a long battle
with ovarian cancer.
Kathleen was bom
on July 16, 1957, in Pueb
lo, CO, the
daughter of
Dr. F r e d
e ric k an d
Retta Boyle.
As a child
K a th le e n
had the op Kathleen
Erin Lowe
portunity to
live in a va
riety o f states including
M assachusetts, Florida,
North Carolina, and Alaska.
Kathleen moved to Bend
w ith her family at the age of
10, and spent the rest of her
life in central and eastern
Oregon.
Kathleen attended
high school at Bend High
and graduated in 1975.
While there she was a mem
ber o f the cheerleading
squad and gymnastic team
qualifying for the state
gymnastic tournament as a
senior. She began her col
lege career at Central Or
egon Community College
and transferred to Oregon
Health Science University
to obtain her bachelors of
nursing in 1979. Kathleen
continued her nursing edu
cation graduating with a
M asters in Com m unity
Health Nursing in 1992,
and then a post-masters as
a Family Nurse Practitioner
in 1996.
In 1977, Kathleen
reconnected with Douglas
Lowe, a former Bend High
classmate who became the
love of her life. Kathleen
and Doug married on Au
gust 25, 1979, and lived in
Bend for two years where
Kathleen worked as a RN
at St. Charles Medical Cen
ter. In 1981, Kathleen and
Doug moved to Heppner
after purchasing Bucknam’s
Tavern. While in Heppner,
Kathleen worked as a RN at
Pioneer Hospital and then
later for Oregon Health
Science University.
Kathleen’s great
est love was always her
family. They enjoyed hunt
ing, fishing, camping, and
spending time together
outdoors. Kathleen was an
extraordinary mother and
she and Doug raised three
wonderful children, Travis
26, Trenton 24, and Caitlin
21 .
Kathleen had many
creative interests including
gardening, knitting, making
stain glass windows, ceram
ics, sewing, and quilting.
Kathleen enjoyed making
things for her family and
friends, and most recently
created exquisite quilts for
each of her children.
The profession of
nursing was a very im
portant part of Kathleen’s
life and she was most pas
sionate about her role as a
nursing instructor at both
O regon Health Science
University and Central Or
egon Community College.
Kathleen was respected by
her nursing students for her
ability to not only instruct
but to mentor and encour
age them in their develop
ment as nurses.
Kathleen was sur
rounded by her entire fam
ily at the time of her death,
which was her wish. She
leaves many friends and
family who will miss her
tremendously.
K a th l e e n w a s
preceded in death by her
brother, Kevin M ichael
Boyle; mother, Retta Mae
Boyle; grandfathers, Kin-
nie Haddock and Stanley
Fifield; grandmother, Grace
Fifield; and father-in-law.
Dee Lowe.
K athleen is sur
vived by: her husband,
Douglas Lowe; children,
T rav is L ow e, T renton
Lowe, and Caitlin Lowe;
father, Frederick Boyle; and
step-mother, Patricia Elliott
Boyle; brother, Keenan
Boyle; sister, Megan Boyle;
grandm other, G eraldine
Haddock; and mother-in-
law, Loretta Lowe.
A memorial service
will be held at 2 pm, on
Friday, July 10, 2009, at
Trinity Episcopal church in
downtown Bend.
Chuck “Charlie”
Hudson
Former Pendleton
resident Chuck “Charlie”
H udson, 80, o f O regon
-City died Saturday, June 27,
2009, in Oregon City.
Mr. Hudson was
bom November, 19, 1928,
in Pendleton to Lowell and
Mary Hudson. He gradu
ated from Pendleton High
School in 1946, and earned
a bachelor’s degree from
Lewis & Clark College in
Portland and a m aster’s
degree from Linfield Col
lege in McMinnville. He
married Eileen Senseney
in 1949 in Portland. He
served in the Army during
World War II in the Seventh
Calvary.
He ta u g h t and
coached in M ilton-Free-
The WCCC Ladies
held their 9-hole Invitation
al on Tuesday, June 30.
Thirty-four ladies
from Oregon and Wash
ington came out to enjoy
a day of golf and a salad
luncheon.
The winners for the
day’s play were:
Llow gross of the
field - Pat Edm undson,
WCCC, with a score of 34;
Low net of the field - Lu-
villa Sonstegard, WCCC,
with a net score of 25.
Other Winners
Canyon Lakes Golf
Club: Low Gross - Tie be
tween Helen Graham and
Enes Shonka; Low Net -
Marlene Shaw
C o lu m b ia P ark
G olf Club: Low Gross -
Crystal Freeman; Low Net
- Mary Brose
La G rande CC:
Low Gross - 1" Jean Trot
ter and 2nd Betty Hyde; Low
Net - 1*' Joan Staab, 2nd
Susan Snow; 3rd was a tie
between Judy Ackley, Steph
Messersmith, Carol Sum
mers, and Iva Wamess.
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Serving Heppner, Lexington t lone
W illard R ussell
Horton, 68, of Hermiston,
formerly of Heppner and
W a llo w a ,
died Friday,
M ay 15,
2009 at his
home.
Mr.
Horton
w as b o rn
in Wallowa Willard R.
Horton
on April 24,
1941, the son
of Cyril and Emma Hen
derson Horton. He joined
the United States Navy in
1959. After his honorable
discharge from the Navy
he worked in logging and
with heavy equipment. He
married Judy Ann Savage at
Lewiston Idaho in 1962.
He is survived by:
his wife, Judy Horton of
Hermiston; daughters, So
nya Edgemond of Weston,
Judy Marie Story also of
Weston, and Diana Teal
o f Hermiston; son, Wil
lard Russell Horton Jr. of
Wallowa; brother, Richard
Tri-Cities CC: Low
Gross - 1" Carol Harris;
Low Net - l*1 Marie Eu
banks
W illo w C re e k :
Low Gross - 1* was a tie
between Nancy Propheter
and Loa H eidem an; 2nd
Corol Mitchell; Low Net
- I 5', Jackie A llstott, 2nd
Peggy Fishbum, and 3rd,
Lorrene Montgomery
Special Events
Long Drive-Guest,
Steph Messersmith; Home,
Virginia Grant
K.P. 2 nd S hot -
Valby Lutheran to hold Sunday Senior Center
Menu
service at lone City Park
Valby L utheran
Church will hold its Sunday
service in the lone City Park
on July 12 beginning at 10
a.m. A brunch potluck will
follow. All members of the
community are cordially
invited.
There will be no
service at the church that
Sunday only.
On Sunday, July
19, worship at the church
will resume at its regular
time of 9 a.m. For more
information, contact Pas
tor Katy Anderson at 989-
8174.
A Celebration of Life for
MuMui'i D m
Willard R. Horton
Horton of Hermiston; sister,
Daphene Nytz of Hermis
ton; eight grandchildren;
and three great-grandchil
dren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; broth
ers, Warren Horton, and
Steve Horton; a nephew,
Cyril Horton.
A memorial grave
side service with military
honors will be held 12 noon,
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at
the Wallowa Cemetery in
Wallowa.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Mary L. Zinter
Mary L. Zinter, 88,
of lone died Friday, July 3,
2009 at her home.
She was born at
Newport, WA on May 20,
1921 the daughter of Barney
and Mildred
C arr Cain.
S h e w as
raised and
attended
s c h o o l in
Washington Mary L.
w here she Zinter
g ra d u a te d
from high
school. She married Sidney
C. Zinter on May 20, 1946
at Thompson Falls, MT.
The couple settled on the
Zinter Ranch at Gooseberry
near lone. He preceded her
in death in 1983.
Mrs. Zinter enjoyed
cooking, sewing, and gar
dening. She was a member
of the Christian Life Center
Church in Heppner.
She is survived by:
her son, Sid Zinter of lone;
daughter, Julie Kalegi of Se
attle, WA; brothers, Loren
Cain o f Kennewick, WA,
and Gary Cain of Modesto,
CA; sisters, Norma Storro
and Edith A dam s, both
o f Spokane, WA; and six
grandchildren.
Funeral services
for Mrs. Zinter will be held
at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July
11, 2009 at the Christian
Life Center in Heppner
with concluding service and
burial to follow at the Hep
pner Masonic Cemetery.
Memorial contri
butions may be made to
Pioneer M em orial H os
pice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner,
Oregon 97836 or to the
Christian Life Center Me
morial Fund, P.O. Box 145,
Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Over the Tee Cup 9-hole Invitational held
S a tu rd a y, A u g u st 2Qth
^
water, lone, Bend and at
C lackam as C om m unity
College. He was inducted
into the Lewis & Clark Hall
of Fame for the 1950 track
team, and into the North
west Athletic Directors Hall
of Fame. He won the first
eight-man football cham
pionship in 1960 in lone
and was a runner-up with
the 1961 boys’ basketball
team. He was the first ath
letic director at Clackamas
CC, where he started many
of the men’s and women’s
sports. He retired in 1986.
Mr. Hudson is sur
vived by: daughters, Patty
Rolen of The Dalles and
Joan Ferguson of Oregon
City; sons Jim Hudson of
N orth C arolina and A l
lan Hudson of Redmond;
brothers Ron Hudson of
Pendleton, Bob Hudson
o f Portland and Maurice
Hudson of Roseburg; and
two nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his wife Eileen
in 2004, and nephew Scott
Hudson.
A memorial service
will be held at 5 p.m. on
Thursday, July 9, at the new
Oregon City High School
auditorium, 19761 S. Bea
vercreek Road, O regon
City. There will be a buffet
following the service.
Memorial contri
butions may be sent to “The
Chuck Hudson Memorial
Athletic Fund” at Oregon
City High School.
George Gerald Davidson
will be Held Saturday, July IS, at 2 p.m.
la the lone City hrk
Willow Creek Bap
tist Church members will be
serving lunch on Wednes
day, July 15. The menu
will include cheeseburgers,
potato salad, coleslaw with
pineapple, three-bean salad,
and mixed melons.
Red Hat
Rowdies to meet
The Red Hat Row
dies will meet for a no-host
luncheon at Sweet Produc
tions on Thursday, July 16,
at noon. You do not have to
be a member of Red Hats
to attend.
Guest, Iva Wamess; Home,
Loa Heideman
Long Putt - Guest,
Crystal Freeman; Home,
Pat Edmundson
B irdie - H om e,
Jackie A llstott, Virginia
Grant, Lorrene Montgom
ery, Pat Edmundson
Chip-ins - Guests,
Susan Snow and M ary
Brose
July tee off time is
8 a.m.
Community
Bank hires new
teller
C helsea B ritt, a
Heppner
High School
graduate,
has jo in ed
the Commu
ni t y Bank
team as a
teller.
Chelsea Britt
Born and raised
in Lexington, she is the
daughter o f Rusty and
Kathy Britt.
Chelsea recently
graduated from Blue Moun
tain Community College
with an associates degree
in general studies.