TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, August 19,2009
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Obituaries
Florence Beatrice
Re Wright
respect they had always
shown her. She was really
Florence Beatrice close to her sister-in-law
Re Wright, 85, of Herm- Beverly and brother-in-law
U.S.P.S. 240-420
iston, passed away at her Albert. Florence resided in
Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Arlington until 1996
home
on Friday,
P ub lished w eekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffice at Heppner.
August
7,
2009.
when they moved
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O ffice at 188 W W illo w Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228 F a x (541) 676-9211
to Hermiston to be
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closer to their fam
was born in The
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ily. They had a Shih-
Dalles on Septem
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John
McNeal
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years of enjoyment.
and Dorothy Bea Florence
Beatrice Ke
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They spoiled and
trice Cavanaugh. Wright
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Also welcoming
loved it to no end.
column inch Cost for classified ad is 50$ per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to
They
enjoyed gar
her
into
this
world
100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch
was her oldest brother, dening, bird watching, bird-
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lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits
William “ Bill” McNeal. house building, camping,
require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be
Her
mother later married fishing, anything outdoors,
specified if required).
John “Gramps” Kittson, and spending time with
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meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
who would become one of their families. They were
or who wish to have the obituary wntten in a certain way must purchase advertising space
the most influential men in the Park Host at Anson
for the obituary
Wright Park for a year. Flor
her life.
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Florence grew up ence loved to sew and she
number for use by the G T office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The G T is not
in The Dalles and married sewed for all her grand and
responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters A ny letters expressing thanks will
Emilio Curtis Re in 1939. great-grandchildren. She
be placed in the classifieds under ‘Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10.
They had two children, their was an amazing cook and
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dren continued on to have cookie jar”.
families of their own. John
Her grandchildren
has three children, Mark, continued on in their par
Dean, and Rona. Peggy ents footsteps with families
Juan
has five children, Steven, o f their own. Steven has
Sebastian Tel-
Sharra, Shawna, Robin and three daughters, Stephanie,
le c h e a - Jim
Ryan. She loved being a Tessa, and Tara. Sharra has a
T ellechea and
grandma and it showed in daughter, Shawnda. Shawna
Ingrid Montene
her grandchildren’s eyes, has three daughters, Lacee,
gro w elcom ed
they lit up whenever they Leiha, and Kendra. Robin
were with their grandpar has two children, Ashley,
their first son,
ents. Florence took them and Jordan. Ryan has one
Juan Sebastian
camping,
fishing, huckle daughter Madison. Mark
Tellechea, born
berry
picking,
to the coast, has two children, Katie and
August 12, 2009
Crater Lake, and just spent David. Dean and (Susie)
in Panama City,
quality time together.
have a daughter, Jessica.
Panama.
In 1970 her hus Rona and (Marty) have two
Juan Sebastian Tellechea
At birth
band, Emilio preceded her Sons, Tanner and Colter.
he weighed eight
in death. She later met and Florence is also survived
pounds, six ounces and was 20 inches in length.
married William “Clayton” by her two half-sisters, Jody
Paternal grandparents are Kathy Tellechea from Wright in 1978. Marrying (McNeal) Cochenour and
Clayton brought more love Mametta (McNeal) Tobias
Lexington, OR and the late Juan Antonio Tellechea.
Maternal grandparents are Homero Ivan Monte and friendship into her life, and half-brother John Mc
the Wright family of Hep Neal and an aunt, Francis
negro and Martha Munoz from Panama City, Panama.
pner. They have all loved (Kirschner) Kentner.
her from the beginning
Earlier this year in
and were there for her in April, she lost her beloved
the end. She was always husband Clayton, who was
grateful for the love and 89, and had been fighting
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Friday Nights Specials
August 21st
August 28th
Kansas farmers tour
Morrow County farm
Chicken Enchiladas
Western Burgers
Rice & Beans
Fries & Salad
Saturday Night* Full Menu
Claudia Ramirez will be preparing German Dishes
as well as Ethnic and Eastern Oregon favorites
beginning in September. Come join other members,
family and friends at yourElhs club.
Morrow County farmers welcomed Barry Flinchbaugh and
his group of farmers from Kansas to the Mader-Rust Farm
last Tuesday. During the brief stopover, everyone enjoyed re
freshments provided by Anne Morter and a tour of the wind
turbines on location by project manager Carey Hungerford of
John Deere Wind Energy. The Kansas farmers were passing
through the area in hopes of seeing as much harvest in the
Pacific NW as they could. They were headed on to Idaho and
Washington. -ContributedPhoto
Fundraisers being held for
Irrigon Children’s Park
A COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS
YOU & I FRAMING & GALLERY
A U G U S T 6T H -SE P T E M B E R 2 N D
414 West First Avenue, Kennewick WA 99336
Monday-Fnday 10 AM-5 PM & Saturday 10 AM-2 PM
The Irrigon Chil
dren's Park Committee has
been approved for a grant
from the Oregon State Parks
and Recreation. The com
mittee is now raising money
for the match that they must
come up with. Donations
have already been received
but more money still needs
to be raised. The committee
will be doing this through
fundraisers and more dona
tions.
The first fundraiser
is an Irrigon cookbook. This
book is comprised of reci
pes from residents of Irri
gon. The cost is $7.50. The
second fundraiser is a chess
set raffle. It is a Civil War
chess set and tickets are $5
each. The drawing for the
Chess Set will be held in
September during the Park
Dedication Ceremony.
The Ch i l d r e n ' s
Park will be a one of a kind
park in the region. Not only
is it ADA compliant, but the
park will be ADA usable.
What this means is, the
park will have equipment
that disabled children of
all abilities will be able to
use, not just sit back and
watch and listen to the other
children play. The park will
be located right next to the
Don Baxter Skate Park, so
there will be activities for
children of all ages and
abilities.
The park will be
a community build, so all
volunteers are welcome.
Keep in mind, this park
will not simply benefit the
children of irrigon, it will
benefit children from all
the surrounding communi
ties because of its special
equipment.
Any donations of
money or equipment will
be recognized with a plaque
engraving.
To donate money
or equipment, purchase a
cookbook, or buy a ticket
for the Chess Set raffle call
Amy Sandy at 922-2361 or
Irrigon City Hall at 922-
3047.
his own illnesses and caring
for her at the same tine. He
loved all of us just as much
as she did. They were the
greatest grandparents, and
great-grandparents, a child
could ever wish for.
Florence, was one
of the most amazing kind
hearted person that any
one has ever known. She
never had anything ill to say
about anyone. She listened
when no one else would
and always gave her honest
opinion without judgment.
She stood for one thing and
that was family. To some,
she was Florence, she was
grandma grandma to the
grandchildren, she was
granny or Grandma Clayton
to her great grandchildren.
D isposition was
by cremation. Inurnment
of cremains will be at the
Arlington Cemetery.
Memorial contri
butions may be made to
the Arlington Cem etery
District.
A Celebration o f
Life potluck will be held
on Saturday, August 29,
2009 at 2 p.m. at the River
front Park in Arlington and
a private family celebra
tion of life will be held on
September 6, 2009 at her
daughter’s home in Herm
iston.
Bums Mortuary of
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
Elmer A. Heath
Elmer A. Heath the
last of nine
children,
died Thurs
day, August
13, 2009 in
Heppner at
the home of
his niece.
, H e
Heath
w as b o r n
O ctober 8,
1920 at Jetmore, KS the son
of William Alfred “Fred”
and Harriett Ethel Sheeks
Heath. He was raised and
attended school in Jetmore
where he graduated from
high school. After gradua
tion he entered the United
States Army and served
during World War II with
five of his brothers. Follow
ing an honorable discharge
from the Army he moved
to Oregon. He purchased a
dairy on Rhea Creek near
Heppner. In March of 1965
he married Betty Hughes,
and the couple raised one
daughter. They later di
vorced. Elmer also worked
for Kinzua Lumber Mill in
Heppner until his retire
ment in 1983.
He enjoyed hunt
ing, bowling, square danc
ing, and w atching high
school sports. One of his
favorite passions was fish
ing. He had owned and
operated the bowling alley
in Heppner for a number
of years.
He was a member
of the American Legion and
the Woodworkers Union.
Survivors include:
his daughter Betsy Heath of
Hermiston; grandchildren
Ashley Barnes, Bo Brawse,
and Brianna Brawse; great-
grandson; Cameron Barnes;
stepsons, Mickey Kindle of
Heppner and Bob Kindle of
New Mexico; stepdaughter,
Sherri Romane o f M is
souri; and several nieces
and nephews.
A memorial grave
side service with military
honors will be held for Mr.
Heath at 10 a.m. Thursday,
August 20, at the Heppner
Mastinic Cemetery.
Memorial contri
butions may be made to
Pioneer M emorial Hos
pice, PO Box 9, Heppner,
Oregon 97836 or to the
Heppner Booster Club, PO
Box 917, Heppner, Oregon
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Smithsonian “America’s Art”
Program Set at Heppner Aug. 27
Live from Wash
ington, D.C., an interactive
videoconference program
for area residents from the
Smithsonian American Art
Museum (SAAM) will be
held in Heppner on Thurs
day, August 27.
The 50-minute pro
gram is open to persons of
all ages and will begin at
noon at the Heppner public
library, 444 N. Main St.
Educators from the
Smithsonian museum in
Washington, D.C. will fea
ture art treasures in our na
tional collection and discuss
pieces of art that they will
show to area residents.
Attendees will be
able to view art in several
formats from the national
museum and will be able
to talk directly with SAAM
staff via live time, two-way
videoconferencing.
“This program will
allow East Oregonians to
trace Am erica’s heritage
through artists’ eyes, with
particular emphasis on our
relationship to the land,”
said Sherwood Dowling,
SAAM distance learning
manager.
“From sea to shin-
ing sea, from wilderness to
urban centers, we’ll explore
the social, political and
technological innovations
that have profoundly af
fected American life and
art.”
The program is
sponsored by the Oregon
Trail Library District and
Libraries of Eastern Oregon
(LEO) in partnership with
the Smithsonian through a
regional LEO project called
“A Sense of Place,” which
presents free public pro
grams in the arts, sciences
and humanities.
The regional proj
ect is funded by the Institute
for Museum and Library
Services (IM LS), which
strengthens collaboration
between museums and li
braries and works to in
crease cultural understand
ing of these institutions.
For more informa
tion, contact library district
director Marsha Richmond
at 541-481-3365 or LEO
director Lyn Craig at 541 -
763-2355. SAAM’s website
is www.americanart.si.edu
and IMLS can be viewed
at www.imls.gov.
Marriages
Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has re
leased the following report of marriage licenses issued:
-August 11: Daniel Lee Smith, 25, Irrigon, and
Mary Andrina Brock, 24, Irrigon.
Justice Court Report
Judge Charlotte Gray, Heppner Justice Court, has
released the following report:
-Hayden Shane Blair, 17, Vale, Driving While
Suspended Violation, $429 fine.
-William A. Parker, 46, Bend, Driving While
Suspended Violation, $429 fine.
-Chuck Ephrem, 36, Eagle, ID, Driving While
Suspended Violation, $511 fine.
-Jason Lee Hanna, 34, Eugene, Failure to Use
Seatbelt, $124 fine.
-Christi L. Taylor, 29, Heppner, Failure to Use
Seatbelt, $124 fine.