TW O • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, August 4,2010
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Barbara A.
Freeland
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions.
David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher
Autumn M organ............................................................................................ Editor
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Stable of Youth adds
food and fun to the fair
Stable o f Youth
owner, Bobbette Lovgren,
will be hosting a variety of
carnival games throughout
the Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo.
Included will be
the Bouncy Castle, Strong
Man Contest, Wheel o f
Fortune, Pop Toss, and the
ever popular Gold Fish.
There will also be a daily
50/50 Bingo game at 4 p.m.
for all ages.
The Stable ofYouth
will be working in conjunc
tion with Howe’s About
Pizza to provide a conces
sion stand open each day
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. They
will have pizza wraps and
other tasty snacks available
for the public.
Also in coopera
tion with Freedom to Fire
light Books there will be
a children’s activity table
available each day from
11 -5 where coloring books,
puzzle pages, and movies
will be shown. Come check
out Sandy’s Adventures
Thursday through Sunday
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Each adventure will be new
throughout the week.
“We are very proud
to be hometown businesses
supporting the kids and the
fair,” stated Lovgren. “We
are wishing everyone a safe
and fun fair week and are
looking forward to seeing
you there.”
Boomerang Express YBS
to make stop in Heppner
Hop on board the
Boomerang Express as Va
cation Bible School takes a
train ride across the Land
Down Under. Willow Creek
Baptist Church will be host
ing Vacation Bible School
Monday through Friday
night, August 9-13, from
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the
Heppner City Park. There
will be Bible stories, crafts,
gam es and snacks. All
children in 1st- 6th grade are
welcome to attend.
As kids wind their
way through A ustralia,
they’ll discover the vast
ness o f G od’s love, and
they’ll learn that no matter
where they go or what they
do in life—it all comes back
to Jesus.
For more informa
tion contact Deana Price at»
676-5552.
Attention M orrow County School
District Employees and Oregon
Prescription Drug Program Clients
We are pleased to an n ou n ce
M u r r a y 's D rug is n o w able to
process your Rx claim s online
for the O D S -O P D P network!
Please call if you have any questions,
Thank you!
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GOOD LUCK
TO ALL
PARTICIPA N TS
& CONTESTANTS
AT THE 2010
M O RRO W COUNTY
FAIR 8r R O D E O
Barbara A. Free
land, longtime Arlington
re s id e n t,
o f P a sc o ,
Washington,
died on July
25, 2010 at
Kadlec Re
gional Med
ical Center
Barbara A.
in Richland, Freeland
WA at the
age o f 74
years, surrounded by her
family.
She was born on
March 25, 1936 in Farley,
IA, the youngest of thirteen
children to George and Ma
rie Clark Reed. She moved
from Iowa to Washington
State in 1947. She attended
elementary schools in Ya
kima and Wallula, graduat
ing from Columbia High in
1954. Barbara met Freddie
Freeland in 1952 and they
were married on September
4, 1954 in La Grande. They
later moved to Arlington
in 1963. She was the Ar
lington Elementary School
Secretary from 1973 until
she retired in 1999. Her 26
years was devoted to the
children and the staff, and
she loved them all. Barb
moved to Pasco, WA in
2005 to be near her family.
She was a devoted
mother and grandmother.
Among her many passions
were playing cards of any
kind, music (especially
country music), working in
her yard, and watching and
playing sports (never got
too old to play volleyball
and softball). She loved
traveling and attending
family events, and even
became a football fan due
to her great nephew.
She is survived by:
her daughters, Sharon Free
land of Pasco, WA, and Lori
Ashbeck and her husband
Corey of Benton City, WA;
grandchildren, Lacey Free
land, Steven Walker, and
Cassidi Ashbeck; sisters,
Joan Hasey of Vancouver,
WA, and Virginia Fynes of
Philadelphia, PA; brother,
John Reed; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Barb was preceded
in death by: her husband of
49 years Freddie Freeland
in 2003, her parents; broth
ers, Don, Al, William, Rob
ert, George Reed, and Lyle
Reed; and sisters, Miriam
Juergens, Dottie Friedman,
and Mae Louise “Totta”
Flaucher.
The family appre
ciates the medical staff at
Our Lady of Lourdes and
Kadlec Medical Center, es
pecially chaplains Janet and
Amy, and the critical care
specialist Steven Zanders
- our knight in shining ar-
mor who brought us peace
through this tragic time.
A funeral service
was held on Saturday,
July 31, 2010 at 3 p.m. at
the Arlington Methodist
Church. Burial followed at
the Arlington Cemetery in
Arlington.
Those who wish
may make contributions
in Barb’s memory to the
City of Arlington Memorial
fund directly or c/o Bums
M ortuary o f H erm iston
P.O. Box 289, Hermiston,
OR 97838.
The condolence
book can be signed at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com
Bums Mortuary of
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
Dallas Craber
Dallas Craber, 97,
of Heppner died Thursday,
July 29, 2010 at Willow
Creek Ter
race Assist
ed L iv in g
in Heppner.
A g ra v e
side service
was held at
11 a.m. on
M onday,
A u g u st 2, Dallas
Craber
2010 at the
Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
He was bom Janu
ary 7, 1913 in Hardman
the son o f John E. and
Maude M. Rice Craber. He
was raised and attended
school in Hardman, Hep
pner, Pendleton, as well
as several country schools
around Morrow County. He
graduated from The Dalles
High School in 1933. After
graduation he worked as a
linotype operator for The
Dalles Chronicle for several
months. He then moved
back to the Heppner area
and led six pack horses back
into the John Day country
taking supplies to three
bands o f sheep and their
herders. In 1937 he returned
to M orrow County and
purchased the Rice Home
stead near Hardman where
he raised wheat and sheep.
He continued ranching
throughout his life, own
ing ranches and mountain
property throughout Mor
row County. He remained
active in real estate.
On July 13, 1941
he married Marjorie May
Thomas at Hardman. After
he developed back trouble,
he decided to raise cattle
and bought the Instone
ranch near Little Butter
Creek outside of Heppner.
Over the years, he bought,
improved, and sold several
other ranches in the Hep
pner area.
Survivors include:
son, Donald Craber and his
wife Kaye o f Clarkston,
WA; sister, Creth Harris of
Heppner; grandsons, Russ
Craber and Greg Craber;
and three great-grandchil
dren.
He was preceded
in death by his wife Mar
jorie Craber, and brothers
Harold Craber and Gordon
Craber.
Memorial contri
butions may be made to
Willow Creek Terrace As
sisted Living, 400 Frank
Gilliam Drive, Heppner,
Oregon 97836
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Victor L Kreimeyer
Victor L Kreimey
er, 89, of Quincy, died Fri
day July 23, 2010.
He was bom Oc
tober 19, 1920 to Louis
and L o u
ise (Sailer)
K reim eyer
in the farm
h o u s e in
Geneva, IA.
He graduat
ed from Ge
neva High
S ch o o l in
19 3 8 . He
a tte n d e d
E lm h u rs t
College for
one year and
Victor
received his Kreimeyer
d e g re e in
F o re s try
from the Iowa State Col
lege in 1943. He married
Doreen Lewis in Texas in
1942. From the reserves
he was inducted into the
United States Army Air
Corp in 1943. As a B17
pilot, he flew 51 missions
from his base in Foggia,
Italy over enemy controlled
territory until February
1945. As a First Lieutenant
he returned to the states as a
pilot instructor. He finished
his bachelor’s degree on
the GI bill, and then moved
with his wife to eastern
Oregon where he began
his career with the U.S.
Forest Service as an assis
tant ranger in Enterprise.
He was then promoted as
district ranger at Wallowa,
then district ranger on the
Umatilla National Forest at
Heppner. In 1961 he moved
to Portland and served as
regional environm ental
education officer, and was
promoted to assistant re
gional information director.
Lastly, he was director of
information for the US For
est Service for the Pacific
Northwest Region o f Or
egon and Washington. He
retired December 1977.
In 1971, Vic, as
part o f the four couples
started Hyland Vineyards
out of McMinnville. They
packed water and supplies
Bank of Eastern Oregon collects school supplies
Bank o f Eastern
Oregon is once again of
fering its 12 branch lobbies
as diop off sites to collect
school supplies for local
elementary students.
Each year, BEO
employees join in the bank’s
efforts to collect these sup
plies for their community
schools. Each Bank o f
Eastern Oregon branch will
also offer a drawing for
backpacks filled with sup
plies for lucky students, in
Morrow County Health District
Will sponsor Free Sports Physicals at
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
For all Morrow County School
District Students
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Girls - Tuesday, August 17th
Boys - W ednesday, August 18th
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From 1:30 to 5 p.m .
Pioneer Memorial Clinic is located at
130 Thompson Ave., Heppner, O R 541-676-5504
L e s S c h w a b T ir e C e n t e r
124 North Main Street Heppner
_________ 541-676-9481_________*_
by hand and on their own
backs. This was at the be
ginning o f the vineyard
industry in Oregon.
Vic had many hob
bies which at one time or
another included photogra
phy, wood working, mar
quetry, gardening, music
(his bass voice was an ad
dition to many groups) and
finally, learning to play the
banjo and even building a
lovely banjo. He was open
to new ideas, deepened his
spiritual life by reading
many books, and had his
daily quiet time. He cooked
often for himself and Roxa.
He belonged to the First
Presbyterian Church in
Quincy, the local “Culture
Club” (great guys!), retired
foresters, and National As
sociation of Retired Federal
Employees.
He married Roxa
Peters on June 23, 1985 at
the farm in Quincy. They
lived at the vineyard in
McMinnville until moving
to the farm in 1991 and to
town in 2004.
His survivors in
clude: his wife, Roxa; his
children, Vicki Kreimeyer
o f Boise, ID, Greg and
Barbara Kreimeyer of Coos
Bay; four step-children,
Rex Peters of Cottonwood,
AZ, Bill Peters o f Port
Townsend, Hal Peters of
Redding, CA and Erin Pe
ters and Fran Ragsdale of
Chatfield, MN; five grand
children, Tai Kreimeyer and
Derek Stith, Hannah Peters
and Joe Padron, Roxa Jo
Peters, Gus Peters, and
Keely Peters; two great
grandchildren, Jazzlynn
Padron and Ian Stith; one
sister, Margaret Burmester
of Hampton, IA; and nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by: his parents;
his brother, John Kreimey
er; and by a sister, Della
Burkle.
The family is grate
ful for so many caring peo
ple including, his doctors
in Wenatchee and at the
Quincy hospital; the local
emergency room workers;
the EMTs; the entire Quin
cy Valley Hospital staff;
granddaughters Hannah and
Roxa Jo; our neighbors; the
people of our church;,Rev.
Rich; and to others who
have reached out to us.
Memorial services
were held at 2 p.m. on Sat
urday, July 31, at the First
Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers
memorials may be made to:
First Presbyterian Church,
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foun
dation, Reiman - Simmons
House, or Heifer Project or
charity of your choice.
addition to collecting sup
plies for their local schools
or ESD to distribute.
We welcome you
to jo in with your local
branch and celebrate the
spirit of your hometown ~
bring your school supply
donations to any branch of
Bank of Eastern Oregon.
If you have a grade school
student, please stop in, fill
out a raffle ticket and enter
for a chance to win a school
backpack for your student.
You do not have to be a
customer and no purchase
is necessary.
Community
Lunch Menu
H ope/V alby/A ll
Saints members will be
serving lunch on Wednes
day, August 11, at St. Pat-
rick’s Senior Center. The
menu will include pork
chops, mashed potatoes
and gravy, green beans,
applesauce, hot rolls, and
chocolate pie.