TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 29,2010
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Obituary
Obituary
Jeanne
Sandra Diane Wolfsen
M . Johnson
Jeanne M. Johnson, years were spent at a Bible
77, o f Lonerock,
tra in in g c e n te r in
d ie d W e d n es
southeast Portland.
day, D ecem ber
After Bible school,
22, 2010, at her
she attended Port
home. A memo
land State U niver
rial service was
sity for four years,
held on Wednes
majoring in second
day, D ecem ber
ary education. After
29, 2010, at the
leav in g PSU , she
Heppner Chris
worked at a Port
tian Church in Jeanne M.Johnson land credit bureau
H eppner, O r
until 1974, when
egon. A grave
she bought a telephone an
side service will be held 11 swering service, which she
a.m. Thursday, December owned and operated for the
30, 2010, at the Lonerock next 11 years.
Cemetery.
In 1979 she married
Mrs. Johnson was Don Johnson and the couple
born February 18, 1933, settled down in Lonerock in
during the depression at 1985. Following his death
M u lle n , N e b ra sk a , the she continued to live in the
daughter o f W illiam and small town for the remain
H elen Folk M ills. She der of her life, maintaining
attended grade school in a lively interest in family,
N orth P latte, N ebraska, friends, and her church.
until the age o f 10. In 1943,
Mrs. J o h n s o n
she and her family moved served on the L onerock
to Vancouver, Washington City C ouncil and was a
where her father was em m em ber o f the H eppner
ployed at the Kaiser ship Christian Church.
yards during the final years
She is survived by
o f World War II.
her children, Andrew Bee
After the war, her be, Aaron Beebe, andAletta
family bought property in Capes; and two sisters, Pat
Gresham to be near their Hill and Betty Kinsky.
fa v o rite p rea c h e r. She
M em orial contri
finished her basic educa butions may be made to the
tion there, graduating from Heppner Christian Church,
Gresham High School in P.O. Box 158, H eppner,
1951. Led by her Christian Oregon 97836.
spirit, she then journeyed to
Sweeney Mortuary
Ottumwa, Iowa, for the first o f Heppner is in charge of
o f four years o f Bible edu arrangements.
cation. The remaining three
The M orrow Soil
and W ater C onservation
District held their annual
conservation poster con
test en titled “C o n serv a
tion Habits=Healthy Habi
tats” with Morrow County
Schools. This year’s theme
again emphasized the im
portance of protecting and
m anaging our natural re
sources.
The first place win
ners o f the county contest
com peted in the Oregon
A sso c ia tio n o f C o n se r
vation D istrict contest in
October as follows: Demi
Schmidt, Heppner Elemen
tary School, Shanna Back-
man Irrigon Junior/Senior
High School, and Rebecca
Jepsen, lone School Dis
trict. Jepsen placed first in
the state competition and
will receive a $50 savings
bond from OACD and will
com pete on the national
level in February, 2010.
C o n te st w in n ers
in c lu d e the fo llo w in g :
second-third grade: first
place-Hayden John Qualls,
second place-Jaiden M a
honey, third place-D iana
Healy, all Heppner Elemen
tary School; fourth-sixth
grade: first place-D em i
Schm idt, second p lace-
Destiny Owens, third place-
Tim Gould, all Heppner El
ementary School; seventh-
ninth grade: first place-
Shanna Backman, second
p lace-Jen n ifer W orking,
Irrigon Junior/Senior High
School, third place-Julianne
Carlson, lone School Dis
trict; 10,h l2,h grade: first
place-Rebecca Jepsen, lone
S chool D istrict, second
place-A lo n d ra R am irez,
R iv ersid e Ju n io r/S e n io r
High School, third place-
S tephanie M edina, lone
School District.
Holly Rebekah
Lodge is hosting a New
Year’s Eve pinochle party
at the Lodge Hall in Lex
ington.
The cost is $6 per
person which will include
finger foods throughout the
evening. Players are invited
to bring finger foods. The
New Year will be celebrated
at midnight (Eastern Stan
dard Time). This is a non
alcohol party. Play begins
at 7 p.m. and takes the place
o f the January card party.
Merilee McDowell with the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District; second-third
grade winners: first place-Hayden John Qualls, second place-Jaiden Mahoney, third
place-Diana Healy; fourth-sixth grade winners: first place-Demi Schmidt, third place-Tim
Gould, second place-Destiny Owens.
10,h-12,k Grade: first place-Rebecca Jepsen 7th-9th grade: 3rd place-Julianne Carl-
fright), lone Schools, second place-Alondra son, lone Schools
Rameriz, Riverside Junior/Senior High School
(not pictured); third place-Stephanie Medina
(left), lone Schools.
Right photo: Seventh-ninth
grade winners (left to right):
first place-Shanna Back-
man, second place-Jennifer
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Rebekahs to host New
Year’s Eve pinochle party
Morrow County students shine in
conservation poster contest
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Sandra Diane Wolf- her life back. She has lived
sen passed away
the last three years
in Menifee, Ca.
to the fullest.
on December 22,
She was
2010, at the age
preceded in death by
of 67. Sandra was
both of her parents.
bom on December
Sandra is survived
17, 1943, to Jack
by her husband,
and Patricia Lee.
William Wolfsen of
She mar
lone, Oregon, two
ried William Allen
brothers, Tom Lee
Wolfsen on March
of Smith River, Cal
17, 1963. She
ifornia and David
worked as the Sandra Diane Wolfsen Lee of Hermiston,
head accountant
Oregon; a sister,
for the Seventh-day Adventist Linda Democko of Bradenton,
Church in Spokane, Washing CA; two daughters, Diane Os-
ton, until her retirement. She hane of Hermiston and Yvonne
was very active in her church Morter of lone, Oregon; four
and Pathfinder group. She grandchildren, Brittnee Des-
loved to travel, backpack, hike Bouillons of Hermiston, Beka
and bicycle.
DesBouillons of Spokane,
In 2003 she and her Washington, and Austin and
husband moved into a fifth MaLinda Morter o f lone,
wheel and began to RV full Oregon.
time. Many medical problems
A memorial service
and weight caused her disabil will be planned for the spring
ity. Three years ago she had in Spokane, Washington, and
gastric bypass and regained June 25 at the Oregon Coast.
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