TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27,2011
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Gertrude Ida Pettyjohn
Graves Webb
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Matheny, Pahl plan July wedding
Bettie A. Doherty
Former Pendleton years. They raised four
resident Gertrude Ida Pet children together. Shelby
tyjohn Graves Webb went preceded her in death on
to be with the Lord on April April 18, 1983.
She married Ste
22, 2011 in Arizona. She
phen E. Webb on February
was 102 years old.
A graveside funeral 14, 1988; he preceded her
service will be conducted at in death on September 13,
2 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2005.
2011 at Olney Cemetery in
She was also pre
Pendleton. A reception will ceded in death by three
follow.
of her children: Marjorie
Gertrude enjoyed Taylor on November 16,
being a grandmother and 2000; Pauline Jensen on
great-grandmother. She was November 18, 2007 and
a lady of great faith, and Fred Graves on April 18,
it was not unusual to find 2010. Also preceding her in
her reading her Bible and death were her siblings: Ha
praying. For many, many zel Hynd; Earl Pettyjohn;
years her family depended Claude Pettyjohn and Clyde
on her direct line to heaven Pettyjohn.
and communication
She
is
with God.
survived by: her
G e r tr u d e
youngest son, Da
celebrated her 102nd
vid G raves, and
birthday on Febru
wife, Betty, of Mar
ary 17, 2011. She
icopa, AZ; brother,
was bom in Silt, CO Gertrude Ida Jam es P ettyjohn
in 1909. She was the Pettyjohn
and wife, Lola Ann,
eldest of seven chil Graves
o f M cNary, OR;
Webb
dren born to Fred
ten grandchildren;
and Lora Pettyjohn.
num erous g re a t
Gertrude was raised most grandchildren, great-great-
of her life in the lone and grandchildren and many
Heppner areas.
nieces and nephews.
She married Shelby
Read the full obitu
E. Graves on May 11,1928. ary and sign the online
They were ministers of the guestbook at www.bums-
gospel for the Assembly mortuary.com. Bums Mor
of God church in the East tuary of Pendleton is in
ern Oregon area for many charge of arrangements.
Birth Announcement
Stefan Matheny and Chelsea Pahl.
Brodie Sul
livan Ogden-Jarrod
and Alison Ogden of
lone announce the
birth of a son, Bro
die Sullivan Ogden,
bom April 1, 2011 at
OHSU in Portland.
He w eighed nine
pounds, 11 ounces
and m easu red 21
inches long.
Brodie jo in s
big sisters Grace, 7,
and Isabelle and Ol
ivia, 2.
G ra n d p a r
ents are Brian and
Larry Lutcher will be the speaker for the Hep Lorie S ullivan o f
pner Chamber of Commerce’s lunch meeting Thursday, lone, and Jim and
April 28 at noon at Heppner City Hall. Murray Drugs Deanna Ogden o f
Willits, CA.
will cater the lunch.
Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by
South Morrow
Wednesday morning of each week.
Chelsea Maxwell
Pahl and Stefan Patrick
Matheny announce their
engagement.
C h e ls e a is th e
daughter of Rod and Shelley
Pahl of Pendleton. Stefan is
the son of Dave and Patty
Matheny of Lexington.
C h e lse a g ra d u
ated from Pendleton High
School in 2003 and from
Western Oregon Univer-
sity in 2008. She is an el
ementary school teacher in
Hermiston.
Stefan is a 2002
graduate of Heppner High
School and a 2006 gradu
ate o f Linfield College.
He works for River Point
Farms in Hermiston.
The couple will
wed July 23,2011 at 6 p.m.
in Heppner.
Mara Linn Young
Lutcher to speak at Chamber
lunch meeting
Brodie Sullivan Ogden
ministerial associa
tion plans day of prayer observance
The South Morrow County Ministerial Associa
tion will observe the National Day of Prayer on Thursday,
May 5 at the Heritage Park Plaza beginning at noon.
Everyone in the community is welcome to participate.
I onb TVS boot • Sxnjuxr, Ana 3<hv, 2011
Registration starts at 8:30 am
Proceeds help fund the 4th of July fireworks,
children’s games, prizes, and free swimming.
Community Lunch Menu
There will be karaoke at Back 2 Beecher’s
on Saturday, April 30th beginning at
9:30pm with Matt Howard as host.
Come enjoy the day and night in lone!
For more info contact Brandi Orem at 541 -541 -989-9808
,
Lunch on Wednesday, May 4 at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center will include scrambled eggs; ham, bacon
or sausage; hash browns; stewed apples; biscuits and
gravy; tomato juice and cinnamon rolls. Menu is subject
to change.
._____________ Kinzua lunch
held
Lots of aim
Lots of colors
Free 0notes!
The Heppner
Gazette 676-9228
She and Philip nev
Bettie Annie Do
herty, 83, formerly of Hep er had children, but enjoyed
pner, died Saturday, April their nieces and nephews,
23, 2011 at thtj Fountain’s and the children of friends
Adult Foster Home in Ir- and neighbors.
rigon, OR. Memorial Fu
They w ere both
neral Mass will be held 12 members o f St. Patrick’s
p.m. Wednesday, April 27, Catholic Church in Hep
pner. Bettie taught
2011 at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church in
Catechism class
Heppner. R ecita
es and made First
Holy Communion
tion o f the Holy
Rosary will be held
plaques for the chil
at 11 a.m. at St. Pat
dren of St. Patrick’s
Bettie A.
rick’s.
church in Heppner
and St. W illiam’s
B e ttie A. Doherty
Doherty was born
Catholic church in
January 8, 1928 in
lone. She was also a
Brooklyn, NY, the daughter member of the Soroptimist
of John W. and Neilsine Club and the Garden Club.
Christensen Rasmussen,
B e ttie e n te r e d
both from Denmark. She cross-stitch items and flow
had an older brother, John ers in the Morrow County
Jr.; a twin sister, Helen Gil Fair and was proud of her
lette; and younger brothers, ribbons. She also collect
Henry and Paul. Her family ed pencil sharpeners and
moved to Milton-Free water dolls.
when Bettie was nine years
Survivors include:
old, where she attended her twin sister, Helen Gil
school and graduated from lette; several nieces dnd
high school.
nephews; and sister-in-laws
She attended the Mary Frances Doherty, Ve
Good Samaritan Hospital ronica Campbell and Patti
School of Nursing in Port Carroz.
land and became a regis
She was preceded
tered nurse. She returned in death by: husband, Philip;
to Pendleton and worked at parents and her brothers.
St. Anthony’s Hospital for
Memorial contri
many years.
butions may be made to St.
On January 8,1955 Patrick’s Catholic Church,
she married Philip Doherty PO Box 633, Heppner, OR
at Pendleton. They lived in 97836 or to Pioneer Memo
Hermiston for a while and rial Hospice, PO Box 9,
then moved to Heppner. Heppner, OR 97836.
She worked at Pioneer Me
Sweeney Mortuary
morial Hospital, the Hep of Heppner is in charge of
pner Forest Service office arrangements.
and at Heppner TV.
Mara Linn Young,
58, formerly of Heppner,
died Sunday, April 10,2011
at the Oregon Health Sci
ences University Hospital
in Portland. A memorial
service will be held at 2
p.m. Saturday, May 14,
2011 at the Fossil Fellow
ship Church.
She was bom Oc
tober 18, 1952 at Grants
Pass, the daughter of Elmer
Lester and Adelle Smith
Raber. She attended school
in Eagle Point. She later
moved to Fossil, where
she worked in home health
and was an EMT for many
years.
In 1996 she started
school at Blue Mountain
Community College, gradu
ating in 2000 as a registered
nurse.
She m et B ruce
Young early in 1996, and
the couple married on Au
gust 29, 1998 at Farewell
Bend State Park.
Mara worked as a
nurse at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner for
many years, before mov
ing to Helix in 2010. She
then began working at Wil-
lowbrook Terrace in Pend
leton.
She enjoyed fishing
on the Snake River, hunt
ing, and especially enjoyed
her yard and garden.
Survivors include:
her husband, Bruce Young
o f Helix; mother, Adelle
Raber of Fossil and brother,
Michael Raber o f Eagle
Point, OR. She was pre
ceded in death by her father,
Les Raber, in 2006.
Memorial contri
butions may be made to
Willowbrook Terrace, 707
SW 37th, Pendleton, OR
97801.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
lone’s annual TV shoot scheduled
lone’s 1 l lh annual
TV shoot will be on Sat
urday, April 30 at Frank
and Joe Halvorsen’s farm,
located at 64686 Halvorsen
Lane, lone, about 7 miles
out of lone. Registration
will be held from 8:30 am
to 9:30am. The fee is $20
per person per shot. There
are three classes with a
$100 prize awarded for
each class. All proceeds
will be used to fund chil
dren’s games, prizes and
free swimming for lone’s
4th o f July Celebration.
Proceeds also help fund the
fireworks celebration.
Pat Schmidt and
Jeff Thompson of Allison
Carey Gunworks of Port
land will be in charge of the
free clay pigeon shoot. Kids
are invited to this event. Bill
Breshears of B&B BBQ of
Gresham will be serving
food. Coffee, juice, and pas
tries will be offered earlier
in the day. Lunch is $8 for
adults and $4 for children.
C o n ta ct Brandi
Orem at 541-989-9808 for
more information.
The Kinzua lunch
group met at Prineville on
April 22. In attendance
were Mary Bryant, Bonnie
Campbell, Mary McClain,
Sheridan Ledford, Tom
Ledford, John and Midge
Geer, Bob and Peggy Nel
son, Ada and Ernie Schell,
Bob and MaryLee Britta,
and OL and Jean Ann Ad
ams and son Tim.
The group’s next
lunch will May 20 at 11:30
a.m. at Service Creek. There
will be no lunch in June, as Bellamy in stable condition
that is the month o f the
Travis Bellamy continues to be in stable condition
Kinzua Reunion. The re following a car accident on Friday, April 15 near Bend.
union will be held Saturday,
A bank account has been set up at the Bank of
June 18.
Eastern Oregon to help cover medical costs since Bellamy
had no insurance. Donation collection sites have also been
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set up at participating Heppner businesses.
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