TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 14,2011
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Obituary
Obituary
Dorotha Barratt-Knecht
Randy Lee Phillips
Randy Lee Phillips
He is survived
died
Friday,
September 2, by his son, Lucas Phillips
M orrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned Weekly N ew spaper
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2011, at the Re
o f Hermiston, OR;
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Hermiston
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OR; brothers, Chris
Dnvid Sykes ........................................................................................... Publisher
He was
Phillips of Meridian,
Andrea Di Salvo..............................................................................................Editor
born February Randy L«c
ID, John Phillips of
All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m
8, 1964, at Bulls Phillips
Eagle, ID, and Benji
For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost lor a display ad is $5 per
oolumn inch Cost for classified ad is 50< per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to
Gap, Tennessee,
Phillips of Parma, ID;
100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch
to parents, Billy
Grandson,
Kevin Frost.
For PuWic/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for pub
Jack
and
Mary
Francis
He
was preceded
lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits
(Lowery) Phillips.
require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be
in death by his father, Billy
specified if required)
He attended grade Jack Phillips.
For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to
school
in
Tennessee until
A memorial gath
meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
the family moved to Parma, ering was held on Saturday,
or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space
for the obituary
Idaho, where he graduated September 10, at the OHV
For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor M UST be signed by the author The Heppner
from high school. On Oc Park in Heppner, Oregon.
GT 'Mil nut publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author s address and phone
tober 1, 1985, he married Disposition was by crema
n u m b * for use by the GT office The G T reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not
responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks Mil
Janella R. Townsend in tion. Burial of cremains
be placed m the classifieds under ‘ Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10.
Nyssa, Oregon. They later will take place in Meridian,
divorced. In 1989 he moved Idaho at a later date.
to Hermiston and worked at
A condolence book
Pioneer Implement Com at bumsmortuaryhermiston.
pany. In 2008 he moved to com is available for people
Heppner and worked at the to sign.
Willow Creek Golf Course.
Burns Mortuary
Randy enjoyed hunting, of Hermiston, Oregon is in
This year the Hep themes. Monday is “Neon fishing, camping, and riding care of arrangements.
pner High School Home Day”, Tuesday is “Super horses.
coming Week will fall on Hero Day”, Wednesday is
September 19 through 23. “Dress Your Class Hall
The football team will play way Era” where students
Enterprise on Friday night will represent their years Frances G.“Jerry” Healy Gronquist
for the homecoming game. in time, and Thursday will
Frances G.“Jerry” Range, and the couple was
The girls’ volleyball team follow the long tradition
will play Pilot Rock on of “Blue and Gold Day” to Healy Gronquist, 86, for married in 1943. Jerry and
get students excited for the merly of Boardman and Ray lived in Boardman
Thursday.
Pendleton, died Sunday, for many years and then
Tayllor Gould, upcoming games.
During the week September 11, 2011, at moved to Pendleton in 1962
Carrie Haguewood and
Natalie Rauch, Drew Bran there are a couple of events Quail Hollow Memory Care after the new John Day
non, Cody Orr and Camron that the community can Community in Richland,
Dam flooded the
Day were selected for the come and show their sup W a s h in g to n .
original town of
senior court. The junior port. Mud Tug-O-War has Funeral Mass
Boardman.
court members are Tes been replaced with Mud will be held 11
Jerry
sa Gould, Emma Osmin, Dodge ball, so everyone is a.m. Saturday,
loved animals,
Aidan Wright and Bryce invited come and enjoy the September 17,
antiques, lunch
Fowler. Pennant bearers fun in the mud at 7 p.m. at 2011, at St. Pat
with her friends,
are are Sallie Orem and Eli the rodeo arena followed by rick’s Catholic
but she consid
a bonfire.
Church in Hep
Petzoldt.
ered her home
Thursday the noise pner. A recep
With the Mustangs
and family her
Frances
G.
‘Jerry’
competing with two differ parade will begin at 2:15 tion will follow Gronquist
hobbies.
ent teams, the Executive p.m. and the class floats will the service with
S h e
Associated Student Body be stopping at the shamrock a graveside ser
is survived by
thought up of a theme that to motivate the streets of vice at Riverview Cemetery daughter; Karen Clough
totally revamped the Mus Heppner. Thursday night in Boardman beginning at of Heppner; sons, Dennis
tang homecoming spirit. the Mustang volleyball 2:30 p.m.
Gronquist of Arlington and
She was born at Colonel Keith Gronquist
This year the halls of Hep team will be facing off with
pner High will be covered Pilot Rock at home starting Heppner, Oregon on Sep (USAF Ret.) of Las Vegas;
with “Mustangs Through at 5 p.m. The football game tember 21,1924, the daugh six grandchildren and 11
the Years”. Each class will against Enterprise will be ter of Michael and Mary great-grandchildren.
Hughes Healy, children of
be in charge of covering Friday night at 7 p.m.
Her husband of 55
The Heppner Irish immigrants who set years preceded her in death
an era in history and using
their hallway as a symbol High School Student Body tled in Heppner. She spent in 1998.
hopes that the community her early youth in Heppner,
of that time.
Memorial contri
As the week moves will come out and support and later moved to Board- butions may be made to
on the students at HHS the events surrounding man with her parents where Alzheimer’s Association-
she graduated from Board- Oregon Chapter, 1650
will be dressing up in fun homecoming week.
man High School. After Naito Parkway Suite 190,
high school she worked at Portland, Oregon 97209, or
the Umatilla Army Ord to the hospice organization
nance Depot.
of the donor’s choice.
She met Ray Gron
Sweeney Mortuary
A celebration of Mary Wright’s 90th birthday quist, a young Army-Air of Heppner is in charge of
will be held on Saturday, October 1, from 2-5 p.m. at the Corps member assigned arrangements.
Cedar Creek Assisted Living Community, 15677 SW to the Boardman Bombing
Oregon Street, Sherwood, OR 97140. Appetizers and
cake will be served.
Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP to
Candye Parkin, 503-314-2006.
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Heppner High School
homecoming week Sept. 19-
23
Obituary
90th birthday party planned for
Mary Wright
Dorotha Barratt-
Knecht, longtime Oregon
State University booster and
co-founder of the Corvallis
Assistance League, died
o f natural causes
on Septem ber 8,
2011, in Corvallis,
Oregon.
A memorial
service is planned
for Saturday, Sep
tember 17, 2011 at
2 p.m. at the Church
of the Good Samari
tan.
Dorotha was bom
April 7, 1925, in Hepp
ner, Oregon. She was the
daughter of David Wilson,
a mercantile owner, and
Lucille Elder. She lettered
four years in tennis at Hep
pner High School and then
continued her education
at University of Oregon,
graduating with a bach
elor of science and nurs
ing degree in 1947. She
married her high school
sweetheart, James Barratt,
Jr., on June 16, 1946. The
two were married for over
50 years until his death in
1998. They spent 25 years
involved with OSU while
Jim was employed as ath
letic director. Together, they
supported countless stu
dent athletes through their
involvement with Oregon
State University and their
establishment of a scholar
ship fund for athletics.
She enjoyed travel
ing all over the world, while
being managing partners of
Away Travel and owners of
Jim Barratt Tours for nine
years.
Dorotha married
Ed Knecht in 1999.
They shared enthu
siasm for Oregon
State University
athletics. She val
ued and enjoyed
all sports and was
an avid ten n is
Kaechl
player and golfer.
Her time was spent
with the Red Hat Society,
Assistance League, Birth
day Girl Clubs and Bridge
Club Marathons. She loved
the outdoors. She was most
proud of her role as a moth
er, finding it important to
give her children love and
care. She valued happiness
in relationships, her profes-
sional accomplishments
and providing for others.
S u r v iv o r s i n
clude: her husband Ed
ward Knecht; daughters
Brenda Kerber and Ja
net King; grandchildren,
Shannon Altenhofen, Ali
Cammelletti, David Ker
ber, and Katy Curtis; and
great
grandchild Emma Alten
hofen.
The family requests
that in lieu of flowers, dona
tions may be made to the
Jim and Dorotha Barratt
Scholarship Fund in care of
the OSU Foundation at 850
SW 35th Street, Corvallis,
Oregon 97333.
Neighborhood Center helps
meet needs in the community
The Neighborhood
Center is a nonprofit orga
nization that is available to
assist/supplement needs in
our community. The center
provides food baskets to
anyone with limited re
sources, including seniors
meeting federal guidelines.
The center receives donated
items from the community
and then makes those items
accessible back to the com
munity.
All donated items
that are available are new
or gently used, and may be
purchased for a minimal
fee. These funds are used to
cover operating expenses of
the center.
Merchandise that
is presently available is a
variety of formal dresses/
suits (homecoming) house
wares, bedding, shoes,
paperback/books, sweats,
hooded sweatshirts, blous
es, shirts, dresses, coats
and many miscellaneous
articles.
“Inventory changes
daily so drop by frequently
and check out what is new
at the center,” said a spokes
person. :”e will be starting
our new promotion, a 25
cent rack, beginning Thurs
day, September 22.
The Neighborhood
Center is open Monday-
Thursday from 8 a.m. to
noon and 1-4 p.m.
lone Community Church
begins new Sunday school year
3rd ANNUAL ©
lone Education Foundation
Fundraising Dinner & Auction
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Social Hour: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
Location: lone American
Legion Hall
Ticket Prices:
Adults:
$25.00
Children 7-12:
$ 10.00
Children 6 and
under: Free
Prime Rib, Salmon, Salad,
Baked Potato, Bread, Dessert.
Two drinks included with meal
(beer, wine, soft drinks).
Tickets available at Bank of Eastern Oregon
or Reserved by calling 541422-7435
Live Auction and Raffle Items
Musical performances by
lone Community School Music Department
Dlnnar Mtnu:
SEPTEMBER 24th ~ 3:00pm to 9:00pm
B O ARDM AN M A R IN A PARK
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BÜ16
THE SHADES-CLASSIC ROCK
EBBE
Photo by Erin Heideman
D J-Y O U R W A Y S O U N D & LIG H T S
C L A S S IC C A R S H O W
At the door $25
Catered by: Judy Scott's Chuck Wagon
M utt be 21 to attend
Information o r Tickets 541-481-3014
Sponsored by: Boardman Chamber o f Com m erce &
©
Kiwanis Club of Boardman
:
The lone Community Church has begun its new
Sunday school year. All children ages preschool through
fifth grade are welcomed every Sunday morning at 9:45
a.m. for an hour of stories and crafts. Pictured (left to
right) are: Liam Heideman, Jake Heideman, Austin
Morter, MaLinda Morter, Eva Martin and Lily Reid.
Teacher volunteers to start the year are Betty Rietmann
and Janna Vandenbrink.
Morrow County Public Works
M S IV Hwy 74. P O B ot 42S U n n i» * OR 97B39
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Lots of Colors!
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