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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post ( Ithce at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228 l ax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: editor<t rapidserse.net or david « rapidserve. net Web site www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P.O. Box 437. Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older), $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes ........................................................................................... Publisher Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost lor a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50? per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. 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The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author s address and phone number for use by the G T office The G T reserves the right to edit letters The G T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10 ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette l imes will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide y our address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks” at a cost of $ 10. Heppner looks great The Heppner Chamber of Commerce is pleased to note that everyone has been pitching in to pick up litter in town and on the entries to town in anticipation of the St. Patrick’s Celebration. Heppner looks great. Also, the City of Heppner has been doing a good job on sweeping and cleaning the streets and gutters. One of the benefits of the CHIP program is that, as people do their walks for health, they are picking up any litter they see. The entries to town are being picked by the Li ons, the county employees association, the Bank of EO employees, and the elementary school staff. Good job everyone. John Edniundson Heppner Chamber of Commerce ODOT Litter Pickup Coordinator Com m unity lunch menu St. Patrick’s Catholic Church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, March 21 at St. Patrick’s Se nior Center. The meal will include hot turkey sandwiches, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberry salad and pumpkin pie. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. C ome see ALL THE "G reens " -D e c o ra tio n s -Long sleeve shirts Y o t / f * S r -Parade -D ress-up -P a rty I te m s / r * -S h irt s r -S w e a tsh irts ST. PATRICK'S WEEKEND HOURS Friday 16th - 7 :3 0 am - 7 :0 0 pm Saturday 17th - 7 :3 0 am - 6 :0 0 pm Sunday 18th - 1 0 :0 0 am - 1:00 pm La Verne Justus Matteson L aV erne Ju stu s Matteson, 82, o f Prairie C ity, OR passed away March 3, 2012 at Blue Mountain. Nursing Home. No services are planned at this time. Vern was bom July 11,1029 to Elmer and Mar tha (Law son) Matteson near Monument, OR. He lived most of his life in the Mon ument area, and also on the Oregon coast. As a young man, he worked near lone, driving logging trucks and w orking various other jobs. Vem married Grace Hunt; the couple later divorced, but had three children from the union. He was preceded in death by: his parents; brother. Dale Matteson and sister, Doris Kingman. He is survived by: daughter, Martha Rosen- stiel of Post Falls, ID; son, Ralph Matteson o f Reno, NV; daughter, Nomia Cox of Monument; sister, Jes sie Scott of Heppner; eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Driskill Memorial Chapel is in charge of ar rangements. Patricia Kenny Erwin Patricia Ann Er was always very involved win, 84. died Saturday, in the Catholic Church. March 10. 2012 in Most recently, she Clackamas, OR. A was a member of visitation will be C h rist the King from noon to 6 p.m. Catholic Church in Milwaukie. Patri on Thursday, March 15, at Stehn Family cia loved her fam Chapels Milwaukie ily and her Irish Tribute Center, Mil Patricia heritage. waukie. OR, fol Kenny Erwin She is sur lowed by a Reci vived by: her chil tation of the Holy dren, Molly Erwin Rosary at 7 p.m. A Mass of of Portland. Marge (Jeff) Christian Burial will be 11 Erwin of West Linn, Mary a.m. on Friday, March 16, (G eorge) O 'D onnell o f at Christ the King Catholic Clackamas, Matthew (Ja Church in Milwaukie, with net) Erwin of Beaverton. private internment to be Mark (Jennifer) Erwin of held at Willamette National Sherwood and Martha But Cemetery. ton o f Portland; brother, Patricia was born Billy Kenny of Heppner September 6, 1927 in Hep and ten grandchildren. pner to John and Bridget She was preceded Kenny. She graduated from in death by her husband, St. Joseph Academ y in Charles, in 1993. Pendleton, OR. On January Those wishing may 8. 1949 she married C’harles contribute in her memory to Erwin in Pendleton. Patricia the Oregon/S W Washington was employ ed for 20 years Juvenile Diabetes Research as the dean’s secretary at Foundation in care of Stehn Blue Mountain Community Family Chapels Milwaukie College in Pendleton. Tribute Center, 2906 SE She was a member Harrison Street, Milwaukie, of Saint Francis Catholic OR 97222. Church in Sherwood, OR. Stehn Family Cha She enjoyed volunteering at pels is in charge of arrange Meridian Park Hospital and ment. 3rd hall of fame for lone High School The lone Booster Club is now accepting nom inations for its third annual lone High School Hall of Fame. D ean R obinson was the force behind the Hall o f Fame. The Hall o f Fame is to honor out standing individuals who, through their exceptional achievements, have brought honor to themselves, lone High School and the lone Community. Nominations are accepted from January through June each year. Hie selection committee re views and recommends the list to the Cardinal Booster Club and the Board of Di rectors. Hall of Fame mem- bers are inducted in the fall following their elec tion. N om ination forms are available at lone High School, lone Market, on line at www.ione.kl2.or.us/ boosterclub/halloffame or from Betty Gray at PO Box 355, lone, OR 97843. This year, the ap plications are for 1971 to 1980. The first annual took in the years 1922 to 1960, and 52 people were in ducted. The second annual took in the years 1935 to 1970, and 51 people were inducted. If you have ques tions, contact Jeri McEUig- ott at 541 -422-7257 or Ryan Rudolph at 541-422-7131. SI. Patrick’s Pit Ham Dinner Where finicky Leprechauns eat! Espresso • Yankee Hallmark • Floral Neva Hopper Neva Hopper, 90, formerly of Heppner. died Saturday, March 10.2012 at her home in Ashley Manor Care Center in Hermiston, OR. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday. March 15, at 11 a.m. at B urns M ortuary Chapel in H erm iston. A luncheon will follow at the Hermiston Eagles Lodge #2909, 160 NW 2nd Street in Hermiston. Private burial will be at the Herm iston Cemetery. Neva was bom Au gust 5, 1921 near Bear Val ley, OR, the youngest child and only daughter o f Dick and M yrtle (C am pbell) Stratton. Her parents came to Oregon as pioneers from Missouri in the late 1800s; they wed and homestead ed in Bear Valley. Neva learned to appreciate the simple things in life while growing up in Bear Valley, and was also instilled with a strong work ethic. She worked hard on the family ranch and honed all of the talents and skills she would later share with and instill in not only her children but also grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a strong mentor to all 18 of them. After graduating from Grant Union High S chool, she m oved to Spray, OR, where she met her future husband, Robert Lee Hopper. He quickly swept her off her feet and they were married on Hal loween. 1942 Robert joked later that he thought it was all just a Halloween trick. This always “tem pered” Neva, but it truly was a lifetime of treats. Bob was drafted shortly after they were mar ried and served in World War II. The oldest of their c h ild re n , L eN ona Lee Hutchison, was bom while he was still overseas in In dia. After the war ended and Bob returned to Neva, they added two more boys, Lyle Ross Hopper and Loren Royce Hopper, to complete their family. After moving around a bit to John Day, Springfield and then Spray, the family finally settled in Heppner. A fte r y e a rs o f homemaking, Neva’s chil dren were finally all m school; this gave her the time and opportunity to go to work outside the home. She took a position at Pio neer Memorial Hospital. In 1964 Bob went to work for the Umatilla Army Depot, which moved the family to live on base. Neva moved from Pioneer M emorial Hospital to a position at Good Shepherd Com m unity Hospital in Hermiston. She served in her position until her retire ment years later. Upon moving to th e H e rm is to n area, N eva and Bob became an in timate part of the Highland Baptist C h u rch fam ily. Neva taught years of Sunday school, opened her home in the summer for vacation Bible school and served in many other aspects, one of which was church secretary. After retirement, she vol unteered for many causes, primarily at Good Shepherd Medical Center Auxiliary and H erm iston’s Agape House. She donated much of her time until macular degeneration took her sight in her 80s. Her faith from childhood was strong and never-ending, and this was lovingly instilled in every one she touched. She loved the Lord and was His faith ful servant up to the very end of her life. Neva loved spend ing time surrounded by family and friends, and was loved by all who knew her. She enjoyed travel as well gardening, sewing, singing, cooking, playing games and spoiling the dickens out of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren every chance she got. She will be missed by all. N eva w as p ro ceeded in death by: her parents, Dick and Myrtle Stratton; her three older brothers, Carl, H. “Ray’’ and Clarence.Stratton; hus band, Robert Lee Hopper and grandson, Cody Ray Schoonover. She is survived by: children, LeNona Hutchi son, Lyle Hopper and Loren Hopper; daughters-in-law, Anna Hopper and Rene Hopper; son-in-law, Mike Hutchison; grandchildren, Robby Hutchison, Shera Hopper, Sheila Botti, Mon ica Curtiss and Terra Nava; and great-grandchildren, C assidy and S haraL ee Hutchison. Sierra Ibarra, Savannah Sherer, Dylan and Madison Botti, Keely Jones, Chelsa Hopper, Ain- sley and Brinley Curtiss, and Emmy and Joaquin Nava. Memorial contri butions may be made to Good Shepherd Medical Center’s Ladies Auxiliary. Please sign the condolence book at burnsm ortuary- hermiston.com Bums Mortuary of Hermiston, OR is in charge of arrangements. lone 4-H foods talk edible eggs By Aaron Smythe Six members and one guest of the second-year lone Community Foods 4-H club met on March 8 to discuss the incredible, edible egg. First, they took a quiz and learned fun facts about eggs. Afterward, they made Calico Meringue Cookies and Dutch Babies. Dutch Babies puff up really high in the oven and can be topped with powdered sugar, syrup or fruit. Everyone present said they liked them. E spresso S pecials C ocoa M int I talian S oda $ 2.50 S creaming I rish L atte $3.25 P epermint paddy M occa $3.25 Saturday, M arch 17 from 4 - 7 p.m . Serving: Pit Ham, Irish Potato Casserole, Green Salad, Veggie, Roll, Beverage & Homemade Pie! TRY OUR FROZEN YOGURT! ^ M iu / uuj '4 D juuj - St Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 217 North Main ) Adults - $10 / Children under 12 - $6 Wee ones - free S t. P a tr ic k ’s C hurch P a ris h H a ll 525 Gale Street (one block off Main Street) f The Heppner |r/S r high school wrestling team is collecting batteries for an ongoing team fundraiser. Auto, tractor. RV. and four wheeler batteries will be accepted. Please bring your batteries to the South end Transfer station free of charge located at 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington, OR. For further information or if you need batteries picked up, call Mark Lemmon at (541)215-9248.
