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F O U R - H ep p n er G a zette -T im es , Heppner, O regon W ednesday, June 5, 2013 Disque, Allstott (Choi) Penny Esther to wed in August Marquardt Obituaries Veda June Nave Veda June Nave, 87, of Heppner died on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. At her request, there will be no public ser vice. Disposition was by cremation. Veda's life will be celebrated by her loved ones in a pri vate service. She was born on June 9, 1925 in Cyclone, MO. Veda dedicated 40 years to the care of the sick and elderly, first in Union and La Grande, OR, and for the last 16 years in Morrow County, where Veda worked at Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal for the Morrow County Home Health Care Pro gram. Veda’s compassion and nursing skills touched many lives. In 2003, Veda was honored by the Or egon Association o f Home Care as O regon’s Home Health Aid of The Year. Veda worked in nursing and volunteered for hospice until the age of 82, w hen her children convinced her to retire and enjoy a little trav eling. Veda was pre J u n e ceded in death by her husband, Ralph Nave, and mother. Opal Green. Veda is survived by her 10 loving children, their spouses, three generations of grandchildren, two sis ters and one brother. M em orials may be made to the Pioneer Me morial Hospice, PO Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. Please sign the condo lence book at burnsmortu- aryhermiston.com. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Funeral Notice Francis Paul Stack—Francis Paul Stack, 71, of Boise, ID, formerly of Heppner, died at his home of heart failure on Thursday morning May 30, 2013. Service will be held at Boise’s Morris Hill Cemetery at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 7, with reception to follow at Shepherd of the Valley Lu theran Church. Viewing will be Thursday night from 5 to 8 p.m. and Friday morning 9 a.m. to I p.m. at Cloverdale Funeral Home, 208-375-2212. A full obituary will follow at a later date. CELEBRATE HEPPNER -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE shaved ice; Sweet Produc nual merchant sidewalk sale and community flea market/ craft fair/fundraisers set up all around downtown, start ing at 9 a.m. The annual Bank o f Eastern Oregon Community barbecue will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Ameri- Title Parking Lot. There will be youth track activities at Heppner High School from 8:30- 11 a.m. (sponsored by Hepp ner Daycare and Preschool); the Heppner Library will be having story time at 10:30 a.m. to promote the summer reading program “Dream Big; Read!” There will be children’s games at 1:30 p.m. and small dog races at 2:30 p.m. at Heppner City Park. We have m erchants with specials going on all day long; Community Bank will be sponsoring a mini carnival for kids and a prize wheel for adults; Heppner Family Foods will be of fering a free cup of “Home tow n” coffee; M urray’s Drug will be giving out tions will be offering free strawberry shortcake with a meal or for only $ 1 without a meal; and BEO Mortgage Division will be having an open house, so check out the newly remodeled offices, have some refresh ments and enter to win a gift certificate. Remember to check out the Morrow County Heritage and Agricultural Museums from 1-5 p.m. Also, don’t forget to purchase tickets and come and enjoy the evening at this year’s play “Memories of the Flood,” performed by the Dinner-at-the-C’emetery Players at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery starting with dinner at 6 p.m. Cost for the play, including din ner catered by Alvin Liu, is $25. Tickets can be pur chased at Bank of Eastern Oregon, Heppner Chamber of Commerce, Community Bank and Murray’s Drug. The schedule has been distributed around town; the full schedule will also appear in next week’s Ga zette-Times. Chamber lunch meeting (Choi) Penny Esther Marquardt, 58, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Portland, OR. A memorial service will be held at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Par ish, 1432 S.W. 13th Ave., Portland, on Sunday, June 9 at 2 p.m. Penny was born in Seoul, Korea on June 28, 1954. The adopted daughter of Bill and Rena Marquardt, she came to the United States in 1958. She attended school in Lexington and Heppner and then gradu- Darrell E. Coppock Darrell E. Coppock, 90, longtime Morrow and Gil liam county resident, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at M id-C olum bia M edical Center in The Dalles. At his request, no service will be held. He was bom March 17, 1923 in Athena, OR, the son of Frank and Amanda Mo rey Coppock. He was raised and attended Athena public schools, where he gradu ated from high school. In 1941, he married Elizabeth Long. They had three children, Judson, Alan and Kerry. They later di vorced. Darrell joined the Unit ed States 26lh Marines, 5,h Division in 1944 and was classified as Rifle Expert. He was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained on lwo Jima in 1945. He m arried W ilma “Billie” Harshman Kemp in 1974. Darrell was a lifelong farmer and rancher, first on the land acquired by his grandfather in 1876 in Athena, and later on his grandfather’s homestead Judy Cowett presents a $25 gift certificate to Kellie F.adler on behalf of the Neighborhood Center. F.adler won the Neighbor hood Center's logo contest. Photo by April Sykes Community lunch menu CELEBRATE. June is “National Home Ownership Month.” BEO Mortgage Division invites you to an Open House @ 269 N . Main Street, Heppner Come see our newly-remodeled offices! June 14, 2013 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. Arietta Amspiger, Mortgage Manager (standing) with loan processors. Teresa Bedortha & Anna Wedding ‘Rgfreshments Served. 'Enter to win a gift certificate. You do not need to be a customer to win St no purchase necessary. BEO Mortgage Division - 1-877-472-6217 T nopb Member FDIC Robinson, Jepsen wed in Albany Local student wins logo contest This w eek’s Heppner Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting will take place Thursday, June 6, at noon in the St. Amazing Grace Fel Patrick's Senior Center dining room; the meeting will be low ship m em bers w ill an all entities report. Lunch expense is $10; Cornerstone serve lunch on Wednesday, Gallery will cater. Lunch attendees are asked to RSVP June 12, at St. Patrick’s no later than the Wednesday before. Come ated from Portland State University in Portland. She went on to work as an advo cate for the disabled. She is survived by: her companion, Ric Stumman of Portland; sisters, Nori- ta of Portland, Billee (Ira Owen) of Lexington, and Charma of Pendleton, OR; brothers, Rick (Charity,) of Connell, WA, Bruce (Delia) of San Diego, CA, Doug of Pendleton, and Phil (Beth) Kylee Katclyn Bisque and Sean James Allstott Duane and Robanai Morrow Countv and Herm- of Pendleton; and numer ous aunts, uncles, cousins, Disque of Lexington, OR, iston school districts. and Bryan and Teri A ll nieces and nephews. The groom-elect is a stott o f H erm iston, OR graduate of Hermiston High announce the engagement School, after which he at o f their children, Kylee tended Washington State in M orrow County. He Katelyn Disque of Lexing University in Pullman, WA. increased his ranching op ton and Sean James Allstott He is now employed by Pio neer Dupont in Hermiston. eration by purchasing land of Hermiston. The bride-to-be is a in the Lonerock area, as The couple was en well. He felt fortunate to graduate of Heppner High gaged on Labor Day week have spent his life ranching, School. She attended the end of 2012, on the Eagle doing what he loved. His University of Idaho in Mos Cap peak. They are plan wisdom, strength, wit and cow, ID and now works as ning an August 17, 2013 love will be missed by all a substitute teacher for the wedding in Hermiston. who knew him. Survivors include: his wife, Billie o f Condon; sons, Judson Coppock and his wife Shannon, and Alan Coppock and his wife Shan non; daughter, Kerry Petty john and her husband Larry'; step-children, Gary Kemp and his wife Marcia, Steve Kemp, and Sherry Kemp; sisters, Violet Sampson and her husband Jim, and Doro thy Hansell; grandchildren, Melissa Link, Travis Pet tyjohn, Nathan Coppock, Dustin Coppock, Tina Joyce and Toni Parrish; six great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by an infant daugh ter and a sister, Arminda Perry. Sweeney Mortuary of Condon is in charge of ar rangements. Bank of Senior Center. The meal will include pulled pork on a bun, baked beans, seven layer salad, pickles and ice cream. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Bethany and Daniel Jepsen Bethany Ruth Robinson and Daniel Robert Jepsen were married in a double ring ceremony on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at the First Assembly Church in Albany. OR. Pastor Seth Trimmer officiated. Bethany is the daughter of Dr. Arthur Robinson and the late Laurelee Robin son of Cave Junction, OR. Daniel is the son of Bill and Nancy Jepsen, and grand son of Bob and Suzanne Jepsen, all of Heppner. The w edding party included maid o f honor Arynne Robinson, sister of the bride, and bridesmaids Rebecca Jepsen o f Hep pner, sister of the groom; Sarah and Fama Robin son, sisters-in-law o f the bride from Cave Junction; and Melanie Dinger, friend from Corvallis. The groom was attended by his brother Eric Jepsen of Heppner as best man, and groomsmen Neill Grandy of Bonanza, OR and Nick Jordan of Gig Harbor, WA. Flower girls were Lydia Robinson, niece o f the bride, and Olivia Smith, friend of the bride. Ring bearers were Jonathan and Daniel Robinson, neph ews of the bride. Music was provided by pianist Amy SchatTeld, sister of the groom; violinist Eric Jepsen, brother of the groom; and organist Mat thew Robinson, brother of the bride. The bride wore a one piece, A-line, capped-sleeve dress overlaid with beaded lace detail. Her bouquet was assorted shades of pink and white roses and other flowers. Following the wedding, a reception was held at the adjacent church fellowship hall/gymnasium. B ethany is a 2011 graduate of Oregon State University with a Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engi neering. Daniel is a 2003 graduate o f Heppner High School and a 2010 graduate of Oregon State University with a Master’s Degree in Crop Science. After a honeymoon to Hawaii, the couple is cur rently residing in Merrill, OR. The groom is an agron- om ist at J & W Walker Farms, and the bride works part-time as a substitute teacher and tutor. Hunter Education 1 wccc Courses to be held June 11th, 13th, 18th and 20th 6 :0 0 - 9 :0 0 p .m . a t H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l W ith a field day Saturday June 15th at Lexington G un C lub 8am -12 noon Any person under 18 who wishes to hunt must pass this course in order to acquire a hunting license in the State of Oregon. Any person wishing to hunt out of state must also hold a valid Hunter Education Card. The course is being taught by Jim and Darlene Marquardt. Questions, call Jim at 541-969-4845. To register for the class go to http://www.dfw.state.or.us/education/hunter/ and follow registration instructions. Jhe fee for the course is $10 and is set by ODFW^ ♦ holds family barbecue 14 players enjoy golf scramble Fourteen players en joyed playing scramble on Memorial Day at a Willow Creek Country Club family barbecue event. The activity was orga nized by Charlie and Jodi Ferguson, Larry and Karen Runyon, and Stacy and Heidi Wilson. i
