TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, April 2,2014
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Erma ‘Faye’ Munkers
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Erma “Faye” Munkers,
In 1929 the fam ily
formerly of Heppner and moved to Lexington, where
she went to school
Lexington, passed
and graduated in
away on March 18,
1934. It was there
2014 at the age of
that she met Vernon
98. A celebration of
E. Munkers. They
her life will be held
were married June
at a later date.
She was born
2, 1934 and they
near H eppner on Erma ‘Faye’ spent alm ost 60
years together. They
M ay 15, 19 1 5 , Munkers
lived in H eppner
to O rner C. and
Elizabeth Dickey Luttrell. for six years, during which
She was the Fifth o f six time a daughter was bom.
d a u g h te r s . H er e a rly In 1940 they m oved to
childhood was spent in Vernon's parents’ ranch on
Joseph, Grass Valley and Clarks Canyon outside of
Moro, OR.
Lexington and lived there
until they retired and moved
to Salem in 1975.
F a y e w as a v e ry
likable, friendly woman
and was very much into
doing for others; she served
in many community boards
and did volunteer work in
Heppner and in Salem, her
last service being in Salem
at Meals on Wheels for six
years, and Plantation (now
Evergreen) Care Center for
10 years. She was a member
of Holly Rebekah Lodge
and the Degree o f Honor
Protective Assn. She had
been a member of the First
Christian Church for 40
years. She had a deep and
abiding love in her belief
and in the Lord.
Her husband Vernon,
her parents, and five sisters
preceded her in death.
She is survived by her
daughter. Marilyn Ross of
Salem; a grandson; two
granddaughters; three great-
granddaughters; and two
great-great-granddaughters.
Arrangements are by
Howell-Edwards-Doerksen
w ith R ig d o n -R a n so m
Funeral Directors of Salem,
OR.
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Birth Announcements
Caden Clyde Jolt Ike— A boy, Caden Clyde Johlke.
was bom to Blake and Robert Johlke of Pendleton on
February 26, 2014. Caden was born at St. Anthony
Hospital in Pendleton; he weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces
and was 20-1/4 inches long.
Grandparents are David and Patti Allstott of Heppner,
Tami Johlke of Pendleton, and the late Mike Johlke.
Great-grandparents are Clyde and Jackie Allstott of
Heppner. Leonard and Patti Toll of Prineville, and the late
John and Rene Ledbetter of Heppner.
Haydn Oliver Palm er—Jennifer and Jason Palmer
of Heppner announce the birth of a son, Haydn Oliver
Palmer.
Haydn was bom
March 28. 2014 at
St. Anthony Hospital
in P e n d le to n . He
weighed 10 pounds,
2 ounces and was 22
inches long.
Haydn is the
grandson of Shirley
Haydn Oliver Palmer
Palmer and the late
R o g er P a lm e r o f
Heppner, and the grandson o f JoAnn and Loren
Christenson of lmbler.
Haydn has three older sisters, Hannah, 11, Madison,
8. and Rylee. 6.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk's office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
March 27, 2014: -Fredi Rosales, 19, of Hermiston
and Ana Rosa Lopez, 22, of Hermiston.
Moebius poetry workshop set in lone for
April 11
What goes on and on
forever?
A moebius.
N am ed for A u g u st
F erd in an d M obius, an
early 19,h-century German
m a t h e m a t i c i a n , the
moebius is a continuous
one-sided surface that has
been formed into a loop
from a rectangular strip by
rotating one end 180° and
attaching it to the other end.
Writers of all ages and
levels are invited to attend a
Moebius Poetry Workshop,
set for Friday. April 11,
from 10 a.m. to noon at the
lone Public Library.
Led by Jack Lorts,
published poet and mayor
o f Fossil, attendees will
write their own moebius
poems and then mount them
Sunday men’s play
results
T w e n ty -th re e men
enjoyed golf in cool, breezy
c o n d itio n s on Sunday,
March 30. at Willow Creek
Country Club.
The co m m ittee for
the play included Dave
Gunderson. Duane Disque
and Ron Bowman.
The results were as
follows:
Gross: 1. Duane Disque
- 69, 2. Charlie Ferguson -
72, 3. Tom Bedortha - 75.
Net: 1. Ron Bowman -
62, 2. Dave Allstott-6 5 , 3.
Dave Pranger - 66.
Least Putts (tie): Ron
B o w ma n and Char l i e
Ferguson - 24.
Special Events: KP
#4/13 - Ron Bowman, KP
(2nd Shot) #6/15 - John
Edmundson.
M en’s Sunday play
will continue on April 6
with Tom Bedortha, Bill
Morris and Barry Munkers
in charge.
Holly Rebekah card
party Saturday
Holly Rebekah Lodge will host its monthly card party
on April 5 at the lodge hall in Lexington. Play will start
at 7 p.m. and the public is encouraged to attend. The cost
to play is $5 per person for an evening of fun, food and
lots o f visiting.
on a canvas moebius strip,
therefore combining written
and tangible art forms.
These poems have no
beginning and no end, such
as the following:
“ ...burgeoning
diam onds slip sile n tly
into the soft romance of
darkness, falling lightly in
summer rain, like eaglets
eager to traverse waves of
air, delighting as...”
The workshop is free,
although small donations
toward moebius materials
are welcome.
The event is sponsored
by Libraries o f Eastern
Oregon (LEO).
For further information,
contact the lone Public
Library at 541-561-9828.
Funeral Notice
Lola J. Humphreys— Lola J. Humphreys, 58, of
Lexington, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at her home.
She was born October 23, 1955 at Roseburg, OR. A
memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April
5, at the Lexington Community Church in Lexington.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple
Sclerosis Society of Portland, 2901 SE 122nd, Portland,
OR 97236. A complete obituary will follow in next week’s
Gazette-Times. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner in charge
of arrangements.
First Friday Friends
of Jesus this week
The April session of First Friday Friends of Jesus
will be held this Friday, April 4, from 8 a.m. to noon at
All Saints Episcopal Church.
Children ages four through 12 are invited to come and
hear the stories of Holy Week and Easter, enjoy songs,
crafts, and games related to that theme, and finish up the
morning with a free lunch.
More information is available by calling the office
of the Shared Ministry of Hope Lutheran Church and All
Saints Episcopal Church at 541-676-9970.
Remembrance Walk
Catholic men to
door prize winners
Kindergarten
hold first Friday
announced
Friends Helping Friends has announced that the Luck roundup planned at
meeting
of the Irish door prize winners for the 2014 Remembrance
Walk were Eric Schonbachler, John and Pat Edmundson, HES
The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner
Erin McLaughlin, Nancy Snider, Alexis Doutre’ and Amy
Pederson.
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On April 15, Heppner
Elem entary School will
be rounding up all the
kindergarten students for
the 2014-15 school year.
A p p o i n t m e n t s are
available from 8:15 a.m.
to 3:15 p.m. and will last
approximately 45 minutes.
C h i l d r e n wi l l m e e t
kindergarten teacher Sharon
Morris, receive a skills test,
have their eyes checked and
do a fun project.
Parents need to bring
their child's birth certificate,
i mmu n i z a t i o n reco rd s
and em ergency contact
information. Parents and
staff will be filling out
paperwork and taking a tour
o f the school while children
are with Mrs. Morris.
Please contact Brandi
S we e n e y at 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -
9128 ext 2610 to set up an
appointment time.
Students must be five
years of age on or by Aug.
31, 2014 to enroll at HES.
and St. William's Catholic Church of lone will hold their
first Friday of the month meeting on April 4 at the parish
office in Heppner. The meeting will start at 6:45 a.m. and
will be followed by first Friday Mass at 7:30 a.m.
Community lunch
menu
Heppner United Methodist Church members will
serve lunch on Wednesday, April 9, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center. The meal will include pork chops, hot German
potato salad, red cabbage, sliced tomatoes, hot rolls and
pie. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.