TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Obituaries
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Stark, Kennedy
plan wedding
Evan Randall Jacobsen
Evan Randall Jacobsen, His smile was truly one-
27, o f Tracy, CA passed of-a-kind, and his laugh
aw ay on M ay 6, 2014. was contagious. He never
Visitation will be held on met a Disney character that
Friday, May 16, from 10 he didn't love. He was the
a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fry
light and joy for his
M em orial C hapel
fam ily. He loved
with a Celebration
s w im m in g , to p
o f Life at 1 p.m.
soccer, Disneyland,
Evan was bom
Santa Claus, Barney,
November 5, 1986
clowns, the circus,
in Santa Clara, CA.
fishing and being
E v a n g r a d u a te d
with his family.
from West High in Evan Randall
He is survived
Jacobsen
2005. He attended
by: h is p a re n ts ,
the Y oung A d u lt
K arm in and Dan
Program at Stein in 2009, S c h w e rtfe g e r o f T racy,
and the UCP Manteca Day CA, and Randy and Dina
program until his death. Jacobsen o f San Jose, CA;
Evan was a joy to everyone sib lin g s, K yle (Tam ara)
who met him. He always Jacobsen o f Santa R ita,
rem em bered their faces.
Guam, Nicol Rasmussen o f
Tracy, Travis Schwertfeger
o f T ra c y , C h r is to p h e r
Schwertfeger o f Tracy, and
Zachery Jacobsen o f San
Jose, CA; niece, Kam ea
Jacobsen; g randparents,
Jake and Judy Jacobsen
o f L incoln, CA, A rletha
B r a n n o n a n d M e lv in
M c D a n ie l o f H e p p n e r,
a n d C h r is a n d K a re n
Schwertfeger o f Alameda,
CA; aunts and uncles Kellie
and Terry Gray, Russ and
Dana Brannon, Marty and
Gina Brannon, and Merry
an d S h a w n C h a n d le r;
cousins, Am ber, Larissa,
K acie and H avin G ray,
Hannah and Ella Brannon,
Jon W edell and Caige
Chandler, all of Heppner,
Drew and Tayllor Brannon
o f Klamath Falls, OR, and
Brandi Hong of Astoria OR;
and many other relatives
and special friends.
Evan was preceded in
death by his grandfather,
William Brannon.
R em em brances may
be made to the Angelman
S y n d ro m e F o u n d a tio n
a t w w w .a n g e lm a n .o rg
or FAST-Foundation for
A n g e lm a n S y n d ro m e
T h e r a p e u tic s at www.
cureangelman.org.
For condolences to the
family, please visit www.
frymemorialchapel.com.
Dorothy Carol Norris
Dorothy Carol Norris,
8 5 , o f H e p p n e r, d ie d
Monday, May 5, 2014 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner. At her request,
no service will be held.
She was bom September
27, 1928 at Sisters, OR, the
daughter o f C layton and
Ester Burmaster Able. She
was raised and attended
school in at Prineville, OR.
On December 1, 1945
s h e m a r r ie d K e n n e th
Earl Norris at Prineville,
where she graduated from
high school. The couple
moved to Heppner, where
she w orked for K inzua
Corporation in the log yard
as a weigh master.
Knitting was one o f her
favorite hobbies but mostly
she enjoyed being a wife,
mother and friend.
Survivors include: her
h u sb a n d , K en n eth Earl
N orris o f H eppner; son,
Kenneth Edward Norris of
Tacoma, WA; and grandson,
Kenneth Eugene Norris of
Lyman, WA.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
her sisters, Anita Appesson,
Louise Carpenter and Doris
Hamilton.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Pioneer
M em orial Hospital Long
Term Care Unit, PO Box 9,
Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge of
arrangements.
American Legion Auxiliary red poppies
Honoring and supporting our soldiers and veterans
T h e f a m i l i a r r e d personal and veterans.
poppy, a symbol o f honor
Where did the symbol
and rem em brance o f our o f the red poppy com e
s o ld ie rs , v e te ra n s and from ? The poppy flow er
th o se w ho h a v e g iv e n adorned the battlefields o f
their lives for our freedom, Flanders Field in France
will be making its annual during World War I and
a p p e a ra n c e in H ep p n er was looked upon by those
on Friday, M ay 15, and serving as a living symbol
Saturday, May 16.
of their fallen comrades.
A Heppner A m erican
M illions o f these red
Legion Auxiliary booth will crepe paper poppies are
be outside the post office, handm ade every year by
weather perm itting, from veterans and distributed
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day across the country by the
Kasandra Stark and Nathan Kennedy
Bert and Lori Snyder of at Community Counseling for community members to American Legion Auxiliary
pick up their poppies.
an d A m e ric a n L e g io n
Condon, OR are pleased to Solutions.
members.
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announce the engagement
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The fu n d s from the
o f their daughter, Kasandra H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l
to
benefit
active
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ilitary
donations
that are given
Stark, to Nathan Kennedy. in 2007. He is currently
Nathan is the son o f Sid w o r k in g f o r M o rro w
Kennedy o f Lexington and Country Grain Growers.
Cindy Kennedy o f Eugene,
The couple plans a July
Last Friday evening,
Net: 1. Dave and Anita
OR.
12, 2014 wedding at 5:30
May 9, six couples played P ran g er, 2. D ennis and
K asan d ra g rad u ated p.m. at Penland Lake.
nine h o les o f m o d ifie d Debbie Peck, 3. Dave and
from Condon High School
A reception is to follow
C h a p m a n c o m p e titio n Corol Mitchell.
in 2005. She is w orking at th e M o rro w C ou n ty
in the first Jack and Jill
The t o u r n a m e n t
on her m aster’s degree at F airgrounds in H eppner
T ournam ent o f the year w as h o sted by O rw ick /
W alla W alla U n iv ersity around 7 p.m.
at Willow Creek Country D o u g h e r t y a n d t h e
and is currently a therapist
Club.
Edmundsons.
Results were as follows:
The next group activity
Gross: 1. John and Pat at WCCC will be the family
Edmundson - 38,2. Charlie barbecue on Memorial Day,
and Jodi Ferguson - 41, Monday, May 26, with play
3. Gene O rw ick and Pat starting at 4 p.m.
A ladies craft day is planned for every third Tuesday Dougherty - 45.
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heppner Seventh-day
Adventist Church. The days are intended for local women
to gather together, chat and bring crafting/hobby projects
to work on, either individually or with the help o f friends.
Those who attend are encouraged to bring a lunch or a
snack to share. Questions, call Cynthia at 541-922-8698.
The men o f St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner
and St. William’s Catholic Church in lone will hold their
spring barbecue on Tuesday, May 20, at the Miller shop
on Baseline Road.
Hamburgers and beverages will be provided.
Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner
and meeting.
from the distrib u tio n o f
the poppies, until recently,
went 100 percent toward
a s s is tin g d is a b le d and
hospitalized veterans.
Due to the m ounting
needs o f active-duty service
personnel, a change was
m ade in May o f 2013 at
th e L e g io n ’s N a tio n a l
E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e
Spring Meeting; donations
now also assist active-duty
m ilita ry p e rso n n e l and
their fam ilies, as well as
veterans, with medical and
financial needs.
For M em orial Day,
the H e p p n e r A m e ric a n
Legion Auxiliary will be
Jack and Jill results
Ladies craft day
planned
Catholic men plan
spring barbecue
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Health district works to
improve care, service
Dear Editor,
As an em ployee o f the M orrow County Health
District, I can only encourage you to cast your ballot in
the upcoming elections and measure.
What I would like to tell you is how hard Morrow
County Health District has worked to improve the level
o f care and service. Pioneer M emorial Hospital is a
high-quality, safe choice for inpatient and essential out
patient care. Our board o f directors has, and is, invested
in leadership development, technology and customer
service improvements.
All in all, Pioneer Memorial Clinic and Hospital are
where my family receives our care; I trust our physicians
and our staff to take the very best care o f me.
Sincerely,
Molly Rhea , Heppner
Director o f Nursing Service, Pioneer Memorial
Hospital
M arriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report o f marriage licenses:
May 6, 2014: -Andrew Lawrence Parsons, 40, of
Irrigon and Kari Lynn Harrington, 39, o f Irrigon.
May 9, 2014: -Jody Ray Maddem, 30, o f Heppner
and Larissa Jade Murphy, 25, o f Heppner.
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rem em bering those who
have served our country and
are buried at the Heppner
cem etery by placing the
American flag on each of
their graves. The Auxiliary
makes every effort possible
to k eep tra c k o f a ll of
those who have served our
country and are buried at
the Heppner cemetery. If
you know o f someone who
should be added to the list,
contact Evelyn Sweek at
541-676-9483.
Anyone interested in
helping with placing the
flag s on the g rav e s for
Memorial Day, please also
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