TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
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 Office 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-
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Death
Notice
Alberta “Bert” Johannes—Alberta “Bert” Jo-
hannes, 96, of Heppner, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014
at Hermiston, OR. A memorial graveside service will be
held Wednesday, March 18, at 11 a.m. at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery. A complete obituary will appear in
next week’s Gazette-Times.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements.
Rhea to wed
Henderson
Obituaries
Jennifer French
Gilbert
Llewellyn Leroy
Robbins
lived a home welcoming
Jennifer French Gil- to family and friends. She
bert, 53, of Culbertson, MT enjoyed testing new recipes
died Thursday, February 26, or creating her own. She
2015 in Culbertson. Ser- particularly liked cook-
vices will be held in Ione on ing for family and friends
Saturday, March
who came to help
28, at 11 a.m. at the
work cattle. Jenni-
Ione Community
fer was an accom-
Church.
plished seamstress
Jennifer was
who delighted in
born in Portland,
making Halloween
OR on August
costumes and spe-
Jennifer
24, 1961 to James French Gilbert cial-occasion cloth-
and Rosemary
ing for her girls.
Baechler French.
Jennifer was supportive of
She graduated from Pend- her family as a ranch wife,
leton High School in 1979 4-H parent volunteer, Girl
and Oregon Institute of Scout leader and sports
Technology in 1981 with mom. She opened her heart,
an associate’s degree in and sometimes her home
dental assisting. She later to any young person who
earned a pharmacy techni- needed stability, guidance
cian certificate.
and love. Her caring heart,
On November 17, 1984 sunny smile and laugh will
Jennifer married Rick Gil- be missed.
bert in Pendleton. They
She is survived by
later had two daughters, her husband Rick Gilbert,
Brittany and Rachael. Dur- daughters, Brittany and
ing the course of their 30- Rachael, and mother, Rose-
year marriage Rick and mary French, all of Culbert-
Jennifer lived in Arlington, son, mother-in-law Lorrene
Enterprise and Imnaha, Or- Montgomery of Lexington,
egon, Etna, California and sister-in-law Kathy Gilbert
Alliance, Nebraska, where Prater (Mike) of Nampa,
Rick worked on ranches ID, and by five daughters
or in ranch management. and a son she gathered
They moved to Culbertson along the way by choice.
in 20014.
She was preceded in
Jennifer quickly made death by her father, James
each house in which they French.
Llewellyn (Lew) Rob- aries with a group from the
bins was reunited with the Church of the Nazarene to
love of his life, Darlene, help restore an educational
when he passed away on unit. They loved to travel
February 20, 2015 at the and took many trips to
age of 84. Memorial ser- various parts of the United
vices will be held
States. Several cruis-
March 21 at 10 a.m.
es were enjoyed dur-
at the Baker United
ing their retirement,
Methodist Church,
one of which was a
1919 2 nd Street,
50 th year anniversary
B a k e r C i t y, O R
gift to the Panama
with Pastor Ralph
Canal in 2001. They
Lawrence and Pas- Llewellyn
visited many islands
tor Elke Sharma of- Leroy
along the way. A trip
Robbins
ficiating. Inurnment
to Guam, which in-
will follow at Mount
cluded snorkeling and deep
Hope Cemetery. Reception sea fishing for marlin, was
will follow at the Senior enjoyed with family. Other
Community Connection interests included wran-
Center, 2810 Cedar Street, gling sheep and “mean”
Baker City.
cows on the farm, playing
Lew was born October pinochle and cribbage with
25, 1930 in Philip, SD to friends and family, camp-
Leicester and Inga Robbins. ing, horseshoes, fishing,
October 1939, when he was hunting, carving canes,
six, Lew and his family and attending various ac-
moved to Nyssa, OR. He tivities of his grandchildren.
attended Arcadia Grade He was an active member
School and graduated from of the United Methodist
Nyssa High School in 1949. Church in Baker City, Or-
As a high school project, egon.
Lew showed his love for ag-
Survivors include
ricultural science by grow- sons and daughters-in-law
ing watermelons for seed. Denzil and Kathy Robbins
He also custom-baled hay from Baker City, and Perry
with his brother Norvelle and Connie Robbins from
and Jack Winchell; the hay Burns, OR; daughters and
was hand-tied with wire and sons-in-law Ree Ella and
hauled to the coast.
Carsten von Borstel from
He met his future wife Grass Valley, OR and De
while attending the Meth- Ette and Vernon Stofleth
odist Church Camp at Wal- from East Wenatchee, WA;
lowa Lake. He married Dar- grandchildren Kristopher
lene Robbins on August 26, and Maranda, Brandon and
1951 in Nyssa. They had Jennifer, and Lauren and
many things in common, Kassie Robbins, Brittany
including the same last and Dean Dark, Miranda
name, though not related. and Andy Aschoff, Landon
They moved to Corvallis, and Savannah Hannaford
where he attended Oregon and Bradley Robbins, Ber-
State University. He gradu- nadette and Pete Goodrich,
ated with a Bachelor of Seth and Deidra von Bor-
Science in vocational ag- stel, Noah and Turquoise
riculture. While attending von Borstel, Kelsey and
college he belonged to the Katie Stofleth; brothers and
ROTC program, as it was a sisters-in-law Merildean
requirement at the time of and Winona Robbins, Nor-
the Korean War.
velle and Betty Robbins;
In 1954, they moved brother-in-law and sisters-
to Heppner, where Lew ac- in- law Brock and Ruth
cepted his first teaching po- Robbins and Ione Wells;
sition. In 1961, they moved and numerous great-grand-
to Baker City, where he children, nieces, nephews,
taught Vocational Agricul- cousins and close friends.
ture until he retired in June
He was preceded in
of 1985. He was an advisor death by his wife Darlene
for the Future Farmers of Robbins; parents Leicester
America, involving stu- and Inga Robbins; father-
dents in various competi- in-law and mother-in-law
tions. After retirement, he Austin and Grace Robbins;
worked at Montgomery uncle Delbert Viken; and
Wards until the franchise brother-in-law Elbert Wells.
closed. Darlene and Lew
Memorial contributions
opened Robbins Arrow, may be made to the Lew
where he worked as the Robbins Memorial Fund,
service technician. They c/o Baker High School,
continued in the retail busi- 2500 E Street, Baker City,
ness until 1994, when they OR 97814. These funds will
both officially retired.
be used to purchase and
In 1998, they went to update Vo-Ag welding and
the Ukraine as lay mission- mechanics equipment.
Wyatt Patrick
Aleksa
Mollie Henderson and Trevor Rhea
Steve and Molly Rhea
of Heppner are pleased to
announce the engagement
of their son, Trevor Curtis
Rhea, to Mollie Joelle Hen-
derson.
Trevor is a graduate of
Heppner High School. He
is currently employed with
Rose Logging in Spring-
field, OR.
Mollie is the daughter
of Dan and Lori Hender-
son of Springfield. She is a
graduate of Thurston High
School in Springfield and
is now employed at EWEB
Employees Federal Credit
Union in Eugene, OR.
The couple plans a July
11, 2015 wedding at Hay-
worth Vineyards in Eugene.
Ione teacher
recipient of awards
LA GRANDE, Ore.
(EOU)—Ione music teach-
er Jordan Bemrose is one of
19 educators from Oregon
and Washington to receive
Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity’s Inspirational Teacher
Awards this year.
First-year honor stu-
dents at EOU who main-
tained dean’s list standing
during fall term were given
the opportunity to nominate
a teacher who influenced
them on their road to higher
Wyatt Patrick Aleksa,
Wyatt loved to go fish-
13, of Ione died Friday, ing, camping and hiking.
February 27, 2015 at his He loved animals and al-
home. A memorial
ways had one under
service will be held
his arm, whether it
Saturday, March 7,
be a chicken, tur-
at 12:12 p.m. at Ione
key or a cat. Wyatt
Community Church
was loved by many
in Ione, OR.
and always had a
He was born
smile on his face,
May 6, 2001 at Trout-
and he made people
dale, OR. The family Wyatt Patrick happy.
Aleksa
lived in Washougal,
Wyatt is sur-
WA before moving
vived by his moth-
to Arlington, OR in 2010. er, Jana Aleksa Lehn; father,
In 2011, they settled at Joe Lehn, older brother, J.D.
Ione, where he attended Aleksa; younger brother,
school. Wyatt participated William Lehn; and grand-
in football, basketball and parents, Jerry and Linda
4-H. Wyatt was also active Aleksa, Joyce Aleksa, Patti
in the U.S. Navy Sea Cadet Krahn, Frank Lehn, and
Corps, a Columbia Basin Bruce Kincaid.
Platoon out of Finley, WA.
Class of 2019 to
hold bake sale
The Heppner High School Class of 2019 will have a
bake sale in front of Les Schwab in Heppner from noon
to 2 p.m. this Saturday, March 14, during the St. Patrick’s
festivities. A variety of cookies, cupcakes and cakes will
be available. Proceeds go toward the class’s eighth-grade
education and academic graduation.
excellence.
Charlette Burghard,
2014 graduate of Ione High
School, nominated music
The Ione Library District Board of Directors will hold its
teacher Jordan Bemrose. monthly meeting on Thursday, March 19, beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Charlette is the daughter of
The meeting will be held at the Ione Public Library, 385
Orissa Burghard.
W. 2nd Street, Ione.
EOU presents the
The public is welcome to attend.
awards annually in rec-
ognition of outstanding
high school teachers who
encourage and represent
the importance of higher
education to their students.
Amazing Grace Fellowship church members will
serve lunch on Wednesday, March 18, at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center. The meal will include pork chops, stuffing,
green beans, cucumbers and ions, hot rolls, and chocolate
mousse. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation
is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
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Ione library board to meet
Community lunch
menu
WEDDING TABLES
Travis Bellamy &
Hannah Lankford
Wedding - April 11
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Wranglers to meet
this week; fundraiser
planned this month
The Wranglers Riding
Club will meet this Wednes-
day, March 11, at 6 p.m. in
the conference room of the
Gilliam-Bisbee building.
The club would also
like to remind everyone that
it has a can drive coming
up. Club members will have
a trailer parked in the back
parking lot of Les Schwab
in Heppner from Sunday,
March 15, through Thurs-
day, March 19; they will
be sorting cans the evening
of the 19 th .
Then, next Saturday,
March 21, the Wranglers
will have a Bunco night
fundraiser at the Lexington
Grange at 5 p.m. Everyone
is asked to bring what-
ever beverage they would
like; snacks and appetizers
will be provided. Anything
brought to share would be
welcome. Cost is $10 per
person. Anyone who would
like to play, please call
Heather at 541-676-5637
or email hhendricks30@
gmail.com to ensure enough
tables for everyone.
Ione juniors to hold
car wash fundraiser
Ione residents and anyone else who would like car clean
and ready to roll are invited to help the Ione High School
juniors put on an amazing prom during a class fundraiser
planned for this Sunday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Ione fire station.