TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Georgia ‘Helen’ Troxell
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Play proceeds
benefit parish hall
restoration
Georgia “Helen” Trox-
ell, 69, passed away on
March 5, 2015 in Spokane,
WA from small cell lung
cancer. She will be buried
in the Heppner Cemetery
near her parents.
Helen was born Sep-
tember 24, 1945 to Howard
R. and Harriet H. Morgan
Evans in Prairie City, OR.
She was raised on the fam-
ily ranch in Kaler Basin
near Spray, OR and at-
tended Spray High School.
In 1961 she married Robert
D. Troxell. They had two
children, Evan and Marsha.
They divorced in 1979.
She lived in several
places and worked as a
seamstress. Then, in 1993,
she moved to Heppner and
opened in her own custom
sewing and alteration busi-
ness, “Just Sew.” In 2010
she retired and in 2012 she
moved to Spokane, WA to
be closer to her sister.
Helen enjoyed reading,
baking bread, watching
sports on TV and talking
with her customers.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
She is survived by her
sisters, Alma Louise Younce
Lakin of Sanaway, WA, and
Lennadell I. ‘Lenna’ Smith
Lennadell I. “Lenna” skating on nearby frozen
Smith, 89, passed on to be ponds and fishing the high
with our Lord on
lakes around Bak-
March 13, 2015 at
er. During the war
St. Charles Hospital
Glenn was in the
in Bend, OR. Grave-
United States Navy
side service will be
and he and Lenna
held Friday, March
were stationed in
20, at 1 p.m. at the
Klamath Falls and
Heppner Masonic Lennadell
Pasco, WA. When
Cemetery in Hep- I. “Lenna”
Glenn went over-
pner, and she will Smith
seas, Lenna moved
be laid to rest next
back to Pondosa and
to her loving and dear hus- worked in the lumber mill
band, Glenn.
office until his return. This
Lenna was born in union produced two chil-
Hagerman, ID on July dren, daughter Judy Diane
19, 1925, the daughter of and son Michael Glenn,
Leonard and Dellett Young both of Bend, OR.
Wells. She grew up in
The Smith family
Pondosa, OR and attended moved to Heppner in 1954
schools in Union and Baker when Glenn took a position
City, Oregon. It was in Pon- as head sawyer at Kinzua
dosa that she met and mar- Corporation. A few years
ried Glenn Smith in 1942. later Lenna began a career
Their fondest memories of as a secretary with the Or-
those early years are of ice egon State Extension office,
a position she held for 30
years until retirement. She
will also be remembered as
secretary for the Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo for
years.
Lenna was a member
of the Red Hat Society, the
United Methodist Church
and Soroptimist Interna-
tional. Lenna could always
be found volunteering for a
special project and she will
always be remembered for
her sweet personality.
Upon retirement, she
and Glenn traveled the
world with memorable
trips to China, Japan, Hong
Kong, northern and central
Europe, and Mexico. Their
fondest trip was a cruise to
the Caribbean and Pana-
ma Canal with family and
friends. Lenna and Glenn
moved to Bend in the fall of
Mary Fisher Stock of Spo-
kane, WA; her children,
Evan R. Troxell (Debbie),
of Viola, IL and Marsha M.
Ferrnald of Marbill,Hill,
MO; six grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
She will be missed by fam-
ily and friends.
Condolences can be
sent to Rt. 1, Box 577E,
Marble Hill, MO 63764.
2010 when Glenn became
ill, and lived on a lavender
farm in the Tumalo area,
surrounded by their chil-
dren and family.
Lenna was preceded in
death by her parents; her
step-father, Jake Murray;
brother, Lester Wells; sister-
in-law, Maida Wells; and
niece, Mardel Wells Marlatt
and husband Glenn.
She is survived by chil-
dren Judy (Gordon) Knight
and Mike Smith; grandchil-
dren Kimberle Wright (Bil-
ly McCoy), Nance Riper
and Brent (Nadia) Wright;
great-grandchildren Brien-
na, Hailey, Ellie, Matthew,
Michael and Thomas; and
numerous great-nieces and
nephews.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements.
Alberta ‘Bert’ Johannes
Janet Greenup, representing the cast of “A Thought of Hope,”
presents Ashley Lindsay, chairman of the St. Patrick’s Parish
Hall restoration project, with a check in the amount of $1,179,
the combined total for the two presentations of Father Con-
don’s play. A sum of $333 came from the presentation in Ione
and $846 from the presentation in Heppner. “St Patrick’s would
like to greatly express their appreciation to the community for
their support of the play and also to the cast of the play for
choosing them as the charity to donate the proceeds to,” said
Lindsay. –Contributed photo
HUMC this week
The Heppner United
Methodist Women will host
the Columbia District Unit-
ed Methodist Women Every
Member Enrichment Event
on Saturday beginning at
10 a.m.
Guest speaker Carol
Gross, Disaster Mental
Health Advisor for the
American Red Cross, will
present “How Do I Re-
spond in an Emergency
Situation?” United Meth-
odist Women members
from throughout the region
are expected to attend the
event.
On Sunday, Pastor
Patty Nance will lead ser-
Marriage
Licenses
The Morrow County
Clerk’s office has released
the following report of mar-
riage licenses:
March 11, 2015: -Mi-
chael Scott Dixon, 35, of
Heppner and Terrisa Kay
McDowell, 30, of Heppner.
March 16, 2015:
-Jamison Lee Fisher, 44, of
Lebanon, OR and Jessica
Marie Kealy, 32, of Shel-
ton, WA.
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vice with the last of the I
Am series, “Abiding in
Love.” Liturgist Peggy
Fishburn will read from the
books of Jeremiah and He-
brews. Hymns will include
“Breathe on Me, Breath of
God,” “And Are We Yet
Alive,” “The Kingdom of
God” and “May You Run
and Not Be Weary.”
A fellowship time will
be held in the community
room following the service.
Service begins at 10:30
a.m. All are welcome. The
Heppner United Methodist
Church is located at 175
West Church St. For more
information call 541-676-
9224 or e-mail heppnero-
regonmethodists@gmail.
Alberta “Bert” Jo-
hannes, 96, formerly of
Heppner, died Tuesday,
December 9, 2014 at a
care facility in Hermiston.
A memorial graveside ser-
vice will be held 11 a.m.
Wednesday, March 18, at
the Heppner Masonic Cem-
etery in Heppner.
She was born Novem-
ber 16, 1918, at Lawrence,
WI, the daughter of Thomas
and Mary Lan Laren Detrie.
Bert enjoyed garden-
ing, bingo and coffee in the
mornings with her friends,
and partaking of all of the
town events. When she was
younger she would take
long road trips to Wisconsin
once a year to visit family
members. She was a mem-
ber of St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church and rarely missed
church.
Survivors include her
sisters, Evelyn Contezac
and husband Mickel, and
Bernice Philipsen; 10
grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death
were her daughters, Donna
Mae Davis and Joy Wells,
and a grandchild, Chriss
Davis.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements.
Jean Marie Gilliam
Jean Marie Gilliam, 91,
of Condon died, Saturday,
March 14, 2015 at Summit
Springs Village Memory
Care, Condon, OR. Mass
of Christian Burial will be
held at 10 a.m. on Satur-
day, March 21, at St. John
Catholic Church in Con-
don. Burial will follow the
Mass at St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery in Condon. A ro-
sary will be held on Friday
evening, March 20, at 7:30
p.m. at St. Johns.
The first of two chil-
dren, Jean Marie Cline
was born June 14, 1923 in
Jordan, NY, the daughter
of Charles and Faye Grego
Cline. Jean graduated in
1941 from North High
School in Syracuse, NY.
She later graduated from
business school in 1942.
Jean’s war-time ro-
mance with Louis L Gilliam
culminated in marriage
on April 19, 1947. They
moved to Heppner where
their first daughter, Cheryl
Jean, was born in January
of 1948. Jean and Lou then
moved from Heppner to
Condon when Lou trans-
ferred from the U.S. Forest
Service to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, where
he was assigned to serve as
the unit conservationist in
Gilliam County. After mov-
ing to Condon, three more
children were born: Richard
Louis in 1951, Mary Jane in
1952 and Juliann in 1957.
Jean was a journalist
and worked as a staff writer
for the Condon Globe Times
from 1965 until 1976. She
also was a stringer for the
East Oregonian and Rural- sister, Mary Jane Williams
ite Magazine. Beginning of Biglerville, PA and her
in 1964, she chaired the children and their spouses,
Gilliam County Democratic Cheryl and Charles Lopez
Central Commit-
of Camas, WA; Rick
tee for several de-
and Evelyn Gilliam
cades. She served
of Eugene, OR;
as secretary to the
Mary Jane and Jim
Condon Chamber
Gleeson of Beaver-
of Commerce for
ton, OR; and Juliann
17 years. Jean was
and Herschel Lan-
an active member Jean Marie
tis of Condon. She
of St. John Catholic Gilliam
is also survived by
Church in Condon,
eight grandchildren,
serving as the organist for nine great-grandchildren,
almost 60 years. She was and two nieces and two
an avid seamstress. She and nephews.
Lou enjoyed traveling by
In lieu of flowers, the
car, trains and ships. They family requests that remem-
enjoyed many cruises on brances be sent to St. John
the Holland America Line. Catholic Church, PO Box
Jean was preceded in 485, Condon, OR 97823
death by her husband, Lou,
Funeral arrangements
in 2010.
are in care of Sweeney
She is survived by her Mortuary of Condon.
Wranglers hold can drive, Bunco Gift of food offered
The Wranglers Rid-
ing Club would like to
remind everyone that the
club’s can drive is happen-
ing now through Thursday;
they have a trailer parked
in the back parking lot of
Les Schwab in Heppner
and will be sorting cans on
Thursday evening. Anyone
planning on attending any
of this year’s play days is
asked to help out.
The Wranglers’ Bunco
fundraiser will be Saturday,
March 21, at the Lexington
Grange at 5 p.m. Cost is $10
per person to play.
“Call the sitter and
come as a couple—it could
be a fun date night,” says a
club spokesperson. “Come
with friends, or come alone,
doesn’t matter.”
Snacks and appetizers
will be provided, and club
members say if people want
to bring something it would
be “appreciated but not
required.” Attendees are
asked to bring their own
beverages.
Your Household Hazardous Waste
this Sunday
Spring break may be a time when it gets difficult to
keep food on the table, but help is available.
A box of food will be given to anyone who comes to
the All Saints Episcopal Church parking lot this Sunday,
March 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. The church is at the corner
of Gale and Church streets in Heppner.
The box contains canned and packaged foods plus
fresh food items and some hygiene supplies. This gift
comes from several area churches and is coordinated
by the Shared Ministry of Hope Lutheran and All Saints
Episcopal Churches. Anyone who needs but is not able
to pick up a box, call the church office at 676-9970 to
request delivery. Be sure to leave contact information.
look for label marked “Warning” and “Danger”
Turn Them In!
FREE
Friday April 10, 2015 Northend Transfer Station 69900
Frontage Lane, Boardman, OR
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Items not accepted: Empty containers, Ammunition, explosives, biological
waste and radio active waste. Question please call 541-989-9500
K ANDY
B OYD
C ONGRATULATIONS FOR
YOUR 10 YEARS WORKING
FOR M ORROW C OUNTY
T HANK YOU , B OBBI