TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Obituaries
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
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Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Catholic speaker at
St. Patrick’s church
this Sunday
Pete Schell, a lifelong
Catholic who taught CCD
(Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine) for nearly 25
years, will be speaking at
St. Patrick’s Catholic parish
hall on Sunday, Sept. 20, at
12:30 p.m.
Schell has also taught
adult education and RCIA,
as well as serving as Direc-
tor of Religious Education.
He has written cat-
echetical curriculum for
elementary and high school
religious education pro-
grams. Additionally, he
has written three books and
many pamphlets on biblical
and religious topics. Those
materials will be available
after his talk.
The one-hour presenta-
tion, “The Biblical Founda-
tion of the Roman Catholic
Church,” is focused on
teaching Catholics how
they can defend their faith.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
September 8, 2015: -Brian Hollis Moore, 22, of
Boardman and Saige Leanyna McCloud-Shover, 20, of
Boardman.
September 10, 2015: -Thomas Charles Jackson, 43,
of Irrigon and Amy Danielle Blakley, 33, of Irrigon.
-Trent Allen Wright, 43, of Lexington and Sabrina
Diane Hall, 36, of Lexington.
Rietmann makes
honor roll at OSU
CORVALLIS, Ore.—Names of students who have
made the Scholastic Honor Roll Summer term have been
announced by Oregon State University.
Making the honor roll with a straight-A average is
Tanner J. Rietmann of Ione, a senior in agricultural sci-
ences.
To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least
12 graded hours of course work.
Community lunch
menu
Karen Renee (Fitzsimmons) Dickenson
Karen Renee (Fitzsim- in June of 1993. She re-
mons) Dickenson of Pend- ceived her associate’s de-
leton died Friday, Sep- gree in early childhood at
tember 4, 2015, at Kadlec Blue Mountain Community
College. She also
Regional Medical
enlisted in the Na-
Center in Richland,
tional Guard in 1993
WA. She was 41
following her high
years old. A memo-
school graduation
rial service was held
and served in the
at Burns Mortuary
Pendleton National
of Pendleton Chapel
on Friday, Sept. 11. Karen Renee Guard for six years.
Karen worked
Karen was born (Fitzsimmons)
at Walmart as a ca-
July 31, 1974 in Dickenson
shier, in customer
Pendleton to Dave
and Carol (Christiansen) service and in the café. She
Fitzsimmons. She attended worked at Cayuse Tech-
school in Pendleton School nologies call center, as well
District, graduating from as Smith Cannery and Hill
Pendleton High School Meat. On July 4, 2015, she
Pamela G. Williams,
69, of Heppner died Tues-
day, July 28, 2015 at her
home. A memorial service
will be held Tuesday, Sep-
tember 22, at 11 a.m. at
the Heppner Seventh-day
Adventist Church.
She was born Septem-
ber 22, 1945 at Chicago, IL,
the daughter of Melvin and
Lillian Shipchenko Shad-
duck. Pamela was raised
mostly in Minnesota. She
then attended school at La
Serria University in Cali-
fornia, and then Lewis and
Clark College in Portland,
where she received a degree
in Physiology. While living
in Portland she attended the
Bridge City Church.
On December 24, 1968
she married Leonard Booth
at Chicago, IL. He preceded
her in death in 1991.
Throughout her life
Pamela had lived in Min-
nesota; Japan; Chicago, IL;
Boston, MA; and Portland,
Silverton and Heppner, OR.
On November 8, 2007
she married Elfred Williams
at Reno, NV. Throughout
her working life she was
involved in real estate and
Because of the dona-
tions of community mem-
bers and the Bank of East-
ern Oregon, the students
at Heppner Elementary
School have much-needed
school supplies again this
year.
The bank has spear-
headed this tradition for
more than 17 years. As the
supplies trickled in, the
bank had a display that kept
growing and growing...
something like a savings
account.
For various reasons,
many students come to
school without supplies,
and this year was no dif-
ferent. Three items on the
lists were extremely dif-
ficult to find, but Heppner
Branch Manager Tricia
Rollins put on her detective
hat and came through for
the students. The supplies
were even dropped off at
the school or at teachers’
L-R: Bank of EO Heppner Branch Manager Tricia Rollins with Heppner Elementary students
Noah King, David Asbridge and Angel Meyers-Benitez. –Contributed photo
homes.
one local family contin- ally, the school receives
In additional to the ues to supply the school monetary donations from
bank’s school-supply drive, with backpacks. Addition- throughout the community.
Clean water abroad Zumba classes
offered in Ione
and at home
CHURCH IN THE PARK!
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HOMECOMING IS SEPTEMBER 25
Starts Approximately 4pm
COME ONE AND ALL
EVERYONE WELCOME
September 27 at city park
as an insurance claims ad- grandchildren.
In addition to her first
justor.
Pamela’s hobbies and husband, she was preceded
interests included garden- in death by her parents.
Memorial con-
ing, nature, cooking,
tributions may be
animals, birds, sew-
made to the Pamela
ing, books, Japan,
Williams Memorial
the beach and rock
Fund, to help off-
collecting.
set final expenses,
Survivors in-
c/o Bank of Eastern
clude her husband, Pamela G.
Oregon, PO Box
Elfred Williams of Williams
39, Heppner, OR
Heppner; sons, Lee
Booth of Lake Oswego, 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Michael Booth and his wife
Sarah of Portland, and Alex Heppner is in charge of ar-
Booth of Heppner; and two rangements.
School supplies like money in the bank
for local students
HEPPNER NAZARENE CHURCH
PRAYER, PRAISE, WORSHIP.
WA; and four nieces.
She was preceded in
death by her grandfathers,
Melvin Christiansen and
Creighton Fitzsimmons,
and an uncle, Steven Chris-
tiansen.
Contributions in mem-
ory of Karen may be made
to the Wounded Warrior
Project and may be sent
directly or in care of Burns
Mortuary of Pendleton,
PO Box 489, Pendleton,
OR 97801. Sign the online
condolence book at www.
burnsmortuary.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Pendleton is in charge of
arrangements.
Pamela G. Williams
Heppner United Methodist Church volunteers will
serve lunch on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center.
The meal will include parmesan crusted fish, rice
The local group traveling to Haiti in November to help
pilaf, coleslaw, Waldorf salad, hot rolls, and strawberry drill a fresh water well as part of a Water International
cake. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is mission trip will be working for clean water at home as
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
they conduct a creek cleaning project to remove garbage
and debris from the creek channels in the Heppner Wa-
tershed on Sunday, Sept. 20.
This annual project is funded by the Heppner Water
Control District for the safety and enjoyment of Heppner
citizens and visitors.
Landowners along Willow, Shobe and Hinton Creeks
should not be concerned as the group moves through to
remove trash from the creeks.
Potato Bar, Hot Dogs
married Donald Dickenson.
Karen enjoyed working
with plastic canvas, playing
cards and games, reading,
and collecting Snow White
figurines.
Karen is survived
by her husband, Donald;
parents, Carol and Dave
Fitzsimmons; son, Timothy
Fitzsimmons of Pendleton;
Jayden Fitzsimmons of
Wyoming; brother, Mel-
vin Fitzsimmons of Walla
Walla, WA; sister, Roberta
(Christopher) Smith of Ken-
newick, WA; grandmothers,
Iris Christiansen of Red-
mond, OR and Kathleen
Fitzsimmons of Pomeroy,
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COME GEAR UP FOR THE FOOTBALL SEASON!
WE HAVE HATS, SHIRTS AND HOODIES!
STORE HOURS:
M-F 7a.m. – 6p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Pharmacy Hours: M-F 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (closed 1-2 for lunch)
BMCC is offering a
Zumba class in Ione starting
Monday, Sept. 28. Certified
Zumba instructor Sarah
Krebs will teach the class.
Classes will be Monday
and Wednesday evenings
from 6-7 p.m. in the Ione
Elementary School gym.
The class will run for 11
weeks and the cost is $59
for the term. There is a pos-
sibility of setting up a one
day a week option priced at
$39 for the term.
No experience neces-
sary; learn as you go.
Pre-registration is re-
quired, as a minimum num-
ber of students must be
enrolled in order to hold
the class.
Please contact Anne
Morter, BMCC Coordina-
tor, at 541-422-7040 or
amorter@bluecc.edu.
Stop by and say HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to DARBY who
is calebrating her 4th birthday,
Saturday, September 19
The Landing
@ Morrow County OHV Park
"Elsa and Anna" from "Frozen"
will make an appearance at noon.
Cupcakes will be served