TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, December 30, 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
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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Local church plans
family-friendly new
year’s celebration
On Thursday, Dec. 31, from 7 p.m. to midnight,
the Heppner Seventh-day Adventist Church invites the
community to turn out for nonalcoholic family fun. The
church, located at 560 Minor Street in Heppner, will
offer refreshments, games, a movie and more. Contact
541-561-9132 for more information.
Daniel ‘Dhel’ Hibbard
Daniel “Dhel” Hibbard,
64, of Heppner passed away
Saturday, December 19,
2015, at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital long term care in
Heppner after two battles
with cancer. At his request
no funeral will be held in
Heppner. Disposition was
by cremation, and a grave-
side inurnment service will
be held March 4, 2016, at 11
a.m., at Olney Cemetery in
Pendleton, OR.
He was born February
13, 1951, at St. Anthony
Hospital in Pendleton to
James E. “Slim” Hibbard
and Minnie L. Wood Hib-
bard. He was raised and
educated in Pendleton.
He was married and
divorced twice.
He is survived by his
brother, George “Levi”
Hibbard; nieces, Christy L.
Munden of Pasco, WA and
Kelly J. Buche of Electric
City, WA; many cousins
and relatives in Oregon,
Washington and Texas; and
trusted and admired friends:
Alan and Sherie Gregory
of Heppner, Buz and Stacy
Wainwright of Heppner,
Bart and Jessica Lentz of
Heppner, Tommy Lentz
of Pasco, WA, and many,
many more.
He was predeceased
by his father, James; his
mother, Minnie; both sets
of grandparents; other cous-
ins; and many friends.
A special donation ac-
count has been set up at
Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Heppner, to help cover all
expenses. Contributions
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 handling ar-
rangements.
The family wishes to
recognize all the doctors,
hospitals, nurses and friends
for all the love and comfort
they have given Dhel over
this tragic six years and in
his death.
Gladys May (Lovgren) Alderman
Gladys May (Lovgren)
Alderman, 96, of Heppner,
passed away peacefully at
Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner on
the morning of December
19, 2015. To celebrate a life
well lived and bid Gladys a
final “Happy Trails,” grave-
side services will be held at
the Heppner Cemetery at 11
a.m. on Saturday, January 9,
2016. Everyone is invited to
join the family for a short
gathering after the services
at Hope Lutheran Church
in Heppner.
Gladys was born to
Frans (Frank) Martin
Lovgren and Hannah Ma-
rie (Erickson) Lovgren on
May 16, 1919 on their farm
at Eightmile, OR, between
Condon and Heppner. She the family and friends who
was the seventh, and
would stop and visit
last surviving, of
her at her home in
13 brothers and sis-
Heppner. Except for
ters. She grew up in
the last few weeks
Heppner, where she
of her life, she lived
raised her younger
at her home, with
brothers and sister
only modest help,
after her parents Gladys May and “by God,” she
passed away. Glad- (Lovgren)
would have it no
Alderman
ys married Archie
other way.
Harlan Alderman of
Gladys was pre-
Hillsville, VA in
ceded in death by her hus-
Heppner on August 26, band, Archie; her daughter,
1939.
Dovie Louise (Alderman)
Gladys lived a long, Joy; son-in-law, Mike Joy;
full life and enjoyed the and her sisters and brothers:
love of her family and Erma Christina (Lovgren)
spending time with them. Keithley, Victor Arthur
She shared many special re- Lovgren, Helen Irene
lationships with her nieces (Lovgren) Horton Stradley
and nephews, grand-nieces Nevis, Alfred Lawrence
and grand-nephews, and all
Lovgren, Edna Josephine
(Lovgren) Harshman, Fran-
ces Marie Lovgren, Frank
Martin (Tim) Lovgren Jr.,
James Calvert Lovgren,
Marshall Lovgren, Mar-
ion Lovgren, Robert Lee
Lovgren and Betty Jean
(Lovgren) Way.
She is survived by her
son, Harlan Duane Alder-
man of Pendleton; nine
grandchildren; 17 great-
grandchildren; three great-
great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and neph-
ews.
The family wishes that,
in lieu of flowers, donations
be made to the local hospice
organization in the name of
Gladys Alderman.
Pray in the New Year
at the Christian Life
Community Bank’s charity drive raises
Center
nearly $800 for Neighborhood Center
On New Year’s Eve, the Christian Life Center in
Heppner will provide a 7 p.m. showing of the Christian
film “The War Room.” Concessions will be available.
A local charity will start
For those who wish to stay, the church will be taking
the new year with a few
a “prayer journey” into the new year after the movie.
more resources thanks to
a Christmas gift courtesy
of the Community Bank
charity drive.
Through the drive, the
bank’s Heppner branch was
able to gift the Neighbor-
hood Center of South Mor-
row County with $790 in
Funds are being collected to help pay for the final raised funds.
medical expenses and funeral expenses of local man
The annual Commu-
Daniel “Dhel” Hibbard. Hibbard, 64, of Heppner passed nity Bank charity drive was
away Saturday, Dec. 19, after a prolonged illness (see conducted in the bank’s
obituary this page).
full-service branch loca-
Collection jars are set up at the Heppner mini mart and tions during beginning in
at other locations throughout Heppner. A bank account has November and running
also been set up in Hibbard’s name at the Bank of Eastern through Dec.18.
Oregon Heppner branch for those wishing to contribute.
The program was an
effort to collect donations in
branches to benefit charities
in that same area.
This season a grand
total of $24,116.03 in do-
Funds being raised
for local man’s final
expenses
Community lunch
menu
nations and bank matches
were dispersed to charities
assisting local citizens in
need.
Community Bank
matched up to $500 per
branch at $.50 on the dollar.
The goal this year
was to raise a minimum
of $1,000 at each branch
location in order to have
the maximum bank match
achieved and to provide at
least $1,500 for each char-
ity. The goal was reached
in six of the bank’s 13
participating branches: El-
gin, Wallowa, Enterprise,
Joseph, Milton-Freewater
and Baker City.
Following are the
amounts the charity or-
ganizations received the
week of Christmas as a
result of the Charity Drive
Monday night meals
at an end
Community volunteers will serve lunch on Wednes-
day, Jan. 6, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
Lunch will include oven-fried chicken, mashed pota-
toes and gravy, mixed vegetables, cucumbers and onions,
hot rolls, and blackberry cobbler.
Christian Life Center has announced that, due to lack
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
of
participation,
the Monday night free meal held every
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
week at Howe’s About Pizza will be discontinued as of
this week.
Church members say they appreciate the support of
the community in the venture, as well as the kindness of
Bev Howe, who opened her restaurant as a meeting spot.
Anyone who is interested is invited to visit the Light-
house in Heppner, which holds a meal every Friday night.
MILES & MILES OF SMILES
The Lighthouse is located next to the Gazette-Times office
on Willow Street.
Wedding Reception Honoring
Karl & Larissa Morgan
(amounts are rounded to the
nearest dollar and include
funds raised in the branch
and the Community Bank
match): Community Con-
nection Food Bank (Enter-
prise and Joseph branches):
$9,522; Elgin Food Bank
(Elgin branch): $3,526;
Wallowa Food Bank (Wal-
lowa branch): $3,038; Mil-
ton-Freewater City Light
and Power Energy Assis-
tance Program through the
Salvation Army (Milton-
Freewater branch): $1,975;
Walla Walla’s Senior Cen-
ter, Center at the Park (Col-
lege Place and Walla Walla
branches): $1,622; Baker
City Food Banks (Bak-
er City branch): $1,500;
EOU Foundation Schol-
arship Fund for regional
need-based scholarships
(La Grande downtown and
valley branches): $1,105;
Neighborhood Center Food
Bank (Heppner branch):
$790; Neighbor 2 Neighbor
Warming Station (Pendle-
ton branch): $525; Martha’s
House (Hermiston branch):
$510.
Since 2010 the Com-
munity Bank Charity Drive
has provided more than
$119,000 to charities in the
region.
“We are thankful for
what these organizations
do for our communities
and glad to assist them with
additional support,” says
Tom Moran, Community
Bank President/CEO, “We
couldn’t do it without our
generous customers and
communities—so thank
you for your help.”
BMCC releases fall
term honor roll
Blue Mountain Com-
munity College fall term
2015 honor roll recognition
went to the following full-
time students from Morrow
and Gilliam counties:
President’s List (4.0
GPA): Taylor Evans, Cindy
Fuentes, Briton Hansen,
Stephanie Ponce, Angela
Tipton, Kami Wagoner.
Dean’s List (3.40 to
3.84 GPA): Miguel Ascenc-
io, Joan Cardenas, Kandan
Evans, Josie Fernandez,
Heidi Garcia, Darin Hauner,
Will Lepage, Maria Montes
De Oca, Jasmine Puerta,
Desijo Roybal, Morgan
Smith.
Honor Roll (3.0 to 3.39
GPA): Chanse Bennett,
Krysta Feyder, Lizbeth
Gaytan, Lizeth Gaytan, Bri-
an Gonzalez, John Greiner,
Cheyanne Matlack, Tyler
Mills, Kimberly Ortega,
Beth Reeves, Joseph Rupe,
Jose Salgado, Daniel Sto-
koe, Yezmin Verduzco,
Brandon Wagenaar, Kate-
lyn Wells.
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