TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Obituaries
The Oficial Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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New dates set for
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The Powerful Tools for
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been rescheduled to begin
on Thursday, March 3, and
continue through April 14,
with no class on March 31.
If you are providing
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port for a loved one deal-
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condition or decline due to
aging, regardless of where
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confidence, communicate
Charlene E. Davis
Charlene E. Davis, 72,
She married Earl Pap-
of Meacham, OR passed ineau in Sumner, WA, in
away Tuesday, February November of 1962; they
2, 2016, at St. Anthony made their home in Lex-
Hospital in Pendleton. A ington. The couple had two
Celebration of Life Service sons, Dale and Dennis Pap-
will be held Saturday, June ineau. Dale preceded her
11, at 11 a.m. at the
in death at the age
Emigrant Springs
of three. She and
Community Build-
Earl later divorced.
ing at Emigrant
She later married
Springs State Park
Walter Davis on
near Meacham. Fol-
April 1, 1995. They
lowing the service,
made their home in
scattering will be Charlene E. Meacham.
held at the Chip- Davis
Charlene had
munk Ranch, along
worked a multitude
with a potluck luncheon at of jobs, from ranching to
Emigrant Springs Commu- construction to secretarial;
nity Building.
she also worked as a pro-
Charlene was born fessional race horse trainer.
April 15, 1943, to Ed and She also worked for the
Joyce E. (Bonnell) Par- Pendleton Underground
ham in Tacoma, WA. She Tours as a tour guide, and
was raised and attended for KUMA Radio in adver-
schools in Bethel, WA, and tising.
graduated from Bethel High
She was a member of
School.
the Lexington Grange, and
Pendleton, Dale Davis of
Elgin, OR, Susan Langley
of Springield, OR, and Pat-
ty Whitteker of Lakeside,
OR; step-grandchildren,
Kyra and Keenan Davis of
Pendleton, Jennifer Westo-
ver of Las Vegas, NV, Wyatt
and Jennifer Davis of Pi-
lot Rock; Sonny Vickroy,
Adrian Cooley, Bobby Sue
Stecht and Tracy Heinz; and
many nieces and nephews
as well as several aunts and
uncles.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Ed and
Joyce Parham; her sisters,
Bethina Delmas of Roy,
WA, and Nancy Whisnant
of Oroville, WA; and her
son, Dale Papineau.
Sign the online condo-
lence book at www.Burns-
Mortuary.com. Burns Mor-
tuary of Pendleton handled
arrangements.
Michael A. ‘Mike’ Ferguison
Michael A. “Mike” Fer-
guison died on February 12,
2016 at his home in Stan-
ield, OR at the age of 33
years. A celebration of life
potluck gathering was held
on Friday, February 19, at 1
p.m. at the Oregon National
Guard Armory, 900 SE Co-
lumbia Dr., Hermiston.
He was born on July
8, 1982 in Boise, ID to
parents Phillip and Robbin
Reed Ferguison. Mike was
raised in Boise and Ione.
He graduated from Ione
feelings better, balance
their lives, increase their
ability to make tough deci-
sions, and locate helpful
resources.
The series of six week-
ly 1½ hour sessions meets
from 2:30-4 p.m. in the
dining room at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center, 190 N Main
St., Heppner. Participants
must sign up before the
first class by contacting
Helena Wolfe, Health Pro-
motion Coordinator at the
Area Agency on Aging at
CAPECO, at 541-561-5443
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people are trying to stay it
org.
around here, and they’re
starting to train a little ear-
lier,” she says.
The run is moderately
challenging, the 5k distance
equaling 3.1 miles. Run-
ners begin at the Heppner
United Methodist Church
and run an out-and-back
on Riverside before taking
the same loop as the walk-
An open meeting is to lunch and we even went ers, only in the opposite
planned for all widows and on picnics up to Penland direction—the runners cut
widowers who would like Lake. One of my favorite over to the Heppner El-
to inspire, share, heal and memories is when Bob Van ementary School and then
grow.
Schoiack would take me pass the Morrow County
The first meeting, riding. These special people Courthouse and head to-
ward Hager Park, where
which is intended to help helped ease my grief.”
decide the group’s path
Elguèzabal adds that they cross in front of the
and needs, will be held at without friends, family Willow Creek Dam. On the
St. Patrick’s Parish Hall on and faith, losing a spouse downhill stretch, runners
Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. Refresh- can be unbearable, but that pass through the neighbor-
ments will be served.
research has proven that hood of Sweeney Mortuary
One of the event co- having a connection to toward the Forest Service
ordinator’s, Mary Ann El- someone who has “been ofice and inish out the run
on Main Street, returning to
guèzabal, shared, “Sixteen there” helps recovery.
years ago, I had many, many
If you have any ques- the Methodist church.
“About halfway
people who gave me a help- tions, please call Jean Ad-
ing hand when I became a ams, 541-676-5841, or through the walk and the
widow. Irene Swanson and Mary Ann Elguèzabal, 541- run, we are going against
each other—and we get to
Eleanor Gonty invited me 676-5774.
pass each other, which is
kind of fun,” says Ellis.
Ellis says Friends
Helping Friends commit-
tee member Susan Hisler
recruited her to head up
MILES & MILES OF SMILES
Widows, widowers
invited to open
support meeting
later the Meacham Moun-
tain Ladies Club. She was
a member of the Spout
Springs Repeater Associa-
tion, and was very active in
Ham Radio and Emergency
Communication. Her call
sign was KC7RQF, “Real
Quiet Female.” She enjoyed
hunting and ishing as well
as photography. She loved
nature and being in the
mountains. She really en-
joyed the deer and turkeys
that visited her yard year
round.
Charlene is survived
by her husband, Walt Da-
vis of Meacham, OR; her
son, Dennis Papineau and
wife Tanya of Athena, OR;
grandchildren, Kari Papine-
au of Pilot Rock, OR, and
Gregory, Levi, Curtis and
Calvin Papineau of Athena,
OR; step-children, Sam
Westover of Pendleton, OR,
Jack and Cheryl Davis of
High School in the class of
2000. Mike went to work
for Union Paciic Railroad
in 2006 and was currently
working as a Yardmaster
at Hinkle. Mike was united
in marriage to Sara Fisher
on June 27, 2015 at Fort
Stevens State Park on the
North Oregon Coast. He
enjoyed hunting, fishing,
camping and, most of all,
cherished time with his
boys.
He is survived by
his wife, Sara Ferguison, Leon and Dorene Reed,
Stanield, OR; sons,
Leedey, OK; and
Zachary A. and
several nieces and
Trevor P. Ferguison
nephews.
both of Heppner;
Mike was pre-
parents, Phillip
ceded in death by a
and Chris Fergui-
sister, Pamela Fer-
son, Lexington, and
guison.
Robbin Ferguison
Please sign the
and Curtis Potter,
online guest book
Michael
P e n d l e t o n , O R ; A. “Mike”
at burnsmortuary-
brother, John Fer- Ferguison
hermiston.com.
guison, Lexington;
Bu rns M ortuary
sister, Trisha Deak-
of Hermiston is in
ins, Missouri; grandparents, charge of arrangements.
REMEMBRANCE RUN
the run because Ellis was
already an active runner.
“I fought fire for 10
years, and it was easier
for me to stay in shape all
year around than to try to
get in shape every year,”
Ellis explains. “When Su-
sie found out I was doing
that, she thought I would
be someone good to do the
race here.”
Ellis adds that she still
tries to get the ireighters
to join in, as well as put-
ting up lyers at the high
school, where they get a
lot of participation from the
high school and junior high
track teams.
Ellis does say that, al-
though the 5k is a good
part of staying it, it’s also
meant to be fun. The race
isn’t timed, and she says it’s
not about who crosses the
inish line irst, though she
does encourage everyone
to inish.
“Some are discouraged
when they’re just starting
out. If you need to walk,
just walk,” she says.
For that reason, stroll-
ers and dogs (on leashes)
are also welcome in the run.
And the most important
part, she says, is that the
funds raised go to help the
community—that’s what
has kept Ellis going the last
seven years.
“I enjoy volunteering in
the community I think that
it’s fun to see all the people
come out and take part in
something that’s healthy
and it’s for a good cause.
Everything we’ve raised in
the walk and the run is put
toward something that stays
here in the community,”
says Ellis.
This year the funds
will go to Morrow County
Health District to purchase
a blood warmer for the
hospital and a glidescope
for the ambulance.
The annual Remem-
brance Walk/5K Run is
planned for Saturday,
March 19. The event will
begin with a social hour and
registration at 8:30 a.m.; the
walk/run will begin at 9:30
a.m. Everyone is encour-
aged to wear green or pink.
Friends Helping
Friends is again asking for
a $5 donation per walker or
runner, as well as a $5 dona-
tion per shamrock, though
children accompanied by
adults are free. The com-
mittee is also asking people
to register early to make
things run more smoothly
the morning of the walk.
As an incentive to register
early, the committee will
offer door prizes for those
who pre-register.
Due to limited supplies,
Feb. 29 will be the last day
to order shamrocks. For
more information on the
walk or shamrocks, contact
Susan Hisler at 541-676-
5878 or Kathi Dickenson at
Kathidickenson@hotmail.
com. For information on
the run, email Janelle El-
lis at origanelle@hotmail.
com. Anyone wanting a
photo shamrock needs to
mail photos to Hisler at
56504 Little Butter Cr. Rd.
Heppner or drop them off at
Heppner Windwave in care
of Sandy Matthews.
Neighborhood
Center Bag Sale
March 2
The Neighborhood Center’s monthly $10 bag sale
will be on Wednesday, March 2. The sale includes all
clothing, shoes and books. Items on the tables are 50
percent off. The Neighborhood Center is open Monday
through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The food pantry
closes at 4 p.m.
The Neighborhood Center has also announced it
would appreciate donations of paper or plastic grocery
bags for the food pantry.
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