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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 27, 2016 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 SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ 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- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $30 in Morrow County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36 elsewhere; $30 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. The View from the Green Over the Tee Cup It was an overcast day on Tuesday, July 19, for the 18 Willow Creek Country Club lady golfers who teed off for their play day. Low gross of the field went to Pat Edmundson and low net of the field to Karen Hague- wood. Pat Dougherty and Eva Kilkenny tied for least putts of the field. For Flight A, Nancy Propheter had low gross, while Karen Thompson and Corol Mitchell had low net, Tiffany Clement least putts and Corol Mitchell the long drive. For Flight B, Betty Burns had low gross, Lor- rene Montgomery low net, and Sharon Harrison least putts and long drive. For Flight C, Kathy Martin took low gross and the long drive, Bev Steagall had low net, and Kim Carl- son had least putts. For all flights, Pat Dougherty had KP in 2. WCCC Sunday men’s play results Fifteen participated in men’s play at Willow Creek Country Club on July 24. The results are as follows: G r o s s — 1 st , B a r r y Munkers, 70; 2 nd /3 rd , Char- lie Ferguson-Ron Bowman, 72. Net—1 st , Gary Proph- eter, 55; 2 nd , Earl Propheter, 57; 3 rd , Ron MacDonald, 59. Special Events—KP 4/13, Earl Propheter, 9’3”; KP 6/15, Barry Munkers, 6’0”; least putts, Gary Propheter-Tim Wright- Charlie Ferguson, 26. The next men’s play will be July 31 with Tom Shear, Roger Ehrmantraut and Dale Holland hosting. The couples’ tournament will be Aug. 6 and 7; ev- eryone is reminded to get signed up if they haven’t already. RUCKUS IN THE BOONIES Obituaries Robert H. Jepsen Robert Howard Jepsen, had worked part-time since 86, of Heppner passed away the eighth grade. While on on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 the wheat farm, the couple at Kadlec Hospital in Rich- had two children. Susan land, WA. A Celebration of was born in 1952, and Bill a Life Well Lived was held came along in 1955. Susan on Saturday, July 22, at 11 went on to become a regis- a.m. at All Saints Episcopal tered nurse and Bill a vet- Church in Heppner. Follow- erinarian. Bob and Suzanne ing the service, lunch was continued to farm until 1991, when Bob retired provided at the church. and they moved to Robert, or Bob Heppner. Bob loved as he was known by agriculture and con- most people, was tinued to help his born in Heppner, son Bill on the farm on July 26, 1929. until his death. This His parents were would have been his Walter and Matilda 73 rd harvest. (Burns) Jepsen. Bob Robert H. Jepsen Church and was the third of nine community involve- siblings. He grew up on a Rhea Creek farm ment were very important where his father raised lay- to Bob. He was a man of strong faith, believing in ing hens. H e a t t e n d e d I o n e salvation through Jesus School for all 12 years and Christ and the promise of graduated in 1948. After resurrection and eternal high school graduation, he life in heaven. He was an attended Pacific University active member of All Saints on a football scholarship Episcopal Church and par- and studied business. He ticipated in their Cursillo then transferred to Eastern program. In earlier years Oregon College where he he was a Sunday school teacher at the Ione church. also played football. During college he met He also spent many years his wife-to-be, Suzanne working with a prison min- Lieuallen of Pendleton, istry in Pendleton and was while skiing at Spout involved with Full Gospel Springs. Bob was on the ski Businessmen’s Association patrol and rescued Suzanne in Hermiston. Bob served after she had fallen and in numerous other organi- broken her arm. They were zations—including time married on June 24, 1951. as president of the Oregon Soon after their marriage, Wheat Growers League, Bob took over farming the president of the Willow Dobyn’s ranch, where he Creek Country Club, and MARK YOUR CALENDAR! MURRAY'S WINE TASTING THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH Wedding Tables Jared Hedman & Latosha Bowles August 20, 2016 Hanna Lovgren & Cammeron Rinehart September 3, 2016 Adam Bergstrom & Nikki Meyers September 10, 2016 Sign up at Murrays if you would like to order Phil's Peach Patch $25 for a 20lb box of peaches Delivery August 1st. HURRY! TRY OUR NEW SMOOTH - E !! 100% MANGO many and he paved the way for a great number of de- scendants to be brought up in the fear of the Lord and with a delight to live with both intensity and trust. He will be often missed in the coming years. Those left to cherish his memories are his wife of 65 years, Suzanne; daughter Susan Bullington of Uma- tilla; son Bill (Nancy) of Heppner; four sisters, Elsie Baca of Maryland, Betty Mault of Coos Bay, OR, Anna Larson of Portland, and Evie (Mike) Elder of Eugene; two brothers, John (Jean) of Ione, and Frank (Linda) of Milton-Free- water; six grandchildren, Brad Bullington, Matthew, Daniel, Eric and Rebecca Jepsen, and Amy Jepsen Schaffeld; and nine great- grandchildren, Blake and Brody Bullington, Natalie, Seth, Cody, Abi, Laurelee and Anna Jepsen, and Whit- ney Schaffeld; and numer- ous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Virginia Wood and Mary Holtz. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wil- low Creek Terrace Assisted Living Facility, 400 Frank Gilliam Drive, Heppner, OR 97836. Money will go specifically toward to build- ing a paved and landscaped walking path for residents there. Felix H. “Pete” Schwarzin Felix H. “Pete” Schwar- zin, 80, of Heppner died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, July 30, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. He was born Decem- ber 22, 1935 at Rex, OR near Newberg, the son of Helmut J. and Claire R. Benoist Schwarzin. The family moved to Heppner in 1951 and he graduated from Heppner High School in 1955. Pete then joined the United States Army and served for two years. Pete held many jobs throughout his life—farm hand, logger, mill worker in both Maupin and at Kinzua Pine Mills. His favorite job was working for Morrow County to help set up and run the Transfer Station near Lexington, which he did for many years. On August 28, 1965 he married Anna Tatum at Lexington. The couple made their home in Hep- pner. One of his favorite hob- bies was “scraping,” which went perfectly with his job at the transfer station; he loved finding things he could reuse or repurpose. Pete also enjoyed Bingo and playing Mexican Train Dominoes. In his younger days he enjoyed fishing. -Continued from PAGE ONE Lucky Supreme Tattoo out of Oregon city. Weekend passes can be purchased for $40, with daily passes available for $25. Gates open at noon on Friday with the festival running through Saturday night. New this year is a Ruckus Goodbye Breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday. chairman of the Oregon State Farm Service Agen- cy committee. Bob was a member of the museum board, the county road com- mittee and many local and state committees. Soon after retiring from farming and moving to Heppner, he was elected mayor. He served in that position for 12 years, from 1993 to 2004. Over the years Bob has been recognized with many awards and honors, includ- ing Conservation Man of the Year in 1970, Oregon State Father of the Year in 1972, and with Suzanne, Heppner Man and Woman of the year in 2002. Bob enjoyed spending time outdoors. He was an avid snow skier and a member of the Mazamas Mountain Climbing Club for over 15 years. He also helped teach survival skills at Tupper Outdoor School to local sixth graders. Golf was another of Bob’s fa- vorite pastimes, right up to the time of his recent illness. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren and great- grandchildren. They will miss his love and his sense of humor. By the grace of God, Bob lived a long life, and he was full of life while with us. He worked and gave of his time tirelessly. He was loved and respected by One of his great loves was and nephews; and his many a 36-foot boat named “Va- friends. riety” that he purchased in This verse was writ- 1999. He and Anna ten by his grandson spent their summers Jamie, “A great man from 1999 to 2006 knocked on heav- on the boat out in the en’s gates today. He ocean crabbing and was a beloved hus- sharing their catch band, father, grand- with family. father, great grand- Survivors in- Felix H. father and friend to clude his wife H. “Pete” many. Papa Pete, I Anna Schwarzin; Schwarzin will see you again children, Wm. in Heaven.” Wayne Schwarzin, David Memorial contributions D. Schwarzin, Edward E. for those who wish may be Schwarzin, and Kathleen K. made to Pioneer Memorial Attaway; six grandchildren; Hospice, PO Box 9, Hep- 15 great-grandchildren; a pner, OR 97836. sister, Virginia “Ginger” Sweeney Mortuary of Keithley and her husband Heppner is in charge of ar- La Verne; numerous nieces rangements. Funeral Notices Saturday & Sunday Breakfast Buffet A.Y.C.E. ONLY $7.95 8AM-11AM Or until gone! PRIME RIB $23.95 or NY STEAK $19.95 every Saturday night Reservations are Required Delton G. “Del” LaRue—Delton G. “Del” LaRue, 78, of Ione, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, ID. He was born March 26, 1938 at Freewater, OR. A celebration of life will be held on August 6 at 1 p.m. at the Ione School Gymnasium. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Floella E. “Flo” Connor—Floella E. “Flo” Con- nor, 80, of Albany, formerly of Heppner, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at her home. She was born July 21, 1936 at McMinnville, OR. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery in Heppner. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. 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