TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Obituaries
Gavin Henry Rauch Doris Evelyn
(Worden) Knighten
Gavin Henry Rauch of
Walla
Walla, WA was born
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Apr.
7,
1988 and passed
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
away on Apr. 12, 2018
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A gifted
David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
handyman
Gavin
Henry
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
Rauch
with his
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own busi-
For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per
ness, Gavin was a loving
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 $6.05 per column inch.
son, brother, father and
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devoted friend with a gener-
lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits
ous heart of gold.
require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be
specified if required).
He attended schools in
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Pendleton,
Athena, Milton-
meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
Freewater,
Dayton
and Wal-
or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space
for the obituary.
la Walla. He graduated in
For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner
2006 from Wa-Hi in Walla
GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone
Walla, then went on to com-
number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not
plete a degree in carpentry
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.
from Walla Walla Com-
munity College. He was
an avid participant of four-
wheeling, spending time in
the mountains, water sports,
golf and motorcycle riding
on the sand dunes. He had
Betty Anne Christman, near Dale,
a zest for life and will be
81, of Lexington died on OR in 1975.
Betty
Anne
so dearly missed by all, ac-
Betty
April 27 at Chaplaincy
Christman
cording to his family.
Hospice Home in Kenne- w a s t h e
He is survived by par-
wick, WA following a brief head cook
ents
Robert and Deborah
at Heppner Grade school
illness.
(Rauch)
Flint of Walla
Betty was born in Bak- for many years and after
er City, OR on Jan. 23, 1937 retirement she did part-
to Archie and Genevieve time janitorial work for Betty was also an avid golf-
Saling. Most of Betty’s Columbia Basin Electric. er and a member of Willow
childhood was spent in She enjoyed traveling and Creek Country Club. After
North Powder, OR where spent several summers in all those years of being on
she attended school. Being the early 2000’s traveling her feet, Betty appreciated
an only child, Betty said with Sharon Woodside to foot rubs more than any-
her animals were her clos- every capital city in the U.S. thing else.
est friends and she loved Betty was an excellent cook
Betty was preceded in
to pack a lunch, saddle her and baker and could put death by her parents, Archie
horse, Wildfire, and spend out a spread like no other. and Genevieve Saling and
the day in the mountains She entered many baking her husband, Cedric. She
with her dog, Patti, follow- contests and won the Wheat is survived by her daughter
ing beside. She had fond League Cake contest sev- and son-in-law Joan and
memories of helping her eral times. She also made Scott McDaniel of Hep-
parents work a local postal many home cooked meals pner; daughter and son-in-
route, even delivering some for those in need.
law Jean and Marv West
She enjoyed crafting of Star, ID and son and
of the mail by horse. She
immensely enjoyed the and sewing and co-founded daughter-in-law Carl and
long cattle drives she took the Lady Bugs crafting Kelly Christman of Ione.
with her father from time to group with some of her
Betty has six grandchil-
time as a young teenager. closest friends and later, dren: Caleb McDaniel and
Betty met Cedric (Sid) Creative Memories with wife Taylor of Heppner,
Carl Christman in high Lorene Montgomery, who Kyle McDaniel and wife
school and they married in sold items at the local Ba- Kelsie of North Powder,
1954 in Weiser, ID. They zaars for many years. Betty Josie Owen and husband
lived in North Powder, was a wonderful quilter and Matt of Boise, ID, Dustin
Dayville, and Hardman, over the years she made West of Boise, ID, Shee-
OR before their final land- dozens of quilts for family, na Christman of Coeur
ing in Lexington. Early in friends and high-school d’Alene, ID and Nicholas
their marriage Betty was graduates. Betty loved all Christman and wife Cara
a stay at home mom and things grandchildren and of Richland, WA. Betty’s
Sid was a logger. They en- spent many years watch- great-grandchildren are
joyed camping and fishing ing her grand and great- Annabelle, Brody, Hailey,
with their three children in grandchildren perform in J.J. and Addie McDaniel,
the mountains where Sid concerts, recitals, and sport- Dylan and Sophie Owen,
worked. Tragically, Sid was ing events in Heppner, Ione Kelsey and Amber West
killed in a logging accident and all over the northwest. and Sophia, Joelle, Alex
Betty Anne
Christman
Larry Fetsch
A graveside memorial
service for Larry Fetsch,
78, of Enid, OK was held on
Monday April 30. Crema-
tion arrangements were by
Anderson-Burris Funeral
Home and Crematory in
Enid.
Larry was born Janu-
ary 6, 1940 in Heppner to
Albert and Edna (Rauch)
Fetsch and passed away
on Sunday,
April 22 in
Enid.
Larry
grew up in Larry Fetsch
Heppner,
graduated high school and
then served in the United
States Army. In 1983 he
moved to Enid where he
worked for Western Gas
Resources until he retired.
MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY MAY 13TH
He later worked part time
at Dillard in the doc main-
tenance department for
several years. On December
27, 1992, he married Kathy
McGee in Dodge City, KS
and they made their home
in Enid. He loved to play
pool, dance and spend time
with his grandkids.
Larry is survived by his
wife Kathy; two children
Duane Fetsch of Fort Worth,
TX and Lori Ehardt and
husband David of Oklaho-
ma City; three step-children
Walla; brother Jeremy
Rauch and family of Tum-
water, WA; sister Ashleigh
Rauch of Richland, WA;
son Cohen Vails Rauch of
Portland, OR; long-time
girlfriend Jamie Foust of
Walla Walla, WA as well as
many loving aunts, uncles,
cousins, nephews, a niece
and an amazing amount of
friends and acquaintances.
He was preceded in
death by his father, Benja-
min Henry Rauch, pater-
nal grandparents “Hank”
Rauch and Patricia Rauch
and maternal grandparents
Logan Allen and Dixie Al-
len, all of Pendleton.
The family wishes to
share that Gavin had a rare
blood type and because
of his election to donate
organs was able to provide
hope and happiness to five
other families through the
LifeCenter Northwest pro-
gram at Harborview Medi-
cal Center.
Memorial services for
Gavin will be held May 5
at the First Assembly of
God Church, 1919 Fern
Ave, Walla Walla, WA at
1:30 p.m., with a gathering
to follow at the Gisi Resi-
dence, 761 Abbott Road,
Walla Walla, WA.
and Austin Christman. She
also has one great-great-
grandchild, Mela Owen.
According to family,
Betty Anne Christman was
an independent and quiet
soul who displayed forti-
tude in the midst of great
pain. She was a hardwork-
ing, dedicated and generous
mother, grandmother and
friend who gave sacrifi-
cially for others, all of her
life. She will be greatly
missed but never forgotten
by family and friends who
knew her best.
There will be a grave-
side memorial service in
honor of her life on Friday,
May 4 at 11 a.m. at the Hep-
pner Masonic cemetery.
Following the service, a
luncheon will be served
at the Catholic Parish hall
where Betty’s quilts will be
displayed.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Ione
Booster Club, PO Box 4,
Ione, OR 97843 or to the
Heppner Booster Club,
PO Box 67, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sign the online condo-
lence book at sweeneymor-
tuary.com.
Ron Goertzen of Dodge
City, KS, Don Goertzen
and wife Lisa of Prattt, KS
and Charleen Cooper and
husband Patrick of Ben-
ton, LA; 11 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren;
brother Robert Fetsch and
wife Pat and sister Marlene
Currin and husband Tom.
He was preceded in
death by his parents.
Memorials may be
made through the funeral
home to Hospice Circle of
Love.
Roses Lilies - Vases
Basket of Daises
Bouquet of Balloons
Pre-Orders Welcome
Country Rose
541-676-9426
217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
Forest Service Road
24 improvements
underway
Construction work on
a portion of Forest Ser-
vice Road (FSR) 24 began
last week. The construc-
tion project is located 15
miles northeast of Spray
and about one mile south
of Bull Prairie Lake on the
Heppner Ranger District.
The segment of road under
construction is between
Highway 207 and the junc-
tion of FSR 2407, which
provides access to Tama-
rack Lookout.
Iron Triangle, LLC is
replacing old, undersized
ditch relief culverts and will
soon begin preparing the
road for resurfacing with
new crushed aggregate. De-
lays up to one hour can be
expected while culverts are
being replaced. That work
is expected to be finished
within one week.
Following the culvert
replacements, construc-
tion equipment, along with
gravel trucks, will be op-
erating along the road for
several weeks. The con-
tractor intends to complete
the project prior to Memo-
rial Day weekend, but the
contract is effective until
June 8, if additional time
is needed.
Gravel trucks will be
hauling from a pit off FSR
23, approximately one mile
east of its junction with FSR
24. Drivers are asked to
drive safely and defensively
while traveling in the area.
For additional informa-
tion on this project, contact
the Heppner Ranger Dis-
trict at 541-676-9187.
Community lunch menu
All Saints, Hope and Valby volunteers will serve
lunch on Wednesday, May 9 at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center. Lunch will be scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage,
hash browns, mermaid salad, citrus salad, biscuits and
cinnamon rolls for dessert.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Correction
On Mother's Day make her feel special
Flourish her
in flowers
Doris had a sharp sense
Doris Knighton died
Apr. 12 with family by of humor along with an ad-
her side, after a long and venturous spirit, ready to go
courageous battle with Par- on a moment’s notice. She
was her husband’s
kinson’s disease. She
co-pilot in their plane
had a proud family
and in life. They en-
history as a descen-
joyed traveling by air
dant of ancestors
and car throughout
who helped settle the
the United States.
13 colonies and who
She loved to cook
fought with George
Washington in the Doris Evelyn and would try out
Revolutionary War. ( W o r d e n ) new recipes on din-
ner guests. Her pri-
Others traversed the Knighten
mary role in life was
Oregon Trail and
were early settlers of Or- as wife, mother and grand-
mother. She welcomed
egon.
Doris was born to Floyd friends and family into her
and Marjorie (Ebbert) home and many friends felt
Worden Oct. 22, 1925 in like family.
Doris is survived by her
Condon and was raised
on the family wheat farm husband of 69 years, Carl
in Heppner. She attended Doss; daughter Jeri Mc-
the one-room school at Cormack (Bill); son Greg
Eight Mile, then graduated Knighten (Debbie); daugh-
from Heppner High School. ter Sue Wilson (Mick);
She received her degree in sister Dorothy Gernhardt;
secretarial science from four grandchildren, Kurt,
Eastern Oregon College in Janey, Kendra and Terra;
La Grande where she met four step-grandchildren,
Rob, Lynnette, Chris and
her husband.
She married Carl Doss Cindy and five step-great
Knighten in 1949 and grandchildren. She was
moved to Pendleton where preceded in death by her
they raised their three chil- brother, Wilbur.
The family requests
dren. As her husband’s ca-
reer advanced, they moved remembrances be sent to
to Corvallis, Bend and fi- Medical Teams Interna-
nally Gladstone, where they tional.
Her final resting place
lived for 35 years. Doris
worked 17 years at Mult- will be at Willamette Na-
nomah Education Service tional Cemetery. A celebra-
District in Portland. Upon tion of life will be held
her retirement, she volun- Saturday, May 19 at 1:30
teered 12 years with Medi- p.m. in the Oregon City
cal Teams International. Elks grand ballroom, 610
After selling their home in McLoughlin Blvd., Oregon
Gladstone, she and Doss City, OR.
moved to Happy Valley.
The Gazette-Times reported that Raymond Akers’
wife passed out campaign brochures on his behalf at the
candidate forum held Apr. 19. It has come to our attention
that it was his mother, not his wife that passed out the
brochures. The editor apologizes for the error.
BENEFIT
DINNER
May 3rd, 2018 – 6 PM
Heppner Elks Lodge
$10.00 per plate
Meal will be spaghetti,
salad and dessert!
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