Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -- TWO
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Obituaries
Emma Lou Sunderland
Heppner
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Community lunch menu
Willow Creek Baptist Church members will serve
lunch on Wednesday, December 19, at St. Patrick’s Se-
nior Center. Lunch will be Christmas roast beef, mashed
potatoes and gravy, green beans, carrot salad, hot rolls
and spice cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. The menu is subject to change.
Community events
scheduled
Sunday, December 16,
3 p.m., Christmas Music
Fest - Community Caroling
and chili at Hope Luther-
an Church. Come out and
enjoy a Christmas music
program followed by com-
munity caroling and chili.
Musicians who would like
to be added to the program
are invited to contact Pastor
Katy Anderson at 541-676-
9970.
Thursday, January 17,
from 12-1 p.m., Heppner
Chamber’s Annual Lun-
cheon at the Senior Center
Dining Room.
Thursday, February 7
starting at 6 p.m., Heppner
Chamber’s Annual Town
and Country Community
Awards event to be held at
the Morrow County Fair-
grounds. The theme for the
event will be “An Evening
With the Stars.” Tickets will
be available for purchase in
January along with addi-
tional information.
Make sure you pick up
a nomination form to nomi-
nate your recommendation
for Woman of the Year, Man
of the Year, Business of the
Year, Citizen-Educator of
the Year, Lifetime Achieve-
ment and Youth Award.
Nominations will be
open from Friday, Novem-
ber 16 to Friday, January
12. Contact the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce for
more information. “This is a
great time to celebrate with
local community members
the winners of these awards
on Thursday, February 7,
2019,” said Sheryll Bates,
Chamber director.
Christmas Music
Fest scheduled
Hopeful Saints Min-
istry at Hope Lutheran
Church will host a Christ-
mas Music Fest on Sunday,
Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. A variety
of musicians from the com-
munity will be performing.
Everyone is invited to at-
tend and join in the singing
of Christmas favorites.
Admission is free, al-
though donations of canned
goods or cash to benefit the
Neighborhood Center will
be accepted.
Caroling around the
community will follow the
concert, with a chili sup-
per after that in the Parish
Hall at Hope. Additional
information is available by
calling the church office at
541-676-9970.
Emma Lou Sunderland, born. In 1968, they moved
age 84, of Kennewick, WA, to Vale, OR where their last
child, Sam was born
walked into the arms
in 1968.
of her Lord and Savior
In 1974, she
on Dec. 4.
began teaching at
Emma Lou was
Willow Creek Ele-
born on her dad’s
mentary. Dirk and
birthday, July 13,
Emma Lou were
1934 in Jefferson City,
MO to Howard Bell Emma Lou divorced in 1975,
Sunderland
after 19 years of
and Katherine “Ruth”
marriage. In 1985,
Nicholson. She was
the youngest child, with Emma Lou married Wes
an older brother Bobby King and moved to Mid-
Dean, who proceeded her dleton, ID. She gained four
in death on Dec. 5, 2006. stepsons and a stepdaugh-
In December of 1934, her ter. In 1987, Wes passed
family left Missouri and away. From 1986 until
moved to Kuna, ID. Emma 1999, when she retired,
Lou graduated from Kuna Emma Lou taught at Notus
High School in 1952. Upon Elementary.
In 1990, Emma Lou
graduation, she attended
Bob Jones University and married her longtime friend
ended up graduating from Henry “Hank” Sunderland,
Northwest Nazarene Col- where she gained two more
lege in 1956. In June of stepdaughters, a stepson
1956, she married Dirk and four grandchildren.
L. Dirksen. They lived in In 1991, they moved to
Portland where she taught Nyssa. Hank and Emma
school, until they moved to Lou loved spending time
Colorado as missionaries together with their family,
with the American Sun- especially welcoming every
day School Union. While new baby, child or spouse
there, their two children to the family, traveling in
Dirk (Jon) and Lou Anna their motor homes (they
were born. They were then wore out the first one) and
reassigned to Nebraska for collecting more thimbles
three years, where their for her prized collection.
In December 2011,
third child Nathan was
Heppner to
celebrate
Christmas event
The Heppner Celebrate
Christmas Event will be
held on Thursday, Dec.
13 at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds starting at 6
p.m. Everyone is reminded
to bring the rewards cards
that have been collected.
A spaghetti dinner, pre-
pared and served by the
Heppner Track and Field/
Cross Country teams, will
be available beginning at
6 p.m. Adults and children
ages 11 and up can purchase
a meal for $7 and ages 10
and under will be $5. A
$10 rewards card will be
awarded with the purchase
of a dinner.
From 6-7 p.m. pictures
with Santa and Mrs. Claus
will be held on the stage for
$5 per picture. Scrooge will
be there in his own grumpy
Elks sponsor free
throw contest
A free throw shooting
contest for girls and boys
ages eight through 13 will
be held at the Heppner
Elementary School gym
on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1
p.m. Girls and boys must
be within that age group as
COME FILL OUT YOUR
WISH LIST FOR A
CHANCE TO WIN GIFT
CARD! DRAWING DEC 24TH
Let “Merry” make your Christmas Merry!
Order your holiday arrangements early!
Custom gift baskets & Centerpieces
style and you’ll want to
ask him for a reward card
or two.
Rewards cards with
your name and phone num-
ber written on them should
be dropped into the bags
next to the items you would
prefer to win. A station to
exchange reward card de-
nominations will be avail-
able.
The Heppner Chamber
will sponsor a penny board
and raffle prizes, which
will be available for cash
purchase.
“The committee has
been working hard to bring
a great event to the com-
munity, so come on out
and enjoy a great evening,”
said Chamber of Commerce
director Sheryll Bates.
FIND GIFT HINTS -
GIVE GIFT HINTS-
Sign up for FRAPPE &
FLOWERS Event for kids!
of Apr. 1, 2019 and live in
the Heppner, Lexington and
Ione area. The contest is
sponsored by the Heppner
Elks and is free for partic-
ipants.
Girls and boys will
compete separately in three
age groups: eight to nine
years old, 10 to 11 years
old and 12 to 13 years old.
Each competitor will shoot
10 free throws, then rest and
shoot 15 more, for a total
of 25. Winners from each
age group will advance to
the district Hoop Shoot in
Hermiston on Jan. 6.
For additional informa-
tion, contact Corey Swee-
ney at 541-256-0355.
Hank passed away. At that
time, Emma Lou moved to
Boardman, where she lived
with Jon and Rosemarie.
She cherished this time with
two of her great-grandchil-
dren, Averi and Eli. In Feb-
ruary of 2018, Emma Lou
moved to Park View assist-
ed living for additional care
in Kennewick, WA where
she could be near Sam and
April and their family.
She is survived by her
children Jon (Rosemarie)
Dirksen, Lou Anna (Nor-
man) Boyer, Nathan (Pavla)
Dirksen and Sam (April)
Dirksen; step children
Connie, Ty (Karen) King,
Tip (Lisa) King, Tim King
and Heath King, Melda
(Charlie) Montgomery,
Glenda (Joe) Miner-Boyd,
Melvin (Jan) Sunderland;
grandchildren Tracie Cher-
ry, Shawn Dirksen, Beth
(German) Campos, Shane
(Nada) Boyer, Sarah (Fan)
Burge, Karli Dirksen, Brady
(Michelle) Dirksen, Tristan
(Keralynda) Dirksen, Ja-
cob Dirksen, Trey Arland,
Chloe Dirksen, Peyton Ar-
land, Kristi (Alan) Green,
Jordan (Claire) King, Mor-
gan King and Robert King,
Cameron King, Wesley
King, Keegan King, Cian
(Mindy) Montgomery,
Jackie (Mike) Ready, Reba
(Tyler) Stoller, Sandra Min-
er (Matt Cooper) and Kyle
Sunderland. She also had
several great-grandchil-
dren.
Emma Lou wanted to
invite anyone who does not
know the Lord to come to
know him. She recognized
how much the Lord Jesus
meant to her and how faith-
ful He had been to her over
the years. She also wanted it
known how much she loved
her family-all of them. They
truly brought her joy, she
praised God for them every
day, and loved every minute
with them.
A graveside service
will be held in Vale, OR on
Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. She would
like all memorial donations
to go to Shiloh Bible Camp
as she has many fun mem-
ories there and loved being
the camp cook, during the
summer, for many years.
Shiloh Bible Conference
13165 Gestrin Rd, Donnel-
ly, ID 83615.
The family invites you
to sign their tribute wall
at www.muellersfuneral-
homes.com.
Gary Grieb
Gary Grieb of Hermis- Morrow County Grain
ton was born July 23, 1940 Growers Board and the
in Spokane, WA, the son of Oregon Wheat League.
Bert and Gertrude Grieb. He was in the stands for as
many ball games that he
He passed away
could attend to watch
after a brief illness
his children and then
in Hermiston on
grandchildren and was
Saturday, Dec. 8 at
an avid supporter of
the age of 78.
Heppner and Hermiston
Gary grew
up on the fami- Gary Grieb athletics.
Gary married Vir-
ly wheat farm
near Hatton and attended ginia Nelson in 1959, from
schools in Lind, graduating this union three children;
from Wa-Hi in Walla Wal- Ken, Julie and Geri were
la, WA. He spent most of born. The couple later di-
his teenage years showing vorced. Many years later
cattle across the northwest. he married Sue Riddle and
As an adult, he farmed in they later divorced.
He is survived by his
Condon and Stanfield be-
fore settling on the current son, Ken (Carri) Grieb;
family wheat farm north of daughters, Julie (Mark)
Lexington. He later moved Weimar and Geri Grieb;
to Hermiston where he did six grandchildren; Paige,
custom haying until his Logan and Claire Grieb,
Halle, Parker and Brandon
retirement.
Besides farming wheat, Weimar.
He was preceded in
Gary was a well-respect-
ed Angus cattle breeder. death by his parents and a
He raised and exhibited brother, Dan Grieb.
At his request, no ser-
numerous champions at
cattle shows throughout vice will be held. Burns
the country. He always Mortuary of Hermiston is in
encouraged his kids as they care of final arrangements.
Memorial donations in
showed cattle at the county,
state and national levels. his memory can be made to
He was a member of the the Heppner Booster Club,
American Angus Asso- PO Box 917, Heppner, OR
ciation, Morrow County 97836.
Cattleman’s Association,
Pastors invited to
submit messages
The Heppner Ga-
zette-Times will publish
Christmas messages from
area pastors on Wednesday,
December 19. The deadline
to submit messages will be
Monday, December 17, at
5 p.m.
Those planning to sub-
mit Christmas messages
may email them to edi-
tor@rapidserve.net, send
via mail to Heppner Ga-
zette-Times, P.O. Box 337,
Heppner, OR, 97836 or
drop them by the office at
188 West Willow, Heppner,
Monday through Friday, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pastors are also invited
to submit separate news ar-
ticles for Christmas church
services or activities.
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