Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 2, 2019 -- TWO
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Engagements
Binger, McMasters
engaged
Jeffrey Blakeston
Knowles
Obituaries
Lillian N. Boyce
J e f f r e y B l a k e s t o n morial contributions may
Knowles, age 67, of John be made to “The Ameri-
can Legion- Op-
Day passed away Dec.
eration Comfort
23 at St. Charles Med-
Warriors” through
ical Center in Bend. He
Driskill Memori-
was born Oct. 24, 1951.
al Chapel at 241
A memorial service
S. Canyon Blvd.,
was held on Dec. 29 at Jeffrey
J o h n D a y, O R
the Grant County Fair- Blakeston
97845.
grounds Pavilion. Me- Knowles
Ronald Albion
Schwarz
Ronald Albion
Schwarz, 57, formerly of
Heppner, passed away on
Dec. 28 at his home in Tygh
Valley, OR. Ron was laid
to rest at Valby Lutheran
Cemetery in Valby, OR on
Dec. 31.
He was born in Hep-
pner to Ann Belle (Cole-
man) Schwarz and Len Ray
Schwarz on Sept. 29, 1961,
the first of three boys. Ron
was baptized and confirmed
at Hope Lutheran Church.
Ron attended school
in Heppner, graduating in
1980 from Heppner High
School. Throughout school
he enjoyed playing football
and participating in other
school activities.
After graduating, Ron
moved to Wyoming where
he worked for Utah Power.
He was a timber faller for
over 30 years. Logging
was a big part of his life
and a great passion. He
fell timber throughout the
northwest and Alaska.
Ron was an outdoors-
man who loved the moun-
tains, fishing, hunting and
trapping. He was proud of
the Oregon record black
bear he shot with his muz-
zleloader in the Blue Moun-
tains. He loved animals and
was a very creative and ar-
tistic person that always had
an eye for photography. Ac-
cording to his family, Ron
will always be remembered
as a big hearted, friendly
guy that loved the outdoors.
Ron was preceded in
death by his grandparents,
Leonard and Mary Schwarz
and Ida and Albion Cole-
man; aunts, Joan West and
Jean Crawford and uncle,
Wallace Garrsland.
Ron is survived by
his parents, Ann and Len
Schwarz; brothers, Pat
Schwarz (wife) Darla and
Ted Schwarz (wife) Pau-
line; nieces, Leann and
Paige Schwarz; nephew,
Brandon Johnson; great
niece Olivia and great neph-
ew Isaac.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society,
6915 SW Macadam Ave
#100, Portland, OR 97219.
The online condolence
book is available at www.
sweeneymortuary.com.
Chamber lunch
meeting
Eva McMasters and Miles Binger – Photo by Damon Bros-
nan.
C. Miles Binger and
Eva McMasters, Heppner,
are pleased to announce
their engagement.
McMasters is the
daughter of Toni and Jeff
Roach, Echo. Binger’s par-
ents are Catherine Hefferan,
St. Paul, MN and Tom and
Ruth Ann Binger, Madeline
Island, WI.
Eva McMasters attend-
ed Ione high school, Ione,
and Linn-Benton Commu-
nity College, Albany, OR.
She is currently employed
by Morrow County Health
District in Heppner.
Miles Binger attended
Big Piney high school in
Big Piney, WY and is cur-
rently employed by the HM
Ranch in Heppner.
A wedding date and
location have not been se-
lected at this time.
Catholic men to
hold meeting
The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner
and St. William’s Catholic Church of Ione will hold their
First Friday of the month meeting on Friday, Jan. 4 at
the parish office in Heppner. The meeting will start at
6:45 a.m. and will be followed by First Friday Mass at
7:30 a.m.
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The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be held
Thursday, Jan. 17 at noon
in the senior center dining
room. This will be the an-
nual meeting, with election
of officers and a review of
accomplishments for 2018.
Lunch will be provided
by Heppner Market Fresh
for $10 per person. The
menu will be French dip,
green salad and cookies.
RSVP’s are required.
The meeting location is
accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an
interpreter for the hearing
impaired or for other ac-
commodations for persons
with disabilities should be
made at least 48 hours be-
fore the meeting to Sheryll
Bates at 541-676-5536.
Community lunch menu
Lillian N Boyce, 88, of Ray in the agency and after
Heppner died Friday, Dec. he passed away in 1986, she
21 in Hermiston. Private volunteered at the museum.
Other than her family
interment was held at the
Heppner Masonic Ceme- she most loved the great
friendships she had
tery.
that endured gener-
She was born on
ations. Some of her
July 18, 1930 in Day-
favorites were Pee-
ton, WA, the first of
tee Prior and Arlene
four children of Van
Miller of Condon,
and Loree Hubbard.
As a child the family Lillian Boyce Laurel Cannon and
Betty Gray of Ione,
moved around east-
ern Washington and Oregon and Rita Hedman DeZoete,
until eventually settling Mary Jean McCabe, Karen
on a wheat ranch in Ione. Thompson and others from
Lillian graduated from Ione Heppner. She enjoyed play-
High School and lived in ing bridge and reading.
She was preceded in
Ione and Heppner for a few
years, working as a nurse’s death by her parents, hus-
band Ray, brothers Bill
aide at the hospital.
In 1951 she married Hubbard and Bob Hubbard
Ray Boyce of Condon, and and son Rick Boyce. Sur-
after living in Condon for vivors include her sister,
a short time they settled in Peggy Connor of Heppner;
Ione to work and raise a daughter, Barbara Stillman
family. Lillian worked as a and her husband Randy of
bus driver and had a rural Heppner; son, Jim Boyce of
mail route, often driving 3 Wilsonville, OR along with
separate mail runs and two granddaughters, Shannon
bus runs each day. In 1969 Foster and husband Eric of
the family moved to Hep- Florida, Robin Stillman of
pner where Ray operated Kansas and grandson John
an insurance agency and Boyce of Wilsonville, along
Lillian continued driving with one niece and two
the mail. Eventually both nephews.
Memorial contributions
her mother and brother
Bob worked on the mail may be made to the Hep-
route and the family ended pner Daycare. Sweeney
up doing that for over 50 Mortuary in Heppner is in
years. Lillian also helped care of arrangements.
Chamber Chatter
Nominations are open
for Heppner Chamber’s
Annual Town and Country
Community Awards Event.
Nominations are being ac-
cepted for the Business of
the Year, Woman of the
Year, Man of the Year, Cit-
izen-Educator of the Year,
Youth Award and Life-
time Achievement Award.
Forms can be picked up at
the Bank of Eastern Ore-
gon, City Hall, Community
Bank, Heppner Chamber
and Kuhn Law Office or by
calling the Chamber at 541-
676-5536 or emailing hep-
pnerchamber@centurytel.
net. Completed nomination
forms can be dropped off
at the Heppner Chamber or
Kuhn Law offices by Jan.
11. Tickets will be available
for sale beginning Friday,
Jan. 4, 2019.
Thursday, Jan. 17 from
noon to 1 p.m., Heppner
Chamber’s Annual lun-
cheon at the Senior Cen-
ter dining room. Lunch
Nazarene/Christian volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, January 9 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
Lunch will be Mongolian beef with noodles, stir-fry ve-
gies, sliced tomatoes, spring rolls and cinnamon pudding
for dessert.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
AWANA starts
again Jan. 6
Parents invited to attend Jan. 13
After taking a break for
Christmas vacation, Hep-
pner AWANA Club will
start up again this Sunday,
Jan. 6. AWANA Club is
held every Sunday from 3-5
p.m. at Willow Creek Bap-
tist in Heppner. The theme
for Jan. 6 is Western Night.
The theme for Jan. 13
is Prince/Princess Night.
Parents, grandparents and
guardians are issued a spe-
cial invitation to attend that
night with their princes and
princesses to see what the
buzz is all about. This is
only the second time Hep-
pner AWANA has planned
a special a parent night.
Parents and guardians will
watch videos, participate
in games and face off in
fun quizzes alongside club
Nancy Jepsen works the board as Truth & Training clubbers
participate in a game of Christmas Jeopardy during a special
Christmas-themed AWANA last month. -Photo by Andrea Di
Salvo
members.
Willow Creek Baptist is located at 560 Minor Street in
Heppner. It’s never too late to join. For more information,
contact AWANA commander Dale Bates at 541-676-5773,
or go to the Heppner AWANA Club Facebook group page,
facebook.com/groups/2057120061230616/.
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of French dip, salad and
dessert will be catered by
Heppner Fresh Market for
$10 per person. RSVPs are
required.
Thursday, Feb. 7, Hep-
pner Chamber’s Annual
Town and Country Com-
munity Awards event to be
held at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds beginning at
6 p.m. The theme for the
event will be “An Evening
With the Stars.”
Thursday, Feb. 21 from
12-1 p.m., Willow Creek
Valley Economic Develop-
ment Group hosted annual
luncheon at the senior cen-
ter dining room. There will
be an update on the projects
that Willow Creek Valley
Economic Development
Group has been working
on along with plans for the
future. RSVPs is required
to the Heppner Chamber.
Alvin Liu with Cornerstone
Gallery will be catering
lunch. Additional informa-
tion will follow.
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