Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 26, 2020 -- THREE
A View from the Green
Obituaries
Over the Tee Cup
Joyce I. Grasser
The August 18 playday
at Willow Creek Country
Club hosted 11 ladies. Vir-
ginia Grant took low gross
of the field. Pat Edmundson
got low net of the field and
Shirley Martin had the least
putts.
Flight B low gross went
to Tiffany Clement and
Joyce I. Grasser, 98,
former longtime Heppner
resident, died Sunday, Au-
gust 9, 2020 at her niec-
es’ home in Junction City,
OR. A graveside memorial
service was
held on Sun-
day, August
23 at the Hep-
pner Masonic
Cemetery.
She was Joyce I.
b o r n A p r i l Grasser
6, 1922, at
Priest River,
ID, the daughter of Joseph
and Lurena Stedman Pe-
terson.
Joyce spent parts of two
years in Newburg, so she
could go to church school.
A few years later, Grand
Ronde had grown, and both
Joyce and her brother Law-
rence could attend church
school near home. In 1941
she graduated from Acade-
my: Laurelwood. She then
attended college in Walla
Walla and graduated in
1951.
Joyce was an elementa-
ry school teacher for many
years. She taught in Myrtle
Point, Sweet Home, Klam-
ath Falls, Grants Pass and
Roseburg, usually staying
two years at a school. Joyce
applied for work on the new
Bible course that was being
introduced by the Radio
Group, Voice of Prophecy.
She sent in the registration
material and was accepted.
It was a new experience
and she enjoyed it for nine
years.
On March 11, 1965, she
married Lester S. Grasser at
Glendale, CA and the cou-
ple then moved to Heppner.
“They enjoyed over 40
wonderful years together,”
her family said. Joyce and
Lester enjoyed traveling to
visit relatives across Amer-
ica. Included in their travels
was a European trip with a
tour group in honor of the
500 th birthday of the re-
former, Martin Luther. The
Karen Haguewood had
low net.
On flight C Pat Doherty
had low gross. Sue Edson
and Kathy Martin tied for
low net. Jeanne Creswick
had the least putts.
Kathy Martin got a
chip-in on #13.
Willow Creek men
play two-man shoot
Twenty-six participated
in men’s play on August
23 at Willow Creek Coun-
try Club, with a two-man
shoot event. Greg Greenup
won the good of the order
drawing.
The winners in the spe-
cial events were Reno Fer-
guson with KP on #4 with
5’7” and Dave Mitchell
with 2’2” KP on #7.
Gross winners were
Ron Bowman and Duane
Disque in first with 93. The
second-place team with
a score of 97 was Tomas
Elguezabal/Matt Bergstrom
and third was Charlie Fer-
guson/Reno Ferguson with
99.
Josh Coiner and Dave
Gunderson took first in net
with 87 and David Allstott/
Dave Gunderson took sec-
ond with 88. The two teams
who tied for third place
were John Edmundson/Jeff
Edmundson and Roger Ehr-
mantraut/Tom Shear.
The Wednesday night
match play concluded last
week with first going to
John Edmundson and Gene
Orwick. Second place win-
ners were Jim Bleth and
Marty Brannon. Third and
fourth tied winners were
Tim Wright/Rod Wilson
and Greg Greenup/Delbert
Binschus.
The men’s club will
host the Ryder Cup on Sun-
day, August 30.
Justice Court Report
Morrow County Justice of the Peace, Glen Diehl, has
released the following Justice Court report:
-Theresa L. Dumler, 55, Ione, was convicted of driv-
ing while suspended. Fine $1,000.
-Jordan T. Wright, 27, Heppner, was convicted of
DUII. Fine $2,500.
Justice of the Peace Diehl also reports that although
the county is now at stage one, Justice Court is still open
and functioning in both Heppner and Irrigon. Social
distancing and masks are required.
MCSD plans Zoom
meeting
Morrow County School District will hold their next
board meeting Thursday, September 3 at 7 p.m. at Hep-
pner Jr/Sr High School via Zoom.
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couple also did volunteer
driving as a husband-wife
team for the Department
of Human Resources out
of Pendleton for several
years, taking people who
needed rides for medical
appointments. Joyce was
an active member of the
Seventh Day Adventist
Church.
Survivors include her
nieces and nephews, Bar-
bara, Don, Carl, Crystal,
Susan and Bob. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Lester; a sister Iris
and her brothers, Lawrence
and Joe Jr.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the donor’s
favorite charity. Sweeney
Mortuary of Heppner is in
care of arrangements. The
online condolence book is
available at www.sweeney-
mortuary.com.
Stephen Paul
Hedman
Stephen Paul Hedman, ests besides music, includ-
67, of Santa Rosa, CA died ing fishing, hunting, astrol-
ogy, photography
at his home on July 15.
and ham radio
Mr. Hedman was born
communication.
November 29, 1952
Survivors
to Arnie and Rita Bel-
include his son,
more Hedman in Han-
Raimie Hed-
cock, MI. The family
man of Irrigon;
lived in Athena and
his mother, Rita
Ione before settling
Stephen Paul
Hedman-DeZe-
in Heppner in 1963. Hedman
ote of Heppner;
He graduated from
siblings, Jon
Heppner High School
in 1971 and attended East- Hedman of Irrigon, Dale
ern Oregon College before Hedman of Dayton, WA.,
later earning his psychiatric Dee Miller of Hillsboro
and Tim Hedman of Hep-
technician certificate.
Steve was a talented pner. His father, Arnie, and
musical artist who per- brother, Mike, preceded
formed across the west him in death.
According to his fam-
coast for many years. He
later worked as a psychi- ily, “His wonderful sense
atric technician at Sonoma of humor will be forever
Developmental Center in missed.” Private memorial
Santa Rosa until he retired services are being planned.
in 2016. He had many inter-
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