TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Obituaries
Art William Osmin Edda Mae Lovgren
Art William “Butch” ranch for over 10 years and
Osmin died at Willow worked for the railroad at
Brook Nursing Home in Hinkle.
Pendleton on May 17, 2021
He loved spending time
at the age of 67. A gathering at the family cabin on the
of family and friends will be Shilling Ranch hunting
held at a later date.
and being with his
Butch was born
dogs.
June 8, 1953 in Hep-
Butch is sur-
pner, to parents Alton
vived by a sister,
and Virginia Nutten
Dale Wonderly
Osmin. He was raised
and her husband
and attended school
Dan; brothers, Al
in Heppner where he Art William Osmin and his
graduated from Hep- Osmin
wife Donna and
pner High School. After
Frank Osmin and
high school, he attended his wife Cara, and numer-
Blue Mountain Communi- ous nieces and nephews.
ty College and received a
Memorial contributions
degree in auto mechanics. may be made to the charity
He worked for Pendle- of your choice.
ton Grain Growers in their
Sweeney Mortuary of
repair shop for several years Heppner is in care of ar-
before moving on to the rangements. You may sign
United States Forest Ser- the online condolence book
vice where he worked for at www.sweeneymortuary.
a number of years. Butch com.
raised hogs on the home
Local student makes Elizabeth Jane
honor roll
Hughes
Zachary Bredfield,
Heppner, has been named to
the honor roll for the 2021
spring term at McPherson
College. McPherson Col-
lege is a four-year private
college located in central
Kansas.
To qualify for the hon-
or roll, students must be a
full-time student and earn a
grade point average of 3.55
or higher during the previ-
ous term. Students earning
a grade point average of
3.25 to 3.54 are named to
the honorable mention.
Church to hold
bible school
Heppner Christian
Church has scheduled
this year’s Vacation Bible
School for June 14-17 from
9 a.m. to noon for children
ages three years through
sixth-grade. The church is
located at 293 Gale Street.
The program will wrap
up on Friday, June 18 at
the Willow Creek Park for
a free barbecue and free
swimming from 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. with all family
members invited.
Elizabeth Jane (Beth) Gutierrez (Kent) and Do-
Hughes of Stanfield was reen Quick (Gary), both of
born in Heppner, on Janu- Hermiston.
ary 25, 1935, to Archie and
On July 24, 1991, Beth
Doris (Mahoney) Ball. She married Clarence Hughes,
passed away May 15, 2021, gaining four bonus chil-
in Hermiston, surrounded dren: Renee Pollick (Jim
by her family celebrating Davis) of Hermiston, Mi-
Beth’s life, as she had in- chael Hughes (Yvonne Mi-
structed them to do.
chel) of Kennewick, WA,
Beth graduated from Larry Brower (Teresa) of
Heppner High
Hermiston, and Lori
School in 1953 and
Varnum (Patrick) of
was princess for the
Prineville, OR.
Morrow County
Beth was a very
Fair and Rodeo the
devoted and proud
same year.
grandmother of 18
Beth married
grandchildren and 24
Charles Flack in Elizabeth
great-grandchildren.
1955, resulting in Jane Hughes
Beth loved doing
three daughters:
yard work and could
Donna Van Dis (Fred) of always be found from sun-
Roseburg, OR, and Rene up to sundown in her yard.
In 2020, due to health issues
and losing Clarence, Beth
moved to Hermiston and
up until two weeks ago
was still doing the things
she loved.
Beth was preceded in
death by her husband, par-
ents, and siblings Bobby
Ball, Laurel Van Marter,
Eileen Steiger and Harriet
Hall. She is survived by her
sister Nancy Ekstrom and
brother Archie Ball.
“Beth was dearly loved
and will be terribly missed.
She has now been reunited
with Clarence,” stated a
family member.
A private family gath-
ering will be held at a later
time.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in care of
arrangements. To leave an
online condolence for the
family, please go to www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com.
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Edda Mae Lovgren, nee was spent on needlework,
Thorpe, spent her entire life knitting and ceramics. “She
in Heppner until ill health was artistic, creative and
required her to move into excelled at all of them.”
assisted living in Hermis-
Edda Mae had a deep
ton when she was 84 years love of Heppner and while
old. She passed away in she could be reclusive in
Hermiston on May 21, 2021 her later years it was main-
after celebrating her 91 st ly health related. When
birthday and Mother’s
raising her family,
Day with her fami-
she was cheerful
ly. Born in Heppner
and could be heard
on May 5, 1930, to
whistling, “Oh what
Eddie Rudolph and
a beautiful morning,
Reta Mae (Crawford)
oh what a beautiful
Thorpe, Edda Mae Edda Mae
day,” getting the
had a younger brother Lovgren
children ready for
Carl William Thorpe
school. She had no
who also lived in Heppner. desire to travel and was
She was a very good happiest when she was
student and graduated in home, taking care of her
1948 from Heppner High cats and feeding the birds.
School. She was a major- “She taught her children
ette and lettered in tennis valuable lessons about per-
at HHS. As a young girl severance and not having to
she worked helping her conform to what everyone
brother deliver milk from else was doing, wearing,
Hager’s Creamery then thinking and to be true
during and after high school to yourself and to be a
she worked at JC Penney’s good citizen,” continued the
in retail and designing their spokesperson.
display windows.
Edda Mae was preced-
On March 23, 1949 ed in death by her parents,
Edda Mae eloped and mar- her husband Marshall, her
ried Marshall Lovgren. brother Carl and brothers-
Edda Mae and Marshall in-law and sisters-in-law.
had two children, a daugh-
She is survived by her
ter and a son. They raised daughter, Marsha Lovgren
their family in Heppner Shannon and husband Wil-
where Edda Mae was ac- liam of Carmel, IN, and
tive in school PTA, the her son, Mark Lovgren and
Elks B.P.O.E. 358, play- wife Christy of Hermiston,
ing bridge. According to nieces, Carla Jean Thorpe
a spokesperson, she was Segren of Kennewick, WA
an excellent baker of pies, and Joycelyn Kay Thorpe
cookies and candy which Garrett of Lubbock, TX.
she shared with family and
Per her request there
friends. When the children will not be a memorial or
got older she worked at grave service. A private
Court Street Market, then at burial will be at Heppner
Morrow County courthouse Masonic Cemetery. Memo-
for the county clerk and in rial contributions may be
the sheriff’s department.
made to a charity of your
In 1970 Edda Mae had choice in her name, includ-
a thyroidectomy and her ing, “Rest in peace with
parathyroid glands were your beloved Marshall.”
destroyed which resulted in
Please share memories
her being unable to return of Edda with her family at
to work. Many years were burnsmortuaryhermiston.
spent finding the right doc- com. Burns Mortuary of
tor and care. The majority Hermiston is in care of
of her time in those years arrangements.
Sheriff’s office
welcomes new staff
Sheriff Ken Matlack (left in photos) swore in two new staff
members on May 24. Miguel Flores (left) was sworn in to the
patrol ranks and Jessica Trujillo (right) was sworn in to the
communications ranks.
Justice Court Report
Morrow County Justice
of the Peace, Glen Diehl,
has released the following
Justice Court report:
-James M Healy 69,
Heppner, was convicted
of disorderly conduct, fine
$200 and 24 hours of com-
munity service work.
- Tomas Rojas Hernan-
dez, 28, Ione, was convicted
of no ops, fine $265; driving
uninsured, fine $265; and
failure to report an accident,
fine $440.
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Boardman Office
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Hermiston, OR 97838
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400 N.E. Eldrige Drive
Boardman, OR 97818
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