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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 29, 2021 -- THREE Obituaries Bernice Lucille Lott Bernice Lucille Lott, 9 4 , o f H e p p n e r, d i e d Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Pioneer Memorial Long Term Care in Hep- pner. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 8, 2021, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Heppner with recitation of the Holy Ro- sary at 10:30 a.m., also at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Concluding service with burial will follow at the Heppner Masonic Ceme- tery. She was born February 25, 1927, at Hernden, Kan- sas, the daughter of William and Francis Pitner Kenne- dy. Bernice was raised and attended school at Hernden until the family moved to Walla Walla, WA in 1940. She attended and graduated from St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Walla Walla. After high school Bernice worked at JC Penny in Walla Walla. On August 16, 1946, Bernice married Randolph “Randy” Lott at Walla Walla. In 1948 the cou- ple moved to Lexington, OR where Ran- dy worked for Redd Lenoard at Lexington Implement. In 1958 Randy and Bernice opened Lott’s Electric in Heppner. She assisted Randy at the store as well as raising their three children. Bernice was a member of the Willow Creek Coun- try Club and St. Patrick Catholic Church where she taught Catechism for the youth. Bernice spent many hours donating her time to the March of Dimes. Her favorite pastimes were gardening and anything to do with her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter, Patti Lott Pappas; grandchildren, Lance Lott, Jenessa Lott Mauer, Conner Pappas, Emily Pappas and siblings, Shirley Kennedy Manual of College Place, WA, and Roger Kennedy of Dalles, TX. Bernice was preceded in death by her hus - band, Ran- dy Lott; sons, Don- ald Lott and Mi - Bernice chael Lott; Lucille Lott siblings, Deloris Kennedy and Rob- ert Kennedy and her par- ents, William and Francis Kennedy Memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick Altar Society, PO Box 633, Heppner, OR 97836, or to Morrow Co. Health Dis- trict, Long Term Care, PO Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836 or to Willow Creek Terrace, 400 Frank Gilliam Drive, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of ar- rangements. The online condolence book is avail- able at www.sweeneymor- tuary.com. Alma Darlene Drake Alma Darlene (Con- high school teachers wives nor) Drake of Portland, OR club, enjoyed sewing and passed away peacefully on quilting and collected ele- Saturday, May 29, 2021, at phants of every shape and the age of 78. Darlene was size. born January 20, 1938, in Travel was Darlene’s Heppner, OR to Albert joy; the more and Mary (Morgan) Con- exotic the loca- nor. tion, the better. While growing up Skin diving in in Heppner, Darlene Hawaii, whale was active in many lo- watching and cal groups and clubs. Darlene hummingbird An outstanding student, Drake sightings in she lettered in band four Alaska and ex- times and was the band ploring the Czech Republic president her junior year. were especially memorable She was a member of the trips. National Honor Society and Darlene returned to won honors for her work in Portland in 2019. student journalism and the A devoted wife and Model UN program. She mother, Darlene was always graduated from Ione High ready to do anything to sup- School in June 1956. port her children, grandchil- Darlene married Er- dren and great-grandchil- nest Drake of Heppner in dren. The many hurts fixed, 1955 in Boise, ID. They tears dried, and thousands moved to Fairfield, CA in of cookies baked were con- the mid-1960s when Ernie crete demonstrations of was hired at Armijo High her love for her family. School. While in Fairfield, She made a house a home Darlene was active in the for all. Spiritually Speaking What God has joined let no man separate By Fr. Thankachan Joseph The readings today speak to us about the creation of man and woman and talk about the bond of love that marriage creates between a man and a woman, a bond that God does not seek to be broken. But unfortunately, through our selfish- ness and isolationism, we often do break it. Marriage. We have just witnessed Fr. Thankachan and will be taking part in a marriage Joseph celebration this weekend, to understand and relive the marriage covenant that some of you have already embarked upon. Today, speaking about marriage is difficult because our culture is against the Christian idea of marriage. We come to the Eucharist as isolated individuals, but the Eucharist, properly understood and celebrated, creates a bond of love between us. The reading from the Book of Genesis (Genesis 2:18-24) speaks of the creation of the first woman of the world. The Lord God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.” So, He created woman as the partner for man, to be with him and to support, encourage and assist him in all his endeavors. “I will make a helper suited to him’” (Gen 2:18). Man be- comes complete only when he is joined with the woman, and the bond that joins them is love. Love is not just an emotion. It is a lifelong decision and a commitment to another one to live together through thick and thin, “for better or worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health,” until death. This union of man and woman is best expressed in the conjugal union. This act naturally brings forth children who ensure the posterity of mankind. Soon we are going to celebrate the wedding jubilarians of our church, and every time I celebrate the Mass for the Wedding Jubilee Anniversaries of couples, I always look at their original wedding photo. What I invariably notice is that on the day of their wedding, they looked totally different. But after 25, 50, 75 years of living to- gether, everybody can see that they now look almost like brother and sister. This is what our Lord said: “They are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” (Mk 10:8-9). Jesus made it clear that from the very beginning of creation, God has never allowed divorce. The reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (2:9-11) addresses the target group of people who are in all prob- ability converts from Judaism, many of whom may also have been priests or Levites. After becoming Christians, because of the difficult circumstances of the time, they had to abandon Jerusalem, the holy city, and seek refuge elsewhere. In their exile, they look back with nostalgia on the splendor of the cult they played a part in prior to their conversion. They feel deceived and are tempted to give up their new faith, in which they are not yet well grounded. In addition to this, they are discontented by the persecution they suffer because of their new faith. Obviously, they are in need of help, and in particular, of clear doctrine to bolster their faith and enable them to cope with temptation to infidelity. The Gospel reading from St. Mark (10:2-16) brings us the importance of the sacrament of marriage. Through His exhortation, Jesus wants us to understand that divorce is not acceptable in the plan of God. It is important that we recognize again that Jesus was arguing against a culture in which divorce was easy and not challenged, which is very similar to the modern scenario in which we live. For Jesus, marriage is clearly a gift from God. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Marriage is also about having children. Not just for coming together and living together. Progeny is an important aspect of marriage. Nowadays some people are going against the plan of God envisaged for man and woman. We people who live and understand Christ’s values have an enormous task of evangelization to do in our modern world. Even simply to state the truth about how our Holy Scriptures and our Christian tradition see marriage is highly offensive to many people. Our challenge is first to live the teachings of Jesus and the Church and then to speak fearlessly about God’s plan for marriage and children. Let us walk with the Lord. Always game for any- thing, she enjoyed movies, mystery novels, dancing and red wine (with an ice cube). Her drive to enjoy life was timeless, just as strong in her 80s as in her teens. Darlene is survived by her sister, Collene Williams of Portland, OR; her daugh- ters, Kathy Lambrecht and Becky Bega of Portland, OR; son, Scott Drake of Portland, OR; five grand- children, Jason and Sean Lambrecht, Ellen Bega, Ryan and Connor Drake; and four great-grandchil- dren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Ernie Drake; her parents; her siblings, Keith, Morgan, Gary, Nelson and Dean; and grandson, Fer- nando Bega. Family and friends are invited to attend a celebra- tion of life at the Pavilion of Hager Park in Heppner on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 3 p.m. Chamber meeting scheduled The Heppner Cham- ber of Commerce monthly meeting will be held Octo- ber 7, 2021, at noon at the Gilliam and Bisbee Build- ing. Lunch will be catered by Upper Place Conces- sions for $10 per person. Lunch will consist of a choice of a ham or turkey bagel sandwich with pasta salad and brownie. RSVPs with bagel choice are re- quired by Monday October 4. Contact heppnercham- ber@gmail.com or call 541-676-5336 to RSVP. 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