TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 26 , 2022
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Local church gives gift of
warmth to hospice program
Willow Creek Baptist Church member Pam Norton offered six
lap blankets made by church members to Molly Rhea, director,
and Jackie Alleman, volunteer coordinator, from Pioneer
Memorial Home Health and Hospice. -Contributed photo
Willow Creek Baptist
Church is sharing its tal-
ents with Morrow County
Hospice.
Pam Norton offered
six lap blankets made by
church members to Molly
Rhea, director, and Jackie
Alleman, volunteer coor-
dinator, from Pioneer Me-
morial Home Health and
Hospice (PMH).
“The beautiful quilts
will keep our clients toasty
through this chilly winter
season,” remarked Alle-
man. “I’m sure they will
cherish this gesture of
love.”
Hospice provides
all-inclusive support for
those terminally ill, their
families and their caregiv-
ers. Hospice is for anyone
desiring supportive care
when their focus changes
from curative care to com-
fort care, and their life ex-
pectancy can be measured
in weeks or months. A team
of trained professionals, in-
cluding physicians, nurses,
counselors, therapists and
aides becomes available to
those who choose hospice.
Hospice services in-
clude a registered nurse
available 24 hours/day who
consults with a physician or
nurse practitioner for symp-
tom control. Coordination
of supplies, medications,
and medical equipment is
available. PMH also pro-
vides spiritual counseling
and volunteer support.
Medicare, Medicaid
and most insurance com-
panies pay for hospice ser-
vices. Care is not withheld
because of the inability
to pay. Pioneer Memorial
Hospice serves Morrow and
Gilliam counties and can be
reached at 541-676-2946.
Obituaries
Nona M.
Standerfer
Nona M. Standerfer,
90, died
Saturday,
Oct. 22,
at Chap-
laincy
Hospice
House
in Ken-
newick,
WA. Fu-
neral services will be held
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29,
at Pendleton Pioneer Chap-
el, Folsom-Bishop, 131
Byers Ave, Pendleton. A
lunch will be held at Bethel
Church, 1109 Airport Rd.,
following the service. The
family is providing sand-
wiches, and those attending
are asked to bring salad or
desert of choice.
Non was born on July
23, 1932, in her grand-
mother’s home in Fossil,
OR to Forest and Josie
Graham. The family lived
in Kinzua, OR.
Nona married Owen
H. “Junior” Leathers, Jr. in
Goldendale, WA, in 1950.
The family eventually set-
tled at Reed’s Mill, south
of Heppner, where they
ran a logging operation.
After Junior’s death, Nona
moved to Pendleton, where
she became a beautician at
Phagans Beauty School.
On July 5, 1964, she
married John C. “Jay”
Standerfer at Reno, NV.
They lived in Long Beach,
WA, where they owned
and operated a motel and
trailer park until 1970. They
moved to Pendleton, where
she has lived for the past
52 years. She worked at
the Umatilla County Court
House, Webb’s Cold Stor-
age, and Mid-Columbia
Bus Co., Inc.
She loved her family,
children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
She was a firm believer in
our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. She enjoyed sewing
for the family, gardening
and road trips.
She is survived by her
son, Dan Leathers of Dixie,
WA.; daughters, Cindy Flatt
of Walla Walla, WA, Marci
Buschke of Pendleton, and
Jennifer Maarhuis of Pross-
er, WA.; six grandchildren;
and three great-grandchil-
dren. She was preceded
in death by her parents,
Forest and Josie Stephens
Graham; siblings, Richard
“Dick” Graham, Barbara
Bank of EO reports third
quarter earnings
BEO Bancorp and its
subsidiary, Bank of Eastern
Oregon, announced third
quarter 2022 consolidat-
ed net income of $2.439
million or $2.02 per share,
similar to 3Q2021 levels
of $2.465 million or $2.05
per share.
To t a l a s s e t s w e r e
$871.0 million, up 13.0
percent year over year; net
loans of $487.0 million
show an increase of 3.7 per-
cent from last year; deposits
were at $803.2 million,
compared to $705.7 mil-
lion for the same period in
2021. Shareholders’ equity
is $47.858 million.
“2022 has been a very
tumultuous year from a
national economy perspec-
tive. The Federal Reserve
has taken center stage with
numerous interest rate in-
creases, with more increas-
es to come, as they try and
combat inflation. The goal
of a soft landing will be an
impressive performance if
they can pull it off,” said
bank President and CEO
Jeff Bailey.
Chief Financial Offi-
cer Mark Lemmon said,
“We have a very strong
liquidity position at our
bank. Deposits are up $98
million year over year. We
have been able to invest this
liquidity in fed funds and
securities, which are pro-
viding a return to the bank.
Fed action against inflation
that was deemed “transi-
tory” a year ago, reflect a
much more aggressive tone
this year.”
“While inflation and
supply chain issues con-
tinue to impact all, com-
modity prices have been
fairly strong and yields for
much of our trade area were
above average. Fall seeding
has progressed nicely, but
timely rains are key,” said
Chief Lending Officer John
Qualls. He continued, “Net
loans show a modest in-
crease year over year, even
with pay downs of our ag
operating lines of credit in-
dicative of a good harvest.”
Chief Credit Officer
Ed Rollins added, “While
we continue to monitor the
effects of increasing interest
rates on our loan portfolio,
overall credit quality has
improved since last year.
Troubled assets are at the
lowest level in recent mem-
ory. Good ag production
and relatively good prices
are helpful. Early renewals
indicate better margins and
repayment capacities.”
Chief Operations Of-
ficer Becky Kindle said,
“Our banking teams contin-
ue to perform at exceptional
levels, as indicated by our
increasing deposit levels
and overall growth of our
bank. We appreciate the
dedication of our employ-
ees in providing the cus-
tomer service and banking
products that our customers
expect and deserve.”
“The economy will
continue to be the focal
point as we navigate what
most economists define as a
recession,” Bailey conclud-
ed. “We are pleased with
our 3Q2022 results but un-
derstand that there will be
continued challenges as all
of us navigate the economic
risks and uncertainty that
lies ahead.”
Mortimore and Roger Gra-
ham; and granddaughter,
Steffanie Flatt.
“But they that wait
upon the LORD shall re-
new their strength; they
shall mount up the wings
as eagles; they shall run,
and not be weary; and they
shall walk, not faint” (Isa-
iah 40:31 KJV).
Memorial contributions
can be made to Chaplaincy
Hospice House, 2108 Enti-
at, Kennewick, WA 99336.
Bernard
Patrick
“Barney”
Lindsay
Bernard Patrick “Bar-
ney” Lindsay’s big and
generous heart gave out on
Oct. 19,
2022;
he died
sudden-
ly at the
Lindsay
“home
ranch” at
the age
of 51. A
rosary will be prayed at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church
in Heppner on Thursday,
Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. The Fu-
neral Mass will be at St.
Pat’s the next day, Friday,
Oct. 28, at 11 a.m., followed
by a reception at the Hep-
pner Elks on Main Street.
Concluding service and
burial will take place at 4:30
p.m. at the Olney Cemetery
in Pendleton, OR.
Barney was born at
St. Anthony’s Hospital in
Pendleton on March 12,
1971, but made it home
just in time to celebrate St.
Patrick’s Day in Heppner,
the annual event where
he could be seen with his
characteristic grin every
year since.
The fifth of nine chil-
dren born to Larry and Cor-
rine Lindsay of Lexington
(His siblings thought every
family station wagon had a
“Barney Hole,” the cargo
area behind the third seat),
Barney was a farm boy
through and through. The
scar on his hand was from
just one of many climb-
ing escapades around the
farm shop and haystacks,
and he went without front
teeth from an early age
(too much curiosity around
cattle and gates) and had to
wait for his permanent teeth
to grow into his wide grin.
The young Barney adored
farmhand Al Winkelman,
who used to hold him on
his knee while driving a
tractor across the wheat
fields. Barney insisted on
wearing only his “same-
as-Als,” the striped overalls
that Al favored. Barney
tended the family sheep
flock—its bloodline a lega-
cy that traces back to “Little
Barney” Doherty, his great
grandfather, one of the early
Irish sheepmen in Mor-
row County. Barney had
a special relationship with
his grandmother Rosella
Doherty Lindsay, which
included hot breakfasts and
special meals made just for
him.
Barney attended school
in Heppner, where he par-
ticipated in and excelled
at football, basketball, and
track. He was active in FFA,
serving as officers at both
the local and district levels,
and received the prestigious
national “American Farm-
er” award. After graduating
from Heppner High School
in 1989, he attended Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege, obtaining a degree in
general studies while serv-
ing in student government.
He often took his elderly
(mostly female) Pendleton
relatives and their friends
out to dinner and would
get them laughing hys-
terically with his teasing
and self-deprecating hu-
mor. After graduating from
BMCC, Barney earned his
bachelor’s degree in ag ed-
ucation from the University
of Idaho, then taught agri-
culture and served as FFA
advisor first at Hermiston
High School and then at
Heppner High School. He
also coached junior high
track and continued for sev-
eral years even after leaving
teaching and returning to
the family farm full time.
Barney wore many
hats, both literally and
figuratively. Perhaps you
knew him with his battered
and grease-stained cap that
he wore around the farm,
or a crisper (and cleaner)
version for coaching and
attending his kids’ track
meets and ball games. Or
maybe you remember him
wearing his black felt cow-
boy hat, busting his but-
tons with pride watching
Princess Kaelyn, his eldest
daughter “jump the rail”
at the Pendleton Roundup.
Or perhaps you wondered
about his fedora, which
carried on the legacy of his
grandfather Alex—who
also died too young—and
his namesake, great uncle
and godfather, Bernard P.
Doherty; both wore similar
hats. Or maybe you knelt
beside him, bareheaded, at
Mass at St. Patrick’s Cath-
olic Church in Heppner, or
St. Mary’s in Pendleton, or
St. Andrew’s in Mission....
Or maybe you joined him
at a Morrow County School
Board meeting, or a Mor-
row County Grain Growers
Board meeting, or a Mor-
row County Soil and Water
Board meeting, or for a beer
at Bucknam’s.
Barney knew many
people and cherished his
friends. His greatest love,
though, was his family. He
could not be prouder that:
his daughter Kaelyn just
earned her master’s degree
in social work, just like
her mom, his beloved wife
Kimberly; his son Alex,
who recently finished his
bachelor’s degree in histo-
ry, is now working on his
master’s in teaching at the
University of Wisconsin
in Madison; his son Brian
is serving our country, our
state, our communities in
the Army National Guard;
his daughter Catherine just
nailed her serves at the
Heppner Colts’ volleyball
game he attended last week.
It is so hard to say
goodbye to this man who
was husband, father, son,
brother, friend and “Uncle
Barney” to countless nieces
and nephews. But Barney
was a man of faith, and
what St. Augustine said in
the early years of Christian-
ity is true today: We are an
Easter people and Alleluia
is our song. Until we meet
again, Barney, rest in peace.
Barney was preceded
in death by his brother,
John Paul Lindsay (1980),
and sister, Claire Michelle
Lindsay (1982).
He is survived by his
wife, Kimberly, and chil-
dren Kaelyn, Alex, Brian
and Catherine; parents,
Larry and Corrine; sib-
lings, Ann (John) Murray,
Cathy (Lawrence) Pedro,
Alex (Terreca) Lindsay,
Theresa (Arne Henning)
Pihl, Dan (Ashley) Lindsay,
Joe (Leanne) Lindsay; and
many nieces, nephews and
friends.
Any memorial contri-
butions can be made to the
Heppner FFA, PO Box 67,
Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary,
Heppner, is in charge of ar-
rangements. You may sign
the online condolence book
at www.sweeneymortuary.
com.
Death Notice
Calvin A. Sherman—
Calvin A. Sherman, 88, of
Heppner died Sunday, Oct.
16, 2022, in Hermiston.
He was born November 8,
1933 in Heppner. A Cele-
bration of Life will be held
on November 5, 2022, at 1
p.m. at the Heppner Elks
Lodge. A full obituary will
appear in next week’s edi-
tion of the Gazette-Times.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hep-
pner is in charge of ar-
rangements.
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