TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 16 , 2022
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Obituaries
Betty Lou
Marquardt
I won’t remain in this
body for-
ever. One
day I will
r eceive a
new body
that will
never grow
old. I’m ex-
cited for that day.
Betty Lou Marquardt,
86, went to Heaven Nov. 5,
2022, at St. Mary’s hospital
in Walla Walla, WA with all
her family beside her, one
via FaceTime.
A Celebration of Life
will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, 2022, at the Hep-
pner Christian Church in
Heppner. Graveside service
will follow at the Lexington
Cemetery with a reception
at the Gilliam and Bisbee
Building in Heppner.
Betty was born March
20, 1936, in Condon, OR
to Truman and Leita Mes-
senger. She was the fourth
child out of six. The family
moved to Meacham when
she was a toddler. In 1942
the family was transferred
to Lexington, where Betty
began first grade and con-
tinued through high school,
graduating from Lexington
High School in 1954. Betty
learned to play the piano
and clarinet early in her
childhood years. She read
music as well as playing
a tune just by hearing it.
She was naturally talented
and gifted with her ear for
music. During her high
school years she was the
pianist for the Christian
Church in Lexington. It
was at church she met and
fell in love with Carl Mar-
quardt. The couple married
in Lexington on June 12,
1954, and made their home
on the Charles A. Mar-
quardt ranch. In 1960 the
family built a ranch home
on Marquardt Road (Juni-
per Canyon Road) which
is where Betty has resided
ever since. They were only
married 27 years before
Carl passed away in 1981.
There were several
times when friends would
stop by the ranch, Betty
would play the piano or
someone else would be
on the piano while Betty
played the accordion, Carl
on the guitar or harmonica,
and the girls would join
in a sing-along. The Mar-
quardt house was always
full of music. Her music
talent was a gift from God.
Betty loved playing the
piano and organ for the
worship service at the Hep-
pner Christian Church. She
was the pianist and organist
for over 50 years, up until
the time of her death. She
never wavered in her faith
in God and the teachings of
the Bible.
Betty worked at home
raising their family of sev-
en daughters and one son
until the mid-70s when she
went to work for Pioneer
Memorial Hospital as a
nurse’s aide. While em-
ployed with the hospital
she was asked to go to work
for the Morrow County
Health Department until
she retired in 1998. Betty
took great pride and joy in
attending her grandchildren
and great-grandchildren’s
sporting events and oth-
er activities. Betty loved
serenading all the kids on
the piano, quietly singing
to them or reading them a
book.
In addition to raising
her family and helping
on the ranch Betty found
time to give piano lessons
to some of the nieces and
nephews, sew for the fam-
ily, crotchet and do ceram-
ics.
She was a member
of the Heppner Christian
Church in Heppner, Gide-
ons Hermiston Chapter,
Lexington Grange and
Oregon Wheat Growers
League.
She is survived by a
sister, Rena Marquardt,
Lexington; her children,
Carlita Bloodsworth (Jim),
Jim Marquardt (Darlene),
Lolita Grace (Clay), Joyce
Hughes, Sheree Smith,
Debbie Miller (Ray), Pam
Piper (Dave) and Jana Ju-
lian; 25 grandchildren; 43
great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in
death by her husband, Carl
Marquardt; parents, Tru-
man and Leita Messenger;
brothers, Truman Jr. Mes-
senger, Franklin Messen-
ger, Gerry Messenger and
Caroll Messenger; grand-
son, Kasey Bloodsworth;
and granddaughter Karissa
Bloodsworth.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Hep-
pner Christian Church, PO
Box 158, 293 Gale Street,
Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements. You may sign
the online condolence book
at www.sweeneymortuary.
com.
Charles Law-
rence “Larry”
Lutcher
Charles Lawrence
“Larry” Lutcher, 88, died
Oct. 25, 2022 in Evans, GA.
A memorial service was
held in Georgia on Oct. 31.
An additional service will
take place at a later date in
eastern Oregon.
Larry was born Sept.
21, 1934 in Baker, OR to
Lawrence Joseph and Anita
Hughes Lutcher. He spent
early childhood days in
Unionville, MT, where he,
his parents and younger
sister Suzanne lived before
relocating to Milton-Free-
water, OR.
Larry enjoyed his
time at McLoughlin High
School, where he excelled
on the track team as a broad
jumper and sprinter. He
Obituaries
also played basketball and
football. He continued with
football while attending
Whitman College in Walla
Walla, WA, from 1953 to
1957. He was proud of
his accomplishments as a
member of the college’s de-
bate team. After graduating
from Whitman, he went to
Washington University’s
School of Medicine in St.
Louis, MO. His wife, Jo
Anne Milligan of Pendle-
ton, accompanied him on
his journey.
He worked at the Uni-
versity of Oregon School
of Medicine until 1967,
then served in the U.S.
Army at Fort Lewis, WA,
where he worked at the
on-base hospital caring for
wounded soldiers, veterans
and their families. In 1970,
he moved his family to the
South, where he began a
30-year career at the Med-
ical College of Georgia.
He was a compassionate
physician who spearheaded
the hospital’s first diagnos-
tic coagulation laboratory.
He also played a major role
in development of its bone
marrow transplant program.
He was Director of Hema-
tology and Medical Oncol-
ogy from 1978 to 1997.
In 1985, he married Dr.
Priscilla Ann Gilman. In
their retirement years, they
enjoyed golfing, reading,
spending time with family
and vacation trips to east-
ern Oregon and Ireland.
In March of 2016, Larry
was inducted into the Mc-
Loughlin High School Hall
of Fame. He did part-time
consulting work and was
an active Whitman Col-
lege alumnus, becoming
a founding member of its
Planned Giving Committee.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, sister
Suzanne Colgan, and Jo
Anne Lutcher.
Larry is survived by
his wife, Priscilla; three
children, Larry Lutcher
(Roberta), Heppner, OR;
Shawna Todd (Glenn), Ev-
ans, GA; and Loren Lutch-
er (Sandra), Los Angeles,
CA. He took great pride
in his five grandchildren,
Dillon Lutcher, William
(Tiffany) Lutcher, Brittany
Jones (Jonathan), Grace
Todd and Lauren Todd, and
one great-granddaughter,
Emma Jones.
Donations in Dr. Lutch-
er’s memory can be made
to: Director of Alumni Re-
lations, Whitman College,
345 Boyer Avenue, Walla
Walla, WA 99362.
Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
For three adult sisters to actually be free at the same
time for an activity together can be a rare happening, but
a successful spur-of-the-moment plan recently brought
the Bennett Girls together. Judy (Barber) was the catalyst
who called Sandy (Matthews) and Debbie (Sumner) and
gave them just a few minutes to be ready for a trip to the
Wildhorse Cinema, where they were entertained by the
latest Roberts/Clooney movie, Tickets to Paradise, before
grabbing a McDonald’s treat as a comfortable ending to
an uncommon get-together.
On Nov. 3, Justin Hoeft returned from Kuwait to
Heppner after a year’s absence with the Army National
Guard. Danielle reports that their sons, Colden (10) and
Garin (7) knew that their dad would soon be coming
home but did not know exactly when, so when Justin
showed up at school, each of the boys was surprised, one
reacting with tears and one with uncontrollable giggles.
The family totally agreed that this occasion qualified as
“special,” definitely a reason to forget about school for
one more day. Justin returns to his work with the Morrow
County Road Department and will not have to return to
his Guard work for several weeks. He has served in the
Guard for over 17 years now.
On the southwest corner of Gale and Center Streets
on Nov. 10 and 11, a delicious cup of warm apple cider
and a cookie (a variety available) straight from the oven
could be purchased for one dollar and for fifty cents,
respectively. Kyla and Alba Byers’s stand was their joint
effort to raise money for Christmas. Kyla has her eye on
a too-expensive item, and Alba is certain she will find
herself something wonderful with her earnings. “And,”
Alba reported, they were also doing this “to spread some
cheer.” Their Christmas songs and dances probably
warmed their chilled bodies, and maybe they warmed
the hearts of passersby who look forward to the holiday.
Good luck, Girls!
Mustangs are headed for football semi-finals again!
OSAA has them listed to play Oakland in Hillsboro this
Saturday. Good luck, Mustangs!
Remember your non-Facebook readers, too, and
send your Good News to dbrosnan123@gmail.com or
call 541-223-1490.
Here’s hoping that some good news comes to every-
one reading this!
Heppner students
chosen for state recital
Sisters Madison (right)
and Rylee Palmer of Hep-
pner were chosen as win-
ners, playing “Rio Rhum-
ba” by Melody Bober.
-Contributed photo
Christ as King of the Universe:
Is He of your life too?
With the feast of Christ the King, the Catholic Church
honors Christ as “King of the Universe.” This feast was
established in 1925 by Pope Pius XI to fight the rising
trend of secularism that denied Christ as the supreme Lord
and King. Since Adam and Eve, the devil has tempted
the people of each generation to think that they could do
without God. The temptation appeals still more to mod-
ern man because of the achievements attained through
modern science and technology. The feast of Christ the
King should help us to realize the following: a) Christ has
dominion over everyone and everything, creating every-
thing and redeeming us with His death. b) Only through
serving Him does man attain true freedom; anyone who
refuses His authority ends up in the cruelest forms of
slaveries with the devil as his ruthless master.
How did kingship originate among the people of Is-
rael? For many years after reaching the Promised Land,
they had no king. Starting with Joshua, Israel had lead-
ers, known as judges. The last was Samuel, also God’s
prophet. As he grew old, the people started clamoring for
a king such as other nations had (1 Samuel 8:5). Under
the instruction of YHWH to yield to the people’s request,
Samuel appointed Saul the first king of Israel (1 Samuel
9:22; 10:21-24). But Saul was unfaithful to God and
was rejected by God. David was anointed king of two
of the twelve tribes of Israel (2 Samuel 2:4). Later, the
leaders of the other ten tribes, too, came under David’s
rule. David conquered Jerusalem and moved the capital
of his kingdom there. (2 Samuel 5:1-3). King David had
come a long way from tending sheep. He was a shepherd
boy from Bethlehem before being called to King Saul’s
courts. He showed that he was more than a musician by
slaying the giant Goliath and distinguishing himself in
battle. King Saul grew jealous of David and tried to kill
him. So, David became a fugitive. Only after Saul’s death
was David made king. Later, God promised David that
“through a son of his, his kingdom would last forever.” (2
Samuel 7:12-16). This promise is fulfilled when the angel
says to Mary: “You are to conceive and bear a son...The
Lord will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he
will rule over the House of Jacob forever, and his reign
will never end.” (Luke 1:31-33). Thus, the prophecy is
fulfilled in Jesus, a son of David according to the flesh.
He came into the world to inaugurate God’s never-ending
kingdom.
The Gospel of Luke (23:35-43) presents a picture of
a lowly king “exalted” on the cross between two thieves.
What characterizes earthly kings are power, dominion and
glory, the opposite of the kingdom Jesus came to establish.
The two types of kingdoms are contrasted by those who
accept and believe, and those who reject and refuse to
believe in His kingdom. When He is born “he came unto
his own and his own received him not,” those in power,
with authority, felt challenged by Him and refused to
have anything to do with Him, but the lowly shepherds,
the simple and weak sinners, accepted Him.
At the foot of the cross, people stayed, silently watch-
ing Him, but the leaders jeered at Him: “He saved others,
let him save himself.” They challenged Him to show His
power. “If you are king of the Jews save yourself.” But
Jesus refused to exercise power just as he had refused to
be tempted to live up to the expectations of the people.
At the beginning of His ministry, He was challenged to
show His power: “If you are the Son of God throw your-
self down and the angels of God will support you.” But
He refused. One thief nailed to a cross by His side tempts
Him: “Save yourself and us as well.” The other perhaps
glimpses that this is no ordinary human and pleads for
mercy: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your
kingdom.” Jesus responds: “I promise you, today, you will
be with me in paradise.” We share in the kingdom when
we live like Jesus, not dominating and controlling others,
not demanding that life goes according to our whims,
surrendering to God: “Lord remember me… Lord make
me a part of your kingdom….!” This King of Kings is at
our service; He exercises is the power of salvation, the
power of love! He leaves with us the message of obedi-
ence to God’s authority.
Veterans honored at Ceremony
The Oregon Music Teach-
ers Association held its an-
nual Ensemble Festival for
the Umatilla/Morrow Dis-
trict on Nov. 5. It was held
in Hermiston, and 85 piano
students participated. They
will play in a state recital
Dec. 10 at the University of Local veterans celebrate Veteran’s day at HHS
Oregon in Eugene. Madison -Contributed photo
is a senior at Heppner High
School, and this is her 10 th
trip to the winners’ recital.
Rylee received her fourth
trophy for playing in 40
OMTA events.
HHS basketball plans Blue
and Gold Night, dessert
auction
The Heppner Mustang
boys’ and girls’ basketball
teams will be holding their
annual Blue and Gold Night
on Monday, Nov. 21. Mus-
tang supporters are invited
to some meet the junior
high and high school boys’
and girls’ teams for this
season. Players will be
introduced and compete
Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
St. Patrick Catholic Church Heppner
in numerous basketball
activities.
The evening will also
include a fundraising raffle
and dessert auction. This is
a good time to stock up on
great desserts for Thanks-
giving. Doors open at 5:30
p.m. with activities begin-
ning at 6 p.m. Admission
is free.
Author Scott McEwen
speaking at Veteran’s
day celebration HHS
-Contributed photo
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