TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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Obituaries
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Ida W. Farra for
ask the boss’s permission
Ida W. Farra, 105, of Hep-
pner died
Tuesday,
Jan. 31,
2023, at
Pioneer
Memorial
Hospital.
A memorial service will be
held March 10, 2023, at 11
a.m. at the Heppner United
Methodist Church.
One of 12 children, she
was born Aug. 4, 1917, at
Wishek, ND, the daughter of
Henry and Eva Hoghhalter
Wiest. She was raised and
attended school in Wishek
through the eighth grade. In
1936 the family moved to
Nampa, ID and then to On-
tario, OR.
On June 17, 1940, she
married John W. “Bill” Farra
at Payette, ID. The couple
lived in Vancouver, WA. In
1946 they moved to Heppner.
Ida and her husband owned
and operated Farra’s Shoe
Repair Shop on Main Street in
Heppner. Bill died in 1968 and
she continued to run the shoe
shop for a total of 65 years.
Ida was a longtime mem-
ber of the Degree of Honor
Protective Association and
the Heppner United Methodist
Church. She enjoyed collect-
ing antiques and collectibles
for many years.
Ida was also an avid sup-
porter of the Heppner Volun-
teer Fire Department and was
instrumental in acquiring the
new fire station, in honor of
her late husband Bill, who died
of a heart attack after fighting
a fire in Heppner.
Ida’s son, James Farra,
preceded her in death in Oc-
tober of 2022.
Memorial contributions
for those who wish may be
made to the Heppner Volunteer
Fire Department, PO Box 743,
Heppner, OR 97836 or to the
Heppner United Methodist
Church, PO Box 733, Hep-
pner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements. You may sign
the online condolence book at
www.sweeneymortuary.com.
Arless Faye
Seitz
Arless Faye Seitz
passed away Feb. 14, 2023,
in Hep-
pner at
the age of
85. There
will be a
small
memori-
al service
with her family, but no pub-
lic funeral is planned.
Faye was born in Flint,
MI on March 11, 1937; a
birthday she would share
with two generations, in-
cluding her grandson Bran-
don Seitz and great-grand-
daughter Turner Lazinka.
Faye married Tony
Seitz in 1954. Tony worked
to date his beloved daugh-
ter. Tony and Faye had
four children—Faith Healy,
Wayne Seitz, Shawna King
and Melanie Seitz.
After being widowed
at a young age, Faye never
let that stop her love for life
and sense of adventure. She
lived as far as Holly and
Saginaw, MI, to Columbia
Falls, MT, and Fields and
Prairie City, OR. Faye also
loved to winter in Parker,
AZ with her sister Beth
Osborn Morse, where they
spent their days soaking in
the dry heat. While some
of her family called it stub-
born, Faye was unapolo-
getically strong-willed and
independent and would find
a way to travel. Even in her
final days she was sure she
would find a way to take
another trip.
Faye was a cook at
Heppner Elementary
School and a coach for her
granddaughters Nikki and
Megan’s softball team. Al-
though she admitted that she
had no coaching or softball
experience, everyone on
the team recounts the year
as the most fun and laugh-
ter-filled season with coach
Faye. Faye also worked at
Buckman’s Tavern, where
she recounted to her fam-
ily about almost having
to “bop” a few patrons for
being too mouthy. Faye
wasn’t an elaborate cook
but always knew how to
make the favorites. Faye’s
favorite four-ingredient dip,
dubbed Nana Faye Dip, has
been made at every family
function and even at times
brought by more than one
family member.
Her grandchildren Jar-
ed Wilson, Megan Futter,
Nikki Miller, Brandon Seitz
and Regi Lazinka all share
countless memories with
Nana Faye, including con-
stant arguments about who
was the favorite, since she
made every grandchild feel
like the most loved person
in her world. Faye also
loved being nana to her
great-grandchildren Sabas-
tian, Gaige, Faith, Devin,
Connor, Matthew, Brynlie,
Maylie, Piper, Rhett, Ma-
son, Haidyn and Turner.
Fay was preceded in
death by her parents, Ar-
less and Helen Osborn; her
siblings, Patricia Clark and
Sharon Wrigglesworth; and
her daughter, Faith Healy.
The family asks that
memorial contributions
be made to Willow Creek
Terrace Assisted Living,
400 Frank Gilliam Drive,
Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements. You may sign
the online condolence book
at www.sweeneymortuary.
com.
Obituaries
Linda Rae
Bristow
Linda Rae Bristow,
73, of
Ione died
Thurs-
day, Feb.
9, 2023,
at Kadlec
Hospital
in Richland, WA. A memo-
rial service will be held at
11 a.m. on Saturday, March
11, at the Ione Community
Church with a luncheon to
follow. A private inurnment
will be held at High View
Cemetery in Ione.
She was born on Oct.
7, 1949, at Portland, OR,
the daughter of Harold
and Eleanor Seward Ham-
blet. Linda graduated from
Union High School in
Union, OR.
On June 12, 1993, Lin-
da married John Bristow in
Hawaii. The couple made
their home in Ione.
Linda loved riding
horses, dancing, traveling,
working with her flowers
and, most of all, she loved
her family.
She was a very caring
and kind lady. Linda very
much enjoyed children and
always kept small gifts
or treats in the house for
children whenever parents
happened by. She loved to
cook and was very good at
it. She was very intelligent
and had an exceptional
memory.
She was much loved
and will be sorely missed.
Survivors include her
husband, John Bristow; a
son, Ryon Tullis; and her
sister, Judy Volquardsen.
She was preceded in
death by her son, Quinn
Tullis, and both parents.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Ione
Community Church, PO
Box 346, Ione, OR 97843.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements. You may sign
the online condolence book
at www.sweeneymortuary.
com.
Yung Ae
Nelson
Yung Ae Nelson, nee
Park, died
at Pioneer
Memorial
Hospital at
the age of
84.
The age
is not exact because of the
Korean custom of adding
a year prior to birth for
the gestation period, and
because birthdays can be
based upon the Korean
calendar, which is about
six months offset from the
dates of our calendar, or the
American date of December
8, 1939 as used on her pass-
ports, both Korean to enter
the United States as well as
later U.S.A. passports.
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery was held on Jan.
7, 2023, as per her wishes.
Her father was Nug
Caur Park, a former am-
bassador to Russia, and
her mother was Chi Loo
Lin. Her family was rather
wealthy, as evidenced by
the family situation where
her father had five wives,
each in their separate house,
away from their husband.
A list of partial places
of residence are Sun-Nam,
South Korea; Yongsan-gee
Seoul, South Korea; Port-
land, OR; Vancouver, WA;
Canyonville, OR; Heppner
and Lexington.
She married Orman
James Nelson in Korea in
1963. She was not able to
follow Jim directly to the
United States, but arrived
on April 4, 1965, at Seattle,
WA. She worked hard on
studies and was proud to
become a dedicated natu-
ralized citizen of the United
States with her ceremony
taking place on June 20,
1972, at Vancouver, WA.
She was a card-carry-
ing member of the Inland
Boatmen’s Union of the Pa-
cific of Puget Sound, serv-
ing around the Puget Sound
area, as well as work and
travels up the inland pas-
sage to Alaska on various
tugs. She later carried a card
as a deckhand on Tidewater
tugs, working as deckhand
and a cook on travels from
Portland up the Columbia
River. Later she worked in
the restaurant industry and
managed and cooked at a
large restaurant in Canyon-
ville, OR before she opened
her own Chinese/Korean
restaurant in Canyonville
prior to her retirement.
Her religious affilia-
tion is Christian, and she
participated in churches
wherever she lived. Yung
was a member of Holly
Rebekah Lodge No. 139 in
Lexington.
Predeceased relatives
include parents, grandpar-
ents and some siblings.
She is survived by her
spouse and an unknown
number of relations in Ko-
rea.
Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to Holly
Rebekah Lodge No. 139,
c/o Marlene Gray, 65308
Rhea Creek Road, Ione,
OR 97843 or to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, PO Box
9, Heppner, OR 97836 for
the good end care that was
provided.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements. You may sign
the online condolence book
at www.sweeneymortuary.
com.
Jarry M Jessen
Jarry M Jessen of
Hermis-
ton died
Feb.19,
2 0 2 3 ,
near Cuts-
forth Park,
south of
Heppner, doing what he
loved—spending time out-
doors.
Born Jan. 20, 1943, in
Paradise, CA, Jarry grew
up there alongside many
cousins and his three sib-
lings, David Jessen, Cindy
Bethard and Peter Jessen,
all of Durham, CA. He
graduated from Paradise
High School in 1961.
Jarry served in the
U.S. Navy from 1962-66
as a boilerman on board the
USS Piedmont and received
a Good Conduct Medal for
his service.
He then worked for the
Western Pacific and Union
Pacific Railroads for 33
years, working his way up
through the ranks to Bridge
and Building Manager.
He had knowledge of
most topics, enjoyed read-
ing and was a well-known
wealth of knowledge to all
who knew him. Jarry was
an avid outdoorsman who
enjoyed archery hunting,
fly fishing and tying flies.
He took pride in serving as
“camp cook” at bow camp
and has passed on all of
these interests to his loved
ones.
Jarry loved life, his
family, and most of all, his
wife of 55 years, Dixie.
He cherished time spent
with his three children,
Stacey Jessen (Theresa),
Kathi Keefer (Marc) and
Kelli Bieker (John); his
seven grandchildren, Kevin
Fowler, Tyler Bieker (Cas-
sie), Gunner Jessen, May-
cee McQuin, Elijah Bieker
(Katelyn), Jared Bieker and
Tristen Keefer; and seven
amazing great-grandchil-
dren.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, Henry and
Christina Marie Jessen.
A private family gath-
ering will be held.
Please share memories
of Jarry with his family at
burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com. Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
Heath
District
Adult Care
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gle roofing was an adequate
solution and voted to move
forward with C & C.
In other business, the
board approved an emer-
gency room locum agree-
ment with Dr. Rio Lion
and a behavioral health
consultant contract renewal
with Clinical Social Work
Associate Jamie Reed. This
is Reed’s second three-year
contract cycle with the
district.
The board also updated
a nurse practitioner contract
with Eileen McElligott due
to an increase in hours.
The MCHD board ex-
tended provisional approval
of Oregon Health & Sci-
ence University Tele-stroke
providers and emergency
medicine provider Dr. Mark
Stevens. Both are pending
approval by the medical
staff.
The health district also
discussed a proposed Inter-
governmental Agreement
(IGA) with the State of Or-
egon’s Department of Land
Conservation and Develop-
ment (DLCD) to develop a
Natural Hazard Mitigation
Plan. Morrow County, the
five cities within the county
and other special districts
will also be involved in the
plan.
Palmquist said that,
overall, the plan was a pos-
itive for the health district
and the county, and Rob-
erts said it was important
that the health district be
involved.
“We have a big role in
the region if certain things
were to happen,” said Rob-
erts.
Morrow SWCD to meet
Morrow Soil and Water
Conservation District will
meet Tuesday, March 7, be-
ginning at 6 p.m. at the Ag
Service Center in Heppner.
To join via Zoom or con-
ference call, please contact
the SWCD beforehand at
541-676-5452. Meetings
of the Morrow SWCD are
open to the public.
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