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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 26, 2023 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve.net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $35 in Morrow County; $40 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $30 elsewhere; $35 student subscriptions. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................Advertising All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.50 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $15 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.00 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Obituaries Edward Salvatore Berretta “Dr. Ed” passed away April 2 1 , 2023, at age 75, s o o n after discov- ering he had an aggressive form of cancer. His last conscious day was spent with his usual smile and good cheer, and he was eager to meet Jesus, whom he had studied and followed for many years. A ceremony will be held at Independent Bible Church in Port Angeles, WA on Saturday, April 29, at 2:30 p.m. with a dinner reception immediately fol- lowing. The service will be live-streamed from the IBC website and can be accessed by going to ibcofpa.org and scrolling to Sermons and Media and selecting LIVE on their YouTube Channel. Ed was born August 27, 1947, the eldest son of Baldassaro Salvatore Berretta of New York and Virginia (Bierman) Berret- ta of North Carolina. Sal and Virginia married after WWII ended and the pair settled in New York, where they had met. Ed would lat- er have a brother and sister, Fred and Kathy. He grew up in Brooklyn, on a street of row houses where the kids played “stickball” in the streets. His love of baseball grew from childhood, and his little league team won the New York City Champi- onship in 1959. He was the first in his family to go to college and was an unusual sight around the neighbor- hood, carrying stacks of books under his arm. Graduating from Le- high University in 1969 with a chemical engineer- ing degree, Ed worked for NASA’s Apollo Mission be- fore going to Albany Med- ical School, where he met Jeanne Smith of Condon, OR. They married in 1973 in Condon. Both became physicians. Their careers took them many places: Al- abama, Connecticut, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon and finally Washington, where they lived for the last 27 years. They had three sons and a daughter, and the fam- ily visited many interesting places as they traveled for medical conferences. Ed and Jeanne served eight years in Heppner, staffing the clinic, nursing home, ER and hospital. After relocating, Ed commuted to Morrow County and Gilliam Coun- ty in times of need. Even in his final year of life, he continued to answer the call of the region that depended on him, working remotely as Morrow County Health District’s Medical Director and Emergency Medical Services supervisor. Ed enjoyed practicing medicine and solving the challenges that patients presented. He had an un- derstanding of the body as a work of engineering: the interconnectedness, its strengths and weaknesses at different ages, and the innumerable complications that could occur in each situation. The job was nev- er over for Ed, and he was known to resuscitate people while enjoying some rare leisure time. Grateful pa- tients would thank him, and on one memorable occasion a man brought his wife to Ed’s table at a restaurant so they could express their gratitude. When a patient couldn’t be saved, Ed car- ried a strong remorse. If he saw the family of the de- ceased, he would approach them and say that he was sorry and let them know he had tried everything possible. Ed attempted to keep his belongings in pristine condition, and typically succeeded. He left the em- blazoned logo on his base- ball caps long before it be- came a celebrity trend. His medical journals and books numbering in the thousands were kept orderly, even as they took up more and more space. He lived a simple life, rarely buying new cars or unnecessary things and using an old wooden desk for his paperwork. He was a consistent at- tendee of church each week and was most recently a member of the Independent Obituaries Bible Church in Port Ange- les. He was interested in the Shroud of Turin, any game or news featuring the New York Yankees, the stock market, fishing, hunting, sailing and spending time with family. He had friends and fam- ily spanning the Northwest, the Midwest, the Southeast, and stretching to the shore- line of the Atlantic Ocean. He enjoyed being part of the team, most recently at the Clallam County Jail, and made friends in the sher- iff’s department. Ed gained more friends as he spent his final months in the care of the Port Angeles Emergen- cy Department and Swedish Medical Centers in Seattle and Issaquah. They saw to Ed’s comfort and wellbe- ing until his final transport home. He was quick to joke with his doctors, nurses, and nursing assistants, or thank them for their effort. He leaves behind his wife, Dr. Jeanne Berretta, three sons, Matt (Yuliya), Vince (Yedida) and Nick, and daughter, Gretchen (Stefan). He has six grand- children with another ex- pected later this year. Robert Jeffery John “Butch” Laughlin Robert Jeffery John “Butch” Laughlin, 82, left us unexpectedly on April 22, 2023, at Kadlec Hos- pital in Tri-Cities, WA. A funeral mass will be held for Butch at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, with a reception following at the Gilliam & Bisbee Building in Heppner. Butch was born Oc- tober 18, 1940, at Miss Clarey’s Hospital, Heppner, to Robert Ogden Laughlin and Ilene Katherine Kilken- ny. Butch’s father passed away when Butch was just six months old. He and his mother Ilene moved to the Kilkenny Ranch and lived there five years until they later moved into Heppner and built a house on Chase Street. Being the oldest Kilkenny grandchild, he was favored by his grandma Lottie Kilkenny and was looked up to and consid- ered not just a cousin but a brother to the Greenup and Kilkenny cousins. His mother Ilene married Les Wyman in 1946 and a sister Sheridan joined them in 1948. He attended Heppner schools and graduated from HHS in 1958. He worked on the Kilkenny/Greenup ranch until 1960, when he got a job with Boeing in Seattle, WA. In 1963 he married Judith Lue Spauld- ing. Judie brought with her a daughter, Tamila Kay Brannon, and together they started a family, adding Lot- tie Lynn and Robert Shane. Butch had many skills and went to work for Mor- row County Grain Growers in the grain elevators. He found his niche selling farm equipment, a job he loved and held for over 30 years. Butch acquired many friends and associ- ates during his career. As everyone knows, Butch was a storyteller and rarely told a story twice. He used up his nine lives before the age of 30 and had many experiences to share. He was involved in many civic organizations over the years. He was a founding member of the 4-Corners Snowmobile Club. He was an Oddfel- low and a lifetime Elk. He served on the Heppner City Council. He helped to or- ganize the Morrow County Farm Museum in Heppner and was still on the board of directors. He demolished the Heppner train depot and used the salvaged lumber to build his dream cabin in the Blue Mountains, where he enjoyed his time hunting and entertaining friends and family. There was not a thing he couldn’t repair or build, he enjoyed restoring antique equipment, gas pumps and trucks over the years. Butch is survived by his wife, Judie—they were fortunate to celebrate their 60 th wedding anniversary this March. He is also sur- vived by his sister Sheridan and husband Ed Tarnasky; his children, Tami and Rod- ney Berthold of Mosier, Lottie and Kirk Holcomb of Madras and Shane of Heppner; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild, and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and neph- ews. Contributions in Butch’s memory can be made to the Morrow Coun- ty Farm Museum, PO Box 515, Heppner, OR 97836; the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 633, Heppner, OR 97836; or charity of your choice. Sweeney Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www. sweeneymortuary.com. YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! 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