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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Ellis Dean
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Obituaries
Kristin Dawn in their track meets and
bowling tournaments with
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December 7, 1970 –
January 10, 2024
Kristin Dawn Miller,
53, of Milwaukie, Oregon,
passed away peacefully with
her family at her side, Jan-
uary 10, 2024. Kristin was
born December 7, 1970, in
Pendleton, Oregon to Nancy
Pettyjohn Miller and the
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spent her early years on the
families’ ranches in Eastern
Oregon near Condon and
Ione. Although disabled by
Cerebral Palsy, Kristin at-
tended school at Ione where
her classmates’ invented ac-
tivities that she could partic-
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an inspiration to everyone.
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veloped ways to communi-
cate although her disabilities
left her speechless and with
limited mobility.
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Linn and joined the Alber-
tina Kerr family continuing
her schooling at Lake Os-
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Kerr grew and developed,
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school, graduating from
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took classes of her interests
at Mt. Hood Community
College and worked closely
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of Oregon and the Easter
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assisted her in developing
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ing role in providing her
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tending at the age of 4 and
continued through many
administration changes
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Kiwanis Clubs of Oregon,
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she was an avid and incred-
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Ellis Dean McRoberts,
89, passed away peacefully
the morning of January 28,
2024 at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner. Early
in the month, he said, “he
really didn’t want to go,
but if it was his time, he
would accept it”. He was
a sweetheart, and his smile
will be deeply missed.
Ellis and his fraternal
twin brother, Arlo, were
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1934, to William Thomas
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McDandell in Morrow
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birth, William McRoberts
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Oliver Austin Devin who
became a dedicated and
caring father to Ellis and
his siblings.
Ellis loved life and en-
joyed time with so many
friends. He was a kind,
happy go lucky, friend-
ly man who, in his later
years, loved to sit out on
the bench in front of his
apartment building and
wave to everyone. He was
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were his passion, and the
Ducks and Braves ranked
highest. Of course, after
his favorite Heppner teams
who he cheered for in per-
son until a few weeks be-
fore his death. He was the
biggest jokester and pas-
sionate about making peo-
ple happy. He truly was,
one of a kind.
On July 1, 1960, El-
lis married Dorothy Jean
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two children, Raylene and
Danny, into their lives.
Two years later, their
daughter Debbie was born.
After their divorce in 1972,
Ellis moved from Kinzua
back to Heppner, where
he lived the remainder of
his life. He married Kath-
ryn Ann Burns on July 15,
1976, and stayed married
until her passing in 2005.
They enjoyed bowling on
a league and spending time
with friends.
After 41 years, on Oc-
tober 5, 1996, Ellis retired
from the Kinzua Mill. He
used to say before bed, “I
might snore. I worked in a
sawmill for 41 years; I’m
sawing logs”. He loved to
say how he was “tickled”
about things. And he was.
He was the happiest man,
so rich by living in the mo-
ment, and deeply blessed
with friends.
Ellis is preceded in
death by his parents and
his 7 full and half-brothers
and sisters: Alice Wagner,
Carolyn Goodwin, Frances
Wright, John H. McRob-
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huge Portland Trail Blazers
fan and held season tickets
for many years.
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would plan them and con-
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was a flower girl for her
Aunt Marianne, a brides-
maid for her sister, Kara.
Her generosity at Christmas
was legendary, especially
with her nieces and neph-
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of travel with family and
visited the Oregon Coast
many times, Disneyland
several times and Disney
World and Hawaii with
family then ventured to
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Latoya. Japan was on her
bucket list, but health and
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prevented that.
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mother, Nancy Lee Miller;
stepfather, Bill Monagle;
brother, Justin Miller (Ni-
cole, Payton, Piper, and
Rhett); sister, Kara Gentry
(Mike, Kadence, Madison,
and Colton); stepbrother,
Dennis Monagle (Andrea,
Devin, Claire, and Ab-
bie); special friend, Gregg;
aunts and uncles, Marianne
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vis Olsen (Bob), Darla King
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Wilson and Don Holzman;
many cousins; and dear
friends.
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and a friend to all, and her
passing has left a huge hole
in our hearts, we will miss
her greatly.
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day, February 17, 2024,
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Milwaukie Tribute Cen-
ter, Milwaukie, Oregon
followed by a Cemetery
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day, February 24, 2024 at
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family suggests a contri-
bution in her memory be
made to Albertina Kerr
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Cerebral Palsy or Oregon
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please visit www.stehnfu- January 18 th , 2024, Daniela
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both from Irrigon, OR.
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He is survived by his
children, Raylene, Danny,
and Debbie McRoberts,
as well as several neph-
ews and nieces, includ-
ing John McRoberts, Rob
Conlee, Margaret McRob-
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clude nine grandchildren:
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Jenna Metschan, as well
as several great grandchil-
dren.
A celebration honor-
ing the joyful life of Ellis
McRoberts will be held on
April 13th, 2024. Please
join us at 12:00 at the Hep-
pner Masonic Cemetery
for a graveside service. To
be followed by a celebra-
tion of his life at the Elks
Lodge at 1:00 and a visit to
the Ellis McRoberts bas-
ketball court in town.
Memorial
contribu-
tions may be made to the
Heppner Booster Club,
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97836 or to Elks Lodge
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in care of arrangements.
You may sign the online
condolence book at www.
sweeneymortuary.com
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26, 1932, in the parsonage
of Emmanual Lutheran
Church in Walla Walla,
Washington. He grew up
on a farm with his broth-
ers, Martin and Lee and his
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Washington state line. He
especially enjoyed raising
cattle and horses. He grad-
uated from Wa-Hi in 1950,
farmed with his father and
brother Lee, and served in
the Army during the Korean
War.
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the love of his life, Mar-
ilyn (Boe). They started
out on the family farm in
Walla Walla and, in 1963,
moved on to farm in Mor-
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In 1972, the family moved
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active with the Morrow
County rodeo and was hon-
ored to be the Grand Mar-
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serving his community,
including being a director
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tilla Electric Coop.
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taught their children to
work hard and follow Je-
sus. He was an active mem-
ber of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Hermiston.
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4, 2024. He was preceded
in death by his parents;
Otto and Hilda Hellberg;
brother Martin Hellberg;
and children, Beth (John)
Creason and Kurt (Eric-
ka) Hellberg. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Marilyn
Hellberg; children Marilee
(Dave) Nufer, Palmer, AK;
Tim Hellberg, Irrigon, OR;
Trina (Darrell) Miles, Fin-
ley, WA; and Joy Broder-
son,,, Jordan, MN; as well
as 19 grandchildren and 5
great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life
will be at Trinity Lutheran
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ary 17 at 11:30 am. In lieu
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may be made to Trinity
Lutheran Church.
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