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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 30, 2025 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Obituaries Heppner or cheering her kids on at their activities. Family members re- U.S.P.S. 240-420 maining to cherish Lauren’s Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper memory are her husband, SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: Rob Crum; children, Alli- http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ son and James; father, Den- Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post nis Scofield; sister, Karina Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid Scofield; in-laws, Monty at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 177 N Main St. Telephone (541) 676-9228. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or sykeschris@hotmail.com Web site: www.heppner.net. Post- Crum (Susan), Bev Ben- master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, son, Camie Crum, nieces Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: In Morrow County $36/year. Outside Morrow County Phegley and Haryss, Steven $41/year. In County Senior Rate (65 years or older) $31/year. 9 month Student student Crum, niece, Grace Bus- subscriptions $36/year. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher caino and family and neph- Andrea DiSalvo ............................................................................................. Editor ew, Cameron Jewett and Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................Advertising family; aunt, Jill Scofield; cousin, Andrew Vosper and countless colleagues All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. and friends that loved and For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.65 per adored Lauren. column inch. Cost for classified ad is 55¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $16 up to 100 Lauren was preceded in words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.15 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- death by her mother, Alice cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested at the time of submission. Affidavits Scofield; grandparents, Bill require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). and Ruth Glace, Chris and For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to Elmer Scofield; and for- meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines mer brother-in-law, Darrin or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. Padberg. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner Sweeney Payton Mor- GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone tuary has been entrusted 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 with arrangements. placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $16 In lieu of sending flow- ers, please make contri- butions to the Wranglers Riding Club in Heppner, OR in Lauren’s memory. Lauren later earned her Wranglers Riding Club: nursing degree at Columbia PO Box 924, Heppner, OR Gorge Community College 97836. and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Linfield University. She began her nursing career at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Hep- pner, OR. She worked in all departments, from the emergency room to long- term care. Lauren continued working there for 10 years until a couple of years ago when she transitioned to the medical surgical floor Lauren Denise Crum at Good Shepherd Hospital Lauren Denise Crum in Hermiston, OR. Lau- of Ione, OR, passed away ren’s service as a nurse has Sidney ‘Sid’ Gene Zinter Jr. surrounded by friends on touched thousands of lives. April 11, 2025. She was She also met some of her Sidney “Sid” Gene 45 years old. Memorial greatest friends in the hos- Zinter Jr., 78, of Ione, OR, services for Lauren will be pitals where she worked. passed away on April 20, While attending Ore- 2025, surrounded by his held on May 9, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Ione Community gon State University, Lau- family. A viewing will be Church with a reception ren met Rob Crum of Ione. held on May 3 from 11 a.m. Lauren and Rob spent many to 1 p.m. at Sweeney Payton lunch to follow. Lauren Crum’s life- years as friends, but during Mortuary. A service will be time goal always involved a visit over a Fourth of July held at a later date. Sid was born in Hep- caring for others. She weekend in Ione they began achieved this in various to date. They were engaged pner, OR, on March 31, ways as a loving mom of nine months later. Lauren 1947, to Sidney Zinter Sr. two, a caring farm wife, a went on to marry the love and Mary (Cain) Zinter. beloved daughter, a regis- of her life, Rob, on April He graduated from Ione tered nurse, an avid ani- 15, 2007, at the Riverview High School in 1965 and mal lover and a wonderful Lodge in Boardman, OR. attended Eastern Oregon They were happily married University and majored friend to many. in Chemistry. It was there Lauren was born on for just shy of 18 years. that he joined the National During Lauren and January 23, 1980, in the Guard. Salem Hospital in Salem, Rob’s engagement and ear- Sid married Mary Lynn OR to Denny and Alice ly married years, the Crums Berryman in 1971, and they (Glace) Scofield. As a moved to various locations welcomed their son, Barney child, Lauren was an ani- in north central and east- Zinter, in 1976. The couple mal lover, including cats, ern Oregon areas. They divorced a few years later. dogs, hamsters, goldfish, eventually settled back on Then, in 1981, Sid married worms, birds, snails, etc. the Crum family farm in Barbara Jean Gardner, and Schoolwork came very Ione. The Crums spent together they had two sons, easily for Lauren, leaving their remaining married Joshua and Jason. Sid and plenty of time for her daily years there, growing their Barbara enjoyed 44 years “neighborhood cat walks.” family with a daughter, Al- of marriage together. Sid was a part owner Lauren and Alice would lison (13), and a son, James cruise the neighborhood (11). They have also raised of Rafter Z Ranches with looking for cats. Lauren countless animals on the his three sons, Barney, Josh was very practical and mat- farm, including the horses and Jason. They worked in cattle ranching, farming, ter-of-fact. If she could see that Lauren loved. Lauren was the Martha logging, and guided hunts it, she had it. Warm sum- mer weekends were spent Stewart of her community. for deer and elk. Sid is survived by his swimming with friends and She was the one you called wife, Barbara Zinter of sailing with family. She if you needed to plan a Ione, OR; his sons, Bar- loved being the socialite party. She probably already ney (Tammy) Zinter of of the boat marina and had all of the party supplies Milton-Freewater, Joshua hopped from boat to boat on hand. She was a garden- Zinter of Ione, and Jason visiting with her summer er, canner, amateur veter- (Katilyn) Zinter of Hep- friends. In her early teen inarian and overall farm pner; his two granddaugh- years, along came horses, MacGyver, a volunteer ters; his sister, Julie Kalegi and nothing else mattered. 4-H camp nurse, a planner of Bellview, WA and her Her love for horses meant and organizer, not just for three sons; and many great you could find her spending herself, but others too. She uncles and cousins. late nights cleaning stalls at was the ultimate ranch wife. Sid was preceded in a local barn in exchange for She was the one you called death by his parents and for sound advice or a good many aunts, uncles and riding lessons. Lauren attended Lib- laugh with her dry sense cousins. In lieu of flowers, me- erty Elementary School, of humor! She also loved Judson Middle School and trying new recipes, baking, morial donations to Shri- Sprague High School in the prepping, shopping and ners, Christian Life Center Salem area. She went on traveling. But her favor- in Heppner, or Pioneer to graduate from Oregon ite thing to do was spend Memorial Home Health and State University with a time with Rob, Allison and Hospice may be directed to Bachelor of Science in Ag James (bonus if there were Sweeney Payton Mortuary in Sid’s name. Business with a minor in horses involved). Sweeney Payton Mor- Lauren was raised Lu- Equine Science. While in tuary has been entrust- college, Lauren was still theran and attended Ione ed with the arrangements. an avid horse lover. She Community Church. She at- Please leave your condo- rode, owned, showed and tended services on Sundays lence messages for the fam- taught others to love horses when she wasn’t helping ily at sweeneypaytonmortu- her patients at the hospital ary.com. as she did. GAZETTE-TIMES Obituaries Lauren Denise Crum Sidney ‘Sid’ Gene Zinter Jr. Death Notice N. Wayne “Buck” National Cemetery. Handbury—N. Wayne Sweeney Payton Mor- “Buck” Handbury, 88, of tuary has been entrust- Heppner, passed away on ed with his arrangements. Monday, April 21, 2025. Please leave your condo- Per his wishes, his cremains lence messages for the fam- will be interred during a pri- ily at sweeneypaytonmortu- Blanche Davis-Mc- vate cemetery at Willamette ary@gmail.com. Daniel-Burres, 94, of Lone Rock, OR, passed away April 17, 2025, in Heppner, OR. A Celebration of Life Stella Marie Mur- will be held at the Lone ray—In the wee hours of Rock Community Hall, April 24, 2025, the Murray with a dinner to follow, on clan of Heppner gained Saturday, May 3, at 1 p.m. another addition. Stella Blanche was born on Marie Murray was born March 18, 1931, in the Lone in Portland, OR to parents Rock Hotel to J Emmet and Kelly and Kevin Murray. Agnes M Davis. Blanche She weighed 8 pounds, 2 joined three brothers, Lee, Stella Marie Murray ounces and measured 20.5 Homer and Carroll Davis. inches. The family lived in and operated the hotel until they purchased a ranch on Nee- dle Fork three miles west Dolly Parton’s Imagi- azines on Libby. Always of Lone Rock. Blanche at- nation Library is celebrat- available, with over 1,140 tended school in Lone Rock ing its 30 th anniversary! titles covering home and through the eighth grade. She shared many colorful In 2023, The Imagination garden, boating and avia- stories of her horseback Library gifted its 200 mil- tion, and travel and outdoor commute to school. She lionth book since its incep- activities, Libby maga- attended high school in tion in 1995. In 2024, one in zines offer entertainment Condon while living at Mae seven children (14 percent) and fresh new ideas every Warren’s boarding house from birth to the age of five day—in kids’ sizes, too. Crafty Nights @ the Li- until she graduated in 1949. in the U.S. received a book in the mail each month from brary in April is on Wednes- During high school Blanche the program. day the 14 th at 6 p.m. Call was involved in many activ- To sign up your child, Melissa and Annette at ities including 4-H, drama visit the Oregon Trail Li- 541-676-9964 or visit our club, Lead Majorette and brary District website or website to reserve a spot the newspaper. Blanche go to https://imaginationli- now—space is limited. served as a Princess of the brary.com/. Infant and Preschool Shriner Rodeo in Portland Ready to dig in the Storytimes are Tuesdays at and was the 1948 Arlington garden and build stuff? Gale 10:30 a.m. Rodeo Queen. Friday Storytimes are Blanche had a passion databases have resources in agriculture, environmental for everyone and start at for animals, particular- studies, gardening and hor- 10:30 a.m. ly horses. From an ear- Teen Nights are on ly age she was riding her ticulture, as well as home improvement. Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. family’s plow horses and, For a more leisurely ap- Visit the calendar page as a young woman, took proach to warmer weather at otld.org for more event great pride in breeding and activities, check out mag- and program information. raising her own. Blanche and her horse “Snapper” 177 N. Main were well known in the P.O. Box 337 Broker Lone Rock Community. Heppner, OR 97836 Chris Sykes She also loved to sing and Chris@sykesrealestate.net 541-215-2274 to dance, and performed at a variety of local venues and with various local or- ganizations. Blanche was also well known for her beautiful work processing rattlesnake skins to create artwork or hatbands. Blanche married Cecil McDaniel in Goldendale, WA on October 28, 1950. They resided in Hardman, Burns and Dayville. To- gether they raised five chil- dren. Blanche cared deeply for her family and was fondly known as “Grand- ma Mac” to many within the community in addi- Expansive 38-Acre Property Heppner with Two Tax tion to her own grand and Lots – Endless Possibilities!Unlock the potential great-grandchildren. of this remarkable property, offering approximately Blanche moved back 38 acres of prime land ready for your vision. to the Ranch in Lone Rock Two adjoining tax lots are being sold together, to care for her mother, and providing incredible flexibility and value for buyers later moved to a house in seeking a blend of opportunity and space.Property Lone Rock beside the origi- Highlights:Total Acreage: ~38 acres across two nal family hotel. She moved parcels.Parcel 1: 35.44 acres Tax ID: 370: located to Condon from 1996-2007, within Heppner city limits.Parcel 2: 3.23 acres when she married Kennie Tax ID: 1752: situated just outside city limits. Burres, and then returned to MLS#:597267719 Lone Rock. Blanche contin- ued to reside in Lone Rock until her passing. Blanche took great pride in the town and community of Lone Rock. She served as mayor for several years. Blanche is survived by her five children and LOCALLY OWNED their families, Steve and AND OPERATED Stephanie McDaniel, Scott and Joan McDaniel, Rick McDaniel, Ginger and Butch Carr, and Dixie and Earl Lathrop. She is also survived by many grand- children and great-grand- Ready to help with your children. hearing healthcare needs She is preceded in death by her parents and 600 NW 11th Street her brothers. Suite E-21 Donations in Lieu of flowers to the Lone Rock Hermiston, OR 97838 church or community hall. P.S. Ask us about our financing Sweeney Payton Mor- options! (541) 371-1900 tuary has been entrust- ed with the arrangements. Please leave your condo- lence messages for the fam- Offering complimentary hearing ily at sweeneypaytonmortu- evaluation and/or to have your current ary.com. 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