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About The Observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1968-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 2021)
RECORDS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT FRIDAY, SEPT. 17 10:04 a.m. — La Grande police received a report of vandalism on the 1100 block of G Avenue. An offi cer took information. 2:17 p.m. — A caller reported an injured bird in the 800 block of J Avenue, La Grande. 4:39 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the 1000 block of Jackson Avenue on a report of a juvenile disturbance. An offi - cer determined there was no crime and contacted the Center for Human Development, La Grande, 5:45 p.m. — A Union County sheriff ’s deputy and local medics responded to the area of milepost 15 on Highway 203, Union, on a report of a motorcycle colliding with a deer. 5:52 p.m. — The Union County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a report of vandalism at Buff alo Peak Golf Course, 1224 E. Fulton St., Union, and a request for an extra patrol at the course. 11:17 p.m. — La Grande police responded to a report of a per- son suff ering a mental or emotional crisis. An ambulance took the person to Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande. SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 1 a.m. — La Grande police responded to the 70 block of Rapid Run Loop on a report of a domestic disturbance. Police arrested THE OBSERVER — A3 DEATH NOTICE Eric Donald Sommerville, 25, for a no contact order violation, men- acing, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon and interfering with making a report. 7:56 a.m. — A caller reported injured cattle on railroad tracks near Union. 5:10 p.m. — A caller reported an assault of an employee at Walmart, 11619 Island Ave., Island City. Union County sheriff ’s dep- uties responded. The victim did not want to pursue a case, and deputies trespassed one and counseled a person for disorderly conduct. 7:48 p.m. — A caller reported possible illegal fi reworks in the area of the 800 block of F Avenue, La Grande. An offi cer checked the area but found nothing to report. 8:41 p.m. — The Union County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded to Walmart on a report of vehicles cutting cookies in the parking lot. Deputies counseled the drivers involved. 9:57 p.m. — A resident in La Grande threatened self-harm. An offi cer responded, and the resident went to Grande Ronde Hospital. 10:54 p.m. — La Grande police stopped a vehicle at Fourth Street and Penn Avenue and arrested Doug Troy Runyon, 39, for driving under the infl uence of intoxicants. OBITUARIES Arthur ‘Mike’ W. Brennan Brian T. ‘Tim’ McManus 1922-2021 1959-2021 Joseph La Grande Arthur “Mike” Wells traveling and spent their Brian Timothy “Tim” third-generation owner of Brennan, 99, the eldest winters in Yuma, Arizona. McManus, 62, of La McManus Builders LLC, son of the late actor Walter Surviving relatives Grande, died Sept. 7, which was started in 1923. Brennan, died Sept. 13, 2021, at his home after a include his children and A member of the La 2021, at his home short battle with cancer. their partners, Grande First Baptist outside Joseph. Patricia Brennan A graveside service will Church, Tim joyfully served A public grave- be held Saturday, Sept. 25, and Jeff Voss as an elder and wherever side service will at 9:30 a.m. at Hillcrest of Matthews, he was needed. He was on be held Oct. 2 East Cemetery. A memo- North Carolina, the Camp Elkanah Advi- at 10:30 a.m. at rial service will follow at Jim and Mar- sory Committee and had Joseph Prairie 10:30 a.m. at the La Grande fun volunteering on projects ilyn Brennan of Creek Cemetery. First Baptist Church. For Joseph, Dennis at camp. He belonged to Known as those who cannot attend, and Peggy the Rusty Wheels Car Club Mike, he was the service will be streamed and enjoyed classic car res- Brennan of born Jan. 6, 1922, Enterprise, Mary live at www.lagrandefbc. toration and often could be Brennan in Los Angeles, org. Whether in attendance Brennan and seen driving his Studebaker. California, to or not, the family asks that Steve Mead of He loved carpentry, fi xing Walter and Ruth you send them your fun- Willow River, B.C., things and helping people. Brennan. He grew Canada, Tammy and niest memory of Tim. He also enjoyed reading, up in Southern Cal- Mike Crawford of Arrangements are by Dan- history and practical jokes. ifornia with his Enterprise, Caroline iels-Knopp Funeral, Cre- Surviving relatives brother, Andy, and and Frank Ward of mation & Life Celebration include his wife, Laura sister, Ruthie. Enterprise, and Will Center, La Grande. McManus of La Grande; Mike fi rst moved to Brennan and Shannon Known as Tim, he was sister and brother-in-law, Wallowa County in 1941 McGuire of Heath, Texas; born July 6, 1959, in La Cindy and David Grunert when his parents purchased 16 grandchildren; and 23 Grande, to Claire McManus of Annapolis, Maryland; Lightning Creek Ranch. great-grandchildren and 11 and Lola Mae (Rogers) 12 nieces and nephews; There he met and married great-great-grandchildren. McManus. He attended La and 10 great-nieces and Florence Irene Whitman. He was preceded in Grande schools, graduating great-nephews. They were married for death by his wife, Flor- with the class of 1977. He He was preceded in death 60 years and raised eight ence; eldest son, Michael; later graduated from Mult- by his parents and brother, children. daughter-in-law, Judy; and nomah School of the Bible Patrick McManus. Mike served in the U.S. siblings, Andy and Ruthie. with a bachelor’s degree in Memorial contributions Army during World War II, In lieu of fl owers, memo- biblical education. may be made to the Camp from 1944 to 1945. After rial donations may be made On Nov. 17, 1984, Tim Elkanah scholarship fund, his discharge, he returned to St. Katherine’s Cath- married Laura Cronk in P.O. Box 150, La Grande to Wallowa County and olic Church in Enterprise Portland. They lived in Port- 97850. Camp Elkanah was a eventually became the man- or Community Connec- land for fi ve years before special place to Tim, where ager of the Brennan Ranch tion of Wallowa County in moving to La Grande, he came to know his Lord on Lightning Creek for the Enterprise. where Tim became the and Savior Jesus Christ. next 30 years. After retirement, Mike and Florence joined the Wallowa County Good Sam January 15, 1942 - September 5, 2021 RV Club. They enjoyed Pat Higgins of La Grande, Oregon, went to meet his Lord and Savior COMMUNITY on Sept. 5th, 2021 BULLETIN BOARD at 3:18 a.m. while in St. Luke’s Hos- MEETINGS pital in downtown Boise, Idaho. • LA GRANDE — The Board of Directors Pat was born of the La Grande School Jan. 15th, 1942 District will meet virtu- to Hubert and ally for a work session at Edna Higgins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. St. Luke’s Hospital 22. The meeting is open to in Boise, but his the public. Access details family home was are available at www. in New Meadows, lagrandesd.org/page/ Idaho. Pat lived in board-meetings. New Meadows and attended school BRIEFS nah (Nick’s). For the past several months there, graduating he was in and out of the hospital battling from Meadows Valley High School in Get ready to volunteer diabetes. He tried his best to make it to 1960. for Eagle Cap Extreme every soccer game of Josie’s and baseball Joyce Nadine Taylor and her family had game of Austin’s. It really bothered him to moved to New Meadows in 1960 and lived JOSEPH — A volun- miss a game. in the house right next door to Pat. Pat teer fair for the Eagle Cap Pat had a beautiful heart, was always able married Joyce, the girl next door, on July Extreme Sled Dog Race is to talk to complete strangers and know 10th, 1965 in New Meadows. set Saturday, Sept. 25, at the their history before walking away. He They lived in New Meadows where he Josephy Center for Arts and always had a story, which made meeting worked for Evergreen Sawmill as a mill- Culture, 403 N. Main St., wright and saw filer for 12 years before be- people easy for him. He loved to talk so Joseph. People interested coming a tree feller for JI Morgan. He also Joyce was comfortable just listening to his in helping with Oregon’s stories and just being a part of the crowd. worked as a tree feller for Malvich Log- only Iditarod and Yukon Sometimes life comes full circle as it has ging. From there he and his good friend Quest qualifi er can drop in for Pat. Born at St. Luke’s in Boise in 1942, George Bolopue bought a D-6 Cat together between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. raised in New Meadows, later in life mov- and ran their own logging business, B&H Masks are required. The ing to La Grande, Oregon, only to come Logging. races are in January 2022. back to St. Luke’s in Boise where he left us Together, Pat and Joyce bought their first For information on the event to rejoin his family in Heaven. home in New Meadows when their oldest, and volunteering, email Pat was preceded in death by his parents Tim was 6, Tommy was 2 and Tami was publicrelations@eagle- Hubert and Edna; sister Virginia Prud- yet to be born. In his young adult life, Pat capextreme.com. homme; brothers Bert, Delbert and Jim enjoyed snowmobiling and racing them and his best friend Max, his black lab. Oh, as well. He has boxes full of trophies from Pick up your how he loved that dog. those days. He loved hunting, fishing and purchased artwork Survivors include Joyce, wife and best following his kids in sports. Logging was friend of 56 years plus 5 years of dating LA GRANDE — People becoming extremely difficult due to envi- before marriage; sons, Tim (Sam) of who purchased artwork ronmental regulations and Pat had to look from the Canoy Benefi t elsewhere for work. Moving to La Grande, Richland, Washington, Tom (Jaime) of La Grande, Oregon and daughter, Tami of La Exhibit or the Strange Days Oregon, in 1988, he fell trees for Tom Grande, Oregon; five grandkids and one exhibit at Art Center East, Woody Helicopter Logging then Dough- great-granddaughter, several nieces and 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande, erty Logging, before retiring in 2000 with nephews and a sister-in-law Angie (Hig- may pick up their pur- Blue Mountain Helicopter Logging. chases during the art cen- gins) Purcell. The last 16 years he attended the Light- ter’s open hours, noon to A celebration of Pat’s life will be held house Church with his wife. They helped 5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday at the church with playground duty for two Saturday, September 25th, 2021 at 2pm at or 10 a.m. to 2 pm. on Sat- Lighthouse Church located at 10501 W. years. Pat loved spending time with his urday. To make other 1st, Island City, Oregon. grandkids; Nick (Tami’s), Brady (Tami’s), arrangements, call 541-624- Online condolences may be made to the Justin (Tim’s), Josie (Tom’s) and Austin 2800 or email info@artcen- (Tom’s), and his great-granddaughter Han- family at www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com. tereast.org. Patrick Alonzo Higgins Robert H. Kautz La Grande Robert H. Kautz, 64, of La Grande, died Sept. 17, 2021, at Grande Ronde Hospital. Arrangements are by Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande. UPCOMING LOCAL SERVICES Please follow guide- lines regarding face cov- erings and social dis- tancing at all gatherings. Sept. 24 — THOMAS JOHNSON: 11 a.m. memorial ser- vice, Summerville Ceme- tery Chapel; casual dress preferred. Sept. 25 — TIM McMANUS: 9:30 a.m. graveside service, Hill- crest East Cemetery, La Grande; memorial ser- vice follows at 10:30 a.m. at La Grande First Baptist Church (livestreamed at www.lagrandefbc.org). Sept. 26 — CHUCK ANDERSON: noon cel- ebration of life potluck, Summerville Hall. Sept. 26 — DEBBIE RACHAU: 2 p.m. cel- ebration of life, Elgin Community Center. Oct. 2 — MIKE BRENNAN: 10:30 a.m. graveside service, Joseph Prairie Creek Cemetery. Oct. 2 — RICHARD CROFT: 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. memorial gath- ering, Riverside Park Pavilion, La Grande. Oct. 2 — LARRY CHRISTMAN: 2 p.m. celebration of life, Clover- leaf Hall, Enterprise. — calendar cour- tesy of Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande Lane Alan Harden November 25, 1952 - October 23, 2020 On August 21, 2021 the family and friends of Lane Harden, formerly of Union, OR, gathered in New Town, ND to honor his memory and to celebrate his life. Lane’s kindness, his gentleness, and his willingness to help others were his qualities most mentioned by those in attendance. In addition, all agreed that their lives were enriched by having known Lane. Lane is survived by his son, Rex Harden (Cindy); grandson Carter Harden; and former spouse Georgia Harden of La Grande, OR; son Brian Harden (Anissa) of Ferndale, WA; spouse Sherrie Harden of New Town, ND; and six siblings. Lane was preceded in death by his parents Leonard & Mary Harden and by his grandson Ethan Harden. Janet Elizabeth (Vanaudenhaugen) Sims January 12, 1934 - August 27, 2021 Janet Elizabeth (Vanaudenhaugen) Sims was born January 12, 1934, in Hillsboro, Oregon to Anna May and Cornelius Vanaudenhaugen. She died Au- gust 27, 2021, in Enterprise, Oregon, after a decade long battle with thyroid cancer. She spent her childhood growing up on a farm with first her grandpar- ents, then later her mother and siblings. She attended Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) grad- uating in 1954 with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She was a member of Delta Zeta sorority. She met and married John Sims while attend- ing college. They lived in Corvallis until graduation when their first daughter, Ann Marie, was born 1957. They later moved to Portland, where their second daughter, Cathy Lee, was born in 1960. In 1965, the family moved to Bellevue, Washington. John and Janet later divorced. A believer in lifelong learning she attended the University of Washington and earned a master’s degree in sociology. She later attended Seattle Pacific University, in Seattle, and earned a master’s degree in Christian Education. She later lived in Ocean Park, WA and Eugene, Oregon. Janet returned to Hillsboro to live once again on the family farm. She lived there until moving to Enter- prise in 2011 to be nearer her daughter, Ann. During her daughters’ growing up years, she was a campfire girls’ lead- er and worked for a time for Campfire Girls, USA. She was a member of the master’s swim team, a competitive swim team for adults. She enjoyed family camping, backpacking and canoe trips. While living in Hillsboro she worked for Open Door assisting clients find stable housing and connecting them with community resources. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, gardening, traveling and was an avid reader. She also enjoyed cooking and keeping abreast of current events, and volunteering. She also enjoyed the arts with season tickets to the Portland Symphony and Seattle Ballet. One of her most significant accomplishments was making wedding dresses for her daughter and niece. She was member of the Lostine Methodist Church and took her faith seri- ously. She also donated to numerous charities including the Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, the Humane Society, Komen for the Cure (a breast cancer research foundation), the ASPCA, the Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife and OPB. She dearly loved cats and rescued many on the farm from the coyotes or the highway. Over time she gave more than a dozen loving homes. However, her favorite of all the pets she had over the years, was the family dog, Freckles, her beloved English Springer Spaniel. She is survived by her daughter Ann (partner Sally Belsinger) Bloom, Enterprise, Oregon, daughter Cathy (Frank) Luna, Mansfield, Texas, grandson Austin (Ashley) Lobben, great- grandson (Caden), great-granddaughter (Pay- ton), Mansfield, Texas, and nephew Bob (Vickie) Brewer, of Oakridge, Oregon and Cousin Terri Carter and her daughter, Selena (Ben Larson) Carter, of Gas- ton, Oregon, along with many loving friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anna O. Hart, stepfather, Mar- ion Hart, former husband, John P . Sims, in-laws, Rose and Paul Sims, sister- in-law and brother-in-law, Genevieve and Bob Brewer, nieces Karen Marie and Carolyn Stuber and nephew, Rodney Brewer. Memorial contributions may be made to the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the Humane Society, or the Lostine Methodist Church. A memorial service will be held Thursday, September 23, at 4:00 p.m. at the Lostine Pres- byterian Church.
