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
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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.