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RECORDS Wednesday, January 21, 2015 PUBLIC SAFETY LOG East Oregonian OBITUARIES FRIDAY •A caller at 3:50 p.m. reported he approached someone at Har- vest Foods, Umatilla, who was involved in a theft and the person threatened him. •A woman in Weston shot pepper spray at dogs that charged her. She reported the incident at 4:32 p.m. and said the dogs came at her while she was walking near Suzi’s HandyMart, 211 N. Water St. She sprayed the mutts, and then a female drove up, threatened her and blocked her with her car. The caller asked for a Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy to call her. •Callers at about 5:50 p.m. reported a relative charged $12,000- $15,000 on his grandmother’s credit card. SATURDAY •A male at about 8 a.m. entered Ranch & Home, 85342 High- way 11, Milton-Freewater, and swapped his shoes for a new pair of boots. An employee confronted the would-be footwear thief outside the store, and he returned the boots and left in a gray vehicle with Washington plates. The employee also reported there is store video footage of the incident. •A caller at 7 p.m. told law enforcement someone claimed to have placed a bomb in the Hermiston Wal-Mart Supercenter. She said someone should get to the store fast, then hung up when a dispatcher asked for her name. SUNDAY •A vehicle hit and broke a school crossing sign on the north side of Seventh Street at Umatilla River Road, Umatilla. An of cer found the broken sign at 2:20 a.m. and started a report for hit and run. •A Weston resident at 11:50 a.m. reported hearing explosions at about 10:50 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. The caller said he saw nothing suspicious. •A caller at 1:22 p.m. reported the theft of his 1992 Chevrolet farm truck from the middle of farm land off Prindle Loop Road, Hermiston. He also said the keys were in the vehicle. •A pickup at about 8 p.m. crashed into the canal on South First Street and East Feedville Road, Hermiston. The driver was out and refused medical help, but the pickup was under water. MONDAY •Someone broke into the fenced area behind Ranch & Home, Milton-Freewater, an employee reported at 8:35 a.m. •A caller at 9:22 a.m. reported the theft of two laptop computers worth about $2,000 from a location on Oxbow Lane, Umatilla. •A woman at 9:29 a.m. asked for a Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy to come to Southeast Feedville Road and South First Street, Hermiston, to deal with a homeless person who was in the bushes and yelled and threw beer cans at her while she tried to work. •A Umatilla resident at 12:17 p.m. reported someone broke into her home on Kiwi Court and stole jewelry and a pistol. She also said no doors were damaged and the doors were locked. •An employee of Three Divas Beads, 610 N. Main St., Milton-Free- water, told police at 2:20 p.m. about the theft of a rosary from the store. •Another Umatilla resident at 3:26 p.m. reported the theft of ri es, computer and other items from a home on Southshore Drive. ARRESTS, CITATIONS Monday •Pendleton police arrested ustin Lee Williams, 29, for rst-de- gree forgery and third-degree theft. •Pendleton police arrested Warren Gerald Browning, 35, for possession of a prohibited rearm. OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can in- clude small photos and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These in- clude information about services. Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastorego- nian.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@eastoregonian.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the East Oregonian office. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221. Joseph Leonard ‘Co Co’ Bennett Helix April 30, 1959-January 18, 2015 Joseph Leonard “Co Co” Bennett passed away at St. Anthony Hospital in Pend- leton Sunday, January 18, 2015, after a very short battle with cancer. The service will be Friday, January 23, 2015, at 11 a.m. in the Burns Mor- tuary of Pendleton chapel, with internment to follow at the He- lix Cemetery. Sign the online condo- lence book at www. burnsmortuary.com Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of the funer- al arrangements. Joe was born to Laurel Leon “Bud” Bennett and Mil- Bennett dred Irene Maran- ville on April 30, 1959, in Cottage Grove, Or- egon. Growing up Joe lived in Cottage Grove, Astoria, Pendleton, and spent the majority of his life in He- lix, Oregon, attending Helix graduation in 1977. Joe married Loriann Dick- erson on August 1, 1982. The couple welcomed two daugh- ters, Heather and Maegan Bennett. They later divorced. On September 21, 1991, Joe married Carrie May Gibbs at the Last Chance Ranch outside Pendleton, Oregon. The couple welcomed a son, Dusty Bennett and a daugh- ter, Charmayne Bennett. Joe worked hard all his life. He worked for Blue Mountain Growers, PGG, Winn Ranches, Tom Vaughan Ranches, Newtson Farms, Goodwin Ranches, Quantum 9 Distributing, and Pendleton Flour Mills, where he worked until his death. Farming was Joe’s passion and he greatly enjoyed work- ing the land. He was honored as Outstanding Young Farm- er award in 1993 through the Jaycees and John Deere. He and his wife Carrie were sent to Memphis, Tennessee, to receive the honor. The high- light of the trip was to visit Graceland. Joe’s hobbies included - ing, and leather works. He had done numerous projects with wood and leather over the years that were given to family and friends. Joe was a member of the Pendleton Ea- gles, Pendleton Jay- cees, Helix Booster Club, Helix Heart of the Country Ro- deo Board, Helix Wheatstock Board, and the Helix Chamber of Com- merce. He served in many positions in the Pendleton Jaycees, including president, and greatly en- joyed the many years being a member. Joe’s greatest love was his family. He was proud of his four children and adored his four grandchildren. It gave him great pleasure to be in- volved with family gather- ings and tell stories. He also had many adventures with family and friends. Joe is survived by his wife; children Heather and Patrick Lara of Gresham, Maegan Bennett of Pendleton, and Dusty and Charmayne Ben- nett of Helix; brothers David Cutts (Shirley) of Gresham and Gary Bennett of Walla Walla; sister Patricia Arp of Cottage Grove; four grand- children; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, niec- es, and nephews. Preceding in death were his parents, L.L. “Bud” Bennett and Mil- lie and Perry Brown. Memorial contributions can be made to the Helix Rural Fire Department or the Helix Heart of the Country Rodeo, and may be sent care of Burns Mortuary of Pend- leton, P.O. Box 489, Pendle- ton, OR 97801. UPCOMING SERVICES Bobbie-Jo Griggs Lawrence WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 SHIPP, JUDY — Celebration of life service at 1 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. STARR, JAMES — Graveside service at 1 p.m. at the Umatilla Cemetery. THURSDAY, JAN. 22 KOPETSKI, MARIE — Viewing at 9 a.m. followed by services at 10 a.m. at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bish- op, 131 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Graveside services will follow at Skyview Memorial Park, 70116 S. Highway 395, Pendleton. THRASHER, JOHN — Visitation from 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater. Walla Walla July 21, 1974-January 17, 2015 DEATH NOTICES David Lamp Hermiston June 12, 1959-Jan. 17, 2015 David J. Lamp, 55, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, in Herm- iston. He was born June 12, 1959, in Portland. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. at the charge of arrangements. Sign the condolence book at www. burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Manuel W. Nash Pendleton Dec. 13, 1953-Jan. 14, 2015 Manuel W. Nash, 61, of Pendleton died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at his home. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is han- dling arrangements. MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 MORROW COUNTY COURT, 9 a.m., Port of Morrow Conference Room, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. UMATILLA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Umatilla County Courthouse room 130, 216 S.E. Fourth St., Pendle- ton. MILTON-FREEWATER CEM- ETERY MAINTENANCE DIS- TRICT NO. 3, noon, Shelly’s Last Shot Restaurant, Milton-Freewa- ter Golf Course, 299 Catherine Ave. INTERMOUNTAIN ESD, 5 p.m., district of ce, 2001 S.W. Nye Ave., Pendleton. UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR BOARD, 6:30 p.m., Umatilla County Courthouse room 114, 216 S.E. Fourth St., Pendleton. BOARDMAN PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Boardman City Hall, 202 N. Main St. OREGON TRAIL LIBRARY DISTRICT, 7 p.m., district of ce, 200 S. Main St., Boardman. PILOT ROCK SCHOOL DIS- TRICT, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock High School library, 101 N.E. Cherry St. UMATILLA HOSPITAL DIS- TRICT, 7:30 p.m., Umatilla Medi- cal Clinic, 1890 Seventh St. THURSDAY, JAN. 22 UMATILLA FOREST COL- LABORATIVE, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Page 5A Forest Supervisor’s Of ce, 72510 Coyote Road, Pendleton. (Elaine Eisenbaun 541-421-3018). ECHO IRRIGATION DIS- TRICT 2015 ORGANIZATION- AL MEETING AND MONTHLY BOARD MEETING, 11:30 a.m. district of ce, 73120 Highway 207 (Butter Creek Highway), Echo. (William Por ly 541-449-1327) SALVATION ARMY ADVISO- RY BOARD, 12 noon, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. UMATILLA COUNTY PLAN- NING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Umatilla County Justice Center, 4700 N.W. Pioneer Place, Pend- leton. FRIDAY, JAN. 23 No meetings scheduled Bobbie-Jo Griggs Law- rence, 40, of Walla Walla, Wash., passed away January 17, 2015, at her home. Fu- neral services will be held at Trinity Baptist Church 595 Abott Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362 on Saturday, Jan- uary 24th. Mountain View Funeral Chapel will coordinate the ser- vices. Memorial con- tributions can be made to Hapo Community Credit Union C/O Bob- bie-Jo Lawrence. In on New York City on 9/11. She loved being a part of this group and loved all her team members dearly. Bobbie was always ready to go in case there was need. Bobbie-Jo is survived by her husband Richard Law- rence; daughter Emilie Law- rence; sons Bran- don Randolph, Jeff Randolph, Joseph Randolph, Daniel Randolph, Cal- vin Lawrence, and Kyler Lawrence; parents Shannon Griggs, Mark and Colleen Winfrey; Bobbie-Jo’s request brother Jeremy donations can be Griggs; sisters Kelly Prescott and Lawrence of her choice called Melissa Hartshorn; J.U.G.S. “Just Us and grandparents Girls” mailed to 1847 S.E. Virginia Miller, Jim and Bliss Ave. College Place, Jackie Winfrey, and Elmer WA 99324. JUGS is a local and Louise Griggs, as well - as aunts, uncles and many, cer patients and their fami- many nieces and nephews. lies. Bobbie-Jo was a devoted Bobbie-Jo was born in caregiver and friend, always Odessa, Wash., to Shannon wanting to help anyone in Griggs and Colleen Miller need. Her loving, caring (Winfrey) on July 21, 1974. spirit made her a wonderful She went to high school in - Grants Pass and graduated er. She was an entertainer, from Sandy High School. loved to sing and dance. She Bobbie-Jo went on to earn loved adventure and wasn’t scared to try new things. Fire Academy in Grants Pass, Her home was always open Ore. She worked at Rogue to anyone in need or just River Fire District, Hermis- otherwise. She inspired and ton Fire District and also as a encouraged so many people medic for AMR Ambulance in her short life. She was Service. Bobbie was also a the kind of person you were part of a group called The lucky to meet, blessed to Oregon National Disaster know, and forever grateful Team as a medic. She earned to have in your life. You will her way up the ranks and was be missed. With her many years of ser- vice on this team she was a part of several large disasters such as hurricanes Ivan and Katrina. Her most memora- ble service was at the attacks LOTTERY Monday, Jan. 19 Megabucks 07-12-19-22-40-48 Estimated jackpot: $7.3 million Lucky Lines 02-08-10-15-FREE-17-24- 27-29 Estimated jackpot: $49,000 Win for Life 17-24-36-56 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 6-9-1-2 4 p.m.: 3-4-0-6 7 p.m.: 7-1-4-2 10 p.m.: 0-8-3-0 Tuesday, Jan. 20 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 6-1-0-6 Kopetski Marie Kopetski Pendleton March 24, 1923-January 18, 2015 Marie Kopetski passed away at her McKay Creek Estates home in Pendleton on January 18, 2015, with family members at her bed- side. She was 91. The daugh- ter of Marvin Harrell and Beulah Blair Harrell, Marie was born on March 24, 1923, in Oklahoma City. Her father died when she was 17. She is pre-deceased by her husband Joseph Victor Kopetski and her young- est child John Patrick Ko- petski of Pendleton. She is survived by her daughters Yvonne Stredwick of Pasco, Jane Flink (married to Ron Flink) of Cascade, Montana, Dorothy Svetich (married to Randy Svetich) of Pendle- ton, her daughter-in-law Lisa Kopetski of Pendleton, and her son Mike Kopetski (mar- ried to Frances Seymour) of Washington, D.C. She leaves behind nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She nicknamed herself “Mother Hen.” Joe and Marie met during World War II in Oklahoma City. He was in the Navy. In 1948 they landed in Pendle- ton when he got a job as a boiler inspector for the state. Next job for Joe was to pick up milk from local farmers and deliver it to Indepen- dent Dairies in Pendleton. 1954 was a good year: they the valuable meaning of this. And she knew to pay atten- tion to her cats. These were a healthy combination. Her children also gave her an- other means: grandchildren. More names and birthdays and successes to enjoy but without the pressures of par- enthood. Her memory was encyclopedic. They loved their grandmother. She is their enigma. In 1981, Joe and Marie re- tired to his native Montana. Their retirement dream was cut short by Joe’s passing in 1984. But it took 13 years to convince her to return to Oregon. She did on her schedule. She lived alone in her own home surrounded by family until just 3 months ago. She had her ways of hav- ing fun, none more notewor- thy than her desire to shop at a thrift store or yard sales. Being taken for a drive, a picnic or to have lunch at a diner were good events. Reading the daily newspaper or catching the weather news could create something about which to fret. Marie was the one in line not the one using a credit card to pay: she paid in cash or by check. She was also the one who came of age during the Great Depression. Tragedy interrupted her simple life two years ago. Though there are many ben- moved into their new house they built in Riverside and drove to Oklahoma in their new ’54 Ford station wagon to visit Marie’s mother and family. Five children, two adults, and pre-Interstate freeways. A long, hot, mem- orable family vacation. Not openly affectionate, in later years the sibling consensus was that every morning they kissed each other goodbye before leaving for work. Times became more dif- the chance occurrence of a parent’s gravest nightmare increases. John Patrick, her youngest, died unexpectedly at 59. She never recovered. Her physical health steadily declined, reaching a point where assisted liv- ing was required. Her mind alert, she stubbornly refused until she was convinced. She had her conversations with God and with hospice help, family and center support she was ready to pass on. She died in peace. Durable, witty, caring with touches of southern propriety, doses of tenderness and undiluted decency, Marie was remark- able. Charitable donations can be made in Marie’s name to the Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter for Cats or to the Pendleton Meals on Wheels program. Services are at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 22nd at Pendle- ton Pioneer Chapel, Fol- som-Bishop, with viewing at 9 a.m. Graveside service will follow at Skyview Memori- al Cemetery. Please sign the condolence book at www. pendletonchapel.com and for the complete obituary. leaving Joe without a job. Eventually he got a job in Hinkle on the railroad. Ma- rie got a job as a nurse’s aid at a convalescent home and later at St. Anthony Hospi- tal working in the geriatrics ward. To get to work, she had to learn to drive and get her driver’s license. Marie was in her late 30s. Marie enjoyed the hard work of caring for the elderly and no doubt had that person- al touch all patients seek. Sometimes she would come home sad and when asked the matter she would say that a friend had passed away. Personal caring. Years later she retired from St. Anthony. Family vacations most years meant weekend car camping trips up the Uma- would read, relax, talk with her daughters and worry about the dog running off. Marie found time for her- self for many years in week- ly church services. She knew to talk to God. Every day, however, she found it in her cats. Cat people understand 1/21 - 1/22 Cineplex Show Times $5 Movie Matinee 1/28 12:00 PM THE TIME MACHINE (1960) AMERICAN SNIPER (R) 4:00 7:00 9:50 W e appreciate your trust in our care. 27 SW Frazer, Pendleton, OR 97801 Kevin Andrews, MD, L.L.C. 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