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.
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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
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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
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