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Page 6A RECORDS East Oregonian OBITUARIES Julian Vernel Furniss Roll call of notable 2015 deaths By BERNARD MCGHEE Associated Press Percy Sledge, 74. He recorded the classic 1966 soul ballad “When a Man Loves a Julian Vernel Furniss was Denver Broncos fan. Julian Sometimes the act of Woman.” April 14. born on October 27, 1947, was known for his sense of dying, in and of itself, can Mary Doyle Keefe, 92. to Wendell and Barbara humor. Model for Norman Rock- represent a type of victory. Furniss in Pendleton, He is survived by his Such was the case for well’s iconic 1943 Rosie the Oregon. He lived wife Kathy, son Richard “Dick” Walters, who Riveter painting that symbol- most of his life in Tanner, sister was a leader in the effort to ized the millions of American Pendleton, Oregon. Linda Furniss- get Vermont to pass aid-in- women who went to work on He served in Jones, nephew dying legislation. Diagnosed the home front during World the Navy during Chris and nieces with lung cancer, Walters War II. April 21. Vietnam aboard Jenny, Dannie and ultimately used the law to Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, CA-148 Newport Laura. end his own life in October at 93. Former Auschwitz pris- News, 1965-68 He was preceded age 90, becoming one of the oner and member of Poland’s and was stationed in death by parents many notables who died in underground World War II at Norfolk, Va. In Wendell and 2015. resistance who helped save 1975 he married Barbara Furniss, Here is a roll call of some Jews and later served twice as Kathy Robertson brother Randy of the people who died in the country’s foreign minister. of Pendleton; they Furniss, grand- 2015. (Cause of death cited April 24. had a son Tanner. parents Don and for younger people, if avail- Jean Nidetch, 91. New Julian worked most Daphna (Hascall) able.) York housewife who tackled of his work life in Merkling, uncles her own obesity, then shared JANUARY: retail, mostly in Roland and Mario Cuomo, 82. her guiding principles with sporting goods Furniss Berkley Merkling, Son of Italian immigrants others in meetings that and hardware, and aunt Mona who became an eloquent became known as Weight although he was West. spokesman for a generation Watchers, the most widely medically retired the last 20 He passed away at of liberal Democrats during known company of its kind. years. Kadlec Regional Medical his three terms as governor of April 29. When he was able he was Center on December 29, New York. Jan. 1. Ben E. King, 76. Lead an avid outdoorsman. He 2015, after many years of Edward W. Brooke, 95. singer for the Drifters and ZDV D VWHHOKHDG ¿VKHUPDQ diabetes and cardiac prob- Former U.S. senator, a liberal solo star whose plaintive upland and waterfowl lems. A memorial service Republican, who became the baritone graced such pop and hunter and loved being in will be scheduled at a later ¿UVW EODFN LQ 86 KLVWRU\ WR rhythm ‘n’ blues classics as the mountains. He liked date. win popular election to the “Stand by Me,” ‘’There Goes FXWWLQJ ¿UHZRRG DQG WDUJHW Please sign the online Senate. Jan. 3. My Baby” and “Spanish shooting with his son. He guest book at pioneerchapel. Anita Ekberg, 83. Harlem.” April 30. was a die-hard number one com MAY: Swedish-born actress and Maya Plisetskaya, 89. sex-symbol of the 1950s and ‘60s who was immortalized She was regarded as one of UPCOMING SERVICES bathing in the Trevi fountain the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, her career at in “La Dolce Vita.” Jan. 11. King Abdullah, 90. Saudi the Bolshoi Theater spanning SATURDAY, JAN. 2 MARTIN, LARRY — Celebration of life at 1 p.m. at the monarch was a powerful more than 35 years. May 2. U.S. ally who fought against Heart attack. Milton-Freewater Elks Lodge, 611 N. Main St. Kenan Evren, 97. Turkish ROGERS, HOLLY — Memorial service at 11 a.m. at al-Qaida and sought to general who led a 1980 coup modernize the ultraconserva- 7KH/LYLQJ5RRP&KXUFK6*DU¿HOG6W.HQQHZLFN tive kingdom, including by that ended years of violence Wash. A luncheon will follow. SHROYER, GLENN — Celebration of life service with nudging open greater oppor- but whose rule unleashed a wave of arrests, torture and tunities for women. Jan. 23. military honors at 2 p.m. at Helix Church, 403 Harrison St. extrajudicial killings. May 9. FEBRUARY: SUNDAY, JAN. 3 B.B. King, 89. His Bob Simon, 73. Longtime TERRY, MARGE — Funeral service at 1 p.m. in the “60 Minutes” correspondent scorching guitar licks and chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. who covered riots, Academy heartfelt vocals made him the Award-nominated movies idol of generations of musi- Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. and wars and was held captive cians and fans while earning MONDAY, JAN. 4 for more than a month in Iraq him the nickname King of the GRAUER, DON — Funeral service at 1 p.m. at Beth- two decades ago. Feb. 11. Car Blues. May 14. lehem Lutheran Church, 515 S.W. Seventh St., Hermiston. crash. Elisabeth Bing, 100. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. International Lesley Gore, 68. She Lamaze topped the charts in 1963 at co-founder who popularized TUESDAY, JAN. 5 age 16 with her epic song what was known as natural No services scheduled of teenage angst, “It’s My childbirth and helped change Party,” and followed it up how women and doctors with the hits “Judy’s Turn to approached the delivery Cry,” and the feminist anthem room. May 15. John Forbes Nash Jr., 86. “You Don’t Own Me.” Feb. OBITUARY POLICY Mathematical genius whose 16. Lung cancer. The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can in- Ralph Nobles, 94. Nuclear struggle with schizophrenia clude small photos and, for veterans, a l ag symbol at no charge. physicist who worked on the was chronicled in the 2001 Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These in- Manhattan Project and later movie “A Beautiful Mind.” clude information about services. led efforts to save thousands May 23. Killed along with Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastorego- of acres of San Francisco Bay his wife, Alicia Nash, in a car nian.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@eastoregonian.com, by fax wetlands from development. crash. to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the East Doris Hart, 89. Tennis Feb. 20. Oregonian ofi ce. Leonard Nimoy, 83. Actor great who won each Grand For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221. known and loved by gener- Slam tournament at least ations of “Star Trek” fans once, and once won three as the purely logical science Wimbledon titles in a single day. May 29. RI¿FHU0U6SRFN)HE MEETINGS Joseph R. “Beau” Biden Boris Nemtsov, 55. Char- ismatic Russian opposition III, 46. Son of Vice President igrant Ave. MONDAY, JAN. 4 leader, former deputy prime Joe Biden and two-time PILOT ROCK CITY COUN- HEPPNER PLANNING minister and a sharp critic attorney general for Dela- CIL, 7 p.m., council chambers, COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Heppner of President Vladimir Putin. ware. May 30. 1 W. Main St. City Hall, 111 N. Main St. JUNE: Feb. 28. Fatally shot near the STANFIELD CITY COUN- M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 CIL, 7 p.m., council chambers, Tariq Aziz, 79. Debonair Kremlin. 10 W. Coe St. p.m., Milton-Freewater Public Li- Iraqi diplomat who made his MARCH: brary Albee Room, 8 S.W. Eighth UMATILLA CITY COUNCIL, Dean Hess, 97. Retired name by staunchly defending Ave. 7 p.m., Umatilla City Hall, 700 Air Force colonel who helped Saddam Hussein to the world MORROW COUNTY Sixth St. rescue hundreds of orphans during three wars and was HEALTH DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Ir- WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6 rigon Medical Clinic, 220 N.E. in the Korean War and whose later sentenced to death as MORROW COUNTY Main St. exploits prompted a Holly- part of the regime that killed COURT, a.m., Port oI Morrow, WESTON PLANNING COM- ZRRG ¿OP VWDUULQJ 5RFN hundreds of thousands of its 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. MISSION, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, UMATILLA COUNTY Hudson. March 2. own people. June 5 210 E. Main St. BOARD OF COMMISSION- Christopher Lee, 93. Malcolm Fraser, 84. TUESDAY, JAN. 5 ERS, a.m., Umatilla County Actor who brought dramatic Former Australian prime BUTTER CREEK IRRIGA- Courthouse room 10, 216 S.E. gravitas and aristocratic minister who was notoriously Fourth St., Pendleton. TION DISTRICT ANNUAL OR- catapulted to power by a bearing to screen villains HERMISTON AIRPORT AD- GANIZATIONAL MEETING, 10 constitutional crisis that left from Dracula to the wicked a.m., diVtrict oI¿ ce, 7120 High- VISORY COMMITTEE, p.m., way 207 (Butter Creek Highway), Hermiston Airport lounge, 1600 the nation bitterly divided. wizard Saruman in “The Lord Echo. (William Por¿ ly 1-- Airport Way. of the Rings” trilogy. June 7. March 20. 127). BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD Suleyman Demirel, 90. Lee Kuan Yew, 91. ECHO IRRIGATION DIS- OF EDUCATION, p.m. work Founder of modern Singa- Former Turkish president TRICT ANNUAL ORGANIZA- session, 6 p.m. regular meeting, pore who was both feared who was a master pragmatist TIONAL MEETING, 100 a.m., Blue Mountain Community Col- lege Pioneer Hall boardroom, diVtrict oI¿ ce, 7120 Highway for his authoritarian tactics and survived two coups. June 211 N.W. Carden Ave., Pend- 207 (Butter Creek Highway), and admired worldwide for 17. leton. Echo. (William Por¿ ly 1-- Dick Van Patten, 86. turning the city-state into one 127). CONDON CITY COUNCIL, UMATILLA MORROW RA- 7 p.m., Condon City Hall, 128 S. of the world’s richest nations Genial, round-faced comic Main St. DIO & DATA DISTRICT, 10 while in power for 31 years. actor who premiered on UMATILLA RURAL FIRE p.m., Boardman City Hall, 200 Broadway as a child, starred March 23. City Center Circle. PROTECTION DISTRICT, 7 Yehuda Avner, 86. Former on television in its infancy PENDLETON SCHOOL p.m., 0 Willamette Ave., Uma- Israeli diplomat and aide to and then, in middle age, found tilla (McNary). DISTRICT WORK SESSION, HELIX SCHOOL BOARD, p.m., Pendleton School District a string of prime ministers lasting fame as the patriarch 70, Helix School library, 120 oI¿ ce, 1100 Southgate Suite 8. who turned his insider stories on TV’s “Eight is Enough.” Main St. WESTON LIBRARY about the country’s leaders June 23. Complications from BOARD, 0 p.m., Weston Pub- THURSDAY, JAN. 7 into a best-selling memoir. diabetes. lic Library, 108 E. Main St. PENDLETON DOWNTOWN JULY: March 24. IRRIGON PLANNING COM- ASSOCIATION, 7 a.m., Pend- Nicholas Winton, 106. APRIL: MISSION, 6 p.m., Irrigon City leton City Hall community room, Hall, 00 N.E. Main St. Sarah Kemp Brady, 73. Humanitarian who almost 01 S.W. Emigrant Ave. MEACHAM VOLUNTEER She became an activist for single-handedly saved more ADAMS PLANNING COM- FIRE DEPARTMENT, 7 p.m., MISSION, 60 p.m., Adams City gun control after her husband than 650 Jewish children Meacham Fire Department, Hall, 10 N. Main St. was shot in the head in the from the Holocaust, earning Meacham. (1-786-206). PENDLETON PLANNING assassination attempt on Pres- himself the label “Britain’s BOARDMAN CITY COUN- COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Pendle- ident Ronald Reagan. April 3. Schindler.” July 1. CIL, 7 p.m., Boardman City Hall, ton City Hall council chambers, Pendleton October 27, 1947-December 29, 2015 200 City Center Circle. PENDLETON CITY COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Pendleton City Hall council chambers, 01 S.W. Em- 01 S.W. Emigrant Ave. FRIDAY, JAN. 8 No meetings scheduled LOTTERY Thursday, Dec. 31 Lucky Lines 04-06-10-14-FREE-17-22- 27-30 Estimated jackpot: $23,000 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 7-0-9-2 4 p.m.: 4-9-4-1 7 p.m.: 3-3-9-3 10 p.m.: 0-2-1-0 Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 4-4-3-2 Saturday, January 2, 2016 P SYCHOLOGICAL S ERVICES OF P ENDLETON , LLC Winter Blues? We Can Help! C ONTACT U S WWW.PENDLETONPSYCH.COM OR CALL US AT 541-278-2222 Burt Shavitz, 80. Reclusive beekeeper who co-founded Burt’s Bees, and whose face and wild beard appeared on labels for the natural cosmetics. July 5. Saud al-Faisal, 75. Saudi prince who was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister with 40 years in the post until his retirement this year. July 9. Omar Sharif, 83. Egyp- tian-born actor with soulful eyes who soared to interna- tional stardom in movie epics, “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago.” July 10. Heart attack. Tom Moore, 86. “Archie” cartoonist who brought to life the escapades of a freck- led-face, red-haired character. July 20. Howard Jones, 104. He pioneered in vitro fertilization in the United States. July 31. AUGUST: Frederick R. “Fritz” Payne, 104. World War II ¿JKWHUDFHZKROHIWKLVPDUN on aviation and wartime history by shooting down six Japanese warplanes during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Aug. 6. Frank Gifford, 84. Pro Football Hall of Famer who led the New York Giants to a league championship in 1956 and later teamed up with Howard Cosell and Don Meredith in the “Monday Night Football” booth. Aug. 9. Julian Bond, 75. Civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP. Aug. 15. Yvonne Craig, 78. She played the sexy, crime- ¿JKWLQJ %DWJLUO LQ WKH V TV hit “Batman.” Aug. 17. Complications from breast cancer. Paul Royle, 101. Austra- lian pilot who took part in a mass breakout from a German prisoner of war camp during World War II that is remembered as The Great Escape. Aug. 23. :HV &UDYHQ 3UROL¿F writer-director who startled audiences with iconic suburban slashers like “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream.” Aug. 30. SEPTEMBER: Ben Kuroki, 98. He over- came the American military’s discriminatory policies to become the only Japanese $PHULFDQ WR À\ RYHU -DSDQ during World War II. Sept. 1. Judy Carne, 76. A star of the U.S. comedy show “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” who popularized the “Sock it to Me” phrase on the hit TV show. Sept. 3. Martin Milner, 83. His wholesome good looks helped make him the star of two hugely popular 1960s TV series, “Route 66” and “Adam-12.” Sept. 6. Sultan Esmail Kiram II, 76. Leader of a sultanate in the southern Philippines that staged a 2013 invasion of a bustling Malaysian state and sparked a deadly security crisis. Sept. 19. Kidney failure. Yogi Berra, 90. Hall of Fame catcher renowned for his malapropisms and his record 10 World Series cham- pionships with the New York Yankees. Sept. 22. OCTOBER: Paul Prudhomme, 75. Cajun who popularized spicy Louisiana cuisine and became RQH RI WKH ¿UVW $PHULFDQ restaurant chefs to achieve worldwide fame. Oct. 8. Geoffrey Howe, 88. Former British Treasury chief who was a prominent ¿JXUHLQ0DUJDUHW7KDWFKHU¶V government but helped bring about her downfall after they parted ways over policy toward Europe. Oct. 9. Jerry Parr, 85. Secret Service agent credited with saving President Ronald Reagan’s life on the day he was shot outside a Wash- ington hotel. Oct. 9. Ken Taylor, 81. Canada’s ambassador to Iran who sheltered Americans at his residence during the 1979 hostage crisis. Oct. 15. Cory Wells, 74. Founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night and lead singer on such hits as “Never Been to Spain” and “Mama Told Me (Not to Come).” Oct. 20. Maureen O’Hara, 95. Flame-haired Irish movie star who appeared in classics ranging from “How Green Was My Valley” to “Miracle on 34th Street” and bantered unforgettably with John :D\QH LQ VHYHUDO ¿OPV 2FW 24. NOVEMBER: Guenter Schabowski, 86. 6HQLRU (DVW *HUPDQ RI¿FLDO whose cryptic announcement that the communist country ZDV RSHQLQJ LWV IRUWL¿HG border precipitated the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Nov. 1. Ahmad Chalabi, 71. Prominent Iraqi politician who helped convince the Bush administration to launch the 2003 invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein by providing false evidence of weapons of mass destruc- tion. Nov. 3. Heart attack. Allen Toussaint, 77. Legendary New Orleans musician and composer Allen Toussaint, who penned such classics as “Working in a Coal Mine” and “Lady Marmalade.” Nov. 10. Heart attack. Michael C. Gross, 70. $UWLVW LOOXVWUDWRU ¿OP producer and designer who created pop culture images, including the “Ghostbusters” logo. Nov. 16. Kim Young-sam, 87. Former South Korean pres- ident who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian ¿QDQFLDOFULVLV1RY DECEMBER: Sandy Berger, 70. Former national security adviser who helped craft President Bill Clinton’s foreign policy and got in trouble over destroying FODVVL¿HGGRFXPHQWV'HF Scott Weiland, 48. Former frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. Dec. 3. Tibor Rubin, 86. Hungar- ian-born concentration camp survivor who joined the U.S. Army out of gratitude for his liberators, fought heroically in Korea and received the Medal of Honor 55 years later. Dec. 5. Kurt Masur, 88. Conductor credited with helping prevent violence after the collapse of communism in East Germany who later reinvigorated the New York Philharmonic during an 11-year stint as music director. Dec. 19. Multimedia Salesperson Hermiston Herald is seeking an outside salesperson who is passionate about helping local businesses be successful. Must demonstrate excellence in person-to-person sales and customer service, work well with a support team and be proficient with technology while managing time and required paperwork efficiently. 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