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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
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upland and waterfowl lems. A memorial service Republican, who became the baritone graced such pop and
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the mountains. He liked date.
win popular election to the “Stand by Me,” ‘’There Goes
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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-
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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.
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Mathematical
genius whose
16.
Lung
cancer.
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Ralph Nobles, 94. Nuclear struggle with schizophrenia
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physicist who worked on the was chronicled in the 2001
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Doris Hart, 89. Tennis
Feb. 20.
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Leonard Nimoy, 83. Actor great who won each Grand
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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).
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BOARDMAN CITY COUN-
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ident Ronald Reagan. April 3. Schindler.” July 1.
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ton City Hall council chambers,
Pendleton
October 27, 1947-December 29, 2015
200 City Center Circle.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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restaurant chefs to achieve
worldwide fame. Oct. 8.
Geoffrey Howe, 88.
Former British Treasury
chief who was a prominent
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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
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NOVEMBER:
Guenter Schabowski, 86.
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whose cryptic announcement
that the communist country
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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.
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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
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DECEMBER:
Sandy Berger, 70. Former
national security adviser who
helped craft President Bill
Clinton’s foreign policy and
got in trouble over destroying
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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.
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