RECORDS
Thursday, January 7, 2016
East Oregonian
OBITUARIES
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
TUESDAY
7:14 a.m. - A Pendleton woman reported someone
smashed her windshield in during the night at Security
Apartments, 130 S.W. Court Ave., and she found a broken
chair in the lobby that may have been the tool that destroyed
the windshield.
8:52 a.m. - A theft victim reported he found out who took his
$1,000 generator two years ago and where the suspect lives
and possibly works. He asked for a Umatilla County sheriff’s
deputy to call him.
9:46 a.m. - Umatilla police received a report that a dog was
tethered in a back yard on Blur Bird Drive “all the time.” Police
are investigating.
11:06 a.m. - More dogs were out in the cold, according to
a report to the Umatilla County Sheriff’s 2f¿ce. 7he caller said
someone is leaving two dogs chained outside for the past
month at a home on Diagonal 5oad, Hermiston. 7he caller said
it was too cold for that and asked the sheriff’s of¿ce to check on
them, but deputies did not ¿nd the dogs.
1:12 p.m. - A woman told the Umatilla County Sheriff’s
2f¿ce someone stole her totes some time ago and she
just found one of them at Fiesta Foods, 1875 N. First St.,
Hermiston. She asked for a deputy to respond.
3 p.m. - A couple drew some attention in the parking lot
of the Pendleton Safeway, 201 S.W. 20th St. A male in a van
approached an elderly woman in the lot, then ran back to the
van yelling, a caller reported. 7hen a female got out of the van,
and the couple acted like they were pushing it. 7he male also
“kept putting his hands up to his head in a shooting motion,”
according to the report, and the caller said she was concerned
for elderly people going in and out of the store.
8:22 p.m. - A Umatilla man on Pleasant View Road told law
enforcement another man harassed him with two phone calls
and accused him in a text message of making threats.
7hen Wednesday at 4:21 a.m., a man from the same
location reported his house alarm went off and when he went
outside saw a vehicle with at least two people inside was in his
driveway. While on the phone with dispatch, he ¿red a gun and
said he would shoot anyone who is trespassing.
7he caller did not give much a description of the vehicle and
said it left.
10:13 p.m. - A man in Meacham reported his girlfriend
punched him.
James A. ‘Jim’ Baltzor
William M. ‘Mac’ McClannahan
Athena
June 18, 1934-January 3, 2016
Umatilla
November 2, 1922-January 2, 2016
James A. “Jim” “Popi”
Baltzor of Athena, Oregon,
was born June 18, 1934,
in Wilder, Idaho, to Frank
and Mary Carter
Baltzor. He passed
away January 3,
2016, at his home,
surrounded by his
family, at the age
of 81. A recitation
of the rosary will
be held at St.
Bernard’s Catholic
Church,
Jordan
Valley, Oregon, on
Friday, January 8 at
7:00 p.m. A funeral
service will be held
the following day
at St. Bernard’s
at 11:00 a.m. The Baltzor
family will hold a
Celebration of Life
in Athena at a later date.
He and younger brother
Allen were raised on
Thomas Creek and Cow
Creek, near Jordan Valley.
He rode his horse every
day to the one-room Cow
Creek Elementary School
and graduated high school
in Jordan Valley, 1952.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
In 1953 he joined and
Milton-Freewater police arrested Galen Dale Clark II,
served in the U.S. Army,
26, of 510 Evans Ave., No. 3, Milton-Freewater, for felony
being stationed at Fort
fourth-degree assault domestic violence and interfering with
Ord, Calif. Near the end
making a report.
of the Korean War, he
Pendleton police arrested Nicholas Patrick Arterburn, 30, of
was awarded the National
Pendleton, for domestic violence felony fourth-degree assault
after a 9-1-1 call at 2:15 a.m. reported he was drunk, belligerent
Defense Service Medal and
and hit his wife in the face while she held their 1-year-old child.
the Good Conduct Medal.
Milton-Freewater police arrested Ricardo Gonzalez
He served two years and
Corona, 41, of 509 Ward Ave., Milton-Freewater, for domestic
was honorably discharged in
violence felony fourth-degree assault and violation of a
1955 as a corporal.
no-contact order.
Jim returned to Jordan
Valley and married the
love of his life, Arlene B.
DEATH NOTICES
Eiguren, on December
11, 1955. Jim and Arlene
Bette L. Grogan
raised their three children
Stanfield
on the family ranch at Cow
June 24, 1940-Jan. 5, 2016
Creek. Jim was a cattle
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2016, in Hermiston. She was born June 24, 1940, in Great of the Jordan Valley Rodeo
Falls, Montana. A family celebration of life service will be Committee, school board
held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrange- member, an Elk’s member
ments. Sign the online guest book at burnsmortuaryherm- and a charter member of the
Lion’s Club.
iston.com
He attended a rancher
vet school and then was
David W. Padgett
able to provide veterinary
Olympia, Wash.
care. He took great pride
Oct. 26, 1944-Jan. 5, 2016
in being able to perform
Former Pendleton resident David W. Padgett, 71, of procedures on livestock for
Olympia, Wash., died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Olympia. He fellow ranchers in the area,
was born Oct. 26, 1944. No services are scheduled at this including many caesarean
time. Arrangements are with Mills & Mills Funeral Home in sections and enucleations.
Tumwater, Wash.
He started a lot of colts
and made a lot of nice bridle
horses during his time at the
Neeann Patrick
ranch.
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After 22 years of
Nov. 17, 1927-Dec. 29, 2015
ranching, Jim was hired as
Neeann Patrick, 88, of Irrigon died Tuesday, Dec. 29, a Malhuer County sheriff’s
2015, at her home. She was born Nov. 17, 1927, in Tacoma, deputy. In 1980, Jim and
Wash. A private family celebration will be held. Burns Arlene left Jordan Valley
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the
online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
and moved near Pendleton,
Ore., on Cabbage Hill. He
then worked for the Umatilla
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one year.
Following his
law enforcement
career, Jim attended
Miller’s Bit and
Spur School in
Idaho, and began
his new career as
a rawhide braider
and silversmith. He
created countless
treasures over the
years, specializing
in reatas, reins,
bridles,
spurs,
buckles
and
jewelry.
Jim and Arlene
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sold their home
and traveled the country,
making friends everywhere
they went. In 2007 they
bought a new home in
Athena and have lived
there since. Jim never knew
a stranger and could tell
stories for hours that would
keep everyone entertained.
He was a kind soul who
would help out anyone in
need and was known as a
man that could be depended
on in any situation. Jim
loved spending time with
his family, especially while
hunting with his sons,
son-in-law, grandchildren
and friends.
Jim is survived by his
wife of 60 years, Arlene;
sisters-in-law
Virginia
Baltzor, Francis Harvey and
Kay (Glenn) Grenke; step-
sister Sharon Davis; children
Jaime (Con) Shea, Keith
(Katie) Baltzor and Rick
(Chelle) Baltzor; grand-
children Melissa (Shane)
Weston, Keri (Jordan)
Standley, Kristin Shea,
Sarah, Clint (Heather), Zane
and Travis Baltzor; nine
great-grandchildren
and
one great-great-grandson;
numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins, and many
friends that he considered
family.
He was preceded in death
by his parents Frank and
Mary, stepmother Naida,
sister Mary Kathleen and
brother Allen, and broth-
er-in-law John Harvey.
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tions may be made in Jim’s
memory at St. Bernard’s
Catholic Church in Jordan
Valley, Ore., Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Athena,
Ore., or any charity of your
choice.
Lester Ellison Loftis
Dorothy M. Potter
Pendleton
July 28, 1940-January 3, 2016
Milton-Freewater
Oct. 10, 1926-Jan. 5, 2016
Dorothy M. Potter, 89, of Milton-Freewater died Tuesday,
Jan. 5, 2016, in Milton-Freewater. She was born Oct. 10,
1926. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater
is in charge of arrangements.
UPCOMING SERVICES
THURSDAY, JAN. 7
No services scheduled
FRIDAY, JAN. 8
BALTZOR, JIM — Recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. at
St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, 208 California Ave., Jordan
Valley.
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MEETINGS
PENDLETON
DOWN-
TOWN ASSOCIATION, 7 a.m.,
Pendleton City Hall community
room, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave.
ADAMS PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 6:30 p.m., Adams
City Hall, 190 N. Main St.
PENDLETON PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Pend-
leton City Hall council cham-
bers, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave.
FRIDAY, JAN. 8
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, JAN. 11
MORROW
COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT SPE-
CIAL WORK SESSION, 5
p.m., Sam Boardman Elemen-
tary School, 301 Wilson Lane,
Boardman. 7he board will dis-
cuss the superintendent evalu-
ation.
PENDLETON
SCHOOL
BOARD, 6 p.m., IMESD of¿ce,
2001 S.W. Nye Ave., Pendle-
ton.
Lester Ellison Loftis, a
resident of Pendleton, passed
away Sunday morning,
January 3, 2016, at his home.
He was 75 years old.
As per his request, no
service is planned at
this time. There may
be a Celebration of
Life at a later date.
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contributions
in
memory of Lester
Loftis may be made
to a charity of the
donor’s
choice,
and sent in care of
Burns Mortuary of
Pendleton, PO Box Loftis
489,
Pendleton,
OR 97801. Sign the online
condolence book at www.
BurnsMortuary.com Burns
Mortuary of Pendleton
handled arrangements.
Lester was born July
28, 1940, in Klamath Falls,
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Oregon, to Earl and Donna
Loftis.
He owned and operated a
dump trucking business.
He is survived by his wife
Elaine Loftis of Pendleton;
daughters Robyn
Cummings
and
son-in-law
John,
and Justin Leeper;
stepchildren Dan
and Haley Morris,
Jeff Morris and
Marcy
Osborn,
and Lori and Nate
Hamilton; grand-
children Amanda
and Dusty Lee,
Drew,
Morgan,
Jake and Justin
Morris, Marissa Halsey,
and Johnathon Cummings;
great-grandchildren Traven
and Diesyl Lee; brother
Eldon Loftis and wife Marla;
several nieces and nephews,
and many friends.
William
M.
“Mac”
Mac enjoyed working and
McClannahan of Umatilla, occasionally playing golf.
Oregon, was born on Mac was grand marshal of
November 2, 1922, in Landing Days and Umatilla
Business Man of the
Tacoma,
Wash-
Year.
ington, to parents
He is survived by
William
and
his wife of 70 years,
Amanda
Panter
VJ McClannahan,
McClannahan. He
Umatilla,
Ore.;
died on January 2,
daughter Katherine
2016, in Hermiston,
McClannahan,
Oregon, at the age
Boise, Idaho; son
of 93 years.
Mitchell McClan-
Mac was raised
nahan,
Kalama,
and attended school
Wash.;
sister
in Tacoma, Wash-
Lorraine Plankers,
ington. He joined
California;
and
the United States
grandchildren Seth
Army and served
Barrett, Benjamin
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Barrett,
Mitchell
until his honorable
McClannahan,
discharge. Mac was McClannahan
Kimberly McClan-
united in marriage
nahan and Patrick
to Velma Jean “VJ”
Bowman on June 28, 1945, McClannahan.
Mac was preceded in
in Merrill, Oregon. They
moved to Burbank, Wash- death by his parents; a
ington, in 1950 where they brother, Elwood Hopper; a
homesteaded and farmed in sister, Phyllis Marr; and a
the TriCity Basin. They later grandson, William “Billy”
McClannahan.
moved to Umatilla, Oregon.
A celebration of life gath-
Mac and Ray Dunn
founded Oregon Potato and ering with military honors
used turbines to pump water will be held on Sunday,
from the Columbia River January 10, 2016, at 2:00 P.M.
to the bluffs over Umatilla. with sharing to continue until
That enabled them to turn dry 4:00 P.M. at Oxford Suites,
desert land into fertile farm 1050 N. First St. (Hwy 395),
land for their potato crop. Hermiston, OR 97838.
Those who wish may
They sold Oregon Potato and
purchased Selectric Inc. in make contributions in Mac’s
Umatilla, Oregon, and then memory to a charity of your
built and operated Dehydra- choice.
Please sign the online
tion Specialists Inc., an onion
dehydration facility at the guest book at burnsmortuary-
Port of Umatilla. Mac and VJ hermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
built Hermiston Tri Cinema,
which she operated for many iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
years.
Jeanette Louise Conroy
Pendleton
May 28, 1938-January 4, 2016
Jeanette Louise Conroy
(Beggs), 77, passed away
peacefully on January 4,
2016, in Pendleton, Ore. She
was born on May 28, 1938,
in Sacramento, Calif., to
Edward and Mildred Beggs.
Jan grew up in the San
Francisco Bay area. She
graduated
from
Burlingame High
School in Burlin-
game, Calif., in
1956. After high
school she attended
Willamette Univer-
sity in Salem, Ore.,
where she received
a degree in jour-
nalism and social
science. While in
school, Jan was Conroy
the president of her
local chapter of the
Chi Omega Sorority.
Shortly after graduation,
Jan took a job with the
Oregon Department of
Human Services and moved
to Pendleton, Ore. She
worked to help families for
several years, enjoying her
time with the department.
Jan married John Conroy
in August of 1962. They had
four children: Jeff (Jeannette)
of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Joe
(Kristen) of Spokane, Wash.,
Jenni Galloway (Greg) of
Pendleton, Ore., and Jayson
(Leah) of Spokane Valley,
Wash.
Jan worked for many
years in the food service
industry. Most notably, she
spent 26 years running the
food service at Blue Moun-
tain Community College. She
enjoyed visiting with the
students and encouraging
their education. She was
an advocate for people and
healthy lifestyles. She was
instrumental in the Commu-
nity Christmas Eve dinner at
THURSDAY, JAN. 7
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6-7 a.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave. Half-court basketball.
(541-276-8100).
WALKING FOR WELLNESS, 8:30-
9:30 a.m., Pendleton Recreation Cen-
ter, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave. (541-276-
8100).
PRESCHOOL STORY AND CRAFT
TIME, 10:30 a.m., Milton-Freewater
Public Library, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave. (Lili
Schmidt 541-938-8247).
BOARDMAN SENIOR MEAL SER-
VICE, 12 noon, Boardman Senior Cen-
ter, 100 7atone St. Costs $4 for seniors
or $5 for adults. (541-481-3257).
HERMISTON SENIOR MEAL SER-
VICE, 12 noon, Hermiston Senior
Center, 435 W. Orchard Ave. Costs
$4 or free for children under 10. Extra
50 cents for utensils/dishes. Meals on
Wheels available. 7ransportation ar-
ranged by donation. (541-567-3582).
PENDLETON SENIOR MEAL SER-
VICE, 12 noon, Pendleton Senior Cen-
ter, 510 S.W. 10th St. Costs $3.50 or
$6 for those under 60. Pool, puzzles,
crafts, snacks, Second 7ime Around
thrift store 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Meals
On Wheels, call 541-276-1926. (541-
276-7101).
TAI CHI FOR BETTER BALANCE,
1:30-2:30 p.m., Hermiston Senior Cen-
ter, 435 W. Orchard Ave. (Mickey 541-
922-5580 or Helena 541-564-5443).
SKILLS FOR LIFE, 3-5 p.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave. Includes gym activ-
ities and life skills for middle and high
school students. Free, but registration
requested. (Danny Bane 541-379-
4250).
BMCC FACULTY AND STAFF ART
SHOW OPENING RECEPTION, 4:30-
6:30 p.m., Blue Mountain Community
College Betty Feves Memorial Gallery,
2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton.
Features artistic talent of BMCC em-
ployees. Runs through Feb. 4. (541-
278-5952).
THE ARC UMATILLA COUNTY BIN-
GO, 6 p.m. doors open, bingo starts at
7 p.m. 215 W. Orchard Ave., Hermis-
ton. (541-567-7615).
FIDDLER’S NIGHT, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Hermiston 7errace Assisted Living,
980 W. Highland Ave. Join jam session
or just listen. (541-567-3141).
BMCC, including her entire
family in this volunteer effort
for many years.
Jan spent the last 15
years living at McKay Creek
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residents of the facility, she
started “The Coffee Clutch”
group while there and
enjoyed socializing
with the residents
and their families.
Jan loved to
travel. Fond memo-
ries include trips
to Boston, Maui,
San Francisco, and
others throughout
the greater North-
west.
Jan is survived
by her four chil-
dren; grandchildren
Monica
Conroy
of Seattle, Wash., Brianne
Conroy of Valdez, Alaska,
John Conroy of Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho, McKenzie
and Tanner Conroy of
Spokane, Wash., Sydney,
Lauren and Allison Galloway
of Pendleton, Ore., and Riley,
Kaelan and Liam Conroy
of Spokane Valley, Wash.;
stepchildren Tim (Sandy) of
Vancouver, Wash., Dewey
(Ortensia) of Newberg,
Ore., and Debbie Deiner of
Donald, Ore.; and her sister
Diane Burns (Jim) of Davis,
Calif.
A celebration of life will
be held at Hamley’s Steak-
house on Saturday, January
9th from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Condolences can be left
online at www.BurnsMor-
tuary.com
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COMING EVENTS
LOTTERY
THURSDAY, JAN. 7
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FRIDAY, JAN. 8
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6-7 a.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave. Half-court basketball.
(541-276-8100).
WALKING FOR WELLNESS, 8:30-
9:30 a.m., Pendleton Recreation Cen-
ter, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave. (541-276-
8100).
STORY TIME, 10:15-11 a.m., Herm-
iston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave. (541-567-2882).
TODDLER STORY TIME, 10:15-
10:45 a.m., Pendleton Public Library,
502 S.W. Dorion Ave. (541-966-0380).
STORY & CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m.,
Echo Public Library, 20 Bonanza St.
AFTER SCHOOL STORY TIME, 4
p.m., Pendleton Public Library, 502
S.W. Dorion Ave. Older siblings wel-
come. (541-966-0380).
VFW BINGO, doors open at 6 p.m.,
games start at 7 p.m., Hermiston VFW,
45 W. Cherry St.
GAMER’S NIGHT, 7-10:30 p.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave. 7ournament gam-
ing and activities for teens. (541-276-
8100).
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