RECORDS
Friday, May 13, 2016
East Oregonian
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
WEDNESDAY
9:17 a.m. - A woman running with her dog around 7:40 a.m.
on Southwest Goodwin Avenue, Pendleton, saw a dog get hit
by a car at the intersection of Goodwin and Main. When she
attempted to lag down a Gordon’s Electric employee so he
wouldn’t also hit the dog, the driver slammed on the brakes,
got out of the truck and started yelling obscenities at the caller
in front of two juveniles who were in the passenger side of the
vehicle. She requested contact from a Pendleton police oficer.
12:00 p.m. - An employee of Garner’s Grocery & Sporting
Goods, 2214 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton, ran off a man who was
standing outside the business asking passers-by for drugs and
money. The caller said the man was last seen walking toward
Pendleton Market, and had video of his antics if Pendleton
police wanted it.
12:06 p.m. - A resident of Diagonal Road, Hermiston,
requested contact from a Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy
in regards to roosters they had nursed back to health for a
neighbor who had previously participated in cock ighting.
The caller said the roosters’ owner has requested that they be
returned, and is concerned for the birds’ welfare.
12:14 p.m. - An older female black Labrador retriever was
found wandering at Hat Rock State Park and was having
dificulty walking. An employee of Fuzz Ball Pet Rescue picked
up the dog and called the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Ofice
when it was discovered to be the same dog that was picked up
the previous day wandering on Punkin Center Road; the dog
is microchipped and was returned to the owner. The rescue
operation was concerned the owner was intentionally trying to
dump the dog.
12:43 p.m. - Fishing poles, a case and tackle were reported
stolen from the back of a pickup at Riverfront Park, Southwest
23rd St., Hermiston.
12:59 p.m. - A resident of Tri-Harbor Landing Apartments,
210 Klickitat St., Umatilla, reported her ex-boyfriend entered her
apartment, stole her wallet and urinated all over the apartment.
She requested contact from a Umatilla police oficer.
1:22 p.m. - An employee of the city of Pendleton attempting
to turn on the water at a residence on Southwest Ladow Avenue
was deterred by an aggressive opossum in the hole where the
water valve is located.
1:50 p.m. - Employees of the Sub Zero Motel, S. First
St., Irrigon, reported people renting one of the motel rooms
destroyed the room and owe more than $900. They requested
to ile a complaint for criminal mischief and theft of services with
the Morrow County Sheriff’s Ofice.
2:07 p.m. - A traveler was scammed at the Boardman Rest
Area, westbound Interstate 84, by people who asked to see
$100 bills and then grabbed the money and ran. Oregon State
Police is investigating.
4:08 p.m. - A business on Southgate Place, Pendleton,
reported a window was broken and a warehouse area broken
into, but was unsure if anything was missing. And 10 minutes
later Pendleton police also received a theft report from a
business on Westgate who said tires were being stolen from the
trailers where transfer trailers are stored.
6:25 p.m. - Stanield police received a report of a possibly
intoxicated man underneath the gazebo near the train tracks at
Bard Park, Stanield. The caller said the man had removed his
shirt and thought he might remove his pants as well. Another
caller at 6:59 p.m. reported the same man talking to himself and
waving his hands in the air. Stanield police were unable to ind
the man.
7:49 p.m. - A resident of Bird Haven Lane, Umatilla, returned
home to ind her house had been burglarized and a brand new
40-inch TV, still in the box, was missing. The caller said the
garage door opener has been missing. She requested contact
from a Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy.
8:03 p.m. - Pendleton Emergency Services responded to a
residence on Southwest 24th Street for a man who took several
creatine monohydrate supplements and was shaking and
couldn’t get up.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•The Morrow County Sheriff’s Ofice arrested Kevin Dennis
Lee, 28, address not provided, on charges of felony fourth-de-
gree assault constituting domestic violence, two counts of felony
strangulation and unauthorized use of motor vehicle.
DEATH NOTICES
Gary L. Anspach
Milton-Freewater
Dec. 2, 1937-May 11, 2016
Gary L. Anspach, 78, of Milton-Freewater died Wednesday,
May 11, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1937.
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in
charge of arrangements.
Jerald W. ‘Jerry’ Blue
Adams
June 22, 1979-May 10, 2016
Jerald W. “Jerry” Blue, 36, of Adams died Tuesday, May
10, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. He was born June 22, 1979, in
Walla Walla. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 16
at 3 p.m. at the College Place Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Concluding services and interment will follow at the Athena
Cemetery. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Free-
water is in charge of arrangements.
Donald R. Campbell
Mission
Nov. 4, 1934-May 12, 2016
Donald R. Campbell, 81, of Mission died Thursday, May
12, 2016, at his home. He was born Nov. 4, 1934. Arrange-
ments are pending with Burns Mortuary of Pendleton.
George Lester Logan
Hermiston
June 26, 1925-May 8, 2016
George Lester Logan, 90, of Hermiston died Sunday,
May 8, 2016, at his home. He was born June 26, 1925,
in The Dalles. Memorial services will be held on Friday,
May 20 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Mt. Scott Funeral Home,
Portland.
UPCOMING SERVICES
FRIDAY, MAY 13
DESLER, JEAN — Graveside funeral services at 1 p.m. at
Skyview Memorial Park, 70116 S. Highway 395, Pendleton.
ENRIGHT, ELDON — Celebration of life potluck gath-
ering at 2 p.m. at McNary Park, Umatilla.
KOCH, FREDA — Viewing from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at
Burns Mortuary, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
SATURDAY, MAY 14
ACHUFF, LINDA — Graveside service at 1 p.m. at the
Hermiston Cemetery.
KENDALL, AFTON — Celebration of life at 10 a.m. at
Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. A grave-
side service will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. A brunch
will be served at Oxford Suites, 1050 N. First St., Hermiston,
following the services.
KOCH, FREDA — Graveside service at 1 p.m. at the
Athena Cemetery.
MCCAULEY, JANICE — Memorial service at 11 a.m.
at the Arlington United Methodist Church, 150 E. Hemlock
St.
MCDONALD, MERILYN — Viewing at 9:45 a.m.
followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. at Maple Hills Chapel,
1975 S. 1320 East, Bountiful, Utah. Interment will follow at
Heber City Cemetery.
MCKENZIE, PAT — Celebration of life service at 2 p.m.
at Sun Terrace, 1550 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
RAYL, JOHN — Funeral service at 3 p.m. at the Herm-
iston Seventh-day Adventist Church, 855 W. Highland Ave.
SHOCKMAN, PUDGE — Memorial services at 3 p.m. at
the First Christian Church, 518 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater.
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OBITUARIES
John Brinker ‘Cowboy’ Ramos
Glenna Marie Sams
Echo
May 21, 1935-April 10, 2016
La Grande
September 27, 1934-May 9, 2016
John Brinker “Cowboy”
Ramos died at his home on
April 10, 2016, surrounded
by his family, close friends
and his little dog
Sally.
Cowboy
was
born May 21,
1935, in Pendleton,
Oregon. He was the
third child of Joseph
G. and Helen L.
(Brinker) Ramos.
C o w b o y
attended all of his
school years in
Echo, where he
was a standout
student and athlete.
He played football,
basketball, baseball
and was involved Ramos
in certain county
track meets. He
graduated from Echo High
School in 1953 as the class
valedictorian. His senior year
he was a starting member on
the 1953 state championship
basketball team coached by
George DeLap. He was also
selected to play in the annual
East/West Shrine football
game.
Cowboy went on to attend
the University of Oregon
(GO DUCKS) until he joined
the Navy in 1956 with his
older brother Swede. While
at the U of O, he became a
member of the Sigma Nu
Fraternity, of which many of
his fraternity brothers became
close, lifelong friends. He
was also involved in the
sports program as a pitcher
on the freshman baseball
team and the quarterback for
the freshman football team.
He was actually recruited to
U of O by Bill Bowerman.
While in the Navy he met
Elaine Hurford at a college
dance when his ship, the USS
Hamner DD-718, was docked
in Brisbane, Australia, in
August of 1956. In 1958 he
returned to the U of O after
his discharge from the Navy,
all the while corresponding
with Elaine over the next
ive years. He returned to
Brisbane in September of
1960, working for the city
of Southport, while Elaine
taught school at St. Hilda’s
Girls School. They were
married on January 7, 1961,
in Brisbane and returned to
the Ramos family farm in
Echo on January 28, 1961.
They started their family as
the irst of ive children was
born that October.
Cowboy continued to
work on the family farm
until semi-retiring in the
late 1990s. He worked for
Stanield/Westland Irrigation
District for several years.
The job he loved the most
was when he purchased a
Mitsubishi excavator and
an old dump truck to form
Somar Excavation. He then
started doing jobs for many
of the local farmers. It was
often said that no one could
operate an excavator like
him. He was very
precise, detailed and
extremely proud of
his work.
He was also a
lifelong
member
of the Echo Quar-
terback Club and
Pendleton
Elks
Lodge. He served
on the Echo School
Board for many
years and supported
everything that was
positive for the
school and commu-
nity.
Cowboy
is
survived by his
wife of 55 years,
Elaine “Matt”; daughters
Chris “The Banker” Betten-
court (Blake) and Jan “The
Wing Commander” Zita
(Chris “Zeet”); sons John
“Bink” Ramos Jr. (LynnDee)
and Paul “Peabody” Ramos
(Robin);
daughter-in-law
Stacy Ramos; like a son Rob
Hardy; very close nephew
Joseph E. Ramos; sisters
Joanne “Sis” Harris and
Jeanne “Buggs” West (Bill
“Big Willy”); brother Sam
“Coke” Ramos (Dianne)
and like a brother/cousin
Mike
“Baggs”
Ramos
(Sandy); grandchildren Nate
James (Kris), Jessica Best
(Shawn), CJ Zita, Ryan
Ramos (Keoni), Lindsey
Ramos, RJ Ramos, Makenna
Ramos, Connor Bettencourt,
Courtney Howard, Meghan
Ramos, Jaxon Cook and
Karlie Cook; great-grand-
children Jacee and Landry
James, Daxton Ramos and
Christian Best; and numerous
nieces, nephews, cousins and
extended family members.
Cowboy was preceded in
death by his parents, Joe and
Helen; brother-in-law Doug
“The Kraut” Harris; son Jim
“Bone” Ramos; sister-in-law
Marlyne “Fritz” Ramos; and
brother Charles “Swede”
Ramos.
A Celebration of Life will
be held on Saturday, May
21, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the
Echo High School gymna-
sium, Echo, Oregon.
In lieu of lowers,
contributions may be made
in John’s memory to one
of the following: The Echo
Quarterback Club, P.O. Box
462, Echo, OR 97826; The
Tyler Campbell Scholarship
Fund, P.O. Box 453, Echo,
OR 97826; or Kick’n Cancer
New Beginnings, P.O. Box
1362, Pendleton, OR 97801.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortuary-
hermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
Louise Carol ‘Keimotke’
Spino-Paxton
was well known for her bead
work and photography. Her
camera went everywhere with
her. She married the love of
her life in 2006 and together
they traveled and attended
powwows all over the United
States.
Louise is survived by her
loving husband Don; her
mother Lillian; sisters Luella,
Laura, Leona and Lenora;
brothers Lawrence and Lester;
her friend Kay Rose; many
loving nieces and nephews;
and granddaughter Myrcene.
She was preceded in death by
her daughter, father, and two
brothers.
Services were held at
Fisher Funeral Home in
Albany before leaving for her
inal service and burial at the
family plot in Mission on the
CTUIR reservation.
In lieu of lowers the
family suggest donations to
Shriners Children’s Hospital
in Portland or a charity of your
choice.
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MEETINGS
FRIDAY, MAY 13
EASTERN
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AUTHORITY BOARD, 7 a.m.,
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Airport Road, Hermiston.
MONDAY, MAY 16
WEST EXTENSION IRRIGA-
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Fire Department, 705 N.E. Main
St.
HELIX CITY COUNCIL, 7
p.m., Helix City Hall, 119 Colum-
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PENDLETON YOUTH COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Intermountain
ESD ofice, 2001 S.W. Nye Ave.
UMATILLA MORROW RA-
DIO & DATA DISTRICT BUD-
GET MEETING, 1 p.m., Herm-
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friends and give support to
their activities by attending
their events throughout the
years. She liked to keep her
children busy, tired and out
of mischief.
Glenna was preceded
in death by her parents,
Bernard and Ella Taylor.
Glenna
is
survived by her
husband of 62
years, Leland; sons
Doug and wife
Brenda of Stoney
Creek,
Ontario,
and David and
wife
Christine
of La Grande;
daughter Deanne of
Pendleton; sisters
Gayle and husband
Paul
Arbogast
of
Heppner
and Ginger Faro of La
Grande;
grandchildren
Michael Sams, Kimberlee
Smith, Desiree Zigmond,
Daryl Sams, Katherine
Sams and Josie Sams;
ive
great-grandchildren;
life-long friend Patricia
Young; and extended family
members Judy McCabe,
Deb
Calkins,
Wayne
Young, Bruce Young, Peggy
Lanman, Sharon Young and
Susan Evans.
In lieu of lowers, memo-
rial contributions may be
made either to the Island
City Lions Club Scholar-
ship Fund or the Veterans
Memorial Pool Aquatics
Scholarship in care of Love-
land Funeral Chapel, 1508
Fourth St., La Grande.
Online
condolences
may be made to the family
at
www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com
The family of Glenna
Sams wishes to extend our
sincere thanks to the Young
family, Dr. Susan Rice, Dr.
Maynard Bronstein, the
oncology department at
Grande Ronde Hospital and
Grande Ronde Hospice.
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TUESDAY, MAY 17
Albany
September 27, 1950-May 7, 2016
Louise was born in Pend-
leton, Oregon, to Lewis and
Lillian Shock-Spino and was
the second of nine children. A
member of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reser-
vation, she attended school
and graduated from Pendleton
High School. She continued
her education at Oregon State
University.
She went on to work for
Oregon State University at the
printing/mailing department
and retired from there after
30 years of service. An avid
sports fan, she followed all the
sports programs but especially
women’s basketball. She and
her husband got to go the
Final Four games in Indiana
this last March. Louise loved
the Beavers!
Louise was also very
active in softball, playing and
later coaching in the Albany
recreational league for over
25 years. Through softball she
made many lifelong friends
and could be seen at the ball
park even when she wasn’t
playing. Her smile was conta-
gious as well as her laughter
and generous heart.
In 1967 she was crowned
Happy Canyon Princess of the
Pendleton Round-Up, a title
that she wore proudly as she
traveled around the Northwest
as a representative of Happy
Canyon Night Show, making
appearances and public
speeches. Very active in her
tribal customs, she did her
own beading of regalia and
Glenna Marie Sams,
81, of La Grande passed
away on May 9 at her home
surrounded by her family
and friends. Visitation will
be 9 a.m. to noon Monday,
May 16 at Loveland Funeral
Chapel. Funeral services
will be held 2 p.m. Monday,
May 16 at La
Grande
Church
of the Nazarene,
109 18th Street
and Gekeler Lane.
Burial will follow
at Island City
Cemetery. After the
burial, a reception
will be held at Pat
Young’s residence.
Glenna was born
in
Milton-Free- Sams
water to Bernard
and Ella Taylor on
September 27, 1934. She
attended Milton-Freewater
High School and graduated
in 1952. Glenna married
Leland Sams on May 23,
1954, in Milton-Freewater.
She graduated from Eastern
Oregon State University in
1974.
Glenna taught elementary
school for the La Grande
School District for 24 years.
Glenna was a member of
Beta Sigma Phi sorority for
63 years; in addition, she
participated in the Island
City Lions Club, Oregon
Retired Educators, and the
Union County Fair Board.
For four years she served
as president of the Oregon
Retired Educators.
She was active for many
years as a devoted volunteer
with the La Grande Swim
Club and also enjoyed
participating in softball
and bowling. Among her
many hobbies and interests
were square dancing, Sweet
Adelines, banjo, ukulele,
piano, art, monthly pinochle,
and reading. In addition to
enjoying travel she always
liked to be with family and
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