RECORDS
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
East Oregonian
DEATH NOTICES
OBITUARIES
Kristi Lynn Zimmerly
Walter Alfred ‘W7ALT’ Davis
Robert A. ‘Bob’ DeSpain
Hermiston
August 8, 1971-November 19, 2016
Meacham
January 17, 1933-November 19, 2016
Heppner
Feb. 8, 1924-Dec. 5, 2016
Kristi Lynn Zimmerly parents DeeAnn and Tony
of Hermiston, Oregon, was Amstad, Hermiston, Ore.;
born on August 8, 1971, brother Jeff Urbach and wife
in
Redmond,
Oregon, Tanya, Sherwood, Ore., sister
to William and DeeAnn Tammy Urbach Alley and
Carlson Urbach. She died husband JD, Culver, Ore.,
on November 19, 2016, in brother Skeeter Amstad and
Richland, Washington, at the wife Cori, Sherwood, Ore.,
sister Kelly Fowler and
age of 45 years.
husband
Steve,
Kristi lived in
Sherwood,
Ore.,
Culver,
Oregon,
and sister Theresa
until the age of 5.
Jensen,
Tigard,
She was raised in
Ore.; sister-in-law
Tigard, Oregon, by
Canda Zimmerly,
her parents DeeAnn
Hermiston,
Ore.;
and Tony Amstad.
brother-in-law
Kristi
graduated
Lorren Zimmerly,
from Tigard High
Vancouver, Wash.;
School in the class
nieces
Gabrielle,
of 1989.
Bailey,
Cora,
She worked in
Ashlee, Lacy and
Sherwood, Oregon, Zimmerly
Jessee;
nephews
before moving to
Jacob, Jared, Luke,
Hermiston, Oregon,
where she continued to work Zachary, Thaddeus, Cole,
for Amstad Farms. Kristi was Tad, Camren and Cody; and
united in marriage to Justin numerous aunts, uncles,
K. Zimmerly on February 10, cousins, great-nieces and
1996, in Hermiston, Oregon. -nephews.
A celebration of life service
They were blessed with a son,
Dillon Zimmerly, on January will be held on Saturday,
13, 1997. Kristi continued December 17, 2016, at 3:00
to work as the bookkeeper p.m. at the First Christian
for Amstad Farms and was a Church, 775 W. Highland
devoted wife and mom. She Ave., Hermiston, Oregon.
Those who wish may
loved watching Dillon play
chess and sports, especially make contributions in Kristi’s
basketball. Kristi was so memory to www.curearthritis.
proud of Dillon, who is org
Please sign the online
studying nuclear engineering
condolence book at burns-
at Oregon State.
She is survived by her mortuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
husband Justin Zimmerly,
Hermiston, Ore.; son Dillon iston, Oregon, is in care of
Zimmerly, Hermiston, Ore.; arrangements
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Walter Alfred Davis,
“W7ALT,” 83, of Meacham,
passed away at his home on
Nov. 19, 2016, at the “Chip-
munk Ranch.” A
service is tentative
for the spring of
2017 for family
and friends.
Walt was born
Jan 17, 1933, in
Joseph, Ore., on
Prairie Creek to
Sam and Elizabeth
“Lizzy” Davis. He
attended schools
there until enlisting
in the Army at age
15. He was honor-
ably
discharged
when they found
out his true age.
Davis
He worked for
Helix Milling Co
in the early 1950s, then the
UPRR as a heavy equip-
ment operator until an injury
forced a medical retirement.
He married Marguerite
(Johnson) Lawrence and
they had two sons. They
later divorced. He married
Linda Ekin and had a son.
They later divorced. He
married Charlene (Parham)
Papineau and they lived the
last 15 years of their lives
in Meacham on the “Chip-
munk Ranch.”
He enjoyed hunting,
fishing, CB radio
(Eastern Oregon
Outlaw),
Ham
radio (W7ALT),
tinkering
with
anything
and,
lastly,
wildlife
feeding
and
viewing.
Walt is survived
by his sons Sam
Westover and Jack
(Cheryl)
Davis,
both of Pendleton,
and Dale Davis
of Elgin, Ore.;
stepson
Dennis
(Tanya) Papineau
of Athena; step-
daughters Susan
Langley of Springfield, Ore.,
and Patricia (Jay) Whitteker
of Elgin, Ore.; sister Ellenor
Lee of Carnegie, Okla.; and
numerous grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his wife Charlene,
“Grandma Chipmunk”; his
parents; siblings Norma,
Loretta, Janie, Leola, Lee
and Cleo; and his ex-wife
Linda.
UPCOMING SERVICES
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14
SPRINGER, ALLEN — Viewing from 2-4 p.m. at
Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River.
THURSDAY, DEC. 15
No services scheduled
MILTON-FREEWATER
Robert A. “Bob” DeSpain, 92, of Heppner died Monday,
Dec. 5, 2016, at his home. He was born Feb. 8, 1924. A memo-
rial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, at 1 p.m. at All
Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner. A full obituary will follow
in the East Oregonian. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care
of arrangements.
Herbert Mortz
Walla Walla
April 1, 1937-Dec. 12, 2016
Herbert Mortz, 79, of Walla Walla died Monday, Dec. 12,
2016, at his home. He was born April 1, 1937. Munselle-Rhodes
Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements.
Noe D. Valdez
Hermiston
Sept. 8, 1947-Dec. 11, 2016
Noe D. Valdez, 69, of Hermiston died Sunday, Dec. 11,
2016, in Richland, Wash. He was born Sept. 8, 1947, in Mexico.
A funeral service will be held Friday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. at the
First Christian Church, 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston.
Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condo-
lence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Jimmy R. Vertz
Weston
May 13, 1960-Dec. 3, 2016
Jimmy R. Vertz, 56, of Weston died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016,
in Walla Walla. He was born May 13, 1960. Munselle-Rhodes
Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements.
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PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Second health fraudster in jail
Chureau argued in court
documents, and given
the case was about
exaggerating
health
Chelsey Breeding of
care needs, “her request
Milton-Freewater tried
based on continuing
to delay her sentencing
medical appointments
Monday for her role in a
is not well-taken.”
Medicaid fraud scheme.
Circuit Judge Lynn
But she now is in the
Hampton agreed, and
Umatilla County Jail,
Chelsey Breeding Fredrick Breeding the sentencing happened
Pendleton.
Monday. According to
Breeding, 32, faced
medical appointment, so the
the plea deal, Breeding
multiple
charges
of
defrauding Medicaid but state pushed the sentencing will serve as much as eight
took a deal from the state to Monday. Breeding made months behind bars and
and pleaded guilty on Oct. a second request on Nov. pay restitution to the state
21 to one count each of 30 to put off the sentencing of $131,354.39. She began
making a false claim for due to a hangup with child serving her time right after
health benefits and first-de- care and for more medical the sentence hearing.
Co-defendant Fredrick
gree theft. That deal came appointments through Jan.
Breeding of Milton-Free-
after an all-day settlement 18.
Melissa
Chureau, water has been in jail since
conference, according to
court documents, and the prosecutor for the Oregon Nov. 28 for his role in the
sentencing was to take place Department of Justice’s plot. But the third member
Medicaid Fraud Unit, of the scheme failed to
Nov. 28.
Breeding through her objected to postponing the show up for his sentencing
on Dec. 2. Jesse Patrick
attorney, Robert Klahn sentencing any longer.
Breeding’s family can Jackson, 29, has a warrant
of Pendleton, on Nov. 23
sought a delay due to a take care of her child, for his arrest.
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
MONDAY
report of someone in a 1960s model yellow van
building a ski jump at the parking lot between the
high school and the public pool.
1:45 p.m. - A Rieth man reported his
granddaughter in April stole his wife’s jewelry.
2:19 .m. - A Pendleton woman reported
another woman has harassed her for the past
two weeks, including calls to her work and
family.
5:01 p.m. - Pendleton police took a theft
report from a man at Riverside Mobile Estates,
2712 N.E. Riverside Ave., who reported a
woman he knows got her belongings and she
stole his full pack of cigarettes and lighter. The
items were worth $7.
8:42 p.m. - Hermiston police received a call
to respond to Denny’s, 2265 S. Highway 395,
Hermiston, to check on a customer who made
staff there uncomfortable. She came in around
5 p.m. and refused to move to a smaller table,
would not pay or leave and barely touched her
food.
4:17 a.m. - A Pendleton man on Northwest
Bailey Avenue caught someone breaking into his
wife’s vehicle. She called police while he talked
to the suspect.
8:39 a.m. - A Pendleton-area man told law
enforcement he thinks his neighbor’s relatives
are taking advantage of her.
9:13 a.m. - Violating restraining orders has
become easier and sometimes more insidious
in our digital world. A woman in Hermiston
told police the man she has a protection order
against sent her a friend request on Facebook,
which she declined. But the man also hacked
her Facebook account, she said, and edited her
life events to reflect she married him.
10:22 a.m. - Pendleton police received a
•Pendleton police arrested Levi Lavonte
Riley, 22, of Savannah, Georgia, for felon in
possession of a weapon and unlawful posses-
sion of a firearm.
•Slick roads are bad enough, but add
intoxicated driving to the mix ...
Oregon State Police arrested Kelsie Marie
Steiner, 21, of Fruitland, Idaho, for driving
under the influence of intoxicants (controlled
substance) after the Kia Sportage she was
driving hit ice and spun out on the westbound
side of Interstate 82 near milepost 234 and
ended up right in the path of a semi and trailer.
The big rig’s driver, though, turned and hit a pillar
on the right side of the highway.
SATURDAY
1:29 a.m. - Pendleton police responded to
Mosa, 138 S. Main St., Pendleton, after staff
there reported a patron was the victim of assault
and wanted to press charges.
1:30 p.m. - A Pendleton woman reported her
fiancé was “out of control.” He yelled, “popped
a bunch of balloons and threw a cake in the
garbage.”
5:44 p.m. - Staff at the Circle K, 309 S.E. Nye
Ave., Pendleton, reported a woman in a green
sedan hit the fuel attendant with her car and
sped off. The attendant declined medical help
but said the driver did it on purpose.
SUNDAY
8:25 a.m. - An employee at Sun Ridge
Retirement Community, 3234 S.W. Nye Ave.,
Pendleton, called police after a man in his 20s
entered, asked strange questions about Japan
and urinated on the floor.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6-7
a.m., Pendleton Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Half-court basket-
ball. Adults only. (541-276-
8100)
WALKING FOR WELL-
NESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pend-
leton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
(541-276-8100)
BABY BOOGIE & TAPPIN’
TODDLERS, 10-10:45 a.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235
E Gladys Ave, Hermiston. (541-
567-2882)
STORY TIME, 11:15 a.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-
567-2882)
STANFIELD
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Stanfield Community Center,
225 W. Roosevelt, Stanfield.
Cost is $3.50 for seniors, $6 for
others. (541-449-1332)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Pendleton Senior Center, 510
S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. Costs
$3.50 or $6 for those under 60.
Pool, puzzles, crafts, snacks,
Second Time Around thrift store
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Meals On
Wheels, call 541-276-1926.
(541-276-7101)
ANGELINA
BALLERINA
DANCE PARTY, 4:30 p.m.,
Pendleton Public Library, 502
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Story, video and dance-themed
activities. Ages 0-6. Free, but
registration required. (541-966-
0380)
AUTHOR TALK, 6 p.m.,
Pendleton Public Library, 502
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Pendleton indie author Sarah
Woodbury will read from her
newest Outpost in Time series
novel and answer questions
about living and working as an
indie author. Free. (541-966-
0380)
V E G A N / S U S TA I N A B L E
LIVING POTLUCK SUPPER,
7 p.m., location varies, location
varies, Pendleton. Bring a veg-
an dish and recipe. Gluten-free
friendly group. Call to RSVP
and for driving directions. (541-
969-3057)
THE GREG BLAKE TRIO, 7
p.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendle-
ton. Greg Blake, Ellie Hakan-
son and Isaac Callender will
perform bluegrass, gospel and
country with a fresh perspective
on traditional favorites. Doors
open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are
$12, available by calling the arts
center. (Roberta Lavadour 541-
278-9201)
PENDLETON
HIGH
SCHOOL CHORAL CON-
CERT, 7 p.m., Pendleton High
School auditorium, 1800 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. Con-
cert features the Pendleton
Men’s Chorus and the Pend-
leton High School concert, a
cappella and swing choirs. Free
admission.
THURSDAY, DEC. 15
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6-7
a.m., Pendleton Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Half-court basket-
ball. Adults only. (541-276-
8100)
WALKING FOR WELL-
NESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pend-
leton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
(541-276-8100)
ADULT
BEGINNERS’
COMPUTERS, 10-11 a.m.,
Pendleton Public Library meet-
ing room, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Registration is re-
quired. Classes tailored to the
needs of the attendees. (541-
966-0380)
PRESCHOOL
STORY
TIME, 10:15-11 a.m., Pendleton
Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton. Stories and
activities for young children.
(541-966-0380)
PRESCHOOL STORY AND
CRAFT TIME, 10:30 a.m., MIl-
ton-Freewater Public Library, 8
S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Free-
water. (Lili Schmidt 541-938-
8247)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Pendleton Senior Center, 510
S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. Costs
$3.50 or $6 for those under 60.
Pool, puzzles, crafts, snacks,
Second Time Around thrift store
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Meals On
Wheels, call 541-276-1926.
(541-276-7101)
HERMISTON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Hermiston Senior Center, 435
W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
Costs $3.50 for seniors over
50, $4 for adults under 50, $1
for children 10 and over, $3
for Meals on Wheels. Extra 50
cents for utensils/dishes. Trans-
portation arranged by donation.
Thrift Store open 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. (541-567-3582)
BOARDMAN
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Boardman Senior Center, 100
Tatone St., Boardman. Cost is
$4 for seniors 55 and over or $5
for adults. (541-481-3257)
SENSORY STORY TIME,
12:30 p.m., Boardman Public
Library, 200 S. Main St., Board-
man. For children from birth to
age 4. (541-481-2665)
SKILLS FOR LIFE, 3-5
p.m., Pendleton Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Gym activities and
life skills for middle and high
school students. Registration
requested. (Danny Bane 541-
379-4250)
NORTH
MAIN
MAGIC
CRAWL, 5-8 p.m., North Main
Street, Milton-Freewater. A
night of shopping, wine and
beer tasting, art & craft vendors,
fun and more. (Milton-Freewa-
ter Chamber of Commerce 541-
938-5563)
THE
ARC
UMATILLA
COUNTY BINGO, 6-10 p.m.,
The Arc Building, 215 W. Or-
chard Ave., Hermiston. Doors
open at 6 p.m., seats may be
held until 6:30 p.m., then all
seats first come, first served;
games begin at 7 p.m. Pro-
ceeds benefit Umatilla County
citizens with developmental dis-
abilities. 18 years or older, must
have proof of age and photo
I.D. Basic pot $20, prizes range
from $20-$750. (541-567-7615)
CELEBRATE
HEPPNER
CHRISTMAS, 6 p.m., Morrow
County Fairgrounds, 74473
Highway 74, Heppner. Catered
meal, drawing for rewards
cards, photos with Santa. Ad-
ditional information TBA. (541-
676-5563) (541-676-5563)
FIDDLERS NIGHT, 6:30-
8:30 p.m., Brookedale Assisted
Living, 980 W. Highland Ave.,
Hermiston. Enjoy light refresh-
ments, listen to some favorite
oldies or join in the jam session.
All ages welcome. (541-567-
3141)
FIRST DRAFT WRITERS’
SERIES, 7-9 p.m., Pendle-
ton Center for the Arts, 214 N.
Main St., Pendleton. Features
a reading by a published au-
thor; participants can sign up for
open mic. Featured December
authors: Rich Wandschneider
and Cameron Scott. (Roberta
Lavadour 541-278-9201)
MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14
UKIAH SCHOOL DISTRICT,
8 a.m., Ukiah Community School,
201 Hill St., Ukiah. (541-427-
3731)
MORROW COUNTY COURT,
9 a.m., Irrigon Public Library, 200
N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-676-
9061)
M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R
CEMETERY
MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 3, 12 p.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater
Golf
Course
restaurant, 301 Catherine St.,
Milton-Freewater. (541-938-5531)
PORT OF MORROW COM-
MISSION, 1:30 p.m., Port of Mor-
row, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman.
(541-481-7678)
PENDLETON
FACADE
COMMITTEE, 3:30 p.m., Pend-
leton City Hall administrative con-
ference room, 500 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton. (Julie Chase
541-966-0204)
RIVERSIDE SITE COUNCIL,
5:30 p.m., Riverside High School
library, 210 N.E. Boardman Ave.,
Boardman. (541-676-9128)
WESTON CITY COUNCIL,
5:45 p.m., Memorial Hall, 210 E.
Main St., Weston. (541-566-3313)
EASTERN OREGON RE-
GIONAL AIRPORT COMMIS-
SION, 6 p.m., Eastern Oregon
Regional Airport terminal/admin-
istration office, 2016 Airport Road,
Pendleton. (Erica Stewart 541-
276-7754)
ATHENA PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 6:30 p.m., Athena City
Hall, 215 S. Third St., Athena.
(541-566-3862)
ADAMS CITY COUNCIL, 7
p.m., Adams City Hall, 190 N.
Main St., Adams. (541-566-9380)
CONDON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Condon City
Hall, 128 S. Main St., Condon.
(541-384-2711)
CONDON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Condon Grade
School, 220 S. East St., Condon.
(541-384-2441)
HERMISTON
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Hermis-
ton City Hall, 180 N.E. Second
St., Hermiston. (541-567-5521)
STANFIELD SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Stanfield School
District office, 1120 N. Main St.,
Stanfield. (541-449-3305)
UMATILLA COUNTY FIRE
DISTRICT NO. 1, 7 p.m., Herm-
iston Safety Center, 320 S. First
St., Hermiston. (Reta Larson 541-
567-8822)
HELIX SCHOOL DISTRICT,
7:30 p.m., Helix School library,
120 Main St., Helix. (541-457-
2175)
THURSDAY, DEC. 15
ECHO CITY COUNCIL, 4
p.m., Echo City Hall, 20 S. Bo-
nanza St., Echo. (541-376-8411)
HERMISTON IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, 4 p.m., Hermiston Ir-
rigation District office conference
room, 366 E. Hurlburt Ave., Herm-
iston. (541-567-3024)
UMATILLA COUNTY SPE-
CIAL LIBRARY DISTRICT, 5
p.m., Pendleton City Hall second
floor jury room, 501 S.W. Emi-
grant Ave., Pendleton. (Dan Feil
541-276-6449)
PENDLETON
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Pendleton
City Hall council chambers, 501
S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton.
(541-966-0201)
creating an expedited permit for
certain activities that promote the
reconnection of incised water-
ways with their floodplains. (Kirk
Jarvie or Julie Curtis 503-986-
5320 or 503-986-5298)
MONDAY, DEC. 19
WEST EXTENSION IRRIGA-
TION DISTRICT, 9 a.m., Irrigon
Fire Department, 705 N.E. Main
St., Irrigon. An executive session
will be called to discuss union ne-
gotiations. (Lisa Baum 541-922-
3814)
U M AT I L L A - M O R R O W
COUNTY HEAD START, 11:30
a.m., Head Start office, 110 N.E.
Fourth St., Hermiston. (Kerry
Tassie 541-564-6878)
FRIDAY, DEC. 16
WATERWAY RULEMAKING
PUBLIC HEARING, 4-5:30 p.m.,
Pendleton City Hall communi-
ty room, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. The Oregon Dept. of
State Lands will take public com-
ments on proposed new rules
12/14
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