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Saturday, January 28, 2017
OBITUARIES
UPCOMING SERVICES
Bonita Beatrice ‘Bonnie’ Schmidt
Mary Jane Stangier
Pilot Rock
October 15, 1951-January 16, 2017
Pendleton
April 26, 1926-January 25, 2017
“Bonnie” preferred her
nickname all of her life.
She had successfully fought
many kinds of cancer and
many other types of health
problems until she passed
away on January 16, 2017,
at the age of 65. She always
wanted to be with “Mom
and Dad” in heaven
with Jesus.
Bonnie’s father
was Ted P. Schmidt
from South Dakota
and her mother was
Beatrice A. Cham-
bers Schmidt from
Idaho. She was
born on October
15, 1951, in Coeur
d’Alene,
Idaho,
where she lived Schmidt
until the age of 6
when the family
moved to Spokane, Wash. A
move was made two years
later to Pilot Rock, Ore.,
where she lived until passing
away. Bonnie graduated
from Pilot Rock High School
in 1971 and was an active
fan of the Rockets sports
teams for many years.
Various dogs and cats
filled Bonnie’s life and
were with her as she went
on errands around town.
Three different walking
routes of the East Oregonian
newspaper were delivered
by Bonnie where she visited
with many friends. She loved
to work in word-puzzle
books continually, as well as
create wonderful items from
plastic canvas, and crocheted
practical household towels
and dishcloths. She was a
long and loving member
of the Pilot Rock Baptist
Church and faithfully read
her Bible each night.
Bonnie was preceded in
death by her parents Ted and
Bea Schmidt and her niece
Tricia Schmidt who was
married to Greg Krous. She
is survived by her brother
Ken T. Schmidt and fiancé
Debbi Donalson,
sister Lucy M.
Smith and broth-
er-in-law
Mike
Smith,
brother
Dwayne R. Schmidt
and sister-in-law
Sandy
Schmidt,
five nephews and
spouses: Jason and
Joleen, Todd and
Stacie, Shawn and
Alisa, Aaron and
Heidi, and Aubie
and Cherise, and
five grand-nephews and
seven grand-nieces.
Visitation will be held
on Thursday and Friday,
Feb. 2-3, from 10:00 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m. at Pendleton
Pioneer Chapel. All friends
and family are invited to the
funeral services, which will
be held at the Pilot Rock
Baptist Church on Saturday
at 11:00 a.m., February 4,
2017. Burial will be in the
Pilot Rock Cemetery with
a reception to follow at the
church.
Donations can be made to
the American Cancer Society
or charity of choice.
Pendleton
Pioneer
Chapel,
Folsom-Bishop
funeral directors are in
charge of the arrangements.
Send online condolences to
the family at www.pioneer-
chapel.com
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Mary Jane Stangier, 90,
passed away in Hermiston
January 25, 2017. She was
a devoted wife and mother
of four. She is survived by
her husband of 67 years,
Robert Stangier, her sister
Barbara McLendon, and her
four children Hans Stangier,
Dirk
Stangier,
Megan Watson and
Gretchen Stangier
and their families.
Mary Jane was
born in Pendleton,
Ore., on April 26,
1926, to Harry
and Lorena Gude-
rian, where she
lived a full and
accomplished life.
During World War Stangier
II from 1942-1944
she worked on the
family ranch driving a wheat
truck while the men were at
war. Years later in 1948 she
graduated with a BS in home
economics from Oregon
State College, now Oregon
State University. During her
tenure at Oregon State she
was a member of the Pi Beta
Phi sorority.
On May 22, 1949, she
married Robert Stangier and
together they owned and
operated ABC Kiddie Shop
and MJ’s Hallmark store in
downtown Pendleton. Both
stores were open for 18
years each and provided lots
of great memories and social
interaction.
Mary Jane was civic-
minded as evidenced by
the many organizations she
served and the causes she
supported. She was presi-
dent of the CM PEO chapter,
president
of
Delphian
Society, co-president of the
Dinner Dance, co-president
of Kill Kare, deacon at
First Presbyterian
Church, member
of the board of
directors
for
Friends of Olney
Cemetery, Camp-
fire Girls leader,
Boy Scouts den
mother, member
of the Girls Club
and Altrusa. She
was also a regular
volunteer for the
annual Pendleton
Round-Up
and
a member of the Umatilla
Historical
Society.
In
2011, she received the
distinguished Presbyterian
Honorary Life Membership
Award for her faithful
service to the Presbyterian
Women and to the church.
The funeral will be held
at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30,
2017, at the First Presbyte-
rian Church on Southwest
Dorion in Pendleton, Ore.
Donations in lieu of
flowers may be made to
the Umatilla Historical
Society or an agency of your
choosing.
Online condolences may
be sent to www.pioneer-
chapel.com
Ione schools name
honor roll students
Carter, Aubriana Rodri-
guez, Eva Martin, Serenity
Rodriguez, Zoey Gilbert,
Emma Rietmann, Elaina
Ehrmantraut,
Annabelle
McDaniel, Matthew Orem,
Megan Doherty, Mackenzie
Heideman, Rayah Cavan,
Sarah Knop, Renee Peterson,
Payton Miller, Susanna
Teeman, Sonia Medina,
Morgan Orem, Allisa David,
Katelyn Bass, Tristan Esta-
IRRIGON — An Irrigon teen was
arrested Thursday at Irrigon High School on
charges of rape and sexual abuse against a
minor under the age of 14.
Kenny Cole Blurton,
19, was charged with
four counts of rape in
the second degree, two
counts of sexual abuse
in the first degree, three
counts of unlawful
sexual penetration in the
second degree, and one
count of sodomy in the
first degree.
Blurton
A warrant for
Blurton’s arrest was
issued Jan. 24 and he was taken into custody
at the high school by Morrow County
Sheriff’s deputies on Jan. 27. He is lodged
at the Umatilla County Jail with bail set at
$50,000, and he has been ordered not to
contact the victim.
Blurton’s pre-trial hearing is scheduled
for Feb. 9 at 8:15 a.m.
According to the secret indictment filed
Jan. 24 by the Morrow County Circuit
Court, Blurton raped and sexually abused
the victim between July 1 and Dec. 22,
2015. The case has been turned over to the
Morrow County District Attorney’s office.
Blurton was a member of the Irrigon
High School boys’ soccer team in 2016.
Wildhorse Resort & Casino
hires new sales director
MISSION — Wildhorse Resort &
Ione Community School
has named its honor roll
students for the first semester
of the 2016-17 academic
year.
The following students
were named to the honor
roll (3.5 gpa or higher):
Grace Ogden, Joshua Bleth,
Kayla Rodriguez, Blake
SATURDAY, JAN. 28
Heppner chamber meeting
features updates
HEPPNER — An all-entities report is
planned during the upcoming Heppner
Chamber of Commerce meeting.
The gathering features a meal of grilled
cheese with bacon and chicken/wild rice
soup, catered by Bucknum’s. The no-host
event is Thursday at noon at Heppner City
Hall, 111 N. Main St. The cost is $10.
Those planning to attend must RSVP by
Tuesday by contacting 541-676-5536 or
heppnerchamber@centurytel.net.
SUNDAY, JAN. 29
PENDLETON
EAGLES
BREAKFAST, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.,
Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428
S. Main St., Pendleton. Open to
members and guests. (541-278-
2828)
MONDAY, JAN. 30
IRRIGON MOOSE LODGE
TACOS AND BINGO, 6-9 p.m.,
Irrigon Moose Lodge, 220 N.E.
Third St., Irrigon. Tacos from 6-9
p.m., bingo from 6:30-9 p.m. Open
to members and guests. (541-922-
1802)
OREGON EAST SYMPHONY
CHORALE REHEARSAL, 7 p.m.,
Pendleton High School music de-
partment, 1800 N.W. Carden Ave.,
Pendleton. The OES Chorale will
rehearse for the March 11, 2017
concert of Ola Gjeilo’s “Sunrise
Mass.” Call the OES office to re-
ceive a vocal score. (J.D. Kindle
541-276-0320)
INLAND NORTHWEST MU-
SICIANS CHORALE REHEARS-
AL, 7-9 p.m., Harris Jr. Academy
gymnasium, 3121 S.W. Hailey
Ave., Pendleton. No tryouts; all
welcome. No rehearsals June-Ju-
ly-August or Christmas-New Year.
(RaNiel Dunn 541-289-4696)
MONDAY, JAN. 30
BLUE MOUNTAIN EAR-
LY LEARNING HUB GOVER-
NANCE BOARD, 10 a.m., IMESD
office, 2001 S.W. Nye Ave., Pend-
leton. (Ali VanHouten 541-966-
3157)
NIXYAAWII
COMMUNITY
SCHOOL BOARD, 4:30 p.m.,
Nixyaawii Community School,
73300 July Grounds Lane, Mis-
sion. (541-966-2680)
MORROW COUNTY HEALTH
DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Ione Communi-
ty Church, 470 E. Main St., Ione.
(541-676-9133)
TUESDAY, JAN. 31
No meetings scheduled
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1
MORROW COUNTY COURT,
9 a.m., Bartholomew Government
Building upper conference room,
110 N. Court St., Heppner. (541-
676-9061)
brook, Maia Fuchs, Katie
Gilbert, Sydney Qualls,
Goncalo Silva, Karsen
Dumler,
Sergio
Marin
Farias, Hannah Flynn, Babali
Peterson and Austin Carter.
The following students
received honorable mention
status (3.0-3.49 gpa): Hailey
Heideman, Haylie Peterson,
Taylor Rollins, Katelyn
Thompson, Lucas Parker,
Gary Walls, Faviola Juarez
Alvarez, Jessica Medina,
MaLinda Morter, Madison
Alldritt, Karen Cambero,
Jacob Heideman, Aaron
Smythe, Hayden Qualls,
Nestor Ramirez Orozco,
Laura Ayala, Tiana Church,
Maggie
Flynn,
Austin
Morter,
Emily
Taylor,
Daniel Kelly, Marisol Avila-
Ramirez, Daniel Doherty,
Colton Hollis, Pedro Bolanos
and Yaneri Calvillo.
HERMISTON
Casino recently announced hiring Debra
Campbell to fill the role of director of sales.
Campbell, who lives in Milton-
Freewater with her husband, Kevin, has
more than 15 years of sales and customer
service experience. She previously served
as general manager of the Cherokee Strip
Conference Center in Enid, Oklahoma,
and the director of sales at the Edward
D. Hansen Conference Center/Comcast
Arena in Everett, Washington. She has also
worked as the sales and service advisor for
McCurley Integrity Dealerships, account
manager for Sykes Enterprises and in many
other sales/service positions in various
industries.
“Debra is going to be a great fit for
our resort,” said Diane Long, Wildhorse
marketing director. “The experience she
brings with her will be a true asset and we
are very excited to have someone with her
background joining our marketing team.”
Wildhorse is located off Interstate 84 at
Exit 216. For more information, visit www.
wildhorseresort.com.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
MEN’S BREAKFAST, 8 a.m.,
Bethel Assembly of God Church,
1109 Airport Road, Pendleton.
(541-276-7559)
UMATILLA COUNTY POMO-
NA GRANGE, 12:30 p.m., Colum-
bia Grange Hall, 32339 Diagonal
Road, Hermiston. Lunch will be fol-
lowed by a meeting. (Tom or Doris
541-567-9742 or 541-567-8663)
PENDLETON
EAGLES
STEAK AND LIVE MUSIC,
6-11:30 p.m., Pendleton Eagles
Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton.
Dinner from 6-8 p.m., music from
8 p.m. to midnight. Members and
guests welcome. (541-278-2828)
MEETINGS
HONORS
BRIEFLY
Irrigon man arrested for rape
SATURDAY, JAN. 28
CECIL, FRANK — Funeral services at 11 a.m. at the
Spray School gymnasium. Concluding service and burial will
follow at Haystack Cemetery. A potluck will follow services
at The Rock, Spray.
FLOCH, GRISELIA — Burial at noon at the Hermiston
Cemetery.
HAMMONS, TERRY — Celebration of life at 2 p.m. at
the Country Inn, 4100 County Farm Road, Eugene.
HEIHN, TIM — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 485 W. Locust Ave., Hermiston.
HUDSON, ROBERT — Celebration of life at 1 p.m. at
the Oregon City United Methodist Church, 18955 South End
Road.
ROSENBERG, ALOHA — Celebration of life at 1 p.m.
at the Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St.
WELLS, HOLLY — Reception at noon in the community
room at Terwilliger Plaza Apartments, 245 S.W. Fifth St.,
Pendleton.
SUNDAY, JAN. 29
GRONQUIST, DENNIS — Funeral mass at 1 p.m.
at the Arlington Grade School gymnasium, 1200 Main St.
Concluding service and burial will follow at the Arlington
Cemetery. A potluck meal will be served at the grade school
following the graveside service.
LARKIN, NAOMI — Celebration of life service at 1
p.m. at the Hermiston Seventh-day Adventist Church, 855 W.
Highland Ave.
MONDAY, JAN. 30
STANGIER, MARY JANE — Funeral at 11 a.m. at the
First Presbyterian Church, 201 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
TUESDAY, JAN. 31
No services scheduled
United Methodist Church, 352 S.E.
Second St., Pendleton. (Rev. Jim
Pierce 541-276-2616)
“THE LIFE MODEL: LIV-
ING FROM THE HEART JESUS
GAVE YOU” BOOK STUDY
GROUP, 1-2:30 p.m., Bowman
Building, 17 S.W. Frazer Ave.,
Pendleton. (Pat 541-276-6671)
TOPS CHAPTER OR 1169,
4-5:30 p.m., Hermiston Assembly
of God Church, 730 E. Hurlburt
Ave., Hermiston. Use west side
door. (Janell Bailey 541-571-5744)
LOTTERY
TUESDAY, JAN. 31
Thursday, Jan. 26
PENDLETON TOASTMAS-
TERS NO. 154, 6:30 a.m., Pendle-
ton City Hall community room, 501
S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton.
TOPS CHAPTER OR 1110, 8
a.m., Missionary Baptist Church,
125 E. Beech St., Hermiston. 8
a.m. weigh-in followed by meeting
at 8:45 a.m. (Margaret Wetterling
541-720-0276)
GREENFIELD GRANGE PI-
NOCHLE, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Green-
field Grange 579, 209 N.W. First
St., Boardman. (541-481-7397)
BIBLE STUDY, 10 a.m., First
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Staff photo by Jade McDowell
Pro-life supporters pray for those affected by abortion at McKenzie Park Friday.
Pro-life supporters gather
in prayer and solidarity
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
As thousands of pro-life
women and men rallied in
Washington, D.C. at the
March for Life, a group
of Hermiston supporters
showed their solidarity at
McKenzie Park.
The weather was below
freezing and there was
snow on the ground, but
nine adults and two children
gathered Friday afternoon to
pray for the unborn and for
those affected by abortion.
Serenity Stull said she
had asked around if there
was a local event that was
corresponding with the
March for Life, but found
out that Right to Life was
counting its participation
in the “Celebrate a Vision
for Life” banquet last week
to benefit Pregnancy Care
Services. So she decided to
send out a last-minute invita-
tion for people to join her in
prayer at the park at 3 p.m.
“I decided hey, if five of
us come out, that’s OK,” she
said.
She said she didn’t want
to do anything “political,”
but felt the Pregnancy Care
Services banquet was a
powerful experience and
wanted to continue that
feeling of unity.
“I thought we needed
more of this, uniting as a
pro-life community,” she
said.
As people gathered at
the McKenzie Park shelter
to pray, they shared their
excitement at watching the
news and seeing stories of
Catholic university students
coming to March for Life
by the busload and pro-life
supporters
displaying
crosses along roads.
“To have the vice pres-
ident there, how exciting,”
said Kay Stull, Serenity’s
mother-in-law, in reference
to Vice President Mike
Pence’s participation in
March for Life.
Kay said she was
heartened to see young
people getting involved in
pro-life causes and talking
about “how many of their
generation is missing” due to
abortions.
The mostly Catholic
group spent about half an
hour in prayer at the park,
performing the Divine
Mercy Rosary and then
praying verbally for a long
list of people affected by
abortion.
They prayed for the
parents of aborted children,
that they would find healing
and forgiveness, and for
the extended family who
may feel heartache over
the decision. They prayed
for pregnancy crisis centers
and pro-life ministries that
they would be filled with
compassion and know
how best to help those that
came to them. They prayed
for government leaders to
“hear and speak truth” and
for adoption agencies and
adoptive parents to always
give thanks to God and
the biological parents who
blessed them by choosing
life. They prayed for parents
who chose adoption over
abortion “that they may find
comfort and healing through
their selfless sacrifice.”
Serenity said she appre-
ciated those that came, and
felt like it was a worthwhile
activity.
“This is the movement
of our generation, and it’s
incredible to be a part of,”
she said.
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Contact Jade McDowell
at jmcdowell@eastorego-
nian.com or 541-564-4536.