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RECORDS Friday, February 17, 2017 East Oregonian Theodore ‘Ted’ Brown Murlin Leonard Hartley Timothy E. Newtson La Grande June 20, 1933-February 10, 2017 Pendleton February 8, 2017 Helix October 15, 1957-February 5, 2017 Ted Brown passed away on Friday, February 10, with his daughters Annie and Cathy at his side. Ted — Pa as we called him — was important to so many people. He mentored hundreds and was a surrogate dad for many. More than anything he taught them how to work and learn. “Rancher.” That is what Pa told the doctor who came to know him in his final days. Sure, we had cattle, like most all the folks in the Catherine Creek area, and this city-raised man Brown became a not-too- shabby cowhand, mechanic, welder, carpenter and agriculturalist ... but beyond that there were several other layers to our Pa as well. “Tree Farmer.” He was a farmer, admirer and student of the miracle of trees. Blend Dillard, Thoreau, Muir, and Leopold; combine with an OSU science mix, and cook for 50-plus years on an over-logged barely forested dryland plot. Pa was both a tree hugger and a logger. What you get is far richer and more complicated than either of these. “Educator.” He was an educator, a professor, and a consummate teacher. From Union High School to Eastern Oregon University he inspired students with his passion for learning. He taught teachers how to teach. “Grant-writer.” Pa wrote proposals and helped organize the intercultural exchange program, the migrant educa- tion program, and the bilin- gual program at EOU. We saw him struggling with late- night writing in a cryptic, tiny handwriting, later deciphered by loyal scribes – Mary, Sarah T., and Donna A. “The Rhetoric of Nature.” Pa’s true love was his extra- curricular class offering: The Rhetoric of Nature. What a joy! The classroom walls ended but the teaching went on. Hikes and poems, campouts and essays, map studies, orienteering, memo- rable sunburns, and frigid traverses made up the curriculum. Religious? Pa believed in people; the goodness in people. He was a pacifist. A blend of his Unitarian roots, Earlham college experience, and the Cope family influence. Parkinson’s took its toll, but never stole his dignity, his thoughtfulness, or his appre- ciation for even the smallest favors. Yes, he did love sitting at the table of old ranchers at Grande Ronde Retirement Residence, yet there were many more layers to his full and love-filled life. Ted Brown was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Mary, and is survived by their three chil- dren Cathy Muller, Pendleton, Alex (Sandy) Brown, The Dalles, and Annie Brown, Union; two grandchildren, Emily and Alex; and two great-grandchildren, Dunnam and Faye. Those who would like to help keep Ted’s spirit of “the love of learning” alive are invited to send contributions to The Ted and Mary Brown Scholarship fund at the Eastern Oregon University Foundation, One University Blvd., La Grande, OR 97850. OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include small photos and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These include information about services. Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastoregonian.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@ea- storegonian.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the East Oregonian office. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221. Murlin Leonard Hartley left this world on February 8th at the age of 72. He was born in Pendleton, Ore., to Alva Deen and Vivian Hartley (Larsen). He graduated from Pendleton High School and took some classes at BMCC. In the Navy, he went to crypto repair school and, after the Navy, was a trade power plant high voltage electrician and electronic test man. While deployed he served in active duty during the Hartley Vietnam War as a radioman aboard the USS Providence, and did crypto repair work off- and onshore. The awards received during the service were National Service award, Vietnam Campaign Medal (with device), (x2) Vietnam Service and (x2) Purple hearts, with an honorable discharge. He served four years of active duty and two years in the reserve. After commitment, he moved to the Bay Area in California where, in 1969, he met the love of his life, Jane K. Nelson. They were married in St. Lucy’s Church in Campbell, Calif. From this union two children were born, Robert and Michael Hartley. His family moved back to his wife’s home town in 1972 and he began working at Claypool’s in Needles, Calif., as an appliance repairman. In 1978, he was hired by Southern California Edison. He took the in-ser- vice courses, and became a high voltage electrician. In 1984, he transferred to Kern River Hydro and again applied himself to become an electronic test man for Pacific Southern Hydro. After his retirement, he worked part time for Pacific Tech- nical Resources. His hobbies were fishing, model airplanes, woodworking, ham radio, metal lathe, reading, but mostly his telescope. He loved having sky parties with his 18-inch telescope. He was a man who enjoyed the company of others. He is survived by his wife of 47 years; his children Robert and wife Amanda, and Michael and wife Tara; mother Vivian Larsen; sister Deanna Taxdal of Pendleton; granddaughters Kristen, Katie, Megan and Laci Hartley of Woodland, Calif.; and nieces Teresa Bryan and Mandy Getsinger and nephew Troy Getsinger, all of Pendleton. He is preceded in death by his father Alva Hartley. Interment will be by his father in Union Cemetery, Union, Ore., at a later date. There will be a Celebra- tion of Life on March 18th at the Calvary Church in Needles, Calif. In lieu of flowers, memo- rial contributions can be made to Hospice of Havasu, P.O. Box 597, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405. DEATH NOTICES Alice M. Alexander Hermiston March 6, 1937-Dec. 15, 2016 Alice M. Alexander, 79, of Hermiston died Dec. 15, 2016, in Hermiston. She was born March 6, 1937, in New Rockford, N.D. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, March 11 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Hermiston. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Graveside services for and decided not to pursue Timothy Newtson will be a career in baseball, but held Saturday, February instead to seek a career in 18, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at heavy construction. Skyview Memorial Park Tim went to work for on Highway 395 south of Daniel Construction, which Pendleton. A memorial later became Fluor Daniel celebration of life will be at Construction. He worked 11:30 a.m. at Helix Commu- his way up and became nity Church. All foreman for a large are welcome. crew. Tim worked Timothy E. on large projects Newtson was born in California, at St. Anthony’s Louisiana, South Hospital in Pend- Dakota, Colorado, leton, Oregon, to Texas and other Phyllis LaFarge states building and Robert Billette bridges, dams, on October 15, and factories. His 1957. His early biggest job was in childhood was in Louisiana building the city of Rieth, Newtson modules for oil where he attended refineries that were first grade. His floated on barges father passed away in through the Panama Canal 1962. Phyllis married Ray to Alaska. Newtson, who raised Tim Tim loved to hunt and from the age of five. They fish on his trips home moved to Mission and Tim between jobs with family went to school at Wash- and friends. ington in Pendleton. While working in Texas, At the age of nine Tim Tim was diagnosed with played Little League base- diabetes and became too ball. At Helen McCune Jr. ill to continue working. High he became interested He took a summer off and in motocross and racing, lived in his trailer at Big but baseball was his number Creek, then moved to Sand- one interest. Tim continued hole-North Juniper Canyon his sports interests at Pend- and spent the next couple leton Sr. High, playing foot- of years farming with King- ball and baseball, earning Temple. As Tim’s disease letters all three years. He progressed, he moved to also played baseball for the Helix in 2001. He enjoyed American Legion Teams taking care of his place until each summer. His senior a serious fall in 2005, which year he was drafted by the put him in a wheelchair. Tim Cleveland Indians, but Tim passed away in La Grande, decided to continue his Oregon, on February 5, education. 2017, at age 59. He attended Mesa Tim was preceded in Community College in death by his father Robert Mesa, Arizona, and played Billette (1962), stepsister for two years on the Mesa Marsha (Dayton) Hart Pirates baseball team, where (1985), and his stepfather he received notoriety and Ray Newtson (2016). He awards for his ball playing. is survived by mother He was awarded a full base- Phyllis Newtson and sister ball scholarship at Mesa Cindy (Robin) Severe, and State College in Grand stepsister Susan (Jack) Junction, Colorado, where Bascomb. he majored in recreation Donations can be given management. He played to the Helix Community on the Mesa Mavericks Church, the Diabetes Foun- baseball team for two years dation, or the charity of and was drafted by the your choice in care of Burns Pittsburgh Pirates. He had Mortuary, P.O. Box 489, received numerous injuries Pendleton, OR 97801. Caroline Fay (Whitehead) Moreno HONORS Whitworth student makes honor roll SPOKANE — Scott Zitterkopf of Milton-Freewater has been named to the Whitworth University Provost’s Honor Roll for fall semester 2016. Zitterkopf qualified for the academic honor society by main- taining a grade-point average of at least 3.75 during the semester. Hermiston Feb. 15, 2017 Caroline Fay (Whitehead) Moreno, 73, of Hermiston died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at her home. Private family graveside services will be held Monday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Send condolences at burnsmortuary- hermiston.com Toni Phillips PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Milton-Freewater Jan. 7, 1962-Feb. 14, 2017 WEDNESDAY Toni Phillips, 55, of Milton-Freewater died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 7, 1962. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home chapel in Milton-Freewater. To leave a condolence online visit www.munsellerhodes.com 12 a.m. - Interstate 84 by Boardman was again a bad stretch of icy road and stayed that way until after 8 a.m. 8:09 a.m. - Hermiston police responded to a report of a school bus hitting a car on Northwest 12th Street, but there were no injuries. 9:24 a.m. - A Pendleton woman on Northwest Sixth Street reported the theft of her decorative rabbit, angel, and boy statutes from her yard. 9:40 a.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a 24-foot flatbed trailer stolen from a Walla Walla business in December was in a vineyard near County and Prunedale roads, Milton-Freewater. 10 a.m. - A caller on Tum A Lum Road, Milton-Freewater, told law enforcement a man in a vehicle tried to sell horse feed. 4:12 p.m. - Stanfield police took a report of burglary at 110 N. Main St., the building that collapsed last week. 4:58 p.m. - A Pendleton father asked for the number to poison control after his son “got a hold of” deodorant. 7:05 p.m. - A second caller reported he was on County Road, Milton-Freewater, when a man tried to sell him horse feed at $5 a bag. The man was on foot, the caller said. 10:16 p.m. - An Irrigon mother reported someone spray painted “Rapist” on her son’s pickup. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office took a report. 10:39 p.m. - Stanfield police received a report of a man and woman fighting on East Harding Avenue. Dolores ‘Jean’ Pinney Hermiston June 5, 1926-Feb. 15, 2017 Dolores “Jean” Pinney, 90, of Hermiston, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Hermiston. She was born June 5, 1926, in Weed, Calif. A graveside service will be held at a later date. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Jayne Kay Riedel Milton-Freewater March 3, 1951-Feb. 13, 2017 Jayne Kay Riedel, 65, of Milton-Freewater died Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, at her home. She was born March 3, 1951. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements. Page 5A UPCOMING SERVICES FRIDAY, FEB. 17 MARCUM, MAXINE — Celebration of life service at 11 a.m. in the chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. WICKHAM, JANET — Graveside services at 1 p.m. at Skyview Memorial Park, 70116 S. Highway 395, Pend- leton. SATURDAY, FEB. 18 FRERICHS, ALICE — Funeral service at 1 p.m. at the Hermiston Assembly of God Church, 730 E. Hurlburt Ave. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. HAMILTON, ROXIE — Celebration of life at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2004 N. 24th Ave., Pasco, Wash. MCGOWAN, TROY — Graveside service with mili- tary honors at 2 p.m. at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Umatilla. NEWTSON, TIM — Graveside services at 10 a.m. at Skyview Memorial Park, 70116 S. Highway 395, Pend- leton. A memorial celebration of life will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Helix Community Church, PALMER, BROK — Graveside service at 11 a.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery. A celebration potluck gathering follows at noon at The Pheasant Bar & Grill, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston. PHILLIPS, TONI — Memorial service at 2 p.m. in the chapel at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater. RINEY, AL — Remembrance of life from 1-4 p.m. at the family home, 345 Skyline Drive, Heppner. SKAGGS, DARIN — Graveside service at 11 a.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. A luncheon and gathering will follow at the Heppner United Methodist Church, 175 W. Church St. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Pendleton police arrested John Randolph Shenfield, 33, of 2901 N. Ash Ave., La Grande, for possession and delivery of heroin and methamphetamine, and for a felony parole violation. Pendleton Police Chief Stuart Roberts said an officer saw Shenfield around 5:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Denny’s, 610 Tutuilla Road, and grew suspicious. The officer contacted Shenfield and found out he was wanted on a parole warrant. During the arrest, Roberts said, the officer found Shenfield was in possession of a significant amount of cash, heroin, white heroin, and methamphetamine. Shenfield got out of prison about three months ago, Roberts said, and did not seem phased about going back. For now, he remains in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, in lieu of $100,000 bond. •Oregon State Police cited a semi driver for illegal stopping in the wake of a chain of wrecks. The driver at about 6 a.m. pulled his rig onto the right shoulder between the eastbound side of Interstate 82 and the on-ramp from Lamb Road to put on chains due to the icy road, according to state police. The illegal move, however, contributed to spinouts and crashes involving eight other passenger and commercial vehicles. LOTTERY Wednesday, Feb. 15 Megabucks 05-09-12-25-27-28 Estimated jackpot: $4.4 million Powerball 05-28-33-38-42 Powerball: 19 Power Play: 2 Estimated jackpot: $310 million Win for Life 05-36-44-65 Lucky Lines 02-06-10-16-FREE-19-23- 28-29 Estimated jackpot: $41,000 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 3-2-9-7 4 p.m.: 5-3-6-2 7 p.m.: 1-8-4-0 10 p.m.: 9-0-1-5 Thursday, Feb. 16 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 0-1-3-2 MEETINGS FRIDAY, FEB. 17 No meetings scheduled MONDAY, FEB. 20 WEST EXTENSION IRRI- GATION DISTRICT, 9 a.m., Irri- gon Fire Department, 705 N.E. Main St., Irrigon. An executive session may be called to dis- cuss legal issues. (Lisa Baum 541-922-3814) ECHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 p.m., Echo Community School, 600 Gerone St., Echo. (541-376-8436) HELIX CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Helix City Hall, 119 Co- lumbia St., Helix. (541-457- 2521) PENDLETON YOUTH COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Inter- mountain ESD office, 2001 S.W. Nye Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-6711) TUESDAY, FEB. 21 ATHENA CEMETERY DIS- TRICT, 5:30 p.m., Athena City Hall, 215 S. Third St., Athena. (541-566-3862) IRRIGON CITY COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Irrigon City Hall, 500 N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-922- 3047) PENDLETON DEVELOP- MENT COMMISSION, 6 p.m., Pendleton City Hall, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-1811) MORROW COUNTY FAIR BOARD, 6 p.m., SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road, Boardman. (Ann Jones 541-676-9474) UMATILLA COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, 6 p.m., USDA Ser- vice Center conference room, 1 S.W. Nye Ave., Pendleton. (Kyle Waggoner 541-278-8049 ext. 138) PILOT ROCK CITY COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock City Hall council chambers, 143 W. Main St., Pilot Rock. (541-443-2811) STANFIELD CITY COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Stanfield City Hall council chambers, 160 S. Main St., Stanfield. (541-449-3831) PENDLETON CITY COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Pendleton City Hall council chambers, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (541-966-0201) STANFIELD CITY COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Stanfield City Hall council chambers, 160 S. Main St., Stanfield. (541-449-3831) EAST UMATILLA COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT, 7 p.m., district office, 431 E. Main St., Athena. (541-566-3813) OREGON TRAIL LIBRARY DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Oregon Trail Library District office, 200 S. Main St., Boardman. (541-481- 3365) PILOT ROCK CITY COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock City Hall council chambers, 143 W. Main St., Pilot Rock. (541-443-2811) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION- ERS, 9 a.m., Bartholomew Gov- ernment Building upper confer- ence room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. (541-676-9061) HERMISTON LIBRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-567- 2882) Destiny Theatres Fri - Wed, Feb. 17 - Feb. 22, 2017 Subject to change. Check times daily. 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