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.
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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.
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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
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Powerball
05-28-33-38-42
Powerball: 19
Power Play: 2
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Win for Life
05-36-44-65
Lucky Lines
02-06-10-16-FREE-19-23-
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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)
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