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RECORDS
East Oregonian
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Alice Mae (McCann) Alexander
Earl Falconer
Arlene Claire Sorenson
Hermiston
March 6, 1937-December 15, 2016
Milton-Freewater
June 23, 1931-February 18, 2017
Hermiston
April 1, 1934-February 20, 2017
Alice Mae (McCann) suited to the unconventional
Alexander, 79, of Hermiston structure of the alternative
died December 15, 2016, in program, expressing that the
Hermiston.
smaller class sizes enabled her
Alice Mae McCann was to make more of a difference
born on March 6, 1937, in in her students’ lives. Alice
New Rockford, N.D., to was always delighted to
Parley and Agnes McCann. run into her former students
Her father worked for the rail- around town.
road and mother as
When her daugh-
a teacher and child-
ters were little she
care provider. Alice
chaperoned various
was the middle
school field trips,
child, with older
and assisted with
brothers Jim and
numerous school
Gerald, a younger
science
projects
sister Martha, and
and plays. Over the
a younger brother
years she was active
John. Their home
at the United Meth-
was modest, but full
odist Church and
of love, good food,
generously donated
a full bookcase and Alexander
her
time
and
many discussions of
resources to causes
ideas — and even a
such as Agape
pet rabbit.
House, Habitat for Humanity,
Alice attended a couple of Open Table, Hospice and the
terms of college before taking Humane Society.
her first teaching job at 19. It
She loved the great
was a challenging but enjoy- outdoors, folk music, tending
able one, teaching grades 1-6 to her garden, and valued
in a one-room schoolhouse quiet moments of contem-
in a township a few miles plation. She appreciated the
from home. She later returned “dry desert air” of Eastern
to college, graduating from Oregon, and was drawn to
Mayville State College in architecture — old churches
June 1960 with a Bachelor of and castles in particular. She
Science in education, and a was also a storyteller. When
minor in library science. She her daughters were little,
also participated in drama and the Alexanders held annual
speech clubs.
Halloween parties that were
Alice’s next adventure was well-known among all of the
teaching in the “Iron Range” kids on the street, where Alice
of Minnesota. She spoke would tell the ghost story of
wistfully of those years, living “Lavender” while the kids
in an old brick apartment with gathered around. She also
adjoining rooms with some loved Christmas carols and
other young teachers who was known for her delicious
became her friends.
homemade bread she would
She later moved to Casper, make for communion and
Wyoming, where she met gifts. She always had a soft
Dick Alexander through spot for animals, living with
mutual friends. They married an assortment of cats and dogs
and moved to Cheyenne, throughout most of her life.
Wyo., where they had three She often joked that people
daughters, Alexis, Angie and sooner or later began to look
Allison. Dick then transferred like their pets, and vice-versa.
to Villisca, Iowa, where they She will be dearly missed by
both worked for the Good many.
Alice is survived by
Samaritan Nursing Home,
with Dick as the administrator daughters Angie Shepard
and Alice as a social worker. A and Allison Alexander;
few years later, Dick accepted brothers Jim and John
grandchildren
a position as the administrator McCann;
at Good Samaritan Nursing Reese, Stephen, Matthew
Home in Hermiston, Oregon, and Maressa Shepard; several
and
where they made their final great-grandchildren;
nieces and nephews Cindy
home.
Alice obtained her master’s Tag Nygord, Tim McCann,
degree in education through Dan McCann, Steve McCann,
Eastern Oregon University, Mike McCann, Joan McCann
and returned to her passion, Bechtold, Denise McCann
teaching. She worked as a Hays David McCann.
She was preceded in death
substitute teacher for several
years before accepting the by her parents, husband Dick
position as teacher for the Alexander, and daughter
alternative school with the Alexis.
A Celebration of Life will
ESD, where she met her
good friend Terry Palmer, be held Saturday, March 11th
who she remained close with at 11 a.m. at the United Meth-
throughout the years. Alice odist Church in Hermiston.
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
later transferred to the alterna-
tive school in Umatilla before iston is in care of arrange-
retiring in 2001. She felt well- ments.
Earl
Falconer
of
Milton-Freewater
passed
away on February 18, 2017, at
Providence St. Mary Medical
in Walla Walla at
the age of 85 years.
A celebration of
life will be held on
Friday, March 3rd
at 11:00 a.m. at the
First Baptist Church
in Milton-Freewater
with Pastor Roland
Shanks officiating.
Inurnment
will
follow
at
the
Milton-Freewater
Cemetery.
The
family
suggests
any donations be
made to the charity
of your choice that
would help the
homeless.
Earl was born
in Corning, Iowa,
the son of Charles
(Charlie) Falconer
and Velma (Corbin)
Falconer. His early
childhood
was
spent on the farms
of Iowa, particularly
his grandfather’s Falconer
and namesake, he
loved him so. The family
moved to Oregon in 1941,
moving first to Lostine and
in 1943 to Boardman. Earl on
his mandolin and sister Reba
on her guitar would perform
for the troops stationed at the
Umatilla Army Depot as well
as performing in the Lostine
area. The family moved back
to Wallowa County in 1945
when Earl’s father Charlie
herded sheep with his cousin
Fred Falconer.
Earl graduated from
Enterprise High School in
1949, then enlisted in the U.S.
Air Force during the Korean
War, serving in the 18th
Fighter Wing. He married
Arthene Rose in 1953 and
added three children to the
family, Melinda, Terria and
Bernard.
For many years he was
in business with his broth-
er-in-law Elmer Storm, with
the Richfield/Arco service
station in Enterprise. Earl
married Phyllis Kirkland
in 1967 and we added Lori
to our sibling family, later
moving to Pendleton working
for the state of Oregon.
In 1981 he met his match
when he was married to
Marilyn (Zigman) Krein and
with this union added Zane,
Shelli, Kim, Lisa and CJ to
the sibling family. All nine of
his kids can agree,
as said by daughter
Lisa, “He was quick
to give advice,
sometimes
you
didn’t want to hear
it, but in the end he
was usually right.”
Earl
started
working as a guard
at the Umatilla
Army Depot in 1981
and remained there
until his retirement.
He and Marilyn
opened an antique
store in Hermiston
as he loved refin-
ishing old furniture.
They spent many
wonderful
times
traveling for their
business
and
enjoying their life
together, living in
Hermiston for 23
years before moving
to Milton-Freewater
in 2004.
Earl took up
painting on saws,
particularly painting pictures
of old barns, he enjoyed this
as long as his health allowed.
Earl belonged to the VFW,
Eagles, Elks and attended
the First Baptist Church in
Milton-Freewater.
Earl is survived by his wife
of 35 years, Marilyn Falconer
of Milton-Freewater, Ore.;
children Melinda (Falconer)
Whittimore of Meridian,
Idaho, Terria (Falconer)
Wallace of Pacific City,
Oregon, Bernard Falconer of
Vancouver, Washington, Lori
Ferris of Texas, Zane Krein
of Van Nuys, California,
Shelli Fullen of Walla Walla,
Washington, Kim Perry of
Milton-Freewater, Oregon,
Lisa Partney of Milton-Free-
water, Oregon, and CJ Krein
of Las Vegas, Nevada;
sister Norma Clough of
Milton-Freewater, Oregon;
sister-in-law
Lou
Mae
Falconer of Milton-Free-
water; 19 grandchildren and
20 great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
Earl was predeceased by
sister Reba Falconer Storm
and brother Otto Falconer,
and
grandsons
Adam
McNeilly and Jeremy Fullen.
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HONORS
Middle school
names Bronc Pride
Award winners
PENDLETON
—
Sunridge Middle School
recently named its Bronc
Pride Award winners for
January. Recipients these
special awards are either
consistently modeling high
expectations related to read-
iness, respect and responsi-
bility, or have recently expe-
rienced recognizable growth
in one or all of these areas.
Sixth Grade: Maria
Alvarez-Barroso,
Thomas
Carlos, Jayce Cecil, Andrew
Demianew, Becca Edmonds,
Sydnee Enright, Christian
Garcia-Magana,
Esteban
Gomez, Mersayus Hart, Billy
Higheagle, Simon Johnson,
Madison Kludt, Isaac Larios,
Memphis Marking, Caleb
Picken, Erin Picken, Brooke
Newsom, Adam Smith,
Mekhi Spencer, Malaya
Stanger, Scott Train, Dawson
Tremper, Damian Vaquero,
Samantha Wilks, Anton
Williams and Dilubch Yaoch.
Seventh Grade: Oscar
Barajas, Madeline Breiling,
Melinda Cramp, Emma
Coleman, Jacob Griffin,
Sarah House, Sam Jennings,
Lennox Lamone, Caden
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)
NIXYAAWII
COMMUNITY
SCHOOL BOARD, 4:30 p.m.,
Nixyaawii Community School,
73300 July Grounds Lane, Mis-
sion. (541-966-2680)
UMATILLA BASIN WATER-
SHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Eastern
Oregon Higher Education Center,
975 S.E. Columbia Drive, Hermis-
ton. (541-276-2190)
ODOT/AREA COMMISSION
ON TRANSPORTATION VIDEO
PUBLIC MEETING, 6 p.m., Blue
Mountain Community College Em-
igrant Hall room 128, 2411 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton AND Blue
Mountain Community College,
300 N.E. Front St., Boardman.
North East and South East Area
Commission on Transportation
and ODOT will provide information
and take comment on the Draft
2018-2021 Statewide Transporta-
tion Improvement Program for the
Eastern Oregon area. Meetings
will be linked by video; if you can-
not attend the meeting it may be
viewed remotely at https://zoom.
us./join. Enter meeting ID 175-
119-566 and password odotstip
(Tom Strandberg 541-963-1330)
MORROW COUNTY HEALTH
DISTRICT, 6 p.m., Pioneer Memo-
rial Clinic conference room, 130
Thompson St., Heppner. Feb-
ruary: provider’s dinner will run
concurrently with meeting. (541-
676-9133)
HERMISTON CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall
council chambers, 180 N.E. Sec-
ond St., Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
MILTON-FREEWATER CITY
COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Freewa-
ter Public Library Albee Room, 8
S.W. EIghth Ave., Milton-Freewa-
ter. (541-938-5531)
IRRIGON
COMMUNITY
PARKS & RECREATION DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Station,
705 N. Main St., Irrigon. (541-922-
3047)
TUESDAY, FEB. 28
WEST UMATILLA MOSQUI-
TO CONTROL DISTRICT, 3 p.m.,
distric office, 3005 S. First St.,
Hermiston. (Janie Cuellar 541-
567-5201)
IONE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
3:30 p.m., Ione Community
School, 445 Spring St., Ione.
3:30 p.m. work session followed
by 4:30 p.m. executive session.
Regular meeting to follow. (541-
422-7131)
MORROW COUNTY PLAN-
NING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m.,
Port of Morrow Riverfront Cen-
DEATH NOTICES
Gordon Bissell
Walla Walla
May 1, 1929-Feb. 13, 2017
Gordon Bissell, 87, of Walla Walla died Monday, Feb. 13,
2017, in College Place, Wash. He was born May 1, 1929, in
Torrington, Wyo. A celebration of life service will be held
Saturday, March 4 at 3 p.m. at Heubach Chapel, University
Church, in College Place, Wash. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral
Home in Milton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements.
UPCOMING SERVICES
SATURDAY, FEB. 25
HOLDEN, RUTH — Viewing at 10 a.m. followed by
a funeral service at 11 a.m. at Einan’s Funeral Home, 915
Bypass Highway, Richland, Wash.
MCMULLEN, JEAN — Graveside service at 11 a.m. at
the Hermiston Cemetery followed by a lunch get-together at
1 p.m. at the Carousel of Dreams, 2901-F Southridge Blvd.,
Kennewick, Wash.
PERKINS, BILL — Celebration of life from 1-5 p.m. at
the Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St.
SUNDAY, FEB. 26
No services scheduled
MONDAY, FEB. 27
No services scheduled
COMING EVENTS
Mathison, Elsie McKay,
Sofia Mendoza, Kendall
Moore, Lucy Oyama, Trae
Phelps, Andreana Roark and
Kody Sloan.
Eighth Grade: Tristin
Armstrong, Kadyn Baldwin,
Brynn Cody, Kiara Craw-
ford-Templin, Mallory Daum,
Angela Fang, Adilia Hart,
Hope Harwood, Kaydon
Higheagle, Erik Johnson,
Griffin Jones, Daniel Lamont,
Victoria Lovell, Elle Marsh,
Ian McClendon, Shayna
Medrano, Natalie Neveau,
Perla Ortega, Grady Phelan,
Leighton Redcrane, Dean
Schiller, Lillian Star, Billy
Turner and David Welch.
MEETINGS
MONDAY, FEB. 27
Arlene Claire Sorenson (Becky), daughter Bonnie
passed away on February 20, Gracia (Dave) and son Steve
2017.
(Maureen); sisters Jean
Arlene was born to Eldon Bellamy, Carol Poulson and
(Shorty) and Goldie Jaeger Winnie DeJanevich; brother
on April 1, 1934, in Kellogg, Jim Jaeger; seven grandchil-
Idaho, one of five children. dren; seven great-grandchil-
She grew up and attended dren; and numerous nieces
schools in Kellogg, gradu- and nephews.
ating from Kellogg
Arlene
was
High School in
a beloved wife,
1952. In 1954, she
mother, sister, aunt,
married the love
grandmother and
of her life, William
friend. She will be
(Bill)
Sorenson,
greatly missed by
and
together
all who knew her.
they raised three
Arlene’s family
children:
Marc,
wishes to extend
Bonnie and Steve.
our sincere grati-
Arlene’s
family
tude to Dr. Jones,
was the center of
nurses, volunteers
her life. Their goal Sorenson
and the entire staff
was to rear their
of the Chaplaincy
children to become
Hospice House in
compassionate, educated and Kennewick, Wash., to the
contributing citizens.
Brookdale Torbet memory
Arlene lived her first 50 care facility in Richland,
years in Kellogg, where she Wash., and to Dr. Joseph
developed a love for golf. Gifford
of
Hermiston,
Always competitive, she Oregon, for their excep-
honed her golf skills winning tionally kind treatment and
numerous tournaments and professionalism.
several club championships
Arlene’s memorial mass
over the years. She also will be held at Our Lady of
loved playing cards with Angels Catholic Church,
friends and sharing a laugh Hermiston, Oregon, on
with friends and family.
March 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
She and Bill moved to Inurnment will be held later
Hermiston, Ore., in 1983 in Kellogg, Idaho.
and spent the next 15 years
In lieu of flowers those
working side by side at their who wish may make contri-
namesake store, Arlene’s butions in Arlene’s memory
Hallmark, before retiring in to Chaplaincy Hospice, Shri-
1998. She and Bill greatly ners Hospital, or Our Lady of
enjoyed their retirement Angels Catholic Church.
years
together,
which
Please sign the online
included many memorable condolence book at burns-
trips with family and friends. mortuaryhermiston.com
Arlene is survived by
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
her devoted husband of iston, Oregon, is in care of
62 years, Bill; son Marc arrangements.
ter, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman.
(Stephanie Loving 541-922-4624)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
MORROW COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m.,
Bartholomew Government Build-
ing upper conference room, 110
N. Court St., Heppner. (541-676-
9061)
HERMISTON AIRPORT AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE, 4 p.m.,
Hermiston Airport lounge, 1600
Airport Way, Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
LOTTERY
Thursday, Feb. 23
Lucky Lines
02-05-12-13-FREE-19-21-
27-31
Estimated jackpot: $49,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 2-8-5-3
4 p.m.: 6-9-5-8
7 p.m.: 7-2-8-9
10 p.m.: 9-9-2-5
Friday, Feb. 24
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 6-3-9-9
SATURDAY, FEB. 25
IMAC
FUNDRAISER
BREAKFAST, 7:30-10:30 a.m.,
Stokes Landing Senior Center,
195 N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon.
Cost is $4.50 per person. Pro-
ceeds benefit the Irrigon Multicul-
tural Arts Center project. (Peggy
Price 541-567-3806)
PARKING LOT SALE, 8:30-
11:30 a.m., Agape House, 500
W. Harper Road, Hermiston.
Clothing (inside) is 3 items for $1
(adult) and children’s clothing is
free for the first 5 items, 3 for $1
balance. Bikes, books and furni-
ture (outside, weather premitting)
priced as marked, knick-knacks
you name the price. Proceeds
benefit Agape House. (Dave
Hughes 541-567-8774)
FREE FOR ALL, 9:30-10:15
a.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Free art classes for children up to
age 12. Children under 8 should
be accompanied by an adult. (Ro-
berta Lavadour 541-278-9201)
FAMILY HISTORY WORK-
SHOPS, 10 a.m., Church of Je-
sus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
850 S.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
Workshops, photo scanning and
more. (Stephanie Blackburn 541-
567-6251)
SATURDAY CRAFT TIME,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Hermiston Pub-
lic Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston. Free craft projects for
children in 5th grade and young-
er. (541-567-2882)
HIP & HANDMADE, 11 a.m.-
12 p.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Free drop-in project class for
adults. (Roberta Lavadour 541-
278-9201)
HEARTS IN MOTION, 11:30
a.m., Pendleton High School
Warberg Court, 1800 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. Local
dance teams will perform their
routines, including PHS’s Rhyth-
mic Mode, which will perform
their 2017 state routine” Fear, the
Mindkiller” toward the end of the
competition. Doors open at 11:30
a.m., grand march of teams be-
gins at 12:45 p.m. and competi-
tion begins at 1 p.m. Admission is
$9 per person. Concessions will
be available for purchase.
KCUW 13TH ANNIVERSA-
RY OPEN HOUSE, 1-6 p.m.,
CTUIR Public Safety Building
| KCUW Studio, 46400 Timine
Way, Mission. KCUW 104.3FM
celebrates 13 years of broadcast-
ing with an open house celebra-
tion. DJ training and signups to
host your own radio program or
learn to edit digital audio. Enter-
tainment, raffle and door prizes.
(Jiselle Halfmoon 541-429-7611)
VFW BINGO NIGHT, 1-4
p.m., Enterprise VFW Hall, 800
N. River St., Enterprise. Open
to everyone. Come join the fun.
(George Ballard 541-263-1427)
MAGIC: THE GATHERING,
1 p.m., Pendleton Public Library,
502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Meeting event, not a tournament.
Games and prizes designed to
appeal to new and younger play-
ers as well as longtime players.
Free. (541-966-0380)
IRRIGON PROUD CELE-
BRATION, 3 p.m., downtown Irri-
gon, North Main Ave., Irrigon. Pa-
rade from A.C. Houghton through
town to City Hall, everyone en-
couraged to decorate their vehi-
cles (removable paint available),
honk horns and bring noisemak-
ers; essay and poster contest
winners, 60th birthday cake and
reception at City Hall includes
guest speakers, rock painting
and poster silent auction; balloon
release at 4 p.m. followed by bon-
fire at Marina Park from 5-7 p.m.
Food available for purchase. Free
admission. (541-922-6259)
THE PRINCESS AND THE
PEA, 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Herm-
iston Conference Center, 415 S.
Highway 395, Hermiston. The
classic children’s story comes to
life with the Missoula Children’s
Theater and local performers.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for
students, available at the Herm-
iston Chamber of Commerce,
Hermiston Parks office or online
at
www.desertartscouncil.com
(Larry Fetter or Phyllis Shovelski
541-667-5007 or 541-379-6992)
CCT PRESENTS: JOSEPH
AND THE AMAZING TECHNI-
COLOR DREAMCOAT, 7:30-9
p.m., Bob Clapp Theatre, Blue
Mountain Community College,
2411 NW Carden Ave, Pendle-
ton. Feb. 23 is pay-what-you-can
preview night; other performanc-
es $20/adults, $10/students. Pur-
chase tickets at the theatre box
office in Pioneer Hall or call 541-
278-5953.
SUNDAY, FEB. 26
FAMILY BREAKFAST, 8:30-
9:15 a.m., First Christian Church,
516 S. Main St., Milton-Freewa-
ter. Cost is by donation. Everyone
welcome. (541-938-3854)
TRANSFIGURATION SUN-
DAY, 10 a.m., Episcopal Church
of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Sec-
ond St., Pendleton. Palms bless-
ed during previous Palm Sunday
services will be burned, with the
ashes mixed with oil and used for
Ash Wednesday. (541-276-3809)
SPECIAL NEEDS OPEN
GYM, 12-1:30 p.m., Pendleton
Recreation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Free for
special needs children and fami-
lies. (541-276-8100)
FIDDLER’S NIGHT, 2 p.m.,
Brookdale Assisted Living, 980
W. Highland Ave., Hermiston.
Join the jam session or just listen.
(541-567-3141)
CCT PRESENTS: JOSEPH
AND THE AMAZING TECHNI-
COLOR DREAMCOAT, 2-3:30
p.m., Bob Clapp Theatre, Blue
Mountain Community College,
2411 NW Carden Ave, Pendle-
ton. Feb. 23 is pay-what-you-can
preview night; other performanc-
es $20/adults, $10/students. Pur-
chase tickets at the theatre box
office in Pioneer Hall or call 541-
278-5953.
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6:30
p.m., Pendleton Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Half-court basketball.
Adults only.
MONDAY, FEB. 27
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6 a.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center,
510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Half-court basketball. Adults only.
WALKING FOR WELLNESS,
8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Rec-
reation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-8100)
TOT TIME, 10-11 a.m., Pend-
leton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. For
children ages 0-5. Costs $1 per
child per session. (541-276-8100)
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME,
10:30 a.m., Athena Public Library,
418 E. Main St., Athena. For ages
birth to 6. (541-566-2470)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Pend-
leton 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)
ART STUDIO, 4-5:30 p.m.,
Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214
N. Main St., Pendleton. Free class
for ages 7-12 to develop skills and
encourage art exploration. (Ro-
berta Lavadour 541-278-9201)