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RECORDS Tuesday, August 22, 2017 East Oregonian PUBLIC SAFETY LOG OBITUARIES DEATH NOTICES FRIDAY Jabudah L. (Coombes, Miller) Grossmiller Marie Patricia ‘Pat’ Earle 3:10 a.m. - A man in a red tank top and a hat yelled at workers at Dean’s Market & Deli, 412 S.W. 20th St., Pendleton. 3:32 a.m. - Hermiston police received a report of a 1-year-old baby with a red mark on its head from possible domestic violence. 6:22 a.m. - Hermiston police took a report about a counterfeit $100 bill. 1:56 p.m. - Milton-Freewater police took a report for the theft of power tools from a barn on the 100 block of Southeast Sixth Avenue. 4:19 p.m. - Lines were down at Southeast 20th Street and Court Avenue, Pendleton. 5:34 p.m. - Law enforcement responded to Club 24, 1845 Westgate Place, Pendleton, for a vehicle theft. 6:42 p.m. - Residents on Cooney Lane, Hermiston, drew complaints for shooting guns. SATURDAY 2:40 a.m. - Pendleton police issued a warning to an intoxicated man who was in the middle of Airport Road near the police department. 2:47 a.m. - A caller at Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store, 78665 Tower Road, Boardman, reported two intoxicated people in the drive-through line. 8:36 a.m. - A woman on Northwest Third Street, Pilot Rock, reported a turkey fl ew into the side of her camp trailer and may have broken its neck. She said she was afraid to check on the fowl. 8:43 a.m. - Morrow County agencies received a report of a fi re with visible fl ames off Interstate 84 near exit 171. 11:08 a.m. - A Umatilla man had questions for police regarding an older man and his daughter on social media. 11:30 a.m. - Milton-Freewater police took a report of new graffi ti on a driveway on the 200 block of Southwest Eighth Avenue. 4:41 p.m. - A man on Cliff Street, Umatilla, told police his wife and his sister were physically fi ghting. 5:45 p.m. - Pendleton police warned a dog owner at Grecian Heights Park, 1910 S.W. Athens Ave., to have their dog on a leash. 5:48 p.m. - Counterfeit bills surfaced at Rocket Mart, 2398 N. First St., Hermiston. 7:10 p.m. - Workers at the Irrigon Shell station, 300 Third St. S.E., Irrigon, reported someone was in the restroom for about an hour and could not get the person to respond. Morrow County Sheriff’s Offi ce responded and found no one was in the restroom. The door somehow locked on its own. 8:26 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Offi ce responded to South Normal Street, Weston, for a man and woman fi ghting. A caller reported hearing her get hit in the head. Deputies gave a warning. 9:08 p.m. - A man on East Newport Avenue, Hermiston, told police he found a hidden camera in his house. Offi cers arrived and found the caller in a state of a drug and/or alcohol-induced psychosis. Police found no cameras of any kind, including in his couch, which he had torn apart. 11:19 p.m. - A resident on Southeast Division Street, Irrigon, reported the neighbors threw rocks at his cars and shined lights at his cars and fi eld. The caller added this has been ongoing. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Offi ce responded, talked to all parties and took a report. 11:23 p.m. - Staff at St. Anthony Hospital, 2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton, reported a man there was verbally abusive to nurses and asked police to trespass him. SUNDAY 1:41 a.m. - Umatilla police responded to a domestic disturbance at a home on Buena Court. 2:49 p.m. - A caller asked for police to check on a woman who may have driven a gold, mid-2000s four-door sedan off Highway 730 east of Irrigon. 2:53 p.m. - Residents on Kangaroo Court Lane, Irrigon, reported the neighbor’s “large, mean Rottweilers” went after their chickens. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Offi ce responded and talked to both parties about their options. 8:17 p.m. - Residents on Prindle Loop Road, Hermiston, reported neighbors across the road were shooting guns. 8:58 p.m. - A tenant at Umatilla Inn & Suites, 1370 Sixth St., Umatilla, told police two other tenants would not let her into her hotel room. Marie Patricia “Pat” Earle, 73, of Irrigon died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Hermiston. She was born Oct. 15, 1943, in Carbondale, Penn. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. at the Country Church, 32742 Diagonal Road, Hermiston. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Jabudah Grossmiller of Jabudah enjoyed photog- Hermiston, Oregon, was raphy, sewing, painting and born on March 14, 1923, in drawing, writing poetry, Seattle, Wash., as the fi rst cake decorating, gardening, child of Oscar and Maude traveling, music and all her Coombes. Jabudah passed wonderful grandchildren, on July 3, 2017, at the age great-grandchildren and of 94. great-great-grandchildren. In 1928 the family moved Jabudah is survived by to Baker, Oregon, her husband of and continued to 29 years, Alan live there until Grossmiller; Jabudah was grown. daughters Linda On December 3, Miller and Sheila 1942, Jabudah was Miller (Cross) of united in marriage Hermiston; sons to Donald H. Miller Raymond Miller in Weiser, Idaho. and wife Barbara The young couple of Portland, and moved to Boise, Benjamin Miller Idaho, and started of Hermiston; a family. Raymond Grossmiller brothers Benjamin Miller, Sheila Coombes and Miller (Cross), wife Doris of Linda Miller and Pennelope Hermiston, Jasper Coombes Miller (Pollard, Cano) and wife Lois of Baker were all born in Boise. In City, George Coombes of 1950 the family moved to Seligman, Missouri, and Echo Meadows and then Edward Coombes and wife bought a small farm north Karen of Spalding, Idaho; of Hermiston. Benjamin and many grandchildren, Miller completed the family g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n , in 1953. great-great-grandchildren, Jabudah worked part- nieces and nephews. time at different jobs to Jabudah was preceded in help out with the family death by her fi rst husband, fi nances but fi rst and fore- Donald H. Miller; daughter most Jabudah was a wife Pennelope Miller (Pollard, and mother. In the 1970s, Cano) and her fi rst husband Jabudah went to work for Cecil Pollard; parents Oscar Lamb Weston and later and Maude Coombes; sister worked as a federal food Erma and her husband inspector, traveling all of the Clifford Gray; brother Northwest. Jabudah retired Donald Coombes; and in 1984 after her husband sisters-in-law Perry, Elise Donald passed away and Jean Coombes, and Iris on December 29, 1983. and husband Pete Blake. Jabudah’s greatest pleasure A memorial service will was traveling with Don all be held Saturday at 11:00, over the United States and August 26, 2017, at the abroad. Stanfi eld Baptist Church. On June 25, 1988, Donations can be made Jabudah was united in to the Hermiston VFW or marriage to Alan Gross- your favorite charity. miller. Jabudah and Please sign the online Alan embarked on many condolence book at burns- wonderful travels including mortuaryhermiston.com moving to Baker City and Burns Mortuary of then returning to Hermiston Hermiston, Oregon, is in in 2002. care of arrangements. Barbara A. Fergueson Hermiston Dec. 17, 1927 - Aug. 16, 2017 Barbara A. Fergueson, 89, of Hermiston died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 17, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio. Arrangements are pending with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Helen Mae Harper Pendleton Sept. 28, 1922 - Aug. 20, 2017 Helen Mae Harper, 94, of Pendleton died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at a local care facility. She was born Sept. 28, 1922, in Helix. Arrangements are pending with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Online condolences may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.com. Bette Jo Lambier Salem March 15, 1923 - Aug. 20, 2017 Former Hermiston resident Bette Jo Lambier, 94, of Salem died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Salem. She was born March 15, 1923. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. at Burns Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Herm- iston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Jack Shaffer Milton-Freewater June 1, 1950 - Aug. 7, 2017 Jack Shaffer, 67, of Milton-Freewater died Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, at his home. He was born June 1, 1950. Memorial services will be held Friday, Aug. 25 at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Milton-Freewater. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in charge of arrange- ments. UPCOMING SERVICES TUESDAY, AUG. 22 IRELAND, STEVE — Graveside services at 10 a.m. at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. MASON, LORETTA — Memorial services at 2 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 816 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23 LAMOREAUX, RON — Funeral service at 10 a.m. in the chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Herm- iston. Burial with military honors will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. Louise Edwina Thompson Yuma, Arizona August 5, 2017 Friday •Oregon State Police arrested Vidal Larios Meija, 72, of Connell, Washington, for driving under the infl uence of intoxicants. •Oregon State Police cited Steven Dale Ford, 55, no address provided, for DUII. State police reported his blood-alcohol level was .24 percent, three times the .08 percent legal limit. Saturday •Oregon State Police arrested Brian Andrew Spry, 50, no address provided, for DUII (alcohol). •Pendleton police cited Sigfredo Serrano Sanchez, 33, of Walla Walla, for DUII. Jerry Lewis dies at 91 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Lewis epitomized what it meant to be a survivor in Hollywood. Through ups and downs in popularity, health troubles and weight fl uctuations and the sorts of seismic shifts that take place over decades in the entertainment industry, Lewis always fi gured out a way to battle back, to reinvent himself, to stay relevant. It’s what enduring stars know how to do instinctively; perhaps it’s that very drive that makes them stars in the fi rst place. Through it all, Lewis remained the consummate showman, and his distinc- tive comic legacy surely will continue to survive for decades to come. The manic, rubber-faced performer who jumped and hollered to fame in a stage, radio, TV and fi lm partnership with Dean Martin, settled to become a self-conscious auteur in movies he wrote, produced and directed, and found new fame as the tireless, teary host of the annual muscular dystrophy tele- thons, died Sunday at home in Las Vegas surrounded by family. He was 91. Lewis, who had battled the lung disease pulmonary fi brosis, heart issues, a debilitating back problem and addiction to pain killers, died of natural causes, according to his publicist. His career spanned the history of show business in the 20th century, beginning in his parents’ vaudeville act at the age of 5. He was just 20 when his pairing with Martin made them Irrigon Oct. 15, 1943 - Aug. 19, 2017 Hermiston March 14, 1923 - July 3, 2017 ARRESTS, CITATIONS international stars. After their cold parting in 1956, Lewis made such favorites as “The Bellboy” and “The Nutty Professor,” was featured in Martin Scorsese’s “The King of Comedy” and appeared as himself in Billy Crystal’s “Mr. Saturday Night.” In the 1990s, he scored a stage comeback as the devil in the Broadway revival of “Damn Yankees.” In his 80s, he was still traveling the world, planning to remake some of his earlier movies and working on a stage version of “The Nutty Professor.” He was so active he would sometimes forget the basics, like eating, his associates would recall. In 2012, Lewis missed an awards ceremony thrown by his beloved Friars Club because his blood sugar dropped from lack of food and he had to spend the night in the hospital. In an interview with The Associated Press from 2016, Lewis, at 90 and promoting the fi lm “Max Rose,” said he still woke up every day at 4:30 or 5 in the morning to write, and he had a handful of standup shows on the schedule. Page 5A OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can in- clude small photos and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These in- clude information about services. Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastorego- nian.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@eastoregonian.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the East Oregonian offi ce. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221. Louise Edwina home and at church. You’d Thompson, age 85, beloved be hard pressed to fi nd mother and friend, passed anyone who didn’t adore away at home on August 5 her. in Yuma, Arizona. But the people she loved Born in Belvedere, Cali- the most were her children. fornia, she spent the bulk of She worked very hard to her life in Oregon with the provide for them to the best rest in California, Montana, of her abilities, and made all and Arizona. After decisions with their retirement she welfare in mind. was a snowbird, When she couldn’t splitting time be with them, they between Pendleton, occupied her mind Oregon, and Yuma, each and every day. Arizona. She loved Rounding out the RV life before her life were her eventually settling pets. She loved into a home on her four-legged a patch of desert children. in the Arizona She was sunshine. She was Thompson preceded in death so proud to be a by her husband homeowner. Bill Thompson in She was the textbook 2006. Survivors include her defi nition of a “people children, Steven, Marsha, person.” As a wage earner, Bill, Colleen, Laurie, Larry she worked primarily in the and Joni, and many grand- retail and service industries children and great-grand- in Pendleton, where she children, all of whom will loved meeting and greeting miss her dearly. and was always a customer A celebration of life will favorite. After retirement, be held on Oct. 5 at Foothills she continued to charm her Southern Baptist Church in friends and neighbors at Yuma, Arizona. MEETINGS TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 No meetings scheduled WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Bartholomew Government Build- ing upper conference room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. (Roberta Lutcher 541-676-9061) HERMISTON LIBRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Herm- iston. (541-567-2882) THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 BUTTER CREEK IRRIGA- TION DISTRICT, 8 a.m., River Point Farms conference room, 28790 Westport Lane, Hermiston. (William Porfi ly 541-449-1327) ECHO IRRIGATION DIS- TRICT, 8:30 a.m., River Point Farms conference room, 28790 Westport Lane, Hermiston. (Wil- liam Porfi ly 541-449-1327) SALVATION ARMY ADVISORY BOARD, 12 p.m., Salvation Army, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (Susan Lamb 541-276-3369) UMATILLA COUNTY PLAN- NING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Umatilla County Justice Center, 4700 N.W. Pioneer Place, Pendle- ton. (541-278-6252) FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 EASTERN OREGON TRADE & EVENT CENTER AUTHORI- TY, 7 a.m., EOTEC main building, 1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston. (541-289-9800) MONDAY, AUGUST 28 LOWER UMATILLA COUN- TY GROUNDWATER MANAGE- MENT AREA COMMITTEE, 2 p.m., Stafford Hansell Government Center, 915 S.E. Columbia Drive, Hermiston. (Janet Greenup 541- 676-5452 ext. 109) 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, Herm- iston. (Michael T. 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