RECORDS
Friday, August 25, 2017
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
WEDNESDAY
1:30 a.m. - A caller reported several intoxicated people
walking in the road at Southwest 18th Street and Emigrant
Avenue, Pendleton.
4:16 a.m. One truck driver threatened to beat a customer
at the Pilot Travel Center, 2115 S. Highway 395, Stanfield. The
people involved left before police arrived.
4:31 a.m. - A resident in Weston reported a prowler on South
Broad Street.
4:40 a.m. - A Milton-Freewater woman reported a burglary
and theft of items at her house on the 700 block of South Mill
Street.
7:47 a.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a
request for extra patrols and to check on suspicious activity. The
caller said a white, 20-something man with blond hair parks a
red four-door Pontiac GTO at an area on Grant Road, Milton-
Freewater and “just sits there.”
8:40 a.m. - A caller reported transients set up a camp about
50-75 yards north of Oxbow Trail 2 on West Elm Avenue and
Northwest 11th Street, Hermiston.
8:48 a.m. - A person came into the Hermiston Police
Department and said a dog that looked “very sick and dying”
was in a light blue car on West Orchard Avenue and asked for
an officer to check on it.
8:58 a.m. - A woman who stayed last week at Umatilla Inn
& Suites, 1370 Sixth St., Umatilla, told police she left her purse
in the hotel room and the manager mailed it, but it was missing
money and her credit cards. The case is under investigation.
10:46 a.m. - A woman asked to speak to a Hermiston
officer about domestic violence and her options for leaving her
husband and filing for restraining orders.
1:33 p.m. - A second Milton-Freewater resident reported
a burglary. This came from the 500 block of Northeast Eighth
Avenue, and the caller said the culprit or culprits stole his
camera.
3:55 p.m. - Someone dumped two black garbage bags
that have a foul odor and liquid seeping out on Eastside Road,
Milton-Freewater, a caller reported.
9:59 p.m. - Umatilla police responded to Columbia Crest
Apartments, 1500 Second St., for an assault and took a report.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested Randall Lee
Case, 59, of Pendleton, for trespassing and on the domestic
violence charge of fourth-degree assault.
•The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 7:36
p.m. from a resident of Maple Crest Apartments, 700 S.W.
Wilson Lane, who reported a neighbor was intoxicated and
trying to get into her apartment. She said he hit her on the arm,
causing a bruise.
Law enforcement arrived and arrested Alex Mendoza
Baldmiro Jeronimo, 21, for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest,
harassment and first-degree trespass.
BRIEFLY
Grange announces upcoming activities
PENDLETON — Due to Pendleton Round-Up, the
White Eagle Grange won’t host a September breakfast.
However, the group invites the public to look for their
float during the Dress-Up Parade, which is Saturday, Sept.
9 at 10 a.m. in downtown Pendleton.
Also on the horizon are plans for a haunted house in
October. Money raised will go to the Grange Youth Fund
and the Pendleton Fourth of July Fireworks Fund.
Anyone with decorations, ideas or who would like to
dress up during the event are encouraged to contact Gail
Wilson at gail11wilson@gmail.com or 541-310-9655.
Irrigation district seeks board members
STANFIELD — The Stanfield Irrigation District has
two openings on its board of directors. The openings are
for Division 2 and Division 5; current directors are Darrin
Ditchen and Randy Cooper, respectively.
Anyone interested in running for these offices is encour-
aged to contact the district office at 100 W. Coe Ave.,
Stanfield, or call 541-449-3272 for more information.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25
PENDLETON MASTERS
SWIM CLUB, 5-6 p.m., Round-
up Athletic Club pool, 1415
Southgate, Pendleton. $5 per
session coaching fee; non-RAC
members pay $8 pool fee per
session. (Tania Wildbill 541-
310-9102)
PENDLETON
EAGLES
LADIES AUXILIARY KITCH-
EN, 6-8 p.m., Pendleton Eagles
Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendle-
ton. Members and guests wel-
come. (541-278-2828)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26
MEN’S BREAKFAST, 8
a.m., Bethel Assembly of God
Church, 1109 Airport Road,
Pendleton. (541-276-7559)
STANDING WITH STAND-
ING ROCK, WATER, AIR AND
EARTH PROTECTORS, 11
a.m.-12 p.m., Roy Raley Park,
1205 S.W. Court Ave., Pendle-
ton.
UMATILLA COUNTY PO-
MONA GRANGE, 12:30 p.m.,
Columbia Grange Hall, 32339
Diagonal Road, Hermiston.
Lunch will be followed 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., Pend-
leton. Dinner from 6-8 p.m.,
music from 8 p.m. to midnight.
Members and guests welcome.
(541-278-2828)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27
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)
UNION PACIFIC EMPLOY-
EES CLUB, 1:30 p.m., Herm-
iston VFW Hall, 45 W. Cherry,
Hermiston. All UP employees,
working or retired, welcome
to attend. Bring a main dish or
dessert and table service. (541-
567-5260)
MONDAY, AUGUST 28
BOARDMAN
QUILT
GROUP, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,
Boardman Senior Center, 100
Tatone St., Boardman. Quilt
construction, quilting updates,
education, history and friend-
ship. Free. (Kathy Hyder 541-
571-7009)
NARFE OF HERMISTON,
12 p.m., Desert Lanes Bowling
Alley, 1545 N. First St., Herm-
iston. No-host lunch. All federal
employees, retirees and spous-
es are welcome. (541-567-
2648)
DIRT DABBLERS GAR-
DEN CLUB, 1 p.m., Vert Club
Room, 345 S.W. Fourth St.,
Pendleton. Visitors welcome.
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)
WESTON CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, 6 p.m., Memorial
Hall, 210 E. Main St., Weston.
VFW POST NO. 922 SO-
CIAL, 6:30 p.m., Pendleton
VFW Hall, 1221 S.E. Court
Place, Pendleton. (541-278-
2720)
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 in-
clude information about services. Obituaries and notices can be
submitted online at www.eastoregonian.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 office.For
more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221.
East Oregonian
OBITUARIES
Jean C. Cook
Patricia Kay Hunt
Spokane, Wash.
June 2, 1926 - August 18, 2017
Pendleton
December 3, 1937 - August 21, 2017
Jean moved to Pendleton
in 1956. She was married to
Al Spitz, a longtime Herm-
iston and Pendleton resident.
She lived and worked at the
Pendleton Motor Park. Mr.
Spitz passed away
in November of
1963.
Jean continued
to work at the
Motor Park until
1971. She was then
employed by the
Pendleton School
District as the food
service supervisor
at the high school.
During her tenure, Cook
Jean and her crew
made thousands of chocolate
chip cookies for the students
and faculty.
In the early 1970s
she married Jay Cook, a
longtime friend. Mr. Cook
passed away in 1984 and
she continued to live at 911
S.E. Byers until she moved
to Spokane to be with her
family in 2012.
Jean passed away August
18 in Spokane. She
was with family
members.
She is survived
by her son David
Gibbs,
daugh-
ter-in-law Jeanne,
stepsons Dick Cook
of Walla Walla
and Bill Cook of
Hayden Lake, four
grandchildren and
three great-grand-
children.
There will be a Celebra-
tion of Life event September
20th, at 1 p.m., at the
Pendleton Eagles Lodge.
Please join us for lunch and
remembering.
Brandon Lewis Spencer
Pendleton
January 14, 1976 - August 21, 2017
Brandon Lewis Spencer
of Pendleton, Ore., walked
on to the baseball field in the
sky. He was surrounded by his
family and loved ones.
Brandon was born in Pend-
leton, Ore., to the late Chester
“Sparky” Spencer and Ruth
Spencer. He attended Wash-
ington and McKay
elementary schools
where he formed
lifelong friendships.
While
growing
up,
Brandon
developed a love
for the outdoors,
especially hunting
and fishing. He
also loved athletics
such as wrestling,
football, basketball Spencer
and
baseball.
Brandon attended
Pendleton Junior High School
and Pendleton High School.
He continued his passion for
sports in playing football,
basketball and baseball for
PJHS and PHS.
As Brandon grew, he
found his niche as a pitcher.
Throughout his baseball years,
Brandon idolized Fernando
Valenzuela since they both
threw left-handed. On the
mound, he often referred to
himself as FerBrando. He
continued to develop his craft
as a pitcher and excelled for
the Pendleton Buckaroos.
Brandon earned the nickname
“Giant” because despite his
small stature, he lived his
life and played his game
big. During his senior year,
Brandon earned all-star selec-
tions within the Intermountain
Conference and was also
selected to play in the State
Metro-League all-star game.
Brandon earned multiple
varsity letters for his athletics
including the 1994 Mark
Leach MVP Award for base-
ball. Brandon then went on
to play baseball for Mt. Hood
Community College. He also
attended Blue Mountain and
Lane community colleges.
Brandon
is
known for his laugh
and
affectionate
smile. He truly cared
for all of his friends
and family. He espe-
cially cared for his
children, nieces and
his nephew. Brandon
was dedicated to
attending his fami-
ly’s athletic events
and made sure
they knew he was
present to support
their efforts. Brandon was also
an avid outdoorsman. He was
frequently in the mountains,
hunting or “cruising.” He was
also rarely without his fishing
pole stashed in his car, as he
could hardly resist being on
the river when the fish were
running.
Brandon is preceded in
death by his father, Chester
“Sparky”
Spencer,
and
uncles Warren Spencer,
Marilyn “Mar” Spencer,
Vernon “Babe” Spencer and
Lester “Bub” Spencer. He is
survived by his mother, Ruth
Spencer; brothers Brent and
Brad Spencer; children Aubry
Spencer, Kaitlyn Spencer,
Korie Spencer and Chaynne
Spencer; and his nieces and
nephew.
Burns Mortuary is in charge
of funeral arrangements. Sign
the online condolence book at
www.burnsmortuary.com.
DEATH NOTICES
Russell Charles ‘Russ’ Green
Milton-Freewater
Jan. 5, 1944 - Aug. 20, 2017
Russell Charles “Russ” Green, 73, of Milton-Freewater
died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Walla Walla. He was born Jan.
5, 1944. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater
is in charge of arrangements.
Michael Leis
Pendleton
May 1, 1953 - Aug. 21, 2017
Michael Leis, 64, of Pendleton died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017,
in Walla Walla. He was born May 1, 1953, in Long Beach, Calif.
Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Sign
the online condolence book at www.burnsmortuary.com.
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Patricia Kay Hunt, 79,
passed away in the evening
on Monday, August 21,
2017, at her home. A grave-
side service will be held at
2:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug.
25, 2017, at Olney
Cemetery, Pend-
leton, Ore. Patty
will be missed
by her husband,
Clyde, her sister
Helen
Graymer,
her three children
and a multitude
of grandchildren,
nieces,
nephews
and great-grand-
children.
Hunt
Patricia
Kay
Hunt was born December 3,
1937, St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton, Oregon. She was
the youngest of five children
of Claude O. Meyers and C.
Frances Straughan. She was
raised on the family farm
and attended grade school
in Echo, Oregon. She trans-
ferred to Helen McEwen
Junior High in the seventh-
grade, living during the week
with her grandparents, M.E.
Meyers, where they lived at
the bottom of the south hill.
Later she commuted with
her brother, Wayne, who was
attending Pendleton High
School. In 1952, Patty’s
parents moved to Pendleton,
first to a basement apartment
on Northeast First Street and
later to their home at 803
N.E. Ellis.
Patty met Clyde Hunt of
Adams, Oregon, the love
of her life, while she was
attending Pendleton High
School, where she graduated
in 1955. She was employed
by the telephone company.
She married Clyde on her
18th birthday. They lived on
Byers Avenue in a two-room
apartment when their first
child (Jeanne Marie, b.
9/6/56) was born. They
moved to her parents’ home
(Ellis Street) making the
upstairs their home in order
to save money to purchase
their own home. Young’s
Addition was just being
developed and the back yard
of their first home (2410
S.W. Olson) faced a wheat
field. Their last two children,
Larry Dean (b. 6/23/60) and
Brenda Lyn (b. 12/20/61)
were born while they
resided there. In the spring
of 1962, they purchased the
Riverside farm residence
with 6½ acres where they
made their home for the past
55 years.
Patty worked as secretary
at the Methodist Church as
well as the S&W Redemp-
tion (Green Stamps) store
prior to working
at St. Anthony
Hospital.
She
worked there for
approximately 13
years, beginning
on the switchboard
and
admitting
clerk desk, later as
personnel secre-
tary. She worked at
a radiology office
for about 13 years
before her retire-
ment.
Patty was a farm girl
most of her life. She was
very independent early on,
but with life experience she
became more increasingly
so. She was not afraid of
hard work and rarely asked
for help with anything. She
was a partner to Clyde on the
farm, helping to move irri-
gation pipes in the pasture,
bucking hay or driving
the hay truck. She would
round up escaped cattle,
once driving the tractor
down Riverside Drive with
curlers in her hair in order
to catch them. She and
Clyde enjoyed the outdoors
and took several fishing/
camping trips to Montana,
Canada and Alaska, and
on at least one occasion
“out-fished” Clyde with a
larger salmon. She was an
avid reader and kept track
of every book she read. She
was an accomplished seam-
stress and quilter. Many of
the clothing, table toppers
and quilts were gifts of love
to many of her family. She
also enjoyed gardening and
was the family genealogist.
Patty was diagnosed
with ovarian cancer in
1996, which reoccurred in
2004. She was treated with
chemo for many years. She
fought a long, hard battle,
but chose to stop chemo
treatment
approximately
one and a half years ago.
She never complained
about the chemo effects,
or how treatment effected
her quality of the life. She
fought to the bitter end and
will be remembered as an
independent, strong, hard-
working woman, a devoted
wife, a loving mother, aunt,
sister, and grandmother.
UPCOMING SERVICES
FRIDAY, AUG. 25
HUNT, PATRICIA — Graveside service at 2:30 p.m. at
Olney Cemetery, Pendleton.
HUTCHINS, ROBERT — Memorial service at 8 a.m. at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 800 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton.
HARPER, HELEN — Private family graveside service
at 10:30 a.m. at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton.
SHAFFER, JACK — Memorial services at 2 p.m. at the
First Christian Church, 518 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater.
SPENCER, BRANDON — Mass of Christian Burial at
9 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, 48022 St. Andrews
Road, Mission, followed by burial at Agency Cemetery.
SATURDAY, AUG. 26
BARKER, LYNN — Graveside service at 9 a.m. at
the Athena Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at
10:30 a.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, 703 S. Main St.,
Milton-Freewater.
GROSSMILLER, JABUDAH — Celebration of life at
11 a.m. at Stanfield Baptist Church, 310 N.E. Wheeler Ave.
HAYES, EVELYN — Celebration of life from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. at McKenzie Park, 320 S. First St., Hermiston.
LAMBIER, BETTE — Funeral service at 1 p.m. in the
chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Herm-
iston. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery.
MEETINGS
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 Govern-
ment 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. Ward 541-276-
2190)
MORROW COUNTY HEALTH
DISTRICT, 6 p.m., PIoneer Med-
ical Clinic conference room, 130
Thompson St., Heppner. Provider
dinner at 6 p.m. followed by regu-
lar 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-
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