RECORDS
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
DEATH NOTICES
East Oregonian
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OBITUARIES
H. Annette Fitterer
Bernice Arline Cary
Pendleton
March 19, 1928 - Aug. 17, 2018
Pendleton
February 1, 1924 – August 16, 2018
H. Annette Fitterer, 90, of Pendleton died Friday, Aug. 17,
2018, in her home. She was born March 19, 1928. Services
will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, at 9 a.m. at Burns Mortuary
in Pendleton, followed by burial at Olney Cemetery. Burns
Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Sign the
online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com
Leo Douglas McElroy
Newberg
Nov. 11, 1931 - Aug. 17, 2018
Former Pilot Rock resident Leo Douglas McElroy, 86,
of Newberg died Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in Newberg. He
was born Nov. 11, 1931. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in
charge of arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at www.
burnsmortuary.com
Norma Reeves Busler
Umatilla
Jan. 25, 1933 - Aug. 18, 2018
Life-long Umatilla resident Norma Reeves Busler, 85,
died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in Spokane, Wash. She was
born Jan. 25, 1933, at home in Umatilla. A celebration of life
will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. at Umatilla Com-
munity Presbyterian Church, 14 Martin Drive. A private fam-
ily burial will be at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Umatilla. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the Sams
online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Vera Vivian Sams
JoAnna Marie White
Weston
November 11, 1930 - July 28, 2018
La Grande
Feb. 1, 1952 - Aug. 18, 2018
JoAnna Marie White, 66, of La Grande died Saturday,
Aug. 18, 2018. She was born Feb. 1, 1952. Rosary will be
held Friday, Aug. 24, at 8:30 a.m., followed by mass at 9
a.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Pendleton. Burial will
follow at Olney Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is
charge of arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at www.
burnsmortuary.com
Matthew Dwayne Carroll
Hermiston/Irrigon
June 13, 1990 - Aug. 18, 2018
Matthew Dwayne Carroll, 28, of Hermiston/Irrigon died
Friday, Aug. 18, 2018, in Portland. He was born on June 13,
1990, in Richland, Wash. A festival of life for Matthew will
be held Saturday, Aug. 25, at 4 p.m. at his grandmother’s
home, 280 N.E. Washington Ave., Irrigon. Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online con-
dolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
John I. ‘Jack’ Bozarth
Boardman
April 20, 1941 - Aug. 19, 2018
John I. “Jack” Bozarth, 77, of Boardman died Sunday,
Aug. 19, 2018, at his home. He was born April 20, 1941, in
Woodland, Washington. A private family burial will be held
at the Riverview Cemetery, Boardman. Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condo-
lence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Vera Vivian Sams of
Weston, Oregon, passed
away July 28, 2018, at
Kadlec Medical Center in
Richland, Wash., at the age
of 87 years. Memorial ser-
vices will be Saturday,
August 25, 2018, at 10:00
a.m. at the Weston Com-
munity Building in Weston,
Oregon. Inurnment will be
in the Weston Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Friends of the
Weston Library through the
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral
Home, 902 S. Main, Mil-
ton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Vera was born November
11, 1930, in Pendleton, Ore-
gon, the daughter of Mar-
ion and Merle Gaylor Dear-
dorff. On July 7, 1959, she
married Herman H. Sams
in Walla Walla, Wash. She
loved horseback riding,
hunting, baking (she had a
great banana bread recipe)
and was an avid reader.
Vera worked at Smith
Frozen Foods and the Suzi’s
Handy Mart until she retired.
Holiday gatherings were
always at her house and
the house was full of sons,
daughters,
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
She was a member of the
Weston Community Church
and the Pioneer Association.
Vera was preceded in death
by her husband in 1969.
She is survived by daugh-
ters Daisy Cisneros, Kath-
leen Zaragoza and Leona
Paredes; sons Will Gall-
away and Jim Sams; sis-
ters Josephine Smith and
Mary Brown; and numer-
ous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by sons Carl and Ted
Gallaway and a great-grand-
daughter, Sofia.
To leave a condolence
online go to www.mun-
sellerhodes.com.
Gwen Orsi Martin
Pendleton
February 3, 1947 - August 13, 2018
UPCOMING SERVICES
TUESDAY, AUG. 21
CARY, BERNICE — Visitation from noon to 4:30 p.m.
at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E.
Byers Ave., Pendleton.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22
CARY, BERNICE — Graveside service at 11 a.m. at
Olney Cemetery, Pendleton.
TOLAN, SUE — Recitation of the rosary at 10:30 a.m.
followed by funeral mass at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church, 565 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
Gwen Orsi Martin, 71, of
Pendleton, Oregon, peace-
fully passed away on August
13, 2018, at O.H.S.U. In
keeping with the wishes
of Gwen there will be no
funeral service.
Gwen Orsi Martin was
born on February 3, 1947, to
Roy L. and Sylvia B. Orsi.
Gwen will be lovingly
remembered by her daugh-
ter Tanya and son-in-law
Chris Galiszewski, and
grandchildren Kris Ann
(Stephen); Kellie (Austin);
Devon; and Helen. She
will be fondly remembered
by great-grandson Samuel
Roy.
A private interment will
follow at a later date.
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On August 16, 2018, Ber-
nice Arline Cary passed
away peacefully at her
home, surrounded by her
extended family and friends.
Her home was
where she had lived
since 1958.
Bernice
was
born February 1,
1924, in Colville,
Washington,
to
Harry and Beatrice
(Sage) Davidson.
Her family relo-
cated to Pendleton,
where she lived Cary
since. She was one
of nine kids.
She married Warren
Cary in 1948. Warren had
three young sons that Ber-
nice loved and cared for.
After marrying Warren, they
owned and operated Cary’s
Tavern and Bernice worked
at Harris Pine Mills and then
had a long career with the
Umatilla County property
tax department. While work-
ing, she always walked to
work and did not drive until
she was in her 40s.
Bernice loved her family
(which included her cats),
her home and especially
the yard, where you could
drive by and see the roses
from spring to late
fall. Visits from
family and friends
were dear to her
heart,
especially
from baby Josey,
her
“adopted”
granddaughter.
She is survived
by her brother Bill
Davidson (Joann)
of
Beaverton,
Ore., niece Karen
Seivert
(Clark)
of Wilsonville, Ore., and
numerous nieces, nephews,
grandkids and great-grand-
kids and her extended fam-
ily who cared for her after
Warren passed away.
Visitation will be at Pend-
leton Pioneer Chapel Tues-
day, August 21, from noon
to 4:30 p.m. and a grave-
side service will be held on
August 22 at Olney Ceme-
tery at 11:00 a.m.
Billie ‘Sue’ Tolan
Hermiston
August 31, 1940 - August 16, 2018
Billie “Sue” Tolan of
Hermiston was born August
31, 1940, in Spencerville,
Oklahoma, the daugh-
ter of Wallace and Jessie
(Noel) Ammons.
She passed away
in Hermiston on
Thursday, August
16, 2018, at the age
of 77.
As a young
child, Sue moved
with her family
to the community
of Mayville, Ore-
gon. She lived in Tolan
Mayville through-
out her childhood,
attending grade school in
Mayville and high school in
Condon. She has resided in
Hermiston for many years.
Sue worked in various
fields throughout her career,
the most recent being a spe-
cial educational assistant at
Hermiston High School.
Sue enjoyed gardening
and taking trips to the beach
and to the family cabin in
Starkey with her family. She
was a long time member of
Our Lady of Angels Cath-
olic Church and actively
involved with the Catholic
Daughters.
Sue married James Tolan
in Hermiston, Oregon. She
was preceded in death by
husband, James; her parents;
sister Helen Audette Owens;
infant granddaughter Claire
Michelle; and infant grand-
son Charles Gaston Lilly.
She is survived by son
John (Debra) Tolan of La
Grande; daughter Debra
Rene` (Dr. Michael) Har-
ris of Bend; daughter Col-
leen (Robert) LaFrance of
Phoenix, Ariz.; son Scott
Lee Owens of Rig-
gins, Idaho; daugh-
ter Lori Shaw of
Lake
Stevens,
Wash.;
daughter
Lisa (Kevin) Lilly
of St. Joseph, Mo.;
son Casey Tolan of
Hermiston; daugh-
ter Karla (Trevor)
Wenning of Keizer;
brothers
Harold
Glen
Ammons
of Condon and
Jimmy Lee Ammons of
Summerville; sister Patsy
Ann Moffit of Pendleton;
22 grandchildren, and 22
great-grandchildren.
Recitation of the rosary
will be held at 10:30 a.m.
on Wednesday, August 22,
2018, at Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church, followed
by a Memorial Mass begin-
ning at 11:00 a.m., also at
Our Lady of Angels Cath-
olic Church, 565 W. Herm-
iston Avenue, Hermiston,
OR 97838. A private fam-
ily interment will be in the
Mayville Cemetery in May-
ville, Oregon.
Family suggest memorial
donations in Sue’s memory
be made to Catholic Daugh-
ters at Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church.
To leave an online con-
dolence for the family go to
www.burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com
State police cited the driver for
failing to drive within the lane.
Each vehicle was a Ford
Taurus, and tow trucks hauled
them away.
7:30 p.m. - A Pendleton
caller on Southeast First Street
reported a male was hitting him
with beer cans.
11:11 p.m. - A Milton-
Freewater resident on the 100
block of Evans Street reported
the theft of a gun.
him into the Umatilla County
Jail, Pendleton.
•Umatilla Tribal Police
arrested Tyler Elijah Lamar
Burns, 27, of Pendleton, for
criminal trespass, resisting
arrest, dangerous drugs and
criminal activity in drugs.
•Pendleton police arrested
Clinton Daniel Getschman, 55,
of Pendleton, for felony fleeing,
property hit and run, driving
under the influence of intoxi-
cants and carrying concealed
weapons.
Sunday
•Umatilla Tribal Police
arrested Gabriel David
Freeman, 23, of Pendleton, for
misdemeanors of menacing
and domestic abuse.
•Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office arrested Michael James
Hawks, 25, of Heppner, for
domestic violence fourth-degree
assault, harassment, menacing,
second-degree criminal
mischief and misdemeanor
methamphetamine possession.
•Hermiston police arrested
Deyma Louise Cantu-Smith, 28,
of Hermiston, for second-de-
gree theft, first-degree theft (a
firearm) and unlawful posses-
sion of a firearm.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
FRIDAY
8:55 a.m. - A woman asked
to speak to a Hermiston officer
about some product she bought
at a local store. She said she
thinks the item has alcohol in it,
and the store has other issues
she felt police should look into.
11:30 a.m. - Pendleton
police received a 911 call from
the Brown Building, 110 S.W.
Court Ave., for a dispute.
11:37 a.m. - Hermiston
police received a request for
help with an ongoing elder
abuse investigation.
11:56 a.m. - The Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office received
a complaint about abandoned
dogs on Pleasant View Road,
Umatilla.
12:59 p.m. - Pendleton
police responded to Premium
Tire & Lube, 910 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., for vandalism at the car
wash.
2:25 p.m. - A Morrow County
sheriff’s deputy helped an
Ione resident on Rhea Creek
Road herd goats back into their
pasture.
4:21 p.m. - An Irrigon
caller reported her stepfather
threatened to burn her car
with her children inside. The
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
responded and determined
there was no crime.
7:23 p.m. - Irrigon residents
on Power Pole Street reported
they now believe they know
which dog attacked their
rabbits.
8 p.m. - Umatilla police took
a report for theft at Umatilla Self
Storage, 2541 Highway 730,
Umatilla.
10:35 p.m. - A Pendleton
911 caller on Northeast 14th
Street reported three vehicles
stopped in the road and people
were fighting.
11:13 p.m. - Hermiston
police received a 911 report for
a burglary on the 1100 block of
South First Street.
SATURDAY
12:24 a.m. - Pendleton
police took a report for
an assault at Crabby’s
Underground Saloon & Dance
Hall, 220 S.W. First St.
5:45 a.m. - A 911 caller
reported an assault at Fruitvale
Road, Milton-Freewater.
10:40 a.m. - Hermiston
police took a report for a
burglary on the 400 block of
Southwest 11th Street.
12:02 p.m. - A caller reported
drug activity at Umatilla River
Road and Intestate 82, Umatilla.
1:44 p.m. - The Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office received
information about possible
drug activity on Highway 204,
Weston.
5:14 p.m. - Law enforcement
received a 911 report of the
theft of a car from the Quality
Inn, 705 Willamette Ave.,
Umatilla.
8:48 p.m. - A male and
female were in a physical fight
on East Newport Avenue,
Hermiston.
9:32 p.m. - A caller on West
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Orchard Avenue, Hermiston,
reported hearing multiple
gunshots.
11:53 p.m. - Hermiston
police took a report for a fight
on East Main Street.
SUNDAY
12:03 p.m. - Hermiston
police received information of
possible child abuse.
8:16 a.m. - Hermiston police
responded to a disturbance and
possible road rage at Northwest
11th Street and West Elm
Avenue.
10:02 a.m. - Hermiston
police issued a citation on an
animal complaint.
1:04 p.m. - Stanfield police
checked into criminal mischief
at Mamie Street and Tawny
Court.
2:51 p.m. - A Pendleton man
fell asleep while driving east
on Interstate 84, drifted onto
the shoulder near milepost 210
and crashed into a disabled
and unoccupied vehicle.
Oregon State Police reported
the passenger, a 19-year-old
woman from Pendleton,
suffered minor injuries, and
an ambulance took her to St.
Anthony Hospital, Pendleton.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Friday
•Pendleton police arrested
Joshua Ralph Norton, 31,of
Pendleton, for a probation
violation and felony possession
of methamphetamine.
Saturday
•Stanfield police arrested
James Dean Johnson Jr., 32,
of Stanfield, for fourth-degree
assault, interfering with making
report and strangulation.
Stanfield police reported
Johnson assault a female
friend, causing her to suffer a
minor injury. Johnson sat on
her when she tried to leave and
took her phone. Police found
Johnson several hours later,
made the arrest and booked
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