RECORDS
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
OBITUARIES
Jesse M. Andermatt
Athena
March 10, 1924 - November 13, 2018
Irrigon
January 5, 1956 - November 14, 2018
celebrated with their only
living child, Alan, in
his marriage to Chrissy
(Holden) Froese from Port-
land, Oregon. The Fro-
ese family grew
by the young cou-
ple adopting seven
children over time.
Belva
enjoyed
being a grand-
mother to her many
grandchildren and
great-grandchil-
dren.
After
they
retired from farm-
ing they enjoyed
traveling the U.S.
in their RV. Even after Paul
passed in 1989, Belva and
her girlfriends traveled the
U.S. including Hawaii.
Belva and her dear friends
enjoyed baseball and bas-
ketball on TV. She lamented
that she was disappointed
that after 20 years of enjoy-
ing and cheering the Seat-
tle Mariners baseball team,
they still can’t make the
playoffs!
Belva’s husband, Paul,
and daughter, Doreen, pre-
ceded Belva in death. She
is survived by son Alan and
wife Chrissy Froese of Ath-
ena; granddaughters Tiffanie
(Tony) of Auburn, Washing-
ton, and Tessa of Auburn;
grandsons Bryce (Ashley)
Froese of Alabama, Tanner
of Phoenix, Arizona, Brady
of Arizona and David of
Athena; and great-grandkids
Donovan, Hudson, Parker
and Rachelle.
Belva will be remem-
bered for her dedication to
Jesus, and her prayer life
for her family and friends.
A Celebration of life for
Belva will be held on Mon-
day, November 26, 2018,
at 11:00 a.m. at the Ath-
ena Christian Church, Fifth
and Van Buren streets, Ath-
ena, Oregon. Private family
interment will be held at the
Athena Cemetery.
Memorial gifts can go to
Athena Christian Church or
Athena Library in care of
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral
Home, 902 S. Main, Mil-
ton-Freewater, OR 97862.
To leave a condolence
online, visit www.mun-
sellerhodes.com
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
MONDAY
5:48 a.m. - Emergency services responded to a crash at the
entrance to the Walmart Distribution Center, 2650 Highway 395,
Hermiston. A semitrailer turned to enter the site, according to
Oregon State Police, but the heavy, dense fog obscured sight
and a Ford Ranger pickup heading north struck the semi. The
driver of the semi was OK and drove off, but the pickup needed
a tow and its driver, Silvestre Cazares Juarez, 65, took an
ambulance ride to Good Shepherd Medical Center for treatment.
State police also cited him for driving uninsured.
8:11 a.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office took a
report for a burglary at Tino’s Painting, 84026 Highway 11,
Milton-Freewater,
10:09 a.m. - A Milton-Freewater resident on the 300 block of
Powell Road reported the theft of numerous tools.
1:13 p.m. - Pendleton police received a complaint about
harassment from a resident at Vista Village Mobile Home Park,
2801 S.W. Houtama Road. Police determined this was not a
criminal matter, but a civil problem.
2 p.m. - A caller on Interstate 84 in Morrow County reported
an odd ambulance was behind her. The side of the vehicle
displayed “Grand Junction,” she said, but there were no license
plates and the driver was not wearing an emergency or medical
uniform.
2:06 p.m. - Pendleton police responded to the 1600 block
of Southwest Emigrant Avenue to handle a disturbance, but
officers arrived and did not find anyone causing problems.
2:19 p.m. - A resident on West Kennedy Street, Echo,
reported the theft of his Sony PlayStation.
3:32 p.m. - A Hermiston resident on West Joseph Avenue
reported possible fraud and theft.
7:09 p.m. - A 911 caller relayed a message from a friend who
reported her son wrecked in a Chevrolet four-door car and was
injured at Poleline and Frontage roads near Hermiston. The
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and Boardman ambulance and
fire services responded. The ambulance took the victim to Good
Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Monday
•Oregon State Police caught a fugitive after a crash.
Erik George Davis, 38, of Walla Walla, Wash.,was driving
west on Interstate 82 in a Toyota Sequoia when the vehicle
caught ice outside Umatilla near milepost 10 and went out of
control. A nearby Toyota Tundra clipped the Sequoia, which
flipped over the guardrail.
State police and other emergency services arrived, and
troopers arrested Davis on a warrant out of Washington.
Jesse M. Andermatt was matt, Mill City, Ore.; broth-
born on January 5, 1956, ers: Vic Andermatt, Bend,
in Modesto, California. He Ore., Vince Andermatt, Cas-
died on November 14, 2018, troville, Texas, and Doug
at his home in Irrigon, Ore- Andermatt, Salem, Ore.; six
gon, at the age of
grandchildren; and
62 years.
numerous nieces
Jesse was raised
and nephews.
by his parents Val
Jesse was pre-
ceded in death by
and Karen Ander-
matt in Califor-
his mother, Karen
nia until 1972
Andermatt,
sis-
ter Valerie Stock-
when they moved
ton and mother of
to Mill City, Ore-
gon. He graduated
his children Deana
from Santiam High
Fountain.
School in the class Andermatt
A celebration
of 1974. Jesse
of life potluck
worked in the log-
gathering will be
ging industry for over 20 held on Sunday, December
years. He moved to Irri- 2, 2018, at noon at Stokes
gon, Oregon, in 2005 to be Landing Senior Center,
with his family where he has 195 Opal Place, Irrigon,
lived since.
Oregon.
Jesse has worked at
Those who wish may
Shearers in Hermiston for make contributions in Jes-
the past 10 years. He enjoyed se’s memory to Burns Mor-
riding motorcycles, being tuary of Hermiston, P.O.
with his family and playing Box 289, Hermiston, OR
97838.
with his grandchildren.
Please sign the online
He is survived by his
daughter Jaimee Simmons condolence book at burns-
and husband Kurt, Irrigon, mortuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of
Ore.; son Jacob Andermatt
and wife Tammy, Irrigon, Hermiston, Oregon, is in
Ore.; father Val Ander- care of arrangements.
Kenneth Harvey Long
Pendleton
July 30, 1955 - November 2, 2018
Kenneth Harvey Long,
63, of Pendleton, Ore., died
November 2, 2018, in Spo-
kane, Wash., surrounded by
family.
Ken was born
on July 30, 1955,
in Lovelock, Nev.,
to Robert Dale and
Loa R. Long. He
was the oldest of
three children. He
was an inquisitive
child and teen. Ken
was always inter-
ested in electron-
ics, ham radio, Long
broadcasting, pho-
tography and pyro-
technics. Anything he could
take apart, he took apart and
studied. He befriended those
in need, a trait he carried
with him the rest of his life.
He loved to study people.
Ken did well in school.
He ran track, played foot-
ball, played in the band, a
Boy Scout, a radio DJ and
avid hunter. He was a mem-
ber of the National Honor
Society. His father died
when he was 14 and Ken
took multiple odd jobs to
pay his way and help his
mother and family. After
graduating from Persh-
ing County High School he
moved to Portland, Ore.,
attended and graduated
from UEI - United Electron-
ics Institute.
He married Lezlie C.
Bugg in 1976 together they
had four children. He held
a number of jobs includ-
ing insurance salesman,
McDonald’s manager, a
soap factory worker and oth-
ers. They purchased a home
in North Powder, Ore.,
where he attended Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege and earned his journey-
man and supervisory elec-
trical licenses. He worked
as a lumber mill electrician
in North Powder and was
a partner in a Baker, Ore.,
electrical shop.
After his divorce in 1987,
he moved to the Pendleton
area where he worked for
Pendleton Electric, becom-
ing the senior electrician. He
taught electrical apprentice
classes at BMCC. He loved
a challenge and became
the go-to guy when others
couldn’t solve a
problem.
Ken was a
founding
mem-
ber of the Pendle-
ton Underground
Tours, doing their
electrical work as
the project devel-
oped. He was the
on-site electrician
for the Pendle-
ton Round-Up and
the Happy Canyon
Show. He found his niche as
the electrical and pyrotech-
nic point man for Happy
Canyon. His booms and
crackles have been enjoyed
for 25-plus years.
Ken was preceded in
death by his father Robert,
his mother Loa and a grand-
son, Corbick Long. He is
survived by his partner
Mary Finney; his children
Robert Dale (Abi) Long,
Nellie Long, Kenneth Rich-
ard (Serena) Long and Lil-
lis (Josh) Lavadour; grand-
children Kellie, Robert
Walker, Zoe, Ashley, Dan-
iel, Kahlena, Joella, Caleb
and Lillian; his sister Mar-
lene (Craig) Shier, brother
Russell (Paula) Long and
half-brother Richard (Betty)
Talbot; his uncle Cal (Jay)
Riddle; and several nieces
and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will
be held for Ken on Decem-
ber 22, 2018, in the Happy
Canyon Room of the Pend-
leton Convention Center at
1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please
make contributions to your
favorite charity or find
someone in need and give
them a helping hand.
Neptune Society of Spo-
kane handled arrangements.
Sign the online condolence
book at http://www.legacy.
com/obituaries/neptune-so-
ciety/obituary.aspx?n=Ken-
neth-Long&lc=1989&pid=
190761476&mid=8045170
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MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 21
OREGON TRAIL LIBRARY
DISTRICT, 6:30 p.m., Heppner
Public Library, 444 N. Main St.,
Heppner. (Kathy Street 541-481-
3365)
INTERMOUNTAIN EDUCA-
TION SERVICE DISTRICT, 6:30
p.m., InterMountain ESD office,
2001 N.W. Nye Ave., Pendle-
ton. October: regional board tour
beginning at 8 a.m. (leave from
IMESD office); regular board
meeting at 4 p.m. at the office.
(Marla Royal 888-437-6892)
BOARDMAN
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Boardman
City Hall, 200 City Center Circle,
Boardman. (541-481-9252)
PILOT ROCK SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock High
School library, 101 N.E. Cherry
St., Pilot Rock. A proposed bud-
get resolution for the fiscal year
July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 will
be presented. (541-443-8291)
UMATILLA HOSPITAL DIS-
TRICT, 7:30 p.m., Umatilla Med-
ical Clinic, 1890 Seventh St.,
Umatilla. (541-922-3104)
THURSDAY-FRIDAY,
NOV. 22-23
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, NOVEMBER
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DEATH NOTICES
Belva Jean McIntyre Froese
Belva Jean McIntyre
Froese joined her husband
Paul and daughter Doreen
with Jesus on November
13, 2018, peacefully in her
home with family
by her side.
Belva was born
on March 10, 1924,
to Archie and Edna
Potts McIntyre in
Pendleton,
Ore-
gon. Growing up
in Athena on the
farm, she enjoyed
riding horses to
school and helping Froese
cook meals for the
harvest crew, and
camping in the mountains
while huckleberry picking
with friends, making many
wonderful memories.
After graduating from
Athena Belva spent one
year at (OCA) OSU in Cor-
vallis. The following year
she worked for a year in
Portland as a reception-
ist. She returned to Athena
to work for a lawyer. Soon
after returning to Athena she
went on a blind date with
Paul Froese. They married
in June 1945. Belva helped
Paul farm while enjoying
raising her two children,
Alan and Doreen.
Each year while the chil-
dren were growing up they
traveled to the Oregon Coast
after harvest and she always
made a special stop off at
Meier & Frank to buy a
yearly hat. Paul and Belva
also found time to square
dance at the grange hall in
Adams.
In 1954 Belva was bap-
tized at the Athena Chris-
tian Church and a wonder-
ful journey began for her
in serving others. She was
a Sunday school teacher,
Cradle Roll welcome chair-
man, deaconess, Missionary
Guild participant and sup-
porter, choir member, and
played the piano.
She was an avid reader
and usually sported a book
nearby. She served as a
library board member many
years. She found time to vol-
unteer at Pendleton Commu-
nity Hospital, participated
in the local Seowain social
club and Athena Study Club.
In 1982 Paul and Belva
East Oregonian
SCHOOL BOARD, 4:30 p.m.,
Nixyaawii Community School,
73300 July Grounds Lane, Mis-
sion. (541-966-2680)
CASON’S PLACE CHIL-
DREN AND FAMILY GRIEF
RECOVERY CENTER BOARD,
6 p.m., Cason’s Place, 1416
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton. All
those interested in volunteering
are encouraged to attend. (Matt
Terjeson 503-720-1620)
UMATILLA BASIN WATER-
SHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., East-
ern Oregon Higher Education
Center room 134, 975 S.E. Co-
lumbia Drive, Hermiston. (Mi-
chael T. Ward 541-276-2190)
MORROW
COUNTY
HEALTH DISTRICT, 6 p.m., Pi-
oneer Memorial Clinic confer-
ence room, 130 Thompson St.,
Heppner. 6 p.m. provider dinner,
6:30 p.m. board meeting. (Tonia
Adams 541-676-2942)
MILTON-FREEWATER CITY
COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Free-
water Public Library Albee
Room, 8 S.W. EIghth Ave., Mil-
ton-Freewater. (541-938-5531)
IRRIGON
COMMUNITY
PARKS & RECREATION DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Sta-
tion, 705 N. Main St., Irrigon.
(541-922-3047)
HERMISTON CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall
council chambers, 180 N.E. Sec-
ond St., Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
Betty Jo Suttle
Pendleton
April 7, 1930 - Sept. 25, 2018
Betty Jo Suttle, 88, of Pendleton, died Tuesday, Sept.
25, 2018, at Suttle Care & Retirement, Pendleton. She was
born April 7, 1930, in Emory, Texas. A celebration of life
and luncheon will be held Saturday, Nov. 24 from 2-4 p.m.
at the Pendleton Eagles Lodge. Arrangements are with
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop.
Alfred Louis Kube
Pendleton
Oct. 2, 1927 - Nov. 14, 2018
Alfred Louis Kube, 91, of Pendleton, died Wednesday,
Nov. 14, 2018, at St. Anthony Hospital. He was born Oct.
2, 1927. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 27
at 11 a.m. at Pendleton First Assembly of God. Arrange-
ments are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop.
Online condolences may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.
com
Clema J. Wright
Hermiston
March 3, 1934 - Nov. 18, 2018
Clema J. Wright, 84, of Hermiston, died Sunday, Nov.
18, 2018, in Hermiston. He was born March 3, 1934, in
Paris, Texas. A private burial will be at Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in
care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Francisco Lozano Renteria
Hermiston
Sept. 25, 1951 - Nov. 19, 2018
Francisco Lozano Renteria, 67, of Hermiston, died
Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, in Hermiston. He was born Sept.
25, 1951, in Mexico. A funeral service will be held Friday,
Nov. 23 at 6 p.m. at the Burns Mortuary chapel in Hermis-
ton. Burial will be at a later time in Hermiston Cemetery.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of final arrange-
ments. Leave an online condolence for the family at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
John T. Landis
Milton-Freewater
Nov. 12, 1946 - Nov. 19, 2018
John T. Landis, 72, of Milton-Freewater, died Monday,
Nov. 19, 2018, in Walla Walla. He was born Nov. 12, 1946.
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of Milton-Freewater is in
charge of arrangements.
Robert ‘Bob’ Tinker
Milton-Freewater
Jan. 9, 1939 - Nov. 18, 2018
Robert “Bob” Tinker, 79, of Milton-Freewater, died
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Spokane. He was born Jan. 9,
1939. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of Milton-Freewa-
ter is in charge of arrangements.
Alan Franklin Kellas
Pendleton
June 19, 1929 - Nov. 19, 2018
Alan Franklin Kellas, 89, of Pendleton, died Monday,
Nov. 19, 2018, in Pendleton. He was born June 19, 1929.
Arrangements are pending with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel,
Folsom-Bishop. Online condolences may be sent to www.
pioneerchapel.com
Lillian Katherine Hubbard
Pendleton
Dec. 13, 1943 - Nov. 20, 2018
Lillian Katherine Hubbard, 74, of Pendleton, died Tues-
day, Nov. 20, 2018, at her home. She was born Dec. 13,
1943, in Lebanon, Ore. Arrangements are pending with
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Online condo-
lences may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.com
Donald G. ‘Donn’ Walls
Hermiston
April 1, 1939 - Nov. 16, 2018
Donald G. “Donn” Walls, 79, of Hermiston, died Fri-
day, Nov. 16, 2018, in Hermiston. He was born April 1,
1939, in La Grande. A celebration of life service will be
held Monday, Nov. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Burns Mortuary
chapel in Hermiston. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in
care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Charlie Mason Fry
Vancouver, Wash.
May 12, 1921 - Nov. 20, 2018
Former College Place resident Charlie Mason Fry, 97,
died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, in Vancouver, Wash. He was
born May 12, 1921. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of
Milton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements.
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