RECORDS
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
East Oregonian
OBITUARIES
Nampa, Idaho
April 9, 1939 — January 26, 2019
Pendleton
February 23, 1951 — January 23, 2019
Gay Lee Rasmussen of to play pool, and at Harris
Pendleton, Oregon, died Pine Mills. She had been
January 23, 2019.
captain of her pool team
Gay Lee was born Feb- for the Frontier Tavern and
ruary 23, 1951, in Ontario, took first several times.
Oregon, to Lyman Glen She also was secretary and
and Lila Mae (Schram) president of the City Pool
Ryan, eldest of three chil- League.
dren. She was raised most
After her first and sec-
ond divorce she
of her young
moved back to
life on the fam-
ily farm on
Pendleton, work-
ing odd jobs still
Ontario Heights.
with the Fron-
The family also
tier and Pony
sharecropped
Keg, Avon and
from the time
her own health
she was four at a
nutrition busi-
white settlement
ness, and a cage
near Vale and
cashier at Wild-
all over Ontario
horse Casino. In
Rasmussen
Heights.
She
2000 she became
went to school in
Vale, Conkland Lindberg, disabled.
She had been a long-
Pioneer grade school,
junior high and Ontario time member of the Eagles
Lodge. She also has held
High School.
She was in 4-H with offices in family commu-
sewing, cooking, beef and nity education and Elks
horses, with her sewing Emblem Club, including
going to state. She was also as president.
She is survived by her
in FHA, FFA, and tennis
in high school. She worked husband Paul Rasmus-
with her family on the sen, married 1982-2019
farm and to earn money for 37 years; daughter
she would do odd jobs and Denise Sprague, grand-
trap for 25 cents on gopher son Zachery Sprague and
trails for the neighboring great-grandson Damian
farmers. She won a schol- Grayson Wayne Sprague
arship and a work grant for of Pendleton; her parents,
Treasure Valley Commu- brother Gray Ryan (Ginny)
nity College. She worked and two nieces of Salem,
at the college library and Oregon; sister Lori Ander-
son (Jamie) of Canby,
cafeteria.
She worked at Lake Oregon, and nephew of
Owyee Resort for the 1971 Ontario, Oregon; step-
summer season where children Karls Rasmus-
she met her first hus- sen and Janelle McVickec
band, Denten E. Sprague (Scott) of Grand Island,
and
Ryan
Jr., where she worked as a Nebraska,
maid, waitress and cook. Rasumssen (Heather) of
The resort gave them a free Ashland, Oregon; five
honeymoon, with an article stepgrandchildren;
and
and pictures. She worked at many dear friends.
the Fireside Inn as a maid,
She was loved by all.
Quisenberry Emporium,
Celebration of Life will
and Tagory bills.
be held on Thursday, Janu-
Shortly after their ary 31, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at
daughter Denise Ann the Eagles Lodge in Pend-
Sprague was born they leton, Oregon.
Burns Mortuary of
moved to Pendleton in
1973. She worked as a bar- Pendleton is in charge of
tender/cocktail waitress at arrangements. Sign the
the Silver Saddle, Frontier online guestbook at www.
Tavern where she learned burnsmortary.com
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
No meetings scheduled
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
UMATILLA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING, 6 p.m., Uma-
tilla City Hall council chambers, 700 Sixth St., Umatilla. (Nanci
Sandoval 541-922-3226 ext. 105)
FRIDAY, FEB. 1
No meetings schedule
MONDAY, FEB. 4
STOKES LANDING SENIOR CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m., Stokes
Landing Senior Center, 150 Columbia Lane, Irrigon. (Karen
541-922-3137)
HEPPNER PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Heppner City Hall,
111 N. Main St., Heppner. (541-676-9618)
MILTON-FREEWATER PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater Public Library Albee Room, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Mil-
ton-Freewater. 6:30 p.m. study session, 7 p.m. regular meeting.
(Lisa Wasson 541-938-8235)
TUESDAY, FEB. 5
PENDLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT WORK SESSION, 3 p.m.,
Pendleton School District office, 107 N.W. 10th St., Pendleton.
(541-276-6711)
WESTON LIBRARY BOARD, 5:30 p.m., Weston Public Library,
108 E. Main St., Weston. (541-566-2378)
UMATILLA COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE,
5:30 p.m., Umatilla County Courthouse room 114, 216 S.E. Fourth
St., Pendleton. (Doug Olsen 541-278-6208)
IRRIGON PLANNING COMMISSION, 6 p.m., Irrigon City Hall,
500 N.E. Main St., Irrigon. (541-922-3047)
STANFIELD CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Stanfield City Hall council
chambers, 160 S. Main St., Stanfield. (541-449-3831)
PILOT ROCK CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock City Hall council
chambers, 143 W. Main St., Pilot Rock. (541-443-2811)
UMATILLA CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Umatilla City Hall council
chambers, 700 Sixth St., Umatilla. (Nanci 541-922-3226 ext. 105)
PENDLETON CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Pendleton City Hall council
chambers, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (541-966-0201)
BOARDMAN CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Boardman City Hall, 200
City Center Circle, Boardman. (Jackie McCauley 541-481-9252)
WESTON PLANNING COMMISSION, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall,
210 E. Main St., Weston. (Sheila 541-566-3313)
LOTTERY
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Tuesday, Jan.
2019
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Linda Roberta Caldwell Owyhee County.
went to meet her Lord and
She was preceded in
Savior surrounded by her death by her parents, stepfa-
loving family January 26, ther, and son Monte. Linda is
survived by her loving hus-
2019.
Linda was born in Twin band of 63 years, Alva; her
Falls, Idaho, to Lawrence daughters Ty (Monte) Her-
and Sara LoEva (Harris) gert of Nampa, and Kelly
Ricks. Linda grew up in (Guy) Belanger of Lovelock,
Grand View, Idaho, raised Nevada; 12 grandchildren,
27 great-grand-
by her mother
children
and
and stepfather Lin
one great-great-
Thomson,
and
grandson;
her
attending Grand
aunt
Treva
View schools with
(Chuck) Malm-
loving
memo-
ries of riding her
strom;
brother-
favorite horse Coy
in-Law
Gerald
to school. Loved
Harbaugh;
and
to go to dances
numerous cous-
ins, nieces and
in Grand View,
Caldwell
nephews.
Bruneau and Ore-
ana or teen town
“To Those I
in Mt. Home.
Love”: If I should ever leave
She had fond memories you whom I love to go along
of growing on up on the the Silent Way, grieve Not.
ranch with her many cous- Nor speak of me with tears,
ins. Linda met the love of her but laugh and talk to me as if
life Alva Caldwell at a dance I were beside you there. (I’d
and married in Nampa, rais- come – I’d come, could but
ing three children.
I find a way! But would not
She worked many jobs tears and grief be barriers?)
including H&M meats and and when you hear a song or
Meridian Wood. Moved to see a bird I loved, please do
Hermiston, Oregon, in 1976. not let the thought of me be
Living many places with sad … For I am loving you
Alva in food processing. just as I always have … You
She always made a beauti- were so good to me! There
ful and loving home, mov- are so many things I wanted
ing back to Nampa in 2018. still to do — so many things
Linda’s greatest trea- to say to you … Remem-
sures were her husband, ber that I did not fear … It
children, grandchildren, and was just leaving you that
great-grandchildren,
and was hard to face … We can-
her precious dogs Chelsie, not see beyond … But this
Shelby and cat Pepper. Her I know: I loved you so —
hobbies were making beauti- ‘twas heaven here with you!
ful cards, needlework, knit- — Isla Paschal Richardson
ting, making shortbread,
A visitation and view-
candy and apple butter. She ing will be held on Friday,
always enjoyed giving these February 1, 2019, from 6:00
homemade treasures to oth- to 8:00 p.m. at the Nampa
ers. She loved to collect can- Funeral Home, Yraguen
dlewick and teddy bears and Chapel, 415 12th Ave. S.,
watching NBA and rodeos. Nampa. An online guest
Enjoyed hosting wonder- book is available at www.
ful family gatherings and nampafuneralhome.com
bridge parties, teaching her
Memorial donations can
grandchildren how to cook, be given to the Owyhee
play canasta and knit. Loved County Museum in Mur-
reading about the history of phy, Idaho.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY DEAN’S LIST
FOREST GROVE — The following students have been
named to the Dean’s List at Pacific University for the 2018
Fall Semester:
Hermiston: Vanessa Ambriz-Mendoza and Audrey Lin-
coln; Pendleton: Caiden Marks; Stanfield: Nicole Hood;
Umatilla: Guadalupe Flores and Elijah Pine.
To qualify for the Dean’s List at Pacific, a student must
achieve a term grade-point average 3.70 and complete 12 or
more graded hours.
MEETINGS
Monday, Jan. 28,
2019
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DEATH NOTICES
Linda Roberta Caldwell
Gay Lee Rasmussen
29,
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
ADVENTURE TIME STORY
TIME, 2-3 p.m., Hermiston
Public Library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave., Hermiston. Stories and
activities for developmentally
disabled children and adults.
Free. (541-567-2882)
ADULT
BEGINNERS’
COMPUTERS, 3-4 p.m., Pend-
leton Public Library, 502 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Reg-
istration is required. Classes
tailored to the needs of the
attendees. (541-966-0380)
VEGAN/SUSTAINABLE
LIVING POTLUCK SUPPER,
7 p.m., location varies, Pend-
leton. Bring a vegan dish and
recipe. Gluten-free friendly
group. Call to RSVP and for
directions. (541-969-3057)
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
WALKING FOR WELL-
NESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pend-
leton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Get some exercise even when
the weather is bad. Free.
(Casey Brown 541-276-8100)
PRESCHOOL
STORY
TIME, 10:15-11 a.m., Pendle-
ton Public Library, 502 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Sto-
ries and activities for young
children. (541-966-0380)
PRESCHOOL
STORY
TIME, 10:15 a.m., Hermis-
ton Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. For
children from 3-6 years old.
(541-567-2882)
PRESCHOOL STORY AND
CRAFT TIME, 10:30 a.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater Public Library,
8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Mil-
ton-Freewater. (Lili Schmidt
541-938-8247)
BOARDMAN
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Boardman Senior Center, 100
Tatone St., Boardman. Cost is
$4 for seniors 55 and over or
$5 for adults. (541-481-3257)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12-1 p.m.,
Pendleton Senior Center, 510
S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. Costs
$3.50 or $6 for those under
60. For Meals On Wheels, call
541-276-1926. (Tori Bowman
541-276-5073)
HERMISTON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Har-
kenrider Center, 255 N.E. Sec-
ond St., Hermiston. Cost is $4
for adults, free for children
10 and under, $4 for Meals
on Wheels. Extra 50 cents
for utensils/dishes. Bus ser-
vice available by donation.
(541-567-3582)
SENSORY STORY TIME,
12:30 p.m., Boardman Public
Library, 200 S. Main St., Board-
man. For children from birth
to age 4. (541-481-2665)
YARN CLUB, 5:30 p.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235
E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
(541-567-2882)
THE ARC UMATILLA
COUNTY BINGO, 6-10 p.m.,
The Arc Building, 215 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
Doors open at 6 p.m., seats
may be held until 6:30 p.m.;
games begin at 7 p.m. 18
years or older, proof of age
required. (541-567-7615)
A5
Felicia Wilkins
Pendleton
Nov. 11, 1985 — Jan. 28, 2019
Felicia Wilkins, 33, of Pendleton, died Monday, Jan.
28, 2019, in Pendleton. She was born Nov. 11, 1985, in
Pendleton. Arrangements are with Pendleton Pioneer
Chapel, Folsom-Bishop.
Leona J. Brown
Milton-Freewater
Dec. 24, 1942 — Jan. 28, 2019
Leona J. Brown, 76, of Milton-Freewater, died Mon-
day, Jan. 28, 2019, in Milton-Freewater. She was born
Dec. 24, 1942. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Mil-
ton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy J. Ismert
Hermiston
May 13, 1940 — Jan. 25, 2019
Dorothy J. Ismert, 78, of Hermiston, died Friday, Jan.
25, 2019, in Hermiston. She was born May 13, 1940, in
Hillsboro. Arrangements are pending with Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston. Leave online condolences for the fam-
ily at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
UPCOMING SERVICES
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
RASMUSSEN, LEE — Visitation from 3-7 p.m. at
Burns Mortuary, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
RASMUSSEN, LEE — Celebration of life at 2 p.m.
at the Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St. A recep-
tion will follow the service.
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 include information about
services.
Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at
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.
PUBLIC SAFETY
SATURDAY
10:52 a.m. — The East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection
District and other emergency services responded to a report of
a snowmobile hitting two people on Fir Lane just off Highway
204 on Weston Mountain.
A ground ambulance crew evaluated one victim, who
received a ride in a personal vehicle to a local hospital. An air
ambulance took the other victim to a hospital.
MONDAY
4:36 a.m. — Hermiston police took a report for a vehicle
theft on West Orchard Avenue.
3:34 p.m. — A 911 caller at Americas Best Value Inn, 200 N.E.
Front St., Boardman, reported a male walked by and threat-
ened him.
9:45 a.m. — Boardman police received a report of a teen
having self-destructive thoughts. Police and counseling ser-
vices responded and put a safety plan in place for the teen.
9:56 a.m. — Milton-Freewater took a report for graffiti on
the 200 block of DeHaven Street.
12:30 p.m. — A Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy checked an
area on Gerking Flat Road, Athena, for an attempted break-in.
3:02 p.m. — Pendleton police took a report for a burglary at
Security Apartments, 130 S.W. Court Ave.
5:28 p.m. — Law enforcement and fire agencies from Board-
man responded to Interstate 84 for a white Chevrolet Tahoe
that was on fire. Personnel extinguished the fire.
6:06 p.m. — Stanfield police responded to the 600 block
of East Coe Avenue for a disturbance between a landlord and
tenant.
6:14 p.m. — The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a
report of a man and woman with four children whose pickup
was stuck on the Forest Service 2103 Road near Fenland Lake.
The sheriff’s office search and rescue found the family and
brought them to a hotel in Heppner.
6:58 p.m. — A woman reported someone keyed her car at
the Heppner Elementary School, 235 Stansbury St., Heppner,
while she attended the basketball game.
11:50 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to Moun-
tain View Apartments, 2410 N.W. Carden Ave., for a domestic
disturbance.
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