RECORDS Wednesday, May 22, 2019 East Oregonian PUBLIC SAFETY OBITUARIES DEATH NOTICES MONDAY Stella M. Johnston Charles H. Wohlcke Hermiston April 5, 1940 — May 18, 2019 Pendleton Feb. 2, 1932 — May 20, 2019 8:22 a.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about theft at Mj’s Labor Services, 81822 Highway 395, in Hermiston. 9:32 a.m. — A resident on Walla Walla Street, Umatilla, com- plained about the neighbor dogs barking for about an hour. 9:56 a.m. — A Pendleton resident told police someone racked up a $250 charge on their bank card at a Best Buy. 1:21 p.m. — A Hermiston resident asked to speak to an offi- cer about someone following him. He said the person followed him about a year ago and started following him again on Friday. 1:57 p.m. — A woman told Pendleton police she bought an item off eBay, but the seller sent the item to an out-of-state address, and she can get no response from the seller. 10:58 p.m. — Pendleton police found graffiti at Stillman Park, 413 S.E. Byers Ave., ARRESTS, CITATIONS SUNDAY •Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Silas Daniel Lamberson, 60, of Pendleton, for reckless driving and driving under the influ- ence of intoxicants (alcohol). Stella M. Johnston of Hermiston was born April 5, 1940, in Newfoundland, Canada, the daughter of George and Claire (Davis) Tulk. She passed away in Hermiston on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the age of 79. Stella grew up and attended her schooling in Newfoundland. She moved to the United States in 1958 and had resided in Hermis- ton since 1976. She attended beauty college and worked as a beautician and a beauty instructor for several years. In Hermiston, she worked in production for Lamb Weston until retiring in 2002. Stella enjoyed going to the casino and working with ceramics and pottery. She married William “Bill” Johnston in Lewiston, Idaho, in January of 1961. He preceded her in death in 1999. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Lorraine Parsons; and a grandson, Shawn Dyer. She is survived by her son, Mark (Velma) John- ston; grandchildren Lind- sey (Sam) Johnston, Angela Miller and Jason (Carla) Dyer; five great-grandchil- dren: Darrin, Dalton, Tyler, Leanne and Paige Dyer; five brothers, Leo, Gordon, Gil- bert, Lloyd and Terry Tulk; and many nieces and neph- ews and extended family members. No services will be held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Family suggest memorial donations be made to Alz- heimer’s Research. To leave an online condo- lence for the family please go to www.burnsmortuary- hermiston.com MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 AP Photo/Douglas L. Benc Jr. This May 15, 2000, file photo, shows Pulitzer Prize-win- ning author Herman Wouk in Palm Springs, Calif. Wouk died in his sleep early May 17, 2019, according to his liter- ary agent Amy Rennert. He was 103. Author Herman Wouk dies at 103 Despite success, Wouk was often on the outside in literary world By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK — Herman Wouk was a prize-winning, mil- lion-selling author never quite in fashion. He was a religious Jew among secular peers, a respecter of author- ity in a field of rebels. He didn’t brag like Norman Mailer and was spared the demons driving the mad- ness of Philip Roth’s “Port- noy’s Complaint.” After a Pulitzer early in his career for “The Caine Mutiny,” he was mostly ignored by awards committees and was often excluded from anthologies of Jewish liter- ature. Gore Vidal praised him, faintly, by observing that Wouk’s “competence is most impressive and his professionalism awe-in- spiring in a world of lazy writers and TV-stunned readers.” But Wouk, who died Friday 10 days shy of his 104th birthday, was a suc- cess in ways that resonated with critics and readers, and with himself. He cre- ated at least one immor- tal fictional character, the unstable Captain Queeg of “The Caine Mutiny.” He was praised for the uncanniness of his histori- cal detail in “The Winds of War” and other books. He was among the first mod- ern Jewish writers who appealed to the general public and had an envi- ably large readership that stayed with him through several long novels, many of which dramatized the conflicts between faith and assimilation. He was working on a book until the end, said his agent, Amy Rennert. Wouk’s long career included gag writing, fic- tion and a musical co-writ- ten with Jimmy Buffett. His two-part World War II epic, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remem- brance,” was adapted by Wouk himself for a 1983, Emmy Award-winning TV miniseries starring Rob- ert Mitchum. “The Winds of War” received some of the highest ratings in his- tory and Wouk’s involve- ment covered everything from the script to commer- cial sponsors. Heads of state read him and quoted from him, but Wouk shied from talk of greatness, telling one reporter he was not a “high stylist.” In “War and Remembrance,” a writer notes in his journal, “I could contribute nothing new; but writing as I do with a light hand, I might charm a few readers into pausing, in their heedless hurry after pleasure and money, for a look at the things that matter.” From Ernest Hem- ingway to James Joyce, major authors of the 20th century were assumed either anti-religious or at least highly skeptical. But Wouk was part of a smaller group that included C.S. Lewis, Chaim Potok and Flannery O’Connor, those who openly maintained traditional beliefs. He con- tended that among writ- ers, anti-conformity was a kind of conformity. “It seems curious,” he wrote in “Aurora Dawn,” his first novel, “that life ‘as it really is,’ accord- ing to modern inspira- tion, contains a surprising amount of fornication, vio- lence, vulgarity, unpleas- ant individuals, blas- phemy, hatred, and ladies’ underclothes.” “Marjorie Morning- star,” published in 1955, was one of the first mil- lion-selling novels about Jewish life, and two nov- els, “The Hope” and “The Glory,” were set in Israel. One of his most influen- tial works was “This Is My God,” a careful, but firm defense of faith that could be found in count- less Jewish households. LOTTERY Monday, May 20, 2019 Megabucks 06-07-08-09-11-35 Estimated jackpot: $2 million Lucky Lines 02-07-11-14-FREE-17-21- 25-32 Estimated jackpot: $24,000 Win for Life 13-36-40-54 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 1-1-4-2 4 p.m.: 9-0-9-7 7 p.m.: 2-2-6-9 10 p.m.: 0-5-1-8 Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 8-0-2-6 BUTTER CREEK IRRIGATION DISTRICT, 8 a.m., via telephone conference, 28790 Westport Lane, Hermiston. (Bonnie Kyger 509-820-3202) ECHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT, 8:30 a.m., via telephone con- ference, 28790 Westport Lane, Hermiston. (Bonnie Kyger 509-820-3202) MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Bar- tholomew Government Building 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., Hermiston. (541-567-2882) EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AIRPORT COMMISSION, 6 p.m., airport terminal administrative office conference room, 2016 Air- port Road, Pendleton. (Erica Stewart 541-276-7754) A5 Charles H. Wohlcke, 87, of Pendleton, died Monday, May 20, 2019, at his home. He was born Feb. 2, 1932. Burns Mor- tuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com. Marilyn G. Lieuallen Adams Jan. 25, 1926 — May 19, 2019 Marilyn G. Lieuallen, 93, of Adams, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at a Walla Walla care facility. She was born Jan. 25, 1926. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrange- ments. Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary. com Alice Barkhurst Hermiston Sept. 16, 1945 — May 19, 2019 Alice Barkhurst, 73, of Hermiston, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Hermiston. She was born Sept. 16, 1945, in New York, New York. At her request, no service will be held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Share memories with the family at www.burnsmortuary- hermiston.com. Kris Kelley Boquete, Panama Nov. 4, 1955 — Nov. 2, 2018 Longtime Pendleton resident Kris Kelley, 62, of Boquete, Panama, died Nov. 2, 2018, in Boquete. He was born Nov. 4, 1955, in Pendleton. A celebration of life with hors d’oeu- vres and no-host bar will be held Friday, May 31, 2019, from 4-7 p.m. at the Pendleton Country Club. UPCOMING SERVICES WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 DEMOS, NICHOLAS — Recitation of the rosary at 12:30 p.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, 565 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. Burial with military honors will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. THURSDAY, MAY 23 No services scheduled THURSDAY, MAY 23 WEST EXTENSION IRRIGATION DISTRICT, 9 a.m., Irrigon Fire Department, 705 N.E. Main St., Irrigon. (Lisa Baum 541-922-3814) SALVATION ARMY ADVISORY BOARD, 12 p.m., Salvation Army, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-3369) MILTON-FREEWATER LIBRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Milton-Free- water Public Library, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewater. (541-938-5531) UMATILLA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Uma- tilla County Justice Center, 4700 N.W. Pioneer Place, Pendleton. (541-278-6252) FRIDAY, MAY 24 No meetings scheduled 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. MONDAY, MAY 27 CASON’S PLACE CHILDREN AND FAMILY GRIEF RECOVERY CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m., Cason’s Place, 1416 S.E. Court Ave., Pend- leton. All those interested in volunteering are encouraged to attend. (Matt Terjeson 503-720-1620) MILTON-FREEWATER CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Freewater Public Library Albee Room, 8 S.W. EIghth Ave., Milton-Freewater. (541-938-5531) HERMISTON CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall council chambers, 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. (541-567-5521) IRRIGON COMMUNITY PARKS & RECREATION DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Station, 705 N. Main St., Irrigon. (541-922-3047) TUESDAY, MAY 28 UMATILLA-MORROW COUNTY HEAD START, 11:30 a.m., Head Start boardroom, 110 N.E. Fourth St., Hermiston. (Monina Ward 541-564-6878) IONE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 3:30 p.m., Ione Community School, 445 Spring St., Ione. (Kim Thul 541-422-7131) MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT, 6 p.m., Pioneer Memo- rial Hospital conference room, 564 E. Pioneer Drive, Heppner. 6 p.m. provider dinner, 6:30 p.m. board meeting. (Tonia Adams 541-676-2942) UMATILLA PLANNING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Umatilla City Hall, 700 Sixth St., Umatilla. (Brandon Seitz 541-922-3226 ext. 103) MORROW COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Bar- tholomew Government Building upper conference room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. (541-922-4624) 6OHHS&HQWHU 6OHHS&HQWHU *UHJ·V *UHJ·V 6OHHS&HQWHU ,QWR 635,1* ,QWR 635,1* 6$9,1*6 6$9,1*6 &KHFNRXWWKH1(:*6&0$775(66287/(7 &KHFNRXWWKH1(:*6&0$775(66287/(7 &KHFNRXWWKH1(:*6&0$775(66287/(7 23(112:1H[WWR*UHJ¶V6OHHS&HQWHU6WRUH 23(112:1H[WWR*UHJ¶V6OHHS&HQWHU6WRUH 23(112:1H[WWR*UHJ¶V6OHHS&HQWHU6WRUH 0DULDQD 0DULDQD 0DULDQD $GMXVWDEOH%HGV $GMXVWDEOH%HGV 0HPRU\)RDP 0HPRU\)RDP SEATTLE — Ashes to ashes, guts to dirt. Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation on Tuesday mak- ing Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to bury- ing or cremating human remains. It allows licensed facili- ties to offer “natural organic reduction,” which turns a body, mixed with sub- stances such as wood chips and straw, into about two wheelbarrows’ worth of soil in a span of several weeks. Loved ones are allowed to keep the soil to spread, just as they might spread the ashes of someone who has been cremated — or even use it to plant vegetables or a tree. “It gives meaning and use to what happens to our bod- ies after death,” said Nora Menkin, executive director of the Seattle-based People’s Memorial Association. Supporters say the method is an environmen- tally friendly alternative to cremation, which releases carbon dioxide and partic- ulates into the air, and con- ventional burial, in which people are drained of their blood, pumped full of form- aldehyde and other chemi- cals that can pollute ground- water, and placed in a coffin, taking up land. “That’s a serious weight on the earth and the envi- ronment as your final fare- well,” said Sen. Jamie Ped- ersen, the Seattle Democrat who sponsored the measure. He said the legislation was inspired by his neigh- bor: Katrina Spade, who was a student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, when she began research- ing the funeral industry. She came up with the idea for human composting, model- ing it on a practice farmers have long used to dispose of livestock. She tweaked the process and found that wood chips, alfalfa and straw created a mixture of nitrogen and car- bon that accelerates natural decomposition when a body is placed in a temperature- and moisture-controlled vessel and rotated. 1RZ 1RZ 1RZ 4XHHQ