RECORDS/COMMUNITY
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
PUBLIC SAFETY
FRIDAY
8:25 a.m. — Pendleton police took a report for graf-
fiti on property on Southwest Goodwin Avenue.
8:48 a.m. — Hermiston police received a report of
drug activity at Victory Square Park, 150 S.W. 10th St.
11:40 a.m. — A crisis team responded to a residence
on South Main Place for a disturbance.
3:55 p.m. — A visitor to the Hermiston Police Depart-
ment asked an officer, “Is it illegal to trespass?”
9:43 p.m. — Two males fought outside on Columbia
Boulevard, Umatilla.
SATURDAY
12:13 p.m. — Pendleton police and medics
responded to Southwest 10th Street and Emigrant Ave-
nue for a 12-year-old boy who crashed on a bicycle and
may have broken his arm.
12:55 p.m. — Pendleton police received a report of
possible child abuse/neglect on the 100 block of South-
west Court Avenue.
1:03 p.m. — A 911 caller reported a male caused a
disturbance at Pony Express Antiques, 213 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton.
6:40 p.m. — Pendleton police took a report for child
abuse on the 300 block of Southwest 28th Drive.
19:22 p.m. — A pregnant woman at Pendleton Mar-
ket, 2101 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton, asked for a ride to
St. Anthony Hospital on the other side of town.
SUNDAY
6:49 a.m. — Pendleton police received a complaint
about child abuse.
5:05 p.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
received a report of a dog attack on Craig Road,
Hermiston.
8:16 p.m. — A caller on Northeast Gladys Drive,
Hermiston, asked police to find out why a red four-door
Toyota Tacoma with one male inside was in the neigh-
borhood. The vehicle showed up two nights ago, the
caller said, did not move and the male never got out,
and the same thing was happening again.
MONDAY
4:26 a.m. — A 911 caller reported the possible theft
of a vehicle at Umatilla RV Park, 1551 Sixth St., Umatilla.
10:31 a.m. — Milton-Freewater police took a report
for the theft of a blue 2001 Chevrolet Silverado from the
100 block of Southeast Sixth Avenue.
7:18 p.m. — A caller told Umatilla police she was
transferring a cat at the post office, 1900 Sixth St., when
it got loose and ran under a postal truck. She said she
wanted police to jack up the truck so she could get the
cat.
7:31 p.m. — A resident on Southshore Drive, Uma-
tilla, reported the theft of a laptop and phone charger.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Friday
• Pendleton police arrested Nicholas R. Azevedo, 24,
of Pendleton, for DUII.
Sunday
• Pendleton police arrested Norma A. Flores, 35, of
Hermiston, for DUII.
• Oregon State Police arrested Gulmaro Coria Her-
nandez, 34, for DUII (alcohol).
Monday
• Umatilla police arrested Robert Gerald Gunderson,
59, of Umatilla, for DUII.
• Stanfield police arrested Ramon King Quichocho,
48, for DUII (alcohol).
• Oregon State Police arrested Gabriel Flores Ramirez,
36, of Hermiston, for DUII (alcohol).
MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
LOWER UMATILLA BASIN GROUNDWATER MAN-
AGEMENT COMMITTEE, 9 a.m., HAREC conference
room, 2121 S. First St., Hermiston. (Janet Greenup
541-676-5452)
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MAY 30-31
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, JUNE 3
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., Milton-Freewater Public Library Albee Room,
8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewater. 6:30 p.m.
study session, 7 p.m. regular meeting. (Lisa Wasson
541-938-8235)
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
UMATILLA MORROW RADIO & DATA DISTRICT,
1:30 p.m., Umatilla County Fire District Station 23,
78760 Westland Road, Hermiston. (Shawn Halsey
541-966-3774)
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 p.m., Weston Public
Library, 108 E. Main St., Weston. (541-566-2378)
IRRIGON PLANNING COMMISSION, 6 p.m., Irrigon
City Hall, 500 N.E. Main St., Irrigon. (541-922-3047)
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., Pend-
leton. (541-966-0201)
BOARDMAN CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Boardman City
Hall, 200 City Center Circle, Boardman. (Jackie McCau-
ley 541-481-9252)
WESTON PLANNING COMMISSION, 7:30 p.m.,
Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main St., Weston. (Sheila
541-566-3313)
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East Oregonian
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OBITUARIES
Arthur Delane ‘Art’ Merriman Jr.
Judy Ann LeGore
Pendleton
July 8, 1948 — June 26, 2018
Pendleton
October 15, 2018
Arthur “Art” Delane Mer- gan, were instilled in her before
riman Jr. of Pendleton, Ore., she ever stepped on a school bus.
passed away at his residence on Art admired her mind, but like
June 26, 2018.
anybody else who
He was born on July
knew her or knew of
8, 1948, in Pendleton to
her, was a bit afraid
Virginia Fouquette and
of her, because he
Arthur Delane Mer-
knew that if she got
riman. He attended
mad enough at you,
school in Pendleton and
she would and could
graduated in 1966. As a
beat the crap out of
youth, under the direc-
you, and if you hurt
tion of coach and men-
a child, she was just
tor Tom La Sarge, Art
likely to shoot you
played on the all-star
rather than look at
Merriman Jr.
baseball team. In high
you.
school, he went to state
Art became a
in wresting. Tom was always brother to her siblings and could
in the stands at Arts games be found at all family func-
and matches. The friendship tions. Everybody in the the fam-
between Art and Tom lasted a ily loved having Art around
because that man always came
lifetime.
One of the proudest days of prepared for everything, plus he
Art’s life came in 2016, when he was a darn good cook.
Art owned his own construc-
and his fellow football student
manager were inducted, along tion business for the seven years
with the 1966 football team, into when he lived at the beach. He
the Pendleton Football Hall of worked for Bonneviile Power
Fame. Art was huge sports fan and supervised the remodel of
and always watched the play- corporate offices for Payless
offs, and especially loved the Drug Stores in Wilsonville. He
Oregon Ducks.
worked as a construction proj-
He graduated from Univer- ect manager with the Oregon
sity of Oregon in 1970, with a National Guard and the Depart-
degree in recreation manage- ment of Corrections. When he
ment. After the Army, using the retired, he had been working
GI bill, Art also earned an asso- in construction management
ciate’s degree in construction with the Salem/Keizer School
management from Lane Com- District.
munity College.
He loved to hunt and always
With his college deferment looked forward to hunting for
gone and his draft number of 13, deer and birds with his friends.
and not being born with a silver He was a very good person, a
spoon his mouth, Art was going good friend, and generous to the
into military. Art decided to people he loved. Art had a wide
enlist in the Army rather than be variety of unique and interesting
drafted. He became a sergeant friends and once he was your
upon completion of advanced friend, you had a friend for life.
supply school training. He man- Art was a member of Lambda
aged an NCO club stateside. Chi Alpha fraternity at UO and
He spent the rest of his enlist- maintained those brotherhood
ment ordering helicopter parts, friendships for the rest of his
while stationed in Germany. Art life.
was a Vietnam Era veteran and
Art is survived by his wife
after his honorable discharge he Rose Murphey of Pendleton,
moved back to Eugene.
stepdaughter Jaclyn Penner
He married Rosemarie Mur- Sites, Rigby, Idaho, and cousin
phey on September 15, 1990. Dean Fouquette of Pendleton.
He was the smartest man she He also leaves behind a large
had ever meet, the best friend mixture of unique and inter-
she ever had, but because Art esting friends, including best
thought he was always right, and friends Larry Franke and Lee
it felt like she was throwing her- Moriarty. He was preceded in
self against a brick wall when- death by his parents, and his
ever she disagreed with him. Art only sibling, Richard Merriman.
found having a friendship with
A celebration of life pot-
Rose was easy because she was luck will be held Sunday, June
a free spirit and did everything 2, 2019, at 1 p.m. at the Salva-
spur of the moment, she had tion Army fellowship hall, 150
heart of gold, her values, which S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton.
she learned at the apron stings of For additional information, call
her mom and her Grandma Dun- Rose at 541-567-4446.
Judy Ann LeGore of
After retirement Don and
Pendleton died peacefully Judy spent several winters
in her sleep on October 15, in Yuma, Arizona, and met
2018, from compli-
many wonderful
cations of Aplastic
people from all
Anemia, which is
over the country,
a rare form of bone
Judy truly loved
marrow failure.
the warm sunny
weather in Yuma.
She is sur-
vived by her hus-
At
Judy’s
band Don of 57
request, there will
years; her children
be no services.
Tina and Randy
The family asks
Schimmel, Donna
everyone to raise
and Kevin War-
a glass and toast
nock and Don and
LeGore
Judy on June 15 at
Tiffany LeGore;
4:00 p.m. Pacific
and grandchildren Kate and Time and reflect in a moment
Dillon Guth, Mariah and of silence.
Memorial contributions
Andy Scates, David Schim-
mel, Christopher Warnock, may be made to the follow-
and Macy, Anna, Natalie, ing: Bloodworks Northwest,
Weston, Madelaine, Kolbe, Investment and Partnership,
Rosemary and Josephina 921 Terry Avenue, Seat-
LeGore. Judy is also survived tle, WA 98140 or your local
by her brothers Earl Dickson American Red Cross.
Please remember to
and Gary Zumwalt, and her
donate blood, platelets or
sister Teresa Funderburk.
Judy was a stay-at-home plasma on a regular basis.
mom for many years while With these donations you
her children were small and are helping save lives. One
later worked for St. Anthony pint of blood can save up to
Hospital for almost 30 years. three lives.
Lorena Marie ‘Lori’ Wyatt
Hermiston
June 10, 1955 — May 27, 2019
Lorena Marie “Lori” Wyatt Steven Sather, California;
of Hermiston, Oregon, was mother Pat Moncrief, Hermis-
born on June 10, 1955, in Glen- ton, Ore.; brothers Tim Ellwood,
dale, California, to par-
Gresham, Ore., and
ents Harlan and Patri-
Robert
Ellwood,
cia Counihan Ellwood.
Hermiston,
Ore.;
She died on May 27,
sisters Mary Maret,
2019, in Portland, Ore-
Spokane, Wash., and
gon, at the age of 63
Julia Garrett, Herm-
iston, Ore.; grand-
years.
children
Jenyce,
Lori was raised in
Alysha,
Jasmine,
Boring, Oregon, and
Austin, Eddie and
lived there until 1975.
Stacey; and numer-
She then moved to
ous nieces, nephews
Wyatt
the Hermiston, Ore-
gon, area where she
and cousins.
has lived since. Lori married
Lori was preceded in death
Austin Wyatt and they lived in by her father.
Plymouth, Washington, and she
Mass of Christian Burial
served on the Plymouth Irriga- will be held on Saturday, June
tion Board. They later divorced 1, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of
although they remained good Angels Catholic Church, Herm-
iston, Oregon. Burial will fol-
friends.
She enjoyed crafts, making low at the Hermiston Cemetery,
jewelry, playing Yahtzee, gar- Hermiston, Oregon.
dening, rock hounding, loved
Please share memories of
animals and cherished time with Lori with her family at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com
her family.
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
She is survived by her sons
Mike Ellwood and his wife iston, Oregon, is in care of
Cindy, Hermiston, Ore., and arrangements.
Paul Curtiss ‘Wally’ Rogers
Helix
September 26, 1958 — May 25, 2019
Paul “Wally” Curtiss Rog-
ers, 60, of Helix, Oregon,
passed away on May 25 in
Walla Walla, Washington. He
was born in Springfield, Ore-
gon, on September 26, 1958.
He leaves behind Carla,
his wife of 30 years; daughter
Kylee (Chad Masters); son Gar-
rett (Chancey Rogers); grand-
kids Remmy and Riggs; sisters
Roberta, Paula, Beverly, Donna
and Linda; brothers Ron, Mike
and Jim; and numerous neph-
ews and nieces.
Wally grew up in Meacham,
Oregon, with the Bosworth
family. He loved to hunt, rope,
ride his motorcycle, play poker
and to tell Wild West stories.
ly’s Heating & Air for 16 years,
and up to his death worked as
the road supervisor of CTUIR.
He is preceded in death by
his parents, Ida Pruitt, Alpha
Rogers, and Delbert and Betty
Bosworth, and his sister Kathy
Bosworth.
There will be a celebration
of life in Pendleton, Oregon,
at Mustangers Arena, June 1
at 9:45 a.m. We will miss his
quick wit and ability to make
us all laugh.
In lieu of flowers, the fam-
ily would like donations to be
made to Kadlec Foundation,
ALS Clinic, 888 Swift Boule-
vard, Richland, WA 99352.
UPCOMING SERVICES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
No services scheduled
THURSDAY, MAY 30
BAKER, RON — Celebration of life service at 5 p.m. at
the Hermiston Christian Center, 1825 W. Highland Ave. A
celebration will follow the service.
COLE, DUANE SR. — Funeral services at 1 p.m. at
Christ the King Lutheran Church, 325 S.W. Sixth Ave., Mil-
ton-Freewater. Interment will follow at the Milton-Freewa-
ter Cemetery.
GAMMOND, BUSTER — Visitation from 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131
S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton.
NEWBY, CAROL — Celebration of life at 10:30 a.m.
at Agape House’s Altrusa Room, 500 W. Harper Road,
Hermiston.
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COMMUNITY BRIEF
First Saturday
offers free museum
admission
PENDLETON — The
public is invited to learn
more about the history of
Umatilla County during Free
First Saturday at Heritage
Station Museum.
The museum is open Sat-
urday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The current exhibit, “The
Unfolding Story of the Uma-
tilla County Historical Soci-
ety,” shares information
about the historical society’s
history and shares about some
of the less-covered aspects
of county history, includ-
ing different ethnic groups,
projects and towns. In addi-
tion, the Depot Gallery fea-
tures viewing of “The Land
They Overlooked,” a short
film that shares about the
Oregon Trail. Also located
on the museum grounds is a
1942 caboose, which is open
for viewing, and the Byrd
Schoolhouse, originally built
in 1879.
Heritage Station Museum
is located at 108 S.W. Frazer
Ave., Pendleton. For more
information, contact info@
heritagestationmuseum.org,
541-276-0012 or visit www.
heritagestationmuseum.org.
ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS
have the unique opportunity to make a positive
difference in peoples' lives every day that they
generously donate their time and talents.
Volunteering gives you the opportunity to learn new
skills, make new friends and develop new interests!
When you join the St. Anthony Hospital family, you will experience the
personal fulfi llment and rewards that only come from helping others.
At St. Anthony Hospital, you can volunteer as little as an hour a week or as
often as you'd like. Your service is greatly appreciated, so we are thankful
for any time you off er. We attempt to fi nd just the right fi t for your talents
and skills and our hospital needs.
Frequent volunteer opportunities include:
• Customer service/cashier in the gift shop,
Inspirations.
•Customer service at the information desk.
• Patient services.
• Day Surgery
If you’d like to discuss how you can join the St. Anthony Hospital family, please call the number below.
Emily Smith • 541-278-2627 • emilysmith@chiwest.com
2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR 97801
www.sahpendleton.org