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RECORDS Saturday, October 26, 2019 OBITUARIES East Oregonian A5 DEATH NOTICES Mary Sue Hunter Ethel May Bagwell Geraldine Joann Robinson Weister Yuma, Ariz. January 12, 1929 — September 28, 2019 Pendleton December 16, 1925 — October 21, 2019 Heppner Dec. 5, 1939 — Oct. 24, 2019 Ethel M. Bagwell, of Christian Women’s Club Pendleton, Oregon, died and was the president and peacefully with her fam- speaker for many years. ily by her side at McKay Ethel and Everett also Creek Estates on enjoyed sports, Monday, October especially Pend- leton High School 21, 2019, in Pend- sports. They were leton, Oregon. Ethel was born avid fans of foot- ball and basket- on December ball, going to all 16, 1925, to Wil- home games and liam (Billy) and would travel to Ruby Anderson away games if in North Bend, Bagwell possible. Oregon. Ethel was pre- Ethel grad- uated from North Bend ceded in death by her hus- High School in 1942. Ethel band of 72 years, Everett, went on to attend Pacific who she missed every day Bible School, (now War- since he has been gone. ner Pacific College) from They are now together with 1944-46, in Portland, Ore- Jesus and celebrating in gon. While attending col- Heaven with all her family lege she met a handsome and friends that have gone sailor, Everett Bagwell. She before her. What a glorious and Everett were married reunion! three months later on July Ethel is survived by her 13, 1946. two children, son Benton The couple returned to Bagwell and wife Debi, North Bend, Oregon, and and her daughter Barbara lived there until 1951 when Cleveland and husband they moved to Pendleton, Tom; five grandchildren; 10 Oregon. Ethel was a house- great-grandchildren; and five wife, she helped Everett great-great-grandchildren. with their restaurant, The A celebration of Ethel’s Shorthorn Cafe, worked for life will be held November Pacific Northwest Bell, and 2, 2019, at the Free Method- then she and Everett started ist Church, 1711 S.W. 44th the Umatilla County Credit St., Pendleton, Oregon. at Union together in the base- 1 p.m. ment of the Eastern Oregon Thank you, Pendleton State Hospital. Pioneer Chapel, for your She and Everett loved to kind care and arrangements travel and go fishing. She of our loving Mom for her loved to bake and cook. Life’s Celebration day. Always a feast at her table. Online condolences may Ethel was instrumental in be sent to www.pioneer- starting a chapter of the chapel.com. Geraldine Joann Robinson Weister, 79, of Heppner, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Heppner. She was born Dec. 5, 1939, in Heppner. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. at the Vinson Cemetery near Pilot Rock. Arrangements by Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner. Mary Sue Haynes (Hunter) was born to Cur- tis and Pauline Haynes on January 12, 1929, in Cedar Grove, Tennessee, and passed away on September 28, 2019, in Phoenix, Ari- zona, at the age of 90¾. Sue was raised by her mom, Pauline, and grand- parents, Anderson and Sudie Lewis, in rural Tennessee. She was educated at Leach Seventh-day Adventist Church school and Broad- view Academy in Hinsdale, Illinois. Sue came west in the summer of 1946 with her mother, her Aunt Fay and Uncle Tommy Grogan and cousin Ann Noe Crook Calvert to pick fruit in the Yakima Valley. Ann and Sue grew up together like sisters, both being raised by their grandparents while their divorced mothers worked to support the fam- ily. While harvesting apples, Sue met Keith V. Hunter, a veteran of World War II who had returned home from serving (and earning two Purple Hearts) in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific. They married in Pendle- ton, November 4 of the same year, in the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Bud and Velta Hunter. They all worked in Hunter Broth- er’s Poultry. Son Michael Ray Hunter (longtime CPA in Hermiston, former wife Marsha McCormick) fol- lowed in 1947 and daughter Susan Kay Hunter (retired VP in Portland, husband John Anderton) 18 months after that. Sue’s mother, Pauline, went back home to Hins- dale, Illinois, but moved out to Sunnyside, Washing- ton, when Sue was pregnant with her first child, Mike, in 1947. Pauline married Bick- leton farmer and rancher Henry Hooker in 1950. They had a daughter in 1950 and Sue, with two children of her own, became a “big sis- ter” to Gale (Blankenship, husband Randy, Bickleton). Keith and Sue Hunter worked 30+ years at East- ern Oregon State Hospital. Sue was a medical records librarian and Keith was in charge of the commissary. Keith Hunter died in Janu- ary 1992 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Sue con- tinued to live in Pendleton (over 70 years altogether) and married Spencer Mathis of Los Angeles on Septem- ber 16, 1998. Together they ran a mobile repair business for the trucking industry in Pendleton. Spence and Sue retired to Yuma, Arizona, in the fall of 2016. During her long life she was a doting grandmother to John Hunter (Dusty) and Ben Hunter (Stacey), both of Hermiston (and their children Mitchell, Danelle, Kaylee and Tyler) and Ismoon Hunter-Morton (Portland) and Jonquil Hunt- er-Morton (Jaime Nichol- son, San Antonio). She lov- ingly embraced the Mathis family as a dear stepmother to Spence’s children: Spence Jr. and wife Bobbie (Bea- vertown, Pa.), Tracey Lynn Cardenas (Camas), and Heather Louise Mathis. She was Grammy to the Mathis children: Lisa, Chylo, Cody, Cheyenne, Michaela and Gracie. Sue was a cherished aunt to Bud and Velta’s five chil- dren, who were all raised in Pendleton: Larry (Billie Jo, Lincoln City), Jean (Port- land), Dennis (Oddie, Ocean Shores, Wash., and Phyllis Hunter, former wife, Pend- leton), Kim (The Dalles) and Ron (deceased), and their children: Jeff, Steve, Cathy, Denise, Phillip, TerryLee, Christopher, Brian, Keith and Ronna. In addition to Spence, her husband of 21 years, sister, children and stepchildren, she is survived by many nieces and nephews and grand-, great-grand-, and great-great-grandchildren. At the age of 40 she entered college to graduate in 1970, earning an associ- ate of arts degree at Port- land Community College. A scholarship is being estab- lished in her name to help single women with children to be able to continue their education. Memorial contri- butions in her name may be sent to Blue Mountain Com- munity College Foundation, P.O. Box 100, Pendleton, OR 97801. A heartfelt thanks to Bobbie and Spencer Mathis Jr. and Shelly Ann Brown (Seaside) for their generous and special care given to Sue during her last days. Thomas M. Sheridan Portland December 27, 1957 — October 21, 2019 Thomas M. Sheridan, age 61, passed away peace- fully on Monday, October 21, 2019, in his home. He was born December 27, 1957, in Salem, Oregon, to Hugh and Mary Sheri- dan. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School (1976), Notre Dame Univer- sity (1980), and the North- western School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (1983). He specialized in work- ers’ compensation defense as partner of the firm Sheri- dan Levine LLP. Tom was a devoted father, music lover, sports fanatic, and adventurous spirit. He lived each day to the fullest, sharing his kind- ness and humor with all he met. He especially enjoyed traveling and taking road trips to national parks with his family. He is survived by his two children, Daniel and Jacque- line, and siblings Maureen and Jack. Family, friends and oth- ers whose lives Tom touched are invited to St. Clare Par- ish, 8535 S.W. 19th Ave., Portland, Oregon, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2019, for a Funeral Mass and a small gathering afterward. Actor talks about invisible scars Louis A. Carlson Bend Feb. 6, 1930 — Oct. 21, 2019 Longtime Morrow County resident Louis A. Carlson, 89, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Bend. He was born Feb. 6, 1930, in Ione. A celebration of life will be held Friday, Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. at the Ione Legion Hall. A private family graveside service will be held at the Valby Cemetery near Ione. Arrangements by Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner. RitaMae Plughoff Pasco, Wash. July 9, 1934 — Oct. 19, 2019 Former Pendleton resident RitaMae Plughoff, 85, of Pasco, Wash., died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was born July 9, 1934, in Independence, Ore. A graveside memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m. at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. Bell Tower Funeral Home in Post Falls, Idaho, handled arrangements. Ronald D. ‘Ron’ Franklin Hermiston Sept. 10, 1954 — Oct. 22, 2019 Ronald D. “Ron” Franklin, 65, of Hermiston, died Tues- day, Oct. 22, 2019, at his home. He was born Sept. 10, 1954, in New York. At his request, no service will be held. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. UPCOMING SERVICES SATURDAY, OCT. 26 COLLINS, DICK — Celebration of life at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 201 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendle- ton, with a reception following in the Rogers Fellowship Hall. LOWRANCE, EDNA — Celebration of life service at 11 a.m. at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 125 E. Beech St., Hermiston. PAINE, DOUG — Funeral service at 11 a.m. at the Hermiston Christian Center, 1825 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. ROOP, CHRIS — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at Burns Mortuary, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. SUNDAY, OCT. 27 No services scheduled MONDAY, OCT. 28 OTTMAR, CURT — Celebration of life service at 2 p.m. at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. TUESDAY, OCT. 29 MARTINDALE, KATHLEEN — Celebration of life service at 11 a.m. at Westside Church of Christ, 2185 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston. MEETINGS MONDAY, OCT. 28 UMATILLA COUNTY SPECIAL LIBRARY DISTRICT WORK SESSION, 5:15 p.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (Dea Nowell 541-966-0917) UMATILLA BASIN WATERSHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Eastern Oregon Higher Education Center, 975 S.E. Columbia Drive, Hermiston. (Michael T. Ward 541-276-2190) IRRIGON COMMUNITY PARKS & RECREATION DIS- TRICT, 7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Station, 705 N. Main St., Irrigon. (541-922-3047) MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Mor- row County Grain Growers, 350 Main St., Lexington. (541-676-2942) HERMISTON CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. (541-567-5521) MILTON-FREEWATER CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Free- water Public Library, 8 S.W. EIghth Ave., Milton-Freewater. (541-938-5531) TUESDAY, OCT. 29 MORROW COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Port of Morrow Riverfront Center, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. (Stephanie Loving 541-922-4624) WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30 MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Bartholomew Government Building upper conference room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. (Roberta Lutcher 541-676-5613) THURSDAY, OCT. 31-FRIDAY, NOV. 1 No meetings scheduled MONDAY, NOV. 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) Staff photo by Kathy Aney Actor Vincent Vargas, a veteran of three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Army Ranger, talks Friday at Blue Moun- tain Community College about the pitfalls of reentering civilian life after war. Vargas struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and survivor’s guilt after coming home, but found relief in therapy and finding his own community. COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY, OCT. 26 UMATILLA COUNTY POMONA GRANGE, 12:30 p.m., Columbia Grange Hall, 32339 Diagonal Road, Hermiston. Lunch will be fol- lowed by a meeting. (Tom or Doris 541-567- 9742 or 541-567-8663) PENDLETON EAGLES STEAK AND LIVE MUSIC, 6-11:59 p.m., Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton. Dinner from 6-8 p.m., music from 8 p.m. to mid- night. Members and guests welcome. (541-278-2828) SUNDAY, OCT. 27 PENDLETON EAGLES BREAKFAST, 9 a.m.- 12 p.m., Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton. Open to members and guests. (541-278-2828) UNION PACIFIC EMPLOYEES CLUB, 1:30 p.m., Hermiston VFW Hall, 45 W. Cherry, Hermiston. All UP employees, working or retired, welcome to attend. Bring a main dish or dessert and table service. (541-567-5260) MONDAY, OCT. 28 BOARDMAN QUILT GROUP, 9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Boardman Senior Center, 100 Tatone St., Boardman. Quilt construction, quilting updates, education, history and friendship. Free. (Kathy Hyder 541-571-7009) NARFE OF HERMISTON, 12 p.m., Desert Lanes Bowling Alley, 1545 N. First St., Herm- iston. No-host lunch. All federal employees, retirees and spouses are welcome. (541-567-2648) IRRIGON MOOSE LODGE TACOS AND BINGO, 6-9 p.m., Irrigon Moose Lodge, 220 N.E. Third St., Irrigon. Tacos from 6-9 p.m., bingo from 6:30-9 p.m. Open to members and guests. (541-922-1802) WESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 6 p.m., Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main St., Weston. VFW POST NO. 922 SOCIAL, 6:30 p.m., Pendleton VFW Hall, 1221 S.E. Court Place, Pendleton. (541-278-2720) INLAND NORTHWEST MUSICIANS CHO- RALE REHEARSAL, 7-9 p.m., Harris Jr. Acad- emy gymnasium, 3121 S.W. Hailey Ave., Pend- leton. No tryouts; all welcome. No rehearsals June-July-August or Christmas-New Year. 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