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RECORDS Wednesday, January 22, 2020 East Oregonian A5 PUBLIC SAFETY OBITUARY DEATH NOTICES FRIDAY JoLynn Kay Lieuallen Barbara S. Andrus Weston December 29, 1961 — January 15, 2020 Pendleton May 19, 1941 — Jan. 20, 2020 JoLynn Kay Lieuallen She participated in orga- of Weston, Oregon, passed nizing the Winter Gala in away and went to be with Pendleton, and the Pioneer the Lord on January 15, Days Reunion in Weston. 2020. She was 58 years old On some Saturday nights you could find and is the daugh- ter of James and her at home mak- ing homemade Edith Lieuallen, ice cream with also of Weston, her grandchil- Oregon. dren and her three JoLynn was faithful critters born in Pendle- ton, Oregon, on that she called her December 29, babies. Kindness, 1961. She grew caring, com- passionate, giv- up in Weston on ing, committed, Lieuallen the family farm, inspirational and located just south of Weston on Pine Creek. loving are all words that She attended Weston describe her personality. JoLynn is survived by schools and graduated in 1980 from Weston-McE- her parents, Jim and Edith; wen High School in Athena. a brother, Michael Lieual- While in school JoLynn len and his wife Malia; sis- participated in chorus and ter DeeAnn Lane and her band, played basketball and husband Mark; and her volleyball, and was a stand- youngest sister, LaShelle out track athlete. Lieuallen. She has two After high school, daughters, Hannah Crivel- JoLynn earned a degree in lone and her husband Vito, business at the Eastern Ore- and Rebecca Bissinger gon Business College. and her husband Chance; JoLynn lived the major- grandchildren Bentley and ity of her adult life in the Nora; four nieces, seven Pendleton and Weston area. nephews, three great-nieces For the past 11 years she and seven great-nephews; worked at St. Anthony Hos- and her three faithful four- pital in Pendleton. legged companions Bella, She loved to be outdoors Zoe, and Nixie Jo. and spent many summer A Celebration of Life nights camping out at fam- will be held at St. Anthony ily pasture (up the creek). Hospital in Pendleton, on She loved picking mush- Monday, January 27, at rooms, blackberries, and 3 p.m. The family asks that recently, tending to the you join them and wear fruit trees at the family something green, JoLynns homestead where she lived. favorite color. Dress casual, Jolynn loved thrift shop- and come enjoy some ping, crafting, canning, refreshments as we share weaving wheat, and selling and celebrate. her wares at bazaars in the Remembrances can be area. She gardened with her sent to the Jolly Circle Club dad and loved family gath- of Weston, ℅ Patti Rein- hart, 54309 Wildhorse erings, large and small. JoLynn was an avid sup- Road, Weston, OR 97886. porter of Weston-McE- Burns Mortuary of wen athletics and attended Pendleton is in charge of as many events as possi- arrangements. Sign the ble, especially if a niece or online guestbook at www. nephew was participating. burnsmortuary.com. Barbara S. Andrus, 78, of Pendleton, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Pendleton. She was born May 19, 1941, in Pend- leton. Arrangements are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. 5:48 a.m. — A burglary occurred on East Main Street in Hermiston. 12:58 p.m. — Police took a report of a theft on South High- way 395 in Hermiston. 2:28 p.m. — Police responded to a report of a drunken driver on Southwest 13th Place in Hermiston. 5:02 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on Sunquist and Fruitvale roads in Milton-Freewater. 8:31 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred at the South- ridge Apartments on Fifth Street in Umatilla. 11:25 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on South- west Ninth Street in Hermiston. SATURDAY 2:07 a.m. — Police responded to a report of shots fired, but were unable to locate its source on West Highland Avenue in Hermiston. 3:15 a.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on Southwest Larkin Court in Hermiston. 5:14 a.m. — An assault occurred on East Main Street in Hermiston. 9:41 a.m. — Police responded to a reported theft on North Broad Street in Weston. 1:08 p.m. — A theft was reported at Wayside Market on Highway 11 in Milton-Freewater. 1:13 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on East Third Street in Hermiston. 1:33 p.m. — Police responded to a reported theft on North First Street in Hermiston. 5:30 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on North First Street in Hermiston. 5:33 p.m. — Police took a report of a theft on South Highway 395 in Hermiston. SUNDAY 9:22 a.m. — A burglary occurred on Couse Creek Road in Milton-Freewater. 10:53 a.m. — A theft was reported on East Main Street in Hermiston. 1:59 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on West Sun- land Avenue. 3:33 p.m. — Police responded to a reported theft on South- east Second Drive in Hermiston. 6:13 p.m. — A theft was reported at Country Club Manor on Umatilla Avenue in Umatilla. 9:22 p.m. — An assault occurred on Southwest Cedar Street in Pilot Rock. MONDAY 8:28 a.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on West Laird Avenue in Hermiston. 5:10 p.m. — An assault occurred on East Main Street in Hermiston. 5:51 p.m. — A man reported his residence on Highway 74 in Lexington that was under construction was broken into and had appliances stolen from it. 9:22 p.m. — Police responded to a report of shots fired on West Crockett Road in Milton-Freewater. MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 BUTTER CREEK IRRIGATION DISTRICT ANNUAL ORGA- NIZATIONAL MEETING, 8 a.m., AgriNorthwest Board- man farm office, 78415 Poleline Road, Boardman. (Nate Rau 509-820-3231) ECHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, 8:30 a.m., AgriNorthwest Boardman farm office, 78415 Poleline Road, Boardman. (Nate Rau 509-820-3231) MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Bartholomew Government Building upper conference room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. (Roberta Lutcher 541-676-9061) IONE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 3:30 p.m., Ione Community School, 445 Spring St., Ione. 3:30 p.m. work session, 4:30 p.m. regular meeting. (Kim Thul 541-422-7131) HERMISTON LIBRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-567-2882) THURSDAY, JAN. 23 WEST EXTENSION IRRIGATION DISTRICT ANNUAL ORGA- NIZATIONAL MEETING AND REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING, 9 a.m., Irrigon Fire Department, 705 N.E. Main St., Irrigon. An executive session may be called to discuss union negotiations and legal issues. (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) PENDLETON ARTS COMMISSION, 4-5 p.m., Pendleton Cen- ter for the Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton. (Charles Denight 541-966-0233) UMATILLA COUNTY SPECIAL LIBRARY DISTRICT, 5:15 p.m., Pendleton Center for the Arts boardroom, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton. (Erin McCusker 541-276-6449) UMATILLA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Umatilla County Justice Center, 4700 N.W. Pioneer Place, Pend- leton. (541-278-6252) FRIDAY, JAN. 24 No meetings scheduled MONDAY, JAN. 27 UMATILLA BASIN WATERSHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Pendleton City Hall community room, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (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) HERMISTON CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall council chambers, 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. (541-567-5521) MILTON-FREEWATER CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Freewa- ter Public Library Albee Room, 8 S.W. EIghth Ave., Milton-Free- water. (541-938-5531) MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Ione Commu- nity Church, 470 E. Main St., Ione. (Tonia Adams 541-676-2942) TUESDAY, JAN. 28 UMATILLA-MORROW COUNTY HEAD START, 11:30 a.m., Head Start boardroom, 110 N.E. Fourth St., Hermiston. (Monina Ward 541-564-6878) MORROW COUNTY PARKS COMMITTEE, 1:30 p.m., Morrow County Public Works conference room, 365 W. Highway 74, Lexington. (Kirsti Caon 541-989-9500) LOTTERY Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 Megabucks 01-13-20-22-29-32 Estimated jackpot: $1.8 million Lucky Lines 02-08-12-13-20-22-27-32 Estimated jackpot: $19,000 Win for Life 09-25-46-60 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 5-1-8-3 4 p.m.: 5-2-4-7 7 p.m.: 5-2-6-0 10 p.m.: 6-3-2-1 Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 4-5-9-5 James B. Cates Pendleton July 26, 1967 — Jan. 19, 2020 James B. Cates, 52, of Pendleton, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Pendleton. He was born July 26, 1967. Arrange- ments are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Rhonda I. Weaver Pilot Rock Sept. 15, 1958 — Jan. 19, 2020 Rhonda I. Weaver, 61, of Pilot Rock, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Portland. She was born Sept. 15, 1958. Arrange- ments are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Shirley A. Zielinski Boardman Jan. 18, 2020 Shirley A. Zielinski, 87, of Boardman, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Richland, Washington. A celebration of a life well lived will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, with a funeral mass at 10 a.m. at our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 78922 Olson Road S.E., Boardman, a short graveside service at the Riverview Cemetery, and a reception following at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center. Friends are invited to attend any part or all of the celebration. Burns Mortuary of Herm- iston is in care of arrangements. Share memories with the family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. UPCOMING SERVICES WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 CHEVES, FRAN — Recitation of the rosary at 10 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catho- lic Church, 520 S. Garfield St., Kennewick, Washington. A meal will follow in the church office building. THURSDAY, JAN. 23 MILLER, MELBA — Recitation of the rosary at 10 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 525 N. Gale St., Heppner. Concluding service and burial will follow at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. OBITUARY POLICY 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. Minnesota man exposed as former commander of Nazi-led unit dies By AMY FORLITI AND STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — A retired Minnesota carpen- ter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander of a Nazi-led unit accused of war atroci- ties has died. Michael Karkoc, whose family maintained that he was never a Nazi or com- mitted any war crimes, lived quietly in Minne- apolis for decades until AP’s review of U.S. and Ukrainian records in 2013 uncovered his past and prompted investigations in Germany and Poland. Karkoc died Dec. 14, 2019, according to cemetery and public records. He was 100. His son, Andriy Kar- koc, hung up on an AP reporter without confirm- ing his father’s death. Offi- cials at the Kozlak-Rad- ulovich Funeral Chapel, which was listed on one website as having handled the funeral arrangements, declined to comment. But records at Hillside Cemetery in Minneapolis show he was quietly buried there Dec. 19, 2019, next to his wife, Nadia Karkoc, who died in 2018. And Minnesota Department of Health records show that a Michael Karkoc with the correct birthday died Dec. 14. The family and funeral home did not publish a public obituary. Karkoc’s involve- ment in the war sur- faced when a retiree who researched Nazi war crimes approached the AP after coming across Karkoc’s name. The AP investigation relied upon a broad range of interviews and documents, includ- ing Nazi military payroll information and company rosters, U.S. Army intel- ligence files, Ukrainian intelligence findings and Karkoc’s self-published memoir. The records estab- lished that Karkoc was a commander in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defense Legion, which attacked a Polish village where doz- ens of women and children were killed in 1944, then lied to American author- ities to get into the U.S. after World War II. His family denied he was ever at the scene of the attack, though a second AP report uncovered tes- timony from a former sol- dier in Karkoc’s unit who said Karkoc ordered his men to attack the village, Chlaniow, in retaliation for the slaying of an SS major. Andriy Karkoc has said his father was never a Nazi and denied he was involved in any war crimes. He has also questioned the valid- ity of AP’s sources and accused the AP of “defam- atory and slanderous” allegations. The AP stories prompted Germany and Poland to investigate. German pros- ecutors announced in July 2015 that they had shelved their case because the then-96-year-old Karkoc wasn’t fit for trial. But Pol- ish prosecutors announced in March 2017 that they would seek his arrest and extradition, saying his age was no obstacle in seeking to bring him to justice. An investigative file from the Ukrainian intel- ligence agency’s archive revealed testimony from Pvt. Ivan Sharko, a Ukrainian soldier under Karkoc’s command. Sharko testified in 1968 that the initial order to attack Chlaniow was given by another officer, but that Karkoc — who fought under the nom de guerre “Wolf” — told his unit to attack the village. “The commander of our company, Wolf, also gave the command to cordon off the village and check all the houses, and to find and punish the partisans,” Sharko told authorities in Ukraine in 1967 and 1968, for an investigation they were conducting against the Self Defense Legion. Sharko, who died in the 1980s, also said the legion- aries surrounded homes, set them on fire and shot anyone found inside homes or in the streets, according to the Russian-language investigative file. “How many people were killed in all, I don’t know. I personally saw three corpses of peaceful inhabitants who had been killed,” Sharko was quoted as saying. Stephen Paskey, who led Nazi investigations for nine years as a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Investigations, said Shar- ko’s testimony is highly credible. He noted that Sharko didn’t appear to be in custody or under inves- tigation when questioned, and many of his statements were confirmed by histori- cal documents. Thomas Will, the dep- uty head of Germany’s special prosecutors’ office that investigates Nazi crimes, concluded in 2013 that there was sufficient evidence that Karkoc was present. In 2017, Polish prosecutor Robert Janicki of the National Remem- brance Institute, which investigates Nazi and Communist-era crimes against Poles, said years of investigation confirmed “100%” that he was a com- mander of the unit. Karkoc, an ethnic Ukrainian, was born in the city of Lutsk in 1919, according to details he provided to American offi- cials. At the time, the area was being fought over by Ukraine, Poland and oth- ers; it ended up part of Poland until World War II. Several wartime Nazi doc- uments note the same birth date, but say he was born in Horodok, a town in the same region. Karkoc didn’t tell U.S. authorities about his military service when he entered the coun- try in 1949. But in a Ukrainian-language mem- oir published in 1995, Karkoc said he helped found the Ukrainian Self Defense Legion in 1943, in collaboration with the Nazis’ feared SS intelli- gence agency, to fight on the side of Germany. He also wrote that he served as a company com- mander in the unit, which received orders directly from the SS, through the end of the war. The mem- oir is available at the U.S. Library of Congress and the British Library, and the AP located it online in an elec- tronic Ukrainian library. Karkoc became a U.S. cit- izen in 1959. He lived for decades in a heavily East- ern European neighbor- hood of Minneapolis and was a longtime member of the St. Michael’s and St. George’s Ukrainian Ortho- dox Church. He worked as a carpenter, and was a member and a secretary in the local branch of the fra- ternal Ukrainian National Association. Antin Semeniuk, a friend of Karkoc in Minne- apolis, said after the AP’s initial report that Karkoc told him he hadn’t been a Nazi. Rather, Semeniuk said, Karkoc described himself as a Ukrainian patriot who wanted his country to be democratic and free of Nazi and Com- munist rule.
