RECORDS
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Dennis C. (Kim) Clark
Athena
February 25, 1947 — January 27, 2020
St. Maries, Idaho
December 26, 1940 — January 6, 2020
Lynda Ferris Maselli, Ariz., and Gilbert (Ver-
granddaughter of Uma- rado), Ariz.
tilla County pioneers Dr.
Lynda was a huge ani-
I. U. Temple and Estelle mal lover. She was a ded-
Wells Temple, passed icated volunteer at the
Spokane Valley
away at her Idaho
Animal Shelter.
ranch on Janu-
ary 6, 2020, from
Her passion for
Acute
Myeloid
quarter
horses
Leukemia.
was
reignited
Lynda
was
later in life and
born in Pendleton,
she raised and
Ore., on Decem-
showed several
ber 26, 1940. She
AQHA champi-
ons. She was also
graduated from
an avid golfer,
Pendleton High
Maselli
bridge
player,
School in 1958
and loved a good
and attended Ore-
gon State University and game of Scrabble.
Eastern Oregon College.
Lynda is survived by
In 1958 she was selected her daughters Shelley
as a princess on the Pend- Greco, St. Maries, Idaho,
leton Round-Up Court and and Shannon Christiansen,
attended every Round-Up Bellevue, Wash.; son Mark
for 64 years, missing only Hartfield (Sutaree), Gaith-
one year when her son was ersburg, Md.; sisters Carol
born the week of Round-Up. Ferris Jackson, Richland,
Every year, sitting in the Wash., and Patricia Ferris
grandstand watching the Lewis (Dann), Henderson,
new queen and court make Nev.; six grandchildren;
their grand entry, always two great-grandchildren;
and many cousins, nieces,
brought tears to her eyes.
Lynda married Walt and nephews. She was pre-
Hartfield and later Jack ceded in death by her par-
Maselli, the love of her ents, Chet and Irene Ferris,
life. Both Lynda and Jack sister Janet Ferris, and hus-
owned real estate compa- band Jack Maselli.
nies in Spokane, Wash. In
A Celebration of Life
1979, she was elected as the will be held February 22,
first woman in the 66-year 2020, at 11 a.m. at the
history of Spokane Board Episcopal Church of the
of Realtors to serve as Redeemer in Pendleton,
president.
Ore. A reception will fol-
Upon retirement, she low at the Red Lion Hotel
and Jack traveled exten- in Pendleton. Please wear
sively throughout the U.S. your western clothes in
and abroad, making new honor of Lynda.
friends wherever they
Donations in memory of
roamed. They were always Lynda may to the Pendle-
involved in the commu- ton Round-Up Foundation,
nities they lived in — P.O. Box 609, Pendleton,
Spokane Valley, Wash., OR 97801, or to a charity of
Chewelah, Wash., Surprise, your choice.
Gina Marie Davis
Pendleton
August 13, 1954 — January 26, 2020
Gina Marie Davis, playing the piano and gos-
65, died Sunday, January pel music. Also other things
26, 2020, in Kennewick, she enjoyed were going on
camping trips and baking at
Washington.
Gina was born in Port- home.
land, Oregon, on
She is sur-
vived by her son,
August 13, 1954,
Shane Childers of
to Wally and Jean
Pendleton.
Cunningham.
She is pre-
She spent most
ceded in death
of her life on the
by her parents,
west side of Ore-
gon and Wash-
Wally and Jean
ington, then mov-
Cunningham.
ing to Pendleton
A Celebration
to be close to her
of Life will be
Davis
family.
held February 1,
She attended
2020, at 11 a.m.
Commercial Driver Train- at the Bethel Church, 1109
ing Inc. and became a long- Airport Road, Pendleton,
haul truck driver.
Oregon.
Gina married Dennis
Memorial donations can
Childers and she had a son, be made in her memory to
Shane Childers. She later the Bethel Church to help
married Jim Davis.
contribute for her funeral
Gina
enjoyed
her expenses.
church family at the Bethel
Burns Mortuary of
Church, and she received Pendleton is in charge of
her certificate of baptism the arrangements. Sign the
and graduated School of online guestbook at www.
Restoration. She enjoyed burnmortuary.com.
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DEATH NOTICES
OBITUARIES
Lynda Ferris Maselli
East Oregonian
Dennis
C.
(Claudia) in Can-
yon Lakes, Calif.;
(Kim) Clark, 72,
one stepson, Jeff
was taken home
Roach (Toni) in
to his Father in
Echo, Ore.; and
Heaven on Janu-
ary 27, 2020. He
one
stepdaugh-
ter, Jaci Hoeft
resided in Athena,
(Aaron) in Walla
Oregon, with his
Walla, Wash. He
wife Judi for the
is survived by
past 35 years.
two brothers, Kip
He was born in
Clark (Sandi) and
Pendleton, Oregon,
Kelly Clark (Pam),
to J. Garth Clark
and sister Karen
and Neva E. Clark.
Lackey (Gary). He
Kim grew up in
is also survived by
Stanfield, Oregon,
Clark
his pride and joy of
and was active in
nine grandchildren
all sports through-
out his school years. He mar- and two great-grandchildren,
ried Judi Crawford Roach and numerous nieces and
on March 16, 1985, in Reno, nephews.
Nevada.
He was preceded in death
Kim served in the United by his parents, Garth and
States Navy from 1965- Neva Clark.
1967. His tour of duty was in
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions can be made to Walla
Vietnam.
Kim worked for many Walla Community Hospice,
years at PGG in Pendleton, Providence St. Mary Cancer
Oregon, as a parts manager Center or East Umatilla Fire
and later at Sykes in Mil- & Rescue in Athena, Oregon.
ton-Freewater, Oregon, as an
Graveside service will be
account manager.
held at Pleasant View Cem-
Kim was mayor of Ath- etery in Stanfield, Oregon,
ena, Oregon, for one term on February 7 at 3 p.m., with
and was active in Athe- aCelebration of Life to follow
na’s Caledonian Days. Kim at the Vert Auditorium down-
enjoyed fishing, singing and stairs in The Club Room,
playing guitar and attending located at Fourth and Dorion
his grandchildren’s sporting in Pendleton, Oregon, from
5-7 p.m.
events.
Obituary can be viewed
He is survived by his
spouse Judi in Athena, Ore.; online at www.belltowerfu-
one son, Shawn Jorgensen neralhome.com.
Yvonne Marie (LaLone) Street
Pendleton
October 10, 1938 — January 25, 2020
Yvonne Marie (LaLone) and Phil were always home
Street of Pendleton, Oregon, that second week in Sep-
was born on October 10, tember where you could find
1938, in Oregon City, Ore- them at the east end of the
gon. She passed away on Let’er Buck Room, tending
January 25, 2020,
bar. She enjoyed
at the age of 81.
this very much,
Yvonne grew
meeting new peo-
ple and making
up in Weston,
many friends.
Oregon.
She
Family meant
attended Weston
everything
to
schools,
grad-
uating in 1957.
Yvonne.
She
After graduation,
attended as many
Yvonne attended
activities
and
Eastern Oregon
events as she
Street
College. She later
could — whether
moved to Salem
it was a ball
where she graduated from field/court or rodeo arena,
beauty school. After grad- Yvonne could be found
uating she spent 3 months cheering on her grandkids.
traveling through Europe.
Yvonne
is
sur-
In 1961, she met Gary vived by her husband of
Smith. The couple married 34 years, Phillip; chil-
and made their home in dren Chad (Karen Sue)
Eugene, Oregon. It was here Smith and Wendy (Mike)
they raised their children, McDonough, Mark Street
and Dayna Street; grand-
Chad and Wendy.
On May 25, 1985, children Cain Smith, Dally
Yvonne married Phil- Sue Smith, Calgary Smith,
lip Street. They resided in Ireland McDonough, Shane
Pendleton, Oregon.
McDonough,
Brandon
Yvonne worked as a Street, and Casey Street;
switchboard operator during sister Rene’ (Russ) Wood-
her high school years. Later all; and nephews Matthew
in life she worked as a beau- and Mark Seelbinder.
tician, at Master Printers,
She was preceded in
Dr. Brandt’s office, and First death by her parents, Loneta
Community Credit Union and Leon Barnett.
where she retired in 1997.
A Celebration of Life
Yvonne was full of fun will be held Saturday, Feb-
and adventure. She loved ruary 29 at 1 p.m. at the
to dance and travel. Yvonne Street residence, 3850 S.W.
and Phil would load up in Tahoe, Pendleton, Ore.
Memorial contributions
their motorhome in the fall
and return to Pendleton in may be made to The Pendle-
the spring. Their travels ton Round-Up Association,
took them across the United P.O. Box 609, Pendleton,
States, Mexico, Belize, OR 97801; The Umatilla
Australia, the Caribbean, County Historical Soci-
three months in Ecuador ety Museum, P.O. Box 253,
and many points of interest Pendleton, OR 97801; or to
in South America. When a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are with
they returned home in the
spring, they would travel all Burns Mortuary of Pendle-
ton. Sign the online guest-
over the Northwest.
One thing was for cer- book at www.burnsmortu-
tain: For 28 years Yvonne ary.com.
UPCOMING SERVICES
SATURDAY, FEB. 1
DAVIS, GINA — Celebration of life at 11 a.m. at Bethel
Church, 1109 Airport Road, Pendleton.
GRAY, AMY — Graveside service at 1 p.m. at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Umatilla. A celebration of life reception
will follow at 81765 Westfall Lane, Umatilla.
LUSK, MIKE — Celebration of life at 2 p.m. at the Mil-
ton-Freewater Elks Lodge, 611 N. Main St.
NOBLE, HARRY — Graveside service with military
honors at 1 p.m. at Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Irri-
gon. A celebration of life will follow at Stokes Landing
Senior Center, 195 Opal Place, Irrigon.
TABER, GAIL — Funeral service at 10 a.m. at Pendle-
ton First Baptist Church, 3202 S.W. Nye Ave.
WEAVER, RHONDA — Graveside service at 1:30 p.m.
at Fox Valley Cemetery, Lyons, Ore.
SUNDAY-TUESDAY, FEB. 2-4
No services scheduled
Linda Joyce Miller-Wilson
Ione
Oct. 12, 1940 — Jan. 30, 2020
Linda Joyce Miller-Wilson, 79, of Ione, died Thursday,
Jan. 30, 2020, in Pendleton. She was born Oct. 12, 1940,
in Portland. A graveside service will be held Wednesday,
Feb. 5 at noon at Finley Sunset Hills Cemetery in Port-
land. Pendleton Pioneer Chapel is in charge of arrange-
ments. Online condolences may be sent to www.pioneer-
chapel.com.
Ivan Lee Raines
Hermiston
Aug. 8, 1934 — Jan. 29, 2020
Ivan Lee Raines, 85, of Hermiston, died Wednesday,
Jan. 29, 2020, in Hermiston. He was born Aug. 8, 1934, in
Glen Mary, Alabama. At his request, no services will be
held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrange-
ments. Share memories with the family at www.burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
BRIEFLY
Community Colleges of Spokane
release fall honor rolls
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Falls Community
College and Spokane Community College have named
honor roll recipients for fall quarter 2019, which ended in
December. Students must have a grade point average of
3.0 or above to be listed on the honor roll.
Huntyr Hamilton of Pendleton, and Brianna Rice of
Hermiston, made the honor roll at Spokane Falls Com-
munity College. And Laura Ponce of Boardman was
named to the honor roll at Spokane Community College,
also in Spokane.
Community Colleges of Spokane is a dynamic,
12,300-square-mile state community college district that
includes Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls
Community College and six rural education sites, serv-
ing residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry
and parts of Lincoln counties.
CCS offers high-quality academic transfer,
career-technical and eLearning degree and certificate
programs; business and community training; and adult
literacy programs throughout northeastern Washington,
enrolling approximately 34,000 students a year.
Whitman College students
named to honor roll
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Local students Salma
Anguiano and Madilyn Hofbauer of Hermiston, Kait-
lynne Jensen of Milton-Freewater, and Cameron Sipe
of Umatilla earned academic distinction for the fall 2019
semester at Whitman College. This recognition is given
to students who have completed a minimum of 12 cred-
its, passed all credits attempted, and have earned a grade-
point average of 3.5 or higher on no fewer than nine
graded credits during the semester.
Situated within the rich and complex landscape and
history of the Walla Walla Valley, Whitman College pro-
vides a rigorous liberal arts education of the highest qual-
ity to passionate and engaged students from diverse back-
grounds. Whitman students develop their intellectual and
creative capacities in a supportive scholarly community
that prioritizes student learning within and beyond our
classrooms. We help each student translate their deep
local, regional, and global experiences into ethical and
meaningful lives of purpose.
— EO Media Group
MEETINGS
MONDAY, FEB. 3
STOKES LANDING SENIOR CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m., Stokes
Landing Senior Center, 150 Columbia Lane, Irrigon. (Karen
541-922-3137)
ATHENA-WESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6:30 p.m., Athena Ele-
mentary School library, 375 S. Fifth St., Athena. (Paula Warner
541-566-3551)
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.,
Milton-Freewater. 6:30 p.m. study session, 7 p.m. regular meet-
ing. (Lisa Wasson 541-938-8235)
TUESDAY, FEB. 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 coun-
cil chambers, 143 W. Main St., Pilot Rock. (541-443-2811)
UMATILLA CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Umatilla City Hall coun-
cil 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)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5
MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m.,
Bartholomew Government Building upper conference room,
110 N. Court St., Heppner. (Roberta Lutcher 541-676-5613)
HERMISTON AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 4 p.m.,
Hermiston Airport lounge, 1600 Airport Way, Hermiston.
(541-567-5521)
BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD OF EDUCATION, 5 p.m., Blue
Mountain Community College Pioneer Hall boardroom, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. 5 p.m. executive session, 6 p.m.
regular board meeting. (Shannon Franklin 541-278-5951)
MEACHAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, 6 p.m., Mea-
cham Fire Department, Meacham. (541-786-2069)
STANFIELD CITY COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Stanfield City Hall coun-
cil chambers, 160 S. Main St., Stanfield. (Nikki McCann
541-449-3831)
CONDON CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Condon City Hall, 128 S.
Main St., Condon. (541-384-2711)