RECORDS/COMMUNITY
Thursday, December 16, 2021
East Oregonian
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OBITUARIES
Sgt. Ethan David Reardon
Anna ‘Annie’ Burchett
June 27, 1998 — Nov. 21, 2021
Hermiston
Sept. 30, 1930 — Dec. 10, 2021
Stanfi eld
United States Marine scenic Twenty-Nine Palms,
Corps Sgt. Ethan David California. He was a loving
Reardon, of Hermiston, husband, beloved son,
Oregon, passed away on and grandson, dedicated
Sunday, Nov. 21,
Marine, devoted
big brother, and
2021, at the age
cherished time
of 23 years.
spent with his
Et ha n wa s
wife, Sevana,
born on June 27,
their three dogs,
1998, in Niska-
two horses, his
yuna, New York,
to Kendall and
Harley-Davidson
Lisa Reardon.
motorcycle, and
Ethan grew up
his Marine broth-
in Hermiston,
ers.
O r egon , a nd
He is survived
Reardon
graduated from
by h is w ife,
Seva n a Re a r-
Hermiston High
don; his mother,
School in 2016.
He loved the
Lisa Reardon; his
outdoors and
father, Kendall
would spend as much time Reardon; his brother, Isaac
as possible fi shing, hunting Reardon (U.S. Marine);
and camping. Ethan was a many U.S. Marine Corps
member of the Boy Scouts brothers, and extended
of America for many years family and friends.
and earned the title of Eagle
A funeral service will
Scout, the highest achieve- be held on Sunday, Dec.
ment attainable in the orga- 19, 2021, at 12 noon at the
nization.
Oregon National Guard
Ethan enlisted in the Armory, 900 S.E. Columbia
United States Marine Corps Drive, Hermiston, Oregon.
in November 2016, at the Burial with military honors
age of 18. Ethan served will follow at the Hermis-
in the Marine Corps as a ton Cemetery, Hermiston,
fi eld radio operator for fi ve Oregon. Ethan’s family is
years. Sgt. Reardon was inviting friends and family
stationed at Camp Pendle- to join them for dinner to be
ton assigned to the Combat held at the National Guard
Logistics Battalion 11 Armory following the
(CLB-11). Ethan and his graveside service.
unit completed a 6-month
Please share memories
Western Pacific Deploy- of Ethan with his family at
ment aboard the USS Boxer www.burnsmortuaryherm-
in 2019.
iston.com. Burns Mortuary
He married Sevana of Hermiston, Oregon, is in
Patrick on May 28, 2017, in care of arrangements.
Anna “Annie” Burchett out missing a day. In her
passed peacefully into later years, she would go
Jesus’s arms on Dec. 10, on to win blue ribbons at
2021. She was born to Frank the Umatilla County Fair
and Hazel Riley
for the quilts she
on Sept. 30,
de sig ne d a nd
1930, in Herm-
sewed. Besides
iston, Oregon,
her family, she
the third of four
loved to quilt,
daughters. She
making and
married Willis
giving away
H. (Bill) Burchett
many quilts to
her family and
on Aug. 12, 1949,
in Pasco, Wash-
friends.
ington.
She could
She
was
shoot a game of
Burchett
pool like no one
preceded in death
by her parents,
else, and many
Frank and Hazel; husband, was the night she won
Bill Burchett; son, Walter against people who thought
E. Burchett; sisters, Agnes she didn’t have a chance.
Davis, Frankie Umbarger Her husband, Bill, helped
and Nellie Welch.
build the Stanfi eld Moose
Annie lived and worked Lodge and Annie was well
most of her life in the Stan- known there. Even at 91
fi eld area, having moved to years, she never lost her
the Echo Meadows when a spunk and sense of inde-
young girl and graduated pendence.
from Stanfi eld High School
She is survived by her
in 1949. She was an at-home children, Eva (Dan) Inches,
mother to fi ve children, and Millie (Greg) Waggoner,
if that wasn’t enough, she Jim (Tracy) Burchett and
worked for Tom Able Farms Adila Gibson, 23 grand-
during the summers, grew children, 36 great-grand-
and sold her famous rasp- children and six nieces and
berries, canned thousands nephews.
of quarts of vegetables and
Viewing will be at Burns
fruits, and sewed clothing Mortuary on Thursday,
for her children. She was Dec. 16, 2021, 2-5 p.m. A
a longtime member of the graveside service will be
Hermiston Church of God. at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec.
She worked at Eastern 17, 2021, at the Hermis-
Oregon Hospital & Train- ton Cemetery. A memo-
ing Center, retired from rial celebration of life is
Simplot, then went on to planned for early summer.
tutor at the Echo Elemen- Burns Mortuary of Herm-
tary School for several iston is in care of arrange-
years in the No Child Left ments.
Behind program. She had
To leave an online
many acclamations for her condolence for the family,
service at Simplot, includ- please go to www.burns-
ing years worked with- mortuaryhermiston.com.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Monday, Dec. 13
8:18 a.m. — Pendleton police responded to South Main
Street on a report of a female screaming. Police brought in
a crisis team.
8:20 a.m. — A caller reported two pit bull dogs were
running around near the U.S. Postal Service, 300 N.E. Main
Ave., Irrigon, and was concerned someone could get hurt.
8:29 a.m. — Pendleton police received a theft complaint
at Holiday Inn Express, 600 S.E. Nye Ave. Police took a
report.
8:31 a.m. — A Hermiston resident asked to speak to an
offi cer about receiving ongoing harassment and threats. He
said he has spoken to one offi cer about this but would like
to speak with a diff erent offi cer about the new threats he
has been receiving.
9:35 a.m. — Pendleton police responded to the 900 block
of Northwest Fifth Street on a complaint of a burglary.
Police took a report.
11:52 a.m. — A caller reported a theft at Hometown
Cleaners, 1810 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton.
1:18 p.m. — A caller complained to the Umatilla County
Sheriff ’s Offi ce about a vehicle repair business in Umatilla
that has yet to start repairs after he paid $800 on an $1,800
job and it has had the parts for two months.
7:41 p.m. — A resident on Rand Road, Irrigon, reported
a female came to his door and asked for a ride. The man
asked the Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce to send someone
to check on her because she seemed intoxicated and stated
she was schizophrenic. A deputy responded, found her and
gave her a ride.
8:17 p.m. — A Milton-Freewater resident reported
someone smashed a window to her vehicle and stole her
purse and jacket at the Red Tea Garden, 14 N. Columbia
St., Milton-Freewater.
9:16 p.m. — Hermiston police responded to the 1600
block of West Sunland Avenue on a report of an assault.
Tuesday, Dec. 14
9 a.m. — Milton-Freewater police received a report of a
break-in and the theft of money at Superior Lube, 800 S.E.
Second Ave.
9:53 a.m. — A Heppner resident came to the Morrow
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce and asked a deputy to contact him
about telephonic harassment. A deputy did and advised the
man to delete the number of his ex-girlfriend.
10:10 a.m. — An Irrigon resident reported he walked
his dog on North First Street near the Columbia River and
found a bunch of mail to diff erent addresses. The Morrow
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce took a report.
4:58 p.m. — Pendleton police received a complaint about
a burglary on the 1400 block of Southwest 41st Street. Police
took a report.
Arrests, citations
Dec. 13
• Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Seth Derek Briggs, 33,
for felon in possession of a weapon, possession of metham-
phetamine and delivery of methamphetamine, all felonies,
and on a warrant.
• Pendleton police arrested Taren Chace Nielson, 29, for
fourth-degree assault.
• Stanfi eld police arrested Carter Engum, 70, for domes-
tic violence fourth-degree assault.
• Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Tyler Elijah Lamar
Burns, 30, for domestic abuse, assault, harassment and
menacing.
• Pendleton police arrested James William Fletcher, 46,
for fi rst-degree theft.
• Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrested Megan Cher-
isse Lares Storms, 31, for vehicle theft.
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UPCOMING SERVICES
Thursday, Dec. 16
Burchett, Annie — Viewing, 2-5 p.m. at Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston, 685 W. Hermiston Ave.
Friday, Dec. 17
Burchett, Annie — Graveside service, 1 p.m. at the
Hermiston Cemetery.
Gornick-Stewart, Judy — Viewing, 3-8 p.m. at Burns
Mortuary of Pendleton, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave.
Saturday, Dec. 18
Blackburn, Joe — Celebration of life, 2 p.m. in the
Roy Raley Room at the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds,
1205 S.W. Court Ave.
Burk, Karen — Celebration of life, 11 a.m. at
Milwaukie Elks Lodge No. 142, 13121 S.E. McLoughlin
Blvd., Oak Grove.
Rossi, Frank — Memorial service, 1 p.m. at the West-
side Church of Christ, 2185 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
Sunday, Dec. 19
Reardon, Ethan — Funeral service, noon at the Oregon
National Guard Armory, 900 S.E. Columbia Drive, Herm-
iston. Burial with military honors will follow at the Herm-
iston Cemetery.
Monday, Dec. 20
Williams, Teddy — Memorial service, 1 p.m. at the
Burns Mortuary Chapel, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Herm-
iston.
DEATH NOTICES
Elma J. Carlon
Dec. 24, 1945 — Dec. 13, 2021
Pendleton
Elma J. Carlon, 75, of Pendleton, died Dec. 13, 2021,
at her home. She was born Dec. 24, 1945, in Alliance,
Nebraska. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of
Pendleton. Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmor-
tuary.com.
Theodore L. ’Teddy’ Williams
April 18, 1984 — Nov. 30, 2021
Hermiston
Theodore L. “Teddy” Williams, 37, of Hermiston, died
Nov. 30, 2021, in Paterson, Washington. He was born April
18, 1984, in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Theodore
Prater and Angela Williams. A memorial service will be
Dec. 20, 1 p.m. at the Burns Mortuary Chapel, Hermiston.
Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.
Leave an online condolence at www.burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com.
LOTTERY
Monday, Dec. 13, 2021
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Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021
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Megaplier: 3
Estimated jackpot: $160
million
Lucky Lines
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4 p.m.: 3-6-2-3
7 p.m.: 9-9-5-5
10 p.m.: 9-2-0-4
SARAH
HAUG
LIGHT OF UNIT Y
Joy gives
us wings
T
his Monday, Dec.
13, it was 32 degrees
with freezing fog as
my husband and I took our
daily loop around the Pend-
leton River Parkway. As we
often do, we encountered
people we knew well and
some we didn’t. That day,
everyone we passed greeted
us with a smile, a few pleas-
ant words, or even laughter.
I found myself cheered to
see joy in everyone’s faces,
even in such miserable
conditions.
As we enter the holiday
season, joy is offi cially on
the agenda, with many cele-
brations, parties and festive
events. That’s not to say,
however, that feeling joy on
a fundamental level comes
easily. It is even more diffi -
cult to sustain joy and share
with the world.
In my life, fear is one of
the greatest barriers to feel-
ing joy, usually fear of the
future. It’s easy to dwell
on the bad things that have
happened in the past and
on all the possible ways
another test might be right
around the corner.
As the Baha’i writings
say, “Fear — for ourselves
or for others — (doesn’t)
solve any problem or
enable us to better meet it
if it ever does arise. We do
not know what the future
holds exactly, or how soon
we may all pass through
another ordeal worse than
the last one.” What a horri-
fying thought! And yet,
how fundamentally true.
I find two thoughts
freeing. The fi rst is recog-
nizing and being grateful
that a test wasn’t worse.
Because, really, when you
think about it at two in the
morning, things always
could have been worse. The
second is that my thoughts,
feelings and actions are the
only things over which I
have real control. We need
not bear imagined future
burdens, nor the burdens of
others. All of us are in God’s
hands. He is the source of
true joy and comfort, and it
is trust in him that allows us
to bear life’s burdens.
Even for those who don’t
share a spiritual view of the
world, it is fundamentally
true that as we go about our
daily lives we have a choice
as to how we interact with
the world. Can we put down
its burdens and not carry
them at every moment?
Can we let our fears pass
through us, accepting what
we cannot change?
“Do not be content with
showing friendship in
words alone; let your heart
burn with loving kindness
for all who may cross your
path.” As we cross paths
with people every day — on
the riverwalk, in the store,
on the street or on Zoom —
we can spread joy just by a
kind word, a smile, and lift-
ing our hands in greeting.
And in so doing, uplift not
only others’ hearts, but our
own.
———
Sarah Haug is a member
of the Baha’i Faith and has
called Pendleton home
since 2002. You can find
her most days walking
on the riverwalk with her
husband, Dan.
Reward climbs to nearly $50K
for information on poisoned
L A GR A N DE —
Conservation groups are
off ering a nearly $50,000
reward for information that
leads to a conviction after
at least eight wolves were
poisoned and killed earlier
this year in Union County.
Members of the public
also have contributed more
than $1,000 to the fund, and
the Oregon Hunters Associ-
ation pledged the standard
amount of $500, bring-
ing the total to $47,736.
Wolves of the Rockies, Trap
Free Montana and The 06
Legacy Project contributed
$10,000 to the reward.
Oregon State Police
investigators in early
February were alerted that
a wolf fi tted with a tracking
collar had stopped moving
near Mount Harris, about
10 miles northeast of La
Grande in Union County.
State police reported
they found the entirety of
the Catherine Pack, three
males and two females,
dead along with a nearby
dead magpie. The animals
were sent to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Foren-
sics Lab in Ashland for test-
ing.
A search about a month
later in the same area
turned up a dead female
wolf, a dead magpie and a
dead skunk. All the animals
were sent to the lab for test-
ing.
By April, the toxicol-
ogy tests confi rmed all six
wolves had been poisoned.
— EO Media Group
MEETINGS
Thursday, Dec. 16
West Extension Irrigation District, 9 a.m., Colum-
bia Improvement District, 501 E. Columbia Ave., Board-
man. An executive session may be called to discuss legal
issues. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, call in advance
to arrange attendance. (Lisa Baum 541-922-3814)
Umatilla County Special Library District, 5:30 p.m.,
district offi ce, 425 S. Main St., Pendleton, via Zoom or by
calling 971-247-1195; visit www.ucsld.org for login infor-
mation. (Erin McCusker 541-276-6449)
East Umatilla County Ambulance Area Health
District, 7 p.m., district offi ce, 431 E. Main St., Athena.
(541-566-3813)
Monday, Dec. 20
Columbia Development Authority, 11 a.m., via Zoom
or teleconference. For login information and agenda, visit
www.umadra.com. May include an executive session to
discuss property negotiations. (541-481-3693)
Tuesday, Dec. 21
Pendleton Development Commission, 6 p.m., Pend-
leton City Hall, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave. (Charles Denight
541-966-0233)
Pendleton City Council, 7 p.m., Pendleton City Hall,
501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (541-966-0201)
East Umatilla County Health District, 7 p.m., district
offi ce, 431 E. Main St., Athena. (541-566-3813)
Pilot Rock City Council, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock City Hall,
143 W. Main St. (541-443-2811)
Umatilla City Council, 7 p.m., Umatilla City Hall, 700
Sixth St. (Nancy Sandoval 541-922-3226 ext. 105)
Thursday, Dec. 23
Salvation Army Advisory Board, noon, Salvation
Army, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-3369)