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A6 RECORDS East Oregonian DEATH NOTICES Carolyn Ranae Anderson Milton-Freewater June 5, 1947 — Feb. 1, 2022 Carolyn Ranae Anderson, 74, of Milton-Freewater, died Feb. 1, 2022 at Provi- dence St. Mary Medical Center, Walla Walla. She was born June 5, 1947. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, Milton-Freewater. Margaret Ellen Carlson Milton-Freewater April 30, 1931 — Feb. 2, 2022 Margaret Ellen Carlson, 90, of Milton-Freewater, died Feb. 2, 2022, at her home. She was born April 30, 1931. Arrange- ments are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, Milton-Freewater. Marial Grace Cootz Milton-Freewater July 11, 1933 — Feb. 1, 2022 Marial Grace Cootz, 88, of Milton-Free- Saturday, February 5, 2022 BIRTHS water, died Feb. 1, 2022, at her home. She was born July 11, 1933. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, Milton-Freewater. Marilyn Jeanne Harris Milton-Freewater April 11, 1954 — Feb. 1, 2022 Marilyn Jeanne Harris, 67, of Milton-Free- water, died Feb. 1, 2022, at Milton-Free- water Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 11, 1954. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, Milton-Freewater. GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER, HERMISTON JAN. 20, 2022 BISSINGER — Rebeca Kay Bissinger and Chance Tyler Bissinger of Pendleton: a boy, Ocean Jo Tyler Bissinger. JAN. 23, 2022 BANKER — Breyanna Naylor and Taylor Banker of Hermiston: a girl, Solynn Marie Banker. JAN. 26, 2022 EICKSTAEDT — Whitney Hoff man and Andrew Eickstaedt of Hermiston: a boy, Garrett James Eickstaedt. Pendleton demolishes abandoned house Patrick Keith Thompson Pendleton Dec. 26, 1990 — Feb. 1, 2022 Patrick Keith Thompson, 31, of Pend- leton, died Feb. 1, 2022, in Pendleton. He was born Dec. 26, 1990. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, Milton-Freewater. UPCOMING SERVICES SATURDAY, FEB. 5 Blvd., Portland. Barajas, Maria — Memorial service, 11 a.m. at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave. Gaede, DeEtta — Memorial service, 11 a.m. at Burns Mortuary Chapel, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. Kenny, Joe — Recitation of the rosary, 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 525 N. Gale St. Heppner. Celebration of life follows at the Heppner Elks Lodge, 142 N. Main St. FEB. 6-10 No services FRIDAY, FEB. 11 Gee, Chuck — Graveside service with military honors, 11:30 a.m. at Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 S.E. Mt. Scott SATURDAY, FEB. 12 Bettencourt, Narita — Graveside service, 11 a .m. at the Condon Cemetery. Breuner, Gregory — Celebration of life Mass, 1:30 p.m. at Resurrection Catholic Parish, 21060 S.W. Staff ord Road, Tualatin, or view livestream on the church Facebook page. A gathering follows in the parish hall. Dallman, Letitia — Funeral service, 11 a.m. at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom- Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers Ave. A gathering follows from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Roosters Country Kitchen, 1515 Southgate Place, Pendleton. Wedding, George — Celebration of life, 1 p.m. at Stokes Landing Senior Center, 195 N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon. PUBLIC SAFETY WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 12:51 a.m. — Hermiston police responded to the 600 block of Northwest 11th Street after a caller reported an assault. Police took a report. 3:12 a.m. — A car crashed into the center bar- rier on the eastbound side of Interstate 84 near milepost 155, Boardman. Local law enforcement and emergency services responded. The Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce cited the driver for driv- ing while suspended, failure to renew and driv- ing uninsured. 8:32 a.m. — Umatilla Police Department received a complaint of a tan German shepherd running loose near Bucks Corner, the intersection of Highway 395 and Highway 730. Police were unable to locate the dog. 12:59 p.m. — A Hermiston resident asked to speak to a detective about fraud. He said a com- pany in California gave him $4,270 and then took $1,000 from his account. 2:04 p.m. — Hermiston police initiated activ- ity at Northeast 10th Street regarding a fi ght. 3:20 p.m. — A Hermiston resident came to the police department and asked to speak to an offi - cer about a scam. She said she received phone calls all day from a company stating she did not pick up a phone that she won, so now she will have to pay them $1,000 or she will go to jail. She said she has not sent any money. 6:35 p.m. — A trailer fell off a semi at Lamb Weston, 78153 Westland Road, Hermiston, and a car crashed into the trailer. 7:36 p.m. — Police responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic disturbance on Madison Street in Umatilla, where the caller was having issues with her boyfriend. 7:48 p.m. — A caller reported a bicyclist with no lights was heading south on Umatilla River Road at Three Mile Dam, Hermiston. The bicy- clist was gone when law enforcement checked the area. THURSDAY, FEB. 3 8:14 a.m. — A 911 caller reported someone tried to open her car door while she was in the car with her child on Joy Lane, Hermiston. Law enforcement responded. 1:50 p.m. — Pendleton police received a complaint about stalking at Vista Village Mobile Home Park, 2801 S.W. Houtama Road. 2:56 p.m. — Police responded to a call report- ing a domestic disturbance on Northeast Elm Street, Pilot Rock. 4:13 p.m. — Law enforcement responded to a 911 call at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 80515 Highway 395, Hermiston, on a report of two customers being aggressive with the employee and refus- ing to leave. 8:06 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to the 800 block of Southwest Sixth Street on a report of a burglary. 8:10 p.m. — A caller at Columbia View Apart- ments, 100 Columbia Ave N.W., Boardman, reported he was walking to his apartment when a male assaulted him and threatened to hit him with a rock, and a rock did strike him on the back of the head. ARRESTS, CITATIONS Feb. 2 • Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Theresa Delsie Guardipee, 41, for domestic abuse, assault, disor- derly conduct and public intoxication. • Hermiston police arrested Gerardo Venegas, 32, for fi rst-degree criminal mischief (vandalism). • Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrested Jennika Mendoza for driving under the infl u- ence of intoxicants after a caller at 5:03 p.m. on Southwest Second Street, Irrigon, reported a rel- ative struck his wife and was heading to work intoxicated. Feb. 3 • Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Cecila Lizett Moreno, 21, for theft by receiving and possession of a destructive device. Feb. 4 • Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrested Viengxay Vongxay, 63, for DUII. COURTS SENTENCES The following sentences were have been fi led in Umatilla County Circuit Court (interest, court costs and fees not listed): Case Laurence Weems, of Rupert, Idaho, pleaded guilty to 2021 charges of felony fl eeing, resisting arrest and second-degree criminal mischief; sen- tenced to two years probation and $350 in fi nes. Bridgette Ann Packard, 34, of Stanfi eld, pleaded guilty to charges of giving false information to a police offi cer, and a jury convicted her on counts of possession and delivery of methamphetamine; sentenced to 15 months incarceration with the Oregon Department of Corrections, and two years of post-prison supervision. LAWSUITS The following lawsuits have been fi led in Umatilla County Circuit Court (interest, court costs and fees not listed): Michael J. Johnson, of Weston, vs. William J. Steele, of Haines, seeks $843. State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance vs. Robin Jean Callaham, Daniel Charles Callaham, Tanner Ervin Callaham, all of Pendleton, seeks $188,181.31. MARRIAGES Marriage licenses have been registered in Umatilla County for: Pedro Ivan Sanchez Santana, 26, and Thalia Michelle Russell, 28, both of Hermiston. Summer Jewell Richmond, 36, and Melvin Ernesto Valladares, 43, both of Hermiston. Jahmal Andrelle Crawford, 25, and Teresa Jea- nete Fernandez, 35, both of Hermiston. Kurtis Galen Dodson, 31, and Marly Gene Wunderlich, 33, both of Pendleton. Douglas Dee Bennett, 88, of Echo, and Ruth M. Otis, 83, of Hermiston. Mathew Allen Underwood, 41, and Toni Michelle Bentler, 55, both of Hermiston. LOTTERY Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 Megabucks 2-12-16-19-24-30 Jackpot: $1.2 million Lucky Lines 1-5-11-13-20-24-27-30 Estimated jackpot: $14,000 Powerball 18-29-33-62-63 Powerball: 15 Power Play: 3 Jackpot: $137 million Win for Life 8-9-25-26 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 2-7-2-7 4 p.m.: 8-9-8-3 7 p.m.: 8-2-1-9 10 p.m.: 7-3-7-9 Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 Lucky Lines 4-8-12-14-17-21-25-31 Jackpot: $15,000 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 2-8-5-6 4 p.m.: 9-3-7-1 7 p.m.: 1-9-0-3 10 p.m.: 0-0-8-3 Phil Wright/East Oregonian An excavator Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, tears apart the vacant house at 241 S.E. Third St., Pendleton. The house has been the site of fi res, the most recent in November 2021. Ryan Dee Neal September 20, 1981 - January 18, 2022 God has wel- comed home an incredible son and brother, an amazing father, and a great uncle, cousin and friend to so many oth- ers. Ryan Dee Neal, 40, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at Providence St. Vincent, Portland, Oregon, due to COVID compli- cations. Ryan was born Sept. 30, 1981, in Clarkston, Washington, to Gary and Kathy Neal. At 7-1/2 years younger than his sister, Rochelle, his mission as a brother was to tease and love her as much as possible. The family lived in Clarkston until the second half of Ryan’s third grade year when his father accepted a position in Boardman, Oregon. On his first day of school there, Ryan was immediately welcomed by his classmates. A tight-knit group of friends bonded together and to this day, “The Boardman Boys” keep in touch on a regular basis. Ryan had not just his own family, but his friend’s families became his as well. Ryan loved and participated in many sports — football in middle school, base- ball until high school, and he lettered in golf and basketball. The highlight of his senior year at Riverside High School was the basketball team’s third-place finish at state with Ryan and all his many close friends playing together. Golf continued to be a huge part of Ryan’s adult life. Ryan had just recently retired the Walla Walla Community College golf bag he received as a member of their golf team. We have many happy memories with Ryan. Lots of family time tubing and boarding on the river, snow skiing, family reunions, times when he tagged along with his Dad to meetings and conferences and too many others to list. Some of our most special memories are from our trips in the car with Ryan. Those living in Eastern Oregon and small towns will understand. Our family spent a large part of our days on the road — to shop, to play sports, to go to movies, to do so many things. We feel blessed to have shared those times with him. After high school graduation, Ryan at- tended the University of Portland, Walla Walla Community College and graduated with a business management degree from Oregon State University in 2004. He was proud to be a Beaver alumnus. Ryan loved his time and professors in the OSU business department. They thought highly enough of Ryan that he was asked to give campus tours to potential incoming profes- sors. The family has heard from so many how smart Ryan was. His friends on cam- pus noticed too. They lamented that they studied for days before an exam, yet Ryan would study for two hours the night before and ace it. Ryan connected with his future wife, Sonja, during this time. Sonja lived in Irrigon, the town closest to Boardman, but they did not know each other well until their college years. Immediately upon college graduation, Ryan went to work for Knight Transpor- tation, working his way up to operations manager and west coast marketing man- ager. Ryan and Sonja were living in Man- teca, California, when Ryan accepted the position in 2012 as director of operations for Haney Truck Lines in Yakima, Wash- ington. While living in Yakima, the forever love of Ryan’s life, Ari Dee Neal, was born. Ryan and Ari’s love for each other was like no other. Every possible moment was spent together enjoying everything from swim- ming to hot tubbing, movies, golf, visiting Coeur d’Alene, and most of all, snuggling together on the couch. In 2014, Mar- ten Transportation lured Ryan away from Haney Truck Lines when he became their area sales director for the Pacific North- west region. When the Port of Mor- row established a freezer ware- house operation in his hometown of Boardman, Ryan and Sonja were thrilled at the chance to come home to raise their son in the town they loved. Ryan was hired in 2015 as operations manager and the family moved to Boardman. In October 2018, after an extensive search and inter- view process, the Port of Morrow hired Ryan as their executive director/CEO. Ryan’s love for his community and de- sire to help it continue to be an amazing place to work and raise a family was end- less. His hand can be seen in many ways, from the directional signs around town to the refresh and transformation of Wil- low Run Golf Course into the Marker 40 Golf Course. Ryan was a valued member of many organizations and committees — Kiwanis, Boardman Chamber, Boardman Community Development Association, Intermountain Education Service District and others. Many, many people have reached out to Ryan’s family to share their stories about Ryan and the positive influence he was in their lives. He had a huge heart, cared deeply, and mattered so much to so many. Knowing how Ryan touched others is help- ing his family as they grieve. The world is a better place because of him. He will be missed deeply and remembered always. Ryan is survived by his parents, Gary and Kathy, son, Ari, Sonja, sister, Ro- chelle (Tim) and their children, Grandpa and Grandma Olson, uncles, Scott, Mike, Dale, Keith and Ken and their children, the close-knit Hancock cousins who were a huge part of his life — Bill, David, Rob- ert, Robin and Gail and their children, and his much-loved brothers, “The Boardman Boys.” Ryan was met in heaven by his be- loved Grandpa and Grandma Neal, Uncle Edd, Uncle Leo, Grandpa and Grandma Hancock and Aunt Karen. Thank you to the Morrow County EMT’s and ambulance crew, the Board- man Fire Chief and crew, the emergency room staff at Good Shepherd Hospital, the Life Flight Crew, and the intensive care unit doctors and nurses at Providence St. Vincent. Every one of them worked so hard to keep Ryan with us. The family has been asked if memo- rial contributions can be made. A Ryan Neal Memorial Fund has been established through Boardman Community Develop- ment Association, P O Box 229, Board- man, OR 97818. Ryan had been working hard to establish a Morrow County Schol- arship endowment fund so that all Morrow County graduates would receive a scholar- ship to be used for higher education. He was also working with other community members to reestablish the RHS golf team as well as a youth golf program. Memorial funds would go towards these efforts and other community needs as they arise. Due to COVID restrictions no services will be held at this time. Plans are to hold a celebration of life at Marker 40 Golf Course after the weather warms up. Details will be publicized at that time. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeney- mortuary.com.