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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.
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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.