REGION
Thursday, February 24, 2022
DEATH NOTICES
Juanita L. Angell
Pendleton
June 14, 1948 — Feb. 23, 2022
Juanita L. Angell, 73, of Pendle-
ton, died Feb. 23, 2022, at McKay
Creek Estates, Pendleton. She was born
June 14, 1948, in North Powder. Arrange-
ments are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel,
Folsom-Bishop. Online condolences may
be sent to www.pioneerchapel.com.
Charles S. Chase
Pilot Rock
Dec. 24, 1974 — Feb. 19, 2022
Charles S. Chase, 47, of Pilot Rock,
died Feb. 19, 2022, at his home. He was
born Dec. 24, 1974, in La Grande, the
son of John and Betty Chase. Arrange-
ments are with Burns Mortuary of
Pendleton. Sign the online guestbook
at www.burnsmortuary.com.
Giff ord L. Cowapoo
Pendleton
July 6, 1940 — Feb. 22, 2022
Giff ord L. Cowapoo, 81, of Pend-
leton, died Feb. 22, 2022, in Boise. He
was born July 6, 1940, in Pendleton, the
son of David and Ella Cowapoo. Dress-
ing service will be Thursday, Feb. 24,
2 p.m. at Burns Mortuary of Pendle-
ton. Recitation of the holy rosary will be
Thursday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m.; followed by
Washaat service at 7 p.m., both at Burns
Mortuary. Funeral Mass will be Friday,
Feb. 25, 9 a.m. at St. Andrews Mission.
Burial follows at Agency Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary
of Pendleton. Sign the online guestbook
at www.burnsmortuary.com.
the son of Rex and Dorothy Phillips.
Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary
of Pendleton. Sign the online guestbook
at www.burnsmortuary.com.
Julia Hamby
Dennis Dean ‘Denny’
Schultz
Pendleton
Jan. 21, 1952 — Feb. 21, 2022
Dennis Dean “Denny” Schultz,
81, of Irrigon, died Feb. 17, 2022, in
Richland, Washington. He was born
Dec. 17, 1940, in McMinnville. A
funeral service will be Saturday,
Feb. 26, 10 a.m. at Burns Mortu-
ary Chapel, Hermiston. Burial will
follow at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston. Share memories at
www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Jean Marion Kelley
Milton-Freewater
Oct. 29, 1944 — Feb. 17, 2022
Kathleen R. ‘Kathy’
Springer
Jean Marion Kelley, 77, of
Milton-Freewater, died Feb. 17, 2022,
at her home. She was born Oct. 29,
1944. Arrangements are with Munselle-
Rhodes Funeral Home, Milton-
Freewater.
Hermiston
Sept. 30, 1941 — Feb. 21, 2022
Kathleen R. “Kathy” Springer,
80, of Hermiston, died Feb. 21, 2022,
in Hermiston. She was born Sept. 30,
1941, in St. Anthony, Idaho. A service
will be held in Idaho at a later date.
Arrangements are with Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston. Share memories at
www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Harry Montoya
Umatilla
May 9, 1960 — Feb. 21, 2022
Harry Montoya, 61, of Umatilla,
died Feb. 21, 2022, in Umatilla. He
was born May 9, 1960, in Nyssa. At
his request, no service will be held.
Arrangements are with Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston. Share memories at
www.burns mortuaryhermiston.com.
Benjamin R. Wheeler
Pendleton
Oct. 20, 1941 — Feb. 22, 2022
Benjamin R. Wheeler, 80, of Pendle-
ton, died Feb. 22, 2022, at his home. He
was born Oct. 20, 1941, in Enterprise,
the son of Lewis and Beatrice Wheeler.
Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary
of Pendleton. Sign the online guestbook
at www.burnsmortuary.com.
Steven G. Phillips
Pendleton
June 9, 1925 — Feb. 18, 2022
Steven G. Phillips, 60, of Pendle-
ton, died Feb. 19, 2022, at his home. He
was born Dec. 27, 1961, in Enterprise,
Pauline Duke, 96, of Pendleton, died
Irrigon
Dec. 17, 1940 — Feb. 17, 2022
Julia Hamby, 70, of Pendleton,
died Feb. 21, 2022, in Kennewick. She
was born Jan. 21, 1952, in Anaconda,
Montana, the daughter of Dewey
and Julia Francisco. Arrangements
are with Burns Mortuary of Pend-
leton. Sign the online guestbook at
www.burns mortuary.com.
Pendleton
Dec. 27, 1961 — Feb. 19, 2022
UPCOMING SERVICES
THURSDAY, FEB. 24
Bergstrom, Donna — Graveside
service, 1 p.m. at Rose City Cemetery,
5625 N.E. Fremont St., Portland.
Cowapoo, Gifford — Dressing
service, 2 p.m. at Burns Mortuary of
Pendleton, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave. Recita-
tion of the holy rosary, 6 p.m.; followed
by Washaat service, 7 p.m., both also at
Burns Mortuary.
FRIDAY, FEB. 25
Clark, Mary — Memorial service,
10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Church,
215 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Cowapoo, Giff ord — Funeral Mass,
9 a.m. at St. Andrews Mission, 48022 St.
Andrews Road. Burial follows at Agency
Cemetery, Mission.
Larson, Edward — Graveside
service, 2 p.m. at Skyview Memorial
Park, Pendleton.
Smith, Angel — Memorial service,
1 p.m. at the Burns Mortuary Chapel,
685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
SATURDAY, FEB. 26
Blankenship, James — Military
graveside service, 1 p.m. at the Echo
Cemetery. A reception follows at Cross-
roads Community Church, 350 N.W.
Sherman St., Stanfi eld.
Burton, Nathan — Memorial
service, 11 a.m. at Pendleton Baptist
Church, 3202 S.W. Nye Ave.
McCabe, Ernie — Graveside service,
11 a.m. at High View Cemetery, Ione.
McMillan, Myrtle — Graveside
memorial service, 2 p.m. at Penland
Cemetery, Lexington.
Schultz, Denny — Funeral service,
10 a.m. at Burns Mortuary Chapel, 685
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Feb. 18, 2022, at her home. She was
born June 9, 1925. Arrangements are
with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-
Bishop. Online condolences may be sent
to www.pioneer c hapel.com.
Pauline Duke
East Oregonian
W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. Burial
follows at the Hermiston Cemetery.
SUNDAY, FEB. 27
Cahill, Jim — Recitation of the holy
rosary, 5:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cath-
olic Church, Fifth and College streets,
Athena.
Meyersick, Randy — Memorial
service, 11 a.m. at Pendleton Pioneer
Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers
Ave. A wake follows in the Let ’er Buck
Room, 1205 S.W. Court Ave., Pendleton.
MONDAY, FEB. 28
Cahill, Jim — Funeral Mass, 11 a.m.
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Fifth
and College streets, Athena. A recep-
tion follows in the parish hall. After-
ward, military honors will be presented
at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton.
MEETINGS
THURSDAY, FEB. 24
West Extension Irrigation District, 11 a.m., Columbia
Improvement District, 501 E. Columbia Ave., Boardman. Executive
session with the district’s attorneys to discuss pending litigation.
(Lisa Baum 541-922-3814)
Salvation Army Advisory Board, noon, Salvation Army, 150
S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-3369)
Umatilla County Special Library District, 5:30 p.m., via Zoom
or teleconference. For login information, visit www.ucsld.org. (Erin
McCusker 541-276-6449)
MONDAY, FEB. 28
Nixyaawii Community School Board, 4:30 p.m., 73300 July
Grounds Lane, Mission, or via teleconference at meet.google.
com/tmv-tbwh-kwu. (Carrie Phinney 541-966-2680)
Hermiston School District Board work session, 6:30 p.m.,
Armand Larive Middle School, 1497 S.W. Ninth St. For agenda, visit
www.hermiston.k12.or.us. (Briana Cortaberria 541-667-6000)
MONDAY, FEB. 21
8:24 p.m. — A Pendleton resident reported the theft of her vehi-
cle from Southeast Fourth Street. Police took a report.
9:48 a.m. — Hermiston police responded to Southwest Brandt
Court on a 911 call about a domestic disturbance.
10:25 a.m. — Milton-Freewater police found graffi ti with the
same colored paint at Brinker Brothers Self Storage, Yantis Park,
Shockman Field and the Milton-Freewater Community Building.
10:56 a.m. — Hermiston police received a report of elder abuse/
neglect.
1 p.m. — A caller on Southwest 11th Street, Hermiston, reported
she crashed her van into a sign. She said she was dizzy and shaking.
1:40 p.m. — Police responded to reports of a fi ght on Cecil
Street, Hermiston.
1:46 p.m. — A car crash occurred at Brooks Road and Highway
11, Athena.
4:18 p.m. — A car crash occurred at Prunedale and County
roads, Milton-Freewater.
4:47 p.m. — A Boardman resident on Shoemake Road asked to
speak to law enforcement about a neighbor’s dogs that jumped the
fence and one that almost attacked his daughter.
4:58 p.m. — A 911 caller reported a car crashed off the side of
Highway 395 in Ukiah and the driver may be hurt.
5:37 p.m. — A vehicle rolled over on Interstate 84, Pendleton.
11:30 p.m. — A resident on Northwest Oregon Avenue, Irrigon,
reported a man who she has a restraining order against tried to
enter the residence. The caller said the “situation is escalating” with
the man, and she was afraid he will get in the residence.
TUESDAY, FEB. 22
8:22 a.m. — A caller reported there is a husky running loose on
John Day Street in Umatilla.
9:02 a.m. — The Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a
request from the Oregon Humane Society, Portland, to check on a
premises on Gun Club Lane in Hermiston, after it received a report
that two dogs were buried there and rabbits and guinea pigs were
left outside and died due to the weather. Someone even sent pho-
tos of dead rabbits in cages to the Oregon Humane Society. Depu-
ties determined this was unfounded.
9:14 a.m. — A caller reported that someone broke into his vehi-
cle and stole his wallet at Tri-Harbor Landing Apartments, 210 Klick-
itat St., Umatilla.
10:30 a.m. — Stanfi eld police responded to West Page Avenue
after a caller reported witnessing someone in the park threatening
to stab another person.
11:54 a.m. — A caller made a report of graffi ti at Brittany Farm-
ing Company, 1116 N. Columbia St., Milton-Freewater.
2:25 p.m. — A caller at the Sinclair Station, 100 Main St. N.,
Boardman, reported two trucks with gravel threw rocks and broke
her vehicle’s windshield.
4:28 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to Mount Hebron
Drive on a 911 call about a disturbance.
10:51 p.m. — A 911 caller said they were bit by a dog on Ray-
mond Street in Umatilla, a report was taken.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Feb. 21
• Pendleton police arrested Dylan Lieght Russell, 29, for vehicle
theft, felony fl eeing, reckless driving, property hit-and-run and two
counts of reckless endangering.
Feb. 22
• Oregon State Police arrested Rebecca Jean Dickard, 46, for driv-
ing under the infl uence of intoxicants and reckless driving.
Nathan Charles Burton
June 3, 1983 - February, 2022
Nathan Charles Burton was
born June 3, 1983, in Walla Walla,
Washington, at Walla Walla Gen-
eral Hospital. He passed away re-
cently at age 38.
He served in the Army from
2002-2008. He had two tours of
duty in Iraq and one in South Ko-
rea. His basic training was at Fort
Benning, Georgia, his grandmother
who was living in Alabama was able to see him grad-
uate.
Nathan is survived by his parents, Tom and Clara
Burton, and siblings, David Burton, Phoenix, Rachel
Luke, Pendleton, Ira, James and Michael, Pendleton,
Sara Channer, Chicago, Amos, Heppner, Kenneth San-
chez, Seattle, and son, Xavier Burton, Pendleton.
Nathan had a pleasant personality. He enjoyed our
family vacation trips to Yellowstone, Disney World
and visits to see relatives in Alabama. He and brother,
Amos, listened to “Adventures in Odyssey” so many
times that they memorized them and could apply them
to conversations where ever we were.
Memorial service will be held at the Pendleton Bap-
tist Church, 3202 SW Nye Ave., Pendleton on Saturday,
Feb. 26, at 11:00 a.m.
Dennis Dean Schultz
December 17, 1940 - February 17, 2022
Gordon Merrill Briggs Jr.
Myrtle Agnes McMillan
March 6, 1962 - February 16, 2022
December 20, 1937 - February 14, 2022
Gordon Merrill Briggs Jr. was
born on March 6, 1962, in Pend-
leton, Oregon, to parents Gordon
and Betty Green Briggs. He passed
away on Feb. 16, 2022, at the age
of 59 years old.
Gordon graduated from Pendle-
ton High School and Rogue Com-
munity College.
In 1997, Gordon moved to
Arizona to help his father build
a self-sustaining home. After a year, his heart called
him back to the trees and mountains and he returned to
Pendleton. Gordon worked as a maintenance worker for
many years until 2016 when he retired due to a disabili-
ty. In 2017, he moved to Hermiston, Oregon, and made
his home at Guardian Angel Homes until his death.
Gordon was an extremely kind, loving, gentle and
peaceful person who lived each day with love in his
heart and a love for Jesus. He was a 49ers fan, and loved
mochas, apple pie and pizza. He loved to ride motor-
cycles and enjoyed fishing very much. He did a lot of
hunting in his earlier years.
Gordon was a brother and uncle. He loved his nieces
and nephews and cherished photos of them from their
travels and everyday life.
Gordon is survived by his siblings, Denise Harman,
Kimberly Ables and Gary Briggs.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services were held on Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. at
Burns Mortuary in Hermiston followed by graveside
services at 1 p.m. at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton, Or-
egon. Burns Mortuary, of Hermiston, is in care of ar-
rangements.
To leave an online condolence for the family please
go to www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Myrtle Agnes McMillan, 84,
of Lexington died, Feb. 14, 2022,
in Heppner. A memorial graveside
service will be held on Saturday,
Feb. 26, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Lex-
ington Penland Cemetery, Lexing-
ton.
She was born Dec. 20, 1937,
at Geddes, South Dakota, to Hen-
ry and Audrey McCarl. At the age
of 1, her family moved to Harrisburg, Oregon. After
graduating from Harrisburg High School, she moved to
Heppner where she worked at Pioneer Memorial Hos-
pital as a nurse aide.
Myrtle met her husband, Scott “Denny” McMillan,
in Lexington. The couple built a house on the family
wheat ranch, where they raised two children.
Myrtle worked for many years cleaning houses, and
after retirement she volunteered at the Neighborhood
Center in Heppner. One of her greatest joys was spend-
ing time with family and friends.
She is survived by her children, Kenzie McMillan of
Lexington and Marion (Meredith) McMillan of Lake-
land, Florida, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchil-
dren, a brother, Morris (Shirley) McCarl of Lexington,
and countless nieces and nephews. She was preceded
in death by her parents; husband, and brothers, Myron
McCarl and Mervin McCarl.
Memorial contributions may be made to Willow
Creek Terrace, 400 Frank Gilliam Drive, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary, of Heppner, is in care of ar-
rangements. You may sign the online condolence book
at www.sweeneymortuary.com.
Dennis Dean Schultz of Irrigon,
Oregon, passed away on Feb. 17,
2022, at Richland, Washington,
at the age of 81 years. Denny was
born Dec. 17, 1940, in McMinn-
ville, Oregon, to Herman Theodore
Schultz and Myrtle Edith New-
comb Schultz Linder. Shortly after
graduating Hermiston High School
in 1959, he joined the U.S. Army
and served two years. Denny was united in marriage
to Jaunita Wagner on May 20, 1961, in Hermiston, Or-
egon.
He worked for the Gypsum plant in Pilot Rock, Ore-
gon, before becoming a policeman for the city of Herm-
iston and was there for 27-1/2 years when he retired as
sergeant.
Denny retired at 50 years young and traveled, hunt-
ed, camped and mostly fished the rest of his life. Keep-
ing a notebook documenting 300-plus days annually
spent in the mountains, fishing and camping. Even
spending his last year of life camping at his son Mike’s
mountain “ranch” as he called it, appointing himself the
"ranch foreman.”
He is survived by his son, Michael Jay Schultz and
his wife, Priscilla, of Adams, Oregon; his brother, Terry
(Butch) Schultz and wife, Debbie, of Umatilla, Oregon,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Denny was preceded in death by his parents, wife
of 60 years, Jaunita Schultz; two daughters, Sylvia and
Patti Schultz; and his sister, Betty Jean (Sue) Helms.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26,
2022, at 10 a.m. at Burns Mortuary Chapel, Hermiston,
Oregon.
Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery, Herm-
iston, Oregon.