Thursday, April 14, 2022
RECORDS/NEWS
DEATH NOTICES
Kevin D. Holm
Heppner
March 25, 1958 — April 6, 2022
Kevin D. Holm, 64, of Heppner, died April 6, 2022, at his
home. He was born March 25, 1958, in Anchorage. Arrange-
ments are pending with Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner.
Margaret Ellen Fernalld-Picard
Pendleton
July 4, 1952 — April 8, 2022
Margaret Ellen Fernalld-Picard, 69, formerly of Pendleton,
died April 8, 2022. She was born July 4, 1952, in Enterprise.
Arrangements are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel. Online
condolences may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.com.
Maria De Los Reyes Ramirez
Milton-Freewater
Jan. 6, 1943 — April 10, 2022
Maria De Los Reyes Ramirez, 79, of Milton-Freewater, died
April 10, 2022. She was born Jan. 6, 1943. Arrangements are
with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of Milton-Freewater.
Vernon L. ‘Vern’ Russell
Boardman
Nov. 27, 1925 — Sep. 28, 2021
Vernon L. “Vern” Russell, 95, of Boardman, died Sep. 28,
2021, in his home. He was born Nov. 27, 1925, in Prineville. A
graveside service will be April 16, 1 p.m. at Riverview Ceme-
tery, Boardman. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston. Share memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com.
MONDAY, APRIL 11
7:53 a.m. — Stanfi eld police responded to Stanfi eld Elemen-
tary School, 1120 N. Main St., for a disturbance.
8:34 a.m. — Umatilla police initiated activity at McNary
Heights Elementary School, 120 Columbia Blvd., Umatilla, for
criminal mischief.
10:55 a.m. — Umatilla County sheriff ’s deputies responded
to South Third Street, Athena, after a 911 caller made a report of
harassment.
11:34 a.m. — Union Pacifi c Railroad employees notifi ed Stan-
fi eld Police Department of a semitrailer stuck on the tracks on the
100 block of East Main Street, Echo.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
3:34 a.m. — The Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a
report of a black Nissan Altima with three adults and two chil-
dren stuck in a ditch on Highway 207 near Heppner. A tow com-
pany responded and provided assistance.
9:13 a.m. — A report of graffi ti was made on Seventh Street
in Umatilla.
9:48 a.m. — A Pendleton police offi cer took action at Pend-
leton City Hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., to deal with an abandoned
shopping cart.
11:11 a.m. — Umatilla police took a report for graffi ti on
Eighth Street.
12:51 p.m. — A 911 caller in Ione reported her ex-husband
was trying to chase her down. The Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
responded and took a report.
Pendleton
Aug. 29, 1931 — April 11, 2022
HERMISTON — New
school boundaries will
take eff ect in the Hermis-
ton School District with the
start of 2022 school year.
The district’s board
approved the boundaries at
a recent meeting.
According to a press
release from the district, the
updated boundaries follow
the passage of the 2019
Hermiston school bond. The
building of a larger Rocky
Heights Elementary School
and the addition of a sixth
elementary school, Loma
Vista.
“The two schools are
larger, improved facili-
Lexington
Aug. 27, 1934 — April 5, 2022
Larry L. Sticka, 87, of Lexington, died April 5, 2022, at his
home. He was born Aug. 27, 1934, in Great Falls, Montana.
Arrangements are pending with Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner.
UPCOMING SERVICES
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Hall, Emilie — Celebration of life, 10:30 a.m. at Burns
Mortuary Chapel, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
Potluck gathering follows, 11:30 a.m. at Funland Park, 735
N.W. Seventh St., Hermiston. Bring a dish to share.
Kelly, Ruth — Memorial service, 1 p.m. at Burns Mortu-
ary Chapel, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
Clayton, Gordon — Celebration of life, 2 p.m. at Athena
Christian Church, Fifth Street, Athena.
Perry, Myrna — Memorial service, 12 p.m. at Pendleton
Baptist Church, 3202 S.W. Nye Ave.
Russell, Vern — Graveside service, 1 p.m. at Riverview
Cemetery, Boardman.
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Candace Corleone Colbert
July 1, 1945 - March 21, 2022
Candi was preceded in death by
her husband, Charles Monroe Col-
bert; her mother, Phylliss Patricia
Ormandy; and her father, Walter
Ingvold Pearson. She is survived
by her son, Cameron Campbell,
his wife, Melissa, and five grand-
children; brothers, Duke Christian
Pearson, Volney Patrick Gay; and
sisters, Victoria Caravello and Liss
Gay.
Candi was born in Portland, Oregon, and was edu-
cated in Portland Public Schools. She worked for many
years as a nurse assistant in Portland hospitals.
As “Second Mom” for her three younger siblings,
Candi came to nursing with ready-made kindness and
skill. Candi was an eccentric, artistic, passionate wom-
an whose sense of humor gave her almost invincible
powers. She deeply appreciated beauty and art, and her
home was like an art museum. She was an avid reader
who enjoyed philosophical, mystical and metaphysical
books. She found joy in criminal justice and advocacy
work, and she cared for those who were less fortunate.
She loved to give presents, and she was famous for her
care packages. Candi also loved Elvis. Her younger
brother regrets that his unkind imitation of Elvis almost
spoiled the moment when she saw him on “The Ed Sul-
livan Show” on Sept. 9, 1956.
Candi had been married only a brief time when her
husband was killed in a car accident. She had to cope
with young widowhood while being a single parent
to her infant son, Cameron, born in September 1971.
In that circumstance and many others, Candi showed
courage in the face of great obstacles. From one of her
poems:
I would like to live willingly without bonus.
Using gratitude to remember mercy. Without self-
pity.
Becoming lenient with forgiveness. With a heart to
nurture.
Leaving the road less traveled. With my footprints.
Replenishing my tapestry. As a living epistle for my
heirs.
While holding the pieces of the heart. Reconciliation
can occur.
The significance of the unvarnished glimpses
Becomes transparent over God's victory.
Remembrance events are still in planning.
3:08 p.m. — A resident on Southwest Sage Drive, Hermiston,
made a complaint about neighbors playing loud music outside in
a vehicle. She said this is an ongoing issue and asked for an offi -
cer to call her.
3:53 p.m. — A 911 caller reported two boys were fi ghting at
Pioneer Park, 400 N.W. Despain Ave., Pendleton.
5:19 p.m. — A caller at Panel View RV Park, 77632 Highway
207, Hermiston, reported being harassed. Police responded.
6:27 p.m. — Hermiston police responded to a site on East
Dogwood Avenue on a report of a physical domestic disturbance.
6:42 p.m. — A 911 caller reported a horse threw its rider at
West Fourth Road and Washington Lane, Irrigon. The Morrow
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce and Irrigon ambulance responded; the
ambulance took the patient to Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston.
8:51 p.m. — Umatilla County sheriff ’s deputies responded to
East Van Buren Street, Athena, on a report of harassment.
9:26 p.m. — Umatilla police responded to Sloan Avenue on a
report of harassment.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
April 10
• Pendleton police arrested Scott Alan Maker, 33, for sec-
ond-degree assault, attempted unlawful use of a weapon and
menacing.
April 12
• Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrested Marion Ivan Taylor III,
62, for felony fourth-degree assault.
Hermiston School District sets new boundaries
East Oregonian
Larry L. Sticka
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Carol Campbell Shroyer
Carol Campbell Shroyer, 90, of Pendleton, died April 11,
2022, at CHI St. Anthony Hospital. She was born Aug. 29, 1931,
in Pendleton. Services are pending. Arrangements are with
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Online condolences
may be shared at www.pioneerchapel.com.
East Oregonian
ties and will accommo-
date more students, which
will help to alleviate over-
crowded conditions at
the remaining sites. The
increased campus sizes of
the new buildings, along
with capacity issues across
the remaining campuses,
necessitates adjustments
to elementary and middle
school attendance boundar-
ies,” according to the press
release.
The release explained
the district administration
and the boundary commit-
tee, consisting of parents,
board members and school
personnel, presented the
boundary proposal to the
board. The committee
analyzed school attendance
areas, population growth,
housing density studies
and feeder school scenar-
ios. Middle school bound-
aries will be determined by
a family’s physical address
and where it falls relative to
Highway 395, to the west or
the east. Students of Desert
View, West Park and Rocky
Heights elementary schools
will attend Armand Larive
Middle School, and High-
land Hills, Sunset and
Loma Vista Elementary
students will attend Sand-
stone Middle School.
“Adjusting boundar-
ies is a community eff ort,”
Tricia Mooney, superinten-
dent of schools, said in the
press release. “Thank you
to the boundary committee
members for their insight
and time. The team made
every effort to affect as
few students as possible;
although, some changes
were necessary to fi ll the
new school and relieve
crowding at the remaining
campuses.”
Letters from the district
went to k indergar ten
through seventh grade
students to inform each
family of their child’s school
for the next school year.
The school district also
urged families to contact
the school or district offi ce if
they are concerned the iden-
tifi ed school is inaccurate.
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Shirley Arlene (McKinnon) Ward Mentzer
Carlene Hahn
April 14, 1941 - April 6, 2022
July 21, 1936 - March 10, 2022
Shirley was born in Baudette,
Minnesota, on April 14, 1941, and
died on April 6, 2022, at Suttle
Care in Pendleton, Oregon.
Shirley was the daughter of Bill
and Vicky McKinnon, joining her
older sister, Beverly, and brother,
Charles. She always made jokes
about being the middle child. The
McKinnon family were blessed
with twin boys, Donny and Denny, along with the baby
sister of the family, Valerie. Shirley was preceded in
death by her parents and her sisters.
As the stories have been told over the years, one
day when Shirley was 6 years old the six children, Bill
and Vicky loaded up and left Minnesota, headed for
Mitchell, Oregon, where Shirley attended school.
Shirley married Kenly Jason Ward (later divorced)
and they lived in Long Creek, Oregon, where they
added Curtis Jason Ward and Cathy Kay Ward-Stelk.
Living the life of a logging family led them to the
Woods Camp on the North Fork of the John Day River.
Several years of adventure and memories were lived at
the Woods Camp, where the saying “it takes a village to
raise kids” originated. The family moved to Pilot Rock
in 1970.
Shirley was a full-time homemaker and also worked
at the Pilot Rock Grocery and Drug Store. She never
missed Curtis’ and Cathy’s school events. Shirley went
to beauty school and worked locally until retiring.
Shirley was blessed in marrying one of the most
patient men in the world, Norman K. Mentzer. Norm
and Shirley lived a happy life of 20-plus years in
Pendleton, Oregon, enjoying trips to the Coast, back to
Minnesota and to Arizona, making stops and detours to
every casino that was calling them.
Norm preceded Shirley in death on Dec. 2, 2018. She
was also preceded in death by her son-in-law, Ken G.
Stelk, in 2013. Shirley loved and lived for her children,
Curtis and Cathy, and stepchildren, Tom, Andrew
and Lani, along with loving all her grandchildren,
step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
Shirley always had a pot of coffee on for friends
and family to stop by and visit. She was a wonderful
cook and was well known for her macaroni salad and
huckleberry cheesecake at most family events. She
enjoyed reading, shopping and collecting antiques,
especially dishes.
Memorial contributions can be forwarded to the
Pilot Rock Education Foundation, P.O. Box 174, Pilot
Rock, Oregon, or Hermiston Hospice, 645 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston, Oregon.
A graveside service will be held Friday, April 15,
2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the Pilot Rock Cemetery. There
will be refreshments following the service at the Life
Church, 222 SW Third St., Pilot Rock.
Carlene Hahn, 85, a longtime
resident of Pendleton, Oregon,
died on Thursday, March 10, 2022
at Meadowbrook Senior Living
Center in Baker City, Oregon,
with her beloved parrot “Jade” at
her side.
Carlene was born July 21, 1936,
in Pendleton, Oregon, to parents
Dave and Lee Coughenower.
She attended school in Pendleton where she was born
and raised, graduating high school in 1954. Following
high school, she attended college at Oregon State
University.
In 1957, she married Jack Kinnaman, and together
had two children, Brent and Bekki. They divorced in
1973. Carlene married Lindy Hahn in 1975 along with
his children, Ron, Doug, Melinda and stepdaughter,
Carla.
Carlene worked as a legal secretary for Kottkamp
& O’Rourke from 1965-1998. After she retired, she
volunteered many hours memorializing Umatilla
County history by sorting and identifying pictures at
the Heritage Museum and the Pendleton Hall of Fame.
Carlene’s hobbies in high school included riding
in parades on her horse “Windy” and going to horse
shows. After she married Jack they joined a bowling
league for many years. When she married Lindy,
they started breeding and showing basset hounds.
Her daughter, Bekki, started raising guide dog puppies
for the blind in high school, which she then continued
herself after Bekki graduated. She was a true animal
lover. It was like a petting zoo on their 5-acre farm.
She had donkeys, sheep,
sheep dogs, pigs, geese, ducks and lots of basset
hounds. Carlene and Lindy enjoyed being full-time
RV’ers after they retired. They would spend time in
Benson, Arizona, for the winter and Pendleton in the
summer, until Lindy’s death in 2007.
Carlene was a dedicated Pendleton Round-up fan.
She had front row box seats with her best friend from
Jr. High School, Martha Sue Powers. The two never
missed a year attending the Round-up for 62 years.
Let’er Buck!
Carlene was preceded in death by her parents and
husband, Lindy Hahn. She is survived by her children,
Brent (Cindy) Kinnaman and Bekki (Rick) Hurley;
stepchildren, Ron and Doug Hahn, Melinda Fearn and
Carla Thorgersen; brother, Doug (Linda)
Coughenower; grandchildren, Ryan and Mikayla
Kinnaman and John and Megan Hurley; great-
grandson, Easton Kinnaman.
For those who would like to make a memorial
donation in memory of Carlene, the family suggests
the Round-Up Hall of Fame Association or Guide
Dogs for the Blind through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home and Cremation Services, PO Box 543 Halfway,
Oregon 97834.
Online
condolences
can
be
shared
at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.