RECORDS/COMMUNITY
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
East Oregonian
PUBLIC SAFETY
FRIDAY, MAY 20
7:45 a.m. — A resident on Kincaid Lane,
Ione, reported the theft of a 1966 bluish/green
Dodge Charger from a barn.
9:01 a.m. — A 911 caller on North Main
and East Locust streets, Stanfield, reported a
female has collapsed on the sidewalk near this
location. Stanfield police responded.
9:42 a.m. — A 911 caller reported a male
and female were shoving each other in the
parking lot just south of O’Reilly Auto Parts,
102 S.W. 20th St., Pendleton.
1:50 p.m. — Milton-Freewater police
received reports of stop signs missing from
Northeast Seventh Avenue and North Russell
Street.
7:02 p.m. — A resident on Northwest Ore-
gon Avenue, Irrigon, said she keeps getting
phone calls from a restricted number and
believes they are connected to the person she
has a no-contact order against.
7:07 p.m. — Umatilla County sheriff’s dep-
uties responded to Hartle Road, Pendleton, on
a report of a domestic disturbance.
SATURDAY, MAY 21
12:05 a.m. — A Milton-Freewater police
officer found graffiti on the 10 block of North-
east Eighth Avenue.
1:18 a.m. — A caller reported a domestic
disturbance at Southgate and Tutuilla Creek
Road, Pendleton.
2:03 a.m. — A Pendleton police officer at
Cadillac Jack’s Saloon & Grill, 1703 S.W. Emi-
grant Ave., checked on a possible intoxicated
driver and made an arrest.
2:43 a.m. — Pendleton police responded
to Best Western Pendleton Inn, 400 S.E. Nye
Ave., and issued a warning to a possible
prowler.
3:12 a.m. — Pendleton police received a
complaint about a burglary on the 500 block
of Southwest Seventh Street. Police took a
report.
3:27 a.m. — A resident on Southeast Utah
Avenue, Irrigon, reported the theft of a pack-
age from their home. The caller said a neigh-
bor stopped by to pick up something and may
have taken the package.
6:18 a.m. — Pendleton police gave a warn-
ing on the northwest end of the Pendleton
River Parkway for a resting ordinance violation.
11:49 a.m. — Umatilla police responded
DEATH NOTICES
to Columbia Boulevard on a report of
harassment.
11:56 a.m. — A caller reported a vehicle
in the early morning hours drove through
the fence on the 200 block of East Broadway
Avenue, Milton-Freewater, and a camera cap-
tured the incident on video.
4:02 p.m. — Umatilla police responded to
Pomono Drive for a domestic disturbance.
4:04 p.m. — A caller reported seeing peo-
ple with firearms on top of roofs at Green
Acres RV Park, 80542 Paterson Ferry Road,
Irrigon. A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy
checked but did not see anyone on the roof.
6:08 p.m. — Campers at the Morrow
County OHV Park off U.S. Forest Service Road
21, Heppner, reported their dog bit some-
one and they wanted to surrender the dog.
A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy made
contact.
10:04 p.m. — A resident on South-
east Fourth Street, Irrigon, reported loud
music that is an ongoing problem. A Mor-
row County sheriff’s deputy responded and
talked to both parties.
10:21 p.m. — A Pendleton officer gave a
warning for a resting ordinance violation at
Episcopal Church Of The Redeemer, 241 S.E.
Second St., Pendleton
11:52 p.m. — A resident at Willow Creek
Apartments, 220 W. Willow St., Heppner,
reported a juvenile threatened to destroy
property inside an apartment and hit his
sister. A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy
responded.
County sheriff’s deputies responded but did
not find any disturbance.
6:49 a.m. — Umatilla police initiated
activity on Sixth Street for a robbery. Police
are investigating.
9:53 a.m. — The Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office responded to an all-terrain vehi-
cle crash off U.S. Forest Service Road 21, Hep-
pner, at the Morrow County OHV Park. The
sheriff’s office took a report.
10:08 a.m. — A caller reported the theft
of a generator at the Pendleton Little League
Park, 1927 S.E. Byers Ave.
3:17 p.m. — Love’s Travel Stop and Coun-
try Store, 78665 Tower Road, Boardman,
reported a male in his 50s in a silver Chev-
rolet Silverado pickup was intoxicated in the
drive-thru. Morrow County sheriff’s deputies
were out of position to respond and passed
the information to Oregon State Police.
4:04 p.m. — Pendleton police received a
report of child abuse or negelct and referred
the matter to another agency,
7:38 p.m. — Umatilla police responded to
John Day Street for an assault.
7:43 p.m. — Pendleton police responded
to Southwest Second Street and Frazer Ave-
nue on a report of a vehicle crash. Police
made an arrest.
10:27 p.m. — A caller reported a family
member may have died in a shed on North-
west Esther Court, Irrigon. Local emergency
services responded.
SUNDAY, MAY 22
May 20
• Pendleton police arrested Jessica Renee
Brown, 35, for aggravated harassment.
May 21
• Boardman police arrested Manuel Rios
Rivero, 58, for driving under the influence of
intoxicants.
May 22
• Hermiston police arrested Eduardo
Godinez Garcia, 30, for DUII and two counts
each of third-degree assault and reckless
endangering.
• Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Chelsey
Arriola-Morris, 26, for reckless driving and fel-
ony fleeing.
• Milton-Freewater police arrested Dahlyla
Gonzalez, 19, for felony fleeing.
1:11 a.m. — A resident in Northwest Gale
Street, Heppner, reported someone was try-
ing to get into the residence. Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office responded, and the male then
got the last of his belongings and left.
4:22 a.m. — Pilot Rock police responded
to Southwest Birch Place for a disturbance.
5:14 a.m. — The Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office responded to a residence at Green
Acres RV Park, 80542 Paterson Ferry Road, Irri-
gon, on a report of a male scaring a woman
and children. A deputy gave the male a ride
to Umatilla to meet his father.
5:41 a.m. — A 911 caller near Mill Road
and Northwest Cedar Street, Pilot Rock,
reported a domestic disturbance. Umatilla
PEN DLETON — A
former crime beat reporter —
including for the East Orego-
nian — and award-winning
author, Karen Spears Zach-
arias recently released her
latest book, “The Murder
Gene.”
The former Her mis-
ton woman spent nearly 10
years writing and research-
ing the publication that
delves into the August 2012
murder in Pendleton of
Amyjane Brandhagen by
Lukah Pobzeb Chang. A
son of missionaries, Chang
deserted the U.S. Marine
Corps from his base in Cali-
fornia in July 2012, and soon
thereafter ended up in East-
ern Oregon.
The 19-year-old Pend-
leton woman’s death went
unsolved until a year later
when Karen Lange was
found nearly beaten to death
along the Pendleton River
Parkway. Police connected
COMMUNITY
BRIEFING
American Legion
Auxiliary hosts
Poppy Campaign
HERMISTON — Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary Unit 37
will host poppy booths at more
than 30 businesses throughout
Hermiston and surrounding
areas until June 1, the day after
Memorial Day. The auxiliary
uses 100% of poppy donations
to help veterans directly.
According to the American
Legion, the poppy flourished
in Europe after World War I,
namely in France and Belgium,
where soils became enriched
with lime from the rubble left
by the war, and the red poppy
grew from the dirt and mud.
The poppy came to symbolize
the blood shed during battle
following the publication in
December 1915 of the wartime
poem, “In Flanders Fields.”
Canadian doctor Lt. Col. John
McCrae wrote the poem.
The American Legion
Auxiliary’s annual Poppy
Campaign is the nonprofit
organization’s largest fund-
raiser each year. It’s always
held just prior to Memorial
Day.
Stolz encourages the
public to honor the fallen and
support the living by wearing
a poppy. For names of busi-
nesses where poppies may be
obtained, call 541-571-5816.
— EO Media Group
Chang to both crimes
through DNA evidence.
Early on when looking
at police reports, Zacharias
found a statement indicating
that Chang’s maternal grand-
father, Gene Dale Lincoln,
had spent time in prison
for murdering a Michigan
woman some 40 years prior.
That piqued the author’s
interest in the case.
“And I thought, ‘well
that’s kind of unusual to have
a grandson and grandfather
in prison’ … I had to go back
Mary Ellen Baker
Milton-Freewater
Aug. 28, 1923 — May 21, 2022
Mary Ellen Baker, 98, of Milton-Freewater, died
May 21, 2022, at her home. She was born Aug. 28, 1923.
Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home
of Milton-Freewater.
Cason Jack Cahill
Pendleton
May 23, 1931 — May 19, 2022
Cason Jack Cahill, 90, of Pendleton, died May 19, 2022,
in Umatilla. He was born May 23, 1931, in Pendleton. A
graveside service with Navy honors will be June 4, 11 a.m.
at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. A gathering will be after-
ward in the Bamboo Room at Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Cecilia Jennie (Bergin) Correa
Echo
Jan. 9, 1920 — May 19, 2022
Cecilia Jane (Jennie) Correa, 102, of Echo, died May 19,
2022, at CHI St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton. She was
born Jan. 9, 1920, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A graveside burial service will be May 26, 11 a.m. at Echo
Memorial Cemetery, Echo. Arrangements are with Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston.
Jerry Lloyd Franke
Nampa, Idaho
April 16, 1941 — May 18, 2022
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Zacharias’ latest book delves into DNA of murder
By TAMMY
MALGESINI
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and look at
that question
of is there a
relationship
between
what grand-
father did
Zacharias
a nd wh at
grandson
did,” Zacharias said in a
podcast about the book.
While Chang declined
Zacharias’ request for an
interview, she poured over
investigative reports, case
files and Chang’s recorded
post-arrest interview with
police. In addition, she
looked into Lincoln’s violent
history.
The similarities between
the violent actions of grand-
father and grandson left
Zacharias pondering the
question: Is there such a
thing as a murder gene?
Zacharias said she doesn’t
necessarily like writing true
crime stories — she also
penned “A Silence of Mock-
ingbirds: True Crime Behind
Karly’s Law” — because
there are victims involved.
Jerry Lloyd Franke
April 16, 1941 - May 18, 2022
Jerry Lloyd Franke of Nampa,
Idaho, (formerly of Irrigon) was
born April 16, 1941, in Bemidji,
Minnesota, the son of Lloyd and
Helen (Reinarz) Franke. He entered
into his final rest on May 18, 2022,
at the age of 81 in Nampa, Idaho,
where he has resided in 2017.
Jerry
attended
several
elementary schools in Minnesota,
Michigan, Oklahoma, Washington
and Oregon. He attended high school in Irrigon,
Oregon, graduating in 1959. He then enlisted in the
U.S. Air Force.
Jerry’s Air Force career lasted 20 years and he retired
in 1980. He was stationed in several locations around
the world, including Japan, the Philippines, England,
Turkey and several bases in the United States.
Jerry married Patricia Fyvie in San Antonio, Texas,
on July 2, 1964, where they were both stationed with
the U.S. Air Force.
They were blessed with two children, Curtis Lloyd
and Ramona Lynn, both currently reside in Nampa,
Idaho.
After retirement Jerry worked for several years for
the West Extension Irrigation District in Irrigon. He
later worked for the Burnt River Irrigation District in
Unity, Oregon.
Jerry was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia,
in 2013; parents, Lloyd and Helen; and his siblings,
Joanne, David and Judy.
He is survived by his children, Curtis and Ramona;
brother, Richard (Karen) of Hartville, Missouri; sister,
Sharon (Jim) of Nampa, Idaho; and granddaughter,
Trisha of Nampa, and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral dervice will be held at 1 p.m. Friday,
May 27, 2022, at the Burns Mortuary Chapel, 685 W.
Hermiston Ave., Hermiston, Oregon, 97838. Burial with
military honors will follow in Desert Lawn Memorial
Cemetery in Irrigon. Burns Mortuary, of Hermiston, is
in care of arrangements.
To leave an online condolence for the family please
go to www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
However, a motivating factor
in writing these two books,
she said in the podcast, was
her personal connection with
the victims.
She first met Brandha-
gen as a toddler when writ-
ing a newspaper story about
her grandmother. She also
attended the same church
and Bible study group as the
teen’s parents.
“I kind of watched her
grow up … the way that
community people watch
the children of acquain-
tances grow up,” she said in
the podcast.
Zacharias, who is out of
the country, anticipates book
signing events in August
or September in Umatilla
Cou nt y. P ublished by
Koehler Books, the 252-page
publication is available via
both paperback and hard-
cover. For more information,
visit www.karenzach.com.
Jerry Lloyd Franke, 81, of Nampa, Idaho, formerly of
Irrigon, died May 18, 2022, in Nampa, Idaho. He was born
April 16, 1941, in Bemidji, Minnesota. A funeral service
will be May 27, 1 p.m. at Burns Mortuary Chapel, 685 W.
Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. Burial with military honors
will follow in Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Irrigon.
Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Leave
an online condolence at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Mitzi A. Hess
Heppner
Oct. 18, 1944 — May 18, 2022
Mitzo A. Hess, 77, of Heppner, died May 18, 2022, at
her home. She was born Oct. 18, 1944, in Walla Walla.
Arrangements are pending with Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner.
Cathy Lee Ward Sherlock
Chandler, Arizona
Aug. 21, 1952 — May 5, 2022
Cathy Lee Ward Sherlock, 69, of Chandler, Arizona,
died May 5, 2022, in Gilbert, Arizona. She was born
Aug. 21, 1952, in Pendleton.
UPCOMING SERVICES
TUESDAY, MAY 24
Myers, Jerry — Memorial service, 2 p.m. at Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
THURSDAY, MAY 26
Correa, Cecilia — Graveside burial service, 11 a.m. at
Echo Memorial Cemetery.
FRIDAY, MAY 27
Franke, Jerry — Funeral service, 1 p.m. at Burns
Mortuary Chapel, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
Burial with military honors will follow at Desert Lawn
Memorial Cemetery, Irrigon.
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Gordon Ellsworth Cook
April 2, 1931 – April 17, 2022
Gordon Cook passed away at his home
in Pendleton, Oregon, on April 17, 2022,
at the age of 91. He was born April 2,
1931, in Twisp, Washington, to Harvey
and Nellie Cook, the third of
four children. He was 3 years
old when his father drowned
and the youngest brother
was 3 weeks old. His mother
married Arthur Gillette in
1938 and added a sister to
the family. The family was
extremely close, celebrating
most holidays and vacations
together. One summer the
family repurposed an old
bus into a motorhome. It
was beautifully crafted and
named the “Family Special.”
Twenty-one family members
took it on vacation to Disneyland.
Gordon graduated from Long Creek
High School in 1951. He joined the U.S.
Navy in 1951 and was discharged in
1955. His ships were stationed mostly
in the Japan and Korea areas during the
Korean War. He married Shirley Dinsmore
in John Day. Children born to that
marriage were Andy, Cindy and a stillborn
son, Ricky Joe. Shirley and Gordon were
later divorced. In 1962, Gordon married
the love of his life, Mary Rookstool, in
Boise, Idaho. Mary brought two daughters,
Teri and Tawny, to the family. The four
children were ages 1, 2, 2 and 3. The
marriage was a great success. The family
lived in Idaho, until moving to Pilot Rock,
Oregon, in 1974. He joined his brother,
Jack, in a logging operation. For the next
32 years, Gordon drove many different
types of trucks, retiring at age 75. He
was considered an excellent driver by his
employers and co-workers. He came from
a long line of family truck drivers who
passed on the skills.
Gordon was a beacon of light to his
family and everyone who knew him. He
always had a smile and something positive
to say, most of the time. He had a great
sense of humor, sometimes with colorful
language and his own personal sayings. He
had a wonderful attitude right up until the
day he passed. He was able
to celebrate his 91st birthday
with his “little bride” of 59
years, along with friends and
family at the Eagles Lodge
in Pendleton. Gordon was
a long-time member of the
Eagles, where he made many
lifelong friends and was
thought of as an icon. He was
well known for preparing
garbage can turkeys, cooking
up to 17 at a time, for some
Lodge occasions. He passed
this tradition onto many
others. He and Mary enjoyed
camping, fishing and all outdoor activities,
especially when they involved family.
Gordon was preceded in death by his
father, Harvey; mother and stepfather,
Nellie and Arthur Gillette; sister, Zada
VanVoorhis; brothers, Jack Cook (Betty)
and Pete Cook (Donna); one grandson,
Michael; nephews, Jerry and Kenny Cook;
numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Cook;
sister, Janet Morris (Dallas); children, Andy
(Becky) Cook, Cindy Cook (Paul), Teri
Prock and Tawny McLaren; grandchildren,
Jennifer Warner, Joslyn Harp, Randy
Fender, Jamie Wright, Stephanie Cook,
Andrew Cook, Kristin Zacharias, Tandy
Schwiegart, Ryan McLaren and Megan
Fender; 20 great-grandchildren and 2 great-
great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and
nephews. Gordon was loved dearly and
will be missed by all who knew him. His
favorite goodbye was always, “Love You
Bunches.”
A celebration of life will be held at 1
p.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022, and the
Eagles Lodge, 428 Main Street, Pendleton,
Oregon, 97801. Online condolences may
be sent to www.pioneerchapel.com.