Polk County News
12A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 7, 2016
Lillegard: Providing the best
Charges result from FC crash
defense possible for everyone
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
Continued from Page 1A
Baker speaks of Lillegard
in similar terms.
“I spent as much time
with Chris some days as I
have with my own hus-
band,” Baker said.
She noted, in spite of some
long days, Lillegard was more
than generous with time off
for family events.
“Twenty-nine years is a
long time. You would be
amazed how fast it went by,”
she said. “It’s a great place to
work … it allowed you to
have a family and work.”
Unlike Lillegard, Baker
will have no trouble adjust-
ing to a retired life schedule.
“I don’t care if I ever set
my alarm again,” Baker said.
“That’s the first thing I’m
going to stop doing.”
During his career, Lille-
gard has worked with re-
cently retired attorney Doug
Berg; Monte Campbell, the
presiding judge in Polk
County; and retired judge
Charles Luukinen.
His colleagues or their ti-
tles may have changed in
the 40 years he’s practiced
law, but one thing hasn’t: the
oddity of human behavior.
“Every time you think
we’ve seen it all, we get sur-
prised,” he said. “What peo-
ple do to themselves or each
other is pretty amazing.”
Lillegard’s firm was the
first to establish an indigent
defense contract in Polk
FALLS CITY — A Falls City woman was ar-
rested on multiple charges
following a Saturday after-
noon accident on Teal
Creek Road near Falls City.
Brenda Jones, 53, was
charged with four counts
each of fourth-degree as-
sault and reckless endan-
gering and one count of
Jones
reckless driving in the ac-
cident that injured four people, said Polk
County Sheriff Mark Garton.
Garton said Jones and her passengers
A good send off
What: Open house re-
tirement gathering for
Dallas attorney Chris Lil-
legard.
When: Sept. 15 from 4
to 7 p.m.
Where: 236 SW Mill
St., Dallas.
For more informa-
tion: 503-623-6676.
County in 1984, a role the
firm still helps fill.
He’s been part of the defense
of nine people charged with
murder, including most recent-
ly a co-defender for Cindy
Beck, who was convicted for
her involvement in a double
homicide in Dallas in 2011.
In his philosophy, the job of
the defense attorney isn’t tak-
ing every case to trial, but ful-
filling each client’s right to a
full defense and making sure
they aren’t convicted of more
than want they actually did.
“Most of what you end up
doing is managing the result
for the person,” he said.
“What we are taught to do is
give everybody the best de-
fense, and the best defense
isn’t always getting them
completely off of everything.”
He’s also been counsel on
a few intense domestic rela-
tions cases.
“I can tell you I was never
frightened during any of these
nasty criminal cases, but I’ve
been frightened a few times
loaded into a pickup to drive to a nearby
creek where they said they were going to
spend time mourning Fisher Mattix-Hatch,
17, of Falls City, who died that day of an ap-
parent medical issue. Garton said some of
the passengers — three of them minors —
were riding in the bed of the truck when the
accident happened.
“She lost control and hit a ditch and the
truck rolled,” Garton said.
He said the worst injury appeared to be a
broken arm.
“The rest were just cuts and scratches,”
he said.
Jones was taken to Polk County Jail
where she was being held on $60,000 bail as
of Tuesday morning.
LINDA BAKER/for the Itemizer-Observer
Chris Lillegard at his 40th.
in the divorce cases,” he said.
“People get pretty crazy.”
He noted those tend to be
the exception and not the
rule, and many times he and
his staff have the privilege of
seeing a client’s life change
for the better.
“You also become a coun-
selor and a shoulder, espe-
cially when people are going
through hard times,” Baker
said. “Some of our clients go
back years and years.”
Occasionally, some of
those clients come back to
thank Lillegard and his team.
“We’ve helped a lot of peo-
ple work their way through
the system, so to speak, and
come out on the other side
as good healthy, productive
human beings,” he said.
Side
Burrow
Hill
Lee
Brooks
Corrections posts ‘most wanted’
Itemizer-Observer staff report
DALLAS — Polk County
Community Corrections
lists these individuals as
“most wanted” for Septem-
ber.
Citizens with informa-
tion on the whereabouts of
any of them can call Com-
munity Corrections at 503-
623-5226.
• Christopher Side, born
March 16, 1981, 6-2, 200
pounds, brown hair, green
eyes. Charge: First-degree
burglary.
• Dasha Jacquelyn Bur-
row, born Sept. 1, 1989, 5-4,
115 pounds, brown hair,
brown eyes. Charge: Pos-
session of heroin and sup-
plying contraband.
• Jenny Ann Hill, born
May 18, 1986, 5-7, 132
pounds, brown hair, blue
eyes. Charge: Possession of
methamphetamine and en-
dangering a minor.
• Christopher Shawn Lee,
born July 6, 1984, 5-11, 195
pounds, brown hair, blue
eyes. Charge: Delivery
and/or manufacturing a
c o n t r o l l e d s u b s t a n c e,
schedule 2.
• Rayquan Carnale
Brooks, born March 25,
1994, 5-10, 165 pounds,
black hair, brown eyes.
Charge: Second-degree
burglary and third-degree
assault.
OBITUARIES
Ferne Luella
Ehrlich
Feb. 24, 1937 – Aug. 24, 2016
Ferne Luella Ehrlich, 79,
of Independence, died on
Aug. 24 in Salem.
She was born in Portland.
Ferne’s family attended
church regularly. Ferne
played piano in church for
more than 55 years. She also
played guitar for the church
orchestra briefly as a young
teen.
Ferne taught piano les-
sons during the school year
and hosted private piano
recitals for her students. She
also enjoyed writing poetry
and songs about her faith.
She used her piano skills
at church camp meetings
during big tent revivals. It
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NANA DEL HAGEDORN
March 23, 1926 - August 24, 2016
Nana Del Hagedorn of Buena Vista,
Oregon passed away Wednesday, August
24, 2016 in Roseville, California at the
age of 90. Nana was born March 23, 1926
in Stillwater, OK to Katherine Maxon
and Roy Merton Wheeler.
Nana married John McLean in 1943
and tragically lost her husband after hav-
ing three children with one on the way. Nana then put herself
through beauty school to support herself and her four chil-
dren. Nana’s door was always open and there was a constant
stream of friends, neighbors, and family stopping by for cof-
fee, cards and haircuts. The family loved spending time in
Grandma Hagedorn’s kitchen playing Dirty Liverpool, Soli-
taire, and 31, but Nana’s favorite pastime was playing Bingo.
She is survived by three loving children; Carolyn Taylor,
Johneta Johnson and Mac McLean. Nana has 9 grandchildren,
14 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Nana
was preceded in death by 10 siblings, son Hughy McLean and
two husbands, John McLean and Raymond Hagedorn.
Nana Hagedorn was a courageous woman with a sassy
spirit who loved her family fiercely. She will be remembered
and missed daily. Honoring Nana’s wishes, there will be no
funeral or memorial service. “BINGO!”
was at one of these tent re-
vivals that she met her fu-
ture husband, Melvin, who
was tipped off by his older
brother
Jack about
this “pretty
young lady
who was
playing the
p i a n o
there.”
Melvin
died in 2012.
Ferne started playing the
accordion for VBS clubs,
nursing homes and at the
women’s prison in Califor-
nia. While playing accordion
at the prison, she met Pastor
Tomos “Tex” McKean. She
helped him start a new
church at a decommis-
sioned Army base.
Ferne was an avid stu-
d e n t . Fe r n e a t t e n d e d
Bethany Bible College in
Santa Cruz. She went on to
earn a bachelor’s degree in
gerontology. She also at-
tended Simpson Bible Col-
lege for two years and stud-
ied the Epistles of Paul.
Ferne enjoyed music, gar-
dening, and reading, writ-
ing, and her family.
Ferne was preceded in
death by sister, Sylvia
Adolphson; brother, Arnold
Bush; and husband, Melvin
Ehrlich.
Survived by sister, Virgina
Ray; brothers, David Bush
and Harold Bush; son, Bruce
Ehrlich; daughter, Valerie
Hunt; one grandson; two
granddaughters; and one
great-granddaughter.
A graveside service was
held at Hilltop Cemetery in
Independence.
Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center handled arrange-
ments.
To send an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Dorothy Mae
Lucas
June 22, 1927 – Aug. 18, 2016
Dorothy Mae Lucas, 89, of
Dallas, died of cancer Aug.
18 at her home in Dallas.
Dorothy was born in
Pittsburg, Calif., to Harry
Franklin Forlefter and
Hazelle Smith Forlefter. She
was the older of two girls.
Dorothy grew up and at-
tended school in California.
She married Gordon “Luke”
S OME D ECISIONS H AVE A V ERY P ROFOUND E FFECT .
Lucas in Antioch, Calif., in
1955. Dorothy and Luke
moved to Oregon and set-
tled on Mill Creek Road in
rural Polk County, where
they lived for many years.
After Luke died, Dorothy
moved to Dallas. Dorothy
had no children.
Dorothy worked in cus-
tomer service for Moore
Business Forms or for the
Moore’s successor company
from 1962 to 1991, when she
retired. She and Luke were
active in the Grange, and
Dorothy served as Master
(President) of Buell Grange
for several years, up until
her death. Dorothy was a
life-long learner who stud-
ied painting, took exercise
classes, and read widely.
Despite the fast-moving
cancer, she stayed bright,
warmly appreciative, and
unafraid.
Although she had many
loyal friends, both old and
new, she had no surviving
family. Everyone who knew
her feels her loss.
There will be no memori-
al service, in accordance
with her instructions.
Private interment will be
at Restlawn Cemetery.
Contributions in
Dorothy’s honor are sug-
gested to your local senior
center.
Etola Seaman
Aug. 31, 1921 – Aug. 24, 2016
Etola M. “Toby” Seaman,
94, of Atkins, Ark., formerly
of Dallas, died Aug. 24 at
Saint Mary’s Regional Med-
ical Center in Russellville,
Salem
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Ark.
She was born in Nehalem
to Bill and Dolly Schoonover
Ewan.
She worked at the Dallas
Retirement Village for more
than 30 years. She enjoyed
gardening,
sewing and
spending
time with
her family
and her
cat, Timmy.
She was
preceded
in death by husband, Alfred
Alonzo “Pete” Seaman;
brother, Ray (Eve) Ewan; sis-
ter, Delia (Burt) Wickstrom;
and grandson, Todd Sea-
man.
Survived by daughter,
Janet Dolezal, of Dallas;
sons, Lonnie (Jo) Seaman, of
Atkins; four grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren;
and extended family.
Memorial services were
held. Lemley Funeral Servic-
es, of Atkins, handled
arrangements.
To leave an online tribute:
www.lemleyfuneral.com.
Stan Kinion
Aug. 15, 1952 – Aug. 31, 2016
Stan Kinion, 64, of Hills-
boro, formerly of Dallas,
died on Aug. 31 from com-
plications from surgery.
He was
born in
Dallas;
lived and
worked in
Hillsboro.
He will be
missed by
family and
friends.
Memorial service will be
Sept 14 at 1 p.m. at Hillsboro
United Methodist Church,
Hillsboro.
Committal service will be
Sept 15 at 11 a.m. at Dallas
Cemetery.
Please view more at
www.firlawnfh.com.
To leave an online tribute:
www.oregonlive.com/obits.
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