S IX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 13, 2000
Obituaries
V irginia Alice Elledge
Virginia F.lledge, 69, of
Pendleton, died Monday, Septem
ber 4, 2000, at her home.
A memorial service was held
Saturday, September 9, 2000, in
the chapel at Bums Mortuary of
Pendleton. Disposition was by
cremation.
She was bom July 9, 1931, at
Santa Ana, California. Her par
ents were Harvey and Virginia S.
Wilson Smith
She graduated from Heppner
High School in 1949.
On November 8, 1984, she
married John E. Elledge at Reno,
Nevada. The couple lived at Lake
Tahoe, Nevada, and The Dalles
before coming to Pendleton in
1991.
Mrs. Elledge loved horses and
cats, sketching and gardening.
She was a member o f the
Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband,
John E. Elledge of Pendleton;
sons. Royce Neil George of Spo
kane, Washington and Paul Snow
of Irrigon; daughters, Jeri
M cElligott o f lone and Jodi
WeeberofDepoe Bay; 11 grand
children and one great-grandchild.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston
was in charge of arrangements.
Norma Ortiz
Former Imgon resident Norma
Ortiz. 53, of Walla Walla, Wash
ington, died Tuesday, September
5.2000. at St. Mary Medical Cen
ter.
Memorial sen ices were held
Sunday, September 10, 2000 at
Stokes Landing Senior Center in
Imgon. Disposition is to be by cre
mation.
Mrs. Ortiz was bom July 18,
1947, at Pendleton, to Ralph K.
and Patricia Markham Minmck.
She had been a resident of Imgon
for 26 years prior to moving to
Walla Walla last year.
She worked at Lamb-Weston
in Boardman for 18 years prior to
retirement.
She loved watching Seattle
Seahawks football games and
Wheel of Fortune She enjoyed
reading and loved her grandchil
dren, nieces and nephews. She
enjoyed Bingo and also bowled for
a number of years.
Survivors include daughter,
Mary Escobedo of Walla Walla,
Washington; son, Michael Ralph
Escobedo of Irrigon; her father,
Ralph Minmck of Irrigon; sister,
Cindy Segura of Imgon; brothers,
Ken Minmck of Imgon and Ralph
Minmck, Jr. of Warm Springs; two
grandchildren and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her
mother in 1989 and by sisters,
Janice and Laura Key.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Epilepsy Foundation
or St. Mary Regional Cancer Cen
ter through Mountain View Fu
neral Chapel. 1551 Dalles Military
Road. Walla Walla, Washington
99362.
Charles Tompkins
Fund, 1121 SW Salmon, Suite 200,
Portland, OR 97205.
Jim Smith
Jim Smith, 82, of Imgon, died
Monday, September 11, 2000 at
Good Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston.
G raveside service was
Wednesday, September 13, 2000
at Willamette National Cemetery
in Portland.
He was bom June 27, 19' 8, at
Talihina, Oklahoma, to William and
Adellia Edmiston Smith.
He served with the U.S. Army
during World War II.
He and his wife, Mary, were
married on June 5, 1976, in
Ventura, California. They came to
Imgon from Redmond six years
ago.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary of Imgon; sons, Roger,
Rocky, Ronnie, Russel and Derek;
daughters, Jeanette Roberts,
LaVem McMillen, Connie Augus
tine, Marilyn Porter, Gina Lovejoy
and Kathy Muncie; sisters, Inez
White in California and Jossie
Shropshire in Oklahoma; numer
ous grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston
was in charge of arrangements.
Donald J. Ball
Donald J. Ball, 72, of lone, died
Saturday, September 9, 2000 at
Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Port
land.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday, September 14, 2000 at
2 p.m. at the lone Legion Hall.
Concluding service and burial will
follow at High View Cemetery at
lone.
He was born November 11.
1927, at Heppner, to Lewis and
Anna Petersen Ball. He grew up
at lone and attended lone schools,
graduating from lone High School.
He was a lifetime resident of
lone.
On April 1, 1947, he mamed
Diane “Lorraine” Sherman, at
Heppner. He worked for the Mor
row County Road Dept, for 36
years, retiring as Public Works
Director in 1993.
He was a member of the
Heppner Elks Lodge for 30 years
and Was a past exalted rtiler. He
was a member of the Masonic
Lodge and the Tn-County Shnners
Club. He was a member of the
Oregon Steelheader's Associa
tion, John Day River Chapter; a
director of the lone TV Co-op. a
director of the lone Cemetery
District, a member of ICABO and
a member of the Morrow County
Transportation Committee.
Mr. Ball was an avid fisherman,
hunter and lone sports fan
Survivors include his wife of 53
years, Lorraine, of lone; sons. Jay
Ball and Ed Sherman, both of
Pendleton, Bob Ball of lone and
Fred Sherman of Portland; daugh
ters, Marsha White of lone and
Melanie Harshman of Heppner;
brothers, Wayne of Portland and
Ellis of Panama City. Florida;
seven grandchildren, four step-
grandchildren. two great-grand
children, and three step-great
grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by his parents and sis
ters, Elsie Ball and Betty I oy.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Elks Scholarship
Fund, P.O. Box 494. Heppner. OR
97836 or to the Shnner’s Hospital
for Crippled Children, 3101 SW
Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland.
OR 97201
Sweeney
Mortuary
of
Heppner is in charge of arrange
ments.
Charles Tom pkins, 69, of
Imgon, died September 5. 2000,
at St. Anthony H ospital in
Pendleton.
The funeral service was held
Monday, September 11, 2000 at
Burns M ortuary Chapel in
Pendleton. Interment will be at
Antlers, Oklahoma.
He was bom June 3, 1931, in
Antlers. He left Antlers to join the
Navy, serving from 1948-1950 on
a minesweeper in the Pacific.
He met and mamed Ilene Cook
in Oregon in 1952. He raised five
Births
children with his wife.
He worked in a plywood mill
Jared Quin Stanger-a son
for nine years in Lebanon and Jared Quin was bom to Marlene
spent 34 years as a farmer and and Joseph Stanger of Imgon on
rancher in Pilot Rock. He grew August 31, 2000 at Good Shep
alfalfa and raised cattle. He also herd Community Hospital in
did custom farming and sold real Hermiston. The baby weighed 8
estate, and also drilled wells.
lbs. 12 oz.
He sold his ranch in 1994 and
Anne Marie Jones-a daugh
moved to Imgon after retiring. He ter Anne Mane was bom to Steve
enjoyed reading, visiting people and Carey Jones of Portland on
and going for drives, and especially September 7, 2000 at Keizer
telling stories and singing to his Sunnyside Clinic in Portland. The
grandchildren.
baby weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz.
He is survived by two broth
Grandparents are Bob and Sue
ers, William McDade of Okla Jones of Heppner and Walt and
homa City, Oklahoma and Perry Lon Gesek of Dublin, CA.
Tompkins of Antlers, Oklahoma;
and three sisters. Ruby Jo Nelson
of Oklahoma City, Wilma Schmitt
of Peoria, Illinois and Joyce Halley
of Pulaski, Tennessee.
Memorial contributions may be
The American Legion Auxil
sent to Oregon Health Sciences iary will meet Monday, Sept. 18
Foundation Cancer Research at noon, upstairs at Kate's Pizza.
Legion Aux.
to meet
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Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriffs
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business;
August 7: The MCSO
received a report from a male
subject that his nephew tried to
run him off the road near the 76
Station in Imgon.
-MCSO arrested Dee Ann
Kress for DUII. She had a blood
alcohol level of .09. She was
cited and released and also cited
for Dnving While Suspended
with no insurance.
August 8: Boardpian Police
Department received report of a
female subject receiving a phone
call from a woman to go to her
residence and check on her. The
subject didn't know the woman.
The woman's caretaker arrived.
-BPD received report of
suspicious car m a driveway at a
Boardman residence.
-MCSO received report of
several juveniles behind a
residence. They took off.
-Heppner Police Department
received report of a burglar alarm
going off at Bank of Eastern
Oregon.
-BPD received request for an
ambulance at a Boardman
residence for a 77 year old male
with stomach pain.
-MCSO received request for
an officer from a woman who
said a male subject was at her
home wanting his daughter. She
had a restraining order out
against him.
-MCSO received request for
a deputy from male in previous
entry wanting his daughter
-MCSO received a report of
sheep out.
-MCSO cited a 14-year old
in Heppner for Unauthorized
Entry' of a Motor Vehicle, and
Unauthorized Use of a Motor
Vehicle.
-MCSO received report of
CD’s stolen from an Irrigon
residence.
-MCSO arrested Ross
Carlyle VanEtta, 19, for Failure
to Appear/Assaulting a Public
Safety Officer, Carrying a
Concealed Weapon.
‘ -MCSO, HPD repeived
report of a fight between brothers
William Ellis Looney, 25, Hep.
was cited for Assault IV. A 17-
year-old was cited for Assault
III.
-MCSO received report
of a subject in the lone area
drinking and driving. No deputy
was in the area at the time.
-BPD received report of
two adult males trespassing at a
Boardman residence.
They
trampled down the caller's fence.
-MCSO received report
of a burglary in Irrigon. The
door to Stokes Landing Senior
Center was kicked down.
-Oregon State Police
received report of several
subjects with an illegal sturgeon
in Boardman.
-MCSO received report
of a 10 year-old bitten by a dog
in Imgon. Parent did not wish
medical response. A subject was
cited for maintaining a dog as a
public nuisance
In the Service
National Guard Pvt. Jacob L.
Graff has graduated from basic
combat training at Fort Knox,
Ky.
During the training, the trainee
received instruction in drill and
ceremonies, weapons, map
reading,
tactics,
military
courtesy, military
justice,
physical fitness, first aid, and
Army history and traditions.
Graff is the son of Steven Graff
of Imgon and Kathy Graff of
Boardman
-Imgon Fire Dept, received a
report of an illegal bum in
Irrigon
-MCSO received a report of
abandonment/neglect of animals
with no food or water.
-Hermiston Police Dept,
arrested Twyla Kay Johnson, 38,
on a Morrow County warrant for
Failure to Pay Fine/NegoUatmg a
Bad Check. She was lodged at
the Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO received a report of a
woman that her neighbor told her
a male subject was watching her
from the bathroom window.
Deputies were unable to locate
anyone.
-MCSO, Boardman Police
Dept, received a report of
criminal trespass at a Boardman
residence. Two 14-year-olds
were cited for Criminal Trespass
II and Curfew Violation; Craig
Michael Workman, 18, and
Matthew Lee Wilson, 19, were
cited for Criminal Trespass II.
Wilson was also cited for
Dnving
while
License
Suspended and Driving with No
Insurance.
-Oregon State Police and
Boardman Police Dept, received
a report of an audible burglar
alarm at Port of Morrow. The
alarm company advised to
disregard the alarm.
-Boardman Police Dept., Medic
2,
Boardman
Ambulance
received a request for an
ambulance for a 10-year-old
male with an object in his ear. It
was a cockroach. The patient was
transported to Good Shepherd
Community
Hospital
in
Hermiston.
-MCSO received a report from
a Heppner area woman that she
had a buffalo with a yellow ear
tag running around on her
property.
,-MCSO received a request for
a contact from a subject worried
about his kids being introduced
to child pornography on the
Internet.
-MCSO received a report of a
bike stolen in Irrigon.
-Oregon State Police received a
report of a pickup pulling a large
camper trailer that lost an axle at
Patterson Ferry.
-MCSO deputy arrested
Charles David Ruckman, 29. on
a Morrow County Court warrant
for Contempt of Court. Bail was
set at $87,000.
-Boardman Ambulance
received a request for an
ambulance for a 72-year-old
woman with kidney problems.
The patient was transported to
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital in Hermiston.
-MCSO, Boardman Police
Dept, received a report of a calf
out on 1-84.
-MCSO received a report of
dogs at large in Irrigon.
-MCSO received a report of a
subject in a semi observed
throwing out a lit cigarette on I-
84. Oregon
State
Police
requested a deputy to check tor
fire.
August 10: MCSO received a
report of a non-injury motor
vehicle accident on Willow
Creek Road.
-MCSO received a report of a
bull buffalo with a yellow tag on
Highway 74. The owner was
notified that the buffalo was
going to be put down because it
was destroying fences to get at a
cow.
-MCSO received a report of an
ID stolen from a car in
Boardman.
-MCSO received a report of 15
horses loose south of Ruggs.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of smoke. It
was from an Arlington fire.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received another report of smoke.
It was also from the Arlington
fire.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of a car taken.
C R O P IN SU RA N CE M EETIN G
Wednesday, September 20
-Boardman Fire Dept, received
a report of a lightning strike at
the Willow Creek Wildlife
Refuge.
-MCSO, Medic 3, Boardman
ambulance received a report of a
woman 5'/j months pregnant
having a baby. The patient was
transported to Good Shepherd
Community
Hospital
in
Hermiston.
-Imgon ambulance received a
report of a woman having a
colitis attack. The patient was
transported to Good Shepherd
Community
Hospital
in
Hermiston.
-Heppner Fire Dept., Gilliam
County Rural Fire Dept, received
a report of a lightning strike that
set a field on fire in lone with
large structures threatened.
-Gilliam County Rural Fire
Dept, received two more calls
about lightning-caused fires.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of a male
subject riding a four-wheeler in
the Outback parking lot.
-MCSO, Boardman Police
Dept, received a report of cows
out at the Port of Morrow.
-MCSO, Boardman Fire Dept,
received a report of a lightning
strike near a residence on the
Bombing Range.
-MCSO received a report of
several spot fires between
Arlington and Boardman.
-MCSO received a report of a
burglar alarm at Huwe's
Washboard in Irrigon. The alarm
was cancelled.
August 11: MCSO received a
request
for
information
concerning fires and the location
of fire trucks.
-MCSO received a report of a
semi jack-knifed on Highway
730. The driver was cited for
Driving
while
License
Suspended I.
-Lane County officer arrested
Janie T. Thornton, 34. on a
Morrow County Circuit Court
warrant for Criminal Non-
Support.
-Heppner Fire Dept, received a
report of a smell of propane in
the area of Hill and Chase streets.
-MCSO received a report of the
lone Bank of Eastern Oregon
ATM machine vandalized and
the black box with money
missing. An unknown amount o f
money was taken.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of an audible alarm at
Klamath First Federal bank. A
key holder was on the scene and
the alarm was cancelled.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of an
unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle.
-MCSO received a report of
juveniles trespassing on property
at Deadman Hill Loop.
MCSO. Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of a subject
with chest pains and having
trouble breathing at Dodge City.
A doctor at the scene advised
him to go by private vehicle to
the hospital.
-MCSO received a request for
a deputy concerning a speeding
vehicle.
-MCSO received a report of
smoke on 1-84 from people
looking for a bull near lone.
-US Forest Service at Tupper
received a request for numbers
for Tapper Guard Station to
report smoke in the
Black
Mountain area.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of a burglar alarm at
Heppner Elementary School. A
teacher had been in the building.
-MCSO received a report from
a female that her mother was
verbally abusive toward her and
her children. It was an on-going
problem.
-MCSO received a report of a
fire on the Bombing Range. A
deputy was unable to locate the
fire.
-MCSO received additional
reports of a fire on the Bombing
Range. A deputy was unable to
locate the fire.
-MCSO, Boardman Police
Dept, received a report from a
Boardman woman that her
boyfriend wouldn't let her take
the kids and he hit her.
-MCSO received a report of a
small fire on the Bombing Range
but it had been knocked down.
-MCSO received a report of a
verbal confrontation between a
man and a woman in lone over a
combine being moved.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of a car
blocking the road at Wilson Road
Trailer Court.
-MCSO received a report of
sheep out on Wilson Road.
-MCSO, Boardman Police
Dept, received a request for a
deputy. A woman said her son
received a car title in exchange
for doing a favor for an
individual. The plate was
returned to the Centralia Police
Dept.
-MCSO received a request for
a deputy for a subject who said a
male opened his door and was
looking for his horse. The subject
was intoxicated.
August 12: MCSO deputy
cited Dioncio Villarreal of Pasco,
WA., for Possession of Less than
One Oz. of Marijuana.
-MCSO received a report of a
light post down at Irrigon Sentry
Market.
-MCSO received a report of a
suspicious vehicle on Highway
207. The subject said he was
sleeping and couldn't make it into
Lexington.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of a cat
abandoned in a room at
Riverview Motel.
-MCSO received a request for
a deputy concerning a neighbor's
dog chasing the caller's cat.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of suspicious
activity
at
Econolodge
concerning people who gave a
vehicle away. They also dumped
a duffle bag into the dumpster at
the Nomad.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report of a speeding
pickup in Boardman.
-MCSO received a report of a
break-in at a residence on
Highway 74. The caller later said
' to disregard the call.
-MCSO received a report from
a boy that another boy was
hitting him as hard as he could at
the grocery store in Irrigon. The
boy asked who he was talking to
and when told it was 911, he said
he called the wrong number and
meant to call his mom's work
number.
- MCSO received a request for
a deputy concerning harassing
phone calls in Irrigon.
-MCSO received a report of a
pistol taken from an Irrigon
residence. The caller believed it
was his step-daughter.
-MCSO received a report of a
window in a vehicle shot out in
Imgon.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of a suspicious vehicle
on Riverside Drive.
-Boardman Police Dept,
received a report from a male
subject that his ex-girlfriend
dropped off their baby and left.
He didn't think it was okay to
drop off a three-month-old baby
and leave.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report from a female that
someone outside her residence
was calling inside.
-MCSO received a report of a
juvenile male with a flashlight
walking towards a trailer at a
construction zone.
-MCSO received a report of a
suspicious vehicle turning off its
lights at the Irrigon Sentry
Market.
August 13: MCSO received a
report of cows out in Boardman.
-MCSO received a report of a
woman
who
had
called
previously concerning a reported
burglary at her residence who
now wanted action taken.
-MCSO, Oregon State Police,
ODOT, Boardman Police and fire
depts., Boardman Ambulance
received a report of an RV fire
on 1-84.
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