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Births
Saul O m a r R uiz-
Sanchez- a son, Saul Omar,
was born Feb 24, 2005 at
G ood Shepherd M edical
C en ter in H erm iston to
Maria Sanchez Nieto and
Saul Ruiz R am irez o f
Boardman
M a la k i
S c o tt
J o h n s o n - a son, M alaki
Scott, was born Feb 26,
2005 at G ood Shepherd
Medical Center in Hermiston
to Sonja Morgan and Eric
Johnson o f Boardman
Ellie G race Osm in-
a daughter, Ellie Grace, was
born March 1, 2005 at St.
M ary’s Hospital in Walla
Walla, WA, to Rick and Amy
Osmin o f Hermiston Ellie
was 7 pounds 14 ounces and
20-'A inches long. She joins
sisters Tanna, 5-14, and Alex,
3-'/2. Grandparents are A1
and D onna O sm in o f
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Obituaries
June Johnson-
DeGraff
June
Jo h n so n -
DeGraff 87, who was born
in Heppner and grew up near
Long Creek, died Monday,
Feb 7, 2005, at A egis
A ssisted Living in San
Rafael, CA
A p riv a te fam ily
graveside service was held at
Tamalpais Cemetery on Feb
13.
J o h n so n -D e G ra ff
was born June 17, 1917, at
H eppner, to Felix and
Maude Johnson o f the 101
Ranch near Long Creek She
was raised on the cattle
ranch on the Middle Fork o f
the John Day River near
Long
C reek.
A fter
graduating from high school
at Walla Walla, she moved to
Portland w ith her sister,
Addie, to attend business
school. While in Portland,
she met and later married
Ernest P “Bud” DeGraff
They lived at Los Angeles,
St. Louis, MO, Minneapolis,
MN and San Rafael, finally
retiring at O akm ont, CA
near Santa Rosa.
E ach
year
at
vacation time they brought
their family to the 101 Ranch
on the Middle Fork o f the
John Day River.
The couple loved to
play golf and travel in their
retirement
Several years after
Mr DeGraff’s death in 1982,
she met and later married,
Arthur Woy.
Survivors include
her sons and their wives,
Ernie and Judy DeGraff of
Fortuna, CA, Bob and Diana
DeGraff o f Kentfield, CA,
Warren and Edie DeGraff o f
L ark sp u r, CA; by her
d a u g h ters
and
th eir
husbands, Donna and Bill
Murray o f Fresno, CA and
Carol and Mike Terry o f
N ovato,
CA;
eight
grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; brother, Allen
Johnson o f Long Creek,
sister, A ddie B enson o f
P ortland, many cousins,
nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her
parents, Felix and Maude
Johnson; by her husband,
Ernie and by her second
husband, Arthur Woy; by
sister, R egina C oho; by
cousin, Bud Walton o f Dale;
and by g reat g ran d so n ,
Trevin Dilfer.
Joshua
Thom as
Moore admitted to violation
o f p ro b atio n and was
sentenced to 15 days in jail
and a probation extension of
one year from hearing date
Librado M artinez-
D ircio was convicted o f
Rape-3, a Class C felony He
was sentenced to three years
supervised probation, 90
days in ja il, 80 h o u rs
community service, register
as a sex o ffen d er and
payment of$916 in fines and
fees.
L eonardo V aldez
was convicted o f Assault-4,
a Class C felony. He was
sentenced to three years
supervised probation, 90
days in jail, completion o f the
B a tte re r’s In te rv e n tio n
Program and payment o f
$1166 in fines and fees.
D anny
A llen
McDonald was convicted of
Strangulation, a Class A
m isdem ean o r He was
sentenced to 180 suspended
days in jail, one year bench
probation, completion o f 40
hours of community service
and payment o f $626 in fines
and fees.
Jerem y
T ravis
Hollyer was convicted o f
Rape-3, a Class C felony He
was sentenced to 18 months
in jail, two years probation
and the court recommend he
re-register as a sex offender.
Jose Garcia admitted
to violation o f probation
allegations for Unlawful Use
o f a Firearm G a rc ia ’s
M e m o r i a l
probation was revoked and contributions may be made
continued and he was to hospice.
sentenced to five days in jail
and an exten sio n o f 12 Eddie Gene
months probation from date Abbott
o f original expiration.
Eddie Gene Abbott,
63, o f Irrigon, died Sunday,
Feb 27, 2005, at his home.
A funeral was held
March 4 at Bums Mortuary
o f H erm iston. B urial
followed at Desert Lawn
M em orial C em etery in
Irrigon.
He was bom Jan. 18,
1942, at W endell, ID, to
Lew is and Erm a Lloyd
Abbott.
He w as a N avy
veteran
On July 17, 1963, he
and his wife, Marjorie Ann,
were married at Jerome, ID
T hey m oved to
Irrigon 12 years ago from
Umatilla
A bbott’s first love
was said to be his family and
his friends His hobbies
included hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his
wife, Marjorie Ann Abbott of
Irrigon; sons, Jody Gene
Abbott and Charlie Lewis
Abbott; daughters, Christina
Ann A bbott and Shanna
C leone A bbott, brothers,
Jam es Lloyd A bbott,
Lawrence Abbott and Cecil
A b b o tt; sisters, D oris
Barton, Agnes H epw orth
and M argaret Barnes, 11
grandchildren, three great
grandchildren; several aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews and
cousins He was preceded in
death by his parents, three
sisters, two brothers and by
his grandson, Justin
Burns Mortuary o f
Hermiston is in charge o f
arrangements
Samual H.
“Sam” Edwards
Samual H “ Sam ”
Edwards, 58, o f Boardman,
died Friday, Feb 25, 2005,
at Good Shepherd Medical
Center in Hermiston
A memorial service
was held at Burns Mortuary
in Hermiston Burial with
military honors followed at
the Hermiston Cemetery.
Edwards was born
Oct 23, 1946, at Salem to
Joel Raymond and Ethel
W alter Edwards. He was
raised and attended schools
at Walla Walla.
He joined the Marine
Corps, serving seven years
as an Egress and Ejection
systems specialist during the
Vietnam War, then joined the
Navy where he spent two
years in the same capacity
until his honorable discharge.
He earned a double
bachelor o f arts degree in
Law E n fo rcem en t and
Criminal Justice from the
University o f Texas.
On Nov. 5, 1966 he
married Carole A. Mace at
Walla Walla.
He worked as a law
e n fo rcem en t o ffice r in
H arlin g en , TX, before
returning to W alla Walla
w here he w orked at the
p en iten tiary . He later
worked as a police officer at
West Richland, WA before
going to work for Boeing
He served w ith B oeing
Security before retiring in
2004. E d w ard s w as an
independent business owner
a ffiliate d w ith L egacy
Business Group, LLC.
He
enjoyed
a u to m o b ile m echanics,
motorcycles, spending time
w ith his ch ild ren and
grandchildren and loved
helping others.
He was a member of
the Baha’i Faith.
Survivors include his
wife, Carole Mace-Edwards
o f Boardman; daughters,
Jeanne R enee Shea o f
R ichland and Lea Kelly
N u n am ak er
and
her
husband, Jon, o f Boardman;
b ro th ers, Joel Raym ond
Edwards II o f Boardman,
Jim Edwards, Jerry Edwards
and Mike Edwards, all o f
V ancouver, WA; sister,
Jackie Payne o f Hermiston;
five grandchildren, Joshuah,
Jared, Logan, Michael and
Seth; and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins. He
was preceded in death by his
parents.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the C arcinoid C ancer
F o u n d atio n Inc., 333
Mamaroneck Ave. ^o . 492,
White Plains, NY 10605.
Burns Mortuary o f
Hermiston is in charge o f
arrangements.
Date set for Day
pre-trial
The
p re -trial
conference for Sandra Day,
ch arg ed
w ith
embezzlement, has been set
for Thursday, April 21 at 9
a m , at the Morrow County
Courthouse, said Morrow
County District Attorney
David Allen
Due to the length of
time it has taken to schedule
and reschedule the pre-trial
conference, Allen said he
believed th a t the ju d g e
would call for a “settlement
or set up a trial date.”
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office (MCSO) re
ports handling the following
b u s i n e s s ^ ^ j.
Boardman
PD cited Alex Cardenas, 26,
Possession o f a Controlled
Substance II. He was also
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail on a detention warrant.
-Boardman PD cited
Leobardo Jacquez, 53, for
Driving while Suspended
and No Insurance.
-MCSO received a
report from LaGrande PD
that Gene Ray Ball, 18, was
arrested on an Circuit Court
w arran t fo r F ailure to
Appear/Unlawftil Use o f a
M otor Vehicle. Ball was
lodged at Union County Jail.
M arch 2: M CSO
receiv ed a re p o rt from
Pendleton PD that Donald
Lee White, 26, was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail on a
detention warrant.
-MCSO received a
report from the H eppner
Shell station o f a possible
D U II.
D elb ert
D arel
Dungan, 49, was arrested for
DUII (BAC .24) and Driving
w hile
S u sp en d ed
misdemeanor. The vehicle
was impounded.
March 3: Boardman
PD cited E dw ard F riar
Bundrant, 52, for Violation
o f the Speed Limit, 82 mph
in a 65 mph zone
-B o ard m an
PD
arrested Dean Laroy Staten,
39, on an Irrigon Justice
C ourt w arrant for D U II/
Failure to Contact Morrow
County Behavioral Health
-B oardm an
PD
a rre ste d L uella A udrey
Jones, 32, on a Umatilla
C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice
w arran t fo r F ailure to
A p p e ar/H a ra ssm e n t and
Disorderly Conduct. Jones
w as lo d g ed at U m atilla
County Jail with no local
charges.
-B o ard m an
PD
arrested Walter Olson, Jr.,
43, on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure to
Pay Fine/DUII.
M arch 4: M CSO
receiv ed a re p o rt from
Hillsboro PD that Antonio
Cotoc, 33, was arrested on
an Irrigon Justice C ourt
w arran t fo r F ailure to
Appear/DUII. Holds were
placed and C o to c w as
lodged at W ashington
County Jail and sentenced to
five months in jail.
-MCSO received a
report from Pendleton PD
that Ricky Mendoza, 21 was
arrested on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure to
A p p e ar/G iv in g
F alse
In fo rm atio n to a P olice
Officer.
-MCSO received a
report from Pendleton PD
that Sergio Reveles Becerra,
27, w as a rre ste d on an
Irrig o n Ju stic e C o u rt
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/DUII. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO received a
request for a welfare check
on the caller’s friend. Kacy
John C h ild ers, 22, w as
a rre ste d on a U m atilla
County warrant for Parole
V io latio n C h ild ers w as
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail
-MCSO cited Justin
Matthew Montgomery, 32,
for Violation o f the Basic
Rule, 80 mph in a 55 mph
zone
M arch 5: M CSO
receiv ed a re p o rt from
Hermiston PD that Gary Lee
Murphy, Jr., 31, was arrested
on a Morrow County Circuit
Court warrant for Failure to
A p p e ar/P o sse ssio n o f a
C ontrolled Substance II
M urphy w as lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with no
local Hermiston charges
-MCSO received a
report from OSP that Shawn
L eroy C reek, 30, was
arrested on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure to
Appear
-M C SO arre sted
Lacey Sherri Jacobs, 21, on
two circuit court warrant for
F ailu re
to
A p p ear/
Possession o f a Controlled
Substance 2 and Failure to
Pay Fine/Possession o f a
Controlled Substance Less
than O ne O unce o f
M ariju an a Jac o b s w as
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail
-M C SO m ade an
attempt to serve a warrant
against Nicholas Tony Ray
Robbins, 20, on a circuit
co u rt
w arran t
for
Indictment/Possession o f a
Controlled Substance.
-MCSO cited Calvin
Lee V anH orn, 43, for
Driving while Suspended/
Violation.
-M C SO arrested
Michelle Ann Stephens, 31,
fo r
D riv in g
w hile
Suspended-m isdem eanor.
Stephens was also cited to
appear for Possession o f a
Controlled Substance II and
A ttem p t to D eliv er a
Controlled Substance.
-MCSO received a
report from Pendleton PD
that Sergio Reveles Becerra,
27, was arrested on a circuit
court w arrant for Parole
V iolation/Possession o f a
C ontrolled Substance, C
felony. Becerra was already
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail.
-MCSO received a
report from Hermiston PD
that Jesus Alvarez Mejia, 22,
was arrested on an Irrigon
Justice Court w arrant for
Failure to Pay Fine/M IP-
alcohol and Driving while
S uspended. M ejia was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail.
-M C SO a rre sted
Efrain B. Franco, 20 on an
Irrig o n Ju stice C o u rt
w arran t fo r F ailu re to
A p p e ar/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended.
-Boardman PD cited
Kiley Gwen Post, 19, for
Driving while Suspended-
violation, No Insurance and
F ailu re to O bey T raffic
Control Device.
March 6: Boardman
PD a rre sted N ona L.
S traw derm an, 40, on an
Irrig o n Ju stice C o u rt
w arran t fo r F ailu re to
A p p e a r/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended.
-MCSO received a
report from Bend PD that
Timothy G. Foster, 36, on
M o rro w C ounty C ircuit
C o u rt
w arran ts
for
Possession o f a Controlled
Substance-2. F o ster was
lodged at Deschutes County
Jail w ith M CSO holds
placed
M arch 7: M CSO
receiv ed a re p o rt from
Hermiston PD that Charles
David Ruckman, 33, called
to turn himself in on three
Circuit Court warrants for
Failure to Appear/Criminal
Nonsupport. The M orrow
C ounty D istrict A ttorney
au th o riz ed release on
recognizance for Ruckman if
he tu rn e d h im se lf in at
Hermiston PD.
-MCSO received a
report from Troutdale PD
that Michael John Palmer,
32, was arrested on a Circuit
C o u rt
w arran t
for
Indictment/Possession o f a
Stolen Vehicle Palmer was
lo dged w ith no bail at
Multnomah County Jail
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