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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015
DEATH NOTICES
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OBITUARIES
Maxine Louise Malone
Venita LaRose DePue
Kevin Ray Morgan
Stanfield
Jan. 4, 1939-Feb. 24, 2015
Kennewick, Wash.
June 12, 1927-February 21, 2015
Hermiston
December 16, 1965-February 11, 2015
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Feb. 24, 2015, in Hermiston. She was born Jan. 4, 1939,
in Syracuse, Kansas. A celebration of life service will be
held Wednesday, March 11 at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1035 S.E. Ninth St., Hermis-
ton. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrange-
ments. Sign the condolence book at burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com.
Frances A. ‘Fran’ Fitzhugh
Echo
April 9, 1926-Feb. 25, 2015
Longtime Echo resident Frances A. “Fran” Fitzhugh,
88, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Pendleton. She was
born April 9, 1926, in Willow Creek, Montana. Services
are pending at Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Sign the
guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
FEB. 17, 2015
CARRILLO — Jennifer Johnson and Ignacio Carrillo
of Hermiston; a girl, Arianah Jasleen Carrillo.
FEB. 19, 2015
VASQUEZ — Abby L.J. Vasquez of Hermiston; a girl,
Faithlynn Nevaeh Ray Vasquez.
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
FEB. 20, 2015
BRANCH — Crystal R. Bevan-Branch and Terry Vin-
son Branch of Hermiston; a boy, Conner Marcus Branch.
FEB. 24, 2015
CULTER — Kristal M. Sardinha and Tony D. Culter of
Umatilla; a boy, Carter Hugh Culter.
Venita LaRose DePue of
Kennewick, Washington,
died after a long illness on
February 21, 2015, at the
age of 87.
Venita was born
June 12, 1927, in
Union, Oregon, to
Lewis and Florence
(Harrison) Cross.
In 1945 she grad-
uated from Union
High School. After
graduation she be- DePue
came a telephone
operator in La Grande, Or-
egon.
On
September
25,
1951, she married Don-
ald DePue in La Grande,
Oregon. They lived in La
Grande until 1959 when
they moved to Hermiston.
She was a homemaker. For
many years she worked as
a Democratic election su-
pervisor and was active
in Camp Fire Girls. She
was an active patron of the
Hermiston Branch of the
Umatilla County Library.
She enjoyed traveling
and traveled to Europe,
Canada, and around
the United States.
She is survived by
her children, Cherie
Marston (Steven),
Kenda
Christian
and Kaye MaGula;
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Priscilla, Art, Tiah,
Meagan and Kelli-
Jean; and two great-grand-
sons. She was preceded in
death by her husband Don-
ald DePue and her sister
Lorena Gentry.
A funeral service will be
held at a later date.
Please send condolences
at burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
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Kevin Ray Morgan,
longtime Umatilla Coun-
ty resident, was born on
December 16, 1965, in La
Grande, Oregon. He died on
February 11, 2015,
in Carlsbad, New
Mexico, at the age of
49 years. Kevin was
raised and attended
schools in Umatilla,
Oregon. He gradu-
ated from Spartan
School of Aeronau- Morgan
tics in 1988.
Kevin was united in
marriage to Janet C. Camp-
bell on October 2, 1993,
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They
moved to Hermiston, Or-
egon, in 1994 where they
have lived since. Kevin
graduated from BMCC in
2007 with a degree as a
registered nurse. He was a
member of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. Kevin was active
volunteer with the Boy
Scouts and had served as
a hospice volunteered. He
enjoyed camping, movies,
was an excellent cook, and
an advocate for education.
He is survived by his
wife, Janet Morgan, Herm-
iston, Ore.; children Chris-
tian Morgan, Utah, and
Zachary Morgan, Lanae
Washburn and Molly Mor-
gan, all of Hermiston, Ore.;
sisters Mary Kay Morgan
Bork, Pendleton, Ore., Lin-
da Morgan Self, Tri Cit-
ies, Wash., Tami Rafferty,
Prosser, Wash., and Cyndi
Prewitt, Hermiston,
Ore.; brother Bobby
Challis, Hermiston,
Ore.; and several
aunts, uncles, cous-
ins, nieces and neph-
ews.
Kevin was pre-
ceded in death by
his Mom and Dad,
Joyce and Eugene Chal-
lis; a daughter, Bre’Onna
Morgan; and his grandpar-
ents, Leora and Raymond
Hollingsworth.
A funeral service will be
held on Saturday, February
28, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at the
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, 15 Grant
St., Umatilla, OR 97882.
Burial will follow at
Sunset Hills Cemetery,
Umatilla, Oregon.
Those who wish may
make contributions in Kev-
in’s memory to a memorial
fund c/o Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, P.O. Box 289,
Hermiston, OR 97838.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
FEBRUARY 26
• A caller reported a male who matched the description of
the escaped inmate was picking up cans on West Gettman
Road.
• A caller reported three passengers were smoking marijua-
na in a vehicle that was swerving all over the road behind him
on South Highway 395.
• Someone reportedly broke out the window of a vehicle on
North Highway 395.
• A vehicle was reportedly stolen on North First Street.
• A caller reported it sounded like someone was in a base-
ment on West Buckley Street in Echo.
• A male was reportedly displaying suspicious behavior,
kissing the carpet, computer and keyboard, at Umatilla City Hall
on Sixth Street in Umatilla.
• On Stephens Avenue in Umatilla, a caller reported some-
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McKenzie Park on West Orchard Avenue.
• A caller reported someone was taking mail from her mail-
box on Ross Lane.
• A caller reported seeing a man on her front porch on North
Townsend Road.
• A caller reported someone tried to open the door of a resi-
dence on East Highland Extension.
• A caller reported a male was in her yard on Southshore
Drive in Umatilla and knocked over her mailbox.
• A caller reported one of her brothers pulled a knife on
another brother on Dark Canyon Avenue in Umatilla.
FEBRUARY 24
• A caller reported someone stole personal documents from
a vehicle on Southwest 11th Street.
• A caller reported a man driving a white truck outside an
apartment on East Dogwood Avenue was pounding on the
doors and that the man “has been posted on Facebook be-
cause he is stealing children and taking them back to Mexico.”
• Someone reportedly threw a rock through a vehicle win-
dow on East Jennie Avenue.
• A caller reported a suspicious male was taking pictures of a
vehicle on North Wayne Street.
• A caller reported receiving threatening text messages and hear-
ing someone outside a residence on Umatilla Avenue in Umatilla.
• A caller reported his daughter heard two gunshots on
Pomono Drive in Umatilla.
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theft.
• Sabrina Patricia Minnick, 22: failure to appear.
• Juan Fernando Ponce, 23: failure to appear.
• Logan Neil Wright, 29: driving while license suspended or
revoked.
• Julio Jorge Bravo, 51: failure to appear.
• Jason Paul Broyles, 35: failure to appear, possession of
drug paraphernalia.
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without a license, driving uninsured.
• Enrique Castaneda Rojas, 31: possession of a stolen
vehicle, driving while license suspended or revoked, driving
uninsured.
• Kenneth Ryan Radcliffe, 29: failure to appear.
COURT REPORTS
•Midland Funding LLC vs.
Ramon Lopez; judgment for
$4,054.82 plus interest, costs
and fees.
Sentences
PENDLETON — The fol-
lowing sentences have been
imposed in Umatilla County
courts:
FELONY
•David Lee Ames, 44, Herm-
iston, pleaded guilty to Driving
While Suspended-felony; sen-
tenced to 14 months Oregon
Dept. of Corrections, 2 years
post-prison supervision, $140
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and $950 attorney fees-waived;
pleaded guilty to DUII-felony;
sentenced to 11 months Oregon
Dept. of Corrections, 2 years
post-prison supervision, $140
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and lifetime revocation of driv-
er’s license.
•Jonathan Dale Coffman,
43, Hermiston, pleaded guilty
to DUII-felony; sentenced to 9
months Oregon Dept. of Cor-
rections, 2 years post-prison su-
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tary assessment, $700 attorney
fees-waived and lifetime revoca-
tion of driver’s license.
•Michael Lee Pedersen, 28,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to
Criminal Mischief I; sentenced
to 18 months Oregon Dept. of
Corrections, 1 year post-prison
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titution, $60 unitary assessment
and $700 attorney fees-waived.
•Veronika Hampton, 30,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to
False Claim Health Care Pro-
vider; sentenced to 5 years
probation, 80 hours community
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restitution and $60 unitary as-
sessment; pleaded guilty to a
second count of False Claim
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tenced to 6 months jail, 3 years
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guilty to two counts of Theft I;
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ment-waived for each count, 2
days jail and $19,516.18 restitu-
tion; pleaded guilty to two counts
of Theft I; sentenced to 2 years
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$60 unitary assessment-waived
for each count.
•Michael Kenneth Jones,
29, Hermiston, pleaded guilty
to Possession of Methamphet-
amine; sentenced to 2 years
probation, 90 sanction units, 30
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$60 unitary assessment, $700
attorney fees-suspended and
6 months driver’s license sus-
pension; pleaded guilty to two
counts of Failure to Appear I;
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assessment and $700 attorney
fees-suspended for each count.
MISDEMEANOR
•Richard James Mills, 60,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to As-
sault IV-domestic violence; sen-
tenced to 15 days jail and 180
days jail-suspended, 2 years
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assessment and $300 attorney
fees-suspended; pleaded guilty
to Strangulation-domestic vi-
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and $60 unitary assessment;
pleaded guilty to Menacing; sen-
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tary assessment; pleaded guilty
to Assault IV; sentenced to 15
days jail and 180 days jail-sus-
pended, 2 years probation, 40
hours community service, $190
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ed, $60 unitary assessment and
$300 attorney fees-suspended.
•Elijio Antonio Mendoza,
28, Hermiston, pleaded guilty
to Reckless Driving; sentenced
to 180 days jail-suspended, 2
years probation, 40 hours com-
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Judgments
PENDLETON — The fol-
lowing judgments have been
rendered in Umatilla County
courts:
•Portfolio Recovery Associ-
ates LLC vs. Ronnie E. Stef-
fen; judgment for $1,124.58
plus interest, costs and fees.
•Portfolio Recovery Associ-
ates LLC vs. Jennifer N. John-
son; judgment for $969.20 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Beverly
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plus interest, costs and fees.
•United Finance Co. vs.
Lyndon and Mary Rose Bay-
man; judgment for $3,561.62
plus interest, costs and fees.
•Bank of America N.A. vs.
Harvey Moothart; judgment
for $369,765.64 plus interest,
costs and fees.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs.
Viola Christy; judgment for
$1,098.03 plus interest, costs
and fees.
•Credits Inc. vs. Nick R.
Hanni; judgment for $5,417.80
plus interest, costs and fees.
•Atlantic Credit & Finance
LLC vs. Tracy O’Harrow; judg-
ment for $1,203.27 plus inter-
est, costs and fees.
•Midland Funding LLC vs.
Martha Ruiz; judgment for
$1,285.80 plus interest, costs
and fees.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Ted J.
Mitchell; judgment for $275
plus interest, costs and fees.
•Capital One Bank vs.
Tyler F. Beers; judgment for
$1,894.17 plus interest, costs
and fees.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Fi-
dencio Ybarra Jr.; judgment for
$1,284.63 plus interest, costs
and fees.
•Portfolio Recovery Asso-
ciates LLC vs. Pedro Molina
Cerna; judgment for $5,452.52
plus interest, costs and fees.
•Portfolio Recovery Associ-
ates LLC vs. Sarah D. Garcia;
judgment for $2,564.77 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Professional Service Bu-
reau vs. Melvin E. Whalen Jr.;
judgment for $2,365.76 plus
interest, costs and fees.
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$60 unitary assessment, $300
attorney fees and 90 days driv-
er’s license suspension.
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DUII; sentenced to 180 days
jail-suspended, 2 years proba-
tion, 80 hours community ser-
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gation, $60 unitary assessment,
$215 attorney fees and 1 year
driver’s license suspension.
•Jenifer Lee Foster, 27,
Hermiston, pleaded no contest
to two counts of Unlawful En-
try of Motor Vehicle; sentenced
to 180 days jail-suspended, 2
years probation, 40 hours com-
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$60 unitary assessment for
each count, $19,76 restitution
and $100 bench probation as-
sessment.
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Erin M. Ragsdale; Liza Maribel
Santana Arroyo and Jaime San-
tana; Chad Stanley Chandler
and Stephanie Ann Chandler;
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gram and Jimmy Allen Austin;
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Marriages
PENDLETON — Divorce
decrees were signed in Uma-
tilla County Courts for:
PENDLETON — Marriage
licenses have been registered
in Umatilla County for:
Jose Alfredo Alvarado Lopez,
18, and Bianca Maria Rosales
Ramirez, 18, both of Hermiston.
Robert Grant Carson, 59,
and Wenxia Gu, 44, both of
Hermiston.
Ildefonso Zuniga Hernandez,
29, and Naomi Sanchez, 30,
both of Hermiston.
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