WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015
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Donna Grace Schmidt
Virgil L. Greene
Howard Rankin Peck
Irrigon
Hermiston
September 25, 1925-March 28, 2015
June 29, 1922-March 27, 2015
November 23, 1942-March 24, 2015
Donna Grace Schmidt cook. She had fun in every
of Irrigon, Oregon, became thing and was the life of the
one of Heaven’s angels on party wherever she went.
March 24th, 2015, with her
She is survived by her
family by her side after a husband, Jim Schmidt;
long battle with met-
daughters
Nikki
astatic colon cancer.
“Snitchy” Martin and
Donna was born
Juanita
Flanagan;
in Coeur d’ Alene,
grandchildren Blaze,
Idaho, on November
Tyra, Amanda, Blake
23, 1942. She had
and Cassie; several
many skills she put
great-grandchildren;
to use throughout
and more friends
her life. After years Schmidt
than one could ever
at home raising her
count.
children, she started work-
Those who wish may
ing with the elderly in The make contributions in Don-
Community Action Program na’s memory to Vange John
in Longview, Wash. She Memorial Hospice - Educa-
provided them help with all tion at 645 W. Orchard Ave.,
facets of life. Years later she Suite 300, Hermiston, OR
transitioned “into the perfect 97838
job for her” as a waitress. In
Her memorial service
the early ’90s she moved will be held at 2 p.m. on
to Irrigon and began work- Saturday, April 11th, 2015,
ing at Bakes Restaurant and at Burns Mortuary chapel,
Lounge as a bartender and 685 W. Hermiston Avenue,
manager of the motel. She Hermiston, Ore.
retired from the position of
A candle may be lit in her
bar manager in 2012.
honor and a guest book may
In 1997 she met her be signed at www.burns-
Prince Charming and part- mortuaryhermiston.com/no-
ner in crime and they were tices/Donna-Schmidt/.
married in 2000. They had
There will also be a Cel-
a love for each other most ebration of Life at Sub Zero
people dream of. Donna (former Bakes Restaurant
never met a stranger and and Lounge), 100 W. High-
was loved by all. She was way 730, in Irrigon, Ore.,
compassionate, fearless and on April 25th at 6 p.m., in a
truly enjoyed all things in special opening of “the back
life. She knew the most im- bar.”
portant things in life really
We laughed until we had
were the little things. She to cry; we loved right down
enjoyed boating, road trips, to our last goodbye. You
the beach, spending time were our angel on earth as
with her children, playing now you are our angel in
with her grandchildren and Heaven.
being surrounded by friends.
Burns
Mortuary
of
She was a magician with Hermiston, Oregon, is in
slot machines and a great care of arrangements.
Vi rg i l
L. Greene,
longtime
Hermiston
resident,
was born on
September
25,
1925,
in Cambridge, Ida-
ho, to parents Ar-
nold and Corabelle
Greene. He died on
March 28, 2015,
in Hermiston, Ore-
gon, at the age of 89
Greene
years.
Virgil was raised
and attended school in
Weiser, Idaho. He enlisted
in the United States Army
in 1943. Virgil served in
the European Theater for
15 months during WWII
and was honorably dis-
charged in 1946 and re-
turned to Weiser, Idaho.
Virgil was united in
marriage to Joan Townley
on December 27, 1950,
in Winnemucca, Nevada.
They lived in Weiser, Ida-
ho, where Virgil worked
on the railroad and during
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a smoke jumper in Mc-
Call, Idaho, from 1948
through 1950. In 1954
they moved to Ordnance,
and Virgil went to work at
the Umatilla Army Depot.
He worked as an ammuni-
tion inspector for 28 years
before retiring in 1982.
Virgil enjoyed hunt-
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woodworking, and had
a passion for gardening.
He was a former member
of the Hermiston Eagles
Lodge.
Hammond, Ore.
He is survived
by his wife
of 64 years,
Joan Greene,
H e r m i s -
ton,
Ore.;
sons
Jeff
Greene and
wife Carol, Herm-
iston, Ore., and
Gary Greene and
wife Sandi, Stan-
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ters Janice Gibbs
and husband Zane,
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and Debra Hickey,
Hermiston, Ore.; grand-
children Jeffrey, Cassie,
Ryan, Travis, Mateo,
Nickola, Thalia, Lind-
sey, Zane and Chance;
16 great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Virgil was preceded in
death by his parents; four
brothers: Floyd, Ernie,
Orval, and his twin broth-
er Vernon; and two sisters,
Lila and Lois.
A celebration of life
service with military hon-
ors will be held on Thurs-
day, April 2, 2015, at 1:00
p.m. at Burns Mortuary
chapel, Hermiston, Ore-
gon.
Those who wish may
make contributions in Vir-
gil’s memory to Alzhei-
mer’s Research at 1650
N.W. Natio Parkway, Suite
190, Portland, OR 97209.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortu-
aryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
DEATH NOTICE
H o w -
ard Rankin
Peck
was
born
June
29, 1922, at
San Diego,
California,
to
parents
Issaac Rankin &
Marie Leslie (Car-
lyle) Peck. He died
Friday, March 27,
2015, at Canterbury
Gardens Nursing fa-
cility in Longview,
Washington, at the Peck
age of 92.
He was raised in San Di-
ego and graduated from San
Diego High School. How-
ard served in the Army Air
Force during World War II
as a tail gunner in a heavy
bomber and was a POW for
16 months in Stalag 17B.
On October 22, 1947, he
married Annamae Zenzo-
la Peterson. Annamae died
December 13, 1989, and is
buried in Hermiston.
On June 22, 1990 How-
ard married Beverly Jean
Buchanan in Hermiston and
they have lived in Ham-
mond, Oregon, for the past
10 years. Howard worked
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ic. He was the co-founder
of the Coos Bay Art League
in Coos Bay, Oregon, a
member of the Uma-West
Art Group in Hermiston,
Oregon, and a member of
the Trails End Art Associ-
ation in Gearhart, Oregon.
He is survived by wife
Beverly of Hammond,
Ore.; son Terence Lyle Peck
and wife Dominique Mar-
guerite of Lake Oswego,
Ore.; brother Lee
Arnold Peck of
Yuma, Ariz.;
sister Frances
Bourdette of
San
Diego,
Calif.; grand-
sons Tristan
and Julian Guerree,
both of France; step-
children Linda Jean
Giddings and hus-
band Ronald Nolan
of Warrenton, Ore.,
Gerry Leigh Beau-
champ and husband
William of Auburn,
Calif., and Alan Ray Bu-
chanan of Warrenton, Ore.;
stepgrandchildren Cynthia
Giddings Sturgell, Larry
Giddings, Lloyd Giddings,
Vonda Buchanan, Bill
Beauchamp, Jeff Beau-
champ and Kari Sonovich;
and
stepgreat-grandchil-
dren Jennifer Bartlett, Lau-
ra Dow, Kenny Standring,
Cody Luck, Derek Luck,
Makayla
Beauchamp,
Hanna Beauchamp, Con-
nor Beauchamp, Karleigh
Beauchamp, Ashley Beau-
champ, Alexis Giddings,
Victoria Giddings, Kevin
Giddings, Bryce Beau-
champ, Luke Giddings,
Ethen Giddings and Jacob
Vassalo.
Graveside funeral ser-
vices with military honors
will be held on Wednesday,
April 1, 2015, at 10 a.m. at
the Hermiston Cemetery.
Please send condolences
at burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Lola Fay Davidson
Boardman
Aug. 25, 1942-
March 25, 2015
Lola Fay Davidson, 72, of Boardman died Wednes-
day, March 25, 2015, in Hermiston. She was born Aug.
25, 1942, in Garrison, North Dakota. A celebration of
life service will be held Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m. at the
First Baptist Church, 200 Willow Fork Drive, Boardman.
Burial of cremains will follow at the Riverview Cemetery
in Boardman. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of
arrangements. Send condolences at burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com.
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MARCH 30
• A female was reportedly
assaulted on North First Street.
• A caller reported a juvenile
male was shooting a BB gun
toward other children on Third
Street in Umatilla.
• A caller reported a Bobcat
machine and trailer were miss-
ing on Highway 395 in Umatilla.
MARCH 29
• A caller reported someone
had been camping out in the
kitchen at McKenzie Park on
West Orchard Avenue.
• A vehicle was reportedly sto-
len on East Punkin Center Road.
MARCH 28
• Ten people were reportedly
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First Street.
• On North First Street, a
female reported she was being
stalked by a male.
• Laundry was reportedly
stolen from a dryer at an apart-
ment complex on Northwest
Spruce Street.
• A caller reported two ve-
hicles kept driving and parking
in front of a residence on West
Standard Avenue.
• Someone reportedly
punched out a vehicle window
on North First Street.
MARCH 27
• A caller reportedly had a
propane tank and other items
“strewn all over” in a parking lot
on Northwest 11th Street.
• Recent thefts from rooms
were reported at a motel on
North First Street.
• On Southwest 10th Street,
$1,000 and other items were
reportedly stolen.
• A male reported some-
one used his Social Security
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Main Street.
• A vehicle was reportedly
keyed on Southeast Sixth.
• A caller reported two males
threatened to kill him on North
First Street.
• A caller reported someone
was trying to pass a stolen
check at a bank on Sixth Street
in Umatilla.
MARCH 26
• A male was reportedly
looking in cars in a parking lot
on West Ridgeway Avenue.
• A caller reported a theft
was recorded on video on North
First Street.
• A residence on Meadow
View Drive was reportedly
egged.
ARRESTS
• Randy Mark Johnson,
45: second-degree criminal
trespass.
• Teresa Jeanete Fernan-
dez, 28: driving while license
suspended or revoked, operat-
ing a vehicle while using a cell
phone.
• Noe Calderon Sanchez,
21: providing false information
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license, driving while license
suspended or revoked, failure
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• Belinda De La Cruz Guti-
errez, 27: Hermiston Municipal
Court warrant — failure to pay
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• Victor Manuel Navarro
Landeros, 48: driving under
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violation of speed limit.
• Jeremiah John Garcia, 37:
hit and run.
• Luis Alberto Nunez, 29:
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intoxicants, driving while license
suspended or revoked, driving
uninsured, open container.
• Rodney Gene Rehmke,
51: Hermiston Municipal Court
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• Michael Wayne Waelty,
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of intoxicants, reckless driving,
refusal to take breath test.
• Faustino Delacruz Dela-
cruz, 27: unlawful possession of
methamphetamine, possession
of drug paraphernalia, Hermis-
ton Municipal Court warrant —
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• Angel Marie Hernandez,
38: Hermiston Municipal Court
warrant — failure to appear.
• Joshua Lee Uttke, 18:
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fugitive.
• Jeova Gerardo Guzman,
26: probation violation, parole
violation, failure to appear, driv-
ing while license suspended or
revoked, driving uninsured.
• Charles Brian Barker, 42:
parole violation, possession of
marijuana, possession of drug
paraphernalia.
• Michael Jacob Wolfer, 24:
third-degree theft.
• Christopher Michael
Tyree, 40: third-degree theft by
deception.
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
EASTER BAKE SALE, 7:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Good Shepherd
Medical Center pharmacy lobby,
610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. All
proceeds help provide nursing
scholarships.
BABY BOOGIE & TAPPIN’
TODDLERS, 10-10:45 a.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave. (541-567- 2882).
BMCC STUDENT ART SHOW
OPENING RECEPTION, 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m., Betty Feves Memorial Art
Gallery, Blue Mountain Community
College, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave.,
Pendleton. 22 BMCC students’
artwork will be on display through
April 22. Gallery visitors may vote
for People’s Choice award. Free.
(541-278-5952).
STORY TIME, 11:15 a.m. to
noon, Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave. (541-567-
2882).
STANFIELD SENIOR MEAL
SERVICE, 12 noon, Stan¿eld
Community Center, 225 W. Roos-
evelt. Suggested donation is $3.50
for seniors, $6 for those under 65.
VEGAN/SUSTAINABLE LIV-
ING POTLUCK SUPPER, 7 p.m.,
call 541-969-3057 to RSVP and for
driving directions. Bring a vegan
dish and recipe. New vegans wel-
come. Gluten-free friendly group.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
LEGISLATIVE
TELECON-
FERENCE, 7 a.m., Blue Mountain
Community College Pioneer Hall
boardroom, 2411 N.W. Carden
Ave., Pendleton. Join Sen. Bill
Hansell and Rep. Greg Barreto for
information on the happenings in
Salem. Open to the public.
HERMISTON SENIOR MEAL
SERVICE, 12 noon, Hermiston Se-
nior Center, 435 W. Orchard Ave.
Costs $3.50 for seniors 50 and
over, $4 for adults under 50, $4 for
Meals on Wheels home delivery.
Extra 50 cents if center provides
table service. Transportation can
be arranged by donation. (541-
567-3582).
THE ARC OF UMATILLA
COUNTY BINGO, 6 p.m. doors
open, bingo starts at 7 p.m. 215
W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston. (541-
567-7615).
MAUNDY THURSDAY COM-
MUNION SERVICE, 6 p.m., First
United Methodist Church, 191 E.
Gladys Ave. Everyone is welcome.
FIDDLER’S NIGHT, 6:30-8:30
p.m., Hermiston Terrace Assist-
ed Living, 980 W. Highland Ave.,
Hermiston. Join jam session or just
listen. Refreshments served. (541-
567-3141).
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
STORY & CRAFT TIME, 2
p.m., Echo Public Library, 20 Bo-
nanza St.
SPAGHETTI FEED AND EAS-
TER EGG HUNT, 6 p.m., Stan¿eld
Elementary School, 1120 N. Main
St. Spaghetti feed and bingo from
6-8 p.m., Àashlight Easter egg hunt
begins at 7:45 p.m. for age groups
under 4, 4-8 and 9 and up. Dinner
tickets are $7 by April 2, $10 at
the door, available at Main Street
Market, the Stan¿eld Public Library
and Bare Necessities. Kids should
bring a Àashlight and basket. Pro-
ceeds bene¿t the Stan¿eld Fourth
of July celebration. (Cecili Long-
horn 541-449-1254).
VFW BINGO, doors open at 6
p.m., games start at 7 p.m., Herm-
iston VFW, 45 W. Cherry St.
FLASHLIGHT EASTER EGG
HUNT, 8:15 p.m., Butte Park, 1245
N.W. Seventh St., Hermiston. For
ages 10 and under. Free, but par-
ticipants should bring a basket and
RE-ELECT
Bryan Wolfe
District 3
Umatilla Electric
Board Member
• Proven leadership & experience
• Board member since 1996
• Certified credentials
Paid for by Bryan Wolfe
80897 Wolfe Lane, Hermiston, OR 97838
Àashlight. Children should be ac-
companied by an adult.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 7-10
a.m., Stan¿eld Community Center,
225 W. Roosevelt, Stan¿eld. $5 for
full breakfast/$3 for lighter meal.
Bene¿ts general maintenance
fund. Volunteers welcome. (541-
449-1332).
PETER RABBIT BREAKFAST
AND EASTER ACTIVITIES, 7:30
a.m.-10:30 a.m., First United Meth-
odist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave.
$5 for all-you-can-eat pancake
breakfast. Festivities include face
painting, an Easter craft project
and Easter egg hunt.
ARBOR DAY TREE GIVE-
AWAY, 9 a.m., Smitty’s Ace Hard-
ware parking lot, 1845 N. First St.,
Hermiston. Free trees for anyone
who will plant them include red ma-
ple, river birch, green ash, Peking
lilac and a conifer. First come, ¿rst
serve as long as supplies last.
EASTER EGGSTRAVAGAN-
ZA, 10 a.m., New Hope Com-
munity Church, 1350 S. High-
way 395, Hermiston. Easter egg
hunts for all ages, petting zoo,
pony rides, food, crafts, face
painting, game booths, bounce
houses and more. (Blanca Lopez
541-567-8441 or www.newhope-
on395.com).
UMATILLA EASTER EGG
HUNT, 10 a.m., West McNary
Park, Umatilla (McNary). (Karen
541-922-4825).
4/1
When they say
and you hear
“Spring Is
Here!”
“You Like
Beer?!”
541-567-4063
CINDERELLA (PG)
405 N. 1st St., Suite #107, Hermiston
4:40 7:10 9:40
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4/8 12:00 PM
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