WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015
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DEATH NOTICES
OBITUARIES
Garnet C. Helm
Laverne O. ‘Bonnie’ Weitzel
Patricia ‘Pat’ Hawkins
Hermiston
Umatilla
November 12, 1917-December 17, 2015
Hermiston
November 17, 1938-December 17, 2015
Aug. 15, 1921-Dec. 19, 2015
Garnet C. Helm, 94, of Hermiston died Saturday, Dec.
19, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 15, 1921, in
Bend. A private family burial will be held at the Hermis-
ton Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of
arrangements. Sign the online guest book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com.
Jerry Douglas Howerton
North Powder
June 26, 1937-Dec. 18, 2015
Jerry Douglas Howerton, 78, of North Powder died Fri-
day, Dec. 18, 2015, in Hermiston. He was born June 26,
1937, in Grangeville, Idaho. A celebration of life gather-
ing with military honors will be held at a later date. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign
the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
James B. Moore
Hermiston
May 27, 1936-Dec. 19, 2015
James B. Moore, 79, of Hermiston died Saturday, Dec.
19, 2015, at his home. He was born May 27, 1936, in
Lonerock, Ore. A private family celebration gathering will
be held. Burial will be at the Lonerock Cemetery. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign
the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
DEC. 14, 2015
LINDERMAN — Jamie Linderman and Bryce Linder-
man of Hermiston; a boy, Bentley Ryan Linderman.
DEC. 15, 2015
LISSMAN — Melissa Neil and Grant Lissman of
Boardman; a boy, Henry Otto Lissman.
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Laverne O. “Bonnie”
Weitzel of Umatilla, Ore-
gon, was born with her twin
sister, Crystal, on Novem-
ber 12, 1917, in Saskatche-
wan, Canada, to par-
ents Alexander and
Ella Grace Henrick-
son Park. She died
on December 17,
2015, in Hermiston,
Oregon, at the age of
98 years.
Bonnie attended Weitzel
7th and 8th grade
in Holdman, Ore-
gon, before moving
to Stan¿eld, Ore-
gon, where she at-
tended high school.
She married Frank
C. Weitzel on June
1, 1936, in Walla Weitzel
Walla, Washington.
They lived in Cincinna-
ti, Ohio, for 4 years be-
fore returning to Stan¿eld,
Oregon. They owned the
Echo Gas Station before
moving to Reith, Oregon,
in 1955. Bonnie worked at
the Pendleton Woolen Mills
until 1968. They moved to
Seaside, Oregon, and then
Stan¿eld, Oregon, before
settling in Umatilla, Ore-
gon, in 1983 where she has
lived since.
Bonnie was a foster
grandparent at McNary
Heights Elementary School
in Umatilla, Oregon, for 27
years where she was known
and loved by all as “Grand-
ma Bonnie.” She enjoyed
crocheting, crossword puz-
zles, oil painting, embroi-
dery, reading, playing Skip
Bo, and praying the rosary.
Bonnie was a member of
Our Lady of Angels Catho-
lic Church, where she was
a Catholic Daughter for
many years.
She is survived by
her daughters Fran-
ces Marlnee, Weiser,
Idaho, Theresa Spon-
berg, Seaside, Ore.,
and Rebecca Morris,
Umatilla, Ore.; sis-
ter Yvonne David-
son, Portland, Ore.;
eight grandchildren;
15
great-grand-
children;
eight
great-great-grand-
children; and numer-
ous nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Bonnie was pre-
ceded in death by
her husband Frank
Weitzel;
her
parents;
daughter Mary Strand;
three granddaughters, Tina,
Kay and LaDonna; and sev-
en siblings.
Recitation of the rosa-
ry will be held on Satur-
day, December 26, 2015,
at 11:00 a.m. at Our
Lady of Angels Catholic
Church in Hermiston, Or-
egon, followed by Mass
of Christian burial at
11:30 a.m. Burial will be
at Echo Cemetery, Echo,
Oregon.
Contributions may be
made in Bonnie’s memory
to OLACC Building Fund.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
community service and $40 fine, plus
court costs and fees.
days jail, 180 days jail-suspended, 2
years probation, 64 hours communi-
ty service, $685 fine, $1,500 fine-sus-
pended and 1 year driver’s license
suspension, plus court costs and fees
COURT REPORTS
Suits Filed
FELONY
The following suits have been
filed in Umatilla County courts:
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Brandy
Findley; seeks $760.98 plus interest,
costs and fees.
•Roberto Caldera-Flores, 29,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Pos-
session of Forged Instrument I;
sentenced to 18 months probation,
90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail
units, $440 fine and $2,000 fine-sus-
pended, plus court costs and fees;
pleaded guilty to Giving False In-
formation to Police; sentenced to 10
days jail, 180 days jail-suspended,
18 months probation, 20 hours com-
munity service, $190 fine and 1,500
fine-suspended, plus court costs and
fees.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Angel
Pabon; seeks $1,130.89 plus interest,
costs and fees.
Judgments
The following judgments have
been rendered in Umatilla County
courts:
•Cach LLC vs. William D. Dicker-
son; judgment for $2,117.07 plus in-
terest, costs and fees.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Mariha
Falconer; judgment for $903.09 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•State Farm Mutual Auto In-
surance Company vs. Eldon Albert
Hawley; judgment for $4,203.07 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•United Finance Co. vs. Marcos F.
Rosales and Jocelyne Vargos; judg-
ment for $4,468.18 plus interest, costs
and fees.
•Merchants Acceptance Corp vs.
Juan Rodriguez and Theresa Cham-
berlin; judgment for $3,385.52 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Alburt Al-
maguer; judgment for $426.46 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Allgate Financial vs. Kelly Porter;
judgment for $18,595.93 plus interest,
costs and fees.
•Crown Asset Management LLC
vs. Gaelynn Calvillo; judgment for
$1,462.64 plus interest, costs and
fees.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Tina
Chandler; judgment for $1,375.63 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Professional Service Bureau
vs. Robert L. Reichert; judgment for
$1,095.04 plus interest, costs and
fees.
•Asset Management Outsourcing
vs. Stormy M. McCartney and Patrick
E. Barnes; judgment for $5,765.81 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Kathleen
Murphy; judgment for $794.31 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Sylvia
Medelez; judgment for $1,473.91 plus
interest, costs and fees.
Sentences
The following sentences have
been imposed in Umatilla County
courts:
•Shawna Marie Patterson, 44,
Hermiston, was convicted of two
counts of Aggravated Theft I; sen-
tenced to 5 years probation, 120
sanction units, 60 maximum jail
units, $140 fine and court assess-
ment for each count, and $45,601.31
restitution; was convicted of Theft
I; sentenced to 18 months Ore-
gon Dept. of Corrections, 1 year
post-prison supervision and $140
fine, plus court assessment; was
convicted of a second count of
Theft I; sentenced to 5 years pro-
bation and $75 fine, plus court
assessment; was convicted of
three additional counts of Theft
I (merged); sentenced to 5 years
probation and $140 fine, plus court
assessment; was convicted of Ag-
gravated Identity Theft; sentenced
to 5 years probation, 120 sanction
units, 60 maximum jail units and
$140 fine, plus court assessment;
was convicted of Theft of Identity;
sentenced to 5 years probation and
$140 fine, plus court assessment.
•Robert Wayne Price, 49, Hermis-
ton, pleaded guilty to two counts of
Attempted Sexual Abuse I (multiple
victims); sentenced to 60 months
Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 60
months post-prison supervision, $27
fine and $4,800 fine-suspended for
each count, plus court costs and fees;
pleaded guilty to an additional count
of Attempted Sexual Abuse I; sen-
tenced to 30 months Oregon Dept. of
Corrections, 60 months post-prison
supervison and $140 fine, plus court
costs and fees.
•Jose Manuel Alaniz, 33, Umatilla,
was convicted of Felon in Possession
of Firearm; sentenced to 24 months
Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 2 years
post-prison supervision and $140
fine, plus court costs and fees.
MISDEMEANOR
•Tashina Patricia Reynolds, 28,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Felon
in Possession of Restricted Weap-
on; sentenced to 180 days jail-sus-
pended, 2 years probation, 20 hours
•Martin Zavala Calderon, 30,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Failure
to Perform Duties of Driver; sen-
tenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 2
years probation, 40 hours commu-
nity service, $440 fine and $1,250
fine-suspended, plus court costs and
fees.
•Charlie Skylar Howard, 25,
Umatilla, pleaded guilty to DUII;
sentenced to 60 days jail, 180 days
jail-suspended, 3 years proba-
tion, 160 hours community service,
$3,685 fine and lifetime revocation
of driver’s license, plus court costs
and fees; pleaded guilty to Failure
to Carry/Present Operator’s License;
sentenced to $40 fine plus court as-
sessment.
•Agustin Obispo, 48, Umatilla,
pleaded guilty to DUII; sentenced to
60 days jail, 180 days jail-suspended,
30 months probation, 180 hours com-
munity service, $2,185 fine, $1,500
fine-suspended and 3 years driver’s
license suspension, plus court costs
and fees; pleaded guilty to Driving
While Suspended; sentenced to 60
days jail, 180 days jail-suspended,
30 months probation, $190 fine and
$1,500 fine-suspended, plus court
costs and fees.
•Lars Ivan James Wenberg, 36,
Heppner, pleaded guilty to Inter-
ference With Making Report; sen-
tenced to 180 days jail-suspend-
ed, 2 years probation, 80 hours
community service, $690 fine and
$1,000 fine-suspended, plus court
costs and fees.
•Mary Katherine Mabry, 28,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Crimi-
nal Trespass II; sentenced to 15 days
jail and $40 fine, plus court costs and
fees.
•Veronica Jazmin Moncivais, 23,
Umatilla, pleaded guilty to Driving
While Suspended; sentenced to 4
days jail, 180 days jail-suspended,
18 months probation, 24 hours com-
munity service, $340 fine and $1,600
fine-suspended, plus court assess-
ment.
•Felipe Escobedo-Rodriguez, 35,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Assault
IV-domestic violence; sentenced to
180 days jail-suspended, 3 years pro-
bation, 80 hours community service,
$340 fine and $1,500 fine-suspended,
plus court costs and fees.
•Bradley John Bettencourt, 27,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Men-
acing-domestic violence; sentenced
to 180 days jail-suspended, 2 years
probation, 24 hours community ser-
vice and $1,690 fine-suspended, plus
court costs and fees.
•Jose Maria Oseguera, 34, Umatil-
la, pleaded guilty to Physical Harass-
ment; sentenced to 90 days jail-sus-
pended, 18 months probation, $140
fine and $800 fine-suspended, plus
court costs and fees.
•Gilberto Llamas Ramos, 30,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to DUII;
sentenced to 180 days jail-suspend-
ed, 2 years probation, 80 hours
community service, $185 fine, $1,000
fine-suspended and 1 year driver’s
license suspension, plus court costs
and fees.
Divorces
Divorce decrees were signed in
Umatilla County Courts for:
David M. Fulton and Kelly J. Ful-
ton; Tiffany L. Newson and Kerry L.
Newson; Elizabeth Z. Alvarez and
Christian R. Arredondo; Vicki Faye
Martin and Micah Odell Martin.
MARRIAGES
Marriage licenses have been reg-
istered in Umatilla County for:
Rodney Dean Cearns, 23, and
Katheryn Amber Long, 24 , both of
Umatilla.
Cody James Dickmeier, 21, and
Desiree Patricia Oxford, 17, both of
Hermiston.
Ryan Christopher Faris, 40, and
Nicole Lyons, 39, both of Richland,
Wash.
•Vanessa Navarro Amezcua, 20,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Failure
to Perform Duties of Driver and Reck-
less Driving; sentenced to 180 days
jail-suspended, 2 years probation, 80
hours community service, $290 fine,
$1,400 fine-suspended and 90 days
driver’s license suspension for each
count, plus court costs and fees.
Bryan Malcolm Johnson, 38,
and Faith Melody Griffin, 38, both of
Hermiston.
•Sonya Kay Sallee, 59, Hermiston,
pleaded guilty to DUII; sentenced to 2
Dustin Lee Swales, 32, and Dawn
Adelle Knight, 42, both of Hermiston.
Criminal Defense
Family Law
Christopher Joseph Reidy, 25, and
Sara Josephine Reese, 23, both of Mo-
ses Lake, Wash.
Francisco J. Rodriguez Martel, 36,
and Esmeralda Sandoval, 22, both of
Kennewick, Wash.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SUNDAY
•A Umatilla resident at 3:48 a.m.
reported a man and woman were fighting
on Second Street for the past three hours.
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
received a call at 5:38 a.m. from a resident
on East Punkin Center Road, Hermiston:
“Someone just rang door bell. Dog did
not bark, [reporting party] is not going to
answer door ...”
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
at 4:56 p.m. received a report of a woman
running a drug and prostitution operation.
Dispatchers also noted the caller sounded
intoxicated.
•A Stanfield man at 9:19 p.m. on East
Harding Avenue reported juveniles in the
area harassed him every night, he was
tired of it and wanted to speak to police.
SATURDAY
•A Umatilla man awoke at about 3 a.m.
to a break-in on Chukar Lane. The caller told
police a man broke the glass to a window
in his living room, came inside and turned
on the light. The man yelled at the intruder,
who bolted through the glass. The suspect
was describes as about 5 feet 9 inches tall
with a hat and a heavy coat.
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
at 8:49 a.m. received a report of mail theft
from multiple mailboxes on Pleasant View
Road, Umatilla, across the street from
Morrow County.
FRIDAY
•A Hermiston-area woman at 3:55
p.m. complained about a neighbor’s nu-
merous dogs that come on her property
on West Orchard Avenue, have attacked
and injured her dogs and Friday killed
three of her chickens.
•A Heppner-area caller at 4:36 p.m.
reported the theft of two or three cords
of firewood.
•An Irrigon man at a residence on
Southeast Division Road at 10:45 p.m.
reported a man assaulted him.
THURSDAY
•A truck hauling potatoes lost its load
a little after 10 a.m. at the Gotta Stop on
West Highland Avenue, Hermiston.
•A caller at 12:56 p.m. at Desert Auto,
80857 Highway 395, Hermiston, reported
someone broke into a building, took all
the vehicle keys and left the lot with a red
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
at 1:18 p.m. received a report of someone
sleeping in a unit at Steve’s Assured
Security Storage, 80886 Highway 395,
Hermiston.
•A man at 4:57 p.m. told the Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office that his former
employer in the Hermiston area shorted
him on his pay and threatened him.
•Police at 6:09 p.m. received a report
of a male yelling, causing a disturbance
and claiming he had a gun in a driveway
on Southeast Freels Lane, Hermiston.
WEDNESDAY
•Staff at the Irrigon Justice Court,
Irrigon, at 2:12 p.m. reported receiving a
bad check.
•An Echo woman at 6:41 p.m. told
Stanfield police her neighbor dug up her
rose bush.
•A Boardman man at 9:09 p.m.
reported his wife assaulted him.
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•The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
at 1:32 a.m. received a report of a possible
prowler outside a residence on Southeast
Idaho Avenue, Irrigon.
•A caller on Whitehouse Road, Echo,
told the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
at 7:24 a.m. he read a post on Facebook
about a kidnapping of a small girl in
Walla Walla and may have spotted the car
associated with the suspects. The sheriff’s
office checked, and Walla Walla did not
get any report like that. The woman said
she still wanted law enforcement to check
the area.
•A man at 9:23 a.m. reported people
near his property on Southeast Division
Road, Irrigon, were trying to dump a
camp trailer. A Morrow County sheriff’s
deputy found the people and gave them
a warning.
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
at 9:30 a.m. received a report of theft
of copper wire and truck radiators from
Buwalda Scrap Yard on Lauback Street,
Hermiston.
•An Irrigon woman at 3:20 p.m.
reported the theft of her dog. The Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office responded and
found the dog was at Pet Rescue Humane
Society of Eastern Oregon, Hermiston,
and told the dog owner to contact the city
regarding licensing the dog, then contact
Pet Rescue.
•A man at 7:52 p.m. on Highway 730
in Irrigon called law enforcement and
said he was intoxicated, trying to get
to Boardman on foot and scared for his
life and wanted to go to a detox center.
Oregon State Police sent a trooper from
Hermiston to find the man.
•A Umatilla resident at 8:20 p.m.
reported she was in a closet because her
husband was intoxicated and threatened
to harm her.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Morrow County sheriff’s deputies
arrested Allison Elizabeth Ferguison, 34,
for domestic violence harassment.
•Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
arrested Dustin Allen Shufeldt, 42, of
Irrigon, for fourth-degree assault.
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
arrested Richard Mills, 61, of Hermiston
for menacing and booked him into the
Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton.
•Hermiston police arrested Eric Dean
Fiscus, 40, of Hermiston, for unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle, first-degree crim-
inal mischief (vandalism), identity theft,
credit card fraud and first-degree theft.
•Hermiston police arrested Kimberly
Kay Koenig, 26, of Hermiston, for first-de-
gree burglary and second-degree theft.
•Hermiston police arrested Otoniel Es-
pain Torres, 23, of Hermiston, on probation
violation warrants and for possession of
methamphetamine and resisting arrest.
•Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
arrested Russell Gene Whitbeck, 55, of
Irrigon, for unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle.
•Hermiston police arrested Kaelia
Breeze Lautt, 24, of 1179 W. Joseph Ave.,
Hermiston, for driving under the influence
of intoxicants, possession of metham-
phetamine and possession of heroin.
TUESDAY
Merry Christmas!
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W W W. D E A N G U S H W A . C O M
Patricia “Pat” Hawkins together. She was the rule
of Hermiston, Oregon, maker and the brains of the
was born on November 17, operation. She taught us all
1938, in Newcomerstown, “the 6 o’clock rule.”
She is survived by her
Ohio, to parents Earl and
Verna Walker. She
daughters
Debbie
died on December
Westfall and her
17, 2015, in Rich-
husband
Dennis,
land, Washington, at
%akers¿eld, Calif.,
the age of 77 years.
and Cheri Hawkins,
Pat was raised in
Hermiston,
Ore.;
Ohio and as a teen
brother Earl Walk-
moved to Califor-
er, Claremont, Ca-
nia. She lived in Van Hawkins
lif.; sister Margery
Nuys, Calif., and
Jones, Snohomish,
was married to Al Hawkins Wash.; grandchildren Jer-
on August 21, 1955, in Las ry and Wes Young, and
Vegas, Nevada, when she Caitlin Wilson Seeley;
was 16 and he was 21. Their great-grandchildren
Jor-
love lasted. They lived in dan, Cobe, Isaac, Hannah,
various locations in South- Cailyn, Casey, Cooper and
ern California and moved Grant; and numerous nieces
to Delano, Calif., in 1974 and nephews.
where Pat managed restau-
Pat was preceded in death
rants and was a home inte- by her husband Al; her par-
rior consultant. They then ents; a son Wayne; and three
moved to Soledad, Calif., grandchildren: Kim, Josh
which was regarded as the and Wayne II “Bronc”.
family home. Most of all,
A private family celebra-
our memories were made tion gathering will be held.
there. Pat was a cook every
Those who wish may
year for the grape harvest make contributions in Pat’s
crew. In 1990, they moved memory to Shriners Hospi-
to Hermiston, Oregon. tal or St. Judes Hospital.
They (she mainly) owned
Please sign the online
and operated the Hat Rock guest book at burnsmortua-
Store until 1997.
ryhermiston.com.
In her free time, she liked
Burns Mortuary of
to sew and crochet. Pat was Hermiston, Oregon, is in
the glue that held the family care of arrangements.
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