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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016
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Bettyjane Bruner
Robert H. ‘Bob’ Gilcher
Estephana ‘Estie’ Correa Billing
Hermiston
May 25, 1933-April 16, 2016
Hermiston
October 28, 1937-April 27, 2016
Echo
August 7, 1922-April 30, 2016
Bettyjane Bruner was
born May 25, 1933, at De-
troit, Michigan, to parents
Edwin and Dolly (Zimmer)
Gilpin. She died Monday,
April 16, 2016, in
Hermiston, Oregon,
at the age of 82.
She was raised in
Camas, Washington,
and graduated from
high school in Wash-
ougal,
Washing-
ton. She moved to
Hermiston in 1950.
She worked at the Cross-
roads Truck Stop as a cook
and there she met the love
of her life, Vernon Bruner,
who was also a cook. They
soon married and Bettyjane
returned to school to be-
come an accountant.
They managed an apart-
ment complex in Walla
Walla, Washington, for
many years. They returned
to Hermiston and lived at
Sun Terrace Assisted Liv-
ing Facility. She enjoyed
attending church functions
for the Baptist church. She
was a quiet person who
liked spending time with
her friends. Bettyjane en-
joyed playing bingo, cro-
cheting, cross stitching and
knitting afghans, but she
dearly loved her family and
their gatherings, especially
during the holidays.
She is survived by her
children Richard (Gloria)
Ross of Hermiston,
Ore., Debra (Gary)
Maxey of Hermis-
ton, Ore., and Nona
Ross of Lebanon,
Ore.; 10 grand-
children; and nine
great-grandchil-
dren.
She was preced-
ed in death by her husband
Vernon; parents Edwin
and Dolly Gilpin; and
brother Keal Marson.
A Celebration of Life
service will be held on
Saturday, May 7, 2016,
at 3 p.m. at Living Faith
Church, 1611 Diagonal
Blvd., Hermiston, OR
97838.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Vange John
Memorial Hospice Educa-
tion Fund, 645 W. Orchard
Ave., Suite 300, Hermiston,
OR 97838.
Please send condolences
at burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
Marcella C. Cate
Edmonds, Wash.
April 16, 2016
Marcella C. Cate, 79,
of Edmonds, Wash., died
April 16, 2016. She was
born in Walla Walla, Wash.,
graduated from Foster High
School,
Seattle,
Wash., and attended
Washington
State
University.
Marcella was a
loving daughter and
a beloved sister and
aunt.
She was gener-
ous and artistically
talented. She loved peo-
ple, dogs, horses and ros-
es. Marcella was a gifted
seamstress, tailor and quil-
ter. As a light attendant for
many years with Northwest
Airlines, she also enjoyed
traveling. Later in life, she
joined the Peace Corps and
worked in Honduras with
the nutrition program. Af-
ter returning to the Unit-
ed States, she settled in
Eastern Oregon and taught
E.S.L. students at Hermis-
ton High School, receiving
an “Apple” award for ex-
cellence. Her twilight years
were spent near her family
in Edmonds, Wash.
Marcella was baptized
in 1977 at Hinson Memorial
Baptist Church, Port-
land, Oregon, and was
active in Bible Study
Fellowship
while
there. After locating in
Eastern Oregon, Mar-
cella became an active
member of the Stan-
ield Baptist Church,
Stanield, Oregon.
Marcella is survived
by one sister, Joan, and
brother-in-law Bob Jones;
three nieces, Gayle Mahon,
Karen Gion and Marilyn
Shefveland; and nephew
Clint Jones.
A graveside service will
be held May 20, 2016, at
2:00 p.m. at the Wallula
Cemetery, Wallula, Wash.
A reception will be held
at 3:30 p.m. at the Oxford
Suites, Hermiston, Oregon.
Beck’s Funeral Home,
Edmonds, Wash., handled
arrangements.
Robert H. “Bob” Gilcher,
of Hermiston, Oregon, was
born on October 28, 1937,
in Longview, Washington,
to parents Fredrick and Ber-
tha Scrogin Gilcher.
He died on April
27, 2016, in Seattle,
Washington, at the
age of 78 years.
Bob was raised
and attended schools
in Longview, Wash-
ington, until the
10th grade when he
moved to Umatilla, Oregon.
He graduated from Umatil-
la High School in the class
of 1955. Bob was united in
marriage to Neva Ann No-
bles on April 6, 1956, in
Hermiston, Oregon.
He went to work for
Nalley’s Potato Chip and
they lived in Seattle and
Aberdeen, Washington, and
Hermiston, Oregon. They
moved to Yakima, Wash-
ington, and raised their
family. Bob owned Yaki-
ma Valley Cabinets, was
a partner in the Kentucky
Fried Chicken franchise,
worked for Noel Foods,
and spent the last 10 years
of his working career as
the owner of the Jack Pot
convenience store. He re-
tired in 1999 and moved to
Hermiston, Oregon, where
they have lived since.
Bob was an active
member of the Hermiston
Church of the Nazarene and
the Umatilla High School
Alumni. He enjoyed bowl-
ing, hunting, woodworking,
playing cards, traveling,
and was an avid reader. Bob
perfected his scroll saw
skills with his RBI Hawk
and gifted many family and
friends his unique art work.
He is survived by his
wife of 60 years, Neva Ann
Gilcher, Hermiston, Ore.;
daughters Sandra Gilcher
Kimmel and her
husband Gary, Port-
land, Ore., and Gail
Andreas, Tri-Cities,
Wash.; sons Dan
Gilcher and his wife
Carol and Steve
Gilcher and his wife
Sheila, all of Yaki-
ma, Wash.; sister
Gerry Hamar, Klamath
Falls, Ore.; sister-in-law
Earlene Gilcher, Hermis-
ton, Ore.; grandchildren
Jerod (Sarah), Karl, Keith
(Vanessa) and Daniel;
great-grandchildren Hailey,
Madelyn, Maisy, Ainsley,
Eden and Blythe, and one
on the way; and numerous
nieces, nephews and cous-
ins.
Bob was preceded in
death by his parents; ive
brothers: Dorsey, Jack, Nick,
Dan and Glen; and sisters
Miriam, Barbara and Pat.
A celebration of life
service will be held on
Saturday, May 7, 2016,
at 2:00 p.m. at the Herm-
iston Church of the Naz-
arene, 1520 W. Orchard
Ave.,
Hermiston,
OR
97838. Burial will follow
at the Hermiston Cemetery,
Hermiston, Oregon.
Those who wish may
make contributions in
Bob’s memory to the Uma-
tilla Alumni Scholarship.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
Betty Lou Norris
Wellington, Fla.
April 14, 2016
Betty Lou Norris, 91,
of Wellington, Fla., and
Hermiston, Ore., quietly
slipped into eternity on
April 14. She lived a no-
table life with her
husband,
Chuck,
former commander
of Umatilla Army
Depot and Oregon
state representative,
who passed away in
2009.
Their legacy re-
mains in four chil-
dren, four grandchildren,
and four great-grandchil-
dren.
The memorial service
will be live-streamed on
May 4 from 12:45-2:00 pm
EST. During this time you
can join her family and Flor-
ida friends if you en-
ter this link into your
web browser: http://
ustre.am/45Zu.
Flowers for the
memorial
service
may be sent to
St. Peter’s United
Methodist Church,
12200 W. Forest
Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL
33414 by 9 a.m. Paciic
Time on May 4.
Sagebrush Road, Hermiston, then
stood on a county road to cast ishing
lines over a fence and into a pond on
private property. That land owner
said they were rude when he talked to
them and asked for law enforcement
to call.
8:02 p.m. - A man wearing a
DirecTV shirt and claiming to be from
DirecTV knocked on a door to a home
on East Jennie Avenue. The man had
no badge or documentation and
was described as “strange” by the
resident. He left in a green van with
“Genesis” on the side, but cops were
unable to locate the man to determine
if he was connected with DirecTV.
meet with a Umatilla police oicer
in front of the Riverside Sports Bar
& Lounge, 1501 Sixth St., Umatilla,
because she wanted to press charges
against the unknown man and
woman she fought with behind the
city’s other strip club, Honey Bunnz
Hideout, 1201 Sixth St.
11:49 a.m. - Marijuana and
prescription medications were
stolen from a vehicle on East Main in
Hermiston.
1:30 p.m. - An Echo woman called
police about a raccoon that appeared
to stumble as it crossed West Buckley
Street to her yard and climb in her
tree.
4:02 p.m. - A vehicle was “drift-
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
MONDAY
6:18 a.m. - A window was broken
out in a vehicle on East Beech Avenue
in Hermiston. The stereo was ripped
out but left behind.
8:10 a.m. - Umatilla police began
an investigation into a guest room
break-in at the Quality Inn, 705 Willa-
mette St., Umatilla, and theft of a TV.
9:34 a.m. - A Umatilla woman on
B Street reported that Sunday night
around 10:30 p.m. she caught a white
female near her husband’s car with
the door wide open. She said she did
not report at the time because she did
not know she could make the report
at night.
She added strange people started
showing up at her house Sunday
night after someone pushed a white
car there during the weekend. That
vehicle was still in front of her house,
she said.
11:35 a.m. - A vehicle drove
through the chain link fence in the
Garden Department at the Hermiston
Wal-Mart. One store worker was
struck and injured.
12:37 p.m. - A worker at the Port
Of Umatilla on Launch Lane and Rox-
bury Road, Umatilla, reported they
were unloading box cars when the
smell of ammonia became so strong
it was nauseating. The caller asked
police to check it out because he did
not think anyone at the port would do
anything about it.
12:59 p.m. - Two men parked
a red Nissan pickup at a house on
COURT REPORT
Sentences
The following sentences have been
imposed in Umatilla County courts:
MISDEMEANOR
•Clinton Lavon Lathrom, 41, Stan-
ield, pleaded guilty to Assault IV-do-
mestic violence; sentenced to 180 days
jail-suspended, 2 years probation, 60
hours community service, $190 ine
and $750 ine-suspended, plus court
costs and fees.
•Victor Romero Ruiz, 36, Hermis-
ton, pleaded guilty to two counts of
Assault IV-domestic violence; sen-
tenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 3
years probation, 80 hours community
service, $190 ine and $2,250 ine-sus-
pended for each count, plus court costs
and fees; pleaded guilty to Possession
of Forged Instrument II; sentenced to
180 days jail-suspended, 3 years pro-
bation, 80 hours community service,
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•Rick Henry Cearns Jr., 25, Umatil-
la, pleaded guilty to Criminal Mischief
III; sentenced to 15 days jail-suspend-
ed, 18 months probation, $40 ine,
$400 ine-suspended and $283 resti-
tution, plus court costs and fees.
•Harley Wayne Bowe, 26, Chi-
nook, Wash., was convicted of Felon
in Possession of Restricted Weapon;
sentenced to $375 ine plus court as-
sessment.
•Jorge Oblea Rodriguez, 21, Herm-
iston, pleaded guilty to Driving While
Suspended; sentenced to 180 days
jail-suspended, 2 years probation, 40
hours community service, $440 ine
and $1,250 ine-suspended, plus court
costs and fees.
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Frances Chevés (Sam) and
brother-in-law Clayton Nor-
ton. She was blessed with
six grandchildren, Brook,
Jill, Anne, Jonathan, April
and Charlene, eight
great-grandchildren,
ive great-great-grand-
children and nu-
merous nieces and
nephews. She was
preceded in death by
her husband Curtis,
her parents, sister
Clara Norton, brother
Jack Correa and son-in-law
Dwaine Wright.
There will be a Recitation
of the Rosary on Wednesday,
May 4th at 7 p.m. at Burns
Mortuary and a Mass of
Christian Burial at Our Lady
of Angels in Hermiston on
Thursday, May 5, at 10 a.m.,
followed by a graveside me-
morial at the Echo Cemetery.
A meal will be provided for
friends and family at Our
Lady of Angels parish hall
following the burial.
Donations can be made in
lieu of lowers to the Catholic
Daughters of Our Lady of An-
gels or Vange John Memorial
Hospice c/o Burns Mortuary
in Hermiston, P.O. Box 289,
Hermiston, OR 97838.
Please visit the virtual
guestbook at www.burnsmor-
tuaryhermiston.com to leave
personal messages and stories
for the family.
DEATH NOTICES
Ricky D. Wilson
Warrenton, Ore.
July 10, 1950-April 18, 2016
Former Hermiston resident Ricky D. Wilson, 65, of
Warrenton, Ore., died Monday, April 18, 2016, at his
home. He was born July 10, 1950. Private family services
were held. Disposition was by cremation. Caldwell’s of
Astoria handled arrangements.
Michael A. Matthew
Hermiston
Feb. 26, 1940-April 28, 2016
Micheal A. Matthew, 76, of Hermiston died Thursday,
April 28, 2016, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1940,
in Spokane, Wash. A private family gathering will be held.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Sign the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com.
Clayton Eugene ‘Gene’ Goodwin
Hermiston
Sept. 21, 1940-April 28, 2016
Clayton Eugene “Gene” Goodwin, 75, of Hermiston
died Thursday, April 28, 2016, at his home. He was born
Sept. 21, 1940, in Cedar County, Mo. A celebration gath-
ering will be held Monday, May 9, at 11 a.m. at Burns
Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. Private burial will be in
Hood River, Ore. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care
of arrangements. Sign the online guest book at burnsmor-
tuaryhermiston.com.
Henry ‘Bruce’ Putman
McNary, Ore.
April 14, 1956-April 23, 2016
Henry “Bruce” Putman, 60, of McNary, Ore., died Sat-
urday, April 23, 2016, in Portland. He was born April 14,
1956. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 7, at
3 p.m. at 12505 N.E. 151st St., Brush Prairie, Wash. Crown
Memorial Center of Portland handled arrangements.
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Estephana (Estie) Correa
Billing passed away quietly
on Saturday, April 30, 2016,
at the age of 93.
A lifelong resident of
Echo, Oregon, she
was born to Portu-
guese
immigrants
John and Estufania
Correa on August 7,
1922, at their ranch
next to the Umatilla
River south of Echo.
She was very proud
of her Portuguese
heritage and passed that pride
on to her children and grand-
children. Estie went through
all 12 grades at the public
school in Echo, where she
was an accomplished tennis
player. Through her adult life
she enjoyed gardening, fol-
lowing the Echo sports teams
and watching all the political
debates on TV. She swore
this new breed of politicians
would be the ruin of the coun-
try. She was on the Election
Board, active with the Altar
Society at St. Peter’s Church,
the Echo Museum and Senior
Citizens in Stanield.
Estie married Curtis Bill-
ing on July 1, 1945, at St.
Peter’s Church in Echo. Curt
and Estie raised four children,
Sharon Kirklin (Max), Scott
Billing (Darlene), Sylvia
Billing and Brenda Wright
(Dwaine). She is survived
by her four children, sister
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