RECORDS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016
OBITUARIES
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DEATH NOTICES
Brenda (Billing) Wright
Clyde E. ‘JC’ Knickerbocker Sr.
William R. ‘Bill’ Scheel
Vancouver, Wash.
Hermiston
Hermiston
Sept. 18, 1953-June 16, 2016
Oct. 23, 1948-June 26, 2016
Feb. 11, 1957-June 27, 2016
Clyde E. “JC” Knickerbocker Sr., 67, of Hermiston died
Sunday, June 26, 2016, at his home. He was born Oct. 23,
1948, in Westield, Penn. A family celebration service will be
held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Sign the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Longtime Portland area resident William R. “Bill”
Scheel, 59, died Monday, June 27, 2016, in Hermiston. He
was born Feb. 11, 1957, in Portland. A family celebration
gathering will be held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in
care of arrangements. Sign the online guest book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
Brenda (Billing) Wright
passed away peacefully
at her home in Vancouver,
Washington, on Thursday,
June 16, 2016. She was
born and raised in
Echo and graduat-
ed from Echo High
School in 1971.
Brenda is survived
by two daughters,
April Mayer (Brady)
and Charlene Bill-
ingsley
(Heath); Wright
three
grandchil-
dren, Nick Wright, Logan
and Cora Billingsley; and
her three siblings, Sharon
Kirklin (Max), Scott Bill-
ing (Darlene) and Sylvia
Billing.
She was preced-
ed in death by her
husband, Dwaine,
and her parents, Curt
and Estie Billing of
Echo.
At Brenda’s re-
quest, there will be
no funeral. A private
burial will be held at
a later date.
William F. Barker
Paterson, Wash.
Stanield
William F. Barker, 60, of Paterson, Wash., died Friday,
June 24, 2016, in Kennewick, Wash. He was born Sept. 6,
1955, in Pendleton. A memorial service with military hon-
ors was held Saturday, July 23, at Paterson School. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign
the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
July 27, 1940-June 24, 2016
Robert Eugene ‘Bob’ Harness
Paul Edward Stone
Plymouth, Wash.
Happy Valley, Ore.
Sept. 12, 1942-June 21, 2016
Robert Eugene “Bob” ters, Sherry Iles, Umatilla,
Harness was born on Sep- OR, Roberta Harsh, Echo,
tember 12, 1942 in Al- OR; step-children, Steve
paugh, California to par- Mohler, Spokane, WA;
ents, Clarence and Grace Nikki Schmidt, Calgary,
Avila Harness. He
Alberta,
Canada;
passed away on June
brother, John Har-
21, 2016 at his home
ness, CA; grandchil-
in Plymouth, Wash-
dren, Michael Iles,
ington at the age of
Umatilla, OR; Aar-
73 years.
on Iles, Kennewick,
Bob was original-
WA; Amber Harsh,
ly from North Bend,
Corvallis, OR; Xan-
Oregon before mov- Harness
der Harsh, Echo,
ing to Hermiston,
OR; Laikyn Mohler,
Oregon in the mid-1970s. Coeur D Alene, ID; Ashlyn
He spent several years Mohler, Hermiston, OR;
building homes throughout great-grandsons, Cooper
the area and later worked at and Roman; his dogs, Wikit
JR Simplot until retiring in and Pandi.
2001.
Bob was preceded in
Bob was united in mar- death by his parents, a
riage to Laurie Dunn on brother, Keith; and a sister,
October 20, 2001 in Coeur Nancy.
D Alene, ID. They moved
At Bob’s request, there
to Plymouth, Washington will be no formal service.
in 2008 to build their home Family and friends are wel-
where they have lived since. come to come by the home
Bob loved ishing, riding his to share memories of Bob
Harley, the outdoors, and and the touch he had on
traveling with his beloved their lives.
wife, Laurie. He has been
Please sign the online
active in the Hermiston Elks guest book at burnsmortua-
Lodge #1845 since 1982.
ryhermiston.com.
He is survived by his
Burns Mortuary of
wife, Laurie Harness, Hermiston, Oregon is in
Plymouth, WA; daugh- care of arrangements.
Lillian ‘Nanny’ Chrones
Hermiston
March 18, 1923-June 18, 2016
Lillian “Nanny” Chrones Many swim lessons and good
was born March 18, 1923, in times were had in her back-
Trenton, New Jersey, to par- yard pool.
ents, Leonard Ezra and Flora
She was preceded in death
Bell (Moser) Remsen. She by her husband, Lee, three
died peacefully sur-
brothers and her par-
rounded by her family
ents. She is survived
on Saturday June 18,
by her daughter Su-
2016, at her home in
sie (Jerry) Robbins;
Hermiston, Oregon at
four grandchildren,
the age of 93.
Elissa, Jared, Nik,
Lillian was raised
and Brianne; four
and educated in Tren-
great-grandchildren,
ton, New Jersey. After Chrones
Brayden, Cole, Ama-
nursing school, she
lie and Caiden.
moved to Los Angeles, Cal-
Memorial contributions
ifornia, where she met and can be made to the American
married Lee Chrones. The Macular Degeneration Foun-
family moved to Hermiston in dation. A private family cele-
1968. She worked in nursing bration will be held.
for over 40 years. Through her
Please sign the online
caring and compassion, she guest book at burnsmortuary-
made many lifelong friends.
hermiston.com.
Lillian loved to dance,
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
something she did to the end. iston, Oregon, is in care of ar-
She also enjoyed swimming. rangements.
www.hermistonherald.com
Arnulfo Orozco Rosales
Hermiston
Former Hermiston resident Paul Edward Stone, 72, of
Happy Valley died Tuesday, June 21, 2016. He was born Aug.
25, 1943. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 30, from 4-8
p.m. at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 11801 S.E. Mt.
Scott Blvd., Portland. Graveside services with USMC honors
will be held Friday, July 1, at 9:30 a.m. at Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland, followed by a reception and celebra-
tion of life from 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home. Visit his
website at www.lincolnmemorialpk.com.
July 19, 1945-June 22, 2016
Arnulfo Orozco Rosales, 70, died Wednesday, June
22, 2016, at his home in Hermiston. He was born July
19, 1945. Recitation of the rosary and Mass of Christian
burial was held Friday, June 24, 2016, at Our Lady of An-
gels Catholic Church in Hermiston. Burial followed at the
Hermiston Cemetery. Arrangements are with Burns Mor-
tuary of Hermiston. Send condolences at www.burnsmor-
tuaryhermiston.com.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SUNDAY
12:24 a.m. - Egg throwers in a
vehicle missed a caller’s car on West
Division Avenue, Hermiston.
4:26 a.m. - A Umatilla man told
police he was hiding outside Columbia
Crest Apartments on Third Street after
he was “jumped” in an assault.
7:37 a.m. - The Umatilla County
Sherif’s Oice received a report of a
transient man with three aggressive
pit bull dogs near the “Social Securi-
ty” pond at McNary Dam on Devore
Road, Umatilla.
7:45 a.m. - Two children, ages 10-
12, threw rocks at cars and property
on Columbia Lane, Irrigon
12:39 p.m. - A Hermiston grand-
mother reported her daughter came
home, started a ight, shoved her and
caused a door to hit a child in the face.
1:55 p.m. - A Boardman man re-
ported the theft of his radial arm saw
from his shed on Sky View Drive.
7:08 p.m. - An Irrigon mother re-
ported a woman pulled a knife on her
son, then left the house on Southwest
Wyoming Street.
9:43 p.m. - The Morrow County
Sherif’s Oice received a call about
a domestic disturbance in progress
at Southeast 11th Street and Idaho
Avenue, with people yelling “I”m
going to kill you” and “stab me.”
9:52 p.m. - One woman attacked
another and her male friend on West
Orchard Avenue, Hermiston.
10:48 p.m. - An Irrigon man on
Wagon Wheel Loop reported his
neighbor’s were shooting guns, but it
seemed a little late for that activity.
SATURDAY
9:08 p.m. - A Boardman man
undergoing treatment for cancer
required an ambulance ride to a
hospital after he was unable to walk.
5 p.m. - A man on Riker Lane,
Hermiston, reported niece assaulted
him.
11:47 p.m. - She took the money
and ran. A woman reported she had
a $100 bill in her hand at Space Age
Fuel, 77522 Highway 207, Hermiston,
when a girl grabbed the money and
took of running, got into a gold
Nissan and headed into Hermiston.
She reported the name of the suspect
and said the crime happened about
20-30 minutes ago, but she did not
have a phone with her and went back
Puppet shows set for
local libraries
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Weldon Nix, 75, of Stanield died Friday, June 24,
2016, in Hermiston. He was born July 27, 1940, in Thom-
as, Oklahoma. A private family celebration of life will be
held at a later date. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston. Sign the guest book at www.burnsmortuary-
hermiston.com.
Aug. 25, 1943-June 21, 2016
NEWS IN BRIEF
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libraries.
Penny’s Puppets blurs
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a fun, make-believe world
where anything can happen
and usually does. The per-
formances are:
•Friday, July 8, at 2 p.m.,
Echo Public Library.
•Friday, July 8, at 6 p.m.,
Stanield Public Library.
•Monday, July 11, at 2
p.m., Umatilla Public Li-
brary.
The performances are
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local library.
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Sept. 6, 1955-June 24, 2016
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home to Boardman to report it.
FRIDAY
12:02 a.m. - A resident of Vista
Mobile Home Park, 1800 N.E. 10th St.,
Hermiston, reported a prowler outside
her home. She said this happened
for the three nights in a row. Law
enforcement did not ind a suspect.
4:22 p.m. - Four or ive loud
partygoers kept a mother and
her children awake on Joy Lane,
Hermiston.
6:56 a.m. - An Irrigon caller
reported his brother assaulted their
mother and may have broken her
nose.
6:38 p.m. - Umatilla police
received a report that a man violated
a no-contact order and threw rocks at
a woman and hit her in the face. She
declined medical help.
8:58 p.m. - The owner of Velasco
Used Cars, 80596 Highway 395,
Hermiston, reported a man stole a
2013 Ford Escape. She said on May 26
he took it for a test drive and never
brought it back. The man stopped
communicating, she said, and she
found he used a fake name and the
government deported him. She asked
to speak to a Umatilla County sherif’s
deputy about the situation.
THURSDAY
6:07 a.m. - A man reported he
was driving east on Kunze Lane,
Boardman, near Peters Road, and
came upon a smaller dark car heading
west, and a westbound pickup had
to pass that car “really erratically”
as a tall white male in a cowboy hat
jumped out, put a rile on the car’s
roof and ired one shot to the north
into a herd of cattle.
8:06 a. - Overlowing garbage
at a residence on the 1000 block of
Southwest Seventh Street, Hermiston,
prompted a caller to complain to
police.
9:10 a.m. - A resident on South-
east Utah Avenue, Irrigon, reported
the neighbor’s vehicle was on ire.
10:13 a.m. - A trespasser at Bolen
Farms, 153 N. Ott Road, Hermiston,
refused to leave when an owner told
him to go. She then told the 30-some-
thing man calling himself “Devon”
that she called her husband. Devon, or
whoever he is, got into a newer gray
Ford pickup and left. She also called
the Umatilla County Sherif’s Oice.
10:15 a.m. - Two weeks ago, a
resident of Northeast Third Street, Irri-
gon, told the Morrow County Sherif’s
Oice, a neighbor’s dog bit someone
and at the time he told the owners
he would report it if the dog was out
again. It was out again, he said, thus
he was calling.
11:17 a.m. - The Morrow County
Sherif’s Oice received a call about a
male who drives but sufers seizures
and does not have a license.
11:45 a.m. - A person came to the
Hermiston Police Department, 330 S.
First St., Hermiston, to talk to an oi-
cer about a domestic violence issue.
11:57 a.m. - A camper at the Sand
Station Recreation Area on Highway
730, Umatilla, reported a woman with
a bat entered his camp, accused him
of doing something to her camp, and
threatened to take the bat to his car.
3:03 p.m. - A man on Margaret
Avenue, Umatilla, reported a burglary
and theft of a .45 Colt pistol, a 9-mm
pistol and a semi-automatic shotgun.
3:54 p.m. - Nearly three dozen
cows moseyed past the Irrigon cem-
etery and sewer plant and then a
man’s house on East Oregon Lane. He
reported the cows and said he did not
know who owned them.
6:48 p.m. - Hermiston police re-
ceived a report of two Hispanic males
in diferent vehicles asking people to
make vehicle repairs. The caller said
they bothered him and he told them
to leave. He said someone should
check them out.
10:38 p.m. - An Irrigon man
reported his wife was the victim of
a beating. An ambulance took her
to Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston.
WEDNESDAY
11:56 a.m. - An Irrigon woman told
the Morrow County Sherif’s Oice a
man she knows stole her car Tuesday
night before Hermiston police arrest-
ed him on other charges. Now the car
is in an impound lot, she said, and
that her son stole the car keys.
12:59 p.m. - A resident on
Southshore Drive, Umatilla, reported a
man walked to her fence about 30-40
minutes ago “yelling to throw a stick.”
She confronted the man, who lives
a few houses away, she said, and he
then yelled at her.
2:41 - A man told Umatilla police
he went to his residence that burned
down at Columbia Crest Apartments
on Third Street to retrieve his property
but someone stole his guns.
5:22 p.m. - A caller reported he
was concerned for the safety of a
man walking along the left side of
Highway 74 headed into Heppner. A
Morrow County sherif’s deputy found
the man and talked to him about his
walking habits.
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