RECORDS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
DEATHS
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Johnny R. ‘John’ Findley
Bruce E. Eisele
Michele Denise ‘Moe’ Lowary
Hermiston
Hermiston
March 17, 1950-August 9, 2016
Pendleton
July 31, 1956-July 31, 2016
July 27, 1946-Aug. 8, 2016
Johnny R. “John” Findley, 70, of Hermiston died Monday,
Aug. 8, 2016, at his home. He was born July 27, 1946, in
Stockton, Calif. A celebration of life potluck gathering with
military honors will be held Saturday, Aug. 13 from noon
until 2 p.m. at the Irrigon Moose Lodge, 220 Third St. N.E.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Sign the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Alfredo Perez Ontiveros
Hermiston
Feb. 26, 1957-Aug. 10, 2016
Alfredo Perez Ontiveros, 59, of Hermiston died Wednes-
day, Aug. 10, 2016, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1957,
in Durango, Mexico. Recitation of the rosary will be held
Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. at Burns Mortuary chapel in
Hermiston. Mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday,
Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church
in Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Sign the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Dorothy A. Wheeler
Hermiston
Oct. 16, 1926-Aug. 11, 2016
Dorothy A. Wheeler, 89, of Hermiston died Thursday,
Aug. 11, 2016, in Hermiston. She was born Oct. 16, 1926,
in Minnesota. A private family burial will be held at the
Pleasant View Cemetery in Stan¿eld. Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online
guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Darrel D. Moncrief
Hermiston
Sept. 3, 1951-Aug. 12, 2016
Darrel D. Moncrief, 64, of Hermiston died Friday, Aug.
12, 2016, in Hermiston. He was born Sept. 3, 1951, in
Pendleton. A celebration of life service is pending. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign
the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Echo
Nov. 6, 1939-Aug. 16, 2016
Betty J. West, 76, of Echo died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016,
in Hermiston. She was born Nov. 6, 1939, in Bayard, Neb.
A funeral service will be held Friday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. at
the Hermiston First Christian Church, with burial following
at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston
is in care of arrangements. Sign the online guest book at
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
TUESDAY, AUG. 9
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10
1:46 p.m. - The Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Office received information
about possible dog neglect on the
77600 block of North Ash Road, Stan-
field. The dogs are in covered kennels
and lack food and water.
10:11 - Two males, one armed with
a gun, knocked on the door of a trailer
on Fifth Street. Umatilla, stole tools
from the porch, then left on foot.
11:17 p.m. - A woman told the
Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office she
received permission from a deputy to
leave her car across from a residence
on Joy Lane until Thursday. However,
her neighbor, who she’s “having
issues” with, pushed the car onto
someone’s property.
THURSDAY, AUG. 11
7:30 a.m. - A man on Craig Road,
Hermiston, reported his ex-girlfriend
was asked to leave the house last
night and when he woke up he found
that someone had slashed the tires
on his new girlfriends’ car and also
scratched its paint.
3:54 p.m. - A Hermiston man
on Cactus Drive reported his father
assaulted him. He also declined
medical help.
9:28 p.m. - Umatilla police
received a report of a dark green
Subaru Forester circling around the
neighborhood on Tucker Avenue.
He is survived
by his moth-
er,
Elvira
Eisele, Uma-
tilla,
Ore.;
sister Yvonne
Terjeson and
her husband
Jerry, Helix, Ore.;
niece
Christena
Krieger and her hus-
band Travis, Aloha,
Ore.; nephew Thom-
as Terjeson and his
wife Coree, Helix,
Ore.; great-nieces
Seraphine and Ma-
zee; great-nephew Jens;
and Penny Dog.
Bruce was preceded in
death by his father, Gordon
Eisele, and his brother, Al-
bert Eisele.
A graveside funeral ser-
vice with military honors
will be held on Tuesday,
August 16, 2016, at 1:00
p.m. at Sunset Hills Ceme-
tery, Umatilla, Oregon.
In lieu of Àowers those
who wish may make contri-
butions in Bruce’s memory
to a charity of your choice.
Please sign the online
guest book at burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
Michele (Moe) Denise
Lowary, 60, of Pendleton
passed away Sunday, July
31, 2016, at OHSU in Port-
land after a long battle with
leukemia.
Michele was born
to Dave and Bernice
Lowary on July 31,
1956, in Pendleton.
She was raised and
educated in Pend-
leton and graduat-
ed from Pendleton Lowary
High School in
1974. Michele loved camp-
ing and the outdoors. She
enjoyed camping at her
“Loafarosa” near Tollgate
where she loved watching
and feeding the deer, birds
and other wildlife. She en-
joyed her trips to Mexico
and riding roller coasters.
She was notoriously fun,
had a wry sense of humor,
a contagious laugh and al-
ways had a joke to tell or
found a way to laugh in
spite everything she was
going through, which is a
true testament to her spirit.
Michele worked local-
ly at Safeway, Buttrey’s,
PGG and then 25 years at
Wilcox Furniture until they
were sold. She then start-
ed work as a caregiver —
compassionate, kind, and
9:43 p.m. - A woman on Rio Senda
Drive, Umatilla, told police she has
an ongoing problem with a male and
female trespassing on her property
and shining a light in her bedroom
window.
FRIDAY, AUG. 12
5:46 p.m. - A woman reported a
red vehicle pulled in front of her at
Paterson Ferry Road and Interstate
84, Boardman, and she swerved to
avoid the crash but rolled her vehicle.
She said she and her 11-year-old son
were OK, though.
Erica Baty and Todd
Bradley of Benson, N.C.,
exchanged wedding vows
June 12, 2016, in Ben-
son. Erica is the daughter
of Ervin and Paula Baty,
also of Benson. Todd is
the son of Gary and Cindy
Bradley of Pendleton, and
a graduate of Hermiston
High School.
The bride was given
in marriage by her father,
and Pastor John Byrd
performed the ceremony.
Attendants for the bride
included maid of honor
Michele Duemig and ma-
tron of honor Idesha Mc-
Dougald, friends of the
bride, and bridesmaids
Bobbi Bradley, sister of
the groom, and Alyssa and
Sarah
Wojciechowski,
nieces of the bride. Best
Sutherlin, Ore.
December 30, 1927-July 29, 2016
Todd and Erica Bradley
man was Cody Bradley,
brother of the groom, and
groomsmen were Lonny
Sargent and Jeff Young,
friends of the groom, and
Tyler and Kyle Emory,
sons of the bride.
Erica and Todd were
joined by friends and fam-
ily, including the groom’s
grandmother, Emma Mc-
Clure, 93, of Dale, Ore.,
at a reception at the How-
ard house in Dunn, N.C.
BIRTHS
SATURDAY, AUG. 13
6:45 a.m. Someone opened
mailboxes and scattered mail at
Lind and Bensel roads, Hermiston.
A report also came in at 9:35 a.m.
about mail theft on Sagebrush Road,
Hermiston.
4:56 p.m. - Irrigon residents
reported a man they did not know
was lying on the neighbor’s yard. A
Morrow County sheriff’s deputy and
an Irrigon ambulance responded, and
the deputy gave the man a ride to
Umatilla.
5:30 p.m. - A man reported the
theft of his license plates from McNary
Beach on Beach Access Road, Umatilla.
7:43 p.m. - The Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Office passed on a tip to
Hermiston police that young men
were attempting to charge people
for parking in a public lot near the
fairgrounds. Hermiston police checked
out the possible fraud.
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
AUG. 3, 2016
MORRISON — Jessie Morrison and Ryan P. Morrison
of Hermiston; a boy, Oliver Bounsou Morrison.
PHILLIPS — Asia N. Hayne and Jacob C. Phillips of
Irrigon; a boy, Stephan Jeremiah Phillips.
QUIRARTE — Denisse E. Carrillo and Jesse Quirarte
of Hermiston; a boy, Jesse Quirarte.
AUG. 4, 2016
HARRIS — Brionna L. Baker and Zachary F. Harris of
Hermiston; a girl, Elena Jayde Harris.
Sentences
The following sentences have been
imposed in Umatilla County courts:
FELONY
1:52 a.m. - An emergency caller
reported a man punched a woman
in the face at Hermiston High School,
600 First St., Hermiston, but no one
was there by the time an officer
arrived.
1:41 p.m. - Two “transient looking”
people on Bridgeport Avenue, Umatil-
la, went house to house plugging cell
phone chargers into outdoor power
outlets.
11:55 p.m. - The Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Office received a report of a
Hermiston man posting cockfighting
videos on Facebook.
• Michael Wayne Rupe, 29, Hermis-
ton, pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse II;
sentenced to 18 months Oregon Dept.
of Corrections, 3 years post-prison
supervision and $200 fine; pleaded
guilty to two counts of Sexual Abuse
III; sentenced to $100 fine for each
count.
8:23 a.m. - A legally blind woman
said a small dog that lives on E. Cath-
erine Avenue, Hermiston regularly
attacks her on her morning walks.
She wants the owners to contain their
dog.
J a m e s
S h e l b y
Cawvey, 88,
was
born
December
30,
1927,
in Sturkey,
Arkansas,
to Lewis and
Zona
Cawvey.
He passed away
peacefully in his
Sutherlin,
Or-
egon, home on
July 29, 2016,
surrounded
by
family and with
daughters Patri-
cia and Shannon
each holding one Cawvey
of his hands.
He is survived by his
wife Donna and his children
Michael Cawvey, Patricia
Todd, Tim Cawvey, Wes
Cawvey and Shannon Riv-
erman, and stepdaughters
Vicki Danforth and Tam-
mi Gerard. He is also sur-
vived by his brother Troy
Cawvey and sisters Betty
Long and Alene Schneider.
He was blessed with nu-
merous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Jim was raised in Arkan-
sas, and served as a member
of the United States Army
Air Corps before moving to
Hermiston, Oregon, where
he raised his family and
worked for over 30 years at
the Umatilla Army Depot.
Jim, known as
Shelby to his
family,
had
a love for
the outdoors
and enjoyed
camping,
hunting, ¿sh-
ing and travel
adventures with
his family. From
river to ocean
¿shing,
crab-
bing or bagging
an elk, deer or
moose, he seldom
came home emp-
ty-handed. Shel-
by had a green
thumb when it
came to garden-
ing and made the best jerky.
Shelby was much sought
after when it came to danc-
ing. He could whistle a tune
easily on key and his story-
telling kept you enthralled.
He possessed an abundance
of humor and keen wit that
always kept you on your
toes. Easy to smile or laugh,
he was a kind, loyal person
and his friends were many.
He will be greatly missed.
A Celebration of Life
will be held at the Covenant
United Methodist Church on
Saturday, August 20, 2016,
at 1:00 p.m. in Reedsport,
Oregon. Memorial con-
tributions can be made to
Amedisys Hospice Care of
Roseburg, Oregon.
COURT REPORT
SUNDAY, AUG. 14
MONDAY, AUG. 15
patient with each person
she worked with until her
illness forced her to stop.
She was a volunteer at the
Children’s Museum in its
early years. She
loved working with
people and was un-
canny at putting fac-
es with names and
their stories.
She is survived
by her husband Brent
Merriman of Pend-
leton: brothers Steve
and wife Patti of Portland,
Dick and wife Charlotte of Eu-
gene, Gary and wife Dorothy
or Hermiston and sister-law
Karra Merriman Crawford
of Happy Valley. She also is
survived by several nieces and
nephews. She was preceded in
death by her parents.
A celebration of life
will be held at the Roy
Raley room in the Pendle-
ton Round-Up Grounds on
Sunday, August 21, at 1:00
p.m. She liked bright col-
ors, Hawaiian shirts, and all
things tie-dyed. In her spir-
it, wear them if you’d like.
In lieu of Àowers, do-
nations can be made in
her name to Kick’n Can-
cer New Beginnings, P.O.
Box 1362, Pendleton, OR
97801.
James Shelby Cawvey
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Baty-Bradley
Betty J. West
10:40 a.m. - A 9-1-1 caller reported
a male appeared to hit a female in
a vehicle that left Agape House, 500
W. Harper Road, Hermiston, toward
Geer Road.
7:52 p.m. - A woman on Jefferson
Street, Umatilla, told police a person
dressed all in black and wearing a
black ski mask knocked on her door at
12:30 p.m., when her cousin was the
only person home. The caller said she
decided to report this after talking to
her mother.
7:55 p.m. - An Irrigon caller on
Southeast Thomas Avenue reported
something got into the pasture and
killed their two sheep and two goats.
8:06 p.m. - Umatilla police
received an emergency report of a
male in “rough clothes” breaking into
a vacant house on El Monte Street.
9:21 p.m. - The Umatilla County
dispatch center received a 9-1-1 call
about a man and a woman fighting
over a phone on Northeast 10th
Street, Hermiston. Another woman,
though, became upset with the
person making the emergency call,
and a dispatcher had to tell her to
stop interfering with the call, which is
against Oregon law. The man called
back and said he was at his house in
case law enforcement needed to talk
to him, and the woman said she was
going home as well.
10:04 p.m. - A caller reported
a dead calf by a cornfield at West
Walls and Craig roads, Hermiston.
Bailing twine was around the animal’s
legs, as if someone dragged it, and
someone cut it open.
Bruce E.
Eisele
was
born
on
March 17,
1950,
in
Pendleton,
Oregon,
to
parents
Gordon and Elvira
Schindele Eisele. He
died on August 9,
2016, at his home in
Umatilla, Oregon, at
the age of 66 years.
Bruce was raised
and attended schools Eisele
in Umatilla, Oregon.
He graduated from high
school and enlisted in the
United States Navy during
the Vietnam War. Bruce was
assigned to the USS Hornet
as a ¿reman when they re-
covered the astronauts from
the Apollo 11 mission in
the ocean. After his honor-
able discharge he returned to
Umatilla, Oregon where he
has lived since.
He has worked as a
heavy equipment operator
for Jones Scott/Umatilla
Redi Mix for many years.
Bruce enjoyed rock collect-
ing, gemology, cars, me-
chanic-ing, history, watch-
ing westerns and Antiques
Road Show, and loved an-
imals.
• David John Wetmore, 55, Irrigon,
pleaded guilty to Possession of Meth-
amphetamine; sentenced to 18 months
probation, 90 sanction units, 30 max-
imum jail units, 80 hours community
service, $250 fine, $2,250 fine-sus-
pended and 6 months driver’s license
suspension.
• Carl Howard Wilson, 76, Hermis-
ton, pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse I;
sentenced to 75 months Oregon Dept.
of Corrections, 45 months post-prison
supervision and $200 fine; pleaded
guilty to two counts of Sexual Abuse
III; sentenced to $100 fine for each
count.
• Kristopher Michael Smith, 38,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Posses-
sion of Methamphetamine; sentenced
to 60 days jail, 1 year post-prison
supervision, $200 fine and 6 months
driver’s license suspension, plus court
costs and fees.
MISDEMEANOR
•Arlete Olivias Carrera, 20, Herm-
iston, pleaded guilty to Criminal
Mischief II; sentenced to 180 days
jail-suspended, 2 years probation, 40
hours community service, $100 fine
and $900 fine-suspended, plus court
assessment.
Marriages
Marriage licenses have been reg-
istered in Umatilla County for:
Patricia Dawn Cox, 25, and Miranda
Michelle Plisek, 26, both of Irrigon.
Jared Thomas Eckley, 31, and Hallie
McKenzie Cochell, 25, both of Hermiston.
Joshua Ryan Ego, 31, and Sonia
Borders, 26, both of Hermiston.
Anthony Richard Hartsteen, 29,
and Belinda De La Cruz Gutierrez, 29,
both of Hermiston.
Anthony Russell Hug, 24, and
Chey-Anne Plocher, 23, both of Herm-
iston.
Matthew Charles Huston, 33, and
Chelsey Elizabeth Longenecker, 27,
both of Hermiston.
Isidoro Jimenez Donu, 32, of Pasco,
Wash., and Ivette Marbella Arredondo,
24, of Umatilla.
Divorces
Divorce decrees were signed in
Umatilla County Courts for:
Yuliana A. Arriaga and Ramon
Ramirez Frias; Patrick Napolitano and
Dorene Napolitano.
22, of Snohomish, Wash.
Mark Alen Niederwerfer, 43, of
Hermiston and Teri Lee Aldrich, 51, of
Pendleton.
Tracy Elliott Smith, 47, and Teresa
Marie Drury, 42, both of Stanfield.
Suits Filed
The following suits have been
filed in Umatilla County courts:
• Merchants Acceptance Corp. vs.
Donna Badgett; seeks $1,151.07 plus
interest, costs and fees.
• Quick Collect Inc. vs. Karen J.
and Daren Sutton; seeks $364.36 plus
interest, costs and fees.
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Thomas Christopher Jones, 47, and
Patty Marie Quinn, 42, both of Herm-
iston.
Daniel Leroy Neil, 23, of Grand-
view, Wash., and Alyssa Dawn Beddoe,
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