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DEATH NOTICES
Dolores (Hewitt) Atiyeh
Betty J. Lankford
Patricia Ann Allen
Portland
November 8, 1923-August 29, 2016
Echo
July 20, 1934-September 9, 2016
Stanield
Dolores (Hewitt) Ati-
yeh, 92, the wife of Or-
egon Governor Victor
Atiyeh (1979-87), died
peacefully in Portland on
August 29th at a
Portland-area care
center.
Dolores
was
born November 8,
1923, in Portland,
Oregon, where she
attended
public
schools. She met Atiyeh
Victor, while both
were students, at Wash-
ington
High
School.
During her senior year,
she was recognized in
Who’s Who in American
High Schools. She was a
scholarship honor student
at the University of Ore-
gon, where she studied art
and joined sorority Alpha
Chi Omega.
Dolores Hewitt and
Victor Atiyeh were mar-
ried July 5, 1944.
As Oregon’s First Lady,
Dolores Atiyeh was in-
volved in numerous char-
itable, historic and arts
organizations. In 1979 she
was appointed honorary
chairman of the Oregon
International Year of the
Child Commission, an
all-volunteer commission
which focused attention
on concerns for Oregon’s
children’s health, educa-
tion and nutrition. She was
honored with the White
Rose Award in 1983 by the
March of Dimes.
Mrs. Atiyeh was a
member of the Gover-
nor’s Committee for the
Exhibiting of Art in the
governor’s
ceremonial
and reception area, and
a member of Arts Coali-
tion Northwest. She was
honorary chair of stew-
ards with the Historical
Preservation League of
Oregon and served as a
board member and
chair of the Wom-
en’s Council and
committees for the
Portland Art Mu-
seum. She helped
host an event at the
museum featuring a
statue from Palmy-
ra, Syria, that was
donated by her father-in-
law, George Atiyeh.
Both Dolores and Vic-
tor enjoyed the Pendleton
Round-Up and the respect
of the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation.
Dolores really bonded
with the 1973 Senior Rose
Festival Court where she
served as chaperone. Upon
returning to Portland from
Salem she researched, and
was admitted into, the
Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Dolores was preceded
in death by her husband,
who died on July 20, 2014,
just 15 days after the cou-
ple had celebrated their
70th wedding anniversary.
She is survived by her im-
mediate family, son Tom
Atiyeh (wife Leslie), and
daughter Suzanne Atiyeh,
plus ive grandchildren.
A private family ser-
vice took place September
3rd at River View Ceme-
tery.
Remembrances
may
be made to the Governor
Victor Atiyeh Collec-
tion at Paciic University,
2043 College Way, Forest
Grove, OR 97116.
Betty J. Lankford, of Moffit, Echo, Ore.; broth-
Echo, and a longtime er Eddie Benthin, Pend-
Heppner, Oregon, resi- leton, Ore.; sisters Dor-
dent, was born on July othy Burton, Pendleton,
20, 1934, in Watertown, Ore., and Patty Smith,
South Dakota, to
Vancouver, Wash.;
parents Edwin and
sister-in-law June
Bertha
Hansen
“Gayle” Benthin,
Benthin. She died
Pilot Rock, Ore.;
on September 9,
10 grandchildren;
2016, in Hermis-
six great-grandchil-
ton, Oregon, at the
dren; and numerous
age of 82 years.
nieces,
nephews
She was raised Lankford
and cousins.
in Oregon, gradu-
Betty was pre-
ating from high school in ceded in death by her hus-
North Powder, Oregon, in band, her parents, and a
1953. Betty was united in brother, Kenneth Benthin.
marriage to Bobby Dale
A celebration of life
Lankford on January 1, gathering to share mem-
1955, in Pendleton, Ore- ories of Betty and how
gon. They lived in Pilot she touched your life will
Rock, Oregon, until 1972 be held on Friday, Sep-
and then moved to Hep- tember 16, 2016, at 4:00
pner, Oregon, in 1975. p.m. at Abby’s Pizza, 828
She lived in Heppner, Southgate, Pendleton, OR
Oregon, until moving to 97801. A private family
Echo, Oregon, in 2011 burial will be at the Pi-
where she has lived since. lot Rock Cemetery, Pilot
Betty enjoyed sewing, Rock, Oregon.
cooking, gardening, and
Those who wish may
supporting her grandchil- make contributions in
dren in their activities and Betty’s memory to Alz-
sports.
heimer’s Research.
She is survived by her
Please sign the online
son Steve Lankford, Lex- guest book at burnsmor-
ington, Ore.; daughters tuaryhermiston.com.
Lyn Rose, Pendleton,
Burns Mortuary of
Ore., Brenda Worden, Hermiston, Oregon, is in
Heppner, Ore., and Kristi care of arrangements.
BIRTHS
Sentences
The following sentences have
been imposed in Umatilla County
courts:
FELONY
• Jason Michael Francisco Gar-
za, 26, Irrigon, pleaded guilty to
Attempt to Elude Police: sentenced
to 2 years probation, 120 sanction
units, 60 maximum jail units, 80
hours community service, $200
fine and 90 days driver’s license
suspension; pleaded guilty to
Reckless Driving: sentenced to $100
fine and 90 days driver’s license
suspension.
• James Louis Blunck, 62, Herm-
iston, pleaded guilty to DUII-felo-
ny: sentenced to 90 days jail, 2
years probation, 120 sanction unit,
60 maximum jail units, $4,255 fine
and lifetime suspension of driver’s
license, plus court costs and fees;
pleaded guilty to Driving While
Suspended.
MISDEMEANOR
• Elizabeth Rodriguez Sauceda,
41, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to
Assault IV: sentenced to 180 days
jail-suspended, 2 years probation,
80 hours community service, $100
fine and $1,650 fine-suspended,
plus court costs and fees; pleaded
guilty to two counts of Harass-
ment: sentenced to $100 fine for
each count.
• John Callahan Doherty, 38,
Lexington, pleaded guilty to 180
days jail-suspended, 2 years pro-
bation, 80 hours community ser-
vice, $1,000 fine and $750 fine-sus-
pended, plus court costs and fees.
• Curtis James Drury, 35, Board-
man, pleaded guilty to Theft II and
two counts of Failure to Appear II:
sentenced to 180 days jail and $100
fine for each count.
• Judson Allen Kownslar, 37,
Stanfield, pleaded guilty to DUII:
sentenced to 5 days jail, 85 days
jail-suspended, 2 years probation,
$2,255 fine and lifetime suspension
of driver’s license, plus court costs
and fees; pleaded guilty to Failure
to Perform Duties of Driver-proper-
ty damage: sentenced to $100 fine;
pleaded guilty to Refusal of Intox-
icant Test: sentenced to $650 fine.
Divorces
Divorce decrees were signed in
Umatilla County Courts for:
Jahkota James Johnson and
Brittany Elizabeth Johnson.
Marriages
SEPT. 1, 2016
GUERRERO — Emily Guerrero-Alfaro of Hermis-
ton; a boy, Evan Alexander Guerrero.
ORTEGA-ROSALES — Lisset Rosales and Josue
Ortega of Hermiston; a boy, Exequiel Ortega-Rosales
Jr.
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Ralph Moratz
Hermiston
Oct. 10, 1931-March 10, 2016
Longtime Los Angeles resident Ralph Moratz, 84, died
March 10, 2016, in Hermiston. He was born Oct. 10, 1931, in
Berlin, Germany. A celebration gathering with military honors
will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at 1 p.m. at Spillway Park near
Umatilla. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrange-
ments. Sign the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com.
Vickie P. Meade
Hermiston
Nov. 5, 1950-Sept. 5, 2016
Vickie P. Meade, 65, of Hermiston died Monday, Sept. 5,
2016, in Albany. She was born Nov. 5, 1950, in Decatur, Ill. A
celebration of life gathering with an opportunity to share mem-
ories will be held Saturday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. at the Church of the
Nazarene Ministry Center, 1520 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign
the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Lonnie John Bentz
Hermiston
Jan. 20, 1949-Sept. 3, 2016
Lonnie John Bentz, 67, of Hermiston died Saturday, Sept.
3, 2016, in Hermiston. He was born Jan. 20, 1949, in Yakima,
Wash. A public celebration of life service will be held Satur-
day, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m. at Ahtanum Valley Assembly of God
Church, 7803 Ahtanum Road, Yakima. A private family buri-
al will be held at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Send condolences at
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Boardman
April 18, 1944-Sept. 7, 2016
Betty Jane Hogan, 72, of Boardman died Wednesday, Sept.
7, 2016, in Kennewick, Wash. She was born April 18, 1944, in
Boston, Mass. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, Sept.
13, at 10 a.m. at the Riverview Cemetery in Boardman. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the on-
line guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
John Simon Bohms, 40, and
Molly Jo An Taylor, 42, both of
Umatilla.
Jaime Benito Navarrete, 51, and
Herminia Ruiz Pastor, 52, both of
Hermiston.
Francisco Sanguino Cancino, 25,
of Hermiston and Cristal Garcia Co-
ria, 23, of Umatilla.
Garry Dean Savage, 31, and
Tiffany Nichole Cook, 27, both of
Arlington.
Victor Jaime Villa Araiza, 26,
and Alejandra Mendoza, 23, both of
Boardman.
Andy James Zeff, 35, and Skylur
Vanessa Streifel, 36, both of Pasco,
Wash.
Suits Filed
The following suits have been
filed in Umatilla County courts:
• Springleaf Financial Services
Inc. vs. Jonathon K. Patterson:
seeks $2,181.89 plus interest, costs
and fees.
• Midland Funding LLC vs. Lena
Santos: seeks $881.29 plus interest,
costs and fees.
• United Finance Co. vs. Mark
and Michelle Johnson: seeks $973
plus interest, costs and fees.
• Springleaf Financial Services
Inc. vs. Bradley K. Foster: seeks
$2,916.42 plus interest, costs and
fees.
• Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. June
Dabling: seeks $938.92 plus inter-
est, costs and fees.
• United Finance Co. vs. Kristo-
pher Robinson: seeks $7,840.61 and
$3,408.15 in separate suits, plus
interest, costs and fees.
Judgments
The following judgments have
been rendered in Umatilla County
courts:
• Discover Bank vs. Nancy
Shaw: judgment for $7,468.75 plus
interest, costs and fees.
• Professional Service Bureau
vs. Kevin D. and Sharon Marlene
Sumerlin and Jerry M. Makus: judg-
ment for $1,575.72 plus interest,
costs and fees.
• Bonneville Billing & Collec-
tions Inc. vs. Marissa A. Myers:
judgment for $275.26 plus interest,
costs and fees.
SUNDAY
2:41 p.m. - A Stanield woman told
police her “ex has the remains of her
dog that was hit by a train and won’t
return them to her.”
6:28 p.m. - Goats ate a man’s trees
and tore up his property of Downey
Road, Boardman.
9:24 p.m. - A caller reported his
vehicle sustained damage at Umatilla
River Road and Bonney Lane, Umatilla,
after he drove into a cooler that fell of
the truck in front of him.
SATURDAY
9:19 a.m. - Gunshots from dove
hunters spoked a horse at West Prog-
ress and North Ott roads, Hermiston.
The horse owners asked the Umatilla
County sherif’s oice to send a deputy
to stop the shooting.
10:15 a.m. - A man on Diagonal
Road, Hermiston, told law enforcement
he needs protection from a man he has
let live in his back yard. The man was a
thief, has a pistol and broke the caller’s
ankle last Sunday, according to the
report. The caller said he now wants
the man of his property.
1:38 p.m. - A person with blond
hair in a pony tail and wearing a black
hooded sweat shirt stole a bag from a
woman in a wheelchair on Northeast
Gilmore Street, Heppner.
FRIDAY
10:30 a.m. - A Stanield woman
reported she was in bed with a broken
back and her ex-boyfriend has held her
down and then trashed her house.
3:03 p.m. - A semitrailer went
airborne after crashing into a farming
tractor on the eastbound side of
Interstate 82 near the Powerline Road
exit, Umatilla. Oregon State Police
reported the semi was going 63 mph
when it came upon the tractor and its
dolly going no more than 25 mph. The
semi driver tried to avoid the collision,
lost control, hit the farming rig, lew
into the air and crashed in the grassy
median.
No one reported injuries, according
to state police, and the tractor driver
received a citation.
6:42 p.m. - A resident on Rudder
Lane, Hermiston, called 9-1-1 and
reported a goat was loose and on the
road. The goat also was too big for the
caller to capture and put in its pen.
6:43 p.m. - A Umatilla woman
on Yakima Street reported she paid
a neighbor to put up a fence, but
instead he just took the money and did
nothing.
6:51 p.m. - Morrow County
Sherif’s Oice responded to a report
of a neglected and abandoned dog
covered in ticks and at Tower Road exit
of Interstate 84. Deputies found the
dog and took it to Humane Society of
Eastern Oregon/Pet Rescue, Hermiston.
THURSDAY
6:49 a.m. - A caller told Hermis-
ton police he was following a white
Pontiac full of stolen items from the
Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1350 N. First St.,
Hermiston.
7:33 a.m. - Umatilla police received
an anonymous tip that a man wanted
on several warrants was at the Umatilla
Inn & Suites, 1370 Sixth St., Umatilla.
7:54 a.m. - A woman reported she
left jewelry at Comfort Inn & Suites,
77514 S. Highway 207, Hermiston, and
the hotel called her and said it was
missing.
11:06 a.m. - A caller with the
community garden at Good Shepherd
Medical Center, 600 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston, reported an older man has
been taking dirt from the site.
3:15 p.m. - A male at Lakeview
Manor on East Dogwood Avenue,
Hermiston, reported his roommate
was drinking and consumed crystal
meth, then became aggressive. The
intoxicated roommate was inside the
residence, which had no weapons other
than kitchen knives.
8:04 p.m. - A bicycle-riding man
on South Highway 395, Hermiston,
threatened to slice a woman’s tires
and her neck. The woman reported the
man, about 28 years old, could be with
a woman in her mid to late 20s and
was going to Tower Apartments, 1150 S.
Highway 395, Hermiston.
WEDNESDAY
5:05 p.m. - A Umatilla resident
reported his father stated he is sending
people to assault him but he hung up
when a dispatcher asked him for more
information.
6:34 p.m. - A Umatilla resident
asked to speak to an oicer regarding
harassing texts she is receiving from
her soon-to-be ex-mother-in-law.
TUESDAY
7:58 a.m. - A woman on Baldwin
Lane, Hermiston, reported someone
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Patricia Ann Allen, 74, of Stanield died Saturday, Sept. 10,
2016, at her home. She was born Jan. 23, 1942. Arrangements
are being handled by Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bish-
op. Online condolences may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.
com.
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Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
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pushed her four-wheeler down the
driveway and tried but failed to start it,
then just left it there.
9:13 a.m. - A man on East Walls
Road, Hermiston, reported the theft of
a diesel tank in a pickup-bed trailer.
5:05 p.m. - A woman in Umatilla
reported she and her husband worked
on their cars two days ago, and her
brother’s car was there and “got
scratched.” She now came home and
found a scratch on the hood of her car
and asked for an oicer to respond.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
MONDAY
• Hermiston police arrested Miguel
Munoz Gutierrez, 39, of Hermiston, for
fourth-degree assault and harassment.
The charges stem from domestic
violence.
SUNDAY
• Umatilla police used a stun gun
to take down repeat ofender Marco
Antonio Carrillo. Umatilla police at
about 5:15 p.m. at F and Seventh streets
tried to arrest Carrillo, 28, of Umatilla,
on a local warrant. He resisted oicer
Natalia Tovey, according to court
records, assaulted her and tried to
get away. Umatilla police reported
the short chase ended after an oicer
shot Carrillo with a stun gun. Carrillo
has convictions from 2007 through
2009 for burglary, theft and assault.
He then skipped a court date in August
related to a charge of driving under the
inluence of intoxicants, which led to
the arrest warrant. Carrillo on Monday
pleaded not guilty to new charges of
assaulting a public safety oicer, sec-
ond-degree escape and resisting. His
next hearing in Umatilla County Circuit
Court is Sept. 19 in Pendleton, and he
also remains in the Umatilla County Jail.
• Hermiston police arrested Jordin
Andru Grimm, 21, of 1650 W. Sunland
Ave., Kennewick, Washington, for felo-
ny fourth-degree assault, interference
with making a report, second-degree
criminal mischief and harassment. The
charges stem from domestic violence.
SATURDAY
• An Oregon State Police trooper
responding to a man causing prob-
lems in a Hermiston business ended
up arresting his signiicant other.
Trooper Tricia Draze at 2:58 p.m. went
to the Short Stop Circle K, 32553 E.
Punkin Center Road, Hermiston, after
a man made a disturbance there. The
store manager told the trooper Jerry
Sanders, 55, cannot come into the
business because he makes trouble.
The trooper tried to ind Sanders
at his nearby house, but instead
only found his girlfriend, Mary Ann
Sanders, 50. Draze told her about the
trespass situation and also checked
to see if she had warrants. She did,
and the trooper hauled Mary Ann
Sanders to the Umatilla County Jail,
Pendleton. The trooper also went back
to Jerry Sanders’ home on Sunday
and warned him to not to return or
call the business.
WEDNESDAY
• Pendleton police arrested Nika
Lauren Kash Kash, 24, of Pendleton,
for driving under the inluence of
intoxicants.
• Pendleton police arrested
Gina Marie Perez, 32, of Umatilla, for
possession of methamphetamine.
• Pendleton police arrested
Amber Danielle Gomez, 29, no address
provided, for theft of services, sec-
ond-degree trespass, resisting arrest
and interfering with a peace oicer.
• Oregon State Police made the
following arrests after stopping a
vehicle for operating without head-
lights at 7:41 p.m. on Highway 37
near milepost 20 north of Pendleton:
Ricky Sly Higheagle, 31, of Pend-
leton, for possession of methamphet-
amine, giving false information, felon
in possession weapon and on two
warrants;
Ryan Tyler Patrick, 31, of
Pendleton, for possession of meth-
amphetamine and on a warrant;
and Angela Kay Mitchell, 45, also
of Pendleton, for DUII (controlled
substance) and refusing to take a
test for intoxicants.
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