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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016
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OBITUARIES
DEATH NOTICES
Chester Allyn ‘Chet’ Bennett Jr.
Frederick Albert Wimmer
Barbara J. Shockman Reel
Hermiston
January 6, 1932-September 26, 2016
Pendleton
July 31, 1923-October 4, 2016
Hermiston
Chester
constantly involved
Allyn “Chet”
in his church
Bennett Jr.,
and community
84, of Herm-
and especially
iston, Ore-
his sons’ activ-
gon, died of
ities as Little
heart failure
League base-
on September
ball coach,
26, 2016, while vaca-
Boy Scout leader,
tioning in Pine Top,
swim team and Grant
Arizona. Chet’s warm
Union booster clubs,
and generous spirit
and advisor to DeMo-
lives on in the hearts
lay and Rainbow
of those who loved
chapters. An avid deer
him and whose lives
and elk hunter, Chet
were touched by him. Bennett
looked forward to fall
Born January 6,
hunting seasons each
1932, in Corvallis, Oregon, year and some of his favorite
Chet was the oldest of three times were days in the woods
sons of Chester A. Bennett with his sons and hunting
Sr. and Ruby Hinds. His partners.
mother died while Chet was
Chet was recently recog-
a young boy, but his father nized as a 50-year member of
later married Ruby Farlow John Day Elks Lodge #1824,
and the family was joined by where he was a Past Exalted
another brother, Robert. As a Ruler. He also served as dis-
Forest Service family, Chet trict deputy for Southeast Dis-
spent his childhood years in trict of the Oregon State Elks
Paisley, Bly, John Day and Association. Chet was partic-
Enterprise, where he graduat- ularly involved in Elks ritual
ed from high school in 1949. competitions as a team coach
The raucous exploits of four and judge. In 2001, Chet was
boys growing up under one named to the OSEA Hall
roof include legendary tales of Fame for his many years
involving a baby porcupine of service. Chet was also a
loose in the house and a brush Past Master of Canyon City
ire the boys started that was Lodge No. 34, A.F. & A.M.
quite embarrassing to their and a 32nd degree member
forest supervisor dad.
of Baker Valley Scottish Rite.
Chet attended Eastern Or- Chet served on the board of
egon College in La Grande directors of Old West Federal
for one year before enlisting Credit Union for 35 years, be-
in the U.S. Army at the outset ginning with the Grant Coun-
of the Korean War in 1950. ty Credit Union and continu-
Chet served in a combat engi- ing on the board through the
neer battalion during the war series of mergers that creat-
and at Ft. Carson, Colorado, ed Old West Federal Credit
after returning home. He re- Union.
sumed his education at Ore-
In 2006, Chet married
gon State College using his Kay Burns of Hermiston
GI Bill beneits, while con- and they enjoyed 10 years of
tinuing to serve in the Army world travel, adventures, and
Reserve where he attained the loving togetherness. They
rank of Sergeant First Class.
volunteered several years for
Chet married the former the Columbia River Cowboy
Joan Finlayson of Eugene in Gathering & Music Festival
1956, while both were still in and attended other music and
college. Their son Donald Al- arts events throughout the re-
lyn was born the next year in gion.
Corvallis, and son Jon Robert
Chet is survived by his
born in Eugene in 1961. Chet wife Kay; son Jon (Laura) of
and Joan were married 47 Grants Pass, Ore.; son Don
years until her death in 2003. (Anne) of Puyallup, Wash.;
Chet graduated from the granddaughters Rita (Daniel)
School of Forestry at Oregon Bennett Adams of Eatonville,
State with his baccalaureate Wash., and Caria Bennett of
degree in 1958 and began Bronxville, N.Y.; stepdaugh-
his professional career with ter Heather (Nick) Powers
the U.S. Forest Service after and their children Elizabeth
spending summers during and Connor of Newberg,
college on trail building and Ore.; and brothers Bill (Mar-
ireighting crews. First as- tha) of Wilsonville, Ore., and
signed to the Willamette Ben (Edna) of Raleigh, N.C.
National Forest in Oakridge,
A memorial service will be
Chet moved his young fami- held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Octo-
ly to John Day in 1962 where ber 15, 2016, at the Hermis-
he worked in various posi- ton Elks Lodge, 480 E. Main
tions on the Malheur National Street, Hermiston, OR 97838.
Forest until his retirement in
Charitable contributions
1988. During his long career, in memory of Chet Ben-
Chet was a leader of local and nett may be made to Ore-
state chapters of the National gon Elks Children’s Eye
Federation of Federal Em- Clinic, 3295 Triangle Dr.
ployees. He then worked a S.E., Salem, OR 97302
number of years as a school (www.onwardohsu.org/
bus driver for Grant School donation/oregon-elks-chil-
District No. 3, and served as drens-eye-clinic), or Herm-
president of the classiied em- iston Agape House, P.O. Box
ployees union.
1723. Hermiston. OR 97838
In John Day, Chet was (agapehousehermiston.org).
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SUNDAY, OCT. 9
12:28 p.m. - Police looked for but
did not ind a man after a woman at
Wildwood RV Park, 82280 Wildwood
Lane, Umatilla, called 9-1-1 and said
she was outside when a male came
up to her and asked her questions
about her personal life.
12:31 a.m. - A caller reported a
man was assaulting a woman at the
Boardman Marina, 1 Marine Drive N.W.,
Boardman.
7:47 a.m. - A Hermiston man
reported a “black mutt” tried to
attack him at Southwest 10th Street
and West Highland Avenue.
3:04 p.m. - Hermiston police
received a report that a resident of
Guardian Angel Homes, 540 N.W. 12th
St., Hermiston, was missing.
6:26 p.m. - Hermiston police
received a call that three clowns were
near Eastside Market, 582 E. Main St.,
and running toward Highway 395. Once
more, police did not ind any clowns.
7:41 p.m. - Hermiston police
received another report of a clown
sighting, this time second-hand. The
caller claimed the clown was on the
road at Armand Larive Middle School,
1497 S.W. Ninth St., and trying to scare
people.
10:42 p.m. - Guess what? Yep,
another clown sighting. A caller on
the 500 block of Willamette Avenue,
Umatilla, reported a Caucasian male
dressed all in black with white paint
on his face hit him with a water
balloon through the window of his
vehicle.
And police did not ind the clown.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
5:22 a.m. - A caller told dispatch-
ers he wanted a member of the
Morrow County Sherif’s Oice to stop
stalking him.
3:32 p.m. - A caller reported
possible game poaching after seeing
See SAFETY, A6
When they say “Grab my coat!”
and you say “Get my tote?”
Fred Wim-
mer was born
in Echo, Ore-
gon, on July
31,1923, to
May (Mary)
Dockweiler
and Henry
Albert Wimmer.
He graduated
from Echo High
School in 1941
and served in the
Army Air Force
525th Bombard-
ment Squadron Wimmer
stationed in Ita-
ly during WWII.
Friends introduced him
to Rayjean Hendrickson
and they married Novem-
ber 18, 1946. They lived
most of their nearly 70
years of marriage in Pend-
leton. Together they raised
four daughters, Linda Park-
er of Hermiston, Ore., Nila
Wimmer of Pendleton,
405 N. 1st St., Suite #107,
Hermiston
Ric Jones,
BC-HIS
Verna Taylor,
HAS
Forrest Cahill,
HAS
Ore., Marla Ellis of
Spokane Val-
ley, Wash., and
Gia Weathers
Baker of An-
chor
Point,
A l aska .
They have
nine grandchil-
dren and 16
great-grandchil-
dren.
Fred worked
as a glazier in
Pendleton, start-
ing his own
business, Glass
by Dick and Fred, in 1976
to 1990.
Fred was preceded in
death by his parents and
two older sisters, Margaret
Morehead and Mary Du-
puis.
There is an online guest
book available through
Burns Mortuary. No public
service is planned.
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
SEPT. 22, 2016
CLAWSON — Amanda Clawson and Scott Clawson
of Hermiston: a boy, Connor Scott Clawson.
SEPT. 23, 2016
ANGEL — Cristina Angel and Jose A. Angel of Uma-
tilla: a girl, Aliya Angel.
SEPT. 27, 2016
VIEIRA — Cynthia J. Vieira and Joseph V. Vieira of
Hermiston: a girl, Estela Lea Vieira.
SEPT. 28, 2016
PALUSO — Darcie Paluso and Jason Paluso of Herm-
iston: a boy, Jarhett Lane Paluso.
SEPT. 29, 2016
COX — Arraceli M. Flores and Kenneth H. Cox III of
Hermiston: a girl, Auriella Rose Cox.
SEPT. 30, 2016
SORENSEN — Sonja M. Sorensen and Jake N.
Sorensen of Boardman: a girl, Serenity Rose So-
rensen.
TORRE — Breezy S. Torre and Joseph S. Torre of
Hermiston: a girl, Brittany Lynn Torre.
OCT. 1, 2016
SPARKS — Jordaen Martinez and Dionte Sparks of
Irrigon: a girl, Zoe Lynn Sparks.
OCT. 2, 2016
BURGUS — Rebecca Burgus and Carl Burgus of
Umatilla: a boy, Ezekiel Eugene Burgus.
Barbara J. Shockman Reel, 82, of Hermiston died
June 20, 2016, at her home. She was born April 13,
1934, in Weiser, Idaho. A graveside service will be
held on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Ceme-
tery in Weiser. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care
of arrangements. Sign the online guest book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
Kathryn Ann (Doherty) Fowler
Forest Grove
July 5, 1955-Oct. 5, 2016
Former Hermiston resident Kathryn Ann (Doherty)
Fowler, 61, of Forest Grove died Wednesday, Oct. 5,
2016, at her home. Recitation of the rosary will be held
Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m., followed by a funeral
mass at 10:30 a.m., at Visitation Catholic Church in
Verboort, Ore. A reception will follow at the church
parish hall. A graveside service will be scheduled
for a later date at the Hermiston Cemetery. Duyck &
VanDeHey Funeral Home in Forest Grove handled ar-
rangements.
Patricia Jean Deisch
Irrigon
April 13, 1931-Sept. 22, 2016
Patricia Jean Deisch, 85, of Irrigon died Thursday,
Sept. 22, 2016, at her home. She was born April 13,
1931, in The Dalles. A celebration of life will be held
Friday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Hermiston Church of
the Nazarene. Arrangements are with Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston. Sign the online guest book at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Lloyd W. Frerichs
Hermiston
Dec. 6, 1929-Sept. 27, 2016
Lloyd W. Frerichs, 86, of Hermiston died Tuesday,
Sept. 27, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 6, 1929,
in Gurley, Neb. A celebration of life service was held
Saturday, Oct. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Hermiston Assembly
of God Church. Arrangements are with Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston. Sign the online guest book at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Mervin L. ‘Merv’ Grubaugh
Heppner
June 13, 1953-Sept. 30, 2016
Mervin L. “Merv” Grubaugh, 63, of Heppner died
Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, near Echo as the result of an
automobile accident. He was born June 13, 1953, in
Grand Junction, Colo. A graveside service was held
Saturday, Oct. 8, at noon at Cascade Locks Cemetery.
A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Oct.
15, at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the
online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
COURT REPORT
Sentences
The following sentences have
been imposed in Umatilla County
courts:
FELONY
•Diane Rochelle Berecz, 43, Herm-
iston, pleaded guilty to Theft I: sen-
tenced to 2 years probation, 90 sanc-
tion units, 30 maximum jail unis, 204
hours community service, $1,250 ine
and $1,250 ine-suspended, plus court
costs and fees.
•Brian Keith Beaty, 28, Kennewick,
Wash., pleaded guilty to Burglary I:
sentenced to 24 months Oregon Dept.
of Corrections, 3 years post-prison su-
pervision and $200 ine-suspended.
•Toni Marie Taylor, 33, Irrigon,
pleaded guilty to Possession of Meth-
amphetamine: sentenced to 6 months
jail, 1 year post-prison supervision,
$100 ine, $400 ine-suspended and
6 months driver’s license suspension.
•Ray Eugene Wynne, 58, Hermis-
ton, pleaded guilty to two counts of
Theft I: sentenced to 2 years probation,
120 sanction units, 60 maximum jail
units, 80 hours community service and
$200 ine for each count, and $23,998
restitution, plus court costs and fees.
Meet our newest
primary care
physician.
•Jordin Andru Grimm, 21, Kenne-
wick, Wash., pleaded guilty to felony
Assault IV-domestic violence: sen-
tenced to 3 years probation, 180 sanc-
tion units, 90 maximum jail units, 160
hours community service, $500 ine
and $2,000 ine-suspended; pleaded
guilty to two counts of Recklessly En-
dangering Another: sentenced to $100
ine for each count.
MISDEMEANOR
Jennifer Poste, MD
•Jose Alfredo Zamudio Jr., 36,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Disorder-
Internal Medicine & Endocrinology
See COURTS, A6
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