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RECORDS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A5 OBITUARIES Joan P. Greene Ruth Arnell Cherry Monacelli Jane (Irwin) Starner Hermiston August 31, 1926-October 15, 2016 Palm Desert, Calif. November 16, 1934-September 21, 2016 Umatilla October 16, 1951-October 10, 2016 Joan P. Greene, longtime Hermiston resident, was born on August 31, 1926, in Weiser, Idaho, to parents Frank and Elaine Johnson Townley. She died on October 15, 2016, in Hermiston, Ore- gon, at the age of 90 years. She was raised and attended schools in Weiser, Idaho. Joan was united in Greene marriage to Virgil L. Greene on December 27, 1950, in Winnemucca, Nev. They lived in Weiser, Idaho, before moving to Hermis- ton, Oregon, in 1954 where she has lived since. Joan worked at the Uma- tilla Army Depot for a time and then for many years as the bookkeeper for LA Moore Furniture. She en- joyed camping, hunting, ishing, rock collecting, her lower garden, and picking huckleberries in the moun- tains. She was a former member of the Hermiston Eagles Lodge. She is survived by her sons Jeff Greene and wife Carol, Hermiston, Ore., and Gary Greene and wife Sandi, Stanield, Ore.; daughters Janice Gibbs and husband Zane, Stanield, Ore., and Debra Hickey, Hermiston, Ore.; grandchil- dren Jeffrey, Cassie, Ryan, Travis, Mateo, Nick- ola, Thalia, Lindsey, Zane and Chance; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous niec- es, and nephews. Joan was preced- ed in death by her husband of 64 years, Virgil Greene, in March of 2015; her parents; and two brothers, Jim and Tim Townley. A celebration of life ser- vice will be held on Friday, October 21, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Burns Mortuary chapel, Hermiston, Oregon. Private family burial will be at the Echo Cemetery, Echo, Oregon. Those who wish may make contributions in Joan’s memory to Alzhei- mer’s Research at 1650 N.W. Naito Parkway, Suite 190, Portland, OR 97209. Please sign the online condolence book at burns- mortuaryhermiston.com Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, is in care of arrangements. Cora Emma (Deusen) Linder New Plymouth, Idaho January 26, 1917-October 16, 2016 Cora Emma (Deusen) Linder, age 99, of New Plymouth passed away Sun- day, Oct. 16, 2016. Emma was born to Paul Frederick Deusen and Cora Marie (Ehfe) Deusen on Jan. 26, 1917, at home near New Plymouth, Ida- ho. She attended Sun- nyside School for two years, transferring Linder to New Plymouth where she graduated in 1936. She married Wheeler Calvin Linder on Dec. 24, 1938. They lived in New Plymouth un- til 1941 when they Linder moved to Hermiston, Ore. Wheeler passed away in 1957. Emma worked at the Army Depot Ordnance from 1959 to 1973. She then moved to Boise and worked at the Veterans Hospital until she retired in 1979. Emma enjoyed all kinds of handiwork, especially embroidery and crocheting. She made many afghans and kitchen towels for family and friends. She also liked working in her yards. In 2004, she moved to New Plymouth where she resided until moving in 2016 to an assisted living facility in Fruitland. Emma was a member of American Legion Auxiliary of Herm- iston, Ore., since 1946, the New Plymouth Senior Citi- zens, and the Priscilla Club. Emma is survived three sons, Paul Charles (Hyeja) of Portland, Ore., William Gary (Judy) of Hermiston, Ore., and John Calvin (Deb- GO ONLINE Hermistonherald.com orrah) of Wallowa, Ore.; eight grandchildren, Deb- bie (Victor) Baros, Robert (Kim) Linder, Lisa (Scott) Fluckinger, Kim (John) Furgerson, Kristin (Sam) Connell, Emily (Wes) Nash, Charles J. (Katie) Linder, and Genevieve (Chris) Methvin; 20 great-grandchil- dren and 10 great-great-grand- children, as well as two sisters, Mary A. Ziegler and Helen White, both of New Plymouth. Preceding her in death is her husband, Wheeler, in 1957; her parents, Paul and Cora Deusen; two brothers-in-law, Guss Ziegler and Floyd White; daughter-in-law Jennifer Linder; and great-great- grandson Carrson Wade Furgerson. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20th at Plymouth Congregational Church in New Plymouth. Interment will be at Herm- iston, Ore., cemetery on Friday, Oct. 21st at 2 p.m. (PST). Memorials in her memo- ry may be made to the New Plymouth Congregational Church or New Plymouth Senior Center in care of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, P.O. Box 730, Pay- ette, ID 83661. Arrangements and ser- vices are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memo- ry Chapel, New Plymouth. Condolences may be made to Emma’s family at shaf- fer-jensenchapel.com. Ruth Arnell Cherry Mo- the age of 100, Ruth moved to nacelli, age 81, of Palm Des- Palm Desert, Calif., in 2007. ert, California, passed unex- One of her favorite places in pectedly on September 21, the country was Palm Springs 2016. and the surrounding Coach- She was born No- ella Valley area. Ruth vember 16, 1934, loved the heat of the to Pearl (Thornby) desert, and had al- Cherry and William ways stated that this is Glenn Cherry in St. where she wanted to John, North Dakota. retire. The family then resid- Ruth spent her time ed at the “Columbia in Palm Desert volun- District” near Herm- Monacelli teering with The Palm iston and Ordnance. Springs Museum. She Ruth graduated in 1952 as was an active member of The class valedictorian from Clipped Wings Ladies groups Hermiston High School. in Palm Springs. Ruth’s inde- Ruth attended two years pendent spirit was felt by all at Whitman College in Wal- as she insisted on living on la Walla, before realizing the her own, and still driving and travel bug had bit her. The attending all her social out- urge to travel and explore led ings until the very end. Her i- Ruth to join United Airlines nal home was in Palm Desert, as a stewardess in 1955. She California. also did national advertising Ruth was proceeded in for them as a model. With death by husband Dr. Carl this job she moved to Chi- Monacelli; father William cago and then to New York “Glenn” Cherry Sr.; mother City then settled in Water- Pearl Grace Thornby Cherry; ford, Maine. She moved to brother Lt. Cmdr. William Boston, Mass., and became Glenn Cherry Jr.; and niece a tour and travel consultant Anne Cherry Heath. for a large travel company. She is survived by daugh- This was a job she loved and ters Susan M. Moore of would keep for years while Sherbon, Mass., Carol Mo- traveling the world. While nacelli of Boston, Mass., in Boston she met and mar- and Patricia Monacelli of ried Dr. Carl Monacelli in Sete, France; sister-in-law 1976. They lived in Brook- Eleanor (Dick) Hudson line, Mass., where Carl had of Florida; sister Murial a dental practice. They were Brainard of Coos Bay, Ore.; together until he passed brother James (Loretta) away from a long battle with Cherry of Albany, Ore.; nu- cancer. merous niece and nephews; In 1982 Ruth moved to the and many grandchildren. West Coast, living in Kenne- A memorial gathering of wick, Wash., to be closer to friends and family will be her mother and family. She held Saturday, October 22, spent much of her time in 2016, at 2 p.m. at The Oxford Hermiston helping with her Suites in Hermiston, Oregon. mother and continuing to Please send condolences travel as a global tour guide. at burnsmortuaryhermiston. After her mother passed on, at com BIRTHS Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston OCT. 5, 2016 MENDOZA — Delila L. Mendoza and Brayann Men- doza of Umatilla: a girl, Mila Rae Mendoza:. NAVARRO-JAIME — Nora A. Rodriguez and Jose S. Navarro of Umatilla: a boy, Ayden Noe Navarro-Jaime. OCT. 7, 2016 GARCIA — Jolee M. Romanick and Jose D. Garcia of Hermiston: twin boys, Xavier Damian Garcia and Xaidyn Jose Garcia. OCT. 10, 2016 PEDRO — Morgan A. Pedro and Mark A. Pedro of Hermiston: a boy, Clayton Francis Pedro. MONDAY, OCT. 17 2:14 a.m. - A white Chevy car with a female driver stopped in the middle of the road in the wrong lane at the intersection of E. Highland Ave. and S. Highway 395, Hermiston, and was waiting for a “non-existent light to change.” The person who reported the incident believed the woman was intoxicated, but police couldn’t ind the vehicle. 11:47 a.m. - A woman with a broken foot told police she fended of a would-be thief in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Hermiston. She said she was taking of her boot to get into her car when a person tried to grab her wallet out of her car. She kicked the person, but it happened so fast she didn’t remember if it was a man 541-567-4063 405 N. 1st St., Suite #107, Hermiston Verna Taylor, HAS Forrest Cahill, HAS 541-215-1888 246 SW Dorion, Pendleton 5 Theater Cineplex Check wildhorseresort.com for showtimes $5 Matinee Classics Every Wednesday Credit & Debit Cards accepted Cineplex gift cards available 541-966-1850 Pendleton, OR I-84 - Exit 216 given the 2014 Umatilla Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. The entire community will mourn her passing and will remember her frankness, in- dustriousness, and warmth. She was prede- ceased by her father Hugh and brother John. She is survived by her husband George; son Christopher; daughters Kimi, Niki, Klista and Cindi; mother Janet; sister Nancy, broth- ers Phil and Dan; and 14 grandchildren. She was loved iercely by her family and friends, all of whom will miss her terribly. A celebration of Jane’s life will be held on her birthday, October 16, 2016, in Hermiston. Please sign the online guest book at burnsmortu- aryhermiston.com Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, is in care of arrangements. Kathryn Ann Fowler Forest Grove July 5, 1955-October 6, 2016 Kathryn Ann Fowler, 61, of Forest Grove, Oregon, passed away at her home on Thursday, Oct. 6. She was born July 5, 1955, in La Grande, Oregon, to parents Matt and Doris Doherty. She attended school in Hermiston, Oregon, graduating with honors in 1973. In addition to being a National Merit Fowler Scholar, she was a varsity tennis player and band/pep band member. Following high school she attended the Univer- sity of Oregon, where she was an enthusiastic mem- ber of both the marching and pep bands. She grad- uated with a degree in music education and for a brief time taught music at Stanield and Hermiston. She returned to school, taking technical classes at Blue Mountain Communi- ty College. On completion of her studies, she became employed by Intel Corpo- ration where she spent the next 31 and a half years, until retirement. Kathy loved the out- doors. She was very ac- tive in 4-H when she was young, and often had her pet steer at the fair. Kathy was a very avid Ore- gon Duck fan. She loved her dogs and her horse, and with her husband, Dave, enjoyed entering their dogs in various hunting dog ield trials. She is survived by her husband Dave Fowl- er, parents Matt and Do- ris Doherty, sister Susan Russell, and brother Steve Doherty. A rosary will be held at The Visitation Catholic Church in Verboort, Ore- gon, on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30. A graveside service will be held the following Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10:00 a.m. at the Hermiston Cem- etery in Hermiston, Ore- gon. SUNDAY, OCT. 16 possibly from a 12-gauge shotgun or .44 Magnum. 3:32 p.m. - A resident of Northeast Gladys Drive, Hermiston, returned from vacation to ind his house and driveway egged. PUBLIC SAFETY LOG When they say “Grab my coat!” and you say “Get my tote?” Ric Jones, BC-HIS Jane Starner (née Irwin) passed away Monday, Oc- tober 10 at her home in Umatilla after a prolonged ight with cancer. She was born in Portland, Or- egon, on October 16, 1951. Jane grew up in Stevenson, Wash- ington, and Mil- ton-Freewater, Ore- gon, and graduated from Eastern Ore- Starner gon University with a degree in education. After taking several teaching jobs throughout Eastern Oregon and Idaho, she settled in Umatilla in 1985 and mar- ried her husband, George, in 1993 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Those who loved Jane knew her to have a quick wit and warm smile. She was fast to laugh and generous with her time and love, qualities which served her well in her teaching career. She taught at Clara Brownell Middle School until retire- ment. Jane was an active community leader and was P R IOR I T I E S A hundred years from now it will not matter what My bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the Life of a Child. or woman. The incident took place an hour before she called police. 11:54 a.m. - A woman reported someone stole her purse out of her shopping cart at Fiesta Foods, Hermis- ton, and she wanted police to respond and look at footage from the store. 4:51 p.m. - Police made contact with a woman on E. Cherry Ave., Herm- iston, who said she knew who bit the inger of a woman currently at Good Shepherd Medical Center. She didn’t want police to come to her house, but she was willing to talk on the phone. 12:28 a.m. - The owner of the Chuckwagon Cafe, 81027 N. Highway 395, Hermiston, called the Umatilla County Sherif’s Oice to report hearing at least three gunshots just north of the restaurant. Deputies were unable to ind a shooter. 1:52 p.m. - A tool box was report- ed stolen from the back of a pickup on McConnell Lane, Hermiston. 3:03 p.m. - Hermiston police received a report of shots ired behind the Oak Tree Inn, 1110 S.E. Fourth St., SATURDAY, OCT. 15 5:01 a.m. - An employee of the Hermiston Burger King, 1730 N. First St., reported she arrived to start her shift and found the business had been See SAFETY, A6