WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018
OBITUARIES
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RECORDS
DEATHS
COURTS
William L. ‘Bill’ Flatt
Don C. Blankenship
SENTENCES
Vancouver, Wash.
April 26, 1929 - January 16, 2018
Hermiston
Jan. 7, 1937 - Jan. 22, 2018
PENDLETON — The following sen-
tences have been imposed in Uma-
tilla County courts:
Don C. Blankenship, 81, of Hermiston died Monday, Jan.
22, 2018, at his home. He was born Jan. 7, 1937, in Great
Falls, Montana. At his request, there will be no formal ser-
vice. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary. Sign the online con-
dolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
FELONY
•Darlene Mae Mock, 59, Hermis-
ton, pleaded guilty to three counts
of Identity Theft: sentenced to 13
months Oregon Dept. of Correc-
tions (DOC) and 1 year post-prison
supervision for each count, and $191
restitution.
Bill Flatt, 88, of Condon
died January 16 in Vancou-
ver, Wash. A Celebration of
Life is planned for
March 3rd at 1:00 at
Condon High School
gym. A potluck
reception will follow
at the grade school.
As Bill was a proud
American, the fam-
ily welcomes those Flatt
honoring Bill with
their attendance to
also honor our flag
by wearing any
type of red, white
and blue.
Bill was born April 26,
1929, in Moro, Ore., to Ver-
non and Lillian Flatt. Bill
was later joined by a brother
Bob and sister Lois. After
graduating from Moro High
School and Eastern Oregon
State College, he returned
working for First National
Bank Moro and helped his
father with Flatt’s Truck
Service.
Bill met Peggie Cloe
in The Dalles and married
in 1950, moving to Con-
don and bringing Flatt’s
Truck Service to the area.
Soon after he purchased
two school buses, agree-
ing to transport Condon
school students. That agree-
ment led to seven buses and
a highway coach. So was
born Mid Columbia Bus in
1956.
Bill and Peggie learned to
fly in 1960 and he remained
a pilot for 40 years. Air-
plane travel became a valu-
able tool for his business,
allowing him to see cus-
tomers and employees face-
to-face, always giving the
“family touch” no matter
the distance from home.
In 1976 Bill purchased
Schreiner’s Chevron, con-
structing a new facility for
the growing bus business.
In 1990 he purchased M&A
Auto Parts, relocating it
to the SB Barker Building
after extensive remodel.
Fifty-nine years after
buying his first bus, grow-
ing MIDCO from two buses
to over 900 in 52 school
districts, Bill sold the busi-
ness in 2015.
Bill served on Condon
City Council, was presi-
dent of Chamber of Com-
merce, member of the fire
department, was scout-
master serving on Blue
Mountain Council of Boy
Scouts, served on board of
directors for Meadowood
Speech Camp, was master
of the Mt. Moriah Masonic
Lodge, was on the
E/W Shrine Foot-
ball Game Commit-
tee, and was a lay
reader in the Episco-
pal Church. He was
a charter member
of the Condon Elks
Lodge, serving as
exalted ruler 1959,
District
Deputy
1963, Oregon State
Elks Association
President 1974 and
as chairman of the
E l k s National Ameri-
canism Committee carry-
ing the flag in the opening
ceremony of the National
Convention in Chicago.
Bill was inducted into Ore-
gon State Elks Hall of Fame
and stayed active as a past
president. Bill was an avid
outdoorsman, not missing
many deer or elk hunting
seasons over the years with
his sons.
Bill and Peggie planned
motor coach trips to various
locations and had a good fol-
lowing of people that trav-
eled with them every year.
Locations included Boston,
Alaska, Miami, Sedona,
Calgary and Germany.
Bill developed macular
degeneration in 2008, trad-
ing airplane and car keys
in for an electric scooter.
He soon adjusted to scooter
travel, making room for
co-pilot “Dewey,” not
being stopped by ice/snow/
fog. When he requested tire
chains, we had to decline.
Bill moved to The
Quarry Senior Living in
Vancouver when unable to
live alone, enjoying being
near family.
Survivors include faith-
ful companion Dewey; son
Kevin and wife Sandy of
Spokane; daughter Lau-
rie Roberge of Vancouver;
daughter-in-law Cindy of
Joseph; son Bruce and wife
Ellen of Cove; son Jeff and
wife Mellia of Rainier; 13
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by
his wife Peggie, son Doug,
son-in-law Gene and grand-
daughter Steffanie.
Memorial contributions
can be sent to OHSU Foun-
dation, Elks Children’s Eye
Clinic Building Fund, 1121
S.W. Salmon, Suite 100,
Portland OR 97205-2020.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24
10:15 a.m. — A caller reported
two juveniles are at Southwest Debra
Court, harboring his 13 year-old son,
and giving drugs to him and his
daughter. The caller was just at the
residence, and the juveniles said his
son was sleeping inside and wouldn’t
bring him out.
9:35 p.m. — A suicidal subject was
reported at Southeast Banker Drive,
Hermiston.
11:58 p.m. — Someone reported
hearing five shots fired at Northeast
Fourth Street and East Elm Avenue,
Hermiston.
Thursday, Jan. 25
2:07 a.m. — A runaway was
reported at West Highland Avenue,
Hermiston.
Friday, Jan. 26
6:04 p.m. — A caller at Southwest
13th Place, Hermiston, said a person
keeps coming back and sitting on their
front porch. The caller asked that he be
trespassed.
Echo
March 24, 1951 - Jan. 26, 2018
Louis K. Nakapalau, 66, of Echo died Friday, Jan. 26,
2018, at his home. He was born March 24, 1951, in Hono-
lulu, Hawaii. A funeral service with military honors will
be held Saturday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center, 1035 S.E. Ninth
St., Hermiston. A private burial will be held at the Hermis-
ton Cemetery. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary. Sign the
online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Marilyn L. Pfnister
Hermiston
Sept. 19, 1931 - Jan. 17, 2018
Marilyn L. Pfnister, 86, of Hermiston died Wednesday,
Jan. 17, 2018, in Hermiston. She was born Sept. 19, 1931,
in Laird, Colo. A memorial service will be held Saturday,
March 10 at 3 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Wit-
nesses in Hermiston. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary.
Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com.
Glen E. Taylor
Hermiston
Jan. 24, 1935 - Jan. 27, 2018
Glen E. Taylor, 83, of Hermiston died Saturday, Jan. 27,
2018, in Richland, Wash. He was born Jan. 24, 1935, in
Stroud, Oklahoma. Arrangements are pending with Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston. Sign the online condolence book at
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Kevin L. Helzer
Hermiston
Sept. 27, 1960 - Jan. 28, 2018
Kevin L. Helzer, 57, of Hermiston died Sunday, Jan. 28,
2018, in Pendleton. He was born Sept. 27, 1960. A memorial
service will be held Friday, Feb. 2 at 3:30 p.m. at the Burns
Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. A celebration of life gather-
ing will follow at the Pheasant Bar & Grill, 149 E. Main St.,
Hermiston. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary. Sign the con-
dolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Saturday, Jan. 27
6:54 a.m. — A runaway was
reported at Northwest 11th Street,
Hermiston.
Sunday, Jan. 28
3:58 a.m. — A prowler was
reported at East Main Street,
Hermiston.
5:52 p.m. — A suicidal juvenile
was reported at Southwest 10th Place,
Hermiston.
10:25 p.m. — A suicidal subject
was reported at West Linda Avenue,
Hermiston.
Monday, Jan. 29
12:01 a.m. — Someone jumped
out a window at West Hartley Avenue,
Hermiston.
11:07 a.m. — An assault was
reported at East Cherry Avenue,
Hermiston.
3:41 p.m. — A suicidal subject
was reported at East Main Street,
Hermiston.
11:38 p.m. — A robbery was
reported at Northwest 11th Street,
Hermiston. A suspect described as a
short, heavyset Hispanic female in
her early 20s displayed a weapon and
demanded money from the 11th Street
Market. Anybody with information
is asked to call the Hermiston Police
Department at 541-567-5519.
Umatilla
Jan. 24, 1946 - Jan. 27, 2018
Charles R. “Dick” Surber Sr., 72, of Umatilla died Satur-
day, Jan. 27, 2018, at his home. He was born Jan. 24, 1946,
in Wichita Falls, Texas. A funeral service will be held Friday,
Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 14 Grant St., Umatilla. A graveside service will be
held Monday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. at the Enterprise Cemetery.
Arrangements by Burns Mortuary. Sign the online condo-
lence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
JAN. 16, 2018
CAMPBELL —Dixie L. Campbell and Joshua D. Camp-
bell of Boardman: a girl, Elizabeth Caroline Campbell.
JAN. 21, 2018
NEWTON — Raven D. Newton of Hermiston: a boy,
Kaos David Newton.
JAN. 22, 2018
AGUILAR — Yareth C. Aguilar of Umatilla: a girl, Lei-
lani Alessia Aguilar.
IN UNIFORM
Private
First
Class Marine’s functional fitness
Wade Scott Kirkpatrick of as it relates to the demands
Hermiston graduated from of fighting and winning
Marine Recruit Training at battles.
PFC Kirkpatrick is the
the Marine Combat Recruit
son of Dave and
Depot in San Diego,
Anne
Kirkpatrick
Calif., on Dec. 21,
of Hermiston and
2017.
Annette Greiner of
PFC Kirkpatrick
Milton-Freewater.
successfully
com-
pleted the Physical
He will return to
Fitness Test, which
San Diego to com-
plete Marine Com-
is a standard test
bat Training and will
used to measure
then be shipped to
battle-readiness of Kirkpatrick
Pensacola, Fla.
each Marine with a
PFC Kirkpatrick plans to
focus on stamina and phys-
ical conditioning. He also complete his military occu-
completed the Combat Fit- pational specialty as an avi-
ness Test, which assesses a ation systems technician.
Dog alerts
family to fire
MISDEMEANOR
•Kevin Lee Gregerson, 61, Herm-
iston, pleaded guilty to DUII: sen-
tenced to 10 days jail, 170 days
jail-suspended, 2 years probation,
80 hours community service, $1,255
fine, $2,000 fine-suspended and 1
year driver’s license suspension, plus
court costs and fees; pleaded guilty
to Reckless Driving: sentenced to 180
days jail-suspended, 2 years proba-
tion, $100 fine and 90 days driver’s
license suspension.
SUITS FILED
PENDLETON — The following suits
have been filed in Umatilla County
courts (interest, court costs and fees
not listed):
•Capital One Bank vs. Keith L.
Weaver: seeks $7,660.58.
•Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Rob-
ert L. and Jacqualine D. Herrera of
Hermiston and all others claim-
ing right, title, lien or interest: seeks
$201,895.34.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Angela
Turner: seeks $808.64.
•United Finance Co. vs. Kathryn
Cram of Echo: seeks $6,209.05.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Lazaro
Rodriguez and Metodia Contreras of
Hermiston: seeks $906.51.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Scott
Smith of Echo: judgment for $779.32.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Norma
Rauch of Hermiston: judgment for
$4,231.01.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Mary For-
man of Hermiston: judgment for
$923.22.
•Credits Inc. vs. Kasey Pankey of
Umatilla: judgment for $5,013.11.
•Credits Inc. vs. Scott McCorkle of
Hermiston: judgment for $2,800.55.
•Credits Inc. vs. Pedro Munoz
(Munoz-Sanguino) of Hermiston:
judgment for $6,989.13.
•Credits Inc. vs. Sara L. Brooks
and Christopher Foreman of Hermis-
ton: judgment for $1,242.55.
•Credits Inc. vs. Diana and
Charles Evens of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $2,181.
•Crown Asset Management LLC
vs. Patricia Doney of Umatilla: judg-
ment for $2,408.10.
•United Finance Co. vs. Bran-
don and Alana Wilson of Boardman:
judgment for 2,774.03.
DIVORCES
PENDLETON — Divorce decrees
were signed in Umatilla County
Courts for:
Melissa Jo Martinez of Irri-
gon and Anthony David Martinez of
Hermiston.
MARRIAGES
PENDLETON — Marriage licenses
have been registered in Umatilla
County for:
Jesus Uriel De La Rosa Romero,
25, and Valeria Gomez Esquivel, 25,
both of Hermiston.
•Credits Inc. vs. David Silva Jr.
and Alma Silva of Hermiston: seeks
$611.36.
Jimmy Radillo, 21, and Guada-
lupe A. Gameros Rodriguez, 24, both
of Hermiston.
•Credits Inc. vs. Rafael Munoz
Jr. and Teresita Flores Zaragoza of
Hermiston: seeks $731.79.
Alberto Varela Ruiz, 55, and Nor-
malicia Garay Arellano, 58, both of
Hermiston.
Sheriff ’s car theft suspect
faces three criminal cases
Christopher Alvin
Phillips of Hermiston
faces 11 counts of
burglary as well as
stealing and crashing a
Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Office patrol car.
The district
attorney’s
office arraigned
Phillips, 23,
Friday afternoon
in the Hermiston
courtroom of
Circuit Judge
Phillips
Eva Temple,
according to
court records. The charges
range from misdemeanors
of unlawful entry into a
motor vehicle and theft to
felonies of unauthorized
use of a vehicle and
attempted burglary.
On Jan. 18, the
Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Office responded to a
report of a suspicious
vehicle at a vacant house
at 33464 E. Punkin Center
Road east of Hermiston.
Deputy Chris Daugherty
found the vehicle, a red
1994 Ford Explorer, as
well as Phillips and Tyler
Morris, 19.
Daugherty arrested
and handcuffed Phillips
and put him in the back
seat of the patrol car,
according to a statement
from the sheriff’s office,
and released Morris.
Daugherty kept his car
running while waiting
outside for a tow truck to
take the Explorer. That’s
when Phillips moved his
cuffs to his front, broke
out the rear window
of the patrol car,
crawled into the
driver’s seat and
took off. He crashed
the car in a small
canal at the corner
of Tabor and Punkin
Center roads, then
ran. Deputies that
afternoon caught
Phillips near the Short
Stop gas station at 32553
E. Punkin Center Road.
The district attorney’s
office also charged
Phillips in two more
cases:
•First-degree criminal
mischief, second-degree
burglary and theft for a
Jan. 2 break-in at Eastside
Market, 528 E. Main St.,
Hermiston;
•First-degree burglary,
first-degree criminal
trespass and third-degree
theft for a Jan. 11 break-in
at 33464 E. Punkin Center
Road, Hermiston.
Phillips has hearings
Feb. 12 to consider trial
readiness in each case.
Until then, he remains
in the Umatilla County
Jail, Pendleton, in lieu of
$225,000 bail.
ATTENTION:
TOWN HALL MEETING
HERMISTON HERALD
A family’s dog helped
save their home on Thurs-
day morning after it alerted
them to a fire on their porch.
Umatilla County Fire
District 1 officials said the
fire caused minor damage
to the house on Sagebrush
Road north of Hermiston.
The family called 911
about 8:15 a.m. after the dog
began barking, and UCFD1
responded. No one was hurt.
•Ezequiel Alatorre, 22, Umatilla,
pleaded guilty to two counts of Pos-
session of Forged Instrument I: sen-
tenced to 18 months probation, 90
sanction unit, 30 maximum jail units,
100 hours community service, and
$200 fine for each count.
JUDGMENTS
PENDLETON — The following
judgments have been rendered in
Umatilla County courts (interest,
court costs and fees not listed):
Charles R. ‘Dick’ Surber Sr.
JAN. 19, 2018
FLORES — Elizabeth H. Weems and Horacio Flores-
Salas of Hermiston: a boy, Noah Isaiah Flores.
POLICE LOG
TUESDAY, JAN. 23
2:32 a.m. — A missing person was
reported at Sater Court, Hermiston.
3:02 p.m. — A runaway was
reported at South Highway 395,
Hermiston.
Louis K. Nakapalau
•Credits Inc. vs. Mattias A. Rahm
of Hermiston: seeks $1,935.28.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Jesse V. and
Elvera J. Walling of Hermiston: seeks
$380.60.
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