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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
OBITUARIES
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Melva ‘Jean’ Ruhl
Billie Chapman
Hermiston
Bakersfield, Calif.
August 17, 1936 — February 26, 2019
May 24, 1931 — February 15, 2019
Melva “Jean” Ruhl of big holiday dinners for her
Hermiston, Oregon, was family, playing the piano
born on August 17, 1936, and all other music. Through
in Milford, Nebraska, to the years Jean’s giving heart
parents Harry and Wilma motivated her to volunteer
(Gifford) Stahly. She
in several organiza-
tion such as teaching
passed away on Feb-
ruary 26, 2019, at the
first aid and CPR for
Tri-City Chaplaincy
the Red Cross, devot-
ing time to the Agape
Hospice House in
House, and partici-
Kennewick, Wash-
pating in the SMART
ington, at the age of
Ruhl
program reading with
82.
Following
her
elementary students.
high school graduation,
She is survived by her
Jean attended the University daughters Cynthia Ruhl,
of Nebraska and went on to Hermiston, Ore., Laurie
graduate from St. Elizabeth Ross and husband Rick,
Hospital School of Nurs- Hermiston, Ore., and Tracey
ing in Lincoln, Nebraska in Pollock and husband Sam,
1957.
Hermiston, Ore.; grandsons
Jean was united in mar- Joshua Ross, Ryan Ross,
riage to Otto “Skip” Ruhl on Bryce Pollock and wife
May 21, 1964, in Heppner, Madison, and Hayden Pol-
Oregon. They made their lock, all of Hermiston, Ore.;
home in Hermiston, Ore- great-granddaughter Clar-
gon, where they raised their abell Pollock, Hermiston,
Ore.; and several nieces and
three daughters.
Jean worked for many nephews.
years in various hospitals,
Jean was preceded in
including Pioneer Memorial death by her husband Skip
Hospital and Good Shep- Ruhl; her parents; four sis-
herd Hospital. She worked ters, Madeline June, Viv-
as a nurse for the Hermiston ian Maxine, Willa Mae and
School District for 12 years Phyllis Ruth; and two broth-
and later worked for the ers, Donald Fredrick and
state of Oregon as a nurse baby boy Stahly.
There will be a funeral
at EOCI in Pendleton, Ore-
gon. Jean retired from nurs- service on Saturday, March
ing after 40 years of service. 9, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Burns
Jean was an active mem- Mortuary chapel, Hermis-
ber of the Lutheran Church ton, Oregon. Burial will fol-
(ELCA) where she sang in low at the Hermiston Ceme-
the choir for many years; a tery, Hermiston, Oregon.
Contributions in Jean’s
member of Emblem Club
#215; a member of Altrusa memory may be made to
International of Hermis- Grace & Mercy Lutheran
ton for over 25 years; and Church or to the Tri-City
served a total of five terms Chaplaincy Hospice House
at Good Shepherd Commu- in Kennewick, Wash.
nity Hospital (nine years on
Please share memories
the Board of Trustees and of Jean and her family at
10 years on the GSH Foun- burnsmortuaryhermiston.
dation Board).
com.
Jean enjoyed reading,
Burns
Mortuary
of
traveling, playing cards, Hermiston, Oregon, is in
crossword puzzles, cooking care of arrangements.
Darlene Anne Chapman,
In 1949 she married Don
fondly known all her life Loomis. This union blessed
as Billie, was born to Bill her with four children.
and Melba (Dunbar) Chap- During this time she worked
man on May 24, 1931. She as a telephone operator and
passed away peace-
at Sherwood & Rob-
erts Finance Loan &
fully on February 15,
Title Company.
2019, in Bakersfield,
She and her chil-
Calif., at the age of
dren moved to Herm-
87. Billie is now in
iston after “they”
the loving arms of
married Jack Chap-
Jesus and surrounded
man on Decem-
Ruhl
by loved ones she has
ber 26, 1964. Not
dearly missed.
It was always extremely long after, they welcomed
special to her that she was their fifth child. The Herm-
born in her grandparents’ iston community was her
home in Yakima, Washing- beloved home for over 50
ton. Her early years were years where she was an
spent in eastern Washing- active member (and Sunday
ton, moving with her par- School teacher) at St. John’s
ents and sister, Dolores, as Episcopal Church, Chris-
opportunities for work arose tian Women’s Fellowship,
for her dad. These oppor- and worked for the Hermis-
tunities led to great adven- ton School District and Blue
tures for her. At one point, Mountain Community Col-
her family lived in a tent lege. All of her involvements
where her dad was work- were very important to her,
ing to build Grand Cou- however, her most cher-
lee Dam. Later, her father ished achievements were the
worked with the CCC boys, relationships and moments
which then led to a move shared with family, friends
to Sunnyside, Wash. This and those the Lord brought
was a delightful time, meet- into her path ... because she
ing people from all corners never knew a stranger. She
of the U.S. and living on a will be remembered always
small farm.
for her gracious hospitality,
At 10 years old, after humor, generosity, compas-
Pearl Harbor was attacked sion and love for her Lord
and the CCC disbanded, she and Savior.
She is preceded in death
moved with her family to
Big Pasco (a military base) by her parents, sister and
in Pasco, Wash., where her brother-in-law Dolores and
dad worked with the Italian John Shumate, and hus-
POWs as a crane foreman. band Jack Chapman. She
Now she was exposed to is survived by her five chil-
people from another coun- dren: Bill Loomis (Susan)
try, where she learned that Eugene, Ore., Greg Loomis,
the POWs were not enemies Las Vegas, Nev., Susan
but lifelong friends. Around D’Avanzo (Dave) Eugene,
her family’s kitchen table Ore., Kevin Loomis (Alice)
they were invited many Kennewick, Wash., and
times. Once, even through Jill Craw (Andy) Bakers-
language barriers, they field, Calif.; 12 grandchil-
made the first pizza she ever dren; eight great-grandchil-
dren; two nieces and their
tasted!
As she grew, the tom- families; several cousins;
boy turned into a young and many special lifelong
lady, thoroughly enjoying friends.
her involvement and many
A service celebrating her
activities at Pasco High life will be held at St. John’s
School. Bit by the “act- Episcopal Church, 665 E.
ing bug,” she was the lead Gladys Ave. in Hermiston,
in many plays and presi- on Saturday, March 9 at
dent of the Thespian Club, 11 a.m. Burial at the Herm-
where she flourished. She iston Cemetery will be fol-
was an active member of lowed by a reception back at
ASB, the school newspaper, the church.
Memorial contributions
and selected to go to Girl’s
State. Her yearbooks are can be made to Hermiston
filled with evidence of her FCA or to the charity of your
enjoyment of these mem- choice.
orable years. She was also
Please share memories
involved with Rainbow of Billie with her family at
Girls, achieving the chair of burnsmortuaryhermiston.
Worthy Advisor. Somehow com.
she even managed to work
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
part-time at Diamond’s Five iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
and Dime.
DEATHS
James L. Irwin
Hermiston
April 26, 1960 — March 2, 2019
James L. Irwin, 58, of Hermiston, died Saturday,
March 2, 2019, in Richland, Wash. He was born April
26, 1960, in Springfield. Arrangements are pending.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Lawrence I. Hendry
Hermiston
Aug. 9, 1929 — Feb. 27, 2019
Lawrence I. Hendry, 89, of Hermiston, died Wednes-
day, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hermiston. He was born Aug. 9,
1929, in Villisca, Iowa. A private family gathering will be
held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrange-
ments. Share memories with the family at www.burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
Sue Diane ‘Susy’ Stibor
Hermiston
POLICE LOG
July 4, 1942 — Feb. 20, 2019
Sue Diane “Susy” Stibor, 76, of Hermiston, died
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Hermiston. She was born
July 4, 1942, in Spokane, Washington. A funeral service
will be held Friday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at the Irrigon Sev-
enth-day Adventist Church. Burns Mortuary of Hermis-
ton is in care of arrangements. Share memories with the
family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Charles C. ‘Chuck’ Burton
Hermiston
Oct. 23, 1938 — Feb. 27, 2019
Charles C. “Chuck” Burton, 80, of Hermiston, died
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hermiston. He was born
Oct. 23, 1938, in Collbran, Colorado. Arrangements are
pending with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share mem-
ories with the family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com.
Donald A. ‘Don’ Hansen Jr.
Hermiston
Feb. 7, 1950 — Feb. 7, 2019
Donald A. “Don” Hansen Jr., 69, of Hermiston, died
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Hermiston. He was born Feb.
7, 1950, in San Francisco, California. Services are to be
announced. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of
arrangements. Share memories with the family at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Glenn W. ‘George’ Miller
Tuesday, Feb. 26
9:02 a.m. — A woman
at West Ridgeway Avenue
was hit in the mouth by her
husband.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
8:28 a.m. — A caller who
was dropping his child off at
Rocky Heights reported that
a man driving a gold Toyota
4-runner near the school was
getting angry, revving the
engine and displaying road
rage tendencies.
and a male in a black Nis-
san Altima followed her all
the way to Kennewick. He
was tailgating her, and tak-
ing pictures of her while
she was driving. The caller
was unable to get a plate.
She reported to Kennewick
Police as well.
Saturday, March 2
10:47 p.m. — On West
Highland Avenue, a noz-
zle was stuck and fuel was
gushing everywhere.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Sunday, March 3
12:18 p.m. — There was
an assault on West Fulton
Avenue.
3:13 p.m. — A caller
reported that he was follow-
ing a stolen trailer, which
belongs to him, headed to
town.
6:13 p.m. — On North
First Street there was a
domestic disturbance.
10:15 p.m. — There was
a runaway on West Moore
Avenue.
Friday, March 1
12:47 p.m. — There was
a drunk driver on South
Highway 395.
7:10 p.m. — There was a
stalking complaint on South
Highway 395.
9:33 a.m. — A caller
on North First Street said
this morning, she was in
the McDonald’s drive thru,
Monday, March 4
May 20, 1936 — Feb. 10, 2019
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PENDLETON — The
following sentences have
been imposed in Umatilla
County courts:
•credits Inc. vs. Jaime a.
Morales Martinez and Victor
h. M. Martinez (Octavio Mo-
rales Martinez) of hermiston:
seeks $1,861.15.
FeLOny
•Jerry ray Phillips, 60,
hermiston, pleaded guilty to
strangulation: sentenced to
25 months Oregon dOc and
2 years post-prison supervi-
sion.
•Quick collect Inc. vs. Brenda
M. drenon of Boardman:
seeks $7,284.18.
Judgments
•Taylor robert Parks, 26,
hermiston, pleaded guilty to
dUII: sentenced to 30 days
jail, 150 days jail-suspended,
3 years probation, 80 hours
community service, $2,000
fine, $1,000 fine-suspended
and 1 year driver’s license
suspension, plus court costs
and fees.
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing judgments have been
rendered in Umatilla Coun-
ty courts (interest, court
costs and fees not listed):
•Midland Funding LLc vs.
Luke clark of hermiston:
judgment for $846.01.
•Midland Funding LLc vs.
angel sanchez of hermiston:
judgment for $3,251.95.
Suits Filed
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing suits have been filed
in Umatilla County courts
(interest, court costs and
fees not listed):
•evergreen Financial services
Inc. vs. carloe Pinto Garay
and elva Pinto of hermiston:
judgment for $608.67.
•LVnV Funding LLc vs. Barba-
ra davis: seeks $2,642.78.
•cach LLc vs. rhonda M.
scott: seeks $3,919.45.
•cach LLc vs. Kathleen Peter-
son: seeks $4,135.11.
•credits Inc. vs. Weston and
reva Ferguson of hermiston:
seeks $775.45.
•evergreen Financial services
Inc. vs. stacie Bates of
hermiston: judgment for
$2,964.02.
•Quick collect Inc. vs. Tamara
Bacon (Guzzetta) of herm-
iston and andrew Bacon of
sterling, colo.: judgment for
$435.40.
•evergreen Financial services
Inc. vs. Felipe resendiz of
Umatilla: judgment for
$893.92.
•credits Inc. vs. Vicki and
steven Littrell of hermiston:
seeks $2,024.95.
•credits Inc. vs. Thomas Way
and Tara Fredrickson Way of
Boardman: seeks $1,036.75.
•Portfolio recovery associ-
ates LLc vs. Joylynn M. Love
of Umatilla: judgment for
$3,832.51.
•nationwide recovery ser-
vice Inc. vs. axel Barrera of
hermiston: seeks $7,287.41.
•Umpqua Bank vs. Jaime
Villarreal of hermiston: judg-
ment for $1,014.25.
•credits Inc. vs. Glenn Purcell
of stanfield: seeks $644.66.
•cavalry sPV I LLc vs. saul
solorzano of hermiston:
seeks $1,411.51.
•Joshua L. reddick of herm-
iston vs ali’s Pilot service
of Irrigon: judgment for
$2,340.59.
•Td Bank Usa vs. connie
shelton of hermiston: seeks
$2,484.76.
•credits Inc. vs. eduardo
Torres of stanfield: judgment
for $5,332.82.
•Portfolio recovery associ-
ates LLc vs. Teonna d. ray-
mond of hermiston: seeks
$1,363.15.
•credits Inc. vs. Wesley T.
Thomas of Umatilla: judg-
ment for $2,809.55.
•ray Klein Inc. dba Profes-
sional credit service vs. rena
L. Blouin: seeks $3,887.65.
•Bonneville Billing & col-
lections Inc. vs. rumaldo
a. rodriguez of hermiston:
seeks $422.81.
•Bonneville Billing & collec-
tions Inc. vs. Tara and Thomas
Way of hermiston: seeks
$281.01.
•Portfolio recovery associ-
ates LLc vs. Lisbet Gutierrez
of hermiston: seeks $761.99.
•Portfolio recovery associ-
ates LLc vs. sheri L. harper of
stanfield: seeks $1,137.73.
•credits Inc. vs. Paola arcinie-
ga of hermiston: judgment
for $551.57.
•credits Inc. vs. claudia car-
rera cisneros of hermiston:
judgment for $908.35.
•credits Inc. vs. Budd e. rich-
ards of hermiston: judgment
for $9,854.52.
Divorces
PENDLETON — Divorce
decrees were signed in
Umatilla County Courts for:
andrew James hamilton and
sharon elaine hamilton of
hermiston.
BPA asks consumers
to conserve ‘tight’
energy supply
By HERMISTON HERALD
Pacific Northwest res-
idents are being asked to
conserve energy as the
Bonneville Power Admin-
istration reports cold
weather and other factors
are putting pressure on the
electrical system.
A news release by BPA
blames
“unseasonably
cold temperatures, low
stream flows for hydro-
power production, trans-
mission import constraints
and high natural gas con-
straints” for putting stress
on the energy supply and
asks people to lower their
energy usage where pos-
sible to “keep the fed-
eral power system operat-
ing smoothly and support
regional reliability.”
“It’s always a good
idea to use electricity
wisely, and it’s even more
important when supplies
are tight,” Elliot Mainzer,
BPA administrator, said in
a statement.
Temperatures in Uma-
tilla County plunged this
weekend,
continuing
the region’s record-set-
ting weather. On Monday
night Hermiston reached
2 degrees, down from the
date’s previous record of
15 degrees.
BPA asks that cus-
tomers open their blinds
to take advantage of the
warming powers of natu-
ral light, lower their ther-
mostat when possible and
take other energy-saving
measures.
BPA provides whole-
sale power to Hermiston
Energy Services, Umatilla
Electric Company, Pacific
Power and other area
utilities.
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Hermiston
Glenn W. “George” Miller, 82, of Hermiston, died
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Hermiston. He was born May
20, 1936, in La Grande. A graveside service with mil-
itary honors will be held Saturday, March 23 at 3 p.m.
at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermis-
ton is in care of arrangements. Share online condolences
with the family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
•credits Inc. vs. Blema
Fangamou and Fatoumatou
diallo of Boardman: seeks
$5,709.26.
Sentences
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston
FEB. 20, 2019
HARRIS — Brionna Baker and Zachary Harris of Irri-
gon: a boy, Ethan Floyd Harris.
FEB. 24, 2019
RAMIREZ — Angelica Ramirez and Amador O.
Ramirez of Hermiston: a girl, Jaelynn Elidia Ramirez.
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