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DEATH NOTICES
John Calvin Craven
Irrigon
Oct. 25, 1925 — Aug. 20, 2022
John Calvin Craven, 96, of Irrigon, died Aug. 20, 2022, at his
home. He was born Oct, 25, 1925, in Bismarck, North Dakota. Ar-
rangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.
Albert W. Curl
Echo
July 25, 1950 — Aug. 17, 2022
Albert W. Curl, 72, of Echo, died Aug. 17, 2022, in Hermiston. He
was born July 25, 1950, in Pendleton. Arrangements are with Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston.
Terri Lynn Downs
Hermiston
May 5, 1949 — Aug. 13, 2022
Terri Lynn Downs, 73, died Aug. 13, 2022, at her home in Thorn-
ton, Colorado. She was born May 5, 1949, in Boise. A graveside fu-
neral service will be Aug. 25, 2022, 10 a.m. at the Hermiston Cem-
etery. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share
memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Photos by Phil Wright/Hermiston Herald
Faye E. Hamman
The crew at Fresh Ground Coffee of Prosser, Washington, fulfill orders Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, during the Hermiston Watermelon Festival in
downtown Hermiston. The business plans on opening in 2023 in Hermiston. For more Hermiston Watermelon Festival photos, see A7.
Hermiston
Oct. 10, 1942 — Aug. 16, 2022
Faye E. Hamman, 79, of Hermiston, died Aug. 16, 2022, in Herm-
iston. She was born Oct. 10, 1942, in Pendleton. A graveside service
was Aug. 22, 10 a.m. at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. Arrangements
are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share memories at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Frederick ‘Fred’ G. McIntyre
Hermiston
Feb. 8, 1950 — Aug. 19, 2022
Frederick “Fred” G. McIntyre, 72, of Hermiston, died Aug. 19,
2022, in Hermiston. He was born Feb. 8, 1950, in Wilder, Idaho. Ar-
rangements are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.
Donald J. O’Brien
Hermiston
April 24, 1938 — Aug. 18, 2022
Donald J. O’Brien, 84, of Hermiston, died Aug. 18, 2022, in
Hermiston. He was born April 24, 1938, in San Francisco. Arrange-
ments are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.
Donald T. ‘Don’ Swager
Hermiston
July 6, 1934 — Aug. 10, 2022
Ryder Serranto, 10, left, of Stanfield, and his friend Tyler Gillman, 11, visiting from out town, receive a $200 check for second place in the wa-
termelon costume contest Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, during the Hermiston Watermelon Festival in Hermiston.
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POLICE LOG
Tuesday, Aug. 16
hearing someone in her kitchen.
4:10 a.m. — Hermiston police took
a report of graffiti at Harrison Park,
215 N.W. 13th St.
9:55 a.m. — A resident on South-
west Second Street, Irrigon, re-
ported her neighbor’s dogs barked
at her for more than an hour while
she sat on her patio.
11:44 a.m. — Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office took another call about
the dogs barking at the resident of
Southwest Second Street, Irrigon.
The caller said the neighbor allows
the dogs to bark continuously and
aggravates the dogs toward her.
4:23 p.m. — Hermiston police re-
sponded to West Ridgeway Avenue
on a report of a vehicle theft.
8:15 p.m. — A resident in Irrigon
reported her boyfriend yelled at
her and hit her with the toilet seat.
He also threatened her life, she
said, and she was able to leave to a
friend’s house.
Thursday, Aug. 18
Wednesday, Aug. 17
6:42 a.m. — A caller reported two
garbage bags were in the middle of
Bombing Range Road, Boardman,
and one broke open and its con-
tents spilled out.
7:58 a.m. — A caller reported a fire
was burning on about 10 acres of
grass off Highway 207 near milepost
19, Heppner.
11:13 a.m. — A resident in the area
of the 600 block of Southwest Sec-
ond Street, Irrigon, told the Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office she believed
her neighbor fired a gun into the air
to warn her dogs for barking. The
sheriff’s office responded.
9:12 a.m. — Umatilla police initiated
activity at Gibson Lane for a vehicle
theft.
12:19 p.m. — Hermiston police re-
sponded to the 1800 block of North-
west Sixth Street on a report of a
burglary.
10:56 p.m. — A 911 caller on East
Highland Avenue, Hermiston, re-
ported a tire had been slashed on
their father-in-law’s vehicle. Police
responded.
10:36 p.m. — A resident on the 200
block of Northwest Oregon Avenue,
Irrigon, called 911 and reported
9:08 a.m. — A 911 caller on East
Main Street, Hermiston, reported
a vehicle theft, stating their pickup
and trailer had been stolen. Police
responded.
10:17 a.m. — A caller at Umatilla
Marina RV Park, 1710 Quincy Ave.,
Umatilla, reported there are indi-
viduals trying to sell puppies at the
marina. Police responded.
11:23 a.m. — A 911 caller at the
Boardman Marina, 1 W. Marine
Drive, Boardman, reported a male
with a rock threatened him and
attacked his camper. Boardman
police responded, diffused the sit-
uation and assisted in getting the
man help.
3:35 p.m. — A caller on Southeast
Ninth Drive, Hermiston, reported
she has a big, bleeding turtle at her
house and would like for someone
to call her back.
9:05 p.m. — An Irrigon resident re-
ported a man was tearing down his
mailbox on Washington Avenue.
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office re-
sponded. The man got his mailbox
back.
10:07 p.m. — Hermiston police re-
sponded to West Hartley Avenue
on a report of shots being fired.
10:58 p.m. — A 911 caller on Sev-
enth Street and Randall Avenue,
Umatilla, reported a vehicle on fire.
Emergency agencies responded.
Friday, Aug. 19
12:49 a.m. — Umatilla police re-
sponded to Second Avenue on a
report of an assault.
8:27 p.m. — A 911 caller on West
Madrona Avenue, Hermiston, just
kept saying “police.” Emergency
agencies responded.
11:43 p.m. — A 911 caller on North
Townsend Road, Hermiston, re-
ported gunshots. Police responded.
Saturday, Aug. 20
12:41 p.m. — A 911 caller on
Brockel Way, Hermiston, reported
an aggressive, black Rottweiler was
at large. Police responded.
8:54 a.m. — A 911 caller on West
Highland Avenue, Hermiston, re-
ported a car crash involving a pe-
destrian. Emergency agencies re-
sponded.
3:42 p.m. — A resident of Wil-
son Road Mobile Home Park, 600
Wilson Road, S.W., Boardman, re-
ported her husband may be intox-
icated, tried to hit her, took away
her phone and took her children’s
apartment. She said she fled to
a neighbor’s place to call police.
Boardman police responded, but
found there was no crime. Police
gave the couple the National Do-
mestic Violence Hotline number.
6:57 p.m. — A 911 caller on North
Townsend Road, Hermiston, re-
ported a dog attacked his horse.
10:41 p.m. — A 911 caller on West-
land and Cottonwood Bend roads,
Hermiston, reported an industrial
structure fire. Emergency agencies
responded.
Monday, Aug. 22
9:46 a.m. — Hermiston police re-
sponded to the 300 block of South
First Street on a report of an assault.
9:49 a.m. — Umatilla County sher-
iff’s deputies responded to Wyatt
Enterprises, 375 W. Orchard Ave.,
Hermiston, on a report of a bur-
glary.
1:13 p.m. — A caller on East
Wilshire Avenue, Hermiston, re-
ported there are dogs in small
cages with no water at this location,
and the caller requested a welfare
check be done.
4:29 p.m. — A caller who said they
were a wrap-around services coor-
dinator for schools reported a stu-
dent who is pregnant may be living
in Heppner in an abandoned home
without power or running water.
The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
checked the area but did not find
the student.
7:39 p.m. — A resident on North-
west Water Street, Heppner, re-
ported neighbors have a cat that is
“really injured,” so she gave them
antibiotics but they are not caring
for the cat. A deputy arranged to
meet with the cat’s owner.
7:58 p.m. — A caller reported there
is a Labrador-pit bull dog mix that
someone abandoned at a home on
Pole Line Road, Boardman, and
has an injured, swollen paw. The
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
responded.
Arrests, citations
Aug. 16
• Hermiston police arrested Je-
rardo Pedro Sital, 24, for felon
in possession of a weapon, al-
tering the identification num-
ber on a firearm and violating
parole.
• Boardman police at 9:52 p.m.
responded to a report of a male
who pulled a gun on people
at Wilson Lane and Paul Smith
Road. Police arrested Cesar Var-
gas Martinez, 18, for fourth-de-
gree assault, third-degree theft,
unauthorized entry into a vehi-
cle and first-degree robbery.
• Hermiston police arrested Fer-
min Isaias Jeronimo-Chales, 27,
for felony fourth-degree assault
constituting domestic violence.
Aug. 19
Hermiston police arrested Pas-
cual Mateo Francisco, 28, for fel-
ony fourth-degree assault.
Aug. 20
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
arrested Rogelio Antonio Abe-
lino, 23, for driving under the in-
fluence of intoxicants (alcohol).
Aug. 21
Hermiston police arrested Ro-
cael Calmo Jeronimo, 23, for
DUII (alcohol), driving while
suspended/revoked, giving
false information and violating
probation.
Donald T. “Don” Swager, 88, of Hermiston, died Aug. 10, 2022,
at his home in Hermiston. He was born July 6, 1934, in Wenatchee,
Washington. A celebration of life service will be Sept. 24, 1 p.m. at
Living Faith Church, 1611 Diagonal Blvd., Hermiston. Arrange-
ments are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share memories at
www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
BIRTHS
GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL
CENTER, HERMISTON
Aug. 8, 2022
PORFIRIO AYOHUA — Esmeralda
Ayohua Ascencion and Fredy Por-
firio Avelino of Boardman: a girl,
Hanna Porfirio Ayohua.
Aug. 15, 2022
LILES — Nicole DeMaster-Liles and
Michael Wayne Liles of Hermiston: a
boy, Noah Gregory Liles.
Aug. 17, 2022
GONZALES — Francisca Sosa Gon-
zales and Ruben J. Gonzales of Irri-
gon: a girl, Jalina A. Sosa Gonzales.
CHI ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL,
PENDLETON
Aug. 15, 2022
BRAUSE — Josie Lee Pritchard and
Bo Xavier Brause of Stanfield: a boy,
Jameson McKay Brause.
COURTS
MARRIAGES
Marriage licenses have been reg-
istered in Umatilla County for:
Mckenzey Lurene Taylor, 20, and
Kameron Jacob Bruhn, 24, both of
Yakima, Washington.
Daniel Robert Cissna, 60, of Irrigon,
and Maria Lilia Garcia Rodriguez, 53,
of New West Minster, B.C., Canada.
Maddison Kathryn Waite, 23, of
Pasco, and Isaac Charles Carter, 26,
of Kennewick.
Cori Mitchelle Briscoe, 26, and Blake
Martin Potter, 30, both of Herm-
iston.
Betsy Marie Jones, 39, and
Daniel Lavon Sandoval, 39, both
of Hermiston.
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