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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015
OBITUARIES
Elsie Fife
Michael Lee Halvorson
Gearhart
Sept. 1, 1923 — Dec. 29, 2014
Ocean Park, Wash.
Nov. 13, 1955 — Dec. 14, 2015
Elsie “Peggy” Fife, 91, a resident of Gearhart, Community Church. She enjoyed reading and
Ore., died on Dec. 29, 2014. Peggy, the daughter traveling. Most of all, she loved to paint. She
of George William Amsbary and Mary Josephine spent the last 10 years creating timeless memo-
Shaw Amsbary, and sister of William Shaw Ams- ries for her family members and friends.
bary, was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, where she grew
Peggy is survived by her brother, William
up and graduated from Gallia Academy High (Gunda) Amsbary of Huntington Beach, Ca-
School in Gallipolis.
lif,; children, Thomas (Micki) Fife
During World War II, Peggy moved
of Visalia, Calif., and Susan (Thom)
to the Los Angeles area with her aunt,
Dickerson of Seaside, Ore.; grand-
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ter the war ended, Peg’s soon-to-be
pher (Jen) Palmer and Marie (Jeff)
husband, Thomas Elwood Fife, was re-
Loyd; great-grandchildren, David
leased from a German prisoner of war
Ward, Nathanael Ward, Jack Gilbert-
camp and on July 11, 1945, the high
son, Leah Gilbertson, Austin Palmer,
school sweethearts were married.
Ryan Palmer and Hope Loyd; and
Deciding to stay in California Peg
nieces and nephews, William (Whit-
and Tom settled in Van Nuys, where
Elsie
they had two children: a son, Thomas
Fife
Evan in 1949; and a daughter, Susan
Amsbary.
Candace in 1951. Within a few years
In Peggy’s honor, services will be
they relocated to Fresno, Calif., and lived in the held at Cannon Beach Community Church on
Central Valley for many years.
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at 3 p.m. In the spring,
From 1976 to 1986, Peggy and Tom owned internment will be in Galt, Calif., where she will
Fife’s Department Store in Galt, Calif.
reside forever with the love of her life, her late
After the death of her beloved Tom in 1993, husband, Tom Fife.
Peggy spent the next 10 years caring for her
Remembrances may be made to the Alzhei-
mer’s Association or a charity of the donor’s
than a relative, she was her lifelong friend. After choice.
the passing of Gogo, Peggy moved to Gearhart
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Seaside is in
- charge of arrangements. Visit www.hughes-ran-
berly Fife Ward, and her two great-grandsons.
som.com to share memories and sign the guest
Peggy was a member of Cannon Beach book.
Ocean Park resident Michael Lee Halvorson, fan, especially football, and avidly supported the
59, died at his residence on Dec. 14, 2014, with his Seattle Seahawks. He was also blessed with a great
family at his side. A native of Sturgis, S.D., Mike sense of humor, and will not soon be forgotten.
Besides his wife of 49 years, Mike
was born there Nov. 13, 1955, the son
is survived by daughter Jamie (hus-
of Gary and Eleanor Halvorson. At an
band Dennis) Hall of Amboy, Wash.;
early age the family moved West to seek
son Timothy Halvorson of Long Beach;
employment, settling in Aloha, Ore.,
sisters Sherry Nein and Joni Tooley; and
and later in Vancouver, Wash. There
other members of his extended family.
Mike graduated from Fort Vancouver
He was preceded in death by his parents
High School.
and his mother-in-law Madeline Wells.
On June 13, 1975, Mike married
Family and friends are invited to a
Donna Eadie. For the ensuing 31 years
celebration of his life and potluck to be
they resided in Vancouver, where Mike
held Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Duey
was employed as a machine operator/
Michael
and Lynn Ames home, 1501 201st St.
printer for Portco. Eight years ago he
Halvorson
and Donna moved to Ocean Park to be
Stop by anytime between 12 noon and
close to Mike’s parents, who also live
on the Peninsula. Mike worked in the hardware 3 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Michael Hal-
department at Jack’s County Store in Ocean Park
vorson family at Great Northwest Credit Union,
for 4 years before illness forced retirement.
- Long Beach Branch.
His guest book is available at www.pentti-
ing, hunting, golf, camping and spending quality
time with his family. He also was a “big” sports laschapel.com
Death
Jan. 9, 2015
SMITH, Shirley Jean, 79, of
Warrenton, died in Longview,
Wash. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay-
ton Mortuary in Astoria is in
charge of the arrangements.
ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
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Astoria 5-Day Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy with
occasional rain late
42°
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Portland
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Corvallis
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Eugene
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Salem
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Albany
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Sunday
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Monday
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Year to date ............................. 4.56"
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Sunset tonight .................. 4:48 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday ............. 7:57 a.m.
Moonrise today ................ 9:44 p.m.
Moonset today ................ 10:01 a.m.
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spiritually. As a dedicated caregiver, he
loved to play the role of “dad” to children
biological and chosen, and would never
hesitate to lend a helping hand to a person
in need.
Jim was born and raised in Med-
ford, Ore., where he married his wife
Terry in 1973. They both graduated
with teaching degrees from Southern
Oregon University. In search of a big
City
Olympia
Pendleton
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Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
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Tonight's Sky: The planet Jupiter looks like a
brilliant star high in the southeast as darkness
falls.
Tomorrow’s Tides
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
High
4:37 a.m. 8.3 ft.
4:09 p.m. 7.6 ft.
Time
10:32 a.m.
10:33 p.m.
Iona “Onie” Jean Stephens, 78, died in Ham-
mond, Ore., on Jan. 2, 2015. The daughter of Pete
Mulholland and Albert and Claudia Beall Bateman,
she was born in Jerome, Idaho, on Aug. 20, 1936.
Onie grew up in Jerome, Idaho, and graduated from
Jerome High School in 1954.
On March 6, 1954, she married Omer Stephens
in Jerome, Idaho. They moved to Astoria, Ore., in
1955 and raised a family. In 1990, they moved their
home to Hammond.
Onie worked at the Astoria Clinic for 15 years,
retiring in 1985. She was active in the Astoria Anchor
gardening, clam digging and collecting Coca-Cola
memorabilia. Onie was an avid Dallas Cowboys, Se-
attle Mariners, and Portland Trail Blazers fan.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Warrenton
Jan. 30, 1971 — Dec. 23, 2014
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Steven A. Anderson, of Warrenton, passed away
Dec. 23, 2014. His parents are Norma and Al An-
derson. On Sept. 9, 2010, he married Julie Curnow.
Steve worked for Warrenton Builders Supply
He is survived by his parents; wife, Julie; chil-
dren, Trever, Max and Emma Anderson, and step-
son Josh Mckey; sister, Maggie Wagner; brother-
in-law Shaun Wagner; niece, Maria, and nephew,
Andrew Wagner. He also had two very special
dogs, Auggie and Barkley.
MONDAY
Sunset Empire Transporta-
tion District Board, 9 a.m. to noon,
goal setting/budget strategy meet-
ing, Astoria Transit Center Confer-
ence Room, 900 Marine Drive.
Seaside City Council, 4 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
TUESDAY
Clatsop Community College
Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m. reg-
ular meeting, Columbia Hall Room
219 community meeting room,
1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria.
Cannon Beach City Council,
5:30 p.m. work session, City Hall,
163 E. Gower St.
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A celebration of life service will be held Sun-
day, Jan. 11, 2015, at 1 p.m. in the Warrenton High
School Gymnasium, 1700 Southeast Main Court in
Warrenton. A potluck reception will follow the ser-
vice in the cafeteria; please bring your favorite dish.
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Onie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law
Linda Stephens and Steve White, son and daughter-
in-law Daniel and Cindy Stephens and son Omer
“Steve” Stephens III, all of Astoria; grandchildren
Stephanie Burnett, Michelle and Mike Viss, Aaron
Stephens, Jason Stephens, Jennifer Stephens, Nick
Stephens, and Mitchell Stephens; great-grandchil-
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er-in-law Don Stephens; and numerous nieces and
nephews. Onie was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Omer Stephens.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements. A private memorial was held by
the family.
An online guest book may be signed at www.
caldwellsmortuary.com
Steven Anderson
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A celebration of life will be held at North Coast
Family Fellowship in Seaside on Saturday Jan. 10
at 2 p.m. To honor his passion, memorial contribu-
tions can be sent to NCFF The Cove Coffee Shop,
2245 North Wahanna Road, Seaside, OR 97138.
Hammond
Aug. 20, 1936 — Jan. 2, 2015
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bought the store in 1985, and operated it for 28
years.
While Jim was no longer at the head of a
classroom, his love for education and teaching
shined through in his work with the lo-
cal church where he shared his passion
for teaching. He loved to teach the Bible
and especially loved to mentor young be-
lievers one on one, as his ultimate passion
was to share the love of Christ. Jim will
be remembered as a father and mentor
to many. He will be greatly missed, and
never forgotten.
Jim is survived by his wife of 41
years, Terry; his brother Michael and his
Jim
wife, Cheryl; his son Seth and his wife,
Morrisey
Aimee; his son Brit; his daughters Chel-
sea and Jill Rhoden; and his grandchil-
Iona ‘Onie’ Jean Stephens
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Jim was a sensitive soul. His legacy is one of
strength and humility. As a relentless student of life
and love, his night stand was always piled high with
books and hand scribbled notes of how to be a better
father and husband, how to grow within
himself and his faith. He supported his
family far above and beyond his call of
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Tuesday
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Gearhart
June 10, 1951 — Jan. 5, 2015
Islands, on the Island of Majuro, at a private
school teaching English to the local kids. Af-
ter many memories they returned to the States
in 1980 to help his father and brother run Sea-
side Stop & Go market. Jim and his wife Terry
Ontario
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Medford
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Jim ‘Jimbo’ Morrisey
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study session, 7:30 p.m. regu-
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