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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 OBITUARIES Robert William Peterson David ‘Patrick’ Kelly II Seaside June 8, 1926 — Jan. 19, 2015 Portland April 7, 1962 — Jan. 25, 2015 Born June 8, 1926, in Tacoma, Wash., to fa- International Aerobatics Club, Experimental ther Walter Hjalmer Peterson and mother Hel- Aircraft Association, and numerous old car en Elizabeth Rouke (Ruuki), he at- clubs. tended public schools in Tacoma. He He was a journey mechanic was raised in Depression times and working for numerous construction was always conscious of the value of companies, he sold real estate in material things. He volunteered for Washington and Oregon, was a com- the U.S. Navy on his 17th birthday, PHUFLDO ¿VKHUPDQ ZDV SDUW RZQHU later receiving a medical discharge. of a taxi company in Port Angeles He met his wife Loraine in 1954 Wash., was a relief operator for the while working in Yellowstone Park; Columbia River bar pilots and was they married in 1956, and had two employed by the Federal Aircraft children: a girl, Kathleen, and a boy, $VVRFLDWLRQDVDQDLUWUDI¿FFRQWURO- Robert Eric. ler. Peterson +LV¿UVWORYHZDVÀ\LQJ+HKDG He joined the Church of Jesus a lifelong interest in airplanes (and Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1965, owned many of them), eventually working and was sealed with his family in the Salt DV DQ LQ DLU WUDI¿F FRQWUROOHU IRU WKH )HGHUDO Lake temple in 1974. He and his wife, Lori, Aviation Administration. He obtained his pri- served a full-time mission in the Stockholm, vate pilot license at age 21, later earning his Sweden Temple, and later also served as a seaplane, commercial and instrument ratings church service missionary, establishing the DQG EHFDPH D FHUWL¿HG ÀLJKW LQVWUXFWRU +H &KXUFK(PSOR\PHQWRI¿FHLQ$VWRULD EHFDPH SUR¿FLHQW LQ DHUREDWLF FRPSHWLWLRQ Survivors include Kathleen Bradshaw and performed in air shows throughout the (Jeffrey) of Pace, Fla., and Eric Peterson Northwest. (Susanne) of Vasterhaninge, Sweden. He Other hobbies included restoring old cars, had seven grandchildren and soon-to-be nine motorcycles, boats, ham radio operation, art, great-grandchildren. WUDYHOKXQWLQJDQG¿VKLQJSKRWRJUDSK\VFX- He loved his family, and was proud of ba diving and he was a docent in the Colum- them and their achievements. In a nutshell, bia River Maritime Museum, which he really he was a person who loved and enjoyed his treasured. friends and life. His memberships included the Masonic Memorial services will be held Saturday, Lodge, the Finnish Brotherhood, Toastmas- the 31st of January, at 11 a.m., at the Seaside ters, the Teamsters Union, Tacoma Gun Club, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Death Jan. 28, 2015 BJARANSON, Sonja Lee, 72, of Hammond, died in Hammond. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. ® ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Mainly clear 37° Saturday Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs The Dalles 33/51 Astoria 37/56 Portland 34/53 Corvallis 34/52 Eugene 32/51 Pendleton 30/45 Salem 34/54 Albany 33/52 Ontario 25/44 Bend 23/54 Burns 21/50 Medford 32/56 Klamath Falls 23/53 Cloudy with a little rain Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 56° 44° Monday 45° Tuesday Periods of rain 53° 52° 43° Clouds giving way to some sun 54° 40° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High ........................................... 58° Low ............................................ 39° Normal high ............................... 51° Normal low ................................. 38° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date .......................... 9.19" Normal month to date ............. 9.61" Year to date ............................. 9.19" Normal year to date ................ 9.61" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Saturday ............. Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 43 17 pc 48 23 s 62 44 s 53 32 s 55 40 s 53 23 s 58 32 s 58 41 s 59 40 s Full Last New First Feb 3 Feb 11 Feb 18 Feb 25 Under the Sky Hi 45 54 63 51 55 53 56 59 62 Sat. Lo 21 28 45 39 46 24 34 46 45 W s pc pc pc pc s pc pc pc National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 48 27 pc Boston 37 15 sn Chicago 26 19 pc Denver 51 31 c Des Moines 39 31 s Detroit 19 13 pc El Paso 50 42 r Fairbanks -24 -28 pc Honolulu 80 66 pc Indianapolis 31 20 pc Kansas City 44 32 pc Las Vegas 56 50 r Los Angeles 72 55 c Memphis 49 30 pc Miami 76 59 pc Nashville 43 25 pc New Orleans 60 43 pc New York 37 12 sn Oklahoma City 52 39 c Philadelphia 38 11 c St. Louis 40 27 s Salt Lake City 48 35 c San Francisco 61 50 pc Seattle 51 38 s Washington, DC 40 20 pc 5:17 p.m. 7:40 a.m. 1:55 p.m. 4:17 a.m. City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 53 34 s 43 30 pc 54 34 s 56 37 s 56 34 s 57 36 s 37 30 pc 54 31 s 45 30 c Hi 52 45 53 58 54 56 39 53 45 Sat. Lo 39 32 40 40 40 43 30 38 33 W pc s pc pc pc pc s pc c Tonight's Sky: Mercury at inferior conjunction with the sun. Not visible. The elusive planet passes into the morning sky. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 10:28 a.m. 9.1 ft. 11:53 p.m. 7.8 ft. Time 4:25 a.m. 5:36 p.m. Low 3.2 ft. 0.0 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Sat. Hi Lo 55 38 21 10 37 21 39 24 39 24 31 12 58 40 -10 -20 80 67 39 27 37 30 63 44 72 53 54 44 73 64 48 36 63 53 24 19 49 42 26 19 42 33 46 28 64 47 51 43 36 27 W s pc pc c sn pc r s sh s sn c pc c c s c s r s r pc s pc s Fronts Cold Warm Stationary Showers T-Storms -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Rain Flurries Snow Ice Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. David ‘Pat’ Kelly II er, Hal and Margie Hankel; sister, Darcy High; brothers, Charlie Kel- ly and Tim Hankel; half-brother, Blaine Kelly; and numerous niec- es and nephews. Preceding Pat in death was his brother, Matt Hankel. Private services were held at Ocean View Cemetery. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortu- ary is in charge of arrangements. Please sign our online guest book at www.caldwellsmortuary.com Gloria Kelly Astoria Sept. 24, 1927 — Jan. 19, 2015 Gloria Anne Kelly was born Sept. 24, Scandinavian Dancers, chaperoning many trips 1927, in New York City, to Joseph and Mar- the group made. She was a charter member/ volunteer of the First Scandinavian tha Lauria. She grew up and re- Festival, a tradition that continues in ceived her education in New York Astoria to this day. City. She met Richard “Dick” Kelly She was a dedicated mother of while he was stationed in the Navy ¿YHFKLOGUHQZKRVXUYLYHKHU5LFK- on the USS Brooks in New York ard (Sonny and Jan) Kelly, Thomas during World War II. After the war (Lily) Kelly, Donald Kelly, Kathy they eloped and moved to Astoria, (Rick) Zimmerman and Julie (Terry) Ore., where they resided for the Johnson. She had multiple grandchil- rest of their 68 years of marriage. dren and great-grandchildren, along She passed on into glory on Jan. with many nieces and nephews. She 19, 2015. Richard passed away in Gloria was loved by all who knew her, and February 2014. Her parents and her Kelly will be greatly missed. siblings preceded Gloria in death: There will be a private interment Joseph, James, Thomas and Ange- at Greenwood Cemetery. A celebration of life lina Julie of New York. Gloria was a homemaker, but worked in will be held at a later date for family and close area canneries during the summer months. friends. Donations can be made through Ocean She was a shop steward at Union Fish. She View Burial & Cremation Services at 1213 helped run the snack shack at Tapiola Park Franklin Ave. in Astoria for St Jude Children’s while her sons played Babe Ruth baseball. Hospital, a charity that Gloria supported for She was an involved mother of the original many years. Walter Richard ‘Walt’ Wollenbecker Astoria Jan. 18, 1935 — Jan. 20, 2015 Oregon Weather Sunday Becoming cloudy Pat was born in Seaside, Ore., on April 7, 1962, to David and Margie Kelly. He grew up in Ol- ney, Ore., with his mother and stepfather, Hal Hankel. Pat lived, worked, and volun- teered for the American Red Cross in Portland, Ore., for the past twenty some years. Pat is an important mem- ber of his family, and will be missed. He is survived by his father, David Kelly; stepfather and moth- Walter Richard “Walt” Wollenbecker, age Soon settling in Astoria, Walt became an ac- 80 died in Niland, Calif., on Jan. 20, 2015, tive member of the community, serving on the of natural causes. He was a longtime 37$DQG¿QDQFHVERDUGIRU6W0DU\ resident of Astoria, but had recently Star of the Sea School, the Clatsop purchased an off-season home at the Care Board, and did end-of-the- Fountain of Youth Spa and Resort. month bookkeeping for St. Mary’s He referred to himself as a “rain- Church. He was a member of the Or- bird,” going south to dry out. egon Association of Tax Consultants Walt was born Jan. 18, 1935, in and the Washington Society Tax Toledo, Ohio. His parents were Wal- Consultants. Walt prepared low- to ter Henry Wollenbecker and Eliz- no-cost returns for people in need of assistance. He was a devout Catholic abeth Ann (Gyuras) Wollenbecker. who served as lector and Eucharis- He is survived by his wife, Ruth Walter tic minister. He described himself as Janet (Westfall) Wollenbecker, and by a sister, Elizabeth “Betty” M. Wollenbecker a man who would deliver himself to church, rain or shine. (Wollenbecker) Mical. Family and friendships were very import- On Oct. 10, 1959, Walt and Ruth were married in Toledo, Ohio, at Sacred Heart ant to Walt, and he dedicated himself to main- Catholic Church. They celebrated a marriage taining the longevity of these relationships. of longevity and an unprecedented loyalty, Always known around town for his outgo- ing personality, vivacious smile, and hearty truly best friends to the end. Walt served in the U.S. Army as an accoun- laugh, Walt was a loved member of the com- tant from May 9, 1955, until his discharge on munity. Asserting his left-handed super pow- Dec. 14, 1962. He enjoyed his stint in the er, he joked and connected to all southpaws. Army and a 2-year hiatus in Germany. He He was in his right mind, as opposed to his spoke of his adventures in Germany, and how right-handed counterparts, and loved to joke he was often mistaken for a German soldier. about that. Walt made people feel good and This didn’t bother him a bit, as he frequented important. He will be missed. He is survived by his son, John W. Wollen- the beer halls making new friends and singing German folk songs. He was coined a “great becker; his wife, Joan M. Wollenbecker; his daughter, Mary J. Richard and her husband, American” of German descent. In 1968, Walt graduated from the Univer- Brent N. Richard; his six grandchildren; and sity of Toledo, in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated a great-grandchild. He has several nieces and from Central Catholic High School in 1952, nephews, as well. The funeral is scheduled for February 7, prior to this and his Army service. Upon grad- uation he landed a job at Champion Paper, 2015, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church in where he was an auditor for 12 years. After Astoria. The rosary is at 11 a.m., service at an arduous decade of cutthroat accounting, 11:30 a.m., and reception to follow at Fulta- he was let go. Walt stood outside Champion no’s Pizza from 2 to 4 p.m. Memorial contributions to be made to and thanked God for taking the burden off of him, as the long hours and travel took him Glenmary Home Missioners, P.O. Box away from his family. His prayers had been 465618 Cincinnati, OH 45246-5618, or www. glenmary.org answered. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in In 1981, Walt took his family to settle in WKH 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW D MRXUQH\ WKDW ZRXOG charge of arrangements. Please sign our on- eventually end up in Astoria, after a short stay line guest book at www.caldwellsmortuary. in Smith River, Calif., and Brookings, Ore. com Public meetings MONDAY Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. TUESDAY Port of Astoria Com- mission, 4 p.m. execu- tive session, 5 p.m. work- shop, old Port offices, 422 Gateway Ave. Miles Crossing Sani- tary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. 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