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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015 5HVFXHGVHDWXUWOHÀ\LQJ from Oregon to California OBITUARIES Gurie Helen O’Connor Astoria April 14, 1922 — Feb. 18, 2015 NEWPORT (AP) — A distressed sea turtle that was rescued from frigid North- west waters and treated at the Oregon Coast Aquari- um in Newport is catching a ride back to California on a U.S. Coast Guard training flight. The aquarium says the endangered olive ridley turtle named Solstice is being airlifted today on a Coast Guard C-130 and will complete her rehabil- itation at SeaWorld in San Diego. Solstice was dehydrated with a body temperature 15 degrees below normal when she was found Dec. 21 on the Long Beach (Wash) Peninsula. With the approval of the Gurie Helen O’Connor passed away on (Jeffers Gardens), she started knitting and Feb. 18, 2015, in Astoria, at age 92. She sewing clubs for the neighborhood women, was born in a sod hut in Forks, Mont., on and multiple 4-H clubs for the neighbor- April 14, 1922, to Martin and Ragnhild hood children. In 1982, she and three of Halvorson, who had immigrated to the her friends who had served in the armed U.S. from Norway and homesteaded there. forces in World War II started meeting They raised cattle and grew wheat on their together regularly. Over time, the group ranch, and were soon able to build a frame grew considerably, is now known as the house for their family, which included Pacific Northwest Lady Veterans, and in- Gurie and her two sisters and five broth- cludes women of all ages, from all branch- ers. All the children attended a one-room es of the service. She was a very active member of the school; Gurie’s high school graduating Daughters of Norway, and loved class had five students. Submitted the Scandinavian Festival, partic- Gurie attended Northern Mon- Solstice was dehydrated with a body temperature 15 de- tana College for one year, and ularly the Finnish breakfast. She grees below normal when she was found Dec. 21 on the then went back home to teach in worked hard to become proficient Long Beach (Wash.) Peninsula. in two Norwegian crafts, rosema- that one-room school. By that time ling and hardanger, and she made there were only three students, dozens of quilts for others over Oregon Deaprtment of Fish At least five other turtles one each in grades six, seven and the years. In addition, she re- and Wildlife, Solstice will caught in cold currents this eight. Teaching was not her call- mained a member of First Luther- be released this summer in winter were stranded and ing, though, and in August 1943 an Church from the time she was warmer waters were turtles died on the coast of Wash- she joined the WAVES, working married, was an active member of typically range. ington and Oregon. in communications during World Gurie Toastmasters for many years, and War II in teletype rooms, which O’Connor gave hundreds of volunteer hours she always said she could hardly On the record to the Columbia River Maritime stand because of the noise. Escape women’s bathroom in Wauna Street, police said. About a She was stationed for a while in As- Museum. Gurie participated wholehearted- • At 1:55 p.m. Friday, As- Federal Credit Union. dozen children were on the toria where she met her husband, James ly and generously in all these groups. toria Police arrested Michael Gurie cherished her family and friends. school bus. No injuries were E. O’Connor, who was on leave from the School bus crash Joseph Orazio, 31, Astoria, reported from the accident. Air Force, visiting his brother in the area. She was beloved by all of them because • At 2:53 p.m. Friday, Asto- for third-degree escape and When she was discharged in 1946 Gurie she genuinely celebrated each person’s DUII arrest LQWHUIHULQJZLWKRI¿FHUDW ria Police cited Dedrah Bree- stayed in Astoria, working first at Adelaine successes, was able to comfort each person • At 1:44 a.m. Sunday, As- Sather’s needlework shop, then at a mill in times of sadness or disappointment, and Lincoln St. Police responded ann Desmedt, 22, Melbourne, to reports of people living at Ark., for failure to obey a stop toria Police arrested Troy Le- grading lumber, and finally at Pacific NW offered encouragement continuously. In the Lincoln Street address, sign after she crashed into a land Stinnett, 35, Astoria, for Bell as a telephone operator. Jim was also short, she was a rare gem. Her empathy and which is listed as uninhabit- school bus at 16th Street and GULYLQJXQGHUWKHLQÀXHQFHRI discharged in 1946, and returned to Astoria love enhanced the lives of all those around able. Police found Orazio at Exchange Street. Desmedt intoxicants at McClure Av- to begin working at the Tongue Point Na- her, and she will be profoundly missed. It the residence and he had a was traveling eastbound on enue and Sixth Street. Stin- val Station. They were married on May 28, was a great privilege to have known her. Gurie was preceded in death by her warrant for his arrest. Orazio Exchange Street when she nett’s blood alcohol content 1947, at First Lutheran Church. reportedly ran from the po- side swiped the school bus, was measured at 0.19, accord- Jim and Gurie had four children, and husband, James E. O’Connor, and her son, lice and was later found in the heading southbound on 16th ing to police. Gurie was an at-home mother until 1968. Edwin C. O’Connor. She is survived by At that time she began working in the her sons, Tim and Dennis O’Connor; her ® Foods Office which was part daughter, Kathleen O’Connor; eight grand- ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Abundant of the county Veterans Service Office. In children; 16 great-grandchildren; and two time she became the county Veterans Ser- great-great grandchildren. Astoria 5-Day Forecast Oregon Weather A service for Gurie will be held at First vice officer, retiring in 1985. Throughout Lutheran Church on Saturday, Feb. 28, the rest of her life people stopped her to Tonight The Dalles Shown is Astoria thank her for the assistance she had given 2015, at 2 p.m., with a reception follow- 34/54 41/53 tomorrow’s ing. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests them in that role. Pendleton weather. Portland 29/50 that contributions be made to the Columbia Gurie was one of those people who 36/52 Temperatures River Maritime Museum. make things happen. In her neighborhood Salem are tonight’s Partly cloudy with a shower in places late 41° Wednesday lows and tomorrow’s highs Corvallis 36/55 Eugene 33/55 35/53 Albany 34/54 Thursday Burns 22/53 Medford 30/59 Mostly cloudy, a shower in the afternoon 53° 45° Friday 54° 39° Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 54° 43° Mostly sunny 54° 33° Sun and Moon Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High ........................................... 58° Low ............................................ 31° Normal high ............................... 52° Normal low ................................. 37° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date .......................... 5.58" Normal month to date ............. 5.93" Year to date ........................... 14.77" Normal year to date .............. 16.13" Sunset tonight .................. 5:54 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday ......... 7:02 a.m. Moonrise today .............. 10:24 a.m. Moonset today ............... 12:08 a.m. City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 46 32 i Boston 17 14 s Chicago 30 8 sf Denver 42 24 s Des Moines 34 17 pc Detroit 22 8 sf El Paso 66 39 sh Fairbanks 30 8 c Honolulu 82 70 pc Indianapolis 26 11 c Kansas City 42 23 s Las Vegas 61 39 s Los Angeles 72 50 pc Memphis 39 27 pc Miami 83 63 pc Nashville 40 22 pc New Orleans 54 45 r New York 21 18 pc Oklahoma City 45 22 pc Philadelphia 24 19 s St. Louis 39 20 s Salt Lake City 45 31 s San Francisco 65 47 s Seattle 54 41 pc Washington, DC 31 25 s First Full Last New Feb 25 Mar 5 Mar 13 Mar 20 Under the Sky Wed. Hi Lo W 52 28 s 50 29 c 59 43 pc 55 42 c 52 46 c 55 25 s 59 33 s 53 46 c 56 46 c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 55 35 pc 55 29 s 56 36 s 59 36 s 60 35 s 53 44 s 45 26 pc 56 34 s 58 27 s Wed. Hi Lo W 51 40 c 50 36 s 52 43 c 57 42 s 53 44 c 53 46 c 46 31 s 51 42 c 56 33 pc Tonight's Sky: Orion and friends are visible above the southern horizon after sunset. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Astoria / Port Docks Time 12:58 p.m. none Low 1.0 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Wed. Hi Lo W 38 34 r 32 10 pc 20 9 pc 39 13 sn 23 5 sn 20 0 s 65 40 s 19 -1 pc 82 70 c 28 11 pc 40 12 sn 66 43 s 74 54 s 37 25 sn 81 71 s 39 23 pc 52 38 r 35 16 pc 52 25 s 35 18 pc 36 18 pc 51 32 s 64 50 pc 52 44 c 40 22 pc Fronts Cold Warm Stationary Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s 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. APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON Mattresses, Furniture & More! Seaside, died in Seaside. Caldwell’s Funeral & Cre- mation Arrangement Center in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. LISTON, Nellie P., 90, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Cald- well’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. HART, Vernon R., 84, of Warrenton, died in Asto- ria. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- ton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrange- ments. TODAY Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Astoria Public Library Flag Room, 450 10th St. Clatsop Care Center Health District Board, 5:30 p.m., Clatsop Care Memory Community, 2219 S.E. Dolphin Road, Warren- ton. Astoria Planning Com- mission, 6:30 p.m., Astoria City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Seaside Planning Com- mission work session, 7 p.m., Seaside City Hall, 989 Broad- way. Warrenton City Com- mission, 7 p.m., Warrenton City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. WEDNESDAY Astoria Parks and Recre- ation Board, 6:45 a.m., 1555 W. Marine Drive. Clatsop County Housing Authority Board, 5 p.m., Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. THURSDAY Sunset Empire Transpor- tation District Board, 9 a.m., Astoria Transit Center Con- ference Room, 900 Marine Drive. Recreational Lands Plan- ning and Advisory Commit- tee, WR SP IRXUWK ÀRRU 800 Exchange St., Astoria. Estimated jackpot: $11 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 4-8-6 Monday’s Hit 5: 01-19- 26-32-39 Estimated jackpot: $320,000 Monday’s Keno: 01-13- 17-18-19-28-31-34-35-46-47- 49-52-53-60-61-66-74-79-80 Monday’s Lotto: 16-23- 28-30-40-43 Estimated jackpot: $4.9 million Monday’s Match 4: 03- 09-16-17 Lotteries Tomorrow’s Tides Time High 5:55 a.m. 8.9 ft. 7:11 p.m. 6.8 ft. Feb. 21, 2015 RECECONI, Walter Al- fred, 84, of Ilwaco, Wash., died in Astoria. Hughes-Ran- som Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Feb. 23, 2015 PARKER, Janet, 75, of Public meetings Almanac Regional Cities Today Hi Lo W 53 22 s 56 24 s 60 41 s 59 33 s 52 44 s 56 18 s 61 30 s 55 42 s 59 40 s Klamath Falls 18/55 Cloudy with a brief shower or two Saturday Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers Deaths Ontario 27/56 Bend 24/50 503-861-0929 HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 2-4-8-6 4 p.m.: 3-4-4-8 7 p.m.: 8-0-2-2 10 p.m.: 9-4-1-6 Monday’s Megabucks: 05-23-25-29-30-45 CORRECTION *HQGHU 0LVLGHQWL¿HG ² Because of a reporter’s error, the gender of an individual LGHQWL¿HG LQ 0RQGD\¶V HGL- tion of The Daily Astorian was incorrect. Terry L. Hidy, 56, Seaside, died in a crash Friday when a vehicle she was a passenger in struck a tree on U.S. Highway 26. The newspaper apologizes for the error. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. 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