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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
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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
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Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newport
North Bend
National Cities
Today
City
Hi Lo W
Atlanta
46 32
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Boston
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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
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Full
Last
New
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Mar 20
Under the Sky
Wed.
Hi Lo W
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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
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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.
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LISTON, Nellie P., 90, of
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in Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
HART, Vernon R., 84,
of Warrenton, died in Asto-
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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.
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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
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Klamath Falls
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shower or two
Saturday
Mostly cloudy
with a couple of
showers
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