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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 OBITUARIES Linda Joann Franson Walter Alfred Receconi Bandon Oct. 4, 1957 — March 10, 2015 Ilwaco, Wash. April 30, 1930 — Feb. 21, 2015 /LQGD)UDQVRQZDVDORYLQJZLIHPRWK- Franson; her son, Robert Franson and his HU DQG JUDQGPRWKHU /LQGD ZDV ERUQ LQ ZLIH -HQQLIHU DQG WKHLU VRQ /D\WRQ KHU $VWRULDRQ2FWWR5REHUW VRQ 6KDXQ )UDQVRQ DQG KLV VLJ- DQG0DUMRULH%URFNH\6KHSDVVHG nificant other, Laura Williams; DZD\ RQ 0DUFK LQ %DQ- KHU SDUHQWV 5REHUW DQG 0DUMRULH don. %URFNH\KHUEURWKHUDQGVLVWHULQ /LQGD ZDV UDLVHG LQ 6YHQVHQ ODZ%REDQG0DULO\Q%URFNH\KHU 2UH DQG JUDGXDWHG IURP .QDSSD brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, +LJK 6FKRRO LQ $IWHU KLJK 'DUUHOODQG&DURO)UDQVRQDQG-HII VFKRRO/LQGDDWWHQGHGWKH2UHJRQ and Elaine Franson; her nephews, &ROOHJH RI (GXFDWLRQ ZKLOH WKHUH -HVVH%URFNH\DQGKLVZLIH7UDF\ VKH PHW KHU KXVEDQGWREH 0LNH %UHQW %URFNH\ DQG KLV ZLIH 7UD- Franson. 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Public meetings TODAY Seaside City Tree Board, SP&LW\+DOO%URDG- ZD\ Warrenton Planning Commission, SP :DU- UHQWRQ&LW\+DOO60DLQ $YH TUESDAY Astoria Library Board, SP$VWRULD 3XEOLF /L- EUDU\WK6W Clatsop Care Health Dis- trict Board, SP &ODW- VRS&DUH&HQWHUWK6W Warrenton City Com- mission, 6 p.m., Warrenton &LW\+DOO60DLQ$YH ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs Considerable cloudiness 47° Friday Portland 44/66 Corvallis 40/66 Eugene 39/66 Seaside Aug. 23, 1935 — March 14, 2015 The Dalles 38/67 Astoria 47/61 Pendleton 40/68 Salem 41/67 Albany 42/63 Ontario 34/70 Bend 31/64 Saturday Burns 30/67 Medford 41/68 Mostly cloudy; afternoon rain, breezy Clearing and showers around 61° 56° Sunday 40° Monday Cloudy 59° Klamath Falls 29/61 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 45° Periods of rain 45° 53° 43° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 59° Low ............................................ 42° Normal high ............................... 54° Normal low ................................. 39° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.01" Month to date .......................... 3.53" Normal month to date ............. 4.47" Year to date ........................... 19.01" Normal year to date .............. 21.86" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Friday .................. Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Hi 66 64 59 66 59 61 68 58 61 Fri. 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(YHQWXDOO\ KH PRYHG KLV IDPLO\ WR Charles ‘Jack’ 7UDLO %OD]HUV 0DULQHUV DQG 6HD- Standring KDZNV EXW VHFUHWO\ OLNHG WKH 6DLQWV 6HDVLGH2UHLQWRZRUNZLWK +HZDVNQRZQIRUKLVDELOLW\WRSOD\ the Seaside water department, and UHWLUHGIURP6HDVLGHDIWHUPDQ\\HDUVRIKDUG VKXIÀHERDUGDQGSRROZKHUHKHVKRZHGRIIKLV VNLOOVSOD\LQJIRUOHDJXHVLQ6HDWWOHDQG6HDVLGH ZRUNGHGLFDWLRQDQGIULHQGVKLSVLQ Jack will be remembered with fond mem- -DFNZDVDORYLQJKXVEDQGWRKLVZLIHRI \HDUV6KDURQ7KHZHUHPDUULHG-DQ RULHVDQGVPLOHV+HZLOOEHPLVVHGJUHDWO\E\ HYHU\RQH 6KDURQVXUYLYHVKLP To honor Jack’s wishes, no memorial ser- +H ZDV DQ DZHVRPH DQG GHYRWHG IDWKHU DQGGDGWRHLJKWFKLOGUHQ.HQQHWK6WDQGULQJ YLFHVZLOOEHKHOG&RQWULEXWLRQVFDQEHPDGH RI6HDVLGH2UH5REHUW6WDQGULQJRI6HDVLGH WRWKH$PHULFDQ/XQJ$VVRFLDWLRQLQKLVQDPH Harry Alfred ‘Al’ Lewis Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Cannon Beach Jan. 4, 1941 — Feb. 28, 2015 Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 2:00 a.m. 9.3 ft. 2:13 p.m. 9.3 ft. Time 8:14 a.m. 8:32 p.m. Low 0.0 ft. -0.3 ft. 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