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Martha Ann Hall
Knappa
Feb. 16, 1941 — May 22, 2015
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‘What advice would you
give a graduating high
school senior?’
Martha Ann Hall, longtime resident dy Demase, and Kristina and James Wal-
of Knappa, passed away Friday, May 22, lace; and great-grandchildren, Mathew,
Mitchill, Madilyn and Payton
2015, at the age of 74.
Sammons, Parker and Camden
Martha was born Feb. 16, 1941,
Demase and Carter Wallace. She
in Cleveland, Okla., to Vernon and
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Adeline (Landsaw) Warren.
three sisters, and several nieces
Martha married the love her
and nephews.
life, Larry Lee Hall, on June 30,
Besides her husband, Larry,
1956, in Cathlamet, Wash., and
she was preceded in death by five
celebrated 57 years of marriage.
brothers and one sister.
He preceded her in death in 2013.
A celebration of life service
She worked at Westport Cafe
“Try everything. The best way to
will
be held on Wednesday, June
in
the
early
1960s
then
moved
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Martha
17,
2015,
at 1 p.m. at the Knappa
to
Knappa
in
1967,
where
she
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Hall
High School Gymnasium, 41535
then became a bus driver for 19
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Old Highway 30, Astoria, Ore.,
years.
Tom Leiner, Astoria
She was a member of the Lower Colum- with Pastor Carl Jackson of the Knappa
Assembly of God Church officiating. Fol-
bia Classic Car Club.
She enjoyed traveling and cooking, but lowing the service, a cordial invitation is
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potluck in the commons at the school.
her family and friends.
On the record
Memorial donations are suggested to:
Martha is survived by her children,
DUII arrest
Mary Ann Hall, James and Karen Hall, Lower Columbia Classic Cars, Scholar-
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Propst, 46, for driving under dren, Traci and Rob Sammons, Shane Hall
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Diane Finucane, Astoria
criminal mischief and reck-
less driving at Eighth Street
and Marine Drive. Propst re-
Astoria
portedly crashed his vehicle
into a median prior to his ar-
Feb. 22, 1957 — June 1, 2015
rest, according to police.
Courtney Dralle Ostlund passed away of cars; as an avid car salesman, he was
Disorderly conduct
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peacefully
at his home in Astoria on June able to make a lot of friends, includ-
•
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6:58
p.m.
Friday,
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ing his wife Brita. Courtney and
Clatsop County Sheriff’s Of- 1, 2015, at the age of 58. Courtney
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Brita got married on Feb. 26,
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Victoria Sheehan, Astoria
He is survived by his wife, Brita
conduct on the 33000 block Ostlund in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Ostlund, and son, William Ostlund.
As a young teenager, he went
of Sunset Beach Lane in War-
He was preceded in death by his
overseas with his dad to Japan
renton.
two brothers, Doug and Greg, and
twice. In high school he restored
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his parents.
a 1957 Mercedes, where he first
ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA developed his enthusiasm for cars.
A celebration of life service
will
be held on Saturday, June 13,
Courtney
then
moved
to
Reno,
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
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2015, at 3 p.m. at Hughes-Ransom
Nev., where he learned to make
Courtney
Mortuary in Astoria, with a recep-
jewelry, and was most notable
Tonight
The Dalles
Shown is
Astoria
Ostlund
tion
to follow.
for
the
WWF
championship
belt
60/87
54/63
tomorrow’s
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buckles he made.
Pendleton
weather.
Portland
56/89
He eventually moved back to Asto- son.com to leave memories and sign the
54/77
Temperatures
Salem
ria,
Ore., where he got back into his love guest book.
are tonight’s
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Elks Lodge, 324 Avenue A in
Seaside, invites the communi-
ty to attend the Flag Day Pro-
gram at 4 p.m. Sunday. The
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be presented.
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served by the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, and
has been a mandatory ob-
servance of the Order since
1907. President Harry Tru-
man, an Elk member, made
the proclamation in 1949 that
June 14 would be the national
day of observance.
Courtney Ostlund
Mostly cloudy
lows and
tomorrow’s
highs
54°
Thursday
Corvallis
49/83
Eugene
46/82
50/81
Albany
49/81
Friday
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52°
Saturday
61°
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63°
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Partial sunshine
64°
50°
Almanac
Sun and Moon
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High ........................................... 66°
Low ............................................ 48°
Normal high ............................... 63°
Normal low ................................. 49°
Precipitation
Yesterday ................................ 0.00"
Month to date .......................... 0.51"
Normal month to date ............. 0.92"
Year to date ............................ 27.17"
Normal year to date .............. 34.28"
Sunset tonight ..................
Sunrise Thursday .............
Moonrise today ................
Moonset today .................
Regional Cities
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Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Today
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84 42 s
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9:06 p.m.
5:24 a.m.
1:56 a.m.
2:31 p.m.
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Boston
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Chicago
89 61 pc
Denver
74 55 t
Des Moines
88 67 pc
Detroit
88 62 t
El Paso
98 75 pc
Fairbanks
65 45 c
Honolulu
86 72 pc
Indianapolis
90 69 pc
Kansas City
92 72 s
Las Vegas
93 73 c
Los Angeles
79 65 pc
Memphis
92 74 s
Miami
88 77 t
Nashville
91 68 s
New Orleans
87 75 t
New York
83 68 s
Oklahoma City 95 72 s
Philadelphia
87 69 s
St. Louis
95 74 s
Salt Lake City
86 64 pc
San Francisco
73 57 c
Seattle
79 54 s
Washington, DC 88 73 s
Klamath Falls
44/86
Mostly cloudy and
breezy
Sunday
Sunshine and
some clouds
Warrenton
Aug. 8, 1937 — June 6, 2015
Burns
44/86
Medford
54/90
Partly sunny;
breezy in the
afternoon
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Ontario
63/93
Bend
42/82
City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Vancouver
Yakima
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Tonight's Sky: Well up in the ENE, Vega is the
brightest member of the Summer Triangle.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Tomorrow’s Tides
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
High
9:36 a.m. 6.8 ft.
10:00 p.m. 8.8 ft.
Time
3:43 a.m.
3:35 p.m.
Low
1.1 ft.
1.2 ft.
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Matti William Tikkala (Matt), 77, of there for almost 30 years, until the mill
Warrenton, Ore., passed away June 6, 2015, closed. Matt then delivered The Oregonian
for a little over a year. Matt retired
at home with family, due to com-
at the age of 62.
plications from Alzheimer’s.
Matt lived in Svensen, Asto-
Matt was born Aug. 8, 1937, in
ria, and then settled in Warrenton,
Lappee, Finland, to Arvi and Hellin
where he has been for almost 35
Tikkala. Matt’s father passed away
years.
during World War II. Hellin and
Matt’s wife, Renee, helped him
her two sons were sent to Sweden
get his United States of America
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citizenship March 13, 1980. This
rived in Stockholm Oct. 19, 1950.
was a very proud moment for him.
They lived with a family on their
Matt loved playing golf in his
farm until May 5, 1953. Matt’s
Matti
retired years.
older brother, Arvid Tikkala, went
Tikkala
Matt was preceded in death by
to Canada. Hellin and Matt would
his father, Arvi Tikkala; his moth-
come to live with Hellin’s uncle in
Astoria. They arrived in New York, May 6, er, Hellin Marta (Kurki) Tikkala; his wife,
Renee (Lumsden) Tikkala; and his brother,
1953, then got on a plane to Astoria.
In Matt’s younger years he went to Arvid Tikkala. He is survived by his five
Knappa High School, worked on a chick- children, Melissa Vendenoya, Marta Tikka-
en farm, and on a mink farm. If you knew la, Millie Oja, Robbie Tikkala and Matthew
Matt, he had many stories about those mink, Tikkala; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grand-
and how much he hated killing them. In the children; and his beloved dog, Ritz.
A memorial service will be held at the
early 1960s, Matt started working at the As-
toria Plywood Mill. He was a supervisor, Warrenton Community Center Sunday, June
and then became a foreman. Matt worked 14, at 2 p.m.
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