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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016
OBITUARIES
Gregory Kershul
Wayne Jay Olmscheid
Seaside
May 9, 1925 — June 6, 2016
Principal
July 1, 1927 — June 4, 2016
Gregory Kershul, 91, of Seaside, died Mon- 62 years, and a member of the American Relay
day, June 6, 2016, in Seaside. He was born May League, amateur call sign K7OKL.
9, 1925, in Anaconda, Montana, the son of Joseph
He was chief photographer for the Seaside Police
and Josephine (Africh) Kershul.
Department from 1988 to 1994, and a lifelong active
He graduated from Anaconda High
outdoorsman. He was very happy to have
School in 1943, and served in the Army
a street named after him in Gearhart, Ore-
Air Force, 117th AACS SQD, for three
gon — Kershul Circle. His experience of
years during World War II in the Euro-
a lifetime was riding in the cockpit of the
pean and Mediterranean theaters. He
Concorde supersonic airplane between
graduated from the University of Mon-
New York and London, arranged for him
tana with a degree in business organiza-
by his daughter, Kris.
tion and management.
His wife, Pat, predeceased him on
On June 17, 1947, he married Patri-
Sept. 10, 1994. Survivors include his chil-
cia L. Lavin from Conrad, Montana.
dren, Kristine Kershul of Seattle, Wash-
They moved to Dallas, Oregon, in 1950
ington, Bill and Dee Kershul of Col-
and operated the Majestic and Rio The- Gregory Kershul bert, Washington, and Patty (Kershul)
aters. In 1952, Greg became the man-
and Mark Bowman of Beaverton, Ore-
ager of the Park Plaza Apartments in
gon; grandchildren Cassandra (Bowman)
Portland, Oregon.
Stone and Blake Bowman of Beaverton; as well as
In 1954 he and Pat moved to Seaside, where he nieces and nephews in Illinois, Idaho, Connecticut,
managed a private ish hatchery on the North Fork and Colorado. A brother, Dr. Victor W. Kershul, pre-
of the Necanicum River. In 1955, they purchased ceded him in death in 2009. He had a very dear com-
the Sunset Drive-in Theater in Gearhart, Oregon, panion, Lennice Nichols of Gearhart, Oregon.
and in 1959, purchased the Times Theater in Sea-
A memorial service is to be held at Our Lady
side, Oregon.
of Victory Catholic Church in Seaside on Friday,
He was a member of the Sunset Empire Ama- June 17, at 11 a.m.
teur Radio Club, a lifetime member of the Univer-
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in
sity of Montana Alumni Association, a lifetime Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Go to
member of the Seaside Elks Lodge No. 1748, a www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and
member of the American Legion Post No. 99 for sign the guest book.
Wayne Jay Olmscheid, 88, of Astoria, died on up on current events. He enjoyed his home and
June 4, 2016, in Astoria.
maintaining his automobiles.
He was born July 1, 1927, to Joseph and
Wayne was joined in marriage for nearly 57
Eleanor Junis Fisher Olmscheid in Fargo, North years with his wife, Betty. Wayne and Betty Nich-
Dakota. Wayne lived in Fargo through
olson Olmscheid wed May 11, 1954,
seventh grade, when the family moved
in Vancouver, Washington. She passed
to Seattle, Washington. He graduated
away in April 2011, Wayne by her side,
from Broadway High School in Seattle.
at their home in Astoria.
Wayne served in the U.S. Marine
Wayne is survived by his brother’s
Corps during the inal years of World
children, Amelia Coffey Olmscheid of
War II. He worked for Fred Meyer
Portland, Oregon, Theresa Olmscheid
in Portland, Oregon, for a number of
of Sacramento, California, and Junis
years, becoming a store manager.
Olmscheid of Gabian, France, and their
In 1953, Mr. Olmscheid attained a
families; three sisters-in-law and their
bachelor’s degree from the University
husbands, Becky and Danny Cotter of
of Portland in secondary education, fol- Wayne Olmscheid Hillview, Illinois, and Bonnie and Don-
lowed by a master’s degree in educa-
nie Strowmat and Penny Jo and Ethan
tion in 1961.
Cox, all of White Hall, Illinois; and
In September 1954, Wayne commenced what three nieces and four nephews.
became a 33-year career in education. He coached
He was preceded in death by his brother and
and taught in Athena, Oregon, for three years before his wife, Don and Mary Clare Olmscheid, his sis-
becoming principal there. In 1965, Wayne became ter-in-law and her husband, Glenna and Bob Kil-
principal at Capt. Robert Gray School in Astoria. lebrew, a niece and a nephew.
Three years later he opened John Jacob Astor, when
At Wayne’s request, no services will be held. A
it became an elementary school. He continued to private burial will be in the Pine Tree Cemetery in
administrate there until his retirement in 1987.
Hillview, Illinois. Memorial contributions may be
Wayne was active in the Elks and Kiwanis made to the charity of one’s choice.
Club for many years. He also belonged to a num-
Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service is in
ber of professional organizations. He was a life- charge of the arrangements. An online guestbook
long sports fan, and enjoyed reading and keeping may be signed at www.OceanViewAstoria.com
Northwest tribal leaders highlight risks of oil trains
By GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press
MOSIER — Leaders of
several Paciic Northwest tribes
gathered Thursday near the site
of last week’s iery oil train
wreck in Oregon to condemn
the shipping of fossil fuels
through the Columbia River
Gorge, a scenic homeland and
sacred ishing ground for the
Yakama Nation and others over
the millennia.
“We do not want fos-
sil fuels at all coming through
the Columbia River Gorge —
at all,” said Yakama Nation
Chairman JoDe Goudy. “We
truly see what is at hand. ... We
are sacriicing and putting at
risk the long-term beneit and
well-being of future genera-
tions, our children, our grand-
children, those yet to come.”
A 96-car train carrying vol-
atile crude oil from the North-
ern Plains’ Bakken region to
Tacoma, Washington, derailed
June 3 along the Columbia
River, which forms most of the
boundary between Washing-
ton and Oregon. No one was
hurt, but four cars caught ire,
prompting the evacuation of a
nearby school, forcing the clo-
sure of an interstate, and enrag-
ing local oficials and residents.
Some of the oil made it to the
river, where it was captured by
absorbent booms, oficials said.
The Yakama and other tribes
have opposed the movement of
oil and other fossil fuels through
the Columbia Gorge, a can-
yon carved out of the region’s
volcanic rock by the river and
by violent Ice Age loods. Oil
trains pose grave threats to pub-
lic safety, the environment and
their treaty-reserved ishing
rights, the tribes say.
Union Paciic Railroad
spokesman Justin Jacobs said
the company takes the concerns
seriously, but the railroad is
federally obligated to transport
crude oil and other commodi-
ties for its customers.
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ines, chairman of the Yakama
Nation general council, rang a
bell before leading the group
in what he called a “messen-
ger song,” which the tribe
used to honor a small bird
whose arrival signiied the
return of the spring salmon
run in the Columbia River
each year.
“This is his song that we
use,” Washines said. “It’s a
messenger song and I hope that
from this day the message gets
stronger. This is for the land,
the water, the children.”
The tribal leaders said they
were especially sad to be gath-
ering to discuss the derailment
on the 161st anniversary of the
U.S. government’s treaty with
the Yakamas, an event that was
to be marked with a weekend of
celebrations including a parade
and powwow. The pollution
caused by oil spills threatens
the ishing rights reserved in the
treaty, the tribe said.
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Celebration of Life
for
Ann Marie
To
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at the
Columbia House Condos
1 3 rd Street, Astoria
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Thursday, June 16 th
6:00 to 7:30 pm
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503-325-2370 with questions.