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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
OBITUARIES
Irma Ann Hanft
William Stephen Osburn
Hammond
June 28, 1920 — June 19, 2016
Magnolia, Texas
Feb. 2, 1950 — June 18, 2016
Irma Ann Hanft was born in Gelsenkirchen, tant. After retiring, she picked up the game of
Germany, on June 28, 1920, to Fred and Marga- golf and traveled all over the world. She recorded
ret Nabereit. She passed peacefully on June 19, her travels through her photography.
2016, at the age of 95. She loved life and lived it
She moved to Hammond, Oregon, in 1986
to the fullest.
to be near her new grandson, Joshua.
Her family immigrated to the U.S.
Family was always so important to
from Germany when she was only 3
her, and helping them in any way she
years old, in 1924. After arriving in
could. She was a strong positive pres-
New York the young family traveled
ence in her children and grandchil-
by train to Portland, Oregon, and then
dren’s lives.
to their home in Nehalem, Oregon.
Irma is survived by her children,
While attending Nehalem Grade
Gayla Hollaway and her husband, Joe,
School and high school, swimming
and Stanley Hanft and his wife, Nel-
was her favorite activity. After grad-
lie; her grandchildren, Joshua and Jor-
uating from high school in 1938, she
dan Hollaway, Chuck, Mark and Brett
Irma Hanft
attended a business school in Port-
Hanft and Sandra Phifer; a great-grand-
land. She worked as a typist for the
daughter, Ella Hanft; and a niece, San-
U.S. Army Engineers during World
dra Mason.
War II.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
She married Robert Anthony in July 1941 Marshall; her younger sister, Marge Grant; and
and their son, Stanley, was born in July 1943. Marge’s daughter, Donna Meek.
They were divorced in 1945, and she moved
The family would like to thank the follow-
back to Manzanita, Oregon.
ing caregivers, who showed so much love and
She married her second husband, Marshall devotion to our m om during the last few years:
Hanft, in 1946. After living briefl y in North Shelly Bighill, Donna Barnett and Tanja Sivley.
Dakota, they moved back to Oregon. Irma Also, special thanks to the amazing hospice staff
worked as a clerical aide while her husband and volunteers. Donations can be made to Lower
attended Willamette University in Salem. Later, Columbia Hospice, 2111 Exchange St., Astoria,
their daughter. Gayla, was born in 1954.
OR 97103.
Irma loved doing many activities with her
On Monday, June 27, a visitation will be held
family. They spent a lot of time camping, fi sh- from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton
ing and going to historic areas to take photos. She Mortuary, 1165 Franklin Ave., Astoria, Oregon.
was instrumental in getting her husband’s book, The funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. Please
“Fort Stevens: Oregon’s defender at the river of sign the online guest book at www.caldwellsmor-
the West,” published.
tuary.com
Between 1961 and 1980, Irma worked for the
Irma will be laid to rest next to her husband,
state of Oregon in Salem. She worked her way Marshall, at Willamette National Cemetery in
up from a clerk typist to an administrative assis- Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, June 28.
William Stephen Osburn, or “Steve,” was years before they sold the store and returned
born in Rochester, Minnesota, Feb. 2, 1950, to Texas.
Steve had many passions, but one of the stron-
and passed away peacefully at Sendera Ranch
home, Magnolia, Texas, the morning of Satur- gest was learning and teaching. Over the years this
included teaching seventh grade reading,
day, June 18, 2016, after a diffi cult
imparting to his daughters his boundless
and long struggle with Lewy Body
knowledge and appreciation of music,
Dementia, Parkinsonism and ALS.
literature, poetry, botany, biology and
Steve is survived by his devoted
any other important bits of life’s wisdom
wife, Emily, and his two adoring
he could get into their heads (when they
daughters, Alison and Claire Osburn,
were listening, of course).
as well as numerous loving and
Steve taught himself to run a
beloved friends, in-laws, cousins,
business without any business train-
nieces and nephews. The son of Wil-
ing, and eventually became a fi ne
liam and Judith Osburn, Steve was the
wine expert and collector. Steve had
second-eldest of four siblings. The
three surviving brothers and sisters William “Steve” a fun-loving and genuinely caring
Osburn
spirit, a mischievous and witty sense
include Carol Jenkins and her hus-
of humor, and a profoundly honest,
band, Brent Jenkins, Jim Osburn and
accepting and loving attitude towards people
Susie Jopling and her husband, Buzz Jopling.
A few years after graduating with hon- from all walks of life. He will be deeply missed
ors from the University of Texas in Austin, by all who knew him and loved him.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday,
Steve and Emily traveled to Cannon Beach,
Oregon, where Steve eventually took over June 25, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. at Trinity Episco-
the family business started by his mother pal Church, 3901 S. Panther Creek Drive, The
and father, Osburn’s Grocery and Delicates- Woodlands, TX 77381. A reception follows the
sen. Steve was a leader, mentor and friend service in the Paris Hall.
Memorial contributions may be made to: the
to many of the employees of Osburn’s Gro-
cery and many other Cannon Beach commu- National Parkinson’s Foundation, www.parkin-
nity members. The business thrived under son.org; or Ducks Unlimited, www.ducksun-
Steve and Emily’s direction for over 20 limited.org
Patricia Pugh
Portland
Oct. 8, 1942 — June 14, 2016
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
65
51
52
Mostly cloudy with a
couple of showers
SUNDAY
68
52
Cloudy with a couple of
showers
MONDAY
70
53
Partly sunny
69
54
Sunshine and patchy
clouds
Sunshine
Born in Chicago, Illinois, to John
and Martha Reynolds, Patricia was
raised in Knappa, Oregon. Patri-
cia passed away June 14, 2016, sur-
rounded by family, after a courageous
20-plus year battle with cancer.
She is survived by her children,
Jody Hart, Jeff Anderson, Tiffany
(William) Kelley and Trent Ander-
son; her brothers, James and Daniel
Reynolds; and her beloved cats.
A service will be held at noon on
Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 5520 N.E. Killing-
sworth, Portland.
In lieu of fl owers, the family sug-
gests contributions be made to the
Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon.
Patricia Pugh
Marlys Yvonne Boyer
ALMANAC
REGIONAL WEATHER
Tillamook
51/63
Newport
51/62
June 27
July 4
Coos Bay
51/66
Full
July 11
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
10:58 a.m.
11:16 p.m.
Low
-0.8 ft.
2.3 ft.
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Nashville
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, DC
Lakeview
41/72
Ashland
51/78
Barbara J. Anderson Niemi
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
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62
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Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
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65
61
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi Lo
92 75
79 61
75 59
86 62
85 63
81 60
105 76
74 54
85 73
88 67
90 69
109 83
79 60
96 79
90 78
97 75
91 75
80 67
97 73
81 65
98 72
96 66
72 57
66 53
84 71
Klamath Falls
40/72
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016
UNDER THE SKY
High
8.5 ft.
7.6 ft.
Ontario
59/78
Burns
41/69
Roseburg
52/74
Brookings
51/71
July 19
Baker
46/65
John Day
48/68
Bend
39/66
Medford
54/79
Tonight's Sky: Emerging from the east near mid-
night is the great square of Pegasus the Flying Horse.
Time
4:03 a.m.
5:36 p.m.
Prineville
42/68
Lebanon
49/71
Eugene
47/72
First
La Grande
50/65
Salem
51/71
SUN AND MOON
New
Pendleton
52/71
The Dalles
54/72
Portland
54/68
Precipitation
Wednesday ....................................... 0.06"
Month to date ................................... 1.63"
Normal month to date ....................... 2.06"
Year to date .................................... 38.85"
Normal year to date ........................ 35.67"
Sunset tonight ........................... 9:11 p.m.
Sunrise Friday ............................. 5:25 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................ 11:23 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 8:52 a.m.
Marlys Yvonne Boyer passed
Boyer; a sister, Lois Scheker; and a
away on June 19, 2016, surrounded
brother, Karlton Stordalen.
She was preceded in death by her
by loved ones. She was the daugh-
daughter, Carla Rae Boyce; parents
ter of C. William and Sylvia (West-
C. William and Sylvia Stordalen; and
erso) Stordalen, born Dec. 19, 1936,
husband William G. Boyer.
in Williston, North Dakota.
She was much respected in the com-
In 1956, she married Samuel H.
munity through her work as a lab and
Boyce. She bore him four beautiful
X-ray technician. She also volunteered
daughters. They later divorced.
extensively for the American Legion
In 1970, she married William G.
and Veterans of Foreign Wars . Many,
Boyer. He had children of his own.
Marlys Boyer
many people loved her very much.
She is survived by daughters Col-
Redwood Memorial Chapel
leen R. Boyce, Dianna Lynne Gour-
ley and Thelma I. Scharber; stepchildren Brenda is assisting the family. Condolences may be
McGee, Kathy Boyer, Lisa Brown and Skip expressed online at www.redwoodmemorial.net
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
52/65
Astoria through Wednesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 68°/51°
Normal high/low ........................... 65°/51°
Record high ............................ 79° in 1926
Record low ............................. 41° in 1965
Last
Brookings
Dec. 19, 1935 — June 19, 2016
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Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
CLATSOP
POWER
EQUIPMENT, INC.
SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS
Warrenton
June 8, 1927 — June 18, 2016
Barbara J. Anderson Niemi, 89, of War-
renton, passed away on June 18, 2016, in
Warrenton.
A native of Astoria, Barbara was the daugh-
ter of the late William H. and Edna P. (Palo)
Anderson.
In addition to her parents, Barbara was pre-
ceded in death by her husband, Russell Niemi.
She is survived by her brother, Russell
W. Anderson (Mary) of Hampton, Virginia;
two nieces, Linda G. Masters (Kip) of New-
LOTTERIES
DEATH
OREGON
Wednesday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 8-0-8-1
4 p.m.: 0-0-8-5
7 p.m.: 4-7-8-9
10 p.m.: 6-2-4-2
Wednesday’s Megabucks:
11-21-25-28-36-42
Estimated jackpot: $6.5
million
Wednesday’s Powerball:
14-40-42-43-52, Powerball:
17
Estimated jackpot: $203
million
June 21, 2016
BARNARD, Howard Raymond, 77, of Warrenton, died in
Warrenton. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in
charge of the arrangements.
WASHINGTON
Wednesday’s Daily Game:
6-1-1
Wednesday’s Hit 5: 03-20-
22-23-36
Estimated jackpot: $130,000
Wednesday’s Keno: 02-03-
04-06-13-15-22-23-25-28-
34-35-40-41-47-54-60-71-
72-80
Wednesday’s Lotto: 06-28-
39-41-43-47
Estimated jackpot: $1.1
million
Wednesday’s Match 4: 03-
13-19-22
MONDAY
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
BIRTH
June 16, 2016
WARD, Rachel and Benja-
min, of Warrenton, a girl, Lex-
ielle Joy Alisia Ward, born at
Columbia Memorial Hospi-
tal in Astoria. Grandparents
are Joanne and Butch John-
son of Warrenton and Nyla
Alisia and Christopher Ryan
of Salem.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Astoria Public Library Flag Room,
450 10th St.
Astoria Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
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