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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 OBITUARIES Hugh James Mason Sr. Gladys Rosalie Nygren Warrenton Sept. 12, 1939 — Aug. 14, 2016 Hammond Jan. 29, 1932 — Aug. 7, 2016 Hugh James Mason Sr. passed away peace- He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, and fully at his home with family by his side. He their four children, Shelley R. Mason, Hol- was 76. ley D. Andrews, Lorrey L. Nelson and Hugh He was born to Lucille Fugate-Mason and James Mason Jr. (Jay). He is also survived by Hugh James Mason in Denver, Col- his 11 grandchildren, Kyle Hobbs, orado. He is preceded in death by his Rayna Hobbs, Cierra Andrews, parents Lucille and Hugh, his older Bart Andrews Jr., Dale Winter- brother Rodney Mason and younger fi eld, Kevin Winterfi eld, Jayllen brother Harvey Dorr. His other Winterfi eld, Jamie Nelson, Khelsea brother, Fred, and his wife, Donna, Smock, Jazmine Carrier and Emer- reside in Washington state. ald Mason; and six great-grandchil- At age 14, the family moved dren, Olivia Hobbs, Emelia Hobbs, from Colorado to Yakima, Wash- Cali Morales, Shaylee Edwards, ington, and then to Astoria, where Aedyn Smock and Zias Hill. he graduated from high school in Hugh was loved by many and will 1957. He served in the Oregon Hugh Mason Sr. be remembered for his love of charter National Guard in 1956 and 1957. fi shing, playing guitar, gardening, the He served in the U.S. Navy from history of Oregon, and spending time 1957 to 1960, and then in the Navy Reserve with his wife of 55 years, Bonnie. in 1961 and 1962. Upon his request, the family had a private He married Bonnie Ellen Fox in 1961. They celebration of life in his honor. raised their four children primarily in the Asto- Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Asto- ria-Warrenton area. He began his career in ria is in charge of the arrangements. An online banking, and later enjoyed a career in construc- guest book may be signed at www.caldwells- tion retail. mortuary.com Gladys Rosalie Nygren was born Jan. 29, loyal fi shermen.” 1932, to Charles and Bessie Yeager in the town To Rosalie, there was no town in the U.S. of Hammond, and passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, better than her hometown, Hammond. She was 2016. She was known to friends as Rosalie, to one of the petitioners who fought to retain the town of Hammond’s name when close family members as Tootsie, but it was incorporated into the city of many others in the community just Warrenton. called her Rosie. Many young men learned how Her father was a commercial fi sh- to catch a salmon by following her erman and her father-in-law, Law- advice. She helped fi shermen select rence Rogers, was the co-founder the best bait, pointed them to the most of Point Adams Packing Co . Rosa- recent fi shing hot spot, and when not lie was the owner and founder of busy, swapped stories on the latest the Fort Stevens Shopping Center news. Many others came to her store and Fort Stevens Charters for over to view her latest creative seasonal 50 years. The recent widow of Sig- urd Nygren, she often referred to her Gladys Nygren decoration, take in the memorabilia of the past or just enjoy an interesting diagnosed heart stenosis as her “bro- conversation. ken heart for Sig.” Perhaps ifi sh.net said it best when they wrote, Rosalie is survived by her brother, Robert Wesley Yeager; sons, Wallace Blakeslee Rog- “She is steady, consistent, loves a good laugh, ers and daughter-in-law Rebecca, Chester Born supportive of those who protect the innocent and daughter-in-law Donna, and the late Leon- and help others, competitive, loves God, holds ard Blakeslee Rogers and daughter-in-law Ann; her own like a boat captain, a hard worker, likes daughter, Sandra Kay Longley; and grandchil- men with gloves in their back pocket, quick dren Becky Born, Hunter Born, Heather Scott, to smile, and keeps her commitments. In fi sh- Dustin Volentine and Whitten Volentine. Rosa- ermen, she believes, you will fi nd some of the lie was one of fi ve children, which included her most loyal, friendly and helpful people you’ll ever know.” late sisters Mabel, Laverne and Margy. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Rosalie was unmistakable in her captain’s hat — a U.S. Coast Guard dress uniform hat Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at the Gateway with added pins and patches. Known by young Community Church (formerly Philadelphia and old fi sherme n and women, the National Church) located at 796 Pacifi c Drive, Ham- Geographic Traveler e dition featured her as the mond, Oregon 97121. A reception will follow woman who famously sold “Blessed Herring.” at the church. Graveside services will be held Her charter business and store thrived in the at 3 p.m. at Ocean View Cemetery in Warren- salmon fi shing and tent camping heydays of the ton, Oregon. In lieu of fl owers, the family asks that dona- 1960s and 1970s. She was also the Land Cap- tain of Hammond, referring to her hand-tied tions be made to the Warrenton-Hammond His- salmon mooching hooks called “Land Cap- torical Society, P.O. Box 885, Warrenton OR tains,” and her trademark skipper’s hat that she 97146, an organization preserving the history of the towns of Hammond, Warrenton and Fort always wore while in Hammond. She brokered six charter boats, and ran a Stevens. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Asto- small but complete grocery store, gas station and bait shop. Toward the end of the 50 remark- ria is in charge of the arrangements. An online able years she operated her business, she down- guest book may be signed at www.caldwells- sized to just the bait business to support “her mortuary.com DEATHS share memories and sign the guest book. Aug. 29, 2016 McCOMBER, Donald G., 68, of Portland, formerly of Astoria, died in Portland. Crown Memorial Center in Tualatin is in charge of the arrangements. Aug. 29, 2016 KING, Rick William, 69, of Asto- ria, died in Longview, Washington. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in Astoria is in charge of the arrange- ments. Visit www.hughes-ransom.com to FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY 65 53 55 Some clouds with a couple of showers Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers ALMANAC First Newport 52/60 Last Sep 16 Prineville 45/69 Lebanon 54/71 Ontario 57/75 Burns 39/69 Roseburg 56/76 Brookings 50/63 Sep 23 The Daily Astorian Baker 44/68 John Day 47/68 Bend 42/65 Medford 53/80 Klamath Falls 37/68 Lakeview 38/70 Ashland 50/78 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 UNDER THE SKY Tonight's Sky: Annular Solar Eclipse visible from southern Atlantic Ocean, central Africa and Madagas- car, and Indian Ocean. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:52 a.m. 9:08 p.m. Low -0.5 ft. 0.5 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 78 70 64 71 62 75 81 65 61 65 Today Lo 44 42 51 52 57 37 53 54 52 54 W pc pc pc pc sh s s sh sh pc Hi 68 65 63 74 64 68 80 68 60 66 Fri. Lo 32 36 49 46 54 33 48 50 50 51 W pc pc pc sh sh pc pc sh sh sh City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 64 74 65 76 68 64 73 70 65 74 Today Lo 50 50 57 56 54 57 49 53 55 46 W sh pc sh pc sh sh c pc sh c Hi 66 70 69 76 71 64 65 72 67 73 Fri. Lo 48 46 55 51 50 55 45 49 53 43 W sh pc sh c sh sh c sh sh pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 92 72 79 65 72 60 84 58 79 57 75 57 84 67 65 45 87 76 78 59 80 57 101 79 84 63 89 70 90 79 86 65 97 82 79 66 80 64 82 66 82 62 93 72 69 58 64 54 83 66 Cannon Beach police offi cer to graduate La Grande 45/67 Salem 54/71 Eugene 52/74 Full Sep 9 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 Variable cloudiness Pendleton 50/70 The Dalles 53/74 Portland 57/69 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:54 p.m. Sunrise Friday ............................. 6:38 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................... 6:54 a.m. 55/67 Moonset today ........................... 8:08 p.m. High 8.2 ft. 8.0 ft. Times of clouds and sun Tillamook 54/62 SUN AND MOON Time 2:22 a.m. 3:02 p.m. 67 52 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 55/65 Precipitation Wednesday ....................................... 0.09" Month to date ................................... 0.50" Normal month to date ....................... 1.16" Year to date .................................... 40.84" Normal year to date ........................ 38.35" Sep 1 Mostly cloudy with a shower in the area MONDAY 66 52 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 69°/61° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/52° Record high ............................ 88° in 1942 Record low ............................. 43° in 1973 New SUNDAY 67 51 W t sh pc pc s s c s sh s s s pc t t pc s pc t pc s s pc sh pc Hi 82 74 73 85 77 75 88 64 88 78 77 101 80 86 92 85 94 80 83 82 79 93 71 67 84 Fri. Lo 67 62 58 58 58 57 70 47 76 60 57 75 61 66 79 64 79 67 62 67 61 65 58 53 67 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W r pc s pc s s t pc pc s s s pc s pc s t s pc pc s s pc sh s 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 Cannon Beach Police Offi cer Matthew Nunnally is one of 40 law enforce- ment offi cers around the state to graduate from the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training’s 360th Basic Police Class. The graduation ceremony will be held at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem at 11 a.m. Sept. 9, with LOTTERIES a reception immediately fol- lowing the graduation. Eugene Police Chief Pete Kerns will be the guest speaker. Nunnally trained for 16 weeks with the other 39 offi - cers in the class. The class includes survival skills, fi re- arms, emergency vehicle operations, ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, community policing, elder abuse and drug recognition. The Daily Astorian A car crash Thurs- day morning closed U.S. Highway 30 near Liberty Lane, about 3 miles east of Astoria. The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. , causing both lanes to be closed at mile- post 94 between John Day and Astoria. PUBLIC MEETINGS OREGON Wednesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 3-2-0-4 4 p.m.: 1-6-4-3 7 p.m.: 7-0-5-2 10 p.m.: 8-1-1-9 Wednesday’s Megabucks: THURSDAY Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 6 p.m., special meeting to interview board candidates, Warrenton High School library, 1700 S.E. Main Ave. Seaside School District, 6 p.m., special meeting, 1801 Franklin St. Seaside Parks Advisory Committee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. 04-06-15-21-38-40 Estimated jackpot: $9.4 million Wednesday’s Powerball: 05-10-24-56-61, Powerball: 12, Power Play: 2 Estimated jackpot: $154 million TUESDAY Seaside Community Center Commission, 10 a.m., 1225 Avenue A. Seaside Library Board, 4:30 p.m., 1131 Broadway. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Seaside Planning Commis- sion, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. ON THE RECORD WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Daily Game: 7-8-5 Wednesday’s Hit 5: 13- 14-21-27-29 Estimated jackpot: $230,000 Wednesday’s Keno: 01-10- 17-18-21-22-30-32-41-47-53- 57-58-60-65-71-73-75-76-78 Wednesday’s Lotto: 04-09- 21-26-39-41 Estimated jackpot: $5.1 million Wednesday’s Match 4: 12-17-19-24 Theft • At 6:26 p.m. Tues- day, Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Offi ce arrested Jacob Joseph Wiseman, 33, of Ham- mond, for second-degree theft and felon in possession of a fi rearm on Palmrose Road near Knappa. Wiseman was allegedly in possession of a rifl e and handgun when he reportedly stole wood from the area, according to the S heriff’s O ffi ce. CORRECTION Age incorrect — Scout, a new drug-detection dog at the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce, is 16 months old. The dog’s age was incorrect in a story on 1A Tuesday. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. 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