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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
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sh
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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.
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r
pc
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s
s
t
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pc
s
s
s
pc
s
pc
s
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pc
pc
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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.
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