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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
‘How do you feel about fl u shots?’
“I took one about fi ve
years ago, and came
down with the fl u. I ha-
ven’t had one since.”
“I would never have
a fl u shot. That’s
how I feel.”
Janeen Provo,
Astoria
“I’m OK with them. I get
them sometimes. I have
young kids, though, and
they have had them.”
E. Robert Nassikas, Astoria
Lacy Sharpsteen, Astoria
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
OBITUARIES
Betty (Hample) Smith
Jerry Carter
Warrenton
March 23, 1926 — Sept. 25, 2016
Warrenton
June 16, 1952 — Sept. 22, 2016
Betty Lorraine Hample entered this world mercial fi shing vessel, they learned the trade,
on March 23, 1926, in Grand Rapids, Michi- and fi shed for salmon along the inland waters
gan, joining parents, Carl and Vivian and older of s outheast Alaska, earning her the title of
brother, Maury.
“Captain Betty” in her later years. After mak-
After graduating from high school,
ing their home in Alaska for 35 years,
she worked as a graphic artist, beau-
the Smiths retired to the Upper Penin-
tifully colorizing black-and-white
sula in their home state of Michigan.
photographs by hand. After leaving
Betty was a devoted wife and
her photography position, she began
mother. Her sense of humor kept her
working at Kroger, where she met her
family entertained, and her lovely
future husband, Orie Smith. They mar-
smile and sparkling blue eyes drew
ried in 1948 and began a family, set-
her to the hearts of everyone she
tling in Lowell, where they ran a small
met. In 2011, Betty lost her husband
advertising newspaper. Wanting to try
of 63 years and moved to Warren-
his hand at farming, Orie moved his
ton, Oregon, to live with her daugh-
Betty Smith
family to a small acreage in Saranac.
ter. She remained in Warrenton until
Betty was a traditional stay-at-
she entered heaven’s gate on Sept. 25,
home mother during these years.
2016. No service is planned.
Three daughters, homemaking, gardening, can-
She will be greatly missed, and is survived
ning and sewing kept her very busy. Once her by her three daughters and their husbands,
children were in high school, however, she Diane and Richard McCann of Warrenton,
began working outside the home. In 1970, the Dawn and Marvin Randall of Cadillac, Michi-
Smiths’ adventuresome spirits took them to gan, and Robin and Al Near of Post Falls, Idaho.
Haines, Alaska. During those years, she held a Betty is also survived by fi ve grandchildren and
variety of positions, including purchasing and nine great-grandchildren.
operating a small janitorial service with Orie.
Although Alzheimer’s left her bedridden and
Betty worked hard and made friends easily. unable to communicate, Betty never allowed it
She loved people and shared her husband’s love to steal her joy for life, and we who knew her
of animals, co-founding an animal shelter with well can visualize her dancing before the Lord
him. When he wanted to purchase a small com- on heaven’s beautiful streets of gold.
Jerry Carter was born on June 16, 1952, to Winter Hawks) and could not be disturbed
George and Delilah Carter in Susanville, Cal- during Stanley Cup p layoffs.
Jerry met his wife Annette Welk in sobri-
ifornia. Jerry, an only child, moved with his
mother when he was 17 to his grandfather’s ety, where they always had a loving friend-
ship, and chose to make that friend-
farm in Westport, Oregon, where he
ship a marriage on Sept. 21, 2006.
learned many skills and interests,
Unfortunately, transient ischemic
such as forestry, geography, fi shing,
attacks (mini-strokes) took their
hunting and construction.
toll, and he became totally disabled
Jerry relocated to Astoria, Ore-
due to a second major stroke in Feb-
gon, where he volunteered as a fi re-
ruary . His loving wife, children and
fi ghter and worked as a construc-
caregiver cared for him his remain-
tion worker around the county. He
ing years. He passed away a few
eventually became a surveyor with
hours after his 10-year anniversary
Clatsop County for 25 years, which
with Annette, and she and his fi rst
was a job he took great pride in, and
Jerry Carter
wife, Patricia, were both at his side.
went on to publish several articles
Jerry is survived by his wife,
about his work.
Annette Carter; son Jason Car-
He married Patricia King on
Sept. 27, 1988. He loved her son from a previ- ter; daughter Nancy and her husband, Wes-
ous marriage, Jason, as his own, and adopted ley Cordova; and stepchildren Branden Welk
him at the same time. The very same day they and his wife, Annie, Nathan Dahl, Cassie and
received the adoption certifi cate in the mail, her husband, Jesse Murphy, and Annallese
they learned of another surprise on the way, Oswald. He also had many grandchildren he
their daughter, Nancy. They divorced years adored.
A viewing was held on Monday, Sept. 26,
later, but always remained close friends.
Jerry celebrated sobriety in 1987, and he at Hughes-Ransom Mortuary. A celebration
and his family enjoyed events and fellow- of life is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30, 2016
ship with their new found friends. In 1993, at 6 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, on
Jerry had an accident resulting in him being 679 S. Main Ave. in Warrenton.
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in
disabled in one arm, but he never let that
stop him from being a devoted father, solid Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Visit
worker, supportive friend and lover of the www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories
outdoors. Jerry loved hockey (especially the and sign the guest book.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
64
49
More clouds than sun
Mostly cloudy with a
passing shower or two
ALMANAC
Salem
46/72
Newport
47/62
First
Full
Oct 8
Coos Bay
50/66
Last
Oct 15
Seaside
June 8, 1928 — Aug. 22, 2016
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
7:08 a.m.
7:27 p.m.
Low
-0.1 ft.
0.4 ft.
Ontario
52/88
Burns
41/83
Klamath Falls
41/78
Lakeview
38/79
Ashland
51/82
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Mary Elizabeth Vitas passed away peace- is survived by sons Peter Vitas Jr. and Jeffrey
fully at home Aug. 22, 2016. Born June 8, 1928, Vitas of Seaside, Oregon, and Michael Vitas
to Walter and Mary Overton, Mary
of Kauai, Hawaii; and granddaugh-
grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut,
ter Stefanie Jylkka of Cape Cod,
Massachusetts.
sister to two brothers, Joe and Everett.
Mary’s life took her to each cor-
As a young woman in Connecti-
ner of the country, spending time with
cut she met the love of her life, Peter
friends and family. Mary loved peo-
Vitas, when he offered her a ride
ple. Many of her years in Seaside
home from work. Together they had
were spent strolling the Prom, and sit-
four sons, Peter Jr., Michael, Mark
ting down with anyone she could fi nd
and Jeffrey. In 1968, Mary and Pete
to say hello to and enjoy a story with.
Sr. moved their family to Fort Lau-
She enjoyed all of her neighbors and
derdale, Florida, where they stayed
Mary Vitas
visitors, and spent a piece of each day
until moving to San Diego, Califor-
feeding the birds.
nia, in 1977. Mary spent many years
Mary will be missed for many
traveling with her son, Jeff, before
relocating to Seaside, Oregon, in 2006 to be things, but mostly for her happiness. There was
never a bad day in her house. She was always
closer to family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, smiling and taking the time to fi nd the good in
Pete Sr. (1992), and son, Mark (1983). She everything.
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
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67
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Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Lo
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53
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69
66
57
74
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74
60
51
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Baker
40/84
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016
Tonight's Sky: Before dawn low in the east, Mercury
will be at greatest elongation, 18 west of the sun.
Hi
86
61
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82
66
64
84
44
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64
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89
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74
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75
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La Grande
46/83
Roseburg
51/76
Brookings
49/63
Oct 22
John Day
55/87
Bend
43/78
Medford
51/83
UNDER THE SKY
High
8.0 ft.
8.3 ft.
Prineville
45/82
Lebanon
45/72
Mary Elizabeth Vitas
Occasional rain and
drizzle
Pendleton
51/78
The Dalles
53/79
Portland
49/71
Eugene
45/72
Sunset tonight ........................... 7:01 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:12 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................... 4:45 a.m.
Moonset today ........................... 6:10 p.m.
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
63
49
Mostly cloudy with a
little rain
Tillamook
44/63
SUN AND MOON
Time
12:43 a.m.
1:18 p.m.
62
50
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
50/66
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.01"
Month to date ................................... 2.13"
Normal month to date ....................... 1.85"
Year to date .................................... 42.97"
Normal year to date ........................ 40.20"
Sep 30
SUNDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 68°/53°
Normal high/low ........................... 66°/47°
Record high ............................ 84° in 2003
Record low ............................. 33° in 1972
New
SATURDAY
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Patchy clouds this
evening; cloudy late
FRIDAY
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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MEMORIAL
Saturday, Oct. 1
PARR, Susan Marie (Amundsen) — Memorial at 2 p.m., Beth-
lehem Lutheran Church, 101 E. 38th St. in Tacoma, Washington.
BIRTHS
Sept. 19, 2016
CAMPOS, Eisha, of Asto-
ria, a boy, Sir Bentley Gene
Campos, born at Columbia
Memorial Hospital in Astoria.
Grandparents are Tanya and
Victor Campos.
Sept. 26, 2016
SMITH, Lindy Lou and
Kevin David, of Warrenton, a
girl, Lorelai Lou Smith, born
at Columbia Memorial Hos-
pital. Older sibling is Avery
Smith. Grandparents are
David and Tonya Smith and
Gerard and Cindy Lou Taylor.
Great-grandmother is Frances
Mary Dohal.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY
Clatsop County Housing Au-
thority Board, 5 p.m., Judge
Guy Boyington Building, 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
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DEATH
OBITUARY
POLICY
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uary can include a small photo
and, for veterans, a flag sym-
bol at no charge. The deadline
for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the
business day prior.
Burglary
• At 12:53 p.m. Friday,
Warrenton Police arrested
Matthew R. Kittrell, 23, of La
Pine, for second-degree bur-
glary and third-degree theft
after he broke into the back
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For more information, call 503-
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Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6 p.m.,
Judge Guy Boyington Build-
ing, 857 Commercial St.,
Astoria.
THURSDAY
Clatsop County Recreational
Lands Planning and Advisory
Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth
fl oor, 800 Exchange St., Astoria.
entrance of Rite Aid and stole
boxes of beer.
DUII
• At 10:47 p.m. Friday,
Clatsop County Sheriff’s
Offi ce arrested Kim S. Garza,
47, of Hillsboro, for driving
under the infl uence of intoxi-
cants in Gearhart.
• At 7:55 p.m. Monday,
Warrenton Police arrested
Crystal J. Herren, 33, a tran-
sient, for DUII on Pacifi c
Drive in Hammond.
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