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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017
OBITUARIES
Hildegard ‘Hilda’ White
June Emelia Kaarle McCloskey
Seaside
Aug. 31, 1914 — Nov. 25, 2016
Kingston, Idaho
Feb. 28, 1951 — Jan. 13, 2017
Hilda was born to German-Russian immi- teered at the county food bank, and belonged
grants, John and Dorthea Krein, on Aug. 31, to the senior craft group at the community cen-
1914, on the family farm near McClusk y, North ter. Church being a vital part of her life, Hilda
Dakota. Stories of threshing wheat, rounding up became an active member of the Cannon Beach
the cattle and other daily chores were
Community Church. She kept phys-
her favorite memories of growing up
ically active with water exercise
on the farm.
classes and daily walks.
From the age of 6 through eighth
Hilda found the most enjoy-
grade, Hilda attended school in a
ment spending time with family and
one-room school house. She was
friends, and her involvement with
the oldest of seven children: Robert,
church activities. Hilda’s interest in
Antonia, Olivia, Violet, Norma and
the well-being of her children and
Marvin. In her teen years she was
grandchildren was expressed through
housekeeper for a family, and helped
her participation in their lives. She
at a restaurant. She enjoyed visit-
will always be remembered for her
ing with friends and attending polka Hildegard White ready smile, generous spirit, positive
dances at their farms. At the age of 22
attitude, tenacity, her faith in God and
she graduated from Christie Beauty
the inherent good in people.
School in Bismarck, North Dakota.
She is survived by her three daughters and
She moved with her family to Selah, Wash- their spouses, Judy LeBlanc (David), Janet
ington, in 1936. On July 3, 1938, Hilda mar- Allen (Ethan) and Jacqueline Simila; her
ried Jess White. Partners in work and marriage, brother, Marvin Krein (Barbara); sister in-law
together they owned and operated a b arber and Frances Krein; brother in-law Don Wetzel; 10
b eauty s hop and built many homes in Selah. grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
They had three daughters: Judith, Janet and
A celebration of life will be at Cannon Beach
Jacqueline.
Community Church, 132 E. Washington St., in
Hilda was an active member of the Selah Cannon Beach, on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. In lieu of
United Methodist Church and the women’s fl owers, memorial donations may be given to
guild. After retirement, she and Jess enjoyed the Cannon Beach Community Church Dea-
traveling, camping, fi shing and visiting family con’s Fund; Food 4 Kids Program, P.O. Box
in the Northwest. In 1994, three years after Jess 2611, Gearhart, OR 97138; or a charity of your
died, she moved to Seaside, Oregon, to be near choice.
family.
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary and Crema-
Hilda was a cherished resident of the Car- tory in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements.
lyle Apartments for 22 years. In Seaside, she Please visit www.hughes-ransom.com to share
was a docent at the Seaside Museum, volun- memories and sign the guest book.
June McCloskey, 65, passed away at her rier, and made the commute from Kingston over
home on Jan. 13, 2017, in Kingston, Idaho. She Fourth of July Pass to Post Falls everyday. She
was a proud member of the Eagles.
was born Feb. 28, 1951, in Astoria,
June was preceded in death by
Oregon, to Ralph and Olga (Lempke)
her husband, Floyd, and her adopted
Kaarle. June will be remembered for
parents, Janice and Ralph Currie.
her wonderful smile, passion for the
She is survived by her husband, Ken
outdoors and “her” mountains, camp-
McCloskey; her two children, Angie
ing, gardening, rural life, enjoying her
and Nicki Duncan, her son-in-law,
coffee and her love for her animals.
Michael Eng and grandson Colby
June graduated from Astoria High
Duncan; three sisters and their hus-
School, and in 1972 married Floyd
bands, Joan and Jay Hendrickson,
Duncan in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Judy and Norman Shatto and Jan-
They moved to Post Falls, Idaho, and
had two daughters, Angie and Nicki. June McCloskey ice and Doss Lee; her adopted fam-
ily, Cassie and George Kelley and
She was active in her girls’ lives and
son Connor, Janell and Mark Colopy;
was there for them every step of the
and Ken’s children, Jennifer and Chris, and his
way.
Later, she married Ken McCloskey and grandkids, Keilene, Autumn and Ellie.
A celebration of her life will be held in June,
moved to Kingston, Idaho. She worked for the
U.S. Postal Service in Post Falls as a mail car- at a venue to be determined.
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Feb 10
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19/30
Ontario
22/31
Bend
24/37
Burns
17/30
Klamath Falls
26/36
Lakeview
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Portland
Oct. 20, 1953 — Dec. 2, 2016
Cathy Keller, born to Lil-
She is survived by her son,
lian and Roy Keller, grew up in
Samuel Waisanen; her daughter,
Svensen, Oregon. She graduated
Amanda Jones; son-in-law Dan-
from Knappa High School and went
iel Jones, granddaughter Samantha
on to earn a bachelor’s degree in
Jones; sister Ruby Yuill; sister Bev-
nursing. She spent a lifetime in the
erly Hilferty; sister Marietta Lyons;
healthcare industry, caring for the
and many beloved nieces, nephews,
cousins, family and friends.
rights and dignities of our senior
To honor her legacy as a nurse,
population.
her memory and the memory of one
To those who knew her, she was
of her beloved nieces, donations
a strong, supportive, loving individ-
Cathy Keller
to the Christy Miethe Scholarship
ual, a sister, mother, aunt, grandma
Fund are welcomed. Donations can
and friend. She most enjoyed spend-
be made to Wauna Federal Credit
ing time with family, visiting New
York City, taking trips to the casinos, crochet- Union or in care of Ruby Yuill, 92872 Coyote
Drive, Astoria, OR, 97103.
ing, and being “Gammy.”
Smith Rock is stretched to
capacity by surging popularity
By ZACH URNESS
Statesman Journal
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
39/49
Sunset tonight ........................... 5:03 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:50 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today ........................... 1:13 a.m. 43/50
Moonset today ......................... 12:09 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
49
35
Cloudy and breezy with a A morning shower or two;
little rain
periods of sun
SUN AND MOON
Time
7:57 a.m.
9:15 p.m.
50
35
REGIONAL WEATHER
Precipitation
Thursday .......................................... 0.32"
Month to date ................................... 5.39"
Normal month to date ....................... 6.56"
Year to date ...................................... 5.39"
Normal year to date .......................... 6.56"
Jan 27
TUESDAY
50
39
Periods of rain
Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 52°/45°
Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38°
Record high ............................ 66° in 2005
Record low ............................. 16° in 1935
New
MONDAY
Cathy Keller
SALEM — Smith Rock
State Park has seen dramatic
changes during the past fi ve
years.
The 652-acre park north of
Bend has gone from a place
known mostly for rock climb-
ing to a bonafi de tourist desti-
nation on par with Multnomah
Falls and the Oregon Coast.
A sharp increase in visitors,
which have almost doubled
since 2010, has stretched the
park to capacity.
How to deal with those
crowds is the focus of an update
to the park’s master plan, a doc-
ument that will guide decisions
into the future. Last updated in
1991, the process of crafting
the master plan is beginning
with a series of public meetings
and online surveys.
“This fi rst round of meet-
ings is all about listening to the
public — fi nding out what peo-
ple like, what they want to keep
the same, and what problems
we need to look at fi xing,” park
manager Scott Brown said.
“It’s a long and slow process,
but an important one.”
A public meeting is sched-
uled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday at
REI in Portland. The public can
also take an online survey (smi-
throckparkplan.com/survey)
and email comments (julia.cog-
ger@oregon.gov) to make their
voice part of the process.
By Brown’s admission, the
biggest issue by far is crowding.
From 2002 to 2012, the
number of day-use visits to
Smith Rock averaged 442,000
people per year. This past
year, that number skyrock-
eted to 745,000. The number
of people camping at Smith
Rock has also exploded, from
11,036 camper nights in 2010
to 21,900 in 2016.
“Our facilities just hav-
en’t been able to keep up,”
Brown said. “On busy week-
ends, we have parking over-
fl owing into our neighbor’s
yards, extremely long lines at
restrooms and an overfl ow-
ing septic system, and a lot of
issues with our fi rst-come, fi rst-
served campground.”
While the problems are not
unique — Oregon has seen
massive growth in the num-
ber of people recreating in the
state’s outdoors — Smith Rock
is an extreme case, Brown said.
A number of possible solu-
tions have been pitched, Brown
said.
Smith Rock could embrace
the crowds by expanding its
parking lot — the current lot
has 375 spaces for what’s
often over 1,000 vehicles. Or,
it could go the opposite direc-
tion, and institute a limited
entry permit system that would
cap the number of people
allowed to visit — an unprece-
dented move for the state parks
system.
“Everything is on the table
right now,” Brown said.
A few pilot projects have
already been attempted or are
DEATHS
LOTTERIES
Jan. 19, 2017
BABCOCK, Richard Her-
man, 89, of Astoria, formerly of
Longview, Washington, died in
Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay-
ton Mortuary of Astoria is in
charge of the arrangements.
RIUTTA, Roberta Diane,
84, of Astoria, died in 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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F IN
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Ocean View Funeral & Cre-
mation Service of Astoria is in
charge of the arrangements.
Jan. 18, 2017
HOUCK, Erma Mae, 91, of
Warrenton, died in Warrenton.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor-
tuary of Astoria is in charge of
the arrangements.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., As-
toria Library Flag Room, 450 10th St.
Warrenton City Commission, 6
p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Seaside Airport Advisory
Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
Astoria Planning Commission,
6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
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in the works at Smith Rock,
said Ben Hedstrom, a state
park planner.
“We installed a tempo-
rary parking lot at the end of
summer, and we’re looking
at moving some campsites to
a reservation system,” Hed-
strom said. “It’s small things
we’re trying now to improve
the situation.”
The reason for the increase
in visitation is multifaceted.
The growth of central Ore-
gon’s population combined
with the “Seven Wonders of
Oregon” marketing campaign
raised the profi le of Smith
Rock beyond the rock climb-
ing community.
The largest increase in visi-
tors, Brown said, has been hik-
ing, trail running and nature
viewing.
“It’s been a blessing in
that we’ve seen more diverse
groups of people coming out
- more families - and that’s a
very good thing,” Brown said
in a 2015 interview. “The
downside is that we’ve just
been struggling to keep up.”
The process of updating the
master plan will take about a
year and a half, Hedstrom said.
There will be a second and
third round of public meetings
in early summer and likely
next December.
Once the plan is fi nalized,
smaller changes will likely go
into effect right away, while
larger changes will be phased
over the long term, Hedstrom
said.
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