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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018
OBITUARIES
Robert Hunsinger
William T. (Bill) Ballard
Astoria
Jan. 3, 1926 — July 12, 2018
Warrenton
Oct. 7, 1938 — July 8, 2018
Robert Clyde Hunsinger was born Jan. part of the year in Yuma, Arizona. Robert
3, 1926, in Astoria, Oregon, to Clyde and was incredibly generous, and showed incred-
Gertrude (Munker) Hunsinger. Robert was ible love for his children and grandchildren.
Robert passed away on Thursday, July
known as “Bumper” by his close friends
12, 2018, surrounded by family in
and family while growing up in
Sublimity, Oregon, at age 92. He
Astoria.
He attended Astoria High
was preceded in death by his wife,
School, and during his senior year
Norma, on July 27, 2005, after 51
of high school, was drafted. He
years of marriage.
joined the Navy, honorably served
Robert is survived by his chil-
dren, Trinette (Bradley) Steigleder,
from 1944 to 1946, and was dis-
charged as a fireman first class.
of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Mar-
garet (Jim Kacalek) Hunsinger,
He met Norma DuPont at a
dance in Seaside, Oregon, and
of Sublimity, Oregon, and Donna
they dated for two years until
(Brad) Stevens, of Auburn, Wash-
Robert
ington; brother, Eugene (Marie)
their marriage on July 17, 1954, in
Hunsinger
Hunsinger, of Gresham, Ore-
Longview, Washington. They had
gon; seven grandchildren; five
three children, Trinette, Margaret
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
and Donna.
Robert lived in Astoria his entire life. He nephews.
worked at the tuna factory, and was a com-
A service with military honors will be
mercial fisherman. He even owned his own held Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at 12 p.m. in
boat. Robert also was a carpenter, and remod- Willamette National Cemetery in Portland,
eled many homes over the years. Robert was Oregon. Weddle Funeral Service in Stayton,
a member of the Elks Lodge and American Oregon, is entrusted with the arrangements.
Legion post in Astoria. For 25 years, he and Please leave condolences for the family at
his wife became snowbirds, and would live weddle-funeral.com
William T. (Bill) Ballard went on to his next ing chair, Bill bought a truck and went long-haul
adventure, surrounded by his loving family and trucking — he didn’t want any moss on his roll-
ing stone!
his beloved dogs.
On Sept. 11, 2001, he was on the East Coast.
Born in White Bear, Minnesota, to Eugene
Realizing he was too far from home,
and Violet Ballard, Bill joined his
he came home, traded his truck for an
siblings Gene and Betty. The family
RV, and he and Cookie traveled.
moved around a bit before settling
During all his working years, Bill
in Tacoma, Washington, where Bill
and Cookie managed to raise kids,
attended school and worked for Foss
go camping, fishing and boating (his
Tug on Puget Sound.
second true love), even becoming
Bill met his lifelong love Cora
commodore of Fircrest Yacht Club in
(Cookie) Brown in Puyallup, Wash-
ington. They married Oct. 11, 1957,
Tacoma. Spending time with family,
lifting a brew with buddies, enjoy-
and had two children, Bill Jr. and Hol-
lyanne. In 1958, Bill joined the Coast
ing a sunny beach day, watching car-
Guard, and the family moved to sev- William Ballard toons with his great-granddaughter,
eral air stations, making many friends
and petting his dogs, his sometimes
along the way. Bill was an aviation
grumpy face fooled no one, his was
machinists mate, and was awarded many good a kind heart.
Bill will be taken on his final flight by the
conduct medals during his over 25 years of ser-
vice, retiring as chief in 1979.
Coast Guard, his remains returned to the sea.
Bill is survived by his wife of 60 years,
In June 1973, Bill and Cookie welcomed
four more children to their family, Bernadine, Cookie, Bill Jr. (Laurie), Holly (Dave Melton),
Keith, Donna and Brenda Brown, and fostering Bernadine (Phil), Donna (Caspar), Brenda (Pat-
rick), and Donna Lorrig (Dave), 13 grandchil-
another daughter, Donna James.
After retirement, Bill went to work for Clat- dren and 12 great-grandchildren.
sop County as department head of building and
A celebration of life on Sunset Beach with a
grounds for 18 years. Still not ready for a rock- bonfire and flyover will be announced.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall,
989 Broadway.
Warrenton City Commission,
6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main
Ave.
Astoria Planning Commis-
sion, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095
Duane St.
TUESDAY
Clatsop County Human
Services Advisory Council, 4
to 5:30 p.m., 800 Exchange St.,
Room 430.
Astoria Library Board, 5:30
p.m., Flag Room, 450 10th St.
Seaside Airport Advisory
Kathleen Croley Bremer
WEDNESDAY
Astoria Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board, 6:45 a.m.,
City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge
Guy Boyington Building, 857
Commercial St.
Brookline, New Hampshire
Dec. 13, 1931 — July 16, 2018
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
71
55
54
Partly cloudy
Nice with periods of sun
ALMANAC
Intervals of clouds and
sunshine
Last
Salem
57/96
Newport
49/63
Aug 4
First
Aug 11
La Grande
56/94
Baker
54/96
Ontario
70/102
Burns
55/95
Roseburg
61/98
Brookings
52/66
Aug 18
John Day
60/97
Bend
56/95
Medford
68/103
Klamath Falls
55/94
Lakeview
52/92
Ashland
69/102
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
UNDER THE SKY
REGIONAL CITIES
Tonight's Sky: The waxing gibbous moon and
Saturn just 159 degrees apart.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
High
7.0 ft.
Prineville
54/98
Lebanon
55/96
Eugene
52/95
New
Pendleton
62/98
The Dalles
65/101
Portland
62/95
Sunset tonight ........................... 8:55 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 5:49 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today .......................... 6:45 p.m. 53/68
Moonset today ............................ 3:14 a.m.
Time
7:04 a.m.
6:44 p.m.
Low
-0.6 ft.
2.6 ft.
Today
Hi Lo
85 70
83 71
87 67
90 65
85 64
84 66
101 76
85 60
89 77
84 68
89 64
111 89
96 72
89 71
90 80
86 69
92 79
82 74
91 69
83 74
91 67
97 74
71 56
88 62
82 73
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
97
95
66
95
65
93
102
94
62
64
Today
Lo
54
56
53
52
55
55
68
56
49
52
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pc
s
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pc
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Hi
96
95
66
95
68
94
103
95
63
66
Wed.
Lo
50
55
52
53
56
53
66
58
50
53
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
87
99
93
98
95
69
93
96
92
98
Today
Lo
51
62
62
61
57
54
63
56
58
60
W
s
s
s
s
s
pc
s
s
s
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Hi
90
98
95
98
96
72
93
96
93
98
Wed.
Lo
52
64
63
62
59
55
64
57
59
63
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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
Times of clouds and sun
Tillamook
50/73
SUN AND MOON
Time
1:24 p.m.
none
70
56
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
54/71
Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 0.09"
Normal month to date ....................... 0.83"
Year to date .................................... 35.74"
Normal year to date ........................ 36.74"
July 27
Times of clouds and sun
SATURDAY
69
56
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 67°/53°
Normal high/low ........................... 68°/54°
Record high ............................ 91° in 1924
Record low ............................. 44° in 1977
Full
FRIDAY
68
55
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c
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Wed.
Hi Lo
88 69
81 71
87 69
89 59
85 64
86 64
100 77
83 61
88 76
86 66
90 66
113 89
98 72
91 71
91 80
89 68
93 79
79 72
94 71
79 73
89 69
95 71
73 57
90 63
81 71
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.
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Kathleen D. Howell
Portland
Feb. 12, 1949 — June 18, 2018
Kathy Howell died unexpectedly of natural included attending Mount Hood Jazz Festival
and acquiring glassware, ornaments and figu-
causes in June 2018.
Kathy was born in 1949, the first of four chil- rines and other articles for her eclectic collec-
dren of Elwin and Barbery Howell when they tions. She loved collecting gifts and goodies
for her nieces, nephews, their chil-
lived at Lee’s Camp near Tillamook,
dren and others. She enjoyed trav-
Oregon. The family later moved to
eling and developed an affection for
Seaside, where Kathy graduated from
Las Vegas in her later years; jump-
Seaside High School in 1967.
ing from the Stratosphere, riding the
She attended both Oregon State
roller coaster and especially enjoying
University and the University of
the fine dining.
Oregon before earning a master’s
She was preceded in death by her
degree in business administration
parents and brother, Randy. She is
from Portland State University. She
survived by brothers, Jeff (Diane),
started working in the health care
of St. Helens, and Scott (Rosey),
area, but went on to work at Portland
State University for many years. She Kathleen Howell of Gearhart; and several nieces and
nephews and their families. She is
returned to volunteer at the school
also survived by her husband, George
after retirement, and her co-workers
Bynum, and her cat, Mona.
were a huge part of her life.
A memorial service is pending. Please sign
She loved her Portland Trail Blazers, and
enjoyed the fans around her. Kathy’s hobbies the online guest book at bit.ly/khowell
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Kathleen C. Bremer, 86, longtime resi- tions on both the West and East coasts.
dent of Brookline, New Hampshire, formerly
Kathleen served in various volunteer roles,
of Astoria, Oregon, and Carthage, Missouri, including with the Beaver Brook Association,
passed away peacefully on Monday, July 16, Maple Hill Gardeners, Friends of the Brook-
line Public Library, Sons of Nor-
2018, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in
way Nidaros Lodge No. 16, Hol-
Nashua, New Hampshire. Kathleen
lis-Brookline New Hampshire public
was a “peaceful warrior,” and will be
schools, and New Hampshire Demo-
remembered for many things, includ-
ing her patience, positive outlook,
crats. She loved her role as a mother
and grandmother, and enjoyed danc-
objectivity and loving heart.
ing, antiquing and traveling.
For over 25 years, she was a
Kathleen was preceded in death
co-owner and operator of Bremer’s
by two sisters, Patricia C. Tatum and
seafood stores in Milford, Peterbor-
ough and Nashua, New Hampshire,
Sharon R. Croley.
Survivors include her husband,
a family business she started with
her husband in a converted carriage Kathleen Bremer Rolf H. Bremer; five children, John
P. Bremer and Kari K. Bremer of
house on Amherst Street in Milford.
Brookline, New Hampshire, Kris-
Earlier in her career, she worked
as an executive administrator for banks in Tuc- tine Bremer and her husband, Thomas B. Kirk,
son, Arizona, and Kansas City, Missouri, for of Gorman, Texas, Rolf C. Bremer of Ports-
Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Ore- mouth, New Hampshire, and Glenn L. Bremer
gon, and for Hitchiner Manufacturing and of Vinalhaven, Maine; a daughter-in-law, Jen-
Sanders Associates (BAE Systems) in New nifer A. Badger; four grandchildren, Kath-
leen L. Kirk, Randi E. Kirk, India S. Bremer
Hampshire.
The oldest of three daughters, Kathleen was and Savannah R. Bremer; two step-grandsons,
born in Carthage, Missouri, on Dec. 13, 1931, D. Talmage Kirk and W. Travis Kirk; a niece,
to Glenn Clinton Croley and Edna Kirby Cro- Mary K. Tatum of Colorado Springs, Colorado;
ley. She graduated from Carthage High School a nephew, Richard G. Tatum of New York, New
in 1949, and attended Southwest Missouri State York; a brother-in-law, Leland W. Tatum of
University and the University of Missouri to Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Kirby, Logan,
study administration.
Wease and Croley cousins and extended family.
As a young woman living and working in
To share a memory or offer a condolence,
Kansas City, she attended a barbecue where she please visit www.smith-heald.com
Gifts in memory may be made to Bea-
met and then married her husband of 60 years.
Together they raised five children, started busi- ver Brook Association, SHARE Outreach, or
nesses and engaged with community organiza- Brookline Ambulance Service.
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