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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, JuNE 1, 2019
OBITUARIES
Sigrid Camilla Knudsen Hudson
Daniel Brian Williams
Seaside
1923 — 2019
Warrenton
Sept. 17, 1994 — May 24, 2019
Sigrid Camilla Hudson passed away tural values and her Danish family. In 2019,
peacefully on May 4, 2019, entering God’s she received her 50-year pin as a member of
everlasting glory, surrounded by family and the Danish Sisterhood of America, Evergreen
friends. She was born in 1923, in
Lodge No. 40 in Washington. She
rural Denmark, to parents Einar
had a deep faith in Jesus Christ, and
and Emma Knudsen.
was a member of Cannon Beach
She received her bache-
Community Church.
lor’s degree in physical therapy
We thank God for Sigrid
from the University of Copenha-
Camilla Hudson, for the life and
gen. She came to the U.S. in the
faith she has been given through
early 1950s on a physical therapy
our Lord Jesus Christ.
exchange program, settling in Seat-
She died on her wedding anni-
tle, Washington.
versary at the age of 95. She was
On May 4, 1954, she mar-
preceded in death by her husband,
ried William Zachary Hudson at
Bill, and is survived by sons, Wil-
liam (Maria) and Steen (Trina);
Sigrid Hudson
Budolfi Church in Aalborg, Den-
mark. She worked in physical ther-
daughter, Trina (David); nine
apy at the Department of Labor and Indus- grandsons; four grand-daughters-in-law; and
tries Rehabilitation Services in Seattle, and three great-grandchildren.
as a vocational rehabilitation counselor with
A celebration of the life and faith of Sig-
rid Hudson will be held at 2 p.m. on June 8,
state of Washington.
Sigrid loved hiking (especially in Olym- 2019, at Cannon Beach Community Church,
pic and Mount Rainier national parks), Bible 132 E. Washington St. in Cannon Beach,
study, prayer, beach walks, opening her home Oregon.
and heart to offer hospitality to many and
Memorial gifts may be given to Cannon
spending time with family. In her retirement, Beach Community Church in memory of
Sigrid took up knitting socks and knit hun- Sigrid Hudson.
dreds of pairs of socks for family and friends
We have been so blessed by our Lord to
around the world.
share the journey of such an amazing woman
She loved her Danish heritage, Danish cul- of hospitality, faith and love.
With deepest sorrow, our son,
and Rhonda (Holt) Williams; his
brothers, Logan, Edward (Ash-
Daniel Brian Williams, age 24,
lee), Ben (Andrea), Paul (Cyn-
passed away unexpectedly May
thia), Blair and Jake; his sisters,
24, 2019. He was born Sept. 17,
Cassidy and Lilly and Misty and
1994, and he lived his life in War-
renton, Oregon.
Kristin; his nieces, Brooklyn
He had the biggest mischie-
and Sirena Holt; his grandmom,
vous smile and a wicked sense of
Roseann Williams; his aunts
humor. Wise beyond his years.
and uncles, Doug and Tammy
Jares, Bruce and Michelle Bush-
He loved his family, and was
ing, Tony and Michele Lopez,
deeply loved by us all. He had a
Daniel Williams
Chris and Paula Cram, Mark and
very close bond with his brothers
Patty Williams, Keith and Susan
and sisters.
Daniel will be missed everyday and Bounds and Tambra Williams; and many
never forgotten. Rest easy Daniel. We cousins.
A memorial is being held Saturday, June
love you forever and shall see you again.
1, at 2 p.m., at the Camp Rilea Log Confer-
Memento Mori.
He is survived by his parents, Michael ence Center in Warrenton, Oregon.
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Leonard Ray Zastera
Medford
Oct. 1, 1930 — April 13, 2019
Leonard Ray Zastera was
and sons, Arlen, Jimmy, Jerry and
Don Zastera.
born on Oct. 1, 1930, and went to
Leonard was a master crafts-
heaven on April 13, 2019.
man and outdoorsman, who could
Leonard was an amazing man
be found in his shop working on
who led an amazing life. He was
his wood lathe, wood being his
born in Orland, California, to his
favorite crafting project. He loved
parents Edward Charles Zastera
making sand paintings from sand
and Irel Alice Harrington.
and earth that he had collected
He will always be remembered
during his travels.
for the love of his family and his
Fishing on the local rivers and
children.
Leonard Zastera
lakes was a passion that he did
He is survived by his children,
from boyhood, until only in his
daughters, Holly Marie (Zastera)
Quaschnick, Spruce Ann (Zastera) McMul- dreams.
len and Willow Elaine (Zastera) Bounds;
He was so very loved.
Endowment: ‘Anything that builds literacy, it builds success’
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The group needs $25,000 to create an
investment account under the foundation,
which would manage the funds and guaran-
tees an investment return between 3% and
5%. The group has raised $16,000. An anon-
ymous donor promised to match up to $5,000
in additional donations. The hope is to raise
the money by August.
Library workers often found parents tell-
ing kids they couldn’t afford a library card,
said Esther Moberg, director of the Seaside
Public Library and a member of the out-
reach group. Cards for noncity residents can
cost $10 a year at the Warrenton Community
Library, $50 at the Seaside Public Library
and $60 at the Astoria Library.
“We think it shouldn’t be a privilege for
a kid to have a library card and access to
books,” she said. “Because in the rural areas,
like Knappa and Jewell, they’re only check-
ing out one or two books a week from their
school. And if those are the only books they’re
getting, that’s simply not enough to build
vocabulary and reading. From our library,
they can check out 50 books at a time.”
The library card also provides access to
e-books and catalogs for online ordering.
Seaside and Warrenton share online catalogs,
with the hopes of adding Astoria.
Buying kids library cards is part of an
effort to reduce the vocabulary gap between
kids who are and aren’t read to at home, said
Jimmy Pearson, the director of the Astoria
Library. He and Moberg agreed that parents
should start reading during pregnancy and
throughout childhood.
“Have a book around, laying around or
whatever,” Pearson said. “If they have a book
to read, and they can grab it and look at it,
anything. Anything that builds literacy, it
builds success.”
The library outreach group launches a
GoFundMe page June 15 through its social
media accounts. Reach Break Brewing in
Astoria will hold a fundraiser for the group
July 11.