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A7 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 OBITUARIES John Francis Shepherd Sr. Martha Jean (Smith) Quashnick Hammond July 12, 1928 — Sept. 27, 2019 Hammond Dec. 8, 1937 — Sept. 12, 2019 John Francis Shepherd Sr. was born July dren, Carol, of Eugene, John Jr. (Leslie), of 12, 1928, in Terre Haute, Indiana, to Delbert Hammond, Cynthia (Pat) Harber, of Astoria, and Martha Shepherd, the eldest of four boys. Connie (Mike) Seutter, of Mesa, Arizona, and He grew up in Terre Haute and Peo- Christine (Ron) Olson, of Eugene; ria, Illinois, spending his second grandchildren, Amy (Gary) Wil- grade year living with his paternal son, of Hammond, Sean Shepherd, grandparents on their farm in Sul- of Springfi eld, Oregon, Sarah Shep- livan, Indiana. His family moved to herd, of Dallas, Oregon, Molly Arizona in 1945. Shepherd, of Pulaski, Tennessee, He joined the U.S. Coast Guard Charlene Harber, of San Jose, Cal- in Arizona at age 17, serving from ifornia, Conor Harber, of Astoria, 1946 to 1948 at Neah Bay, Wash- Olivia Seutter, of Mesa, Arizona, ington, and Point Adams in Ham- and Raymond Olson, of Eugene; mond, Oregon, where he proudly and four nieces and three nephews served for a short time on the rescue John Shepherd Sr. and their families. boat Triumph. John always enjoyed attend- While stationed at Point Adams, John met ing his children’s and grandchildren’s athletic his future wife, Carolyn Marie Petersen, and competitions, recitals, concerts, other perfor- when he left the Coast Guard, they attended mances and graduations, sometimes traveling and graduated together from Astoria High across the U.S. to do so. He was a huge fan School in 1949. of the University of Oregon Ducks, and one During high school, and while attending of 10 UO graduates in his immediate family, the University of Oregon, he and Carolyn including his wife, all fi ve children, a daugh- worked summers at the Point Adams cannery ter-in-law, a son-in-law and a granddaughter. in Hammond. They were married on June 17, He loved to travel, especially family road 1951, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Astoria trips with his children to Disneyland, the (now the Performing Arts Center). Carolyn Grand Canyon and Yellowstone, and later, graduated in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in trips to the Civil War battlefi elds of Tennes- English; John graduated in 1954 with a bache- see, Georgia and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. lor’s degree in business. He especially loved welcoming each new They purchased their family home in Ham- child and grandchild to the family, and enjoyed mond in 1953, near both sets of their par- having his entire family around him at Christ- ents and many relatives; it remains the fam- mas every year in the family home. Favorite ily home today. They raised fi ve children, who activities were camping trips with his parents provided them with eight grandchildren. John and brothers’ families, family reunions, biking and Carolyn celebrated their 68th anniversary around Fort Stevens State Park, clam digging, this past June; John celebrated his 91st birth- golfi ng and playing pinochle. day in July. John had a very cheerful disposition, a John apprenticed with his father-in-law, great smile, and was easily amused by his Conrad Petersen, and worked with both Con- children’s and grandchildren’s antics. He had rad and Carolyn Petersen at Warrenton Elec- many friends, especially Bill and Ellen Shaw tric starting in 1952, later becoming a part- and Marge Holstein. He will be greatly missed ner in the business. Eventually, he owned and by his family and friends. operated Shepherd Electric in Hammond, in The Shepherd family would like to express partnership with his son, John Jr., for 14 years, their gratitude to Chandini and Vijay and their retiring from electrical contracting in 2001. family for the outstanding care, compassion John was a volunteer fi refi ghter in the War- and love they gave to our loved one for the renton and Hammond fi re departments for last year of his life. over 30 years, serving as Hammond’s chief Also the family would like to thank Dr. for 13 of those years, and assistant chief for Park and his staff for decades of care, and the 10. For several years, he was a member of nurses and staff of Columbia Memorial Hos- Warrenton Chamber of Commerce, serving as pital for their dedicated care of John. president in 1958. During the Cold War years Donations may be made in John’s name to he served as the c ivil d efense director for the the Warrenton High School Band Program, town of Hammond. the Columbia Memorial Hospital Foundation John served on the Hammond Town Coun- or the Columbia River Maritime Museum. cil from 1962 until Warrenton annexed the Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in city of Hammond in 1991. He was a member charge of the arrangements. Please sign our of the Warrenton-Hammond School District online guest book at caldwellsmortuary.com Budget Committee for 16 years. Visitation will be held Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, His three younger brothers, James, Jack from 2 to 6 p.m. at Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- and Jay, all preceded him in death. Their sur- ton Mortuary, 1165 Franklin Ave., Astoria, viving spouses are Virginia Shepherd, Sandra Oregon. Shepherd and Marlene Shepherd, cherished Public graveside services will be held Sat- members of the family. urday, Oct. 5, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Ocean View John is survived by his wife, Carolyn; chil- Cemetery. Martha Jean (Smith) Quashnick was born bandit” competitions. She made many trips Dec. 8, 1937, to Russell and Cecil Smith up and down the coast for bingo. She was in Costa Mesa, California. The family later involved with the Deep Sea Fisherme n’s Benefi t F und. moved to Astoria, Oregon, where But she was happiest when she she lived until her passing. had all of her family around her. Mom attended Astoria schools She tried to make it to every din- and graduated in 1955. Later that ner, birthday party, graduation and year she married the love of her as many sporting events as she life, Richard Quashnick. So began could — which were numerous. the family we have today. Mom is survived by her hus- Mom was very proud of her band, Dick, and their fi ve chil- family and of being a part of the dren, Rick (Donna), Doug, David commercial fi shing community (Kari), Cindi (Rick Newell) and and families. One of Mom’s favor- ite times of the year was when it Martha Quashnick Suzi (Doug Heater); 16 grand- children; 25 great-grandchildren; was time to head north to Kenai, one great-great-grandchild; and numerous Alaska, for salmon season. She loved it there, and never wanted to nieces and nephews. Mom’s siblings all preceded her in death, come home. We will have those memories forever. It was a special time of year for her. Bill, Wally, Pat, Ruthie, Peggy and Jan; as From cooking up a storm to the ladies’ well as her parents, Russell and Cecil. We Friday lunches, the many clam feeds, chow- know they were there to welcome her into der, biscuits and gravy — the list could go heaven. A few others also went before her, whom on. We had to build Mom a big deck off of their trailer to have sitting for everyone. It she missed: daughter-in-law, Donna; David Mitts and great-grandson, Landon; grand- was her second home. Mom and Dad spent many years buying son, Andy; and family friend, Vicki Palo. We fi sh in Youngs Bay on the Defi ant and Bar- all miss them dearly. To say Mom is going to be missed is an racuda, and they also had a fi sh market for a few years. No one could clean clams like understatement. There will always be a void in our lives. Be we know she is in a better Mom, and “Don’t break the windows.” Some of Mom’s hobbies included gar- place, and we will see her again. A memorial service will be held Oct. 5 dening, doing puzzles and cooking. But her at First Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. in favorite was probably bingo. Mom and Dad made any trips to Reno, Astoria, Oregon, at 11 a.m., with a lunch to Nevada, where she would be in “one-armed follow. 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She cancer in January 2019. was the type of person that other Despite the diagnosis, Jasmine good people wanted to be around. continued to inspire others by shar- Jasmine lived life to the fullest. ing her story in her online jour- She traveled the world, even sail- nals. Her life ended peacefully, sur- ing across the Pacifi c Ocean from rounded by friends and family and Hawaii to her home in Astoria. She happily married to her true love, worked jobs from cleaning stables Capt. Justin Simonson. to legal secretary, from translating to Jasmine was preceded in death waiting tables at the Astoria Coffee- Jasmine Simonson by her mother and father, and is house & Bistro. Throughout it all, survived by her daughter, Solice; she would illuminate any room with her smile, husband, Justin; stepdaughters, Hannah and and brighten the lives of all who knew her. Sophie; brother, Mike; stepfather Bob; stepsis- In 2008, Jasmine gave birth to the light ters, Koren and Trina; honorary sister, Coco; of her life, her daughter, Solice. For those of aunts and uncles, Jodi, Tomelene and Mark, us who knew Jasmine as a child — loving, Krissy and Jeff; and BFFs, Yamuna and Beth. energetic and determined, the resemblance is A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. uncanny. on Nov. 2 in the Pier 39 banquet room, 100 After reinventing herself as a real estate 39th St. in Astoria. 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Seattle 62 42 60 47 60 47 Cloudy, Afternoon rain Mostly sunny afternoon rain 61 48 63 48 65 49 63 49 Showers possible Variable cloudiness Cloudy to partly sunny Showers possible Aberdeen Olympia 62/44 62/44 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 63/37 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Sunday Tonight’s Sky: Jupiter and Saturn are low above the western horizon after sunset. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 54/40 Normal high/low .................. 65/47 Record high .................. 84 in 1987 Record low .................... 34 in 1983 Precipitation Sunday ..................................... 0.01” Month to date ........................ 6.13” Normal month to date ......... 2.04” Year to date .......................... 31.79” Normal year to date ........... 40.14” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Time High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 3:43 a.m. 3:43 p.m. 7.8 9:47 a.m. 0.4 8.6 10:28 p.m. -1.0 Cape Disappointment 3:17 a.m. 3:17 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 7:13 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 6:56 p.m. Moonrise today ........... 10:46 a.m. Moonset today .............. 9:01 p.m. First Full Last New 3:30 a.m. 3:31 p.m. Warrenton 3:38 a.m. 3:38 p.m. Knappa 4:20 a.m. 4:20 p.m. Depoe Bay Oct 5 Oct 13 Oct 21 Oct 27 2:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 7.6 8:53 a.m. 0.3 8.4 9:31 p.m. -1.4 8.1 9:15 a.m. 0.4 9.0 9:54 p.m. -1.2 8.1 9:31 a.m. 0.5 9.1 10:12 p.m. -0.9 8.0 10:48 a.m. 0.3 8.9 11:29 p.m. -0.8 8.3 8:22 a.m. 0.9 9.3 9:04 p.m. -0.9 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Wed. 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