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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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Jasmine Simonson
Astoria
Feb. 3, 1978 — Sept. 17, 2019
On Sept. 17, 2019, Jasmine Simonson agent in 2017, that radiance and work ethic
passed away at the age of 41.
quickly earned her a position representing the
Born in Astoria in 1978 to David and Eliz- prestigious Peggy Hoag group in Portland.
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Tragically, her new career was cut
for her love of the water, her tireless
short with the detection of stage 4
work ethic and her kindness. She
cancer in January 2019.
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rounded by friends and family and
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Jasmine was preceded in death
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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.
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A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m.
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
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.
Hi/Lo/W
91/71/s
74/66/pc
84/67/pc
94/75/pc
62/40/c
88/76/sh
91/72/pc
76/58/s
88/79/pc
79/69/pc
89/65/s
70/50/s
85/72/s
94/75/s
74/52/r
69/58/r
94/75/s
65/38/pc
87/76/pc
92/73/s
84/59/s
89/79/pc
90/63/pc
90/67/s
74/54/s
96/74/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
58/33
Hermiston
The Dalles 60/31
Enterprise
Pendleton 49/24
57/32
64/36
La Grande
54/26
64/37
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
53/29
Kennewick Walla Walla
57/35 Lewiston
59/34
64/39
Salem
Pullman
59/31
Longview
62/42 Portland
65/41
51/31
Yakima 60/33
63/37
Astoria
Spokane
57/36
Corvallis
64/37
Albany
64/36
John Day
Eugene
Bend
64/36
52/28
52/28
Ontario
58/31
Caldwell
Burns
53/18
58/30
Medford
65/38
Klamath Falls
54/23
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
55/20/s
64/43/s
61/46/s
64/37/s
61/41/s
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
61/31/s
62/50/pc
59/49/r
59/44/c
59/47/sh
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
63/43/s
66/39/s
62/44/s
64/36/s
63/40/s
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
62/49/sh
66/47/pc
59/47/r
63/45/pc
59/45/c