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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
OBITUARIES
James David Kruger
William Lawrence Heilmann
Astoria
Nov. 17, 1944 — Aug. 26, 2020
Vancouver, Washington
Aug. 6, 1935 — Aug. 24, 2020
James David Kruger paddled into the
Ian recalls a childhood of backpacking
sunset on Aug. 26, 2020. Dave lived a life and cross-country skiing, with just enough
that revolved around public service, time in fi shing to keep an exhausted child engaged.
the outdoors and a bit of gossip
The relationship evolved and
here and there.
enjoyed a foundation of mutual
The eldest of four children,
respect and admiration for each
Dave was born in Oceanside,
other’s strengths. Ian is hoping
California, on Nov. 17, 1944,
that he did not inherit his father’s
to John (Jack) and Yvonne Kru-
sense of fashion.
ger. Dave’s memories from child-
Dave and Belinda divorced in
hood included living on a chicken
1988, and he entered a period of
ranch, grunion hunting in the surf
refl ection. Diversions began with
and digging a backyard fallout
stunt kite fl ying and evolved into
shelter.
an obsession for sea kayaking.
Upon graduation from San Die-
James Kruger
He also devoted his energies to
guito High School, Dave enrolled
KMUN, a dedication that contin-
at Harvey Mudd College and majored in ued throughout his life.
chemistry. Claremont’s proximity to the
Meeting Becky Dean at the Riccardi
San Gabriel Mountains inspired an evolu- Gallery in 1992 was a milestone for Dave.
tion from beach bum to explorer of moun- Becky provided Dave with his missing com-
tains. Graduation in 1966 revealed a practic- panion and adventure buddy. The two were
ing nerd with a hunger for larger and wilder partners in innumerable adventures on the
spaces.
water, fi rst in sea kayaks and later in Dave’s
Next stop was the University of Washing- hand-built boat, the Surf Scoter. Dave and
ton, where he enrolled as a doctoral candi- Becky married in 2011. Becky was unable
date in organic chemistry. Dave joined the to break Dave’s habit of wearing socks with
university’s mountaineering club and met sandals.
his future wife, Belinda Kruger, who fell in
Throughout his life Dave enjoyed a num-
love with the bespectacled nerd sporting a ber of passions, from mountaineering to
dubious mustache . Dave and Belinda mar- steelhead fi shing, RC planes, stunt kites,
ried in October 1971.
kayaking and boat building. His love of and
Dave had a lifelong passion for education commitment to family, friends and students
and leadership. Upon completing his doc- was unwavering. He will be missed by many,
toral studies in 1973, he accepted a position and would undoubtedly appreciate it if you
teaching chemistry at Clatsop Community shared irreverent photos and memories.
College. It seems likely that this decision
Dave is survived by his wife, Rebecca
was heavily infl uenced by the incomparable “ Becky ” Dean; son, Ian Kruger (Suzanne);
views from the college’s chemistry lab.
brothers, Rick and Jon Kruger; Becky’s chil-
Dave taught at the college until 2000. dren, Dan (Melissa “Missy” Jensen-Smith)
Former students mention his ability to make and Stacy Smith; and former wife, Belinda
chemistry approachable, commitment to Kruger. Dave was fortunate to have grand-
students, unusual front of class stretching children in his life, and is survived by Mari
regime and penchant for wearing shorts Ramarui, Dano Smith, Roslin Jenkins, Jacob
year-round .
Jensen and Bailey Jensen.
Nineteen seventy-three marked the birth
Please share photos and stories at: bit.ly/
of Belinda and Dave’s only child, Ian Kru- DaveKruger
ger. Dave approached parenting as a bit of
In lieu of fl owers, the family is requesting
a mystery, and was fortunate to have a sup- that donations be made to community radio
portive guide in Belinda.
station KMUN.
William “Will” or “Bill” Lawrence Hei- started his love of sailing. He moved to
lmann, 85, passed away Aug. 24, 2020, Seattle, fi rst working for Boeing, then tak-
in Vancouver, Washington, where he had ing a job with the city of Seattle as a data-
base administrator, from which he
resided for the last four years.
retired.
Will was born Aug. 6, 1935,
He acquired his fi rst sailboat,
in Corvallis, Oregon, to Harry
a 30-footer named Wild Turkey
“Pappy” and Martha (Ness) Hei-
in 1975, and his second was a
lmann. He is preceded in death
36-footer named Merak in 1977.
by his parents, his brother, Henry
He spent many days in Puget
Sjur “Sonny,” and sister, Clare
Sound and the San Juan Islands
Anne Hahn.
enjoying the beautiful sights and
He is survived by his broth-
sounds of God’s creation.
ers, Harry Jr. “Bud,” Henry Ness
Will was an active member of
“Hank,” and sister, Mary Mar-
garet “Dolly” Ortez; and several William Heilmann Mannahouse Christian Church at
the Vancouver/Mill Plain, Wash-
nieces and nephews. A special
thank you to his nephew, Gary Heilmann ington, location. He cherished his relation-
Sr., who was his rock, friend in Christ and ships with members of his church.
While living and working in Seat-
caregiver these last few years.
Will was raised in Knappa, and gradu- tle, when not on his sailboat, he loved to
ated from Knappa High School in 1955. He spend weekends with his Aunt Thelma and
spent the next four years in the U.S, Navy, Uncle Chet Solie in Everett, Washington,
and earned the rank of aviation electron- as well as time spent with Knappa school-
ics technician (navigation) petty offi cer 3rd mates Sandy and Helvi Ridge in Bremerton,
class, spending the majority of his time as Washington.
He loved the outdoors, and one of his
a navigator in an A3D on the USS Ranger,
from which he fl ew 78 missions. He then favorite things to do was watch the sunset
on top of Wickiup Mountain above the lake.
joined the r eserves for four more years.
He worked at the Astoria Plywood Mill He also enjoyed spectator sports, including
while going to Clatsop Community Col- NASCAR and the Tour de France .
Private interment will be held at a later
lege and Portland State University, where
he earned a letter in football and graduated date at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Corval-
lis, Oregon, alongside his brother Henry
with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.
Will started his career with Bechtel Corp. “Sonny” Heilmann.
A life well-lived thy good and faithful
in San Francisco as a data analyst. He lived
in Tiburon, California, on the bay, which servant of the Lord.
Gary Duncan Moon
Cannon Beach
March 11, 1942 — Aug. 28, 2020
Gary Duncan Moon, a 56-year resident
Gary enjoyed landscape photography,
of Cannon Beach, Oregon, unexpectedly and especially loved photographing the
passed away on Aug. 28, 2020, at age 78.
beautiful northern Oregon Coast.
Gary was born March 11, 1942,
Gary designed and built his
in Portland, Oregon, to Ernie and
dream home in 1998, and enjoyed
Elaine Moon. Gary graduated
maintaining his home and prop-
from Portland’s Benson Poly-
erty. He also assisted in the local
technic High school in 1960, and
operation of the KPDQ Christian
received his mechanical engineer-
radio station.
ing degree in 1964.
Gary is survived by his wife,
Gary married his beloved wife
Adairlyn; son, Jeff, and his wife,
of 53 years, Adairlyn, on Nov. 12,
Jodi, of Oregon City; son, Jon, and
1966. The birth of their fi rst son,
his wife, Anjie, of Cannon Beach;
Jeff, was on Nov. 21, 1967, fol-
son, Steve, of Cannon Beach;
Gary Moon
lowed by Jon, on Aug. 8, 1969,
grandchildren, Tyler (25), Katie
and Steven, on Oct. 3, 1970.
(22), Haylie (24), Chevy (22) and
Gary was the owner of Gary’s Cannon Sonoma (20); brother, Bob, and his wife,
Beach Service Center for 56 years, where Lori, of Pahrump, Nevada; and sister, Vicki,
his sons Jon and Steve also work. Gary ded- and her husband, Bob Walker, of Dayton,
icated his life to his business, and was there Washington.
every day to serve his customers.
The family will hold a private celebration
He served in the U.S. Coast Guard, and of Gary’s life.
was a 35-year volunteer on the Cannon
Memorial contributions may be made
Beach Fire Department, serving as chief to the Cannon Beach Fire Department in
from 1979 until his retirement in 1997.
Gary’s memory.
Ida Fay Curtis
Corvallis
May 30, 1943 — Aug. 28, 2020
Ida Fay (McAlister) Curtis was born in
Astoria, Oregon, on May 30, 1943. She
attended Knappa High School and then went
on to nursing school.
She graduated as a licensed practical nurse
in 1963. She belonged to the LPN Nurs-
ing Association, serving in many positions,
including president.
Over the years she was appointed by the
governor of Oregon to serve on the Oregon
State Board of Nursing, where she served two
terms. She was also appointed to serve on
the National Nursing Advisory Committee,
where she served until her retirement in 2003.
She loved nursing, and her favorite was
working in pediatrics. She was very proud to
be a nurse.
Her hobbies included spending time at
their cabin on the river, going out in their
boat, fi shing, fl ower gardening and watch-
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ing her grandchildren play sports, along with
Oregon State University sports.
She married Gary Curtis in the fall of
1961 and had two children, a son, Ted, and a
daughter, Lisa.
She is survived by her husband, Gary; her
son, Ted, his wife, Heide, and their two chil-
dren, Tyler and Kailee; her daughter, Lisa, her
husband, Rob, and their two children, Levi
and Courtney; and a sister, Adelia Hofeld, and
her husband, Eric.
Her last year was spent in a memory care
facility in Corvallis, Oregon.
Graveside services will be held on Friday
at 1 p.m. at the Prairie Cemetery in Knappa,
Oregon.
There will be a reception to follow at the
Svensen Grange Hall.
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
77 53
Sunny and
warm
67 54
Some sun; not
as warm
69 54
76 56
81 61
Clearing
Sunny and
beautiful
Sunny and
pleasant
84 60
72 56
Sunny and very Sunny and not
warm
as warm
Aberdeen
Olympia
82/55
82/58
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
83/51
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Vega, the bright-
est star of Lyra, the harp, stands
almost directly overhead before
midnight.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 73/51
Normal high/low .................. 69/52
Record high .................. 90 in 1972
Record low .................... 38 in 1973
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.00”
Normal month to date ......... 0.05”
Year to date .......................... 38.96”
Normal year to date ........... 38.40”
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AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Sunrise today .................. 6:39 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 7:50 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 8:55 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 7:56 a.m.
New
First
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
2:21 a.m.
3:09 p.m.
Full
1:58 a.m.
2:46 p.m.
2:11 a.m.
2:57 p.m.
Warrenton
2:16 a.m.
3:04 p.m.
Knappa
2:58 a.m.
3:46 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 23 Oct 1
7.5 8:59 a.m. -0.4
7.2 9:14 p.m. 0.9
Cape Disappointment
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Last
Time
1:10 a.m.
1:59 p.m.
7.6 8:12 a.m. -0.3
7.0 8:21 p.m. 1.1
7.9 8:29 a.m. -0.4
7.4 8:43 p.m. 1.0
7.9 8:43 a.m. -0.3
7.6 8:58 p.m. 1.0
7.8 10:00 a.m. -0.3
7.5 10:15 p.m. 0.8
8.1 7:39 a.m. -0.1
7.6 7:50 p.m. 1.6
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
94/74/pc
82/70/pc
86/57/pc
87/71/t
84/56/pc
89/75/pc
95/77/pc
85/65/pc
93/82/t
86/73/pc
107/84/pc
70/57/c
90/75/t
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Hi/Lo/W
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85/62/pc
79/61/s
84/72/t
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92/75/t
92/67/s
93/82/pc
85/65/pc
113/87/s
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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.
94/61
Hermiston
The Dalles 98/58
Enterprise
Pendleton 88/53
94/61
99/64
La Grande
91/50
95/57
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
87/57
Kennewick Walla Walla
93/66 Lewiston
97/56
88/56
Salem
Pullman
95/60
Longview
77/53 Portland
93/61
88/60
Yakima 94/59
84/55
Astoria
Spokane
92/64
Corvallis
96/56
Albany
95/56
John Day
Eugene
Bend
96/55
96/60
95/62
Ontario
95/58
Caldwell
Burns
95/49
94/55
Medford
104/66
Klamath Falls
96/52
City
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Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
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65/52/pc
73/54/s
95/57/s
69/51/s
Fri.
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62/52/pc
63/55/pc
91/55/s
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City
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Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
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Today
Hi/Lo/W
67/52/pc
99/59/s
79/54/s
97/55/s
92/59/s
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
66/53/pc
93/57/s
70/53/pc
91/51/s
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