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A5 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 OBITUARIES Arlen ‘Bunny’ Romaine Gassner Richard Whitlock Seaside 1929 — 2021 Seaside Aug. 24, 1958 — Dec. 7, 2020 Arlen “Bunny” Romaine Gassner He is survived by his wife of 50 years, passed away Feb. 1, 2021, in his home, of Joy Gassner; daughter, Leslie Kallunki natural causes. He was 92. (John); son, Hollis Gassner; daugh- Bunny was born in 1929, in ter, Arlayne Hoff (John); sons, Garibaldi, to Eva Patterson and David Gassner (Leta) and Tracy Clayton Salikie. He was later Gassner (Ronda); daughter-in- adopted by his stepfather, Fritz law, Marie Gassner; and numer- Gassner. ous grandchildren, great-grand- He started his career in the children, nieces, nephews and woods as a logger, and later cousins. became a truck driver. He was preceded in death by He loved life, and lived it to sons, Shane Gassner and Frank the fullest. He always had a story Shepherd; brother, Clayton about work, friends and family, Salikie; and sister, Lillian Shefl er. Arlen Gassner or his memories of racing cars at A special thank you to the Clatsop Speedway, where he was Quinault Indian Nation for cov- known as Bronco Bunny. ering all of the funeral expenses. He was also very proud of his Hawai- There will be no service due to COVID- ian and Native American Heritage. He was 19. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary was in a member of the Quinault Indian Nation. charge of the arrangements. Richard Whitlock was born and raised long friends. Richard is survived by his father, Gene in Seaside. Growing up, sports were always a huge part of his life, from Lit- (Carole) Whitlock; his mother, Patricia (Hugh) Kerwin; his wife of 42 tle League Baseball through high years, Kirstin Whitlock; daughter, school, continuing into his adult Aimee, and son-in-law, Seth Mor- years, to playing city league bas- risey; son, David Whitlock; grand- ketball and softball, to coaching daughters, Emmy Grace and Ava numerous Little League teams James Morrisey; sisters, Cathy and basketball teams. (Al) Drawson and Sally Whitlock; Richard enjoyed attend- brothers, Sherman (Cindy) Whit- ing and watching Oregon State lock and George (Angela) Whit- University football games with lock; numerous nieces and neph- his son, David. He ran many ews; and many friends, who were 5Ks with his wife, Kirstin, and Richard Whitlock also part of his family. daughter, Aimee, always being Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is sure to wait at the fi nish line to say, “what took you so long?” He loved in charge of the arrangements. A service being “Grumpa” to his two granddaugh- will be held at a later date. Donations may be made in his name to ters, Emmy and Ava, always having pic- Seaside Kids Inc. tures ready to show off. Richard will always be remembered for Richard took great pride in his work as an auto mechanic. He enjoyed helping peo- his sense of humor, good heart, and his all- ple, and numerous customers became life- around love of a good cheeseburger. Heikki Kullervo Jaakola Helsinki, Finland June 3, 1951 — Dec. 27, 2020 facebook.com/DailyAstorian Heikki Kullervo Jaakola, 69, formerly of kids to show off. He loved his family very Astoria, passed away in Helsinki, Finland, on much. Dec. 27, 2020. Heikki was born in Kalajoki, Heikki is survived by his two children, son, Finland, on June 3, 1951, to Arvid Petri (Kera) Jaakola, and daughter, and Aino Jaakola. Sanna (Jason) McGuire; and grand- He moved to Astoria to be with kids, Marissa, Mikko, Raija, Taylor, his girlfriend, Marju Vedenoja, in Gavin and Trask, all of Astoria. December 1972. They married in He is also survived by his broth- 1973, but later divorced in 2015 ers, Vaino (Elli), Olavi, Erkki after he returned to Finland in 2013. (Anne) and Antti; sisters, Anneli Heikki worked at the Astoria and Liisa (Pentiti); Heikki’s girl- Plywood Mill for 17 years. He was friend, Eila Partanen, and numerous a shareholder until they closed the nieces and nephews, all of Finland. doors. Then he went to work as a Heikki is preceded in death by Heikki Jaakola roofer for Jarvis Roofi ng for 17 his parents; brothers, Eino, Martti years. Heikki was a hard worker, and Pentti; sister, Raija; and niece, and was always joking around, and was well- Johanna. liked by his co-workers and others. There was a graveside service on Thursday On his free time, he enjoyed hunting, fi sh- in Kalajoki, Finland, where he was laid to rest ing on the Columbia River for sturgeon and with his parents. salmon and clam digging. He always had Heikki will be missed by many, but never good stories to tell and pictures of his grand- forgotten. Love you, Dad. OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER Presented By We’re investing in Salem coverage when other news organizations are cutting back. 51 ST Annual Northwest Ag Show FEBRUARY 16–18, 2021 Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! Register to attend the Pesticide Safety Seminar for OSHA Credits We’ve gone ABOVE & BEYOND to make sure you are COMFORTABLE & SAFE at your next dental visit. 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Time Low (ft.) 2:33 a.m. 2:05 p.m. 8.1 8:25 a.m. 2.1 8.4 8:50 p.m. -0.2 Cape Disappointment 2:10 a.m. 1:40 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 7:21 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 5:39 p.m. Moonrise today .............. 8:44 a.m. Moonset today .............. 7:53 p.m. First Full Last New 2:22 a.m. 1:54 p.m. Warrenton 2:28 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Knappa 3:10 a.m. 2:42 p.m. Depoe Bay Feb 19 Feb 27 Mar 5 Mar 13 7.9 7:31 a.m. 2.3 8.6 7:59 p.m. -0.1 8.2 7:53 a.m. 2.2 8.8 8:17 p.m. -0.2 8.4 8:09 a.m. 2.2 8.8 8:34 p.m. -0.1 8.3 9:26 a.m. 1.8 8.7 9:51 p.m. -0.1 1:24 a.m. 8.1 7:00 a.m. 2.5 12:53 p.m. 8.9 7:29 p.m. -0.2 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Sun. Hi/Lo/W 47/44/r 27/23/pc 14/-4/sn 30/21/c 11/-5/c 83/69/pc 45/36/r 66/54/c 83/74/pc 29/26/c 72/54/pc 59/47/sh 33/31/sn 51/45/r 31/24/sn 5/-5/pc 25/8/sn 3/-12/sn 82/69/pc 44/28/r 71/49/pc 85/72/pc 32/28/sn 68/46/pc 59/52/c 41/34/c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 21/12 Kennewick Walla Walla 22/15 Lewiston 28/16 25/15 Hermiston The Dalles 27/19 Enterprise Pendleton 26/15 21/16 27/19 La Grande 25/16 43/32 NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi/Lo/W Pullman 27/17 34/27 Salem 22/11 Yakima 32/20 Longview 38/29 Portland 32/28 Spokane 26/16 34/26 34/26 Astoria Temperatures High/low ................................ 40/33 Normal high/low .................. 51/37 Record high .................. 66 in 1934 Record low .................... 21 in 1905 Precipitation Thursday ................................. 0.26” Month to date ........................ 3.65” Normal month to date ......... 2.97” Year to date .......................... 19.56” Normal year to date ........... 13.17” Learning Center Corvallis 45/35 Albany 45/34 John Day Eugene Bend 48/39 31/17 35/19 Ontario 39/23 Caldwell Burns 39/23 37/18 Medford 49/37 Klamath Falls 41/27 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 31/18/sn 49/41/r 40/32/r 36/29/sn 46/39/r Sun. 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