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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021
OBITUARIES
SPORTS
Maria Loviisa
(Niskanen) Wirkkala
BOYS BASKETBALL
Naselle, Washington
Feb. 14, 1943 — June 3, 2021
Maria
Loviisa
Maria was instrumen-
(Niskanen) Wirkkala was a tal in the creation of the
caring wife, mother, grand- Naselle biennial Finnish
mother,
sister,
American Folk
aunt and friend.
Festival.
She
Surrounded by
along with her
her family, she
best friend, Car-
went to meet her
ole Alves, and
heavenly father
Aunt Eva Wirk-
on June 3, 2021,
kala, designed a
at the age of 78.
Finnish costume
She was born
that is made in
to Emil and Ida
Finland and sold
Niskanen
in
around the world.
Maria Wirkkala
Pielavesi, Fin-
Maria was an
land, on Feb. 14,
avid weaver and
1943. Maria lived in Finland was invited to the Smithso-
and worked as a licensed nian to display and demon-
practical nurse until the age strate her talents.
of 23, when she came to the
Maria was active in the
U.S.
Naselle Assembly of God
She worked in Wash- Church. She and Wally
ington, D.C., as a nanny for lead the youth group for
U.S. Sen. Mark O. Hatfi eld, many years, touching many
an Oregon Republican, for young lives, who still talk
about a year, until her fam- about them today.
ily needed her back in Port-
She was active in the
land, where she then worked Christian women’s orga-
at Providence Hospital.
nization, speaking all over
She met Wallace Wirk- the Northwest to as many
kala in 1968 through women as she could. She
a mutual friend, who was also active in the Gide-
remained a dear friend ons International Auxiliary,
throughout their lives. They was the president of the
married in 1969.
Lower Columbia Gideon
Together, they had three Auxiliary, and handed out
children, Regan, Timothy Bibles to anyone she could.
and Lamar. Maria was a She was a true servant of
fi ercely dedicated mom to Jesus.
all of her children; Jesus and
Maria is survived by
family came fi rst, and were her husband of 51 years,
above all else to Maria, a Wally; her sons, Regan
value she instilled in those (Sara), Timothy (Sabrina)
around her. The hole left by and Lamar (Rebekah);
her absence is impossible to her grandchildren, Tay-
fi ll.
lor (Donny), Levi, Emily,
She especially loved her Sawyer and Carter; and her
role as “Mummu” to her great grandson, Rowan.
grandchildren. She loved
She was preceded in
to share her passion for the death by her parents and
Lord, and would never miss brother, Riku, all of Fin-
an opportunity to lead them land. She is survived by
to Christ.
her sister, Liisa Goeller, of
She enjoyed spending San Diego, California, and
time in the kitchen, creating brother, Heikki Niskanen,
delicious meals for her fam- of West Linn.
ily and friends. She opened
A celebration of life
her home to anybody and will be held on Saturday
everybody, often having at 11 a.m. at the Naselle
a house full of people for Assembly of God Church.
as long as she could. She
In lieu of fl owers, please
would fi nd any reason she donate to Gideons Interna-
could to bake and provide tional, or Naselle Assembly
the most delicious treats to of God youth ministries, to
anybody who was lucky help spread the good news
enough to receive them.
in honor of Maria.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
Seaside
outlasts
Warrenton,
46-35
The Astorian
Seaside’s junior combina-
tion of Cash Corder and Con-
ner Langmo scored 11 points
apiece, leading the Gulls to
a 46-35 nonleague boys bas-
ketball win Saturday after-
noon at Warrenton.
Dawson Little led the
Warriors with 15 points while
both teams struggled from
the fi eld in the low-scoring
contest.
PREP SPORTS
SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
Boys Basketball — Knappa at
Warrenton, 6 p.m.
The teams missed a com-
bined 39 3-pointers in the
game, 20 by the Gulls.
Seaside junior Ever
Sibony made a trio of
3-pointers for his nine points,
while freshman Ruger
Thompson’s turnaround trey
at the buzzer to end the fi rst
half gave the Gulls a 24-13
halftime lead.
Little connected from
long range to bring the War-
riors back to within seven
points midway through the
third quarter, and team-
mate Elijah Whitsett beat
the buzzer to end the third
period to bring Warrenton
within 35-29.
The Gulls answered with
3-pointers by Sibony and
Tanner Kraushaar to high-
light an 8-0 run to start the
fourth.
Warrenton hosts Knappa
Tuesday to fi nish a stretch
of three games in fi ve days,
while the Gulls were sched-
uled to play Monday at Val-
ley Catholic, their third of
fi ve straight road games.
Jeff TerHar
Seaside’s Lilli Taylor, competing in a game earlier this season, scored 12 points to lead the
Gulls past Warrenton.
Seaside downs
Warrenton, 44-13
The Astorian
Seaside played its last
nonleague game of the sea-
son Saturday, hosting War-
renton in the second of fi ve
straight home games for the
Gulls.
After a slow start, the
APPLIANCE
Warriors 44,
Willamina 42
The night before, War-
renton scored a huge league
victory at Willamina, pulling
into a fi rst-place tie with a
44-42 win over the Bulldogs.
Warrenton won it in typ-
ical Warrior fashion, as
Hordie Bodden Bodden’s
steal with 12 seconds left
resulted in an easy score for
Josh Earls.
The
Bulldogs
were
unable to get off a shot as
time expired.
Warrenton and Willamina
are tied for fi rst in the Coastal
Range League standings at
3-1. The Warriors host Wil-
lamina June 16.
scored seven points as one
of three Warrenton players
to score.
Coming off a 45-11
loss to Willamina the night
before, the Warriors host
Taft in a league game Thurs-
day at Clatsop Community
College.
Gulls built a 12-2 lead in the
fi rst quarter, on their way to a
44-13 win over the Warriors.
Lilli Taylor scored 12
points and Caleigh Peter-
son added 10 for Seaside,
which led 38-13 after three
quarters.
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FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
61 47
61 47
63 50
A shower in the Partly sunny, a
a.m.
shower
Becoming
cloudy
61 51
65 52
66 52
68 52
Periods of rain
Showers
possible
Showers
possible
Chance of a
shower
Aberdeen
Olympia
61/46
65/49
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
64/45
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Sunday
Tonight’s Sky: After sunset, the
bright star low in the northwest
is Capella of Auriga.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 56/49
Normal high/low .................. 63/49
Record high .................. 90 in 1912
Record low .................... 39 in 1933
Precipitation
Sunday ..................................... 0.58”
Month to date ........................ 0.81”
Normal month to date ......... 0.61”
Year to date .......................... 36.17”
Normal year to date ........... 33.97”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
12:13 a.m. 8.1 7:19 a.m. -0.3
1:31 p.m. 6.4 6:54 p.m. 2.8
Cape Disappointment
1:17 p.m.
none
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 5:25 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 9:05 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 4:26 a.m.
Moonset today .............. 7:43 p.m.
New
First
Full
6.2 6:31 a.m. -0.1
6:10 p.m. 3.1
Last
12:00 a.m. 8.3 6:51 a.m. -0.4
1:25 p.m. 6.5 6:29 p.m. 2.9
Warrenton
12:08 a.m. 8.5 7:03 a.m. -0.2
1:26 p.m. 6.8 6:38 p.m. 2.9
Knappa
12:50 a.m. 8.4 8:20 a.m. -0.3
2:08 p.m. 6.7 7:55 p.m. 2.4
Depoe Bay
June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1
12:35 p.m. 6.2 6:02 a.m. -0.4
11:34 p.m. 8.1 5:37 p.m. 3.2
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
82/70/t
90/72/t
83/67/t
89/76/t
92/58/pc
86/75/pc
92/79/pc
74/60/pc
88/79/pc
88/72/t
99/76/pc
65/53/s
89/74/t
86/68/t
85/65/t
81/67/t
92/76/pc
90/60/s
87/75/pc
92/76/pc
76/57/pc
87/78/s
87/70/t
102/76/s
65/53/s
90/73/t
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
78/56
Hermiston
The Dalles 77/53
Enterprise
Pendleton 69/42
72/48
73/53
La Grande
69/46
67/47
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
69/47
Kennewick Walla Walla
74/51 Lewiston
79/56
64/46
Salem
Pullman
73/46
Longview
61/47 Portland
68/51
72/51
Yakima 78/53
64/43
Astoria
Spokane
70/49
Corvallis
65/43
Albany
66/44
John Day
Eugene
Bend
66/44
61/36
71/43
Ontario
82/58
Caldwell
Burns
72/41
81/53
Medford
68/47
Klamath Falls
61/37
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
71/44/pc
56/44/pc
59/49/pc
66/44/pc
56/45/pc
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
67/43/c
56/46/pc
60/49/pc
68/42/pc
56/46/pc
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
61/47/pc
65/45/pc
60/47/sh
67/44/pc
67/49/pc
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
62/47/pc
68/44/pc
62/47/pc
69/42/pc
68/46/pc