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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021
OBITUARIES
Carl Nordahl Monsen Jr.
James Duane Patching
Bend
July 21, 1945 — May 20, 2021
Monmouth
March 14, 1951 — July 3, 2021
Carl Nordahl Monsen Jr. passed away perately fought his way to the surface,
peacefully at a hospital in Bend on May narrowly surviving!
20, 2021, at the age of 75, of heart disease.
Carl was Astoria’s hydrostatic testing
A gathering in his honor will
tech, pressure safety inspector
take place at the Maritime Memo-
and founder of Astoria Fire and
rial Park in Astoria, 200 W.
Safety, at Astoria Scuba.
Marine Drive, at 1 p.m. on July
Carl regained his national
17 in his memory. We ask that
instructor status and assisted
friends who would like to share
Astoria Scuba in many open
his memory attend. Any pictures
water dives in the Hood Canal,
and memories people would like
including being one of the few
to share are welcome.
Astoria Scuba pioneers whose
Carl was born on July 21,
dive log included “Terrible
1945, in Astoria, to Barbara Kath-
Tilly” aka the Tillamook Rock
Carl Monsen Jr.
erine (nee Sasnett) and Carl Nor-
Lighthouse and the wrecks
dahl Monsen Sr. Both parents
around it. Carl was the instruc-
have preceded him in death.
tor and certifi er of hundreds of divers!
He attended Lewis and Clark Elemen-
Carl is survived by his longtime (29-
tary School, Astoria Middle School and year) friend and wife of three years, Bil-
graduated from Astoria High School, lye Turner Monsen. The couple, intro-
where he played football, basketball, track duced by his brother, Cliff , has shared
and fi eld.
world travel, political diff erences, laugh-
While in high school, Carl was the lead- ter and love.
ing scorer on his intramural league cham-
In addition to his daughters, Summer
pionship team, and continued playing bas- (Ryan) Silva, of Camas, Washington, and
ketball, along with his brother, Bill, while Misty Monsen, of Astoria, Carl is survived
attending Clatsop Community College.
by brothers Bill (Catherine) Monsen,
Following college, he married Marsha of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Cliff (Gayle)
Wohlfeil, who preceded him in death. The Davis, of Redmond; one neice and two
couple had two daughters, Summer Mon- nephews; and grandchildren, Tyler Puck-
sen Silva and Misty Dawn Monsen (aka ett, of Warrenton, Gia Davis, of Chinook,
Devyn Ocean).
Washington, and Jake Silva, Corbin Silva,
Living in Astoria, Carl worked for Bella Silva and Daxson Silva, of Camas.
Georgia-Pacifi c paper. He began as a lift
Special thoughts shared by Summer,
driver and later managed the parts and Carl’s oldest daughter, tells us that he
maintenance department.
was a “Girl’s Dad.” He was kind, gentle
A signifi cant chapter in Carl’s life was and loving. Summer and her sister, Misty,
his long-term service in the Oregon chap- would play dress-up with his dive gear
ter of the Army National Guard “Coms” in the basement, and Carl would always
(Communication) unit based out of Camp laugh when they tried to talk with the
Rilea in Warrenton.
snorkels and masks on.
Carl was an avid water sports partici-
They would stay up late after their
pant. Following retirement, Carl devoted mom went to bed and would get “secret”
signifi cant time to Astoria Scuba. Carl was bites of ice cream and share orange cir-
not just a member of the National Associ- cus peanuts. Summer remembers Carl
ation of Underwater Instructors, but had a always saying, “I’m your dad and you’re
four-digit Mafi a (4268) dive certifi cation. my girls.”
Carl taught scuba at Clatsop Commu-
He was truly an example of complete
nity College in the 1970s and 1980s. He and unconditional love! Summer closes
believed that the National Association of her thoughts with “we will see you on the
Underwater Instructors made the diff er- other side, Dad” and “keep blowing those
ence when it came to dive safety, due to bubbles!”
his own beginner diver experience when
Know that you will be missed terribly,
a weight belt failed to release, and he des- and loved deeply!
James Duane Patching passed away on
Jim was a proud Oregon State University
July 3, 2021, in Monmouth.
alumnus and Beaver fan. He loved the Lord
Jim was born on March 14, 1951, in Jesus Christ, and was a proud and patriotic
American.
Longview, Washington, to Duane
Jim was completely devoted
and Charlotte Patching.
to his wife of 45 years, Jan. He
A longtime Astoria resident, Jim
was the loving father and papa of:
was a retired teacher and coach who
Tami Stelzig and her husband, Col-
touched many lives with positivity,
lin, and their daughters, Chloe and
and was beloved by all who knew
Anna; Amy Bubar and her husband,
him.
Jeremy, and their sons, Nathan
A true family man, he was a
and Tyler; Andy Patching and his
lover of all things for his family. Jim
wife, Becca, and their daughters,
was very proud of his children and
Cora and Devany; and Kari Smith
grandchildren, spoiling them and
James Patching
and her husband, Derek, and their
helping them with anything they
daughters, Emily and Natalie.
needed, including the preparation
Jim is also survived by his sisters, Diane
of his specialty eggs and chocolate chip pan-
Curs and Dorothy Leonhardt.
cakes on weekends.
A celebration of Jim’s life will be held on
Jim was a wonderful storyteller and enter-
tainer and was the life of the party. He was a Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Warrenton Commu-
talented musician, playing the piano and gui- nity Center, 170 S.W. Third St. in Warrenton.
The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is car-
tar, and also loved woodworking, building
ing for the family, dallastribute.com
furniture and other things for his family.
JoAnne Hendrickson Bay
Astoria
Nov. 5, 1930 — June 26, 2021
JoAnne Hendrickson Bay
was born to William Frank-
lin Hendrickson and Emma
Josephine Wittle in Seattle
and grew up in Snohomish,
Washington.
She married Harold
Dwaine Lambert after grad-
uating from Snohomish
High School in 1949. They
had four children, Michael
D. Lambert (spouse Rayni
Lambert), Roy Anthony
Lambert, Kathryn Nell
Lambert-Coff ey
(spouse
Jack Coff ey) and Daniel Jay
Lambert.
Dwaine and JoAnne
divorced in 1962, but
remained lifelong friends
until Dwaine’s passing in
2011.
JoAnne moved to the
Astoria area and married
William Franklin Bay in
1965. They had one child,
Jeff rey Franklin Bay, and
cared for Frank’s sons, Den-
nis Bay and Michael Bay.
She is preceded in death
by her husband and siblings,
William Hendrickson and
Beverly Moberg.
JoAnne is survived by
her children and two sib-
lings, Carolyn Maycumber,
of Astoria, and Jackie Hen-
drickson, of Austin, Texas;
15 grandchildren; and mul-
tiple great-grandchildren,
nieces and nephews.
JoAnne loved cooking,
canning and sharing recipes,
her fl ower garden (especially
roses) and sewing for her
children and grandchildren.
She enjoyed socializ-
ing with friends and family,
and was always there to help
her family emotionally and
fi nancially in times of need
when life, choices, hard-
ships or tragedy threatened
their well-being.
There were always a lot
of smiles and laughter when
reminiscing old hunting
and outdoor adventure sto-
ries. And, of course, when
Raphael ‘Stubby’ Lyons Jr.
Seaside
Sept. 4, 1934 — Dec. 25, 2020
Coach Raphael ‘Stubby’ Lyons Jr. him that there really is a God! He and his
passed away on Dec. 25, 2020.
wife, Sharee, also coached the Seaside
Part Sioux, he was born on Standing High School cheerleaders.
Rock Reservation to Raphael and
Coach was elected to the
Ann Lyons. The family moved to
Seaside City Council in 2000,
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in 1942.
serving until stepping down in
He was a fi ve sport athlete at
2014. He served several years
Coeur d’Alene High School, and
as council president. In 2003,
held several class offi ces.
he was presented the Educa-
After high school, he served
tion and Community Service
two years in the U.S. Marines
Award by the League of Ore-
and was stationed in Korea.
gon Cities on the state and
After that he became the man-
national level at their annual
ager of the very large Spokane
meeting. He was also the
Raphael ‘Stubby’
Elks Club.
commander of the American
After the loss of his son (12
Lyons Jr.
Legion and a life member of
years old), he decided to return
several other organizations.
to college to fi nish his degree, and get his
He is survived by his wife, Sharee,
teaching credentials to work with kids. in Seaside; sister, Joan Lyon Lewis,
He received his bachelor’s degree from in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; son, Lance
Eastern Washington State College and his (Karen), of Bend; daughter, Lacy (Luke)
master’s degree from Pacifi c University. Pannebaker, and grandchildren Lola and
He taught and coached in Washington, Layla, of Westport; stepsons, Halston
Idaho, Nevada and Oregon. His teams Brack and Ethan, Owen and Dylan, of
have won eight state championships in Los Angeles, and Andrew (Michelle)
three states. He has coached eight dif- Brack and Anna, of Boise, Idaho; and
ferent sports, and has taught 16 subjects former wife, Vanessa (Darwin) Under-
over his 45-year career.
hill, of Warrenton. He also has several
He fi nally settled in Seaside in 1980, nieces and nephews.
where he retired in 1999. The highlight
A celebration of life will be held on
of his career was when the Seaside foot- July 17 at the Seaside High School foot-
ball team won the state championship in ball fi eld in Broadway Park at 11 a.m.
1994 — he was a very proud coach.
In lieu of fl owers you may make a
After retirement, he became the driv- contribution in coach’s name to: Seaside
ing instructor for Seaside High School. Scholarships, Seaside Kids Inc. or a char-
He used to say that his experience taught ity of your choice.
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she was bragging about her
grandchildren’s successes!
She had strong opinions,
but was tolerant of others’
viewpoints or lifestyles. The
family learned early on not
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Tonight’s Sky: Low east before
sunrise, waning crescent moon
and Mercury just under 4 degrees
apart.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
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Normal high/low .................. 67/52
Record high .................. 91 in 1908
Record low .................... 42 in 1932
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.01”
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Normal month to date ......... 0.27”
Year to date .......................... 37.30”
Normal year to date ........... 36.18”
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Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Sunrise today .................. 5:33 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 9:08 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 4:07 a.m.
Moonset today .............. 8:36 p.m.
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1:59 p.m. 6.4 7:11 p.m. 3.3
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6.1 6:45 a.m. -0.5
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1:53 p.m. 6.4 6:45 p.m. 3.3
Warrenton
12:07 a.m. 8.4 7:20 a.m. -0.5
1:54 p.m. 6.8 6:55 p.m. 3.4
Knappa
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2:36 p.m. 6.7 8:12 p.m. 2.8
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Caldwell’s
Luce-Lay-
ton Mortuary is in charge of
the arrangements. Visitation
is on Friday from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m., at Caldwell’s Mor-
tuary, 1165 Franklin Ave. in
Astoria.
A graveside service will
follow at 2 p.m. at Green-
wood Cemetery, 91569 Ore-
gon Highway 202. Please
sign the online guestbook at
caldwellsmortuary.com
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospi-
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stjude.org
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Albany
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Eugene
Bend
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