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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, July 29, 2021
OBITUARIES
Daniel Scott Baergen
Ace Barry Gilbertson
Astoria
July 26, 1968 — July 15, 2021
Warrenton
April 11, 1947 — June 3, 2021
Daniel Scott Baergen, 52, of Astoria,
Scott continued his love for the out-
passed away on July 15, 2021.
doors, exploring the Oregon Coast with his
He was born to Maj. Jacob Daniel Baer- wife, TR, and their beloved pets, “Murphy,”
gen (retired) and Alice Jane Baer-
“Zeus,” “Lenny” and “Tucker.”
gen on July 26, 1968, in Albu-
One of Scott’s greatest joys
querque, New Mexico. As a child,
was finish carpentry. He enjoyed
Scott loved the outdoors and was
working on his house remodel-
ing projects, building furniture
active in sports, but loved football
and other millwork. Scott always
the best.
Scott graduated from Aus-
had a smile on his face, and loved
tin E. Lathrop High School in
making people laugh with his
1986, and went on to play foot-
witty humor and great stories.
ball for Pacific University in For-
Scott is survived by his wife,
est Grove, and continued his edu-
TR; his parents, Maj. Jacob and
cation at the University of Alaska
Daniel Baergen
Alice Baergen; his daughters,
Fairbanks.
Jamie Baergen and Kristin Wynn;
He went on to further his education, his step-daughter, Ressa Inman; his sis-
earning many certifications in quality con- ter, Shannan Leigh; his nephew and niece,
trol and health and safety management. At Matthew and Mariah Provost; and several
the time of his passing, Scott was proud aunts, uncles and cousins.
to work for Doyon Inc. He was busy as a
A celebration of Scott’s life will be held
construction manager, which he absolutely on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Kicking Back
loved, and excelled in.
Ranch, 92531 Koppisch Road in Astoria.
On June 3, 2021, Ace Barry Gilbert- dance classes, dance recitals and “Nutcracker
son, loving husband, father and grandfather, Suite” performances. He also enjoyed count-
passed peacefully with his wife and children less hours of fun playing card games, board
games, going for bike rides, tennis,
at his side. He was 74 years old.
golf, playing in the sand, hide-and-
Ace was born on April 11, 1947,
seek, kick the can and ball games
in Luverne, Minnesota, to Earle
with his children and grandchildren.
Steven and Esther Irene Gilbert-
son. His family of six children later
Ace was always generous with
moved to Lebanon. There, Ace
his time and love for his family. He
attended elementary, middle and
always said, “Yes!” when asked to
play.
high school, and graduated from
Ace was an avid golfer and
Lebanon Union High School in
sports fan. He was interested in a
1965.
wide variety of sports, but a dedi-
He joined the U.S. Army in
Ace Gilbertson
cated fan of Oregon State Univer-
1966, and served as a pre-surgical
sity sports and Seattle Mariners
medic in a mobile hospital in Viet-
nam until his honorable discharge in 1968. baseball.
During his service, Ace was wounded and was
For many years, Ace was an active mem-
awarded the Purple Heart. He felt honored to ber of Seaside United Methodist Church and
work with dedicated doctors, nurses and other Seaside Kiwanis.
Fishing trips to his nephew Wynn’s home
medics, with whom he maintained lifelong
with brothers and their families in Alaska,
friendships.
In 1969, Ace began attending Southern reconnecting with old friends at his 50th high
Oregon College (now Southern Oregon Uni- school reunion and trips to Disneyland and
versity), where he earned a bachelor’s degree Sunriver with his kids and their families were
highlights of his retirement years.
in business management in 1973.
Ace and Susan loved taking walks in their
Ace worked in Pacific Power customer
service offices, including Astoria and Seaside, neighborhood and to the beach. They always
from 1973 until he retired in 1998. After retir- felt very blessed to live at the coast, sur-
ing from Pacific Power, he worked for Port- rounded by the beauty of nature and the won-
land General Electric. During this time he der of wildlife.
They have been so thankful for the
commuted to Portland and was welcomed to
stay in the homes of his niece, Tammy, and thoughtfulness of caring family, friends and
neighbors.
nephew, Clark, during his work week.
Ace was preceded in death by his father,
After retiring from Portland General Elec-
tric, he took his part-time “dream job” at Gear- Earle, and mother, Irene Gilbertson.
hart Golf Links, which included golf privi-
He is survived by his wife, Susan; his chil-
leges for him and his guests.
dren, Peter (April), and grandchildren, Micah,
Ace valued the friendships he developed Elsa and Miles, of Sherwood, and Emily
in every school and workplace, and stayed (Chad), and grandchildren, Daphne, Griffin
in contact with friends over the years. The and Luca, of Astoria; his four brothers, James
past few years he looked forward to potluck (Althea), Curt (Judy), Lee and Neil; sister,
lunches with other Pacific Power retirees.
Drue; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
On July 12, 1975, Ace married his best
Ace will always be remembered for his
friend and college sweetheart, Susan Eliza- welcoming personality, his quick wit, infec-
beth Clark. The couple bought their first house tious smile and his kind and gentle spirit.
in Gresham in 1978. Their two children, Peter
The family would like to thank the Clatsop
and Emily, were born in Portland. The family Care Memory Community and Providence
moved to Warrenton in 1985, where they have Seaside Hospital for the excellent and loving
care Ace received.
lived for 36 years.
Memorial donations may be made to the
Family has always been Ace’s greatest joy
and first priority. He loved being a dad and Alzheimer’s Association, Providence Seaside
later a grandpa. He coached Peter and Emily’s Hospital and Seaside Kids Inc.
A graveside service will be held at Fort
Seaside Kids Inc. baseball and softball teams
for many years. Ace enjoyed watching and Stevens National Cemetery in Hammond on
cheering on his kids and grandchildren when Aug. 6 at 11 a.m.
Arrangements are being made by Ocean
they participated in sports activities.
He spent many happy hours watching View Funeral and Cremation Services of
his daughter and grandchildren dancing in Astoria.
SPORTS
Astoria golf’s Katie Sturgell
tees off on the seventh hole
of Tuesday’s action in the
Oregon Coast Invitational.
Gary Henley/The Astorian
Action continues in golf invite
The Astorian
Action continues Thursday through Sat-
urday at the Astoria Golf & Country Club
in the 110th Oregon Coast Invitational.
The women and the seniors were on the
course Tuesday on Day 2 of match play.
Missing such regulars and for-
mer champions as Lara Mack Tennant,
Amanda Jacobs and Gretchen Johnson,
the women’s championship flight is down
to the quarterfinals following Tuesday’s
first round.
The higher seeds all won, including No.
1 seed Cappy Mack, the medalist in week-
end qualifying; No. 2 seed Lisa Poritz and
third seed Katie Sturgell, of Astoria.
Action also took place in the wom-
en’s seniors, and men’s seniors and super
seniors divisions.
The tournament has seen two holes-in-
one since weekend qualifying.
Championship matches take place Sat-
urday in all flights.
McMaster earns national honor
Larry McMacken
Portland
June 10, 1942 — July 12, 2021
The Astorian
Astoria High School senior-to-be
Colton McMaster was selected as Ore-
gon’s Athlete of the Year for boys track
and field for the USA Today High School
Sports Awards.
The inaugural year for the awards,
presented by the U.S. Polo Association,
will honor the most elite high school ath-
letes, coaches and teams at the national
level on Aug. 5. The show will air online
at 8 p.m. at sportsawards.usatoday.com.
Hosted by Michael Strahan and
Rob Gronkowski, the show will bring
together some of the biggest names in
professional sports, including Shaquille
O’Neal, Alex Morgan, Aaron Rodgers,
Kerri Walsh Jennings, Chipper Jones,
Kevin Garnett and more to help cele-
brate the accomplishments of high school
athletes, coaches and teams across the
country.
McMaster won a pair of state titles in
the shortened spring season in the discus
and shot put. His winning marks were 58
feet, 9¾ inches in the shot put, and 166-7
in the discus.
McMaster set the Astoria school
record in the discus last spring with a toss
of 192-10, breaking Jason Thiel’s previ-
ous mark of 165-3 that had stood for 30
years. McMaseter will also likely break
Thiel’s shot put record next season.
Already heavily recruited by Division
I colleges, McMaster also earned all-
Larry McMacken, 79, of Portland (Gar-
He enjoyed photography. He was active
den Home), passed away July 12, 2021.
with his church, Pilgrim Lutheran, and
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Aug. Rotary.
He is survived by his wife,
14 at Pilgrim Lutheran Christian
Darlene; children, Lisa DeVolve
Church, 5650 S.W. Hall Blvd. in
and Brad McMacken; grandchil-
Beaverton.
dren, Nikita Woods, Kayla Sim-
Private burial will be handled
wanza, Brittany McMacken, Jus-
by Crown Memorial at Crescent
tin McMacken, Dylan McMacken
Grove Cemetery.
and Briana DeVolve; sister-in-law,
Larry was born in Spokane,
Judy McMacken; brother-in-law, Ed
Washington, on June 10, 1942.
Kuehn; nieces, Emma Davis, Kathy
He married Darlene on Aug. 17,
Smith and Eileen Shiffer; and neph-
1963, and they were happily mar-
ried for 57 years.
ews, Mike Whitcomb and Mark
Whitcomb.
He started his career as a
Larry McMacken
He was preceded in death by his
teacher and principal, returned
mother, Elsie Jackson; father, Mel-
to school to receive a doctorate
degree in education and retired as a superin- vin McMacken; brothers, Douglas Jackson
tendent of schools in Astoria.
and Dave McMacken; and sister, Judi Kuehn.
Astoria High School
Astoria’s Colton McMaster will be presented an
award next month by USA Today as Oregon’s
top male track and field athlete of 2021.
OBITUARY POLICY
league honors in football and basketball
for this spring’s seasons.
“Colton has worked extremely hard to
be one of the elite throwers in not only the
state of Oregon, but throughout the entire
country,” said Astoria athletic director
Howard Rub, also McMaster’s coach in
football. “I know he is counting on hav-
ing a successful senior year in all three of
his sports: football, basketball, and track
and field. He’s going to be fun to watch.”
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TUESDAY
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
73 56
72 57
68 58
67 56
69 55
69 56
Breezy in the Clouds and sun;
Periods of sun Clouds and sun Partly sunny
p.m.
nice
Sunny
66 54
Mostly sunny
Aberdeen
Olympia
78/58
88/62
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
89/58
92/57
Salem
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: The Great Square
of Pegasus is emerging above the
eastern horizon around midnight.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 69/57
Normal high/low .................. 68/55
Record high .................. 90 in 1958
Record low .................... 37 in 1930
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.19”
Normal month to date ......... 0.75”
Year to date .......................... 37.46”
Normal year to date ........... 37.92”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
5:28 a.m.
6:18 p.m.
6.5 11:51 a.m. 0.4
7.1
none
Cape Disappointment
5:00 a.m.
5:57 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 5:54 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:49 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 11:51 p.m.
Moonset today ............ 12:07 p.m.
Last
New
First
Full
5:14 a.m.
6:03 p.m.
Warrenton
5:23 a.m.
6:13 p.m.
Knappa
6:05 a.m.
6:55 p.m.
Depoe Bay
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4:14 a.m.
5:12 p.m.
6.5 11:09 a.m. 0.5
7.0 11:56 p.m. 1.8
6.9 11:24 a.m. 0.5
7.4
none
6.9 11:35 a.m. 0.5
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none
6.8 12:47 a.m. 1.4
7.4 12:52 p.m. 0.3
6.7 10:35 a.m. 0.5
7.3 11:26 p.m. 2.0
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Atlanta
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Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
97/77/s
77/67/t
84/65/t
97/80/pc
97/67/s
88/77/pc
95/78/pc
86/68/pc
90/79/sh
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c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
94/57
Kennewick Walla Walla
100/74 Lewiston
103/70
101/70
Hermiston
The Dalles 104/70
Enterprise
Pendleton 94/61
100/71
104/72
La Grande
98/62
99/67
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100/70
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98/68
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Longview
Astoria
Spokane
99/72
Corvallis
97/63
Albany
98/64
John Day
Eugene
Bend
99/63
92/63
97/65
Ontario
103/73
Caldwell
Burns
94/59
98/66
Medford
101/72
Klamath Falls
92/55
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
94/56/pc
62/52/s
67/56/c
98/65/s
65/51/pc
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Hi/Lo/W
98/60/pc
63/53/s
66/57/pc
100/70/s
64/52/c
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Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
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Today
Hi/Lo/W
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101/67/s
71/56/c
101/63/s
96/68/s
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