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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, SEpTEmbER 18, 2021
Lenora ‘Sis’ Werner Chase Anderson
OBITUARIES
Cynthia Louise (Johnson) Williamson
Tillamook
Dec. 11, 1930 — Sept. 13, 2021
Pahrump, Nevada
March 9, 1956 — Sept. 15, 2021
Sis Anderson passed away on Sept. 13, ued her snowmobiling passion with Dale on
2021, in Tillamook.
Mount St. Helens as well as Mount Rain-
Sis was born Dec. 11, 1930, in Mohler to ier. Sis also enjoyed clam digging and was
Paul Werner Sr. and Georgia John-
famous for her clam fritters.
son Werner. She lived in Mohler
In 1979 Sis and Dale purchased
as a young girl in logging camp 4,
the family home in Bayside Gar-
dens where Sis spent a majority of
until her family moved to Bayside
her childhood. In 1982, Dale pur-
Gardens in Nehalem.
Sis attended Nehalem High
chased a service station in Sumpter,
School where she was a champion
and Sis was soon to follow after
ping pong player and also a head
she finished her bus driving sea-
son. Both enjoyed gold mining and
cheerleader before she graduated in
even invested in a claim located in
1948. It was Nehalem High School
Greenhorn. In 1985 Sis and Dale
where she met Harold Chase, her
first husband, and they were mar- Lenora Anderson traveled to Alaska with family and
ried in 1950. Sis was a waitress in
friends and visited every county in
Nehalem while also working at Nehalem High Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and a
School as a secretary. She and Harold had few in California when they retired in 1995.
their first son, Howard, in 1955. After their
Sis was known for her kindness and hos-
son’s birth they moved to Corvallis to oper- pitality and hosted Werner family reunions
ate a restaurant they purchased. After their and smaller get togethers for decades. There
restaurant adventure Sis and Harold moved have been five generations that were blessed
to Logsden where Harold worked at a lum- to gather on the Bayside Gardens property,
ber camp for Georgia-Pacific. In 1961 another thanks to the generous and welcoming spirit
move was in store for the Chase family as of Sis and Dale.
they moved to Newport where they purchased
Sis is preceded in death by her husband,
a laundromat. Werner, their second son, was Harold Chase; son, Brian Anderson; brothers,
born at this time in Toledo, near Newport.
Paul Jr. Werner and Leland Werner; and sis-
Sis and Harold returned to Nehalem and ters, Agibelle Werner and Mary Werner. Sis is
built a house next to her parents, Paul Sr. and survived by her husband, Dale Anderson; sis-
Georgia. Harold returned to the logging indus- ter-in-law, Betty Widmer Werner; three sons,
try in Nehalem, and then moved to Morton, Howard Chase, Werner and Tonya Chase,
Washington, for a logging job. This is where Aaron and Celestine Anderson; daughter,
Sis discovered her passion for snowmobiling. Debra and Chris Carpenter; eight grandchil-
In 1971 her husband, Harold, was killed in a dren and 18 great-grandchildren and numer-
logging accident. Sis and her two sons moved ous nieces and nephews.
Graveside service is Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. at
back to Nehalem and she became a school bus
the Nehalem American Legion Cemetery,
driver in order to support her sons.
In 1975, Sis married Dale Anderson. Sis 10755 NeCarney City Road in Nehalem.
and the boys joined Dale at his family dairy Reception to follow at Sis and Dale’s home,
on McDonald Road in Nehalem. Sis contin- 11265 Evergreen Way in Nehalem.
Cynthia Louise (Johnson) Williamson another road trip. They lived in several towns
left on another BART excursion on Sept. 15, in Arizona and in Las Vegas, having some
2021. Unfortunately, she is having to make great experiences in all of them, both in their
careers and in their personal lives.
this road trip alone. Hopefully,
When they both retired, Cindy
though, on this road trip she will
and Greg moved to Pahrump,
be able to see her dad and other
Nevada. This is where their home
family members.
was when Cindy passed. They
Cindy was born March 9, 1956,
were visiting family in Oregon
in Astoria. She grew up living in
and Washington and were staying
Svensen and attended school in
with a sister in McMinnville when
Knappa. After graduating from
she passed from a tough and cou-
Knappa High School in 1974,
rageous battle with cancer.
Cindy went to college at the Ore-
Cindy is known by all who
gon Institute of Technology in
Klamath Falls, where she met her Cynthia Williamson knew her as a positive and upbeat
person. She always saw the posi-
future husband, Greg Williamson,
her first day of school. They were married on tive in things. This and her caring personality
March 20, 1976. They both pursued careers will be missed by all who knew her.
Cindy is survived by her husband, Greg;
in engineering.
Cindy and Greg raised two wonderful her mother, Ilene Johnson, of Knappa; son,
boys, Milo and Travis. After both boys grad- Milo, and his wife, Crissy, and grandsons,
uated from high school in the Seattle area, Julian and Jacob; son, Travis, and his wife,
Cindy and Greg went on the first of three Laura, and granddaughter, Kaydence; and
road trips. They loaded up their camper and siblings, Diane Kurtz (Larry), Valorie Van-
headed to the Southwest. They both had a dehey, Mary Miller (Murray), Emily Sim-
wanderlust and enjoyed their travels and mons (Bill), Richard Johnson (Bernice). She
sightseeing. They both went back to engi- was preceded in death by her dad, Richard
neering a couple of times, then went on “Bud” Johnson.
Debra Livingston
Astoria
Feb. 3, 1954 — Sept. 10, 2021
Our beloved friend and sister Debra advanced degree in philosophy. She became a
“Debby” Livingston died tragically in a car Quaker hospice chaplain, and was committed
accident in Astoria on Sept. 10, 2021. Her to religious life and pastoral care, in a way inex-
tricably linked to her political activ-
friends tell stories of her generos-
ism. Her favorite Biblical quotation
ity, her political passion and her fer-
vent desire to make the world a bet-
was from Micah: “And what does
ter place, through activism as well as
the Lord require of you? To act justly
through her work as a teacher.
and to love mercy and to walk hum-
bly with your God.”
Debby lived modestly and care-
fully, dedicating her free time to
More recently, Debby was a
volunteer work to preserve democ-
teacher in Clatsop County. Her work
racy in our troubled times. We owe
with Indivisible North Coast Oregon
Debby a lot for her examples of hard
was very important to her and she
work, and dedication to progressive
devoted countless hours to mean-
social causes and social justice. She Debra Livingston ingful volunteer work, such as writ-
ing postcards to encourage people to
was a leader and an inspiration to
others, although she didn’t seem to realize that vote, meeting with local politicians and writing
because of her innate modesty about her talents articles. She was kind and compassionate, and
and sharp intelligence. It’s a terrible tragedy that had a wonderful sense of humor.
Her surviving family members include
she was taken from us so suddenly, a shock that
is deeply felt by the many people she worked George and David Livingston, four nieces and
with, the many students she taught and those of nephews, including her beloved niece, Cory,
us who saw her sincerity and personal commit- and her adopted Astoria family, Sharon, Nancy
ment as an example.
and August, who will miss her deeply. She was
Debby was born on February 3, 1954, in predeceased by her sister, Lynn, in 2018, and
Elberon, New Jersey, to Herbert and Corinda by her parents.
Levi, the oldest of four siblings. As a child she
Donations in her memory can be made
was a voracious reader, writer and budding either to Indivisible North Coast Oregon (www.
musician. Debby attended Hebrew Univer- incoregon.org) or to the Poor People’s Cam-
sity in Jerusalem and then completed a degree paign (www.poorpeoplescampaign.org). May
in forestry at University of Michigan, and an her memory be for a blessing.
SPORTS
Seaside boys, Taft battle to 0-0 tie
Tillamook, and losses to Newport and Cat-
lin Gabel.
Seaside plays Tuesday at Yamhill-Carl-
ton, then opens league play Sept. 25 at Val-
ley Catholic.
In a doubleheader soccer match Thurs-
day at Gladstone, the Gladiators swept
Astoria with a 5-0 win in the boys game, fol-
lowed by a 6-0 shutout in the girls contest.
The Astorian
The Seaside boys soccer team is still
seeking its first victory of the season, fol-
lowing a 0-0 tie Thursday against Taft at
Broadway Field.
Taft, a 3A school out of the Coastal
Range League, is 2-2-1 overall, with victo-
ries over Cowapa League teams Banks and
Banks holds off Warrenton volleyball
advantage of three straight ace serves from
London O’Brien, who served the Warriors
to a 7-0 run and a 20-11 lead.
Miethe and Aaliyah Watson both had
kills down the stretch for Warrenton.
Looking to extend the match to a fifth
set, the Warriors led 11-5 in Game 4.
But Banks junior Madison Walker led a
big Braves’ rally with kills, off-speed taps
and a block to help Banks finish the match
on a 20-7 run.
In other 4A vs. 3A volleyball action
Thursday, Yamhill-Carlton defeated Sea-
side 25-13, 25-14, 25-12. It was the last
nonleague match for the Gulls, who open
Cowapa League play Tuesday at Valley
Catholic.
The Astorian
In action between 4A and 3A teams
Thursday night at Banks, the Braves scored
their first victory of the season, 25-21,
16-25, 25-11, 25-18, over Warrenton.
Banks improved to 1-6 overall, while
Warrenton drops to 5-2. The Warriors take
part in the OES Invitational, Saturday at
Oregon Episcopal.
Warrenton led 10-3 in the first set fol-
lowing a block by Avyree Miethe and a kill
from Paige Tingstrom, before the Braves
rallied and outscored the Warriors 22-11 the
remainder of the set.
The Warriors scored their lone win of the
night in Game 2, in which Warrenton took
Knappa volleyball defeats first place Nestucca
The Astorian
Coming off a three-set loss
two days earlier at Portland
Christian, the Knappa vol-
leyball team bounced back
strong Thursday at home,
where the Loggers defeated
first place Nestucca in three,
25-15, 25-19, 25-19.
It was the first loss in
league play for the Bob-
cats (4-1), while Knappa
improves to 3-1.
The Loggers “played fan-
SPORTS SCHEDULE
MONDAY
Volleyball — Knappa at Manna-
house Christian, 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Volleyball — Astoria at Banks,
6:30 p.m.; Seaside at Valley Cath-
olic, 6:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Rain-
ier, 5:30 p.m.; Jewell at C.S. Lewis,
6 p.m.; Forks at Ilwaco, 7:15 p.m.
Boys Soccer — Seaside at Yam-
hill-Carlton, 4 p.m.
Girls Soccer — Seaside at Yam-
hill-Carlton, 6 p.m.
tastic tonight,” said Knappa
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
coach Jeff Kaul. “The passes
were spot on, Ava (Skipper’s)
setting was incredibly accu-
rate, and she did a fantastic
job of spreading the oppor-
tunities to everyone, keeping
the Bobcats guessing where
the ball would be coming
from all night long.”
In 1A volleyball, Willa-
mette Valley Christian upset
sixth-ranked Jewell in four
sets, 25-15, 19-25, 25-18,
25-19, in a Casco League
match at Jewell.
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
62 51
61 50
A shower and A shower and
t-storm
t-storm
65 49
71 50
Partly sunny
Partly sunny;
pleasant
65 49
66 49
67 50
Mostly cloudy
Showers
possible
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
65/54
63/53
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
63/50
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: Waxing gibbous
moon and Jupiter are just under
4 degrees apart.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 67/43
Normal high/low .................. 68/51
Record high .................. 85 in 1994
Record low .................... 41 in 1978
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.08”
Normal month to date ......... 1.14”
Year to date .......................... 38.06”
Normal year to date ........... 40.26”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
12:41 p.m. 7.1 6:26 a.m. -0.8
none
6:29 p.m. 1.6
Cape Disappointment
12:26 p.m. 6.9 5:40 a.m. -0.6
11:57 p.m. 7.9 5:47 p.m. 2.0
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:58 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 7:21 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 6:56 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 3:59 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
12:34 p.m. 7.2 5:55 a.m. -0.9
none
6:06 p.m. 1.7
Warrenton
12:36 p.m. 7.5 6:10 a.m. -0.7
none
6:13 p.m. 1.7
Knappa
1:18 p.m.
none
Depoe Bay
Sep 20 Sep 28 Oct 6 Oct 12
7.4 7:27 a.m. -0.7
7:30 p.m. 1.3
11:41 a.m. 7.3 5:07 a.m. -0.6
11:11 p.m. 8.3 5:16 p.m. 2.3
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
79/71/t
76/65/pc
78/62/pc
93/73/s
91/61/pc
86/75/pc
89/72/t
75/58/pc
90/77/t
82/67/pc
98/80/s
70/61/pc
85/70/pc
77/70/t
76/57/s
87/68/s
90/73/pc
89/52/c
86/75/sh
87/70/t
75/57/pc
90/79/t
80/64/s
101/78/s
69/58/pc
85/67/pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
65/51
Hermiston
The Dalles 68/50
Enterprise
Pendleton 64/40
65/49
69/55
La Grande
59/44
66/55
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
58/45
Kennewick Walla Walla
64/51 Lewiston
68/49
66/54
Salem
Pullman
67/44
Longview
62/51 Portland
67/56
57/45
Yakima 63/45
64/50
Astoria
Spokane
63/47
Corvallis
65/53
Albany
67/54
John Day
Eugene
Bend
66/53
62/41
67/48
Ontario
78/51
Caldwell
Burns
66/37
81/50
Medford
66/52
Klamath Falls
60/40
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
63/40/c
57/51/r
61/52/t
66/53/t
60/51/sh
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
56/32/sh
59/49/sh
63/52/t
64/48/t
59/47/t
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
65/54/r
68/55/r
62/51/t
67/52/r
66/55/t
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
66/51/sh
67/50/sh
63/49/t
63/49/t
65/50/t