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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Tana Michele Hanthorn-Minkler
OBITUARIES
Joyce Lucille Finstad Smotherman
Soldotna, Alaska
Feb. 28, 1961— Oct. 8, 2021
Warrenton
Sept. 27, 1928 — Oct. 30, 2021
Tana Michele Hanthorn-Minkler, 60, cranking the tunes on the way to the movie
passed away Oct. 8, 2021, in Portland, while theater, with a car packed full of kids.
visiting from Alaska.
She was the one who taught us the value
Tana was born in Houston,
of life and to treat others as you
Texas, on Feb. 28, 1961, to Bar-
want to be treated. The moment
bara Doolittle. She moved to
she found out she was going to be
Birkenfeld from Texas with her
a grandmother, she deemed herself
mother and siblings, but she never
Nana Tana.
lost that southern drawl.
The joy of her life was giving
She graduated from Jew-
her love and energy to her grand-
ell High School with honors, all
kids. She spoiled them rotten. If
while playing sports, helping at
you were lucky enough to call
home and working weekends at
Tana your family or friend, you
the Elderberry Inn. It was in high
know she was one of a kind. She
Tana Hanthorn-
school she met her fi rst husband,
was simply the best.
Minkler
Robert Hanthorn, with whom she
She is survived by her hus-
had three children.
band, Archie Minkler; daughter,
Tana was known for her big personality, Nina Corder; daughter, Amanda Moran;
selfl essness and love of children. She had a son, Scott Hanthorn; brother, Robert Doo-
huge heart, and always put others before her- little; sister, Shirley Butler; brother, Larry
self. But above all else, her children came Hough; seven grandchildren; as well as an
fi rst. She worked hard to give her kids the aunt, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
childhood she never had.
Memorial services will be held at noon on
She was a waitress for many years, and Nov. 20 at the Nehalem Valley Community
later found fulfi llment as a caregiver for Church, 80803 state Highway 103. The ser-
those with disabilities. She was an avid vice will be led by pastor Mike Carter.
reader, passionate gardener, loved watching
There will be a celebration of life imme-
her shows and adored her dog, “Elvis.” Tana diately following the service at Camp 18
was a loyal friend to many.
Restaurant. We will be gathering to share
She was a mother and grandmother to some of our favorite memories, to laugh, to
anyone who needed a feeling of home, or cry and honor a wonderful person who will
a little extra love. She was the cool mom, be greatly missed.
Joyce Lucille Finstad Smotherman: An they could work alongside men and earn
amazing woman with a remarkable legacy. a “man-sized income” to support her fam-
Joyce was called back home by God, ily whenever Eddie’s fi shing income went
through lean times.
donning her wings during her
She and Eddie enjoyed a
sleep in the early hours of a quiet
happy life together until his
Saturday morning on Oct. 30,
untimely death in 1969.
2021.
In 1973, she met the last love
She was at home, surrounded
of her life in the person of John
by her family when she passed,
Oliver, an ex-professional hunt-
where she was much-loved and
ing guide from Idaho, turned
will be sorely missed by them,
commercial fi sherman, turned
her many longtime friends and all
ironworker, known by fel-
who were blessed to know her.
low fi shermen simply as “The
Born in Bradley, South Dakota,
on Sept. 27, 1928, she was the Joyce Smotherman Cowboy.”
He taught her how to shoot a
youngest of three children, and
gun, hunt, fi sh and RV camp in the wilds of
grew up working on her family’s farm.
After graduating from high school, Joyce Eastern Oregon on extended hunting trips.
fell in love with and married an adventur- With John, she learned to love the great out-
ous man named Fred Brown. Together they doors until his untimely death in 1996.
The last years of her life were quiet
had a daughter named Linda Kay Brown,
and peaceful. She enjoyed the company of
born in 1948.
In 1951, Fred convinced Joyce to leave friends, family and an ever-growing num-
South Dakota and those cold winters ber of grandchildren.
People who knew her will probably
behind for the beautiful Pacifi c Northwest,
which he had discovered earlier as a long remember honking their car horns and wav-
ing to her as she sat on her deck enjoying
haul truck driver.
They settled in the little town of War- her friends, her fl owers and her animals on
renton, which would become Joyce’s life- warm sunny days.
What else can you say about such a
long home. Unfortunately her marriage to
Fred didn’t survive near that long, ending warm and wonderful person, other than the
world is a little colder and darker without
in divorce in 1954.
In 1955 she met, and later married, com- her.
She was a strong, determined,
mercial fi sherman Eddie Smotherman.
Together they had the last of her two chil- hard-working, kind, compassionate and
dren, a son named Lawrence Lee Smother- generous woman with an overfl owing heart
of gold that knew no limits for her family
man, born in 1957.
Joyce was born in Depression-era Amer- and friends.
When she was angry, you knew it
ica at a time when most women did not
work, much less seek higher education, but because it was rare, but she was quick to
laugh, and her usual expression was a sin-
Joyce was not most women.
After high school, she attended Aber- cere and genuine smile that was infectious.
deen Teachers College, where she earned We all love you, Joyce. We will be missing
her teaching certifi cate before returning to you until we see each other again.
She leaves behind her daughter, Linda
her hometown, where she taught class in a
Selvy, of Warrenton; her son, Larry Smo-
one-room schoolhouse.
Moving from South Dakota to the fi sh- therman, of Gulf Breeze, Florida; two
ing village of Warrenton was a diff er- stepchildren; fi ve grandchildren; three
ent way of life for Joyce, and she quickly step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchil-
learned the skill of picking crab at the local dren; and one great-great-grandson.
A memorial service has already been
cannery to help support her family.
She was one of just a few trailblazing held at The Mission Christian Fellowship
women who were the fi rst to demonstrate in Warrenton.
June Marie Christensen Wells
Prineville
June 9, 1927 — Nov. 7, 2021
June Marie Chris-
Texas, and Susan Bleas-
tensen Wells was born
dell, and her husband,
in Lynch, Nebraska, and
Keith, of Vancouver,
passed away in Bend.
Washington.
Her husband, Vernon
Surviving grandchil-
J. Wells, preceded her in
dren are Michael Dean
death in 1999. She was
Stuart, Alicia Muller-
also preceded in death
leile, Andrew Stu-
by six siblings, Barbara
art, Jeff Wells, Julie
Tyler, Richard Chris-
Wells-Keller,
Doug-
June Wells
tensen, Peggy Helm,
las
Bleasdell
and
John Newton, Virginia Bentson
Kevin Bleasdell; and her three
and Donald Christensen.
great-grandchildren are Drew Mullerleile,
June and Vern were married on June 16, Jacob Campbell-Stuart and Kai Stuart.
1946, when Vern returned from his ser-
A service will be held at the Warren-
vice in the U.S. Navy during World War ton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third St.
II. Soon after, the newly married couple in Warrenton, at 1 p.m. on Nov. 20. Due to
opened Pop’s Chicken Dinner, a restaurant COVID-19 restrictions, masks or other face
they owned and operated in Warrenton for coverings will be required at the service.
25 years.
Funeral arrangements are being handled
June is survived by three children, Diane by Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary.
Stuart, and her husband, Mike, of Prineville,
“The next time you dine on chicken,
Ron Wells, and his wife, Ronnie, of Mabank, think of June.”
Paul Edward Depping
Warrenton
Jan. 21, 1944 — Nov. 2, 2021
Paul Edward Depping died Nov. 2, 2021, ment with a steamship company in Portland’s
following a brief illness. He was 77.
international transportation industry. He
Paul Depping was born Jan. 21, 1944, in remained in this fi eld until retiring in 2000.
Astoria, to May Beryl and Fritz P.
In 2001, Paul returned to War-
Depping.
renton, residing in his family home
A descendant of Coboway, a
and resuming friendships with for-
chief of the Clatsop Nation, and
mer classmates. He also became
the Smith pioneer family, Paul
a fi xture at Bubba’s Sports Bar,
grew up in Warrenton with his
where he would drop in every
elder sister, Judy. He proudly grad-
morning to drink coff ee and talk —
uated from Warrenton High School
or not talk — with Jessica, Heather
in 1962, where he played football
and many others working there
and sousaphone in the high school
over the years.
band.
He considered the staff at Bub-
Following graduation, Paul
Paul Depping
ba’s good friends. A “lovable cur-
served in the U.S. Coast Guard
mudgeon,” Paul treasured his
from 1962 to 1966, achieving the rank of friends and family.
radioman second class. During his assign-
Paul is survived by his son and daughter-
ment to the Coast Guard c utter Northwind, in-law, Loren and Cindy Depping; his sister
Paul traveled north of the Arctic Circle. He and brother-in-law, Judy and Tom Carden,
took great pleasure in sharing stories about of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; his ex-wife,
his time in the service.
Kathy Depping; and the Warrenton High
In 1963, Paul married Kathleen Marie School classes of 1962 and 1963.
Dunning, with whom he had his only child,
A celebration of life was held at
Loren, in 1965.
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Astoria on
Following his honorable discharge from Nov. 9, followed by a gathering at Bubba’s
the Coast Guard, he briefl y attended Portland Sports Bar in Warrenton.
State College (now Portland State Univer-
In lieu of cards or fl owers, remembrances
sity) but left to support his family.
may be made to the Clatsop County a nimal
Within a short period, he landed employ- s helter.
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FRIDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
57 53
58 53
57 42
50 39
51 38
A shower in the
A shower in the
Mostly cloudy
Breezy with rain
A little p.m. rain
a.m.
a.m.
50 41
52 42
Cloudy, rain
possible
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
54/50
53/48
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
54/47
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: Due NE before
midnight is Capella, the brightest
star of Auriga, the charioteer.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 59/56
Normal high/low .................. 55/41
Record high .................. 71 in 1999
Record low .................... 24 in 1978
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 2.59”
Month to date ........................ 7.53”
Normal month to date ......... 3.68”
Year to date .......................... 57.84”
Normal year to date ........... 52.21”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
9:02 a.m.
8:52 p.m.
7.5 2:32 a.m.
6.6 3:11 p.m.
Cape Disappointment
8:49 a.m.
8:37 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 7:14 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 4:45 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 2:52 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 1:04 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
8:55 a.m.
8:44 p.m.
Warrenton
8:57 a.m.
8:47 p.m.
Knappa
9:39 a.m.
9:29 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Nov 19 Nov 27 Dec 3 Dec 10
8:06 a.m.
7:52 p.m.
0.8
2.4
7.4 1:48 a.m.
6.5 2:47 p.m.
0.9
2.7
7.7 2:01 a.m.
6.9 2:54 p.m.
0.8
2.6
7.9 2:16 a.m.
7.0 2:55 p.m.
0.9
2.5
7.7 3:33 a.m.
6.9 4:12 p.m.
0.7
2.0
7.6 1:14 a.m.
6.7 2:12 p.m.
0.8
2.9
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
56/35/s
58/41/pc
40/32/c
65/48/s
66/32/pc
86/71/c
68/45/s
89/65/s
80/68/t
59/39/sh
88/60/s
67/55/s
58/37/pc
60/40/s
51/38/pc
40/26/sf
69/47/pc
64/45/pc
84/72/sh
75/51/pc
87/60/s
80/64/c
50/42/pc
86/59/s
68/55/pc
53/40/pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
55/47
Hermiston
The Dalles 57/46
Enterprise
Pendleton 52/39
55/46
57/47
La Grande
54/46
59/53
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
50/43
Kennewick Walla Walla
55/47 Lewiston
57/47
55/53
Salem
Pullman
55/39
Longview
57/53 Portland
59/54
49/41
Yakima 53/42
52/46
Astoria
Spokane
50/39
Corvallis
57/51
Albany
58/52
John Day
Eugene
Bend
60/53
61/49
57/44
Ontario
60/42
Caldwell
Burns
57/36
58/40
Medford
66/47
Klamath Falls
58/35
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
55/39/c
63/51/c
56/54/r
55/51/r
59/52/r
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
56/37/c
60/51/c
57/51/c
60/53/c
59/50/c
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
63/54/c
65/51/c
59/55/r
62/54/c
57/51/r
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
62/53/c
67/50/c
57/53/c
64/52/c
62/56/c