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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2021
OBITUARIES
Norman (Norm) Kujala
Warrenton
Richard Jerome (Dick, Rach) Wing
Warrenton
Oct. 20, 1936 — Dec. 7, 2021
Richard Jerome Wing was
Dick loved everyone he
born Oct. 20, 1936, to Harry met, and his favorite thing to
and Ida Wing in
do was to ban-
Indianola, Nebraska.
ter with any-
He was raised with
one whom he
one brother, and
came in con-
lived most of his life
tact with. He
in Clatsop County.
had a positive
He married the
attitude every
love of his life
day, and a smile
Carol Barendse (Lit-
that would light
tle Missy) on Nov.
up a room, and
8, 1954; they were Carol and Richard Wing he loved to tell
high school sweet-
you the lat-
hearts.
Together
est joke he had
they raised three
heard.
sons and one daugh-
Dick had a
ter, and were mar-
long career with
ried 67 wonderful
Nygaard Log-
years.
ging of 50-plus years, and
Family was everything to he prided himself on being a
him, and even at 85 he would “company man,” retiring as
be texting his family and their safety director. Nygaard
sending emojis and sharing was like family to him, and
the latest news that supported he took such pride in his
his opinion. He loved foot- work and the relationships he
ball, and especially the Ore- had built over the years.
gon State University Bea-
He also served in the
vers, and probably close to National Guard.
that was his love for hunting
Dick always collected
and fi shing.
caps, and the one he wore
July 18, 1931 — Nov. 21, 2021
the most was “The Man, The
Myth, The Legend.” Yes, he
bought it for himself, and he
truly was all of those things.
We will miss you, Rach. You
were truly one of a kind! Best
husband, father, grandpa and
friend.
Dick is survived by
his wife, Carol Wing; his
brother, Dean Wing; son and
daughter-in-law,
Kenneth
and Denise Wing; son and
daughter-in-law, Don and
Teri Wing; daughter-in-law,
Kerri Wing; and son-in-law,
Mike Thwing.
He also had 12 grandchil-
dren; 22 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild;
and one furry pet, “Benji.”
He was preceded in death
by his son, Dennis Wing;
daughter, Teresa Thwing;
great-granddaughter, Ash-
lynn Anderson; and furry
companion, “Buddy.”
A graveside service will be
held on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
at Ocean View Cemetery.
Please bring your umbrella.
Norman (Norm) Kujala passed away at He then went to Oregon State University and
his home on Nov. 21, 2021, after celebrating earned a master’s degree in oceanography
his 57th anniversary with his wife, Judy, and — even researching and authoring published
books on the subject.
daughter, Marie.
It was at Oregon State that he met
Norm was born on July 18,
his wife, Judith Kujala (Palmberg).
1931, in Astoria to his parents,
They were married in 1964. They
Heino and Helmi. His parents
settled in Warrenton, and Norm con-
and older brother, Donald, pre-
tinued to commercial fi sh, and built
ceded him in death.
a small processing facility called
Norm spent much of his
Oregon Ocean Seafoods in 1978.
time growing up on the docks
Norman Kujala
This later became Skipanon Brand
in Uppertown. Norm got his
Seafoods.
start fi shing setting nets for
Norm enjoyed his work with
salmon and then selling his
Gideons International and the jail
catch to the Union Fishermen’s
ministries in Clatsop County. He was
Cooperative Packing Co.
an active member of the First Bap-
As a sophomore at Astoria
tist Church.
High School, Norm built his
He is survived by his wife, Judy; son,
own gillnet boat in shop class. He fi shed this
boat on the Columbia River in high school, Mark, and his wife, Alana; son, Paul, and his
and would ultimately fi sh a good portion of wife, Renee; son, Andy; and daughter, Marie.
Norm has two nieces, Sharon Kujala and
his life.
He owned and fi shed a trawler for bot- Mary Sorenson, and two nephews, Darren
tomfi sh off the Oregon Coast for over two Palmberg and Jason Palmberg. Norm was
decades. And while his fi shing adventures also blessed with four grandchildren, Alma,
took him from salmon fi shing in Bristol Bay, Karlie, Charlie and Kaia.
A celebration of Norm’s life will be held
Alaska, to tuna fi shing as far south as Mex-
ico, he loved gillnetting for salmon off Asto- in 2022. The family wants to thank all of
those who have shared stories and condo-
ria the most.
Norm served in the U.S. Marine Corps. lences. Norm will be missed dearly.
SPORTS
Boys basketball
Junction City beats
Seaside in big
showdown
A potential state tour-
nament matchup played
out Saturday afternoon
at Junction City, where
the No. 4-ranked Tigers
defeated fifth-ranked Sea-
side 49-37 in the champi-
onship game of the Les
Schwab Holiday Classic.
After opening the sea-
son with four straight
wins — by an aver-
age margin of just over
30 points per win — the
Gulls met their match
against the Tigers, who
built a big first half lead
on their way to the win.
Seaside made a sec-
ond half comeback, but a
28-10 halftime deficit was
too big to overcome for
the Gulls, who lost for the
first time this season.
Ever Sibony scored
14 points and Carson
Kawasoe added 11 for
Seaside
(4-1),
which
opened the tournament
Friday with a 72-44 win
over Klamath Union.
Astoria tops the
Tigers
Astoria evened its
record at 2-2 overall Sat-
urday with a convinc-
ing
76-44
nonleague
boys basketball win at
Yamhill-Carlton.
The Fishermen had four
players in double figures,
led by Judd Field with 16
points. Colton McMas-
ter and Merrick Ben-
esch added 15 apiece, and
Owen Williams chipped
in 12 for Astoria, which
hit 10 3-pointers, four by
Williams.
Amity 58,
Warrenton 56
Ranked No. 2 in the
latest state rankings, the
Amity Warriors had a dif-
ficult time in holding off
Warrenton in a nonleague
boys basketball game
Friday, finally escaping
with a 58-56 win over the
coastal Warriors.
Warrenton’s
Hunter
Xochipiltecatl had 19
points and teammate Daw-
son Little added 16.
Girls basketball
Philomath wins
4A battle at Astoria
The two teams that
were destined to meet
in the 2020 state tourna-
ment met Friday night at
the Brick House in a non-
league meeting of two 4A
girls basketball powers.
And don’t be surprised to
see the two teams battle
again in the postseason.
For now, the Philomath
Warriors won the contest
that was never contested
in 2020, using a 33-point
night from senior Sage
Kramer for a 44-31 win
over Astoria.
Following
Friday’s
loss, Astoria bounced
back less than 24 hours
later with a 49-32 win at
Yamhill-Carlton.
Gulls fall twice
at Junction City
Klamath Union out-
scored Seaside 28-16 over
the second and third quar-
ters, helping the Pelicans
score a 44-31 win over Sea-
side in a fi rst round girls bas-
ketball game of the Junction
City Holiday Classic.
The Lady Gulls also
came up short in a second
round contest Saturday, as
Sweet Home topped Sea-
side 23-21.
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SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
44 35
A couple of
showers
43 36
44 33
A couple of
showers
Mostly sunny
45 38
46 36
A p.m. shower Cloudy, a little
or two
rain
47 39
44 36
Cloudy, rain
possible
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
42/35
40/33
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
42/29
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Sunday
Tonight’s Sky: The Geminids
Meteor Shower peaks.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 45/37
Normal high/low .................. 49/38
Record high .................. 61 in 2002
Record low .................... 10 in 1919
Precipitation
Sunday ..................................... 0.58”
Month to date ........................ 5.15”
Normal month to date ......... 4.17”
Year to date .......................... 69.48”
Normal year to date ........... 63.75”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
9:44 a.m. 8.4 3:27 a.m.
10:39 p.m. 6.5 4:39 p.m.
Cape Disappointment
9:25 a.m. 8.2 2:49 a.m.
10:34 p.m. 6.3 4:04 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 7:50 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 4:30 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 2:12 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 3:23 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
9:32 a.m. 8.6 3:02 a.m.
10:36 p.m. 6.6 4:17 p.m.
Warrenton
9:39 a.m. 8.8 3:11 a.m.
10:34 p.m. 6.9 4:23 p.m.
Knappa
10:21 a.m. 8.6 4:28 a.m.
11:16 p.m. 6.8 5:40 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Dec 18 Dec 26 Jan 2
Jan 9
8:40 a.m.
9:50 p.m.
8.5 2:13 a.m.
6.4 3:35 p.m.
2.4
0.9
2.8
1.1
2.7
1.0
2.5
0.9
2.1
0.7
2.9
1.3
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
63/42/s
50/32/pc
58/47/pc
78/64/c
66/41/pc
81/71/sh
79/67/c
55/40/r
81/72/pc
52/42/pc
71/48/c
51/44/sh
58/38/pc
61/48/s
46/41/c
71/45/c
79/63/pc
52/22/pc
81/69/pc
80/70/pc
53/38/c
80/72/sh
52/46/pc
61/41/s
54/50/r
57/46/pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
40/24
Hermiston
The Dalles 46/26
Enterprise
Pendleton 32/11
39/24
43/30
La Grande
36/14
44/37
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
32/21
Kennewick Walla Walla
40/25 Lewiston
47/28
44/35
Salem
Pullman
39/20
Longview
44/35 Portland
43/37
33/21
Yakima 40/25
42/31
Astoria
Spokane
36/21
Corvallis
41/31
Albany
45/33
John Day
Eugene
Bend
41/35
36/20
36/16
Ontario
43/22
Caldwell
Burns
39/21
30/6
Medford
36/28
Klamath Falls
28/13
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
32/10/sn
45/38/c
45/36/sh
44/35/c
43/36/sh
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
27/19/c
47/41/r
44/36/sh
44/39/c
43/37/sh
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
45/38/sh
40/34/pc
43/35/sh
43/35/pc
44/36/c
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
49/42/r
44/38/r
43/36/sh
46/41/r
41/38/c