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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, JANuARy 13, 2022
OBITUARIES
Nathan Scott Lee
Grant Evans Murrell
Astoria
April 23, 1945 — Jan. 5, 2022
Fairview
May 18, 1948 — Dec. 28, 2021
Nathan Scott Lee, born April 23, 1945,
He was an avid sailor, ham radio oper-
in Corvallis, passed away Jan. 5, 2022, at ator and coffee enthusiast. Nathan was a
his home, after a 37-year battle with an kindhearted man who cared deeply for his
family, and was a good friend to
autoimmune disease.
Nathan grew up on a farm out-
all who knew him.
side of Corvallis with his parents
Nathan is survived by his wife,
and six brothers and sisters. As a
Nancy (Welch) Lee; his three
kid, he loved to tinker, invent and
daughters, Tammy Talabesky,
“improve” anything he got his
of Long Beach, California, Naté
hands on. Nathan had a thirst for
Smilay, of Westchester, New
knowledge and adventure, which
York, and Lorna Hawkins, of
lead to a life full of wonderful
Astoria. Nathan is also survived
experiences.
by six grandchildren, Laurel Tal-
abesky, of Long Beach, Naomi
In 1965, he married his
high school sweetheart, Nancy
Nathan Lee
and Ryan Smilay, of Westches-
ter, and Nate, Caleb and Audrey
Welch. Soon after, he was
drafted into the U.S. Army, and sent to Hawkins, of Astoria. He leaves behind
Vietnam. After his return, Nathan chose to many other family members and countless
remain in the military. He had 23 success- friends who dearly loved him.
ful years as a pilot in the Army before being
We would like to thank all who visited
medically discharged and moving back to or sent encouraging messages during his
Oregon.
last days. We’d also like to thank Lower
More recently, he spent a few years as Columbia Hospice.
pastor of the Olney Community Church,
The family will have a private ceremony
where he enjoyed sharing his faith, study- at a later date.
ing God’s word and sharing fellowship
He will be always loved, and never
until his health declined.
forgotten.
Grant Evans Murrell was born May 18, evident in all the volunteering he did in
1948, in Portland, and died Dec. 28, 2021, his retirement. He volunteered as fire
in Portland.
fighter, emergency medical technician and
Grant attended Vernon, Wil-
fire inspector in Pacific County,
kes and Glenfair elementary
Washington, near his and Mary’s
beach home.
schools before moving on to
In recent years, he served on
Reynolds High School, where he
the Fairview Safety Committee,
is in the Reynolds Football Hall
the Multnomah County Sheriff’s
of Fame.
Office Citizen Patrol for Corbett,
Grant joined the U.S. Army
the west Columbia River Gorge
after high school as a member of
and Fairview and as a cycling
the 82nd Airborne Division, and
EMT for the annual Seattle to
honorably served in Korea.
Portland cycling event.
Grant eventually attended and
Grant Murrell
On Dec. 1, 2006, Grant’s life
graduated from Portland State
changed forever. He became a
University.
Grant started his work life with Rie- grandpa to twins! The light of his life were
del International and Cascade Interna- his grandkids, Nicholas and Presley. The
tional before moving on to Pacific North- role of grandpa was built for Grant, some-
west Bell, where he met the love of his life, thing Nick and Pres felt daily.
They traveled the U.S. together, so
Mary. They married in October 1984.
Grant enjoyed not just being a husband, grandpa could show them all the national
but also being a Dad to Mary’s son, Kevin. parks over the years, did the Polar Express
Fatherhood gave Grant a great sense of train together each year during the holi-
pride, and his love is something Kevin will days, spent countless weeks together at the
beach and always spent their New Year’s
live with forever.
In 1988, Grant decided to pursue his Eves together.
His support and love was always felt
law degree at Lewis & Clark’s North-
western School of Law in Portland. Upon by Nick and Pres … particularly at their
receiving his law degree in 1990, Grant sporting events, where he was their loudest
joined on as a deputy district attorney in cheerleader, by far.
A life well lived!
Multnomah County, where he served until
Grant is preceded in death by his father,
his retirement in 2013.
Throughout their 37 years of marriage Evan Lee Murrell, and mother, Idris Ailene
and life together, Grant and Mary enjoyed Murrell.
Grant is survived by his wife of 37 years,
many adventures, travels across the U.S.
Mary; son, Kevin Carty (Lindsey); grand-
and Europe, and always being active.
Grant was an excellent snow skier, kids, Nicholas and Presley Carty; brothers,
advanced scuba diver, ran multiple mara- Greg Murrell (Barbara) and Gary Murrell
thons, participated and volunteered in mul- (Michael); and niece, Leigh Murrell.
A celebration of life and reception
tiple Hood to Coast Relays, river rafted for
over 30 years and even walked the 500- is Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. at Bateman Carroll
mile Camino de Santiago across Spain, Funeral Home, 520 West Powell Blvd. in
Gresham.
with Mary by his side.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks
But in his retirement, cycling became
his primary passion, specializing in long for donations to be sent to: the Oregon
rides of 85 to 100 miles, often accompa- Humane Society (oregonhumane.org/
nied by his lifelong friend, Tim Gilmore.
donate); or Operation Nightwatch (opera-
Grant had a servant’s heart. This was tionnightwatch.org).
Salvador Manuel Rodriguez Lopez
Salem
Dec. 24, 1987 — Jan. 2, 2022
Salvador Manuel Rodriguez Lopez accomplishments.
passed away in a tragic car accident in Port-
Salvador’s name was well recognized in
land on Jan. 2, 2022.
the Hispanic community, as he was always
Salvador was born on Dec. 24,
willing to work hard helping their
1987, in Guanajuato, Mexico, to
members.
his parents Socorro and Ruben
He leaves behind his chil-
dren, Lesly, Naomy and Mateo;
Rodriguez.
He attended school in Astoria,
as well as his mother, Socorro;
and received a medical assistant
sisters, Claudia, Maria, Consuelo
certificate at Clatsop Community
and Irene; his brothers, Humberto
College in 2010. He also was a
and David; and several nieces and
volunteer with both the Seaside
nephews. He will be buried next
and Astoria fire departments.
to his father, Ruben, who passed
He married his high school
away in 2019.
sweetheart, Claudia, in 2010, and
Salvador Lopez
Please join us on Sunday for
although they later separated, they
a visitation at Hughes-Ransom
were co-parenting three amazing children.
Mortuary in Astoria from 3 until 6 p.m.
In 2015, Salvador joined the U.S. Army,
There will be a service on Monday at
and was honorably discharged in 2020.
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in
Salvador will be remembered for his Seaside from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The doors
contagious laugh, his love of life and open at 10 a.m.
his optimistic outlook. Looking out for
Lastly, please join us to lay him to rest at
his family was his number one priority. Evergreen Cemetery in Seaside following
He was very proud of his kids and their the church service.
Lois B. Hoyer
Seaside
Sept. 29, 1926 – Jan. 1, 2022
Lois Blanche Hoyer, 95, died Jan 1, 2022,
in Seaside.
She was born Sept. 29, 1926, in Lisbon,
North Dakota, the daughter of Blaine and
Ellen (Rasmussen) Hansen.
The family moved to Astoria when she
was 9 years old, where she graduated from
Astoria High School.
She married Donald Hoyer on Sept. 22,
1946, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Astoria.
They had been married for 73 years when
Don passed away in 2020. They lived in the
Lewis and Clark valley until 1967, when
they moved to Seaside.
She had been employed at Columbia
River Packers Association cold storage, retir-
ing in 1977. She was a member of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, Ladies of the Elks and
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. She had
belonged to a group of friends that met once
a month since 1944 for lunch and conversa-
tion, until the virus disrupted daily life.
Don was the center of Lois’ life; they
enjoyed going out dancing, traveling and
visiting the casinos. She was an avid reader,
and would return from a visit to the Seaside
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Library with a bag full of books.
Lois is survived by her son, Kerry (Teresa)
Hoyer; daughter, Holly (John) Baum; grand-
children, Aaron Hartman, Josh (Katie Powell)
Baum, Jake (Jennifer) Baum, Megan (Joey)
Greenberg, Lacey Hoyer (Jasper Deveraux)
and Libbi (Clint) Redding; great-grandchil-
dren, Xander, Ragner and Gavin (Josh and
Katie’s), Rori, Laney and Quincy (Jake
and Jen’s), Avery and Iris (Lacey and Jas-
per’s) and Jack and Ellen (Libbi and Clint’s);
brother and sister-in-law, Dave and Lorraine
Hoyer; nieces, Cindy Wills, Nancy Lane
and Becky Brubaker; nephew, Jeff Hoyer;
sisters-in law, Dorothy Hansen and Nancy
Sabo; Hansen cousins, Charlie, Floyd and
Lenard; and numerous cousins from the Ras-
mussen families.
She was preceded in death by her broth-
ers, Dean and Duane Hansen.
The family offers a heartfelt thank you to
all of the staff at Neawanna By The Sea, who
took such good care of Mom since Septem-
ber 2020, and especially in her final days.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in
charge of the arrangements.
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SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
50 44
51 41
50 38
Some
Rain and drizzle
brightening
Cloudy
49 39
50 42
49 44
51 46
Partly sunny
Showers
possible
Showers
possible
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
51/44
51/41
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
51/37
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Leo, the Lion,
emerging from the eastern night
sky before midnight.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 58/47
Normal high/low .................. 49/38
Record high .................. 63 in 2010
Record low .................... 15 in 1963
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 1.40”
Month to date ...................... 10.59”
Normal month to date ......... 3.96”
Year to date .......................... 10.59”
Normal year to date ............. 3.96”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Time
9:32 a.m. 8.3 3:27 a.m.
11:17 p.m. 6.5 4:58 p.m.
Cape Disappointment
9:15 a.m. 8.2 2:52 a.m.
11:22 p.m. 6.2 4:19 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 7:55 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 4:54 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 1:29 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 4:30 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
9:21 a.m. 8.4 3:06 a.m.
11:20 p.m. 6.5 4:34 p.m.
Warrenton
9:27 a.m. 8.7 3:11 a.m.
11:12 p.m. 6.9 4:42 p.m.
Knappa
10:09 a.m. 8.5 4:28 a.m.
11:54 p.m. 6.8 5:59 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Jan 17 Jan 25 Jan 31 Feb 8
8:29 a.m. 8.4 2:15 a.m.
10:39 p.m. 6.4 3:51 p.m.
3.8
0.6
4.3
0.9
4.1
0.6
3.9
0.7
3.3
0.5
4.5
0.9
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
57/37/pc
40/31/c
36/25/sf
68/41/s
56/32/pc
79/68/pc
71/44/s
71/59/pc
75/57/r
43/33/pc
74/48/pc
58/47/s
50/36/pc
54/37/s
36/6/c
30/21/c
66/40/pc
43/21/pc
80/67/sh
71/52/s
72/54/c
73/55/pc
38/11/pc
73/53/c
56/46/s
44/21/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
42/33
Hermiston
The Dalles 48/31
Enterprise
Pendleton 38/26
45/33
46/35
La Grande
39/29
54/41
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
39/31
Kennewick Walla Walla
40/32 Lewiston
46/31
52/42
Salem
Pullman
39/25
Longview
50/44 Portland
53/43
38/30
Yakima 37/27
52/41
Astoria
Spokane
37/27
Corvallis
52/40
Albany
51/40
John Day
Eugene
Bend
53/41
51/37
43/35
Ontario
35/22
Caldwell
Burns
41/20
38/27
Medford
52/37
Klamath Falls
48/24
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
33/20/pc
54/43/r
49/46/r
51/44/r
50/44/r
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
34/22/c
57/41/c
52/42/c
54/35/c
53/40/pc
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
54/45/r
54/38/r
52/43/r
53/39/r
51/42/r
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
55/40/pc
53/37/pc
54/41/c
55/38/pc
52/35/c