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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, JuNE 23, 2022
OBITUARIES
Linda G. Knuth
Gregory Allen Palmrose
Nekoosa, Wisconsin
June 23, 1947 — June 14, 2022
Warrenton
June 8, 1959 — June 13, 2022
Linda G. Knuth, 74, of Nekoosa, Wis- other volunteer work with special needs and
consin, passed away June 14, 2022, sur- elderly people throughout the community.
rounded by her loving family. Services were
Linda always put the needs of oth-
ers before her own. She loved
held on Sunday at Herman-Taylor
to cook, and was famous for her
Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rap-
ids, Wisconsin.
baked beans and “ugly bread.”
Linda was born June 23, 1947,
She loved camping, and also
in Astoria, to John and Nellie
enjoyed crafting. A part of Lin-
da’s heart was always in Ore-
(Gray) Barker. She met her future
gon. She cherished her role as
husband, Dan Knuth, while he
“big sister” and would return to
was serving in the U.S. Coast
her hometown as often as possi-
Guard, and they were married on
ble to get her “ocean fix” or take
May 1, 1970, in Astoria.
After Dan finished his ser-
in a trolley ride.
vice, they moved to Dan’s home
Linda Knuth
Linda is survived by her
state of Wisconsin, and eventually
daughters, Vicki (Jeff) Haasl, of
settled in Nekoosa, where they made their Wisconsin Rapids, and Michelle (Joe) Har-
home and raised their daughters, Vicki and rison, of Green Bay, Wisconsin; grand-
children, Joe Haasl, Holly Haasl (Cody
Michelle.
Linda and Dan were blessed with 50 Ostrum), Colleen Yeskie (Logan Hinders),
years of marriage. Dan passed away on Shannon Yeskie, Brad (Jolene) Yeskie and
Aug. 25, 2020.
Sam, Ashley and Lex Harrison; great-grand-
Linda worked hard from a young age children, Riley, Maverick, Amara, Zaiden,
when she took on her first job, delivering Natalie and Aubrey; sister, Elaine Ritter;
The Daily Astorian newspaper so she could brother, John (Lois) Barker; sisters-in-law,
buy her first horse, “Smokey.” She also Diane Knuth and Elaine (Ron) Herman;
worked as a resident advisor for the Tongue mother-in-law, Genevieve “Jenny” Knuth;
Point Job Corps Center in Astoria prior to nieces and nephews, Ryan (Amy) Barker,
moving with Dan to Wisconsin.
Nathan (Jill) Barker, Steve (Wendy) Rit-
After making their home in Wisconsin, ter, Jenny Ritter, Jeremy (Jessica) Herman,
Linda devoted her time to raising her girls. Amy (Dave) Houtevelde, Justin (Roxanne)
She was a very active mom, volunteering Herman and Heather (Dwayne) Malcolm;
as a 4-H leader for the Wittenberg Workers and many great-nieces and nephews.
4-H group and leading the effort to remove
She is preceded in death by her parents;
asbestos from the Nekoosa area schools.
husband, Dan; granddaughter, Miranda
Fueled by her passion for assisting the Yeskie; sister, Esther; father-in-law, Dale
elderly and those with special needs, Linda Knuth; and brother-in-law, Richard “Dick”
later returned to the workforce as a caregiver Knuth.
at Bridgewood and other area facilities.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be des-
She was active in the community: lead- ignated to the All Children Together Play-
ing activities at area nursing homes, help- ground in Wisconsin Rapids through the
ing people with their taxes, volunteering Incourage Community Foundation, 478 E.
with the U.S. Census Bureau and doing Grand Ave., Wisconsin Rapids, WI., 54494.
On June 13, 2022, Gregory Allen Palm- over 47 years. He was baptized in 1975, at the
rose fell asleep in death at home with his wife age of 16. Because of his strong faith in God’s
and son by his side in Warrenton, after a diffi- promises, he knew that in the near future sick-
ness and death would be no more.
cult battle with amyotrophic lateral
He loved sharing his future hope
sclerosis.
with many in his ministry.
Greg was born in Astoria on
Greg touched many lives, and
June 8, 1959, to John D. Palmrose
was always known for his smile
Sr. and Loretta J. (Riser) Palmrose.
and positivity.
He graduated from Astoria High
During his last hunting trip,
School in 1977.
Greg was able to shoot his deer
Throughout the years, he
without assistance, which was very
worked for Carmichael Oil, Pacific
difficult for him to do. He was also
Shrimp, Johnson Oil, Arco, Wauna
able to go to St. Thomas with his
Mill and Big River Construction.
Greg is survived by his wife, Gregory Palmrose wife, his son, his daughter-in-law
and one of his best friends, Clyde
Jane; two sons, Chad (Nova)
Mason and Troy (Mary) Palmrose; one Stanley, and his wife, Julie.
A memorial for Greg will be held Sunday
daughter, Laura Rodrigues; three grandchil-
dren; one sister, Darice (Terry) Allen; one at 3 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
brother, John (Cheryl) Palmrose; and numer- Witnesses in Astoria.
Donations in remembrance of Greg can be
ous nieces and nephews.
Greg was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for made at JW.org or to a charity of your choice.
SPORTS
Marcene (Marcy) Lou Gillie
Astoria
Feb. 22, 1942 — May 26, 2022
Marcene (Marcy) Lou Gillie passed access to education for all children and their
away unexpectedly on May 26, 2022, at families.
age 80. She was a loving wife and mother
She was involved with the Alaska Native
who looked for ways to help
Sisterhood in Juneau, and deeply
those around her.
valued the relationships she made
She never let anyone sit alone
there.
for long when they needed com-
She spent her last 25 years in
pany, and quickly turned strang-
Alaska commercial fishing with
ers into friends. She loved both
her husband on their power troller,
flowers and giving them away.
Circe, bought after his retirement
Marcy was born on Feb. 22,
from IBM.
1942, in Battle Creek, Michigan,
After fishing, they moved
to Milburn Mathias Haughey and
to Astoria, where she became
Mary Lou (Burroughs) Haughey.
involved in serving at the Svensen
Marcene Gillie
She is survived by her sisters,
Grange senior meal site.
Suzanne (Haughey) McGee, and
Marcy was always involved in
her partner, Bill Hardage, and Toby Eileen local church ministry, frequently singing in
Haughey, and her wife, Lynn Rich.
the choir, welcoming newcomers and help-
Marcy grew up and completed high ing others. She and her husband spent over
school in Battle Creek. Afterwards, she 40 years worshiping and serving at Chapel
decided a change of scenery was in order, by the Lake Church in Juneau before mov-
and moved to Fairbanks, Alaska. In Fair- ing to Oregon.
banks, she worked as a switchboard oper-
She is survived by her husband of 57
ator, which allowed her to meet her future years, Allen Gillie; daughters, Janna Lee
husband, Allen Robert Gillie, who worked Smith, and her husband, David, and Liese
for IBM.
Gillie Mead, and her husband, Rob; grand-
They married in Fairbanks in 1965, and children, Brandin Smith, Jacob Smith, Nich-
moved to Anchorage, where their daugh- olas Mead, Zachary Mead, Faith (Smith)
ter, Janna Lee, was born in 1967. They Kyme, Sara (Smith) Peterson, Les Mead,
moved to Juneau with IBM in 1969, where Jayden Mead and Bailey Mead; and five
their daughter, Liese Marie, was born.
great-grandchildren; as well as numerous
Marcy taught swimming and worked well-loved friends and relatives.
for the Juneau School District for over 25
Her memorial service will be on July 30
years, assisting children learning to read. at 2 p.m. at Peace First Lutheran Church,
She cared deeply about justice and equal 725 33rd St.
Gary Henley/The Astorian
Micah Hyde watches a Jordan Poyer drive in Monday’s golf tournament.
Poyer golf tourney raises
money for local schools
The Astorian
The winner last weekend was Clatsop
County, with a big assist from Jordan Poyer.
The Astoria graduate and All-Pro safety
for the Buffalo Bills held his summer foot-
ball camp on Saturday at CMH Field, and on
Monday hosted his second annual JP Open
golf tournament at the Astoria Golf & Coun-
try Club.
Along with money raised from the camp
and the golf tournament —which included
an auction after the tournament — the Jordan
Poyer Foundation raised thousands of dol-
lars for local high school athletic programs.
One item at the auction — a ticket for two
McMaster competes in national meet
The Astorian
OBITUARY POLICY
Recent Astoria High School graduate
Colton McMaster was in Eugene last week-
end, competing in the annual Nike Outdoor
Nationals.
Held at Hayward Field, the four-day
event was the 31st outdoor high school
national championship, showcasing the best
high school track and field athletes in the
United States.
Fresh off his state titles in the discus and
shot put, McMaster competed in the same
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to the Bills’ home opener against Tennessee
— sold for $40,000.
The auction included autographed hel-
mets, cleats and jerseys, along with donated
gifts.
And helping draw the spectators for the
golf tournament was Poyer’s fellow safety
with the Bills, Micah Hyde.
Poyer and Hyde are considered by many
as the top safety tandem in the NFL.
Earlier this year, Poyer contributed
$10,000 through his foundation and donated
an autographed jersey and helmet that raised
$14,000 for the Columbia Memorial Hospi-
tal Foundation for the hospital’s upcoming
expansion project.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
two events in the nationals meet, against the
best prep throwers in the country.
McMaster had a toss of 57 feet, 8½
inches on his second throw in the boys shot
put on Sunday, a mark good enough for 11th
place out of 24 throwers. The winning mark
was a 67-3½, by Zane Forist of Carson City,
Michigan.
Later in the day, McMaster had a throw
of 159-1 on his second throw in the dis-
cus to take 20th out of 28 competitors. Jer-
emiah Nubbe of Rainier, Washington, won
the event with a throw of 200-1.
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
64 50
Partly sunny
72 55
80 60
Sunny and
pleasant
Sunny and very
warm
83 57
72 55
Very warm
Not as warm
66 55
Mostly sunny
65 54
Cloudy
Aberdeen
Olympia
65/49
69/51
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
70/45
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Before sunrise,
the conjunction of the waning
crescent moon and Mars.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 71/55
Normal high/low .................. 65/51
Record high .................. 80 in 1971
Record low .................... 42 in 1956
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 3.62”
Normal month to date ......... 1.80”
Year to date .......................... 42.36”
Normal year to date ........... 36.67”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Time
10:05 a.m. 5.7 4:15 a.m.
10:12 p.m. 7.9 3:53 p.m.
Cape Disappointment
9:57 a.m.
9:53 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Sunrise today .................. 5:25 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 9:11 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 2:21 a.m.
Moonset today .............. 4:14 p.m.
New
First
Full
5.4 3:43 a.m.
7.8 3:12 p.m.
1.1
2.3
10:01 a.m. 5.8 3:56 a.m.
10:02 p.m. 8.1 3:28 p.m.
1.1
2.2
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Last
Warrenton
10:00 a.m. 6.1 3:59 a.m.
10:07 p.m. 8.3 3:37 p.m.
Knappa
10:42 a.m. 6.0 5:16 a.m.
10:49 p.m. 8.2 4:54 p.m.
Depoe Bay
June 28 July 6 July 13 July 20
0.9
1.8
9:14 a.m.
9:07 p.m.
5.3 3:13 a.m.
7.9 2:36 p.m.
1.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
1.0
2.2
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
95/75/pc
73/57/c
86/66/s
101/80/s
90/61/pc
86/73/pc
100/77/s
87/65/s
89/77/s
73/63/sh
107/88/t
76/55/pc
74/65/sh
93/75/s
71/61/pc
89/69/pc
102/80/s
86/55/t
88/74/s
101/78/s
85/65/s
91/77/s
80/68/s
107/85/t
74/54/s
84/67/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
76/52
Hermiston
The Dalles 82/54
Enterprise
Pendleton 70/43
77/54
82/54
La Grande
73/47
75/51
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
69/45
Kennewick Walla Walla
76/52 Lewiston
82/56
72/50
Salem
Pullman
80/48
Longview
64/50 Portland
75/52
70/48
Yakima 79/53
71/46
Astoria
Spokane
76/52
Corvallis
75/49
Albany
73/49
John Day
Eugene
Bend
76/50
81/50
77/49
Ontario
88/55
Caldwell
Burns
82/43
86/52
Medford
86/53
Klamath Falls
84/45
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
75/39/s
74/53/s
62/53/s
74/50/s
60/47/s
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
74/41/s
73/56/s
68/60/s
81/60/s
66/54/s
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
64/50/s
79/52/s
64/51/pc
76/50/s
74/52/s
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
64/54/s
85/56/s
71/55/s
81/54/s
82/58/s