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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022
OBITUARIES
William Arvo Maki
Eugene Robert Watson
Pierce, Idaho
May 2, 1937 — Aug. 18, 2022
Seaside
Sept. 21, 1934 — Aug. 11, 2022
William Arvo Maki was born May 2, 1937,
Bill enjoyed hunting, fi shing and guns. In
in Paonia, Colorado, the fi rst of fi ve sons born to the past, he was an accomplished trap shooter,
Arvo and Anna Valin Maki. He took pride in his and piloted his own Cessna 182 airplane. One
Scandinavian heritage; his grandpar-
of his more useful inventions is a
ents were from Finland and Sweden.
wood splitter, made from mostly
Bill died suddenly and unex-
donated parts with a very early Bob-
pectedly at his Pierce Revling Sid-
c at RD600 engine. Most summer
ing home of heart failure on Aug.
mornings, Bill could be seen driving
18, 2022. Bill was 85 years old. H e
to Pierce for coff ee and parts in his
had been working in his shop three
1931 Model A unrestored pickup.
months ago.
On Dec. 30, 1961, Bill and Nancy
Bill’s family lived in Knappa,
Estoos, daughter of Dale and Vir-
where he attended school. Bill grad-
ginia Estoos, were married at Zion
uated with the Class of 1955 from
Lutheran Church in Astoria. They
William Maki
Knappa High School. He was the
recently celebrated 60 years of faith-
fi rst Maki man in his family to fi nish
fulness and caring.
high school, as the previous generations were
Daughter, Elaine (Marvin Cook), was born
all working at an early age.
in 1966, Melinda (Aaron Davidson), in 1970.
Bill’s father owned a welding shop. Long Bill enjoyed teaching his daughters wood-
before Bill had a driver’s license, he was sent working, electrical, carpentry and anything that
out with a portable welder to do repair jobs. His would equip them to be self-suffi cient, indepen-
father’s instructions were “stay until it’s fi xed, dent women.
because I don’t want to have to go and do it
Bill was very proud of his grandchildren,
over.” His father had a uranium mining adven- Kirsten (Dylan Anderson), Annika Cook, Alli-
ture in Crested Butte, Colorado, which resulted son and Arvo Davidson; and great-granddaugh-
in four summers of hard manual labor for Bill ters, Teagan and Locklynn Anderson. They
and his brother, Jack.
brought him much joy and happiness, and he
Bill spent four years in the National Guard enjoyed spending time with them.
winning marksmanship awards in shooting
Bill’s family members include his broth-
competitions.
ers, Jack Maki (late wife, Diane) and their chil-
Following high school, Bill worked in log- dren, Tad Maki (Robbie) and Traci Maki-Sof-
ging, sheet metal fabrication and a welding fer (Henry); the late George Maki; Erik Maki,
shop. In 1962, he went to work as a mechanic and his children, Jeromy Maki (Wendy), Anna
for Curley Swank Logging out of Grangeville, Maki-Ross (Brian) and Holly Daugherty
Idaho, moving to Pierce in 1965.
(Shawn); and Ed Maki (Debbie), and their chil-
In 1968, Bill started his own business, Maki dren, Lindsay Steiner (Josh) and Luke Maki
Manufacturing Inc., with a pickup and portable (Meghan).
welder. Bill eventually built the shop at Revling
In-laws are Jean Estoos; Ann Peitsch
Landing. Over the years, Bill was privileged to (Ralph), and their children, Joe Peitsch (Candy),
work for many loggers, who encouraged him to Carol Larsen (Dale), Andy Peitsch, Rachel Trio
invent and create machines to improve the log- (Geoff ), Tim Peitsch (Mollie) and the late Deb-
ging industry. Bill’s creativity led to the inven- bie; Linda Takalo (late husband, Alan), and
tion of the fi rst gravity carriage in 1972.
their children, Melissa Takalo, Todd Takalo
Through the years, he built the world’s fi rst (Kara) and Katrina Morris (Chuck); and John
of many carriages, including hydraulic stop, Estoos (Barbara), and their children, Chris and
mechanical slack pulling, the most success- Bryan Estoos. Bill has many great-nieces and
ful intermediate support carriage, world’s only nephews, including Ole and Trig Morris, who
cornering carriage, grapple carriage and the live close, and are like grandsons.
world’s only electric slack pulling carriage.
A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. at
Bill was also well known for his customizing Prairie Cemetery in Knappa on Friday .
of logging equipment to increase productiv-
A memorial service in Pierce will be held in
ity. Bill’s mind was always working toward the the near future.
next invention.
Should you wish to make a memorial dona-
Bill’s metal artistry is visible in many places, tion, please consider Faith Lutheran Church,
including the Pierce Play Park Pavilion, the Box C, Pierce, ID., 83546 or J. Howard Brad-
kiosk and Faith Lutheran Church, where he had bury Logging Museum, 239 Woods Road,
been a faithful member for many years.
Weippe, ID., 83553.
Eugene Robert Watson, of Seaside, was awards, including a trip to the 1988 Olym-
born Sept. 21, 1934, to James Robert Wat- pics in Seoul, South Korea.
Since high school, Gene was an avid
son and Syrah Lucile Birch. He died Aug.
golfer and a member of the Asto-
11 in a Beaverton hospital at the
ria Golf & Country Club for
age of 87.
nearly 70 years; he also served
Gene is preceded in death by
on the board of directors for two
his mother and father; stepfa-
terms. He was most proud of his
ther, Lou Woodard; brother, Gor-
two holes-in-one during his golf-
don Watson; sister, Leona; and
ing years.
daughter, Terri Landers.
Gene loved to travel and to
He is survived by his wife of
vacation with family — espe-
48 years, Leona C. Watson; sis-
cially yearly trips to Inn of the
ter, Sylvia Mosely, of Tigard;
Seventh Mountain in Bend and
and daughters, Sandra Howarth,
Eugene Watson
Palm Springs, California.
of Colorado Springs, Colorado,
He was an active member of
Linda Sweeney, of Sisters, Sherri
Van Vactor, of Portland, Lorri Thomasson, North Coast Family Fellowship in Seaside,
of Beaverton, and Susan Howarth, of Las and trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as his
Vegas, Nevada. Gene has 12 grandchildren Lord and Savior.
The family invites all who knew Gene to
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Gene graduated from Warrenton High a celebration of life at the North Coast Fam-
School. He was a varsity basketball stand- ily Fellowship from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday,
out, and began working at the Astoria Golf with a eulogy and brief message beginning
& Country Club in high school before vol- at 2 p.m., followed by individuals sharing
unteering for the U.S. Army. He worked in memories and a light meal.
In lieu of fl owers, if desired, you can send
the Army as a radio technician.
Later, Gene had a long career with Franz a gift to the church in Gene Watson’s name:
Bakery for nearly 50 years, working his North Coast Family Fellowship, 2245 N.
way up to area supervisor. He won multiple Wahanna Road, Seaside, OR., 97138.
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Alice Joyce Kienberger-Iverson
Astoria
June 2, 1932 — Aug. 3, 2022
Alice Joyce Kienberger-Iverson was born on 15 years there, before retiring in 2002, she man-
June 2, 1932, to Bertha and George Hogenson in aged to computerize the college library.
Hunter, North Dakota, and enjoyed a close bond
On May 15, 2001, Alice married Melvin
with her older sister, Ann Marie.
Iverson, and soon they built a home
In 1950, Alice graduated as salu-
in Astoria to come back to between
tatorian from Hunter High School,
family visits and global travels. Alice
and attended Luther College in Dec-
joined Mel, who died in 2015, in sup-
orah, Iowa. Despite suff ering the
porting Scandinavian communities
loss of her father while earning her
of the Pacifi c Northwest. She was
degree, she graduated in 1954 with a
an award-holding member of Vasa
bachelor’s degree in social sciences
Nobel Lodge, served as District 13
and Bible.
grand master from 2005 to 2011, and
She then took a position as par-
continued as Grand Lodge historian.
ish assistant in Fergus Falls, Minne-
Always a strong, faithful member
Alice Joyce
sota. On a visit home, she met Walter
of the various Lutheran churches and
Ervin Kienberger, a young Lutheran Kienberger-Iverson organizations where she lived, Alice
minister. They were married Dec.
often served on their councils or as
26, 1954. Between 1956 and 1969, they had council president. After the merger of Peace and
four boys, adopted two girls, and had moved First Lutheran churches in 2020, she continued
twice for calls to Bowdon, North Dakota, and to serve on its memorial committee and became
Longview, Washington.
a founding member of its anti-racism team, and
In 1969, Walt was called to Portsmouth Trin- librarian for the anti-racism library. She con-
ity Lutheran Church in Portland, and there Alice stantly sought to expand her knowledge, deepen
continued the choir directing and organist posi- her faith and love for others.
tions she had held in Longview. She also entered
Alice is survived by her children, Jon (Lucy),
University of Portland’s m asters in l ibrary s ci- Steve, Paul (Traci), Tim (Angela), Annette
ence program and, after graduating in 1972, (Kevin) and Kris; her grandchildren, Jessica
became Judson Baptist College’s head librarian. (Sheldon), Matthew, Patrick, Hannah (Cole),
St. Georg Kirche in Braunschweig, Germany, Elsa and Anna; and her great-grandchildren,
called Walt and the family in 1978, and the con- Joey, Tyler and Elsie.
gregation quickly embraced Alice. Two years
All who knew Alice and were moved by her
after returning to the U.S. in 1986, Walt passed friendship are warmly welcome to her memo-
away, and Alice supported the family with a job rial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peace First
at Academic Books, until Warner Pacifi c Col- Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St., followed by a
lege appointed her librarian in 1987. During her luncheon.
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TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
73 61
Partly sunny
and nice
70 58
69 56
Cloudy, a few
showers
A couple of
showers
71 55
75 58
A shower in the Mostly sunny
a.m.
and nice
74 59
75 58
Partly sunny
Areas of low
clouds
Aberdeen
Olympia
73/61
88/60
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
89/59
88/59
Salem
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Antares of Scor-
pius is a red giant star at 604LY
from Earth.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 69/61
Normal high/low .................. 69/54
Record high .................. 88 in 1911
Record low .................... 44 in 1959
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.22”
Normal month to date ......... 0.73”
Year to date .......................... 43.10”
Normal year to date ........... 38.73”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
12:12 a.m. 7.3 7:22 a.m. -0.6
1:40 p.m. 6.6 7:12 p.m. 2.3
Cape Disappointment
1:25 p.m.
none
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:27 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:07 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 4:20 a.m.
Moonset today .............. 7:58 p.m.
New
First
Full
6.2 6:37 a.m. -0.4
6:29 p.m. 2.7
Last
12:01 a.m. 7.6 6:52 a.m. -0.7
1:33 p.m. 6.6 6:48 p.m. 2.5
Warrenton
12:07 a.m. 7.8 7:06 a.m. -0.5
1:35 p.m. 7.0 6:56 p.m. 2.4
Knappa
12:49 a.m. 7.6 8:23 a.m. -0.5
2:17 p.m. 6.9 8:13 p.m. 2.0
Depoe Bay
Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17
12:41 p.m. 6.6 6:05 a.m. -0.4
11:46 p.m. 8.1 5:56 p.m. 3.0
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
80/70/t
85/69/s
81/67/t
91/74/t
91/63/pc
88/76/pc
89/75/t
87/67/pc
93/82/t
90/74/s
100/83/t
73/59/pc
90/74/s
86/71/t
83/68/t
78/64/pc
92/75/s
85/61/t
89/77/sh
90/75/t
84/66/s
92/80/t
90/72/t
103/82/t
72/58/pc
92/74/t
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
85/57
Kennewick Walla Walla
92/69 Lewiston
97/66
92/67
Hermiston
The Dalles 97/68
Enterprise
Pendleton 85/54
93/65
100/70
La Grande
88/57
94/59
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Pullman
94/64
86/63
73/61 Portland
93/64
85/63
Yakima 93/64
Longview
Astoria
Spokane
91/69
Corvallis
91/56
Albany
93/57
John Day
Eugene
Bend
94/58
91/58
91/56
Ontario
97/64
Caldwell
Burns
92/53
94/62
Medford
98/65
Klamath Falls
91/52
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
87/50/s
69/57/pc
71/61/c
93/59/s
65/58/c
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
90/51/s
69/57/s
69/60/c
80/57/pc
65/55/c
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
69/60/c
94/61/s
74/61/pc
94/57/s
92/62/s
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
70/58/c
86/61/s
72/57/c
86/55/s
80/61/c