July 12, 2019
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Obituary
h erBert “B ill ”
d e m ander J r
Sept. 2, 1931- May 8, 2019
Herbert William DeMander
was born to Herbert DeMand-
er Sr. and Mary (Siegworth)
DeMander in Olympia, Wash.
His family moved from Med-
ical Lake to Espanola when he
was young.
He grew up in a charmed
neighborhood with his sister
Alice, who passed before him.
He was watched over by Mil-
dred Nickeson, a neighbor,
who loved Bill very much.
Later, after his moth-
er had passed, Mildred had
the pleasure of becoming
his step-mother, and grand-
mother to his children.
As a teenager, he went to
Montana to work for the Great
Northern Railroad.
He became an electrician in
the U.S. Coast Guard in 1949
and served on the USCG Cut-
ter Winnebago and was sta-
tioned in Japan and Korea.
He received the Korean Ser-
vice Medal, United Nations
Medal, and the Republic of Ko-
rea Presidential Unit Citation.
When Bill left the Coast
Guard in 1952, he spent six
weeks riding his motorcycle
and raising heck, his family
said.
A few months later, he met
the love of his life, and found
his compass. Bill married
Dalene Ruth Jenks on Jan. 31,
1953.
For the next 5 years, he
worked at Bill’s Hi Power Ser-
vice, and then became a police
officer for the city of Spokane.
Bill also earned his pilot’s li-
cense, bought an airplane, and
joined the Air National Guard
of Washington, and the Air
Force Reserves as an electri-
cian.
In 1958, Bill and Dee start-
ed a family with their first
child, Diana Lynn. She was
followed in January 1961 by
Debra Lee.
The same year, Bill left the Air
Force reserves and re-enlist-
ed in the Coast Guard
and was brought to
Astoria with the USCG
Cutter White Bush. He
received the National
Defense Service Med-
al.
When his Coast Guard
duty was over, his lovely
bride helped him finish his GED
test to join the city of Astoria Po-
lice Department in 1964.
Bill often rode a Harley Da-
vidson motorcycle as a police
officer. In 1970, Bill and Dee
welcomed son, David William.
As the years went on, Bill
opened Bill DeMander Ser-
vice in Jeffers Gardens, and
worked at the Astoria Fire De-
partment.
Bill helped drive the first
ambulance for the fire depart-
ment.
In 1976 he graduated, along
with his eldest daughter. As
she earned her high school
diploma, Bill earned his asso-
ciate’s degree in Fire Science
from Clatsop Community Col-
lege.
Bill also received his ad-
vanced welding certification.
He later worked many years
as a plant manager at Pacific
Coast Seafoods.
Bill had a fondness for poker,
WWII memorabilia and ani-
mals.
He also enjoyed classical mu-
sic, classic country music, talk
news radio and creating help-
ful inventions.
At times in his life, he was
heavily involved in American
Legion Post 12 and, after his
son David returned from the
Gulf War, they joined Veterans
of Foreign Wars together.
Bill lost Dee in November
2015 and has missed her every
day since.
He had a lot of peace in be-
lieving that life after death is
eternal, and that his beauti-
ful bride of 63 years would be
waiting for him in heaven, as
well as his parents, especial-
ly his father, whom he talked
about often as his life on earth
came to an end.
Bill is survived by his daugh-
ters, Diana (Tom) Coryell, of
the Seattle area, Debra (Ru-
ben) Torres of the Phoenix
area, and son David (Amy)
DeMander of Astoria, plus two
honorary children, Lois Latva-
la of Astoria and Chris Davis of
Knappa.
Please help us remember
both Bill and Dee DeMander,
with a barbeque and toasts at 2
p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the
Netel Grange out past Lewis
and Clark School, 90525 Lo-
gan Rd., Astoria.
Bill and Dalene will be in-
terned at Spokane Memorial
Gardens next to Dee’s parents
and brother, and near Bill’s
parents.
This remembrance was lov-
ingly written by his grand-
children: Jacob Meyer, Briita
Allgeyer, Tessa Coryell, Van
Coryell, Rylee DeMander and
Trevor DeMander.
Bill will also be missed by his
six Allgeyer great-grandchil-
dren, Abram, Roderick, Pe-
nelope, Scarlett, Callum and
Freya.
Razor clam season closes Monday, July 15
Razor clamming closes on
Clatsop County beaches be-
ginning Monday, July 15,
according to Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife.
The summer closure pro-
tects newly set young clams
from harvesters, giving
them a chance to establish
before clamming reopens in
the fall.
The annual closure, which
has been in place since 1967,
runs through Sept. 30 from
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP
In the Matter of the Estate of PATRICIA CORINNE WEST, Deceased
Case No.: 19PB04356
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cheryl L. West-Davies has been ap-
pointed Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the
estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Person-
al Representative c/o Seaside Attorneys, 842 Broadway, Seaside, Oregon
97138, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or
the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain
additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Repre-
sentative, or the lawyer for the Personal Representative, Jeremy Rust.
Dated and first published on July 5, 2019.
Jeremy Rust, OSB No. 094927
Seaside Attorneys
842 Broadway
Seaside, Oregon 97138
Attorney for Personal Representative
Tillamook Head in Seaside
to the mouth of the Colum-
bia River.
Razor clam stock assess-
ments also are completed by
ODFW during the closure
period.
Clatsop beaches are the
most productive razor clam
beaches in the state, ac-
counting for more than 90
percent of total harvest.
“We want to ensure that
the Clatsop beaches continue
to provide a great opportuni-
ty for razor clam harvesters,”
said Matt Hunter, ODFW’s
shellfish and phytoplankton
project leader.
“Not disturbing the young
razor clams increases the
chance of good recruitment,
so we thank everyone for
respecting this annual clo-
sure.”