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OBITUARY
Oleane Lila Seale-Martin
Gearhart
April 14, 1936 — April 13, 2020
Oleane Lila Seale-Martin
was born April 14, 1936, in a
tent near Hobbs, New Mexico,
thus beginning her lifelong love
of camping and cooking over
an open fi re.
Oleane was the fi rst daugh-
ter born to Zelda and J.C. Seale
during the peak of the Great
Depression. J.C. and Zelda
pieced together subsistence
living between New Mexico,
Texas and California.
J.C. found work as a welder
building ships for the Navy
near San Francisco, and Ole-
ane attended elementary school
provided by the U.S govern-
ment for essential laborers.
Oleane always spoke fondly
of her teachers and the friends
she made in the housing
communities.
With a little money in his
pocket, J.C. moved his fam-
ily into the remote coast range
west of Eugene, Oregon. Ole-
ane was off the grid, and her
family was totally self-suffi -
cient. This is how Oleane began
her passion for growing and
canning food, making her own
laundry soap and enjoying the
simplicity of life.
Singing hymns and South-
ern folk songs were an import-
ant family tradition. Oleane
was also an avid reader her
whole life, devoring books by
Gene Stratton Porter, Jack Lon-
don, Jean Kirkpatrick and her
beloved Bible.
After graduating from Crow
High School in 1954, Oleane
trained as a nurse’s assistant at
a local hospital. That same year
she married Henry L. Martin
of Westport, Oregon, and they
made their home on the dike-
lands of Clatskanie. Henry pre-
ceded Oleane in death in May
1997.
Henry and Oleane contin-
ued a self-suffi cient lifestyle by
growing a very large vegetable
garden and raising a few cattle
and pigs. Oleane continued to
preserve the family’s food and
a pantry full of gleaming Ball
Mason jars gave her great plea-
sure and satisfaction.
In later years she canned
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Oleane Lila Seale-Martin
fresh tuna with her son-in-law,
Brian Sigler. Those moments
were treasured memories for
the both of them. Oleane was
feeding her family organic
before organic was valued.
Farm-to-table was nothing new
to Henry and Oleane.
Oleane was also very skilled
with crocheting and knitting.
For years Oleane made hun-
dreds of small rugs from strips
of sheeting. These rugs were
colorful and durable, and were
sold in several locations in
Columbia and Clatsop counties.
Oleane was extremely
hard-working, industrious and
creative; always friendly and
generous, with a passion for
helping others.
Oleane is survived by broth-
ers Doyle Seale of Vancou-
ver, Washington, and Tony
Seale of Phoenix Arizona;
three daughters, Shirley Cox
of White Salmon, Washing-
ton, Kimberly Fisher of Verno-
nia and Joy Sigler of Gearhart;
and fi ve grandchildren, Jacque-
line, Jeremy, Kelsey, Josiah and
Hannah.
A celebration of life will be
held at a later date.
Celebrate Oleane today, and
plant some vegetable seeds,
pick a bouquet of lilacs, for-
give someone who genuinely
asks, mend something that is
broken but still useful, bake
some bread, take a casserole to
someone in need, sing a favor-
ite hymn, and that is celebrating
a life well lived.
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
8:41 p.m., Avenue A and the Prom: A
person reported making a lot of noise
and yelling tells police he’s upset be-
cause of an earlier encounter. He is
warned of disorderly conduct.
SEASIDE POLICE DEPT.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
April 24
11:07 p.m., 400 block S. Wahanna: Sex
crimes are reported.
12:22 a.m., Beach: A person walking the
shoreline is advised the beach is closed.
April 28
6:57 a.m., Avenue U and Grove: A per-
son trespassing on the Donovan Clinic
property is advised to move along.
12:42 a.m., 1000 block 24th Avenue:
Caller reports someone trying to break
into a neighbor’s porch. On police arriv-
al, a pack of raccoons scurried off .
9:58 a.m. 2300 block S. Downing: Police
are unable to locate a vehicle called in
on a parking complaint.
12:01 p.m., 33000 block Beerman Creek
Road: Drug activity is reported. On po-
lice arrival, none of the described vehi-
cles are located in the area.
April 25
12:33 p.m., Ocean Shore: People on the
beach are reminded of the closure.
12:50 p.m., Haystack Rock: Police assist
Cannon Beach police with an emergen-
cy medical response.
6:31 p.m., Beach: A person on the beach
is advised of the closure.
April 26
8:40 a.m., 1900 block S. Holladay: Peo-
ple camping in two vehicles are advised
of the no camping laws. They say they
will be leaving the area.
9:17 a.m., Avenue A and the Beach:
Subjects are advised of beach closure.
2:39 p.m., Wooded area off 12th Ave-
nue: A person is arrested on a warrant.
7:19 p.m., Broadway: A woman found
sleeping next to a fence is advised to
move along.
SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE
PUBLIC SAFETY
LOG
3:23 p.m., 400 block N. Downing: Fire
investigation.
10:45 p.m., 200 block N. Holladay: Par-
ties reported to be creating a distur-
bance agree to behave in a more civil
manner after police show up.
April 25
5:25 p.m., 25000 S. Roosevelt: Emergen-
cy medical response.
8:01 p.m., 900 block S. Franklin: Emer-
gency medical response.
April 29
3:11 a.m., 1500 block S. Franklin: Police
respond to a report of unsupervised
noisy children at a vacation rental. Of-
fi cers contacted the inhabitants and
advised them of the emergency ban on
vacation rentals due to COVID-19.
12:12 p.m., The Cove: A subject report-
ed removing rocks from the beach and
loading them into his van is advised to
stop.
8:55 p.m., Avenue U: A disturbance is
reported.
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11:26 p.m., 300 block Broadway: A sub-
jected is cited for open container.
April 24
11:35 a.m., 1000 block S. Downing:
Fraud is reported.
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8:23 p.m., 400 block N. Wahanna: A loud
explosion in the area is reported to be a
blown fuse. Pacifi c Power is contacted.
10:34 p.m., Highway 26, MP 10: Police
assist Oregon State Police on a call.
April 27
Working Families!
7:09 a.m., 900 block Avenue S: Loud
music and screaming children are re-
ported by a neighbor. Police say this is
an ongoing issue and both parties are
advised.
9 p.m., 2000 block Spruce: Subjects
crawling under the gate at the new
school say they are only looking at the
construction.
3:34 p.m., 800 block N. Holladay: Sub-
jects reported using drugs deny the
allegation.
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April 26
5:43 a.m., 1000 block S. Holladay: Emer-
gency medical response.
2:23 p.m., 800 block Seventh Avenue:
Emergency medical response.
April 27
9:31 a.m., 1101 block N. Franklin: Emer-
gency medical response.
10:46 a.m., Junction: Emergency medi-
cal response.
3:35 p.m., 1100 block N. Franklin: Emer-
gency medical response.
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