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OBITUARY
Jerry Danial (Dannie) Nichols
Svensen
Oct. 24, 1940 — Jan. 3, 2021
Jerry Danial (Dannie)
Nichols, 80, passed away
on Jan. 3, 2021, at home in
Svensen, from complications
of COVID-19.
Dannie was born in Asto-
ria on Oct. 24, 1940, to Joe
and Bessie Nichols. Dan-
nie went to school in Ham-
mond until the family moved
to Gearhart. Dannie attended
Seaside High School and
graduated in 1958.
After graduation, Dannie
joined the U.S. Army, where
he served in Missouri and
Spokane, Washington, for
three years.
Dannie was a commer-
cial fi sherman and crab-
ber for many years, and in
1996 moved to Coquille to
work for the Coquille Water-
shed Association, helping to
restore salmon habitat. Dan-
nie retired in 2004, and they
moved to Arizona for winters
and Coquille in the summers.
Finally, in 2012, Dannie and
Lani moved to Svensen,
where he lived until his death.
Dannie married his fi rst
wife, Donna, in 1958. They
had three children, Chris-
tine, Cindy and Jerry. They
divorced in 1961.
In 1967, Dannie married
Michaele Sherwood. They
had two children, Heather
and Sean. They divorced in
1979.
Dannie met his future
wife, Lani Hilliard, in 1983,
and together, they had Drew.
Dannie enjoyed watching
the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta
Braves and the Portland Trail
Blazers on TV. In the spring,
if the weather was warm
enough, he would go watch
his nephew, James Nichols,
coach the Knappa girls soft-
ball team.
He enjoyed hunting in
Burns for many years and
loved telling hunting stories
at deer camp.
Dannie was preceded in
death by his parents, Joe and
Bessie Nichols, and a toddler
brother, Bennie.
Dannie is survived by his
wife, Lani Nichols; brother,
Jimmy (Pat) Nichols; sis-
ters, Gloria Regan, Jo Ellen
Guilroy and Linda (Ken)
Scheuner; and his children,
Christine (Paul) Zartman,
Cindy (Steve) Blackman,
Jerry Painter, Heather Nich-
ols, Sean (Kandace) Nich-
ols and Drew (Georgina)
Nichols.
He is also survived by his
grandchildren, Cody, Kyle
and Caleb Zartman, Tayler
Blackman, Brooklyn Painter,
Seth Colson, Sara Colson,
Graden Nichols and Bennet
Nichols; four great-grand-
children; plus multiple nieces
and nephews, as well as
extended family and friends.
Due to the coronavirus
pandemic, no service is cur-
rently planned.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE DEPT.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Holladay: A person on a bike
is reported charging at elk;
the person left the area prior
to police arrival.
charge her phone.
11:31 p.m., 300 block Broad-
way: An assault is reported.
Jan. 4
Jan. 1
7:11 p.m., 1800 block Lewis
and Clark Road: A person is
registered as a sex off ender.
A body was found in the rocks at Little Beach in Gearhart on Tuesday during heavy rain
and high surf.
Body found at Little Beach in Gearhart
Seaside Signal
A man identified as
Ott Custer washed up on
rocks in Gearhart on Tues-
day afternoon amid heavy
rain and high surf.
Police Chief Jeff Bow-
man said the body was
reported at 1:32 p.m. by
two young people near Lit-
tle Beach.
Bowman contacted Eliz-
abeth DeVisser, Clatsop
County’s death investigator,
who responded to the scene.
The
Gearhart
Fire
Department assisted in
retrieving the body from the
rocks.
Bowman described the
person as an older white
male in heavy clothing and
a rain suit.
It is unknown how long
Custer was in the water. He
was transported to a funeral
home for identification and
cause of death.
DeVisser said the med-
ical examiner’s office is
seeking information regard-
ing Custer. Anyone with
information is asked to
call 503-861-8833.
Three teens charged with gun possession
Seaside Signal
Three teenagers were
arrested Monday in Sea-
side after gunshots were
fi red on the beach.
Police responded to the
beach near the Turnaround
just after 1 a.m. and found
two teenage boys with a
pistol. Another teenage
boy was found in a parked
vehicle with a pistol.
All
three
teenag-
ers, ages 14, 15 and 16
years old, were arrested
on charges related to
unlawful possession of
a weapon, unlawful use
of a fi rearm, recklessly
endangering another per-
son, carrying a concealed
weapon and disorderly
conduct.
Offi cials did not release
the juveniles’ names, and
said none of them live in
Clatsop County. All three
were taken to a juvenile
detention facility.
Anyone with informa-
tion is asked to contact
Sgt. Shauna Stelson with
the Seaside Police Depart-
ment at 503-738-6311.
Jan. 2
12:02 a.m., Ninth and
Holladay: A disturbance is
reported.
12:07 a.m., 500 block Beach
Drive: A disturbance is re-
ported.
1:06 a.m., Second and Holla-
day: A person is arrested on a
warrant.
2:56 p.m., N. Roosevelt: A
person is arrested for public
indecency.
5:45 p.m., 700 block Seventh
Ave.: Caller reports people
trespassing on the property
of the recent structure fi re.
Offi cers advise the house has
been released and family
members given permission to
retrieve property.
SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE
7:03 p.m., 1900 block Spruce
Drive: During an emergency
medical response, a deceased
person is reported.
9:51 p.m., Avenue K and
South Downing: A man
reported lying in the roadway
says he is ok and does not
want police contact.
PUBLIC SAFETY
LOG
Jan. 1
11:47 a.m., Lea Way: An odor
of smoke/gas is reported.
3:07 p.m., Cove: Water rescue.
10:59 p.m., 300 block S. Holl-
aday: Offi cers contact people
reported inside in a business
after hours; the subject say
they are the cleaning crew. All
is fi ne.
4:31 p.m., 900 block N.
Holladay: Emergency medical
response.
Jan. 5
Jan. 3
12:26 p.m., Police headquar-
ters: A person came in to
register as a sex off ender.
2:29 a.m., 2300 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Emergency medical
response.
Jan. 6
3:34 a.m., 900 block N.
Holladay: Emergency medical
response.
7:28 a.m., 3900 block Sunset
Blvd.: Emergency medical
response.
4:55 p.m., 700 block Seventh
Ave: Structure fi re.
Jan. 4
10:55 p.m., Broadway: Prop-
erty crimes are reported.
3:49 a.m., Third and Necani-
cum: Fire investigation.
Jan. 3
Jan. 7
12:49 p.m., Police headquar-
ters: A person came in to
register as a sex off ender.
2:13 p.m., 2600 block Spruce
Drive: Truancy.
12:15 p.m., 200 block Eighth
Avenue: Emergency medical
response.
2:16 p.m., Police headquar-
ters: Another person came in
to register as a sex off ender.
3:45 p.m., 500 block S. Roos-
evelt: Someone reports their
wedding band and engage-
ment ring missing.
6:08 p.m., 1900 block N.
5:35 p.m., 1100 block
Broadway: Police respond to
a report of a person hiding
in the bushes. They contact
a woman who was originally
reported as a male and notify
her she is trespassed from the
location. She is also warned of
theft of service as she is using
an outdoor electric outlet to
12:53 p.m., 300 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Emergency medical
response.
Jan. 5
7:33 p.m., 1000 block S.
Downing: Emergency medical
response.
8:06 p.m., Shilo and Prom:
Fire investigation.
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