Edward Paul Weber

Edward Paul Weber passed away in Portland, Oregon, as result of congestive heart failure, on Dec. 16, 2018.  Born July 17, 1939, in Boulder, Colorado, to Paul Joseph and Julia Anna Weber (being the only one of five children to be born in a hospital), he moved to Astoria at age 4.  He attended Star of the Sea Grade School and graduated from Astoria High School in 1958, being a member of the first graduating class from the new high school.  He married Cynthia Anne Slanger on Dec. 14, 1961, in Tillamook, Oregon. They celebrated 57 years of marriage on Dec. 14, 2018.  He spent his working career with Van Dusen Beverages, starting at age 14 until his retirement, spanning a period of over 50 years being a route salesman, installer and head bottler. Pepsi naturally became his choice of drink for life.  He served eight years in the Oregon National Guard with an engineer company.  His many activities over the years included bowling, coaching his sons’ baseball, being a 4-1-1 leader (helping Cynthia in the food booth each year) and playing cards. He was the caller for the Hayshaker Square Dance Club for 23 years, enjoying the many festivals and the camping weekends on the Nehalem River. He served as master of the Pacific Grange for 20-plus years, and was still a member at the time of his passing.  Woodworking was his passion, which started in high school. After retirement, he spent many hours doing Alaska woodcarving, intarsia woodworking and making many items for Cynthia’s many craft fairs. He was very proud of his ribbons from the Clatsop County Fair and Oregon State Fair.  He never met a stranger, and always had a new joke for every day. His children and grandchildren were his pride and joy. He was very proud of all their accomplishments, bragging to everyone about them. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia; son, Terry, and daughter-in-law, Renae, of Vale, Oregon; son, Jeffrey, of Jewell; and grandchildren, Andrew and Kelsy, of Vale, Oregon.  He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, John; and sisters, Elizabeth, Josephine and Dorothy.  A memorial service will be Dec. 22, 2018, at the Pacific Grange Hall, 90475 U.S. Highway 101, Warrenton, Oregon, at 1 p.m.  Memorial contributions may be given to the charity of one’s choice.  Caldwell’s Luce-Layton is in charge of the arrangements.