Natalie Cartier Cellars

Natalie C. Cellars passed away on April 22, 2016, at the wonderful Clatsop Care Memory Care Community in Warrenton, Oregon.

Natalie was born in 1925 to George and Jessie Cartier. Her first six years were spent at Copper Creek Lodge near Mount Rainer. The family moved to Tacoma when Natalie was old enough to attend school.

Natalie graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor of science degree. She met Allen Cellars, a native of Astoria, at the university, and they married in 1948.

They lived in Portland after their marriage, but moved to Astoria in 1951, when Allen began work at the Columbia River Packers Association, later Bumble Bee Seafoods. When Allen was transferred to San Francisco after Castle & Cooke acquired Bumble Bee Seafoods, they purchased a home in Marin County.

Upon Allen’s retirement, they returned to the northwest and built a home in Warrenton. After Allen’s death in 2008, Natalie lived at home for several years before moving first to Clatsop Retirement Village, and then to Clatsop Care Memory Care Community.

Natalie was a talented artist in watercolors, and studied with Charles Mulvey and Richard Yip. She was an active person throughout her life and enjoyed golf, hiking, backpacking, picnicking, duck hunting and clam digging. Allen and Natalie traveled quite a bit, spending many weeks cruising in the San Juan Islands with friends on chartered boats, as well as on vacations in China, Europe, South America, Belize and at Club Med resorts.

Natalie was a Delta Gamma, and was a president of the sorority, and a member of PEO Chapter DL, the Astoria Golf and County Club and Grace Episcopal Church.

She is survived by her daughters, Allison Cellars of Astoria and Connie Halperin; Connie’s husband Bruce Halperin of Portland; grandson Rian Halperin of Brooklyn, New York; granddaughter, Devon Halperin of Portland; and also Allison’s stepson, William Campbell.

Natalie was well loved by many friends and by her family, and will be very much missed.

There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. on May 11, 2016, at Grace Episcopal Church in Astoria.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Grace Episcopal Church or the Columbia River Maritime Museum.