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Local Obituaries for Astoria, OR, Clatsop County & Surrounding Areas
Laura Jean Dowell
Jan 30, 2018
Laura “Lori” Jean (Kankkonen) Dowell was taken from us way too soon after a two-year courageous battle with cancer on Jan. 30, 2018 at her home in Astoria. She was 59 years young. Lori was born Aug. 30, 1958 in Astoria, Oregon. She was chosen by her parents, Richard E. Kankkonen and Nancy E. Stimson (Kankkonen) Loftin. She graduated...
Roberta Mae Parks
Jan 28, 2018
Roberta Mae Parks, 81, passed away Jan. 28, 2018, at Avamere Bethany Memory Care in Portland, Oregon. She was born on June 18, 1936, in Kalispell, Montana, to John Edward Stahl and Ida Mae (Boyd) Stahl. As a small child, the family moved to their dairy farm in Cut Bank, Montana, where Roberta enjoyed farm life with her horse,...
Alice Collins Turina
Jan 24, 2018
The second child and only daughter of Charles Edward and Alice Collins Hodges, Alice Collins Turina was born Nov. 29, 1932. She was born and raised in Portland, attended Holy Child, and was a Gamma Phi at the University of Oregon. Turina has been a resident of Astoria, Oregon, since 1964, when her husband, Pat, moved the family there...
Mary Evelyn Jenkins
Jan 23, 2018
Mary Evelyn Jenkins passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family. She was born and raised in Wilton, Maine. She was the last of six children born to Charles R. and Doris P. (Wilton) Brooks. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Robert and Raymond; two sisters, Grace and Pearl; one son, Patrick Collins; and two grandchildren,...
James Alan Goldie
Jan 15, 2018
James Alan (Jim) Goldie’s parents were Arthur Goldie and Evalyn (Kennedy) Goldie. Jim was born and lived in Astoria for 78 years. He loved his Class of 1957 at Astoria High School. They celebrated their 60th class reunion in 2017. In 1967, he married Sharon (Waggle) Goldie in Vancouver, Washington. She survives. He is also survived by one son,...
Charles Rodger Early
Dec 29, 2017
Charles “Chuck” Rodger Early transitioned suddenly from earth on Dec. 29, 2017, in Astoria, Oregon. He was surrounded by love, with his family by his side. For 70 years and one day, the world had the best damn Marine, husband, unionizer, gardener, gambler, father, brother, farmer, picker, poppa, friend and prankster that there ever was. Chuck lived dangerously and...
Dale Rodney Frandsen
Dec 23, 2017
Dale Frandsen, 82, passed away at his home in Seaside on Dec. 23, 2017. He was born May 5, 1935, in Glasgow, Montana, to Earl and Dorothy Ahl Frandsen. Dale spent his early years on his family’s farm near Sisseton, South Dakota, where he also attended school. In 1950 he moved to Astoria, Oregon, and graduated from Astoria High...
Kathryn Jean Sarkie
Dec 17, 2017
Kathryn (Kitty) Jean Sarkie passed quietly Dec. 17, 2017, in Astoria, Oregon. Kitty was born Jan. 8, 1937, to Charles and Elsie Payne in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where she graduated from high school. Kitty married the love of her life, Delbert Sarkie, on June 15, 1967, in Longview, Washington. They celebrated 60 years of marriage this past June. Kitty enjoyed...
Donna Teresa Hogan
Dec 15, 2017
Donna Hogan passed away Dec. 15, 2017, in Astoria, Oregon, at the age of 90. She was born in Sturgis, South Dakota, on July 19, 1927, to the late Hubert and Elsie Powers. The family moved to Oregon in the 1930s. Donna graduated from Pendleton High School, and received a bachelor of arts degree in music from the University...
Harold Hendriksen
Dec 13, 2017
Harold was born on Aug. 21, 1930, to Hilda Johnsen-Hendriksen and Hjalmar Hendriksen. The family moved to Astoria when he was 2 years old. He grew up in Uppertown, went to Astor Elementary School, and graduated from Astoria High School in 1948. After high school, he was a tuna fisherman and bought his boat, The King, when he was...
Mary Jean Kettelkamp
Dec 12, 2017
Mary Jean Kettelkamp passed away Dec. 12, 2017, in Astoria, Oregon, surrounded by her three daughters. Mary was born Nov. 24, 1931, in Colfax, Washington, to James Oscar Hubbard and Faith Fassett Hubbard. She was always proud that she grew up in “Palouse Country” and Pullman, Washington. She subscribed to the local newspaper, The Pullman Herald, for many years...
Karen Agnethe Radich
Dec 6, 2017
Karen passed away Dec. 6, 2017, in Astoria, Oregon, at the age of 96. She was born Nov. 16, 1921, in Koed, Denmark, to the late Valdemar and Johanne Pedersen. She was 2 years and 3 months old when her parents came to America and settled in Utah. In 1931, the family came to Oregon, living in Astoria and...
Eleanor Fraser Johnston Hamilton
Nov 10, 2017
Eleanor “Ellie” Fraser Johnston Hamilton was born Oct. 30, 1938. She passed away and went to be with God, family, and friends in heaven Nov. 10 at 5:15 p.m. Ellie graduated from school in Buckeye, Arizona and went to Arizona State College in Tempe, Arizona. She finished her teaching education degree in Flagstaff, Arizona, living in Williams, Arizona, with...
Vicki Anne Palo
Nov 9, 2017
Vicki Anne Palo was born Ovtober 6th, 1960 in Portland, Oregon to John and Roberta McLean Palo. Vicki spent the first ten years of her life in Portland, before moving to Astoria, Oregon following her parents purchase of Palo's Department Store. Her sisters Lisa and Kristen will fondly remember working at the store with her, playing around while taking...
William "Bill" Charles Elder
Oct 30, 2017
World War II veteran and longtime Astoria, Oregon, resident William C. “Bill” Elder passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 at the age of 99. He was best known locally for his many years as one of the management personnel with Ocean Foods of Astoria Inc. He made several acquaintances of local fishermen...
James Clyde Fluhrer
Oct 30, 2017
Jim was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, on Nov. 10, 1932, to Claude and Mary Fluhrer. Jim passed away Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at the age of 84. In his very young childhood, the family lived in Mayger, Oregon, prior to moving to the Astoria, Oregon, area. He attended Lewis and Clark Consolidated School. Jim enlisted into the Air Force...
Gerald Franklin Hopp
Oct 17, 2017
Gerald (Jerry) Franklin Hopp passed away Oct. 17, 2017, in a memory care facility in Portland. Jerry was born in Oregon City on Dec. 24, 1941. He was the third-generation owner of Hopp’s Upholstery and Shoe Repair in Oregon City, where he lived until his retirement. He then moved with his wife, Nancy, to Seaside and Gearhart where he...
Richard Lloyd Nikkila
Oct 8, 2017
Richard “Lloyd” Nikkila, 81, of Astoria, passed away on Oct. 8, 2017, in Astoria. Lloyd was born on June 27, 1936, in North Dakota, to Richard and Norma Nikkila. The family moved to Astoria when he was young, and Lloyd graduated from Astoria High School in 1954. In 1959, Lloyd became a longshoreman and worked out of the International...
Kenneth "Ken" Eddie Lampi
Sep 7, 2017
Kenneth (Ken) Eddie Lampi, 95, a lifetime resident of Clatsop County, passed away on Sept. 7, 2017, in Astoria, Oregon. Ken was born in Astoria on Aug. 24, 1922, to Eddie and Ailie (Pietila) Lampi. He was raised in the Lewis and Clark area, attended Lewis and Clark Elementary School, and graduated from Astoria High School in 1941. He...
Michael "Mike" Alan Johnson
Aug 15, 2017
Michael “Mike” Alan Johnson, age 63, of Hammond, Oregon, passed away at home on Aug. 15th, 2017. He was born in Astoria, Oregon, to Betty Ann Broman Cunningham and Donald E. Johnson, on Oct. 1, 1953. Mike was raised in the Lewis and Clark area, and graduated from Astoria High School in 1972. He was a logger and a...
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