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Stuart Douglas Jordan
Jan 1, 2015
Stuart Douglas Jordan, “Big Stu,” of Astoria, OR, passed away at home in his sleep the morning of January 1, 2015 at the age of 35. He was born July 15, 1979 to Leslie Steven Jordan and Kathryn Gail Rose at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, OR. He grew up in the Astoria, Warrenton Knappa and Vernonia areas. Stuart’s...
Robert Edwin Van Osdol
Dec 30, 2014
Robert Van Osdol, age 90 of Astoria, OR., passed away on Dec. 30, 2014 Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. Bob is survived by his wife, Rita Helmersen-Van Osdol; daughters, Rebecca Bugarsky (Ray), Elizabeth Van Osdol, Bonny Mattison (Dave), Cora Van Osdol (Terry McGettigan), Rosie Van Osdol-Burton (Ray) and Roberta Thompson; sons, Brian (Lorene), Ed (Joyce) and Mark (Leah);...
Donald Frederick Donovan
Dec 29, 2014
Don Donovan, age 82, of Knappa died peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, Dec. 29th, at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore. Donald Frederick Donovan was born to James and Mertie (Graham) Donovan in Clatsop County. He attended Lewis and Clark Consolidated School through eighth grade, and then received his GED later in the Army. Don...
Leonard James Allen
Dec 18, 2014
Jim was born Dec. 3, 1931, in Astoria, Ore., to Leonard D. Allen and Eugena Barnes Butler Allen. He was raised in Brownsmead, attending school in Brownsmead and graduating from Knappa High School in 1949. Jim started working for the Autio Company in Brownsmead for a few months, feeding mink and various other jobs. He then enlisted into the...
Carolyn Lee
Dec 9, 2014
Carolyn Mason Lee obituary Seaside March 3, 1936 — Dec. 9, 2014 Carolyn was born in Imperial, Neb., to Hazel Belle Young and Joseph Earleywine and raised in Indianola, Neb., and briefly in California, graduating from Inglewood High School. Her home was always in Nebraska, and with her mom and her siblings in the loving blended Appleyard and Earleywine...
Dr. David Irwin Williams
Nov 18, 2014
Dr. David I. Williams, age 70, of Astoria, Oregon lost his battle to cancer on November 18, 2014 in Seaside, Oregon. He was born August 21, 1944 in Bottineau, N.D. to Fernann and Esther Williams. He was raised with his two older brothers Barrett and Rodney Williams in ND. David graduated from Bottineau High School in 1962. He...
Robert Eugene Filori
Nov 15, 2014
Robert Eugene Filori was born in Hibbing, Minn., on March 31, 1949, and passed away Nov. 15, 2014, from illnesses brought on by his exposure to Agent Orange. He was the son of Eugene Filori and Betty Willett Filori, and spent his childhood in Minnesota and Washington. He spent the last 40 years living in Clatsop County. Bob enlisted...
Melvin Eugene Hancock
Nov 7, 2014
Melvin Eugene Hancock, age 79, died at home on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Born Sept. 18, 1935, in Jewell, Kan., he lived in Denver, Colo., before settling in Knappa, Ore. He worked at the Wauna Paper Mill for 26 years until retiring in 1995. He was a active member of the Oregon...
Angella Michelle Bartleson
Oct 31, 2014
Angella Michelle Bartleson, age 44, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, in La Pine, Ore. She was born Feb. 8, 1970, in Fortuna, Calif., to Kathleen Jane McGauley and Charles Allen Bartleson. At a young age, her family moved to Warrenton, Ore., and she attended Warrenton Schools. Angella had various jobs in her career, which included bartending, waitressing, cannery...
Stanley "Stan" Harny
Oct 29, 2014
Stanley “Stan” Harny, 92, of Knappa, Ore., died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Astoria, Ore. He was born Jan. 12, 1922, in Hamlet, to Mitchell Horecny and Alice Sinese. In 1947, he married Mary Anne Grycko in Clatskanie, Ore. In 1976, he married Pat Christopher. Mr. Harny served in the U.S. Army for three years during World War II....
Eldon Emil Korpela
Oct 28, 2014
Eldon Korpela was born in Astoria Ore., on March 17, 1927. He died on Oct 28, 2014. He was the son of Martha Keiske and Emit Korpela. He was a third generation gillnetter, and started fishing in his grade school days. His Columbia River experience started as a deck hand during the 1940 season, and lasted each year until...
Hazel Elizabeth Reith
Oct 22, 2014
Hazel Elizabeth (Waris) Reith, born July 23, 1923, died Oct. 22, in Yakima, Wash. She was born in Astoria, Ore., to Finnish immigrants, William and Amelia (Perle) Waris. She started school in Astoria, only speaking Finnish, and graduated from Astoria High School. After the war, she married her high school sweetheart, Carl Reith. The couple lived in Astoria, where...
James Donahue, Jr.
Oct 22, 2014
Jim passed away Oct. 22, 2014, at the age of 94 years. He was born Dec. 16, 1919, in Pueblo, Colo., to Sarah Bryden Donahue and James Donahue Sr. Jim grew up in Illinois and Wisconsin, graduating as salutatorian of his class. He attended the University of Minnesota until World War II, the University of Maryland, George Washington, and...
Richard Tallant Carruthers
Oct 22, 2014
Richard Tallant Carruthers was born on June 16, 1928, at the old Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore. His father was Richard Tallant Carruthers Sr., a descendant of a pioneer family that came across the Oregon Trail in 1852, and his mother was Mary Maurine Buchanan, the daughter of Municipal Judge John Andrew Buchanan. Richard attended Astoria public schools,...
Richard "Dick" Kenneth Jackson
Oct 9, 2014
Richard “Dick” K. Jackson, 88, of Astoria died Thursday, October 9, 2014 in a Portland-area hospital. He was born to Fred and Susie Jackson, December 13, 1925, in Astoria. He graduated from Astoria High School. He married Florence M. Johnson, March 19, 1949, in Astoria. She preceded him in death in 2006. Mr. Jackson served in the U.S. Air...
Larry Jay Barrows
Oct 8, 2014
Larry Jay Barrows, 66, of Astoria, passed away on October 8, 2014. Larry was born in Hillsboro, Ore., on Nov. 2, 1947, to Ernest J. and Virginia M. (Varenhorst) Barrows. In 1959, he moved with his family to Astoria, Ore., and attended Astor Junior High and Astoria High School. While at the high school, he participated in track sports...
Dr. Thomas Broughin Cameron Jr.
Oct 3, 2014
Dr. Thomas Cameron Astoria BORN: Jan. 21, 1924 DIED: Oct. 3, 2014 Tom grew up in Odell, Oregon. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Marines and became a pilot, flying dive bombers. During flight training, in North Carolina, he met Betty Edwards. They married in Snow Hill, N.C., on July 29, 1944. After the war, they moved to Philadelphia,...
Edmund Goddard Fearey Jr.
Sep 30, 2014
Ed Fearey, a long-time Astoria businessman, passed away September 30th, 2014 after a brief illness. He was 93 years old. He was born Edmund Goddard Fearey, Jr. on March 1st, 1921 at Valley View Farm near Newberg, OR. The family moved to Astoria in 1928, where his father, Edmund Fearey, Sr., took over an insurance agency. His mother, Margaret...
Leland Russell Stewart
Sep 17, 2014
Leland Stewart, born August 22, 1952, in Mesa, Ariz., passed away to be with the Lord for all eternity on September 17, 2014. He is rejoicing along with his brother Steve Stewart, his uncle Jim Hamilton, his father, Rene Loy Stewart and his mother, Patricia Ellen Hamilton. Those left behind that have been greatly touched by his life are...
Beverly Jean Johnson
Sep 14, 2014
Beverly Jean Johnson, age 80 of Astoria, passed away Sunday, September 14th, 2014, in Astoria. She was born August 7th, 1934, in Glendale, California, to Charles Whiteside and Blanche Velma Combs Whiteside. She moved with her family from California to Knappa, Oregon, in 1946. She graduated from Knappa High School in 1950. On June 22nd, 1952, she married Arthur...
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