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Local Obituaries for Astoria, OR, Clatsop County & Surrounding Areas
Edythe M. Morris
May 22, 2012
Edythe M. Morris, 92, of Knappa, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Astoria. She was born Oct. 27, 1919, in Aquebogue, N.Y., to Frank and Rosalia (Kruk) Vodarcyk. In 1937, she graduated from Riverhead High School in West Hampton, N.Y. On Aug. 4, 1938, she married Burnis Morris Hampton Bays, N.Y. He preceded her in death April 6, 1984....
Scott Patrick Killion
May 22, 2012
Scott Patrick Killion, 48, of Portland, formerly of Warrenton, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Portland. He was born March 23, 1964, in Astoria, to Robert Charles “Bob” Killion Sr. and Cathie Diane (Farrell) Killion. His parents survive, residing in Warrenton. In 1982, he graduated from Warrenton High School. Later, he attended Clatsop Community College, where he performed the...
Mary B. Jenkins
May 18, 2012
Mary B. Jenkins, 98, former longtime resident of Grandview, WA, passed away on May 18, 2012 in Astoria OR. Mary was born November 9, 1913, the third child of Ethel and John Bradley, in Yonkers, NY. She graduated from Our Lady of Victory Academy in Tarrytown, NY. In 1942, Mary moved to Washington DC, where she met a young...
Shirley Rae Holmes
May 14, 2012
Shirley Rae Holmes, age 80, of Warrenton, died Monday, May 14, 2012, in Astoria, surrounded by friends. She was born May 8, 1932, in Astoria, to Elroy B. and Lola Ladd Blair. Raised in the Astoria area, she graduated from Knappa High School June 7, 1950. On Aug. 23, 1956, she married Harold John Holmes. He preceded her in...
Dennis Randall "Randy" Bloom
May 13, 2012
Dennis Randall “Randy” Bloom, age 63, of Warrenton, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, in Astoria.He was born Oct. 15, 1948, in Shiloh, Ill., to Raymond Harold and Doris Leona (Sanders) Bloom. Raised in the Bay Area of California, he graduated from College Park High School in 1966. On Oct. 18, 1969, he married Debra Jean Backus in Martinez, Calif....
Glenn Thomas Bard
May 9, 2012
Glenn Thomas Bard, 79, of Seaside, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in Astoria. He was born Oct. 16, 1932, in Forest Grove, to Tom and Elva (Shibley) Bard. Raised in Forest Grove, he graduated from Forest Grove High School May 25, 1951. From January 1953 to January 1956, he served in the U.S. Army, where he was a combat...
Virginia Ann Swart "Ginny" Zafiratos
May 5, 2012
Virginia Ann Swart “Ginny” Zafiratos, 81, of Astoria and Palm Desert, Calif., died Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Astoria. She was born Sept. 20, 1930, in Astoria, to Walter Raleigh and Alice Millicent (Slade) Swart. After graduating from Astoria High School, she attended the University of Oregon, where she was a member of the Gamma Phi Sorority. She moved...
Pheraby Elizabeth Stricklin
May 5, 2012
Pheraby Elizabeth Stricklin, 16, of Warrenton, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Astoria. She was born Feb. 3, 1996, in Astoria, to Robert C. and Elizabeth C. (Smith) Stricklin. They survive, residing on the Stricklin Farm on Clatsop Plains. She attended Fire Mountain School through fifth grade, and subsequently educated herself. Miss Stricklin was a student and horsewoman. She...
Juanita Poole
Apr 29, 2012
Juanita Poole, 85, of Svensen, died Sunday, April 29, 2012, in Gearhart. She was born Nov. 23, 1926, in Cheap, Greenup County, Ky., to George H. Phillips Sr. and Malissa (Noble) Phillips. In December 1945, she married Melvin D. Hebert Sr. They later divorced. On Nov. 8, 1968, she married Troy C. Poole at the Logan (Utah) Temple of...
Ann "Annie" Hodgman Heavenrich
Apr 26, 2012
Ann Hodgman “Annie” Heavenrich, 96, of Astoria, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Astoria. She was born Sept. 11, 1915, in Coldwater, Mich., to Willis Edwin and Cornelia (Wilding) Hodgman. Raised in Coldwater, she graduated from high school there. She attended the University of Michigan School of Nursing and received a nursing degree. In 1940, she married Walter Heavenrich...
Theron Ford "Ted" Northrop Jr.
Apr 24, 2012
Theron Ford “Ted” Northrop Jr., 82, of Astoria, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Clatsop Care Center in Astoria. He was born Sept. 12, 1929, in Portland. He was raised in Portland and Lakeview until the family moved to North Bend, and purchased a drug store. He attended North Bend High School and was among the first from his...
Theron "Ted" Ford Northrop Jr.
Apr 24, 2012
Theron "Ted" Ford Northrop Jr., age 82 of Astoria, passed away on Tuesday - April 24, 2012 in Astoria. (formal Obituary pending)
Inez Marjorie Mccroskey
Apr 18, 2012
Inez M. McCroskey, 88, of Longview, Wash., formerly of Clatsop County, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, in Longview. She was born May 18, 1923, in New Duluth, Minn., to Carl Ingvald and Olive Marie (Haugen) Lien. Raised in Grand Forks, N.D., she graduated from high school there. In 1944, she married and had two daughters. On Jan. 5, 1950,...
Christina Williams
Apr 18, 2012
Christina Williams, 85, of Astoria, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, in Astoria. She was born July 24, 1926, in Monterrey, Mexico, to Justo Lopez and Concepcion Gonsalez. DA: House - NIE - Teachers ros: HOUSE: DiscoverOurCoast cube She graduated from high school in Mexico and later took courses at Clatsop Community College. She served for four years in the...
Dellora Evangeline Duoos
Apr 7, 2012
Dellora Evangeline Duoos, 86, of Astoria, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in Portland. She was born Sept. 27, 1925, in Astoria, to Anna Sabina Koljonen Pasonen and Aksel Pasonen. In 1943, she graduated from Astoria High School. After high school, she worked for AT&T as a ship-to-shore telephone operator in Astoria. In 1948, she married Roy Albert Duoos. He...
Margaret Carroll Thompson
Apr 2, 2012
Margaret Carroll Louise Thompson, 88, of Vancouver, Wash., formerly of Warrenton, died Monday, April 2, 2012, in Vancouver. She was born April 16, 1923, in Bend, to Ed and Hertha (Harms) Carroll. In 1941, she graduated from high school in Redmond. She worked at the Kaiser Shipyards in Vancouver as a welder on war ships. After World War II,...
Karl Thomas Schmidt
Apr 2, 2012
Karl Thomas Schmidt, 65, of Astoria, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at home in Svensen. He was born July 6, 1946, in Aberdeen, Wash., to Robert M. and Helen L. (Scanlon) Schmidt. In 1964, he graduated from Aberdeen Weatherwax High School. From 1962 to 1964, he was in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He then served in the Navy from...
Ross George Lyngstad
Mar 31, 2012
Ross G. Lyngstad, 62, of Warrenton, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Warrenton. He was born Oct. 3, 1949, in Astoria, to Arnold O. and Camilla (Smith) Lyngstad. His parents preceded him in death. He was raised in the Lewis and Clark area of Astoria. He served in the U.S. Air Force for a period of time. Mr. Lyngstad...
Maureen Charlotte Nelson
Mar 31, 2012
(Maureen) Charlotte Nelson was born Dec. 13, 1930, to William and Thelma Whitten from Altoona, Washington. She passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Longview, Washington. After graduating from Naselle High School, the family moved to Astoria. Char worked as a telephone operator for 30 years, retiring in 1981. On May 14th, 1952, she married Glenn Loren Nelson...
Dean Leroy Safley
Mar 31, 2012
Dean Leroy Safley, 71, of Astoria, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Astoria. He was born April 13, 1940, in Cottage Grove, to Delbert F. and Corinne N. (Olson) Safley. Raised in Astoria, the family moved to McMinnville when he was a junior in high school. In 1959, he graduated from McMinnville High School, where he was active in...
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