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Local Obituaries for Astoria, OR, Clatsop County & Surrounding Areas
Stacey Edward White
Jul 25, 2011
Stacey Edward White, 37, of Astoria, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at home. He was born Nov. 18, 1973, in Portland, to Charles Edward and Rebecca Lynn (Cooper) White. His parents survive, residing in Portland. He attended Cleveland High School in Portland. On Nov. 28, 1998, he married Jacquelyn Eve (Steinman) White at the Red Lion Inn in Astoria....
Alan William Takalo
Jul 15, 2011
Alan William Takalo was born Oct. 22, 1946 in Astoria to Roy H. and Elaine R. Stromberg Takalo. Alan grew up in Brownsmead, attending school in Knappa, graduating in 1964. He then attended Clatsop Community College for four years, receiving associate degrees in electronics and marine technology. While in high school, Alan participated in football, basketball, baseball, and was...
Betty May Johnson
Jul 15, 2011
Betty May Johnson, 74, of Knappa, died Friday, July 15, 2011, in Portland. She was born Oct. 6, 1936, in Portland, to Edward Donald and Frances Gertrude (Huffman) Schuyler. In 1955, she graduated from Knappa High School. On Jan. 30, 1954, she married Gordon “Corkey” Johnson in Westport. He survives, residing in Knappa. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker. Family...
Darcy "Darce" Jay Putnam
Jul 12, 2011
Darcy Jay “Darce” Putnam, 60, of Astoria, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Astoria. He was born June 19, 1951, in Pomona, Calif., to Charles Leonard Putnam and Doris Mae Morgan. His parents preceded him in death. On Feb. 6, 1987, he married Mary Faye Putnam in San Bernardino, Calif. She survives, residing in Astoria. Mr. Putnam was a...
Marjorie Forbes Skene Wright
Jul 12, 2011
Marjorie Forbes Skene Wright, 92, of Seaview, Wash., died Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Seaview. She was born July 1, 1920, in Portland, to James Charles Forbes and Marjory Fraser Gillis Skene. Raised in Portland, she graduated from Lincoln High School there. She attended Oregon State College in Corvallis. On June 2, 1945, she married Harley Smith Wright Jr....
Pauline Rose Mestrich
Jul 10, 2011
Pauline Rose Mestrich, 85, of Astoria, died Sunday, July 10, 2011, in Astoria. She was born April 3, 1926, in Astoria, to Dr. Frank Friedrich and Henrietta (German) Friedrich. Raised in Astoria, she attended St. Mary, Star of the Sea School. She then attended Marylhurst College in Portland from 1944 to 1945. She married Charles Mestrich Sr. June 28,...
Gerald "Jerry" E. Sponberg
Jul 9, 2011
Gerald Eugene “Jerry” Sponberg, 78, of Seaside, died Saturday, July 9, 2011, in Seaside. He was born Dec. 12, 1932, in Astoria, to Gene V. and Gudrun (Olsen) Sponberg. In 1952, he graduated from Neah Bay High School in Washington. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War from 1952 to 1956. He married Theresa...
Florence "Flo" E. Richardson
Jul 8, 2011
Florence E. “Flo” Richardson, 90, of Warrenton, died Friday, July 8, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Oct. 19, 1920, in Cathlamet, Wash., to Louie and Borghild (Kvale) Longtain. The family moved to Astoria when she was 6 years old. She attended Lewis & Clark Consolidated School and Astoria High School, graduating in 1938. On Nov. 29, 1944, she...
Henry "Hank" J. Anderson
Jul 8, 2011
Henry J. “Hank” Anderson, 89, of Longview, Wash., formerly of Astoria, died Friday, July 8, 2011, in Longview. He was born Jan. 19, 1922, in Fredrick, S.D., to John T. and Ida Moanue Anderson. In 1939, he graduated from Newburg High School. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the South Pacific. From the Portland area,...
Yvonne Viuhkola Collins
Jun 30, 2011
Yvonne Viuhkola Collins, 65, of Astoria, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at home. She was born June 23, 1946, in Stockton, Calif., to Otis Dee and Judith Grace (McGhee) Walker. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland. On March 30, 1968, she married John Viuhkola. He preceded her in death June 2, 1985. On Sept. 2, 1989, she...
Delores J. Hart
Jun 27, 2011
Delores J. Hart, 80, of Ocean Park, Wash., died Monday, June 27, 2011, in Ocean Park. She was born Feb. 6, 1931, in Bismark, N.D., to Stanley and Salena (Ballmiller) Wallace. The family moved to the Jeffers Garden area of Astoria in 1945. She attended school in Astoria until her junior year, then transferred to Warrenton High School, where...
Anna Mae Morden
Jun 16, 2011
Anna Mae Morden (Anne), né e Rockey, 83, passed away in Portland, OR on Thursday, June 16, 2011, from injuries sustained during a traffic accident. Anne was born in Jefferson, Iowa, on February 27, 1928, the oldest daughter of Ward and Ruby Rockey. Her early years were spent in Algona and Mason City, Iowa. She graduated from Iowa State...
Daniel Leon Reynolds
Jun 13, 2011
Daniel Leon Reynolds, 75, of Westport, died Monday, June 13, 2011, in Portland. He was born Sept. 16, 1935, in Malone, N.Y. His mother, Alice (White) Reynolds Mainville, survives, residing in Massena, N.Y. He was raised in Malone. In 1954, he enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps and served on active duty until February 1957. He then served in...
Dennis Sabin Jackson
Jun 11, 2011
Dennis Sabin Jackson, 69, of Seaside, died Saturday, June 11, 2011, in Seaside, of multiple myeloma. He was born May 30, 1942, in Newton, Iowa, to George William “Bill” and Emma Margaret (Sabin) Jackson. In 1966, he received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University. In 1982, he received a master’s degree in education from Portland State...
John James William "Bill" Bascue
Jun 9, 2011
John James William “Bill” Bascue, 101, of Warrenton, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Warrenton. He was born Sept. 13, 1909, in Lock Springs, Mo., to Allen O. and Mary M. (Gann) Bascue. He attended schools in Amity, Mo., and worked on diary farms as a young child. In 1931, he married Joyce Alice Wright. She preceded him in...
Kenneth Raymond Adams
Jun 3, 2011
Kenneth Raymond Adams, age 71, of Warrenton, died Friday, June 3, 2011, in Portland. He was born June 3, 1940, in Filer, Idaho, to James William and Ruby Naomi (Main) Adams. Mr. Adams was mentally disabled. He attended Alvord Taylor Home in Eugene, sponsored by Goodwill. He then learned to work as a janitor and was able to live...
Martin D. "Marty" Wertz
Jun 2, 2011
Martin D. “Marty” Wertz, 59, of Astoria, died Thursday, June 2, 2011, in Astoria. He was born June 11, 1951, in Long Beach, Calif., to Robert T. and Merle M. (McHenry) Wertz. His parents preceded him in death. He attended San Dieguito High School in Encinitas,Calif., and Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. On Nov. 20, 1976, he married...
Sherry Dee Valley
May 22, 2011
Sherry Dee Valley, age 63, of Warrenton, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Portland. She was born Dec. 27, 1947, in Clatskanie, to Raymond and Shirley Laverne (Donovan) Blackburn. Her mother survives, residing in Warrenton. Her father preceded her in death. She was raised in Oregon and graduated from Naselle (Wash.) High School. She attended St. Francis College in...
John Bradley
May 21, 2011
John Bradley, 83, of Astoria, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, at home. He was born Dec. 10, 1927, and was a native Oregonian. He was an orphan. He was raised in the Salem area. In 1943, when he was 16 years old, he moved to Astoria. He worked on local mink, dairy and chicken farms. He then served in...
Phyllis Myrtle Cure
May 18, 2011
Phyllis Myrtle Cure, 95, of Vancouver, Wash., formerly of Astoria and Warrenton, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Vancouver, Wash., with her daughter and granddaughters by her side. She was born Oct. 5, 1915, in Portland, to Clifford U. and Myrtle (Hudson) Mannen. She was raised in the Willamette Valley. On Dec. 23, 1933, she married James R. Cure...
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