OBITUARIES

Mar 24, 2010

Michael L. 'Mike' Coleman Former Hammond business owner, 57 Michael L. "Mike" Coleman, 57, of Hammond, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in Hammond. He was born July 26, 1952, in Salem, to Vern and Donna (Uphoff) Coleman. His mother survives, residing in Woodburn. His father preceded him in death. He attended Woodburn High School. On July 29, 1989, he...

Mar 14, 2010

Former Warrenton resident, 84 Beulah Loretta Thompson, 84, of Sweet Home, formerly of Warrenton, died Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Sweet Home. She was born Aug. 29, 1925, in Stockham, Neb., to David and Aganetha Smith. She was the ninth child of ten children. In 1942, she married Harry Thompson. He preceded her in death in 1975. During World...

Mar 14, 2010

World War II veteran, 87 John A. "Bolo" Ahola, 87, of Astoria, died Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Astoria. He was born Oct. 20, 1922, in Astoria, to Jussi Albanus and Elma M. (Jarvinen) Ahola. He was raised in Astoria, and graduated from Astoria High School in 1940. On April 21, 1946, he married Lois C. Henningsen in Astoria....

Mar 12, 2010

Warrenton resident, 81 Robert G. Black, 81, of Warrenton, died Friday, March 12, 2010, in Warrenton. He was born Jan. 8, 1929, in Chicago. He was the son of Sherley H. and Edna (Hainzinger) Black. In 1949, he married Jeannine (Waln) Black. They later divorced. Mr. Black came to the Northwest from Chicago in 1939. He retired at age...

Mar 11, 2010

Astoria resident, 83 Luella May Klepp, 83, of Astoria, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Astoria. She was born May 17, 1926, in Longview, Wash., to Ludvic and Stella Benson. She was raised at Buster Creek logging camp until she was 51/2 years old. Upon the death of her father, her mother moved the family to Rainier in 1931....

Mar 9, 2010

Edward Eugene "Red" Hodson, 75, of Astoria, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Astoria. He was born March 4, 1935, in Lawton, Okla. He served for four years in the U.S. Navy. On Feb. 6, 1954, he married Bertha Hodson in Rawlins, Wyo. She survives, residing in Astoria. Mr. Hodson was a 50-year union carpenter. He was a carpentry...

Mar 8, 2010

Former Svensen resident, 71 Judith Kivisto 'Judy' Josephson, 71, of Vancouver, Wash., formerly of Svensen, died Monday, March 8, 2010, in Vancouver. She was born Aug. 17, 1938, in Astoria, to Evelyn and Toivo Kivisto. The family moved to Svensen in 1947. In 1956, she graduated from Knappa High School. She attended Oregon State College for one year, majoring...

Mar 7, 2010

Alice L. Niska, 87, of Astoria, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, in Astoria. She was born Aug. 29, 1922, in Astoria, to Oscar and Nellie I. (Pelletier) Gustafson. She was raised in Astoria and graduated from Astoria High School in 1940. In 1941, she enlisted into the Women's Army Corps and served until 1945. After being stationed in Washington,...

Mar 3, 2010

Naomi "Jean" (Smith) Rosenlund, 82, of Astoria, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in Astoria. She was born March 27, 1927, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Oral P. and Edith Cole Smith. The family came to the U.S. in 1936. They lived in Republic, Wash., moving to Spokane, Wash., in 1941. In 1946, she married Jack Rosenlund. He survives, residing...

Feb 28, 2010

Ashlynn Dawn Anderson, 4, of Hammond and Knappa, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in Portland. She was born May 24, 2005, in Astoria, to D'Ette C. Parker Browning and Ryan W. Anderson. Her mother and her husband, Jessie Browning, survive, residing in Knappa. Her father and his fiancee, Katie Perdue, survive, residing in Hammond. She attended Warrenton Head Start...

Feb 25, 2010

Douglas Edward Ranta, 40, of Seaside, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, in Seaside. He was born Feb. 12, 1970, in Astoria, to Keith T. and Sheila M. (McCoy) Ranta. His parents survive, residing in Astoria. He attended Seaside Elementary School, John Jacob Astor Elementary, Astoria Middle School and Astoria High School. He received a general equivalency diploma from Clatsop...

Feb 20, 2010

Wayne Helmer Viuhkola, 69, of Astoria, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, in Astoria. He was born July 8, 1940, in Astoria, to Aldrick E. and Celia R. (Weist) Viuhkola. Mr. Viuhkola was a commercial fisherman and net builder most of his life. He was the owner and captain on the New Mexico and the Piky. After he gave up...

Feb 20, 2010

Andrew Albert (Andy) Rosenberger was born March 14, 1918, to Peter and Catherine Rosenberger in St. Paul, Minnesota, one of twelve children.

He died February 20, 2010, in Astoria, Oregon, at the age of 91.

Andy received his schooling at St. Matthew's School in St. Paul, Minnesota.  He married Margaret Ziegler in...

Feb 19, 2010

Marvin Leroy "Sonny" Fisher, 71, of Warrenton, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, in Astoria. He was born Sept. 15, 1938, in Cashmere, Wash., to Glen and LaVerna Fisher. After two years in Washington, the family moved to Warrenton, where he attended school. He resided in and around the Warrenton area for the rest of his life. On June 12,...

Feb 16, 2010

David Michael Beck, 56, of Astoria, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, in Astoria. He was born Dec. 8, 1953, in Portland, to Victor H. and Connie M. (Thoennes) Beck. His parents survive, residing in Scappoose. Raised in the St. Johns area of Portland, he graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1972. He attended Clatsop Community College and Oregon State...

Feb 11, 2010

Gilbert Larson "Gib" Marxen, 89, of Astoria, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, in Astoria. He was born March 27, 1920, in Astoria, to Henry P. and Minnie M. Marxen. In 1924, the family moved from Astoria to a small farm in the Lewis and Clark area, where his father raised loganberries and potatoes for the local markets. In 1926,...

Feb 8, 2010

Darlene Grace Knapp Koskela, 63, of Astoria, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Astoria. She was born Oct. 8, 1946, in Astoria, to Howard and Grace (Bartlett) Knapp. Her parents preceded her in death. She was raised in Astoria. On Nov. 29, 1964, she married Mike Koskela. He survives, residing in Astoria. Mrs. Koskela was a homemaker. She also...

Feb 6, 2010

Walter Dale Burgher, 72, of Astoria, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in Portland. He was born Dec. 2, 1937, in Jasper County, Iowa, to William P. and Hazel H. (Crawford) Burger. Raised in St. Helens, he graduated from St. Helens High School in 1955.  He attended the University of Oregon for a year. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines...

Feb 3, 2010

Alma Lydia Renchler Hurst, 95, of Gresham, formerly of Astoria, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Chestnut Lane Assisted Living in Gresham. She was born Aug. 19, 1914, in Hamlin, Texas, to Cora Augusta Maynard and LeRoy August Renchler. She was the oldest of five children. At the age of 4, she contracted spinal meningitis and lost her hearing....

Jan 23, 2010

Corinne Mae Bell, 75, of Astoria, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Cathlamet, Wash. She was born Oct. 10, 1934, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Cleo E. and Margaret E. (Welch) Hull. Raised in Grand Rapids, she moved from Michigan to Clatsop County in 1963. On Aug. 20, 1976, she married Leon "Buck" Bell in Astoria. He preceded her...