OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Astoria, OR, Clatsop County & Surrounding Areas

Raymond H. "Ray" Johnson

Raymond H. "Ray" Johnson

Jan 13, 2010

Raymond H. "Ray" Johnson, 90, of Warrenton, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Portland. He was born Feb. 25, 1919, in Lyons, Neb., to James and Laura Mable (Peterson) Johnson. Raised on a farm in Nebraska, he attended Lyons High School and the University of Nebraska. On July 11, 1943, he married Marian Peterson in Alabama. She preceded him...

Rodger D. Larson

Rodger D. Larson

Jan 10, 2010

Rodger D. Larson, 69, of Astoria, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, in Astoria. He was born March 22, 1940, in St. Helens, to Walter Larson and Violet R. (Johnston) Larson Loomis. His parents and stepfather, William Loomis, preceded him in death. He was raised in St. Helens and Astoria, where he has lived since 1954. Mr. Larson was employed...

Vivian Rose Williams

Vivian Rose Williams

Jan 5, 2010

Vivian Rose Williams, 70, of Astoria, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in Longview, Wash. She was born June 19, 1939, in Bellingham, Wash. In 1957, she graduated from high school in Clatskanie. On June 8, 1957, she married Richard Williams in Astoria. They later divorced. Mrs. Williams started working at the Bumble Bee Seafood Cannery in Astoria, then at...

Elizabeth Louise Rossiter Kraus

Elizabeth Louise Rossiter Kraus

Jan 1, 2010

Elizabeth Louise Rossiter Kraus, 94, of Seaside, formerly of Lake Oswego and Palm Springs, Calif., died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, in Seaside. She was born Aug. 20, 1915, in Vancouver, Wash., to Louis John Rossiter and Nancy Howe-Wester. She attended from Vancouver Business College and graduated from Reed College. A classically-trained pianist, she appeared with Louise Graham and Georgia...