Hazel Mildred Yeager

Hazel Mildred Yeager, 90, of Seaside, died Friday, June 18, 2010, in Seaside.

She was born June 26, 1919, in Astoria, to Onni Kristian and Johanna Elizabeth (Keranen) Raitanen.

She attended a one-room grade school house in the Walluski area of Astoria, then attended Astoria High School and graduated in 1937.

On Nov. 13, 1945, she married Charles S. Yeager in Astoria. He preceded her in death Dec. 7, 1992.

Mrs. Yeager worked for a period of time at the Astoria Shipyards. After her marriage, she was a housewife and enjoyed raising her family. She then went to work for Bumble Bee Seafoods and worked there until her retirement in 1980.

She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Astoria.

Family members said her hobbies included painting and knitting, and she loved spending time with her family.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Charles "Tim" and Linda Yeager of Astoria; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Kent Israel of Warrenton and Angela and David Larson of Simi Valley, Calif.; three grandchildren, Kenneth Yeager and his wife, LeAnn, of Astoria, Andrea Alexander and her husband, Heath, of South Ogden, Utah, and Allisyn Smith and her husband, Jacob Leenders of Beaverton; five great-grandchildren; and numerous relatives in Finland.

She was preceded in death by a grandson, Shane Smith, in 2002; a sister, Toini Heino, in 1938; and a brother, Elmer Raitanen, in 1999.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 26 at Greenwood Cemetery in Astoria.

A reception will follow at the home of her daughter, Kathy Israel, at 90256 Lewis Road in Warrenton.

Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society, Clatsop County Relay for Life, in care of Caldwell's Luce-Layton Mortuary, 1165 Franklin Ave., Astoria, OR 97103.