OBITUARIES

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

Frances Maxine (Potter) Dietrichs-Miller

Frances Maxine (Potter) Dietrichs-Miller

Nov 3, 2020

Born in Astoria, Oregon, to Frank and Charlotte (Lottie) Potter, Frances...

Pamela Jean Norlin

Pamela Jean Norlin

Oct 27, 2020

Pamela J. Norlin passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in...

Anja Hannele Ranta

Anja Hannele Ranta

Oct 24, 2020

Anja Hannele Ranta, 66, of Astoria, died at 6:14 p.m. Oct....

Larry Robert Inman

Larry Robert Inman

Oct 22, 2020

Larry Robert Inman, of Astoria, age 70, passed away...

Martha Claire Lovell Dahl

Martha Claire Lovell Dahl

Oct 15, 2020

Martha Lovell Dahl was born May 22, 1954, in...

Dorothy Walker Tienson Johnson

Dorothy Walker Tienson Johnson

Oct 6, 2020

Dorothy Walker Tienson Johnson died peacefully on Oct. 6, 2020, in...

Esther Eleanor Hekala Dorvinen

Esther Eleanor Hekala Dorvinen

Oct 5, 2020

Esther Dorvinen’s constant prayer was, “Lord, may we live our lives...

Yvonne Joanne Larson

Yvonne Joanne Larson

Sep 18, 2020

Yvonne Joanne Larson was born in Astoria, Oregon, to Hannah Aurora...

Charles "Chuck" Warren Deal

Charles "Chuck" Warren Deal

Sep 17, 2020

Charles “Chuck” Warren Deal was born Dec. 6, 1953, in Little...

Shirley Elaine Telen

Shirley Elaine Telen

Sep 3, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Shirley Telen...

Brian "Bubby" Lewis Hartley

Brian "Bubby" Lewis Hartley

Aug 14, 2020

Brian “Bubby” Lewis Hartley, age 37, of Warrenton, Oregon, passed away on Aug. 14th, 2020, in a Portland-area hospital, after being diagnosed with lymphoma, detected just a few days prior.

Brian was born Sept. 27th, 1982, in Astoria, Oregon, and grew up in neighboring Warrenton, Oregon, where he attended Warrenton High school.

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Leroy Peter Adolphson

Leroy Peter Adolphson

Aug 5, 2020

LeRoy Peter Adolphson, a native son of Astoria, Oregon, was born on March 21, 1948.   He passed away peacefully, at his home, surrounded by friends, the morning of Aug. 5, 2020.

LeRoy, or “Ming the Merciless,” if you were in the know, was a true gentleman, legend and iconic champion of Astoria.  He was a fixture and...

Merilyn Jean Jensen

Merilyn Jean Jensen

Aug 2, 2020

Merilyn Jean Jensen passed away in Portland on Aug. 2, 2020....

Bruce Rochat Berney

Bruce Rochat Berney

Jul 27, 2020

Bruce Rochat Berney, of Astoria, died peacefully in his sleep on...

Kevin Kelly Smith

Kevin Kelly Smith

Jul 27, 2020

Kevin Kelly Smith, 65, passed away on July 27, 2020, in...

Hayes Patrick Lavis

Hayes Patrick Lavis

Jul 15, 2020

Dum vivimus vivamus! While we live, let us live! This was the motto Hayes Patrick “Pat” Lavis lived by until his final day on July 15, 2020, in Astoria.

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Catherine Ann Trumbull

Catherine Ann Trumbull

Jul 3, 2020

On July 3, 2020, Catherine Ann "Cathy" (Woodward) Trumbull passed from this earthly sphere into the Arms of Her Creator and Beloved Lord & Savior.  Cathy was born the second youngest of 7 children to Catherine Ann and Walter Augustus Woodward on November 16, 1934, in Baldwin, New York.  There, she grew into the Beautiful and Loving person who...

Jewell Esther Smotherman

Jewell Esther Smotherman

Jun 20, 2020

Jewell Esther Smotherman was born May 1, 1919, the ninth of 11 girls born to JPC and Louiza Williams in Birch Tree, Missouri. At 101 years old, she went to sleep and awoke in her savior’s arms on June 20, 2020.

Jewell was preceded in death by her husband, Otto Smotherman, and son, Lowell Smotherman, her mother,...

Marilyn Jean Anderson

Marilyn Jean Anderson

Jun 10, 2020

Marilyn Jean Anderson, 85, of Brownsmead, was born Dec. 1, 1934,...

Patricia "Patty" Lee Koskela

Patricia "Patty" Lee Koskela

Jun 2, 2020

Patricia "Patty" Lee Koskela, age 82 of Astoria, Oregon, passed away in Astoria, Oregon on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020.  A public visitation for Patty will be held at Caldwell's Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria, Oregon on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.