OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

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.

Carol Joyce Stutesman

Carol Joyce Stutesman

May 8, 2020

Carol Joyce Stutesman passed away on May 8, 2020, in Seaside,...

Daniel James Fay

Daniel James Fay

May 7, 2020

Daniel “Dan” James Fay was born in Noonan, North Dakota, to...

James Oliver Johnson

James Oliver Johnson

May 6, 2020

James O. Johnson was born Aug. 2, 1949, to parents Ernest...

William Donald Shaw

William Donald Shaw

Apr 27, 2020

William Donald “Bill” Shaw passed away on April 27, 2020, after...

William Carl Coffey

William Carl Coffey

Apr 10, 2020

William “Bill” C. Coffey, of Warrenton, Oregon, went to be with...

Bertha Lucille Hodson

Bertha Lucille Hodson

Apr 9, 2020

Bertha Lucille “Bert” Hodson, 86, died April 9, 2020, in Astoria....

David Lee Crawford

David Lee Crawford

Apr 8, 2020

David Lee Crawford, 84, of Warrenton, passed away on April 8,...

Carol Jane Seppa

Carol Jane Seppa

Apr 7, 2020

Carol Seppa died on April 7, 2020, in Astoria after a...

Jeanyse Reith Snow

Jeanyse Reith Snow

Apr 6, 2020

Jeanyse Reith Snow died Monday, April 6, 2020, at age 75,...

Donald Bryce Hoyer

Donald Bryce Hoyer

Apr 4, 2020

Don Hoyer was born June 17, 1925, in Astoria, Oregon, to...

Betty May Kelly

Betty May Kelly

Apr 1, 2020

On the evening of April 1, 2020, the world lost a...

Rachel Marie Quade-Nelson

Rachel Marie Quade-Nelson

Mar 28, 2020

Rachel Marie Quade-Nelson: A bright shining star. She went home to...

Marvin Robert Autio

Marvin Robert Autio

Mar 23, 2020

Marvin Autio died on March 23, 2020, at Oregon Health Sciences...

Julie Denise Tolson

Julie Denise Tolson

Mar 14, 2020

Julie was the darling baby sister I ordered our mother to bring home from the hospital. "No more boys! If you have a boy, trade it for a girl." She was the best of sisters, totally devoted to her parents, Jan and Ed McCall, a faithful wife, a fun friend, an encouraging aunt and champion to all creatures great and...

Donna Maureen Gustafson

Donna Maureen Gustafson

Feb 23, 2020

Donna Maureen Gustafson, a longtime resident of Astoria, passed away at...

Donna Jean Flues

Donna Jean Flues

Jan 21, 2020

Donna Flues, wife, mother, grandmother: “If we know what love is,...

Dennis Phillip Brown

Dennis Phillip Brown

Jan 21, 2020

Dennis “Denny” Phillip Brown was born in Astoria on Nov. 30,...