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John Longstaff Goodenberger
Aug 13, 2017
The Rev. John Longstaff Goodenberger died at the age of 93 on Aug. 13, 2017, in Milwaukie, Oregon. John was born June 30, 1924, in Kuilungkiang, Yunnan Province, China, to Ernest C. Goodenberger and Hilda Longstaff, who were Presbyterian missionaries. His parents ministered to a village, including a leper colony of Tai Lu people, located 26 days by horseback...
Ruth Janet Wollenbecker
Aug 7, 2017
Ruth Janet (Westfall) Wollenbecker, 80, died in Astoria, Oregon, on Aug. 7, 2017. She had resided at St. Anne’s Adult Foster Care Home for the past eight years, receiving complete care for the debilitating disease of Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s is a disease that robs a person completely of their identity. Ruth was born June 11, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio. Her...
Dennis John Wing
Aug 5, 2017
Dennis John Wing passed away suddenly at home on Aug. 5, 2017. Dennis was born on Sept. 8, 1965, to Richard and Carol Wing in Astoria, Oregon. Dennis was raised in Knappa and attended Knappa schools. Dennis worked in the logging industry for his entire life, until a back injury in 2011. Dennis married Kerri Kelly in Reno, Nevada,...
Larry Dean Campbell
Jul 4, 2017
Larry Dean Campbell was born June 4, 1938, in Vallejo, California, and passed away July 4, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, from complications of heart surgery. He was born to O.W. and Dorothy Campbell in Vallejo, California, and moved to the Warrenton area as a child. He attended school in Warrenton and graduated from Warrenton High School in 1956. He...
Roy Terrance Wheatley
Jul 1, 2017
Roy Terrance Wheatley Sr. was the oldest of seven children born to Lee Roy Wheatley and Sarah Harshberger in Caldwell, Idaho, on Feb. 18, 1929. He attended school in Warrenton, Oregon. After completing school, he joined the U.S. Army during World War II and was sent to Tokyo, Japan, and served as a security guard transporting Gen. Hideki Tojo...
Clara Ilona Miller
Jun 26, 2017
Clara, 91, passed away peacefully at her home after a brief illness. Clara was born in Budapest, Hungary, and raised by her grandparents. During World War II, she met her future husband, Steve Miller, in Germany. Clara came to the U.S. in 1947 from Hungary, and resided in New York with her mother. On Nov. 8, 1952, she married...
Edward Leon Betts
Jun 25, 2017
Edward Leon Betts Jr. was the eldest of seven children born to Edward L. (Sr.) and Mary Evelyn Betts in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 4, 1941. He attended St. Louis Parochial grade school and De La Salle Academy. In 1958, he graduated from high school a few weeks short of his 17th birthday, and the following November he...
Adelbert Malcolm "Dell" Warren
Jun 23, 2017
Adelbert “Dell” Warren was the son of Malcolm and Lilly Warren of Oakridge, Oregon. He married Zephyr Myers in 1946 and together they had three sons, Stephen, Roger and Keith Warren. Stephen and his family live in Sitka, Alaska, and Roger and Keith are longtime Astoria residents. Dell served in the U.S Naval Air Force during World War II....
Paul Reid Gillum
Jun 18, 2017
Paul Reid Gillum was born on June 22, 1949, to Pastor Donald and Mildred Gillum in Chicago, Illinois. Paul moved with his family to Grandview, Washington, and Milton-Freewater, Oregon, finally settling in Astoria. Paul completed his schooling in Astoria and graduated from high school in 1967. In 1972, Paul married Jo Abing of Astoria, where they later raised their...
Howard Lee Heironimus
Jun 16, 2017
Howard L. Heironimus, 75, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 at Community Home Hospice with his children by his side. He was born Jan. 31, 1942 in Hartshorn, Missouri to Henry and Opal Heironimus. Howard graduated West Valley High School in 1962 where he lettered in football. He was also involved in several other extracurricular activities. Howard entered the...
Donna Mae Buckman
Jun 13, 2017
Donna Mae (Beckwith) Buckman passed away peacefully at home on June 13th, 2017. She was born Sept. 12th, 1944, in Astoria, Oregon. Donna was the daughter of Don Beckwith, Maymie Phillips and Don Phillips. They preceded her in death. Donna was married 56 years to her loving husband, Joseph (Paul) Buckman. They have three daughters: her eldest daughter, Sandra,...
Joanne Ruth Webb
Jun 5, 2017
Our Mom was born to John Frederick Weiland and Ruth Mary Weiland on Oct. 20, 1931. She was one of nine children: John Frederick Jr., Pat, Elsie, Dan, Catherine, Janet, Pauline and the baby was Tom. There are only two surviving siblings: sister Pauline and brother-in-law Bob of Salem, and brother Tom and sister-in-law Patty of Tigard. She was...
Gordon Nicholas Story
May 30, 2017
Gordon Nicholas Story, of Astoria, son of George and Theresa Story, died on May 30, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland. He was born in Oregon City on May 29, 1933, and was a curious and likable young man. He attended grammar school in Oregon City, and spent summers in Astoria. His father was a commercial fisherman, fishing...
May Yan Leong
May 30, 2017
May Leong died on May 30, 2017, at her home. She was born in Canton, China, Feb. 3, 1927. After marrying her husband, Russell Leong (deceased in 1967), on Feb. 8, 1958, she moved to Astoria, Oregon, from Hong Kong. She is survived by their two children, Terry and Teddy Leong. Originally known as Pacific Northwest Bell, May spent...
Mary Rose Wiese
May 23, 2017
Mary passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday morning, May 23, 2017. She was born May 12, 1924, in Portland to Anton and Nina Konzich. She was raised in Jewell, and attended Jewell Grade and High schools, where she was a scrappy basketball player. Moving to Portland after graduating from high school, Mary went to work at the J.C....
Carol Darling Barendse
May 22, 2017
The oldest child of Arne and Frances Oja, Carol Darling Oja Barendse passed away on May 22 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Carol was born in Santa Clara, California, raised in Bonny Slope, Oregon, and graduated from Beaverton High School in 1943. After high school, she worked for Warner Brothers’ Film Distributors in Portland, Oregon. In...
John Dalton Hord Ii
May 14, 2017
John D. Hord II was born on Oct. 1, 1943, to John “Dalton” and Audrey Hord in Kenton, Ohio. He married Lois Ann Parthemore, mother of his first three children, and later divorced. In 1983, he married Deanna Hauer of Astoria, having raised two children from their 33 years of marriage. John was preceded in death by his father,...
Roger Leroy Bouse
May 13, 2017
Roger Leroy Bouse, 85, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family members on May 13, 2017. He was born in Okeene, Oklahoma, on June 30, 1931, to Roger and Opal (Barron) Bouse. At the age of 13, his family moved to Oregon City, Oregon, and he graduated from Oregon City High School in 1949. In 1951, Roger joined the U.S....
Henry Ingmar Kalfholm
May 3, 2017
Henry Ingmar Kalfholm, 89, passed away May 3, 2017, in Astoria. He was born Oct. 19, 1927, in Vasa, the Swedish-Finn region on the west coast of Finland. He was the son of Signe (Almquist) and Edward Kalfholm. While still living in Finland, Henry become an American citizen under the Nationality Act of 1940, which awarded citizenship to children...
Linda Alison Praus
May 2, 2017
Linda Alison Praus was born in Astoria, Oregon, on May 17, 1946, to Melvin and Elsa (Soderman) Hartill. She passed away in Astoria on May 2, 2017, at the age of 70. Linda spent her early years on the family dairy farm in Lewis and Clark. She attended school in Astoria, and graduated from Astoria High School. Upon completion...
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