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Marie Clara Rummell
May 16, 2016
Marie Laferriere Rummell joined her husband, Donald P. Rummell, her daughter, Claudette Hale, son, Anthony and granddaughter Erin Betts, her parents, Alfred and Clara Laferriere, and five of her six siblings on May 16. Marie was born in East Douglas, Massachusetts, in February 1931. The family moved to Oregon in 1948. Marie graduated from Star of the Sea High...
Craig Thomas Myers
May 5, 2016
Craig Thomas Myers of Astoria, Oregon, died May 5, 2016, in St Helens, Washington, after losing his battle with cancer. He was 61 years old. Craig was born on June 7, 1954, to Dorothy May Myers (Lavigne) and Donald Thomas “D.T.” Myers, at the Naval Infirmary on Tongue Point. A lifelong resident of Astoria, he attended Astoria High School,...
Norma Isabell Gillingham
Apr 25, 2016
Norma Gillingham, age 89, of Hammond/Brownsmead, passed away Monday, April 25th, 2016. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Sarah and Edwin Shinabery on Aug. 23rd, 1926. She married Norman Gillingham on July 28th, 1945. He preceded her in death in 1994. In 1949, Norma relocated to Oregon with her husband and son, Ron, to Hammond, where she resided...
Natalie Cartier Cellars
Apr 22, 2016
Natalie C. Cellars passed away on April 22, 2016, at the wonderful Clatsop Care Memory Care Community in Warrenton, Oregon. Natalie was born in 1925 to George and Jessie Cartier. Her first six years were spent at Copper Creek Lodge near Mount Rainer. The family moved to Tacoma when Natalie was old enough to attend school. Natalie graduated from...
Charles Kristian Kelly
Apr 16, 2016
Charles (Charlie) Kelly, 52, of Astoria, Oregon, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, on Youngs River from a drowning accident. Charlie was born Dec. 9, 1963, in Astoria, to David Kelly and Margie Kelly. He grew up in Olney, Oregon, with his mother and stepfather, Hal Hankel Jr. Charlie attended Olney School where his grandmother Evelyn Hankel was principal; he...
Walter Olaf Fransen
Apr 11, 2016
Walt lived a long, full life — a life lived well, kindly, honorably, and mercifully, and we are fortunate to have been part of his journey. There are many things we could say at this point, but he also did us the great honor of writing his own obituary. In Walter’s own words, we read: “Walter was born in...
Mary Alice "Lollar" Larson Lewis
Apr 10, 2016
Mary Alice “Lollar” Larson Lewis, of Astoria, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2016, in Seaside, Oregon, with her daughter and one of her many grandchildren at her side. Mary was known to all who knew her as an upbeat, funny woman, fond of breaking into song for absolutely no good reason. She was born in Cass Lake, Minnesota,...
Gerald Vern Gerritz Sr.
Apr 2, 2016
Gerald Vern “Gerry” Gerritz passed away on April 2, 2016, in Astoria, Oregon, where he was born to Peter and Lillian Gerritz on May 20, 1923. He married Eleanor Tienhaara on Nov. 11, 1942. They were married for 45 years until her passing in 1988. He served with the 91st Infantry Division during World War II in North Africa...
Michael Thomas Sopko
Mar 27, 2016
In the comfort of his home, Mike Sopko passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016. He was born March 11, 1950, in Seaside, Oregon, where he was raised by Joseph and Shirley Sopko. He graduated from Seaside High School in 1969, and from Clatsop Community College in 1972. On July 8, 1972, he married the love of his life,...
Patricia Ruth (Van Cleave) Abrahams
Mar 20, 2016
Patricia Van Cleave, of Svensen, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, in Astoria. She was born Dec. 29, 1929 in Portland, Oregon, the only child of John and Patricia Densmore. The family moved to Scio, Oregon, in the fall of 1930. Patricia graduated from Scio High School with the class of 1947. She attended Oregon State College for two...
Steven Walter Escola
Mar 19, 2016
In the care of his loving family, with hospice support, Steven (“Steve” to many; “Eski” to some) passed away at his home on March 19, 2016. He was born in Portland, Oregon, to Edmund and Alice (Quirk) Escola. Steve’s mother emigrated from Liverpool, England, and his father, whose surname was formerly “Eskola,” was of Finnish and Norwegian descent. In...
Richard Raymond Davis Sr.
Mar 10, 2016
Richard “Dick” R. Davis Sr., a Gearhart, Oregon, resident, passed away in Astoria, Oregon, on March 10, 2016, at the age of 82. He was born Feb. 10, 1934, in Astoria, Oregon, to parents Russell and Ruby Davis. Dick was raised in Warrenton, Oregon, and graduated from Warrenton High School in 1952. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Marine...
Jon Alan Aho
Mar 10, 2016
Jon was born in Astoria to Olavi and Diane Aho. He was raised in Redondo Hills, California, and later Seattle, Washington, where he graduated high school and attended college. Jon returned to Astoria in 1970, and began working in the local canneries. He met the love of his life, Barbara Albertsen, in 1971. They were married in Reno, Nevada,...
Freida Ann Piippo
Mar 6, 2016
Freida was born in Astoria to Martha and Rassie Jorgusen on July 24, 1917. She grew up in Seaside, attending school and graduating from high school with honors at the age of 16. She was the eldest of four siblings; Mary, Renny and Alan preceded her in death. Dancing to the “Big Bands” was all the rage. Guy Lombardo’s...
Marjorie May Aho
Mar 5, 2016
Marjorie “Margie” Aho, 85, of Svensen, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Astoria. She was born May 1, 1930, to William C. and Rosie (Olson) Johnson. She attended Knappa Schools and graduated in 1948. She married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, Marshall Aho, in 1950. He preceded her in death in 2006....
Robert Donald Neikes
Feb 28, 2016
Robert was born in Portland, Oregon, to Herman and Martha Neikes. He married Elizabeth Judd in 1951, and they had five children. In 1976, he married Betty Jane Quinn. Robert attended Reed College and Oregon State College. In 1943, he graduated from the College of Medicine at Creighton University in Nebraska. During World War II, he served in the...
Merle Douglas Hall
Feb 25, 2016
Merle Hall, 90, of Astoria, former longtime resident of Naselle, Washington, passed away Feb 25, 2016. He was born Aug 4, 1925, in Raymond, to Doug and Elza Hall. He graduated from Raymond High School, where he was an exceptional athlete, earning varsity letters in three sports. Merle enlisted in the Navy while still in high school, and served...
Anthony John Thorne
Feb 18, 2016
Tony Thorne was born on July 24, 1968, in Torrance, California, to Jan and Linda Thorne. Shortly after, they moved back to Jan’s hometown of Nehalem, Oregon, where he lived until shortly after graduating from Neah-Kah-Nie High School in 1986. Tony worked as a dairy farmer a little before starting his lifelong career as a logger with Gustafson Logging,...
Jefta Norman Koljonen
Feb 2, 2016
“Norman” Koljonen passed away at his home in Astoria, Oregon, on Feb. 2nd, 2016, after an extended illness, at the age of 69. Norman was born in Astoria on Dec. 23, 1946, to Ephraim and Tillie (Scheffler) Koljonen, and remained an Astoria resident most of his life. He married Charlotte “Beth” Schull in 1986. Both Norman and Beth were...
Sandra Lee (Olmstead) Sarin
Feb 2, 2016
Sandra Lee (Olmstead) Sarin, 72, passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2016, at home in Astoria. She was born March 6, 1943, in Glendale, California, to Babe and Leo Olmstead. She graduated from Mark Morris High School in Longview, Washington. She attended Lower Columbia College, where she met her college sweetheart Charles “Chuck” Sarin in October 1961. They dated...
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