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Ernest Louis Davis
Feb 16, 2015
Ernie “Bud” Davis, age 84, a longtime resident of Astoria, passed peacefully at his home Tuesday evening, Feb. 16, under comforting family and Hospice care. Born Jan. 28, 1931, in the town of Artois, in Northern California, to Ernest Louis Davis Sr., “Lucky Davis,” and Rita Mae (Olsen) Joiner, he was the eldest of five siblings: two sisters who...
Harriette Elizabeth Forney
Feb 12, 2015
Harriette Elizabeth Forney, 83, passed away Feb. 12, 2015, in Astoria. She was born August 3, 1931, in San Diego, Calif., to Edwin Mathews Chase and Mary Sigfrid McDermott. Harriette grew up with her parents in Warrenton, Ore. She married her high school sweetheart, Hugh Forney in 1949 in Kelso, Wash. Hugh preceded her in death Feb. 23, 1989....
Doris Irene Rummell
Feb 10, 2015
Doris passed peacefully and comfortably, surrounded by her family, on Feb. 10, 2015, in Astoria, at the age of 84. She had a full life of love with a large family near and afar, a loving church-family, many friends, and had many blessings in her life. She was born in Stacey, Mont., on Dec. 22, 1930, to Herman H....
Thomas Dwight Potter
Feb 9, 2015
Thomas Dwight Potter, “the man in black,” was reunited with his beloved wife in heaven on Feb. 9, 2015. Tom was born in Armada Township, Mich., on Nov. 20, 1937, to Paul and Thelma Potter. His freshman year of high school, he moved to Phoenix, Ariz. Upon his graduation from Sunny Slope High School, he attended Arizona State University,...
Marietta Hill
Feb 9, 2015
Marietta Hill, age 89, of Astoria, Ore., passed away Feb. 9, 2015, in Astoria. Marietta was born to Elis and Helmi Aspegren Posti in Simo, Finland, on March 24, 1925. She was raised and schooled in Finland. In 1954, at the age of 29, she and a friend made a trip to the United States to visit her aunt,...
Richard Clement Paulsen
Feb 3, 2015
Richard Clement Paulsen, age 94, was born in Raymond, Wash., to Peter and Hilda Paulsen. They moved to Astoria in 1921, where his father owned and operated the Owl Drug Store with Mr. Frank Berg. He graduated from AHS in 1938 and went on to attend Oregon State College (now OSU). There he was affiliated with Beta Theta Pi...
David Patrick Kelly Ii
Jan 25, 2015
David Kelly II obituary Portland April 7, 1962 — Jan. 25, 2015 Pat was born in Seaside, Ore., on April 7, 1962, to David and Margie Kelly. He grew up in Olney, Ore., with his mother and stepfather, Hal Hankel. Pat lived, worked, and volunteered for the American Red Cross in Portland, Ore., for the past twenty some years....
Michael Peter Riva
Jan 25, 2015
Michael Peter Riva, 74, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, Jan. 25. He was born May 10, 1940, in Hanna, Wyo., to Armas (Unk) and Myra (Waisanen) Riva. His family settled in Svensen, Ore., in 1947. He attended Knappa schools, graduating from there in 1959. He began his career in school doing tree planting for the forestry. After graduation,...
Myrtle Fulbright Hjorten
Jan 22, 2015
Myrtle Fulbright Hjorten passed away peacefully in Astoria, Ore., on Jan. 22, 2015. Born in Coffee Creek, Mont., Myrtle moved to Payette, Idaho, to spend her younger years with her three sisters (Jane, Erma and Omega Mae) and one brother (Cecil) on the small farm of her parents, Minnie (Stout) and Levi Fulbright. Myrtle often visited her aunt and...
Walter Richard Wollenbecker
Jan 20, 2015
Walter Richard “Walt” Wollenbecker, age 80 died in Niland, Calif., on Jan. 20, 2015, of natural causes. He was a longtime resident of Astoria, but had recently purchased an off-season home at the Fountain of Youth Spa and Resort. He referred to himself as a “rainbird,” going south to dry out. Walt was born Jan. 18, 1935, in Toledo,...
Christina Louise Stacey
Jan 20, 2015
Christina Louise Stacey, 73, passed away Jan. 20, 2015, in Portland, Ore. She was born in Jeffersonville, Ind., to William and Dorothy Mead Wagner. At a young age her family moved to Clatsop County, where she graduated from Knappa High School in 1959. She married Dennis L. Stacey, and they later divorced. When her children were young, she was...
Arthur Grant Girt
Jan 15, 2015
Arthur Grant Girt, age 91, died Thursday, January 15, 2015 in Hammond. He was born November 25, 1923 in Rainier, Oregon, to Clifford Arthur Girt and Pearl Marie (Mason) Girt. In 1940, he moved to Seaside with his family and finished his school there. In 1944, the family moved to Gearhart and Arthur lived there until 1997. He then...
Leroy William Steinmann
Jan 4, 2015
Dr. Leroy William Steinmann passed away peacefully on Jan. 4, 2015. Leroy was born in Yoakum, Texas, on July 13, 1921, to parents Louis and Marie Steinmann. The younger of two sons, Leroy enjoyed growing up in the small German town of Schulenburg, along the railway between San Antonio and Houston. Leroy’s father was a jack of all trades,...
Stuart Douglas Jordan
Jan 1, 2015
Stuart Douglas Jordan, “Big Stu,” of Astoria, OR, passed away at home in his sleep the morning of January 1, 2015 at the age of 35. He was born July 15, 1979 to Leslie Steven Jordan and Kathryn Gail Rose at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, OR. He grew up in the Astoria, Warrenton Knappa and Vernonia areas. Stuart’s...
Robert Edwin Van Osdol
Dec 30, 2014
Robert Van Osdol, age 90 of Astoria, OR., passed away on Dec. 30, 2014 Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. Bob is survived by his wife, Rita Helmersen-Van Osdol; daughters, Rebecca Bugarsky (Ray), Elizabeth Van Osdol, Bonny Mattison (Dave), Cora Van Osdol (Terry McGettigan), Rosie Van Osdol-Burton (Ray) and Roberta Thompson; sons, Brian (Lorene), Ed (Joyce) and Mark (Leah);...
Donald Frederick Donovan
Dec 29, 2014
Don Donovan, age 82, of Knappa died peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, Dec. 29th, at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore. Donald Frederick Donovan was born to James and Mertie (Graham) Donovan in Clatsop County. He attended Lewis and Clark Consolidated School through eighth grade, and then received his GED later in the Army. Don...
Leonard James Allen
Dec 18, 2014
Jim was born Dec. 3, 1931, in Astoria, Ore., to Leonard D. Allen and Eugena Barnes Butler Allen. He was raised in Brownsmead, attending school in Brownsmead and graduating from Knappa High School in 1949. Jim started working for the Autio Company in Brownsmead for a few months, feeding mink and various other jobs. He then enlisted into the...
Carolyn Lee
Dec 9, 2014
Carolyn Mason Lee obituary Seaside March 3, 1936 — Dec. 9, 2014 Carolyn was born in Imperial, Neb., to Hazel Belle Young and Joseph Earleywine and raised in Indianola, Neb., and briefly in California, graduating from Inglewood High School. Her home was always in Nebraska, and with her mom and her siblings in the loving blended Appleyard and Earleywine...
Dr. David Irwin Williams
Nov 18, 2014
Dr. David I. Williams, age 70, of Astoria, Oregon lost his battle to cancer on November 18, 2014 in Seaside, Oregon. He was born August 21, 1944 in Bottineau, N.D. to Fernann and Esther Williams. He was raised with his two older brothers Barrett and Rodney Williams in ND. David graduated from Bottineau High School in 1962. He...
Robert Eugene Filori
Nov 15, 2014
Robert Eugene Filori was born in Hibbing, Minn., on March 31, 1949, and passed away Nov. 15, 2014, from illnesses brought on by his exposure to Agent Orange. He was the son of Eugene Filori and Betty Willett Filori, and spent his childhood in Minnesota and Washington. He spent the last 40 years living in Clatsop County. Bob enlisted...
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