OBITUARIES

Aug 8, 2014

Helen Marie Frans Aho of Astoria, Oregon, passed peacefully on August 8, 2014. Helen was born on September 2, 1930, in Astoria, Oregon. She grew up in Seaside with her mother, Ida Tilanen Frans, and father, Herman Frans. She attended Seaside High School and graduated in 1948. Soon after graduation, she moved to Astoria, where she was employed by...

Aug 8, 2014

William (Brad) Fields Bradshaw, age 88 of Warrenton, passed peacefully into eternity at his home in Warrenton, Oregon, with his loving wife at his side. Brad was born September 10, 1925, to Martin and Jessie Wood Bradshaw in Dickens, Texas. He was raised and received his education in Johnson City, Texas. At age 17, Brad enlisted in the Navy...

Jul 22, 2014

Elsie Harriet Pedersen, age 90, of Ocean Park, WA, a former Cathlamet resident, passed away at home on July 22, 2014. Elsie was born on September 4th, 1923, to Jens and Martha (Vee) Hanson in Astoria. She attended and fulfilled her schooling in the Knappa, OR. schools. After her schooling, Elsie worked at Newberry’s and for Dr. Rafferty. Elsie...

Jul 16, 2014

Phyllis was born in Astoria to Marvin and Esther (Johnson) Lund on October 10th, 1948. She attended grade schools in Astoria and graduated from Astoria High School in 1966. On December 17th, 1970, she was married to Bob Anderson of Knappa. After a few short years living in the Portland area, they returned to Knappa near Bob’s grandparents. This...

Jul 14, 2014

Marilyn Eunice Curnow, age 78, of Hammond, died Monday, July 14th, 2014, in Astoria. She was born March 26, 1936, in Skamokawa, Washington. She is survived by two daughters, Laura (and Glenn) McMurray and Sara (and Von) Baldwin; two sons, Brad and Mat Curnow; one foster daughter, Lisa (and Vern) Lamping; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her husband, James...

Jun 29, 2014

James Elmer Durham, 84, passed away Sunday, June 29th, 2014, in Longview, Wash. He was born July 12, 1929, in Aberdeen, Wash., to Alma and Luther Durham. He grew up in Portland and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1948. He attended Portland Electronics College, graduating in 1956. After high school, he joined the Merchant Marine and made many...

Jun 21, 2014

Arthur Joseph Filliger, 88, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Seaside. He was born April 17, 1926, in Astoria, to Arthur Anton Filliger and Mary Christine Filliger, who were Swiss immigrants. He grew up in the Lewis and Clark area on a dairy farm and was active in 4-H and FFA. He attended and graduated from Star of...

Jun 18, 2014

Doris June Huddleston, 85, of Svensen, passed away June 18, 2014. in Svensen. She was born June 6,1929, in Lansford, North Dakota, to Theodore and Alma Wiese Handeland. She grew up on the family farm and was the eighth of twelve children. She attended Lansford schools and graduated (in a class of nine) from Lansford High School in 1945....

Jun 15, 2014

Raymond John Johnson, also known as “The Guru of Grade,” was born January 15th, 1923, in Halma, MN., and died June 15th, 2014, in Astoria, OR. He was 91 and the third of 10 siblings. He left school after the 8th grade to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps or “CC Camp.” He was an army engineer in WWII...

Jun 12, 2014

Francis Bagley, 87, of Svensen, died June 13, 2014. Born in Astoria, Oregon, July 11, 1926, to Lewiston and Dorothy (Butler) Bagley, he was raised on the Bagley homestead in Knappa, Oregon. He attended Knappa-Svensen School, and served in the U.S. Navy before graduating. Francis obtained his Knappa High School certificate in 2009. Francis was a repairman for the...

Jun 11, 2014

Fredrick John Antilla, 94, passed away peacefully at his home June 11, 2014, in Astoria. He was born October 21, 1919, in Astoria, to John U. Antilla and Pearl Marie Ostrom Antilla. Fred grew up in Astoria and graduated from Astoria High School in 1939. He joined the Civil Air Patrol and was a flight lieutenant from 1941-1943. He...

Jun 2, 2014

Grover William Utzinger, local businessman, died in Astoria at his home. He was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Astoria, to Grover and Hazel (Wallace) Utzinger. After graduating from Astoria High School, he served in the U.S. Navy. He owned several businesses, such as a self-service laundry, Custard King, Columbia Tavern, Charlie’s Tavern and Mermaid Tavern, and was a local...

May 29, 2014

Valerie Jean Ryan of Cannon Beach, OR, died May 29, 2014. She was born May 13, 1938, in Seattle, WA, to Lolita (Polet) and Frank Pesce. She gained a beloved stepfather when her mother married Richard (“Tichie”) Franz. Valerie’s Catholic grade school years led to friendships that lasted a lifetime and the retirement of at least one nun. In...

May 28, 2014

Beloved by many, Miriam Davis Hurley transitioned from this life to the next on May 28, 2014, in Astoria, OR. She was born September 15, 1925, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Cecelia Jones and Wilford Davis. As a young woman in the 1940s, she moved to Berkeley, CA, where she attended the University of California and married Richard...

May 23, 2014

Sally West Hauer, 68, of Astoria died Friday, May 23rd, 2014, in Portland. She was born April 12th, 1946, in Abingdon, Illinois, to Blanche (Thompson) West and James West. She was raised in Astoria and graduated from Astoria High School in 1964. On May 13th, 1974, she married Stanley Lawrence Hauer in Astoria. He preceded her in death in...

May 22, 2014

Maxine Dymond was raised in Denver, Colorado, by her grandparents, Tom and Ada Jennings. The family moved to Oregon in 1952. Maxine married Charles E. Dymond in 1938. He passed away in 2000. She had two children, Sharon Wolf and Bruce Dymond. Bruce passed away in 2013. She had many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Maxine was well known in...

May 19, 2014

Derek was born and raised in Clatsop County. He attended Astoria and Warrenton High Schools and loved animals. He enjoyed the outdoors and always found time for fishing, camping and spending time with his friends. Derek is survived by his mother Stephanie (Fitzpatrick) Pedraza, stepfather Marco Pedraza, siblings Maverick and Savana, father Chris Clark, uncle Chris Fitzpatrick, aunt Amanda...

May 9, 2014

Edward Kenneth Selven, 79, of Astoria, died Friday, May 9, in Portland. Ed was born November 6, 1934, in Astoria, Oregon, to Ole and Jennie R. (Grove) Selven. His mother, Jennie, died when he was 18 months old and he was raised by his aunt and uncle, Julia and Chris Olson. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1952....

Apr 22, 2014

Arlene K. Babcock passed away peacefully April 22nd, surrounded by her family. Arlene was born February 27, 1940, and was the oldest of three sisters Mary, Elaine and Nancy and two brothers John and Chester, born to Chester and Agnes Footh of Parshall, ND.

Arlene lived for a few years in Parshall before moving to Portland, Oregon,...

Apr 21, 2014

Gerald (Jerry) Ryon passed away at his home in Warrenton on April 21, 2014, after a lengthy illness.

Jerry was born in Astoria, Oregon, January 28th, 1946, the eldest son of Gene Ryon and Jeannie Bay. He went to school at Astoria and Newport.

He joined the US Navy in 1963 and served aboard the...