OBITUARIES

Edward Kenneth Selven

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....

Arlene Katherine Babcock

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,...

Gerald Eugene Ryon

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...

Virginia Hendrickson

Apr 20, 2014

Virginia Hendrickson, 94 passed peacefully in Portland, Oregon, Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014. She was born March 24, 1920 in Astoria, Oregon, to Eli McConkey and Vivian Watson McConkey.

Virginia graduated from Astoria High School in 1937. Her first job was with First National Bank in Astoria in 1938. She then was employed by U.S. Bank and...

Laurel Marie (Seymour) Nichols

Apr 9, 2014

Laurel grew up in Mineral, Wash. Her parents were Henry Seymour and Lola Adams. She graduated in Tacoma, Wash. She met her late husband, Elio J. Bulleri Sr., and they married June 14, 1947. They had three children, Elio J. Bulleri (deceased), Sharon Glielmi (deceased) and David L. Bulleri. She moved to Seaside in 1962, worked in motels and raised...

Joseph Mark Youtsler

Apr 3, 2014

Mark was born in Letha, Idaho, March 3, 1921, to Bismark and Crystal (Ricketts) Youtsler. He was raised in that farming community, graduating from the 8th grade from the Emmett School District. To help support his family, he drove truck for a local business, and worked in the agriculture fields. Around 1936, the family moved to the Olney-Walluski area, off...

Arnold Fredrick Johnson

Apr 3, 2014

Arnie entered this world on November 27, 1929, in Astoria, to Arnold Sr. and Bernice Johnson.  Arnie lived his entire life in Astoria, and graduated from Astoria High School.  In his youth he spent time gillnetting with his father and working on the Astoria Ferry before joining in the family business, Columbia Fruit and Produce, started by...

Diane Jeannine Combs

Mar 31, 2014

Born June 29, 1939 in Mankato, MN, to Chester Wasson and Genette Kenyon Wasson, Diane died on March 31, 2014, in Gearhart, OR. A loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved to laugh and have fun is finally at peace after a long illness.

Raised in Paonia, CO, and Upland, CA, Diane started her work career as...

Charles "Chuck" Eugene Tontz

Mar 28, 2014

Charles Eugene Tontz was born on July 28, 1923, in Portland, Oregon, to James G. Tontz and Esther P. (Gutensohn) Tontz. Chuck graduated from Benson High School, the University of Portland (BS) and the University of Oregon (MSEd). He was proud of his service in the US Navy...

Beatrice Lorraine Scrimsher

Mar 26, 2014

Lorraine, 90, passed away peacefully in Astoria, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, surrounded by her family.  She was born December 15, 1923, in...

Paul Lee Calentine

Mar 24, 2014

Rev. Paul Calentine was a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He loved the Lord with all his heart, mind and...

Dale Ray Kubik

Mar 23, 2014

Dale Ray Kubik, 72, of Long Beach, Washington, died Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Portland.  He was born June 9, 1941, in Astoria, Oregon, to Marjorie Ann and Donald Ray Kubik. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1959, and from a...

Mildred Irene Bullock

Mar 23, 2014

Millie passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 23, in Seaside. She was 96. She is survived by two sons, Carl Lundin of...

Ronald Paul Westerlund

Mar 21, 2014

Ron Westerlund passed March 21, 2014, at home with his family, at age 79.

He was born April 1, 1934, in Woodland, Wash., to Alfred and Della Westerlund, then moved soon after to Astoria. He attended Astoria...

Darrell Eugene Rush

Mar 19, 2014

Darrell E. Rush, age 80, of Seaside , died March 19, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Darrell was born to Harvey and Irma Rush on December 3, 1933, in Fort Collins, CO. He graduated from Tillamook High School in 1951 and joined the Air Force in 1952, where he spent 4 proud years...

Ruth Eileen Shoop

Mar 17, 2014

Ruth “Eileen” Shoop, 71, of Hammond, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, in Portland, with her family by her side. She was born September 20, 1942, in Woodlake, California, and was the daughter of William David Farmer and Ernst Kathleen Hamilton. Eileen...

Larry Leon Houston

Mar 14, 2014

Larry Leon Houston of Astoria, Oregon, passed from this life Friday March 14, 2014, to enter the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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George Clyde Fulton

Mar 4, 2014

George Clyde Fulton, a local attorney and banker, died March 4, 2014 in his home. George, a member of an Oregon pioneer family, was born in Astoria, Oregon, on March 14, 1919 to A.C. Fulton and Alice Fox. He and sister Nancy Lowe resided on Harrison Street where they observed the great Astoria Fire of 1922. As a child,...

John Wesly Holmstedt Jr.

Feb 24, 2014

John W. Holmstedt passed away February 24, 2014, in Astoria, Oregon, at the age of 87. He was born in Paxton, Nebraska, on November 26, 1926, to John W. Holmstedt, Sr. and Minnie (Crook) Holmstedt, one of six children. John served in the U.S. Army before attending Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska, where he met his wife, Donna...

Margaret "Peggy" Ann Bue

Feb 22, 2014

Margaret (Peggy) Adams Bue was born Nov. 25, 1925, in Hoquiam, WA, to Dr. Samuel and Margaret J. Adams. She was raised in Clearwater, WA, and graduated from Quinault High School in 1944. Peggy and her mother were airplane spotters in the Olympic Mountains of Washington state from 1942-1943. Peggy was a member of the Olympian Hiking Club during...