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Luella Helen June Morgan Koskela
Jan 13, 2014
Luella Helen June Morgan was born in Winlock, Washington, June 13, 1916. Luella was the daughter of Helen T. Ostrom Morgan and Harry Cook Morgan. Luella had two younger sisters; Jeanette Morgan Graue and Lois Morgan. Lois Morgan passed away at age nine years old. Luella was six years old when she saw the Astoria Fire in 1922. She...
Ardith Mae Filliger
Jan 6, 2014
Ardith Mae Filliger, 86, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, in Seaside. She was born March 30, 1927, in Pretty Rock, North Dakota, to Oren Polk and Frances E. Zubrod Polk. In 1936, her parents and seven siblings moved from North Dakota to Roseburg, Oregon. At age 14, she began training as a caregiver while going to school. After...
Stephen John Baird
Jan 4, 2014
Stephen “Steve” John Baird, age 77, passed away Saturday, January 4th, 2014, in his home in Knappa, Oregon. Steve was born June 16th, 1936, in Astoria, Oregon. He is the son of Wilfred John “Yukka” Baird and Edna Sylvia Aarnio Baird. Both parents preceded him in death. Steve attended school at the Svensen grade school. He attended school through...
Beverly Marie Hamilton
Jan 2, 2014
Beverly Marie Hamilton, 87, passed away Thursday, January, 2, 2014, in Astoria. Beverly was born July 25, 1926, in Astoria, the daughter of Jack L. Hughes and Lena A. Stanovich Hughes. She was raised in Astoria and graduated from Astoria High School in 1944. In 1945, Beverly married James H. “Jim” Hamilton in Astoria, and he preceded her in...
Carl Henry Mead
Dec 31, 2013
Carl H. Mead passed away on December 31, 2013, at his home in Astoria, OR, after a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence Mead and Margret Petersen Mead. He is survived by his two sisters; his children, Roxanne, Jim, Sue Ann and Debra; his stepdaughter, Cordie; his god-daughter, Connie; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and...
Melvin Toshiaki Hirahara
Dec 16, 2013
Melvin T. Hirahara, 75, of Astoria, passed away December 16, 2013, in Portland. He was born December 3, 1938, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Harry and Rose (Chu) Hirahara. Mel was raised and received his education in Honolulu. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and proudly served his country until he retired as a...
James Edward Peyok
Dec 9, 2013
Jim passed away December 9, 2013 in Astoria. He was born August 2, 1944 in Bay City, Michigan to Joseph H. Peyok and Frances H. Szeszycki Peyok. Jim worked as a facility security officer and employee of the Port of Astoria for nearly 30 years. He was married to Rosemarye N. Draper-Peyok for several years and she preceded him...
Gwendolyn Yvonne Niebuhr
Dec 7, 2013
Gwen Niebuhr of Seaside, Oregon, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Portland, Oregon. She was 84. Gwen was born to Almond and Opal Carmody in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on April 5, 1929. Mrs. Niebuhr graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1947. She moved to Cannon Beach in 1947 to work in the Cannon Beach Mercantile Store owned by her grandparents,...
James Allen Crane
Dec 3, 2013
Allen, 65 of Astoria, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013, in Astoria. He was born March 25, 1948, in Astoria, Oregon to William P. Crane and Shirley L. Luoma Crane Schoessler. Allen was raised in Astoria and graduated from Astoria High School in 1965. He attended Clatsop Community College and received his associate’s degree. Allen enlisted into the Navy...
Monica Jeanne Fennerty
Nov 29, 2013
Monica Jeanne Fennerty passed away peacefully at her home on November 29. She was born in Seattle, Washington on January 9, 1946 to George and Jeanne Works. She was the third of seven children. She graduated from Holy Rosary High School in Seattle in 1964, and attended Seattle University. Monica met her husband, Gus, while hiking in the woods...
Helen Lillian Clark
Nov 27, 2013
CLARK, HELEN L. — Graveside service at 2 p.m., Knappa Prairie Cemetery, followed by a memorial at 3 p.m., Knappa Assembly of God Church, 41767 Old Highway 30. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
Sally Anne Kinash
Nov 21, 2013
Sally passed away after a brief stay at Clatsop Care Center in Astoria, Oregon. She was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to George and Henrietta (Jackiewichi) Kinash and grew up in Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania. She lived in several locations in Clatsop County since 2000, having moved there from the East Coast. Sally pursued higher education at Penn State, the University of...
John Patrick Barendse
Nov 12, 2013
John Patrick Barendse, age 54, of Knappa, passed away peacefully in his sleep, Tuesday, November 12, 2013. John was born December 12, 1958, in Astoria, to Mike and Donna Barendse. He attended school in Westport until the family moved to Knappa in 1972. He graduated from Knappa High School in 1977. John married the love of his life, Cindy...
Jeanie Monica Bryant
Nov 8, 2013
Jeanie Monica Bryant of Astoria passed away peacefully at home on November 8th. She was born in East Los Angeles on April 13th, 1928, to Chance and Nettie Johnson. She was the last of 9 children in the Johnson family, and, as she used to say, they saved the best for last. She graduated from Garfield High School and...
Beatrice "Bea" Donayri Hirahara
Oct 24, 2013
Beatrice “Bea” Donayri Hirahara, 70, of Astoria, passed away peacefully October 24, 2013, in Portland surrounded by her family. She was born Nov. 24, 1942, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, to Guillermo and Leona (Paler) Donayri. Bea was raised and received her education in Anahola and Kapa’a Kauai, graduating from Kapa’a High School in 1960. Bea married Melvin Hirahara in...
John Max Gilliland
Oct 19, 2013
John Gilliland, age 86, a former Warrenton resident, served in the Navy in World War II on board the carrier USS Princeton, in the Air Force in the occupation of Japan, and at Paine Air Force Base in Everett, WA, during the Korean War. John was with the Portland Police Bureau for 25 years and the Clackamas County Sheriff’s...
Michael Joseph Dooney
Oct 19, 2013
Michael Joseph Dooney, age 66 of Gearhart, OR, resident, died suddenly on October 19th, while working on his property in Jewell, OR. Michael was born in Portland, OR, to Jack and Mary Claire Dooney and was a graduate of St. Stephen Grade School, Jesuit HS and Gonzaga University. He received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence at the University of San...
Dolores Lee (Dee) Labiske
Oct 15, 2013
Dolores (Dee) Lee Labiske was born in Astoria, Oregon, to Lee Edward and Mary Louise Shoop. She graduated from Astoria High School and married her high school sweetheart, Edward Labiske Jr., on September 30, 1951. They spent much of their married life together residing on various fish hatcheries around the state of Oregon and raising their three children. She...
Ricky Lawrence Lee
Oct 9, 2013
Ricky Lawrence Lee, 55, of Astoria, died Oct. 9th, 2013. Ricky was born Nov 29th, 1957, to Kenneth and Karen (Iversen) Lee. He graduated from Warrenton High School in 1976. He lived in Astoria most of his life. Ricky enjoyed the beach, fishing, and playing cards. His father, Kenneth Lee, and a brother, Ronald Allen Lee, preceded him in...
Tommy Lloyd Norlin
Oct 5, 2013
Tommy L. Norlin passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2013, in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 71. Tommy was born on April 24, 1942, in Coos Bay, Oregon, and was the second son of Walter and Cora Norlin. He was eight years younger than his brother John, whom he loved dearly. Tommy grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon,...
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