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James Ronald Rogers
Jun 29, 2013
James Ronald Rogers of Seaside, June 28, 1943 to June 29, 2103. Born and raised in California and growing up in San Diego, James (Ronnie and Jimmy) Rogers started his entrepreneurial ventures at twelve years old by counting cans at his local grocer. He stayed in the grocery business for over twenty years until retiring as an account executive...
Vivienne Frances Maley
Jun 27, 2013
Vivienne F. Maley died June 27th, 2013, in Astoria, and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Maley. She was born in Steubenville, Ohio, Feb. 6th, 1927, to John & Ann Conway. She married Robert Maley at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Feb. 1, 1947, while he was home on leave from the Navy. She went with him...
Beatrice Joyce (Newcomb) Williams
Jun 24, 2013
Beatrice Joyce (Newcomb) Williams was raised in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She graduated from People’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio, in 1945. On March 9, 1944, she married Howard Grover Williams. Mrs. Williams was a Registered Nurse whose working career spanned 58 years. She retired in 2003, and came to the North Coast from Phoenix, Ariz. She was a member of...
Caroline Nadine Hazen
Jun 24, 2013
Carolyn Nadine (Lawson) Hazen was born in Forest Grove, Oregon, to Henry E. and Juanita B. Lawson Aug. 21, 1940. She was the youngest of 3 children, having 2 older brothers, Jerry and Steve. The family moved to Seaside in 1943, and “Sis,” as she was called all her life by her family & friends, went through the Seaside...
Donald Leeland Webb
Jun 22, 2013
Donald Leeland Webb, 82, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Astoria. He was born June 7, 1931, in Astoria, to Jack Leeland Webb and Aina Karen Carlson Webb. Don was a native of Astoria, where the family lived. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1949, and worked at Van Camp Seafood, where he met his future wife, Joan...
Tom Russel Griffis
Jun 17, 2013
Tom R. Griffis (The Texan), 67, of Astoria Oregon, passed away on June 17, 2013, peacefully in his sleep. Tom was born in Houston, Texas, Montgomery County, on August 19, 1945. He went to high School in Channelview, Texas, finishing school in 1963, and shortly thereafter went into the Coast Guard and was stationed in Astoria, Oregon. In Astoria,...
William (Bill) George Leonard
Jun 13, 2013
William (Bill) Leonard went to heaven peacefully in his sleep on June 13th. Bill was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on February 3rd, 1928, to George and Frances Leonard. He entered the Navy in 1946, and spent three years at Tongue Point. While stationed in Astoria he met a young lady at a Methodist youth event. On July 25th,...
Jeanne Rae Johnston
Jun 9, 2013
Jeanne R. Johnston, 71, of Knappa, died Sunday June 9, 2013, at Community Hospice in Longview, Wash. She was born February 28, 1942, in Havre, Montana, to Achsah Ida Huestis and Fred Vern Crites. Jeanne attended public schools in Gildford, Montana, never finishing High School until more than 40 years later, when she studied and earned her GED certificate....
Robert James Phillips
Jun 2, 2013
Robert ‘Bob’ Phillips, 81, of Astoria, Oregon, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Astoria. He was born February 3, 1932, in Astoria, to Harry Percy Phillips and Pearl Katherine Mattson. Bob was born and raised in Astoria. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1950, where he played football. Directly after high school, he enlisted in the Air Force,...
Donald Philip Rummell
Jun 1, 2013
Born February 18th, 1927, to Gertrude Kinney and Daniel D. Rummell in Missoula, Montana, Donald came to Astoria in his teens. He joined the US Navy on his 17th birthday. Don received Oregon Congressional recognition in 2010 for his WW2 service, and was awarded his High School diploma from Hellgate High School in Missoula, MT, the same year. September...
Betty May Glarum
May 27, 2013
Betty passed away peacefully at home after a short illness. Her husband, L. Stanley, and son, Kristoffer, preceded her in death. She was born and raised in Portland, the daughter of Esther Swanson and Heman H. Hall. She is survived by daughters Susan and Nancy, and son Jan, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Betty attended Franklin High School in...
Viola Lillian Pedersen Thornton
May 26, 2013
Viola Lillian Pedersen Thornton passed away Sunday morning. She was born in Ogden, Utah, to Valdemar and Johanne Pedersen. She moved to Brownsmead when she was very young, and spent most of her life in Astoria/Warrenton area, except 13 years in Salem. She loved fishing, crabbing, clam digging and beach combing. She loved to garden and be outdoors. She...
Lawrence Foster Meyers
May 17, 2013
Larry Meyers, 71, passed away unexpectedly on May 17 at home in Gearhart, Oregon. Larry was born in Portland, Oregon, on December 13, 1941, to Rosalie and Foster Meyers. He grew up in Portland and graduated from Cleveland High School in 1959, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and an outstanding sprinter on the school...
Lee Alexander Lahti
May 16, 2013
Lee Alexander Lahti, 86, of Astoria, OR., died Thursday, May 16th, 2013, at Alder House Adult Foster Care in Astoria. He was born in Brownsmead, OR., to Henry Lahti & Hilda (Luoto) Lahti, the namesake for Hilda Lahti Elementary School in Knappa. Lee attended Fairview & Knappa Grade schools and subsequently graduated from Knappa-Svensen High School with the class...
Mark Mabry Flanagan
May 10, 2013
Mark Mabry Flanagan was born Feb. 6, 1981, to Tom & Marilyn Olsen Flanagan. He attended Astoria schools, graduating from AHS in 1999. He was a member of the AHS swim team and worked as a lifeguard. He was a member of First Lutheran Church, where he attended Sunday school, and was baptized and confirmed. In his mid-twenties he...
Howard Harold Stone
May 8, 2013
Howard Harold Stone (Lucky) was born 10-3-43 and died 5-8-2013. His father was Elmer Sico. His mother was Lillie Mae Christopher. Lucky was survived by his wife Marie Stone, sons William Forest of Astoria, Albert Forest of Iowa, Mark Holdefer of Iowa, Roger McGregor of Astoria, William McGregor of Astoria, Kenneth McGregor of Longview, Wash. Daughters Amanda Stone of...
Mary C. Parker
May 8, 2013
Mary C. Parker, age 70, of Astoria, born October 2, 1942, to William and Mary Hyde of Ware, Ma., passed away May 8, 2013. Mary married the love of her life George Parker in Ware, Ma., on February 23, 1963, and eventually settled in Astoria, Or. She attended Clatsop Community College and received her associate’s degree in Liberal Arts...
Linda Anne Quinn Foster Bowen Webb
May 6, 2013
Linda Anne Quinn Foster Bowen Webb went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born Easter Sunday, April 17, 1949, in Louisville, Kentucky, the second child of James Elliott Quinn, Jr. and Joanna Ruth Zimmerman Quinn. Linda lived in the Midwest until 1963, when the family moved to Los Angeles,...
Elizabeth Rose Mcmullen
May 2, 2013
Elizabeth Rose “Beth” McMullen peacefully died in her sleep at the age of 85 on May 2, 2013, at her home in Astoria, OR. Elizabeth Guttridge was born on September 25, 1927, to Joseph Isaiah Guttridge and Rose Elizabeth (Zurcher) Guttridge in Springwater, OR. Beth was raised the on the family farm, the youngest sister of two brothers and...
Shirley Lorraine (Crane) Schoessler
Apr 26, 2013
Shirley Lorraine (Crane) Schoessler was born October 27th, 1924, to Matt & Signe Luoma in Portland, Oregon. They moved to Astoria in 1932. She went to a 1 room school house from the 5th – 8th grade at Mountain View in Walluski. She graduated from Astoria High School in 1942, and married William (Bill) Crane June 12th, 1942. He...
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