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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...
Gladys May Eilo
Apr 22, 2013
Gladys May Eilo passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013, in Astoria, Oregon. She was 91 years old. Miss Eilo was the daughter of Anders William Eilo and Fannie Marie Kerola. She was born on May 23, 1921, in Astoria, and graduated from Astoria High School. As a young woman, she went to model in New York City, where...
Jack Edwin Rosenlund
Apr 22, 2013
Jack E. Rosenlund passed April 22, 2013, at the age of 88. Jack resided at Necanicum Village in Seaside the last 6 years; prior to that he and his wife Jean resided at Brighton Beach for 20+ years. Jack was born in Astoria on December 30, 1924. He later attended school in Spokane Wa. He worked in his father’s...
Frank Robert Seaman
Apr 21, 2013
Frank was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1940, to Robert and Betty Seaman. He was raised in the Territory of Alaska. He attended Clatsop Community College and Portland State University. In 1971, he began a career as a Commercial Fisherman, trolling for salmon, bait fishing for tuna, long lining for halibut and trawling for shrimp. His 28 years of...
Emiko Yuriko Buckman
Apr 21, 2013
Beloved mother, Emiko Yuriko Buckman, age 81, passed away April 21, 2013 in Astoria. She was born in Japan, October 10, 1931. She married Robert C. Buckman, August 19, 1959 while in Japan. They eventually moved to Astoria. She loved flowers, cooking, and was an avid watcher of cooking shows. She was preceded in death by an infant son,...
Edna Lucille Leonard
Apr 18, 2013
Her parents were Harold & Dora (Howard) Johansen. She was raised in Astoria, and attended Lewis & Clark School, then attended Astoria High School. July 25, 1947, she was married to William G. Leonard in Astoria, Oregon. Edna worked at a mink farm to raise money for Christmas for the family. Later she worked at a shingle mill and...
David Wayne Cameron
Apr 18, 2013
David W. Cameron passed away on April 18, 2013, at Knappa, Oregon. David was born to Enos (Bud) and Glenda Cameron at Mabton, Washington, on March 5th, 1958. He was 55. David is survived by his companion of 13 years, Linda Cairns of Knappa, Oregon. Son Elliot Mandeville, Melinda Cairns, Christina Miller (Nick), Billie Cairns (Larry) and Jennifer Lansaw...
Edward Robert Klee
Apr 16, 2013
Ed passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2013. He was a resident of the Beach House Group Home in Warrenton for many years. Eddy was a constant inspiration to all that knew him because of his never ending smiles, joy, humor, and love of adventure. He brought so many people into our lives without ever saying a word, and...
Judith Darlene Tomlin
Apr 15, 2013
Judith Darlene Tomlin was born in Santa Monica, CA. She was raised in California and Beaverton, OR, where she graduated from high school. She married Homer Neil Tomlin on Oct. 21, 1972. Later she earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Clatsop Community College and Linfield College, graduating Cum Laude. She worked several years at OMSI?in Portland, OR, as an Artist...
Homer Neil Tomlin
Apr 12, 2013
Homer Neil Tomlin was born and raised in Prescott, Arizona. He graduated from high school and entered the Army Cadet program. Upon leaving he was honorably discharged with the rank of E5 specialist. He married Judith Andrews on Oct. 21, 1972. Neil worked as a cab driver and at various jobs until getting on at Wauna Mill, where he...
Roy Elmer Kinnunen
Apr 12, 2013
Roy Elmer Kinnunen, 87, passed Friday, April 12th, in Astoria. Roy was born on November 5, 1924, in Steele, North Dakota, to Emil and Esther Hytonen. After the death of his mother, he was adopted (along with his sister Sylvia) by Jack and Jenny Kinnunen of Kintyre, North Dakota. The family moved to Astoria in 1942, where Roy graduated...
Zephyr Elaine Warren
Apr 7, 2013
Zephyr Warren passed away at her home in Knappa at the age of 81. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dell Warren, three sons, Steve, Roger and Keith. Eight Grandchildren and 5 Great-grandchildren. She loved music and encouraged her kids to share their music with others at every opportunity. She filled the house with musical instruments...
Leatrice Joy "Lee" Botkin
Mar 30, 2013
Leatrice “Lee” Joy Botkin, 90, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Lebanon, Oregon. She was born October 27, 1922, in New York Mills, Minnesota, to Clements Otto Pape and Grace Boardman Pape. In 1940, she met her future husband, Cecil R. Botkin, and they were married March 17, 1941, in Vancouver, WA. Mr. Botkin preceded her in death, August...
Marian Louise Humphreys Jones
Mar 30, 2013
Marian Louise Humphreys Jones, 84, of Astoria, Oregon, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Services will be held Sunday, April 14, at 2:00 p.m. at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria, Oregon. Disposition is private. On February 27, 1929, Marian was born to Wayne and Altarena Humphreys in Eldora, Iowa. She was raised...
Vernon Sterns Moeller
Mar 29, 2013
Vern was born in Innisfree, Alberta, Canada, to Morris and Ida Moeller. He grew up in Portland, Oregon, and attended Washington High. After an argument with his English Teacher, much to his family’s dismay, he quit school two months before graduation and went to work driving truck for Ben Portland. In 1940, he married one of his sister’s best...
Daniel Howard Williams
Mar 29, 2013
Daniel Howard “Dan” “DanyanHi” Williams, 34, of Seaside, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland. He was born July 25, 1978, in McMinnville, Oregon, to Lewis and Brenda (Leach) McKune. He graduated from 12th grade at Warrenton High School. Dan did housekeeping at Best Western in Seaside, Oregon, drawing, photos, maintenance/housekeeping at Gearhart By...
Glenn Everett Larson
Mar 24, 2013
Glenn Everett Larson, 86, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his home in Astoria, Oregon. Glenn was born June 4, 1926, to Oliver and Isabel (Ponsness) Larson in Badger, Iowa. He served in the Navy during WWII as a radarman and saw combat in Okinawa, Japan, at the end of the war. After WWII, Glenn worked for John...
John Saxton Hagnas
Mar 21, 2013
John Saxton Hagnas was born February 4, 1928 in Astoria, Oregon, and passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Portland, Oregon. His parents were Axel Danielsson Hagnas and Grace Vivian Whiteley-Hagnas. Growing up, John spent time whittling model airplanes out of wood and painting them to replicate actual planes. They were so realistic he was asked to construct them...
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