OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Astoria, OR, Clatsop County & Surrounding Areas
Perry Hugo Nordmark
Nov 14, 2012
Perry Hugo Nordmark, 85, died peacefully at home on the family farm in Necanicum Valley on November 14, 2012. Born in Seaside Oregon, to Hilding and Emma Lagershausen Nordmark, Perry was the youngest of 4 children and grew up on his family's truck garden and chicken farm south of Seaside. After graduating from Seaside Union High School in 1945,...
Yaire Martinez-Mendez
Nov 12, 2012
Yaire Martinez-Mendez, 7, of Seaside, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, in Seaside. She was born May 15, 2005, in Astoria, to Gustavo Martinez-Garcia and Cindy Mendez-Uritz. Her parents survive, residing in Seaside. Yaire lived with her parents and sister and brothers. She attended Seaside Heights Elementary School and enjoyed drawing and painting. She and her family are members of...
Jean Brown
Nov 8, 2012
Jean Brown, 78, of Seaside, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, in Seaside. She was born Feb. 12, 1934, in Seaside, to Carl Emmett and Gretchen (Davier) Brown. Raised in Seaside, she graduated from Seaside High School in 1954. Ms. Brown worked at a variety of places, including Ramey’s Market, Holladay Cleaners, Bumble Bee Cannery in Astoria, and the Seaside...
Elizabeth Palmer "Liz" Preston
Nov 7, 2012
Elizabeth Palmer “Liz” Preston, 96, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Astoria. She was born June 19, 1916, in Tyrone, Okla., to Aaron Stinchcomb Palmer and Nora Belle (King) Palmer. She graduated from Tyrone High School in 1932. Following graduation, she moved to Southern California, where she received a Certificate of Business from Chaffee Junior College in...
Dorothy Ann Labiske
Nov 6, 2012
Dorothy passed away Tuesday November 6th, 2012 in Astoria. She was born August 8th , 1918 to William C and Annie (Doig) Haglund. She spent most of her life in the Astoria area. As a child she enjoyed her summers at Tongue Point where her father moved the family home with his boats, then back to Ivy for school....
Virginia Myrl Holm Estoos
Nov 2, 2012
Virginia Myrl Holm Estoos, 96, of Brownsmead, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Brownsmead. She was born July 28, 1916, in Astoria, to Capt. Ivan Holm and Dora (Haslam) Holm. Her mother came by boat to Astoria from Naselle, Wash., to give birth. Raised in Naselle, she graduated at the age of 16 with the Class of 1933. During...
Teri Lynn Sarkie Leach
Oct 27, 2012
Teri Lynn Sarkie Leach, 53, of Knappa, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Astoria. She was born April 10, 1959, in Longview, Wash., to Delbert J. “Del” and Kathryn J. (Payne) “Kitty” Sarkie. Her parents survive, residing in Knappa. Raised in Knappa, she graduated from Knappa High School in 1977. She attended Oregon State University in Corvallis for a...
Delores Arlene Wangen
Oct 19, 2012
Delores Arlene Wangen, 75, of Astoria, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Astoria. She was born April 26, 1937, in Astoria, to Harvey A. and Gudlaug Hatley Pilgard. Raised in Astoria, she graduated from Astoria High School in 1955. She starting working at Steinbocks Pharmacy and at the 88 Cents store in Astoria for a few years. She married...
Ellen May Bechtolt
Oct 13, 2012
Ellen May Bechtolt, 88, of Warrenton, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Warrenton. She was born Oct. 20, 1923, in Independence, to Joseph H. and Esther M. (Lindsay) Birkholz. Raised in Warrenton, she graduated from Warrenton High School in 1941. After graduation, she lived in Portland and worked as a waitress. On Sept. 12, 1944, she married Robert G....
Judith Miner "Judy" Crandall
Oct 9, 2012
Judith Miner “Judy” Crandall, age 73, of Seaside, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Tualatin. She was born Feb. 3, 1939, in Boston, to Howard and Julia Helen (Sanborn) Miner. Raised in Boston, as a young child she learned how to swim. She enjoyed singing, and was a member of a Sweet Adelines quartet in Massachusetts. After high school,...
Nola Blanch Steph
Oct 4, 2012
N. Blanch Steph, 93, of Astoria, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, in Astoria. She was born Feb. 25, 1919, in Silverton, to Oscar F. and Nola Blanch (Stevenson) Staeber. She graduated from Molalla High School, then received a certificate of completion from Modern Beauty College in Salem. On Oct. 18, 1942, she married George Henry Steph in Kelso, Wash....
Lillian Faye Wheatley
Oct 2, 2012
Lillian Faye Wheatley, age 93, of Hammond, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, in Astoria. She was born Oct. 10, 1918, in Portland, to Ralph R. and Mae Iola (McCarty) Shields. On June 22, 1941, she married Frank Wheatley in Kelso, Wash. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Wheatley lived her whole life in Clatsop County. She was a proud...
Charles Franklyn Archer
Sep 15, 2012
Charles Franklyn Archer, age 89, of Fort Myers, Fla., died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, after a brief illness, on vacation at his daughter’s home in Warrenton. He was surrounded by family. He was born Oct. 15, 1922, in Groton, Conn. As a young man, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was very proud to have served as a...
Margaret Louise Vernstrom
Sep 14, 2012
Margaret Louise Vernstrom, 93, of Seaside, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in Seaside. She was born Nov. 23, 1918, in Portland, to Clara and Michael Finnegan. Raised in Portland, she graduated from Washington High School in 1936. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Oregon in 1940. In November 1944, she married Walter Vernstrom of...
Gertrude M. Anglim
Sep 13, 2012
Gertrude M. Anglim, 99, of Astoria, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Seaside. She was born Aug. 6, 1913, in Rigby, Idaho, to Henry Erich Seibolt and Mary (Kirks) Eggers. She graduated from high school in Portland, then attended nursing school in Chicago and became a registered nurse. From Nov. 11, 1943 to Jan. 30, 1946, she served in...
John Ulsey Twiss
Sep 10, 2012
John Ulsey Twiss, 69, of Warrenton, died Sept. 10, 2012, in Portland. He was born June 23, 1943, in Sheridan, Wyo., to Clark Twiss and Ellen Stoffers-Twiss. Raised in Sheridan, he graduated from high school there. During his 20s, he served in the U.S. Air Force for four years doing reconnaissance missions. He married Wanda Herzig. She preceded him...
Karen Noreen Nelson
Sep 5, 2012
Karen Noreen Nelson, 96, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Lincoln City. She was born Feb. 18, 1916, in West Point, Neb., to Nels and Valeska (Schroeder) Pedersen. After she graduated from high school, the family moved to Silverton in September 1936. In June 1941, she married Seymour Nelson. He preceded her in death in July 1979....
James Walter Thompson
Aug 30, 2012
James Walter Thompson, 83, of Astoria, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at home. He was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Oxford, N.C., to James Walter and Mary Myrtle (Gill) Thompson. He was raised in Oxford. In 1947, he joined the U.S. Navy. He was stationed at Attu, Alaska, from 1947 to 1949; Tongue Point from 1949 to 1952 and...
Hattie Jean Davis
Aug 29, 2012
Hattie Jean Davis, age 86, of Warrenton, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Warrenton. She was born Nov. 19, 1925, in Harvard, Idaho, the fourth daughter of Frank and Bessie (Queener) Petersen. The family lived in a one-bedroom home. On April 10, 1948, she married Albert Little Sr. in Yuma, Ariz. The couple had three children, and later divorced....
Loretta Irene Hemmert
Aug 22, 2012
Loretta Irene Hemmert, 85, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, in Astoria. She was born June 14, 1927, in Coin, Iowa, to Elijah “Lige” and Minnie Loretta (Starnes) Lewis. She attended school in Coin. In 1942, she married Lowell Wilson. They later divorced. He preceded her in death in 1991. The couple moved to Clorinda, Iowa. In 1957,...
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