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Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Link
Nov 23, 2011
Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Link, 67, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, in Astoria. She was born March 22, 1944, in Astoria, to Robert Emmett and Pearl Marie (Day) Biddle. In 1962, she graduated from Astoria High School, and shortly afterward moved to Seattle and attended Bible college. She moved to Hawaii for a short time, but missing her...
Jean Elizabeth O'Bryan
Nov 17, 2011
Jean Elizabeth O'Bryan, 83 Of Astoria, died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Aug. 27, 1928, in Astoria, to James and Anna Hansen O'Bryan. She graduated from Astoria High School in 1946. After high school, Ms. O'Bryan moved to Portland and worked in the insurance industry for several years. After her retirement in the late 1980s,...
Donald Lavern Bartlett
Nov 8, 2011
Donald Lavern Bartlett, 82, of Knappa, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in Astoria. He was born April 16, 1929, in Astoria, to Samuel Leo and Sarah Helen (McDonough) Bartlett. Raised on his parents’ chicken farm in Svensen, he graduated from Knappa High School in 1947. He served in the Oregon National Guard for eight years. On Sept. 25, 1948,...
Linda Carol Geisler
Nov 8, 2011
Linda Carol Geisler, 67, of Astoria, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Dec. 23, 1943, in Astoria, to Noel Stanley Thayer and Elsie Beulah Gates. She was raised and attended schools in Knappa. On July 23, 1960, she married Ronald Geisler in Astoria. He preceded her in death Dec. 28, 2002. Mrs. Geisler attended Maddox...
Austin James Hennessee
Nov 7, 2011
Austin James Hennessee, 9, of Knappa, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Knappa. He was born June 4, 2002, in Riverton, Wyo., to Karl Wayne and Tawnya Marie (Atkins) Hennessee. His parents survive, residing in Knappa. The family moved to Northern California from Wyoming, then to Knappa in September 2009. Austin was a third-grader at Hilda Lahti Elementary School...
Harriett Rose Kirker
Nov 5, 2011
Harriett R. Kirker, 96, of Astoria, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Nov. 3, 1915, in Altoona, Wash., to Samuel L. and Sarah (McDonaugh) Bartlett. When she was 8 years old, the family moved to Svensen. She attended schools in Knappa and graduated from Knappa High School in 1933. She married Lester A. Normand. He...
Franklin Corwin Sellars
Nov 3, 2011
Franklin Corwin "Frank" Sellars Jr., 82, of Gearhart, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, in Seaside. He was born Jan. 14, 1929, in Ritzville, Wash., to Franklin Corwin Sellars Sr. and Helena Mildred Clodius. After losing his father at an early age, he was raised by his mother during the Depression, and worked at restaurants and odd jobs. He was...
Robert C. "Bob" Parker
Nov 2, 2011
Robert C. "Bob" Parker, age 58, of Knappa, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, in Portland. He was born July 14, 1953, in Astoria, to Robert M. and Beverly Ann (Nelson) Parker. His parents preceded him in death. He spent his younger years in Astoria and Sacramento, Calif. The family moved to Newberg, where he graduated from high school in...
Christine Marie Boothe-Walker
Oct 31, 2011
Christine Marie Boothe-Walker, 55, of Astoria, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Feb. 16, 1956, in Wakefield, Mich., to Dennis Dean and Helen Isabel (Baima) Wolffe. Her parents preceded her in death. In 1974, she graduated from high school in Wisconsin. She graduated from the Astoria Beauty College in 1993. She married Wesley “Charlie” Boothe....
Mary Carol Kindred Dowell
Oct 29, 2011
Mary Carol Kindred Dowell, 70, of Astoria, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, in Portland, after complications from pneumonia. She was born March 1, 1941, in Dallas, Ore., to David and Lavina Kindred. In 1959, she graduated from Astoria High School, but also attended Ketchikan High School in Alaska for two years. On Dec. 20, 1969, she married Kenneth E....
Mildred "Maxine" Angelus
Oct 29, 2011
Mildred “Maxine” Angelus, age 91, of Nehalem, passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 in Seaside. She was born March 30, 1920 in Rising Star, Texas to William Marshall and Nettie Blackburn Marshall. Mildred moved to San Francisco in 1944 where she met and married John Jess Angelus, who preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 2009. After marrying, they...
Noel Stanley Thayer
Oct 26, 2011
Noel Stanley Thayer,age 97, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, in Astoria. He was born Aug. 10, 1914, in Napavine, Wash., to Rudolph and Lulu (Thompson) Thayer. His mother died when he was 6 years old. During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. On July 1, 1941, he married Elsie B. Gates in Astoria. She...
Violet Elizabeth Knapp
Oct 14, 2011
Violet Elizabeth Knapp, age 88, of Knappa, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in Knappa. She was born May 20, 1923, in Troutdale, to Michael and Rosa F. (Burg) Steudler. She was raised in Deer Island and Ridgefield, Wash. In her early years, she worked in the strawberry fields and bulb farms. In 1950, she married Marion Oliver Knapp in...
Pamela Faye Jenkins
Oct 13, 2011
Pamela Faye Jenkins, 63, of Astoria, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in Portland. She was born Dec. 27, 1947, in Astoria, to Howard L. and Jenia M. (Peairson) Jenkins. Her parents preceded her in death. Raised in Astoria, she graduated from Astoria High School in 1966. She attended Clatsop Community College and a business school in Portland. Ms. Jenkins...
Helen C. Klindt
Oct 10, 2011
Helen C. Klindt, 87, of Astoria, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Astoria. She was born April 12, 1924, in Detroit, to Clarence and Elizabeth (Coon) Cummins. She was raised in Davenport, Iowa. She married Edward Jones in Davenport. They adopted two boys, and later divorced. She married Malcolm Childress. They later divorced after 14 years of marriage. In...
Timothy Joel Wiley
Oct 5, 2011
Timothy Joel Wiley, 56, of Morton, Wash., formerly of Clatsop County, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, in Morton. He was born May 27, 1955, in Oregon City, to Don J. and Thelma M. (Linn) Wiley. His parents preceded him in death. In 1957, the family moved to Clatsop County. He attended St. Mary, Star of the Sea Grade School...
Russell George Adams
Oct 2, 2011
Russell George Adams, age 77, of Svensen, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in Clatskanie. He was born Oct. 22, 1933, in West Orange, Calif., to Charles and Lily (Skiles) Adams. He attended school in Escalon, Calif. He was Drafted into the U.S. Army, and served from Dec. 15, 1954 to Dec. 14, 1956. In the early 1950s, he married...
Myles S. Grant
Sep 30, 2011
Myles S. Grant, soldier, community leader, academic and longtime resident of Seaside, passed away peacefully in his home on Sept. 30, 2011 at 81 years of age. Service was the hallmark of his life and?he always put the welfare of others ahead of his own. He was an accomplished soldier, serving his nation for 21 years, and after retirement,...
Arthur Charles Milne Jr.
Sep 30, 2011
Arthur Charles Milne Jr., 85, of Warrenton, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Warrenton. He was born March 8, 1926, in Portland. Raised in Portland, he graduated from Grant High School in 1944. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and served from September 1944 through November 1945. He then attended the University of Oregon and received a...
Sean "Seanie" Bradley Mcgowan
Sep 24, 2011
Sean Bradley “Seanie” McGowan, 33, of Seaside, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at Providence Seaside Hospital. He was born March 30, 1978, in Portland, to Dwight David and Kerri Joe (Warwick) McGowan. His mother survives, residing in Seaside. His father preceded him in death. He attended Seaside High School. Mr. McGowan was a computer technician/salesman. Family members said his...
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