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Thomas "Tom" Charles Neill Iii
May 15, 2011
Thomas Charles “Tom” Neill III, 42, of Knappa, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Astoria. He was born Feb. 4, 1969, in Fort Belvoir, Va., to Thomas Neill Jr. and Patricia “Oma” (Foley) Neill. His parents survive. His mother resides in Portland; and his father resides in Queen Creek, Ariz. He is also survived by step-parents Bob and Amy...
Robert "Bob" Bernard Haas
May 10, 2011
Robert Bernard "Bob" Haas, age 83, of Astoria, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at home. He was born Aug. 18, 1927, in Renwick, Iowa, to Henry Albert and Rita (Ehrhardt) Haas. He was educated in Humboldt County, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy until 1946. On Aug. 25, 1948, he married Elizabeth Marie Klit. She survives, residing in...
Thomas Ward Morris
May 10, 2011
Thomas Ward Morris, 85, of Brownsmead, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in Portland. He was born Nov. 24, 1925, in Steamboat Springs, Colo., to Estis Clifford Morris and Bertha Ellen Ward. Raised in Colorado, he attended schools in Grand Junction, Colo. On Feb. 15, 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. He served in the South Pacific and...
Donna Emma Kuske
Apr 28, 2011
Donna Emma Kuske, 83, of Astoria, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at her home in Astoria. She was born to Mattie and John Swaim Sept 16, 1927, in High Point, North Carolina. She married Robert Kuske on September 5, 1953 and enjoyed 52 happy years of marriage with him before he died on July 2, 2006. Mrs. Kuske received...
James "Jim" Clayton Sharp
Apr 24, 2011
James C. “Jim” Sharp, age 79, of Astoria, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Astoria. He was born July 31, 1931, in Waukesha, Wis., to Harry Clay Sharp and Lillian Marie Hoover. He received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich....
Mindy Jo Mcmackin
Apr 22, 2011
Mindy Jo McMackin, age 31, of Warrenton, died Friday, April 22, 2011, in Warrenton. She was born March 28, 1980, in San Bernardino, Calif., to Barbara L. Everson and Robin McMackin. Her parents survive. Her mother resides in Astoria; her father resides in California. She attended Astoria High School. Ms. McMackin worked at the Labor Temple, Portway Tavern and...
William Ernest Towne
Apr 16, 2011
William Ernest Towne, age 92, of Astoria, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, in Astoria. He was born Oct. 28, 1918, in Quincy, to Ernest Albert and Mildred Elaine (Lane) Towne. In 1935, he graduated from Jewell High School. On Sept. 2, 1938, he married Marian Elizabeth Anderson. She preceded him in death Feb. 3, 2006. He enlisted into the...
Geraldine M. "Dean" Schaper
Apr 11, 2011
Geraldine M. “Dean” Schaper, 92, of Astoria, died Monday, April 11, 2011, in Astoria. She was born May 17, 1918, in Casey, Iowa, to Harold C. and Bessie M. (Young) Utts. When she was a child, the family moved from the family farm in Iowa to California. In 1936, she graduated from Pomona High School. She then attended beauty...
Edward Jolly "Ed" Hillard Sr.
Apr 11, 2011
Edward Jolly “Ed” Hillard, 66, of Astoria, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in Astoria. He was born July 2, 1945, in Astoria, to Joseph Laru and Sigrid Margaret (Jakkola) Hillard. In 1963, he graduated from Astoria High School. He served in the National Guard. Mr. Hillard worked for most of his adult life at the Warrenton Lumber Mill. He...
Ruth H. Isaacson
Apr 10, 2011
Ruth H. Isaacson, age 82, of Hammond, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, in Hammond. She was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Ishpeming, Mich., to Basilius and Judith Julia (Korpela) Hamari. She married Clifford Edwin Isaacson. He preceded her in death. She was a member of the Apostolic Lutheran church for many years. Family members said she enjoyed playing the...
Helen Rosena Fowser
Apr 9, 2011
Helen Rosena Fowser, age 97, of Hillsboro, formerly of Brownsmead, died Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Hillsboro. She was born Dec. 4, 1913, in Merrill, Iowa, to Paul Wilheim and Mary Wilheimena (Hengtgen) Herbst. In 1933, she graduated from high school in Storden, Minn., and was valedictorian of her class. In 1936, she graduated from nursing school at Fairview...
Barbara M. Foster
Apr 9, 2011
Barbara M. Foster, age 91, of Las Vegas, formerly of Seaside, died Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Las Vegas. She was born May 26, 1919, in Centralia, Wash., to Lorenzo D. and Dorothy E. (Rickard) Moorhead. She attended school in Portland. On Feb. 14, 1984, she married Samuel G. Foster. He preceded her in death Aug. 21, 2006. Mrs....
Robert Morris Wymer
Apr 6, 2011
Robert Morris Wymer, age 69, of Astoria, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at home. He was born March 21, 1942, in Chadron, Neb., to Kenneth Ellis and Fern Alice (Haywood) Wymer. He attended Boise, Idaho, schools. On Nov. 14, 1973, he married Barbara K. Wymer in Elko, Nev., who survives. The couple moved to Astoria from Boise in 2002....
Louise M. Beasley
Apr 4, 2011
Louise M. Beasley, 96, of Ilwaco, Wash., died Monday, April 4, 2011, in Ilwaco. She was born December 31st, 1914, in Ilwaco, to Christian Arthur and Lempi Ida (Hakala) Hanselman. She was raised in Ilwaco. In 1933, she graduated from Ilwaco High School On Sept. 15, 1946, she married O. W. “Win” Beasley. He preceded her in death in...
Beatrice Helander Grenfell
Apr 3, 2011
Beatrice Helander Grenfell, 80, of Seaside, died Sunday, April 3, 2011, in Seaside. She was born Feb. 20, 1931, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Charles A. and Edith Amelia (Johnson) Helander. She was raised in Lewiston. She attended the University of Idaho. In 1949, she was the homecoming queen. In 1952, she married James W. Grenfell, in Lewiston. They later...
Amy Marie Christian
Apr 2, 2011
Amy Marie Christian, age 49, of Warrenton, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Astoria. She was born April 13, 1961, in Greenville, Ohio, to Donald Dean and Mary Jean (Taylor) Christian. She attended schools in Greenville. While Ms. Christian was married, her husband was in the military, and they were stationed in various U.S. cities. They later divorced. She...
Jay Patrick Stewart
Mar 30, 2011
Jay Patrick Stewart, 54, of Hamlet, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at home. He was born Dec. 20, 1956, in Quincy, Ill., to Edward Maurice and Catherine Louise (Weech) Stewart. His parents preceded him in death. He was raised in La Grande. From 1975 to 1978, he attended Western Oregon State College. On July 23, 1977, he married Laura...
Melissa Elaine Monsen
Mar 28, 2011
Melissa Elaine Monsen, 75, of Seaside, died Monday, March 28, 2011, in Seaside. She was born April 13, 1935, in Portland, to Mortimer and Ragna (Dahl) Brown. The family moved to Oakland, Calif., when she was 6 months old. She attended school there and graduated from Walnut Creek High School in 1953. She attended San Jose State College for...
Elsa Lydia Rautio
Mar 25, 2011
Elsa Lydia Rautio, 88, of Astoria, died Friday, March 25, 2011, in Astoria, with all three of her daughters at her bedside. She was born Feb. 27, 1923, in Kalvia Hilli, Finland, to Johan Sandvik Palo and Lyydia Maria Palo. She received her education in Finland, Emantakoulu (Home Economics School), Finland. In 1980, she received a GED through Clatsop...
Raymond Walter Perdue
Mar 15, 2011
Raymond Walter Perdue, 84, of Astoria, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Seaside. He was born June 4, 1926, in Hammond, to Ralph and Lily (Fulbright) Perdue. He attended school in the Fort Stevens area of Hammond. In 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served until 1946. He married Hazel Perdue. She survives, residing in Astoria. After...
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