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Elsie Gjovik
Feb 20, 2011
0 comments Elsie Gjovik died peacefully on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 20, 2011 in the loving arms of her family and the compassionate care of staff of Clatsop Care Center, her home for the past three years. Elsie was born March 18, 1914 in Astoria to John and Selma Peterson of Eden, Wash. After her mother died in the flu...
Jessica Shackelton Maclay
Feb 20, 2011
Jessica Shackelton Maclay, 30, of Warrenton, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, from injuries sustained in a car accident near Seaside. She was born May 12, 1980, in Warsaw, N.Y. Her mother and stepfather, Judy (Eltz) and Gene Bleecker of Canastota, N.Y., survive. Her father and stepmother, Ralph and Lola Shackelton of Lakeland, Fla., also survive. Educated in New York...
William Howard Korth
Feb 19, 2011
William Howard Korth, 94, of Rosburg, Wash., died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, in Rosburg, after a battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 16, 1917, in Great Falls, Mont., to Einer and Svea (Lenstrom) Korth. He was one of four children. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was awarded the Victor Medal during World War...
Corrine Hulga Hedeen
Feb 16, 2011
Corrine Hulga Hedeen, 82, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, in Astoria. She was born April 12, 1928, in Astoria, to Robert Elton and Evi E. Basel. Raised in Alderbrook, she attended Fernhill Grade School. In 1946, she graduated from Astoria High School. In 1948, she married Norman Hugo Hedeen. He preceded her in death in 1974. Mrs....
Silas Jones Jr.
Feb 14, 2011
Silas Jones Jr., 90, of Warrenton, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at home. He was born July 15, 1920, in New Liberty, Mo., to Silas Jones Sr. and Myrtle (Brawley) Jones. On Sept. 6, 1947, he married Eileen Brown in Mammoth Springs, Ark. She survives, residing in Warrenton. He served in the U.A. Army for three years. During World...
Sandra Lee Morris
Feb 11, 2011
Sandra Lee Morris, 42, of Astoria, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Feb. 9, 1969, in Tillamook, to Gary Lee “Wimpy” and Janis Mae (McCrum) Morris. Her mother survives, residing in Astoria. Her father preceded her in death Nov. 12, 2003. Her father was with the U.S. Coast Guard, and after she was born, the...
Dixie Jeane Ferrara
Feb 7, 2011
Dixie Jeane Ferrara, age 54, of Manzanita, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at home. She was born May 30, 1956, in Orange, Texas, to James and Shirley Tanner. Her parents survive, residing in Evergreen, Ala. She spent most of her young life in Texas and Sequim, Wash., before the family moved to Seaside. In 1974, she graduated from Seaside...
Marion L. Louden
Feb 3, 2011
Marion L. Louden, 91, of Astoria, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, in Astoria. She was born May 3, 1919, in Norway, Mich., to Joseph and Effie Gauthier. She graduated from R.A. Long High School in Longview, Wash. On April 30, 1960, she married Robert L. Louden in Stevenson, Wash. He preceded her in death May 8, 2000. Mrs. Louden...
Glennis Willene "Billie" Itzen
Feb 2, 2011
Glennis Willene “Billie” Itzen, 83, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Aug. 15, 1927, in Osceola, Iowa, to Herman Guy and Nora Markell Leeps Robins. Her childhood was spent living on the family farm in Osceola. On April 1, 1946, she married Darrell “Butch” Carper. They later divorced. The couple moved to Oregon...
George Leroy "Corkey" Adams
Feb 2, 2011
George LeRoy “Corkey”Adams was born July 20, 1938 in Bellevue, Ohio to Samuel LeRoy Adams and Sarah Elizabeth Geren. He died of cancer Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at his home. He lived in Bellevue, Ohio until 1949 when his family moved to Hammond, Oregon. He quit school when he was in the 11th grade and joined the Army serving...
Randall Douglas Kinney
Jan 31, 2011
Randall ‘Randy’ Kinney, 57, of Astoria, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, in Portland. He was born Nov. 27, 1953, in Dickinson, N.D., to Mary Kay (Olheiser) Christie and Albert Kinney. His mother survives, residing in Baton Rouge, La. His father preceded him in death. Mr. Kinney was a commercial painting contractor. He has resided in Astoria since 1965. Family...
Robert E. Brumm
Jan 31, 2011
Lt. Col. Robert E. Brumm passed away Jan. 31, 2011 at the age of 86. Bob was born in Kansas City, Mo. on Feb. 18, 1924 and lived there until moving to St. Joseph, Mo. in 1933. He graduated high school and attended junior college until his enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Force as aviation cadet in December...
Irene L Ochal
Jan 29, 2011
Irene Lenore Ochal, 91, of Astoria, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Oct. 18, 1919, in Ilwaco, Wash., to Christian Arthur Hanselman and Lempi Ida Hakala. She was raised in Ilwaco. On March 30, 1937, she married John F. “Tony” Ochal in Buffalo, N.Y. He preceded her in death Feb. 4, 1978. Mrs. Ochal worked...
Myrna Logean Backe
Jan 27, 2011
Myrna Logean Backe age 100, of Astoria, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, in Astoria. She was born Oct. 27, 1910, in Dingle, Idaho, to Thomas Ernest Sparks and Hanna Louise Humpherys. In 1962, she married William Nathaniel Backe in Salem. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Backe worked as a waitress and bookkeeper, retiring in 1973. She had lived...
Jackson M. Dale
Jan 27, 2011
Jackson M. Dale, 84, of Warrenton, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at home. He was born Dec. 14, 1926, in Canadian, Texas, to Anderson “AC” and Leta Dale. In 1935, the family moved to the Gunnison, Colo., area. In order to attend high school, he moved to the Phelp’s cattle ranch closer to town. He lived and worked on...
Zuna Virginia Olson
Jan 16, 2011
Zuna Virginia Olson, 98, of Astoria, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, in Astoria. She was born July 8, 1912, in Greybull, Wyo., to Jesse D. and Verna May Fenton Linn She graduated from Franklin High School in Portland in 1930. She attended college at Oregon Normal School (now Western Oregon State University) in Monmouth and received a bachelor’s degree...
Louis Edward "Lewie" Falconer
Jan 16, 2011
Louis Edward “Lewie” Falconer, 85, of Warrenton, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at home. He was born Dec. 7, 1925, in Astoria, to Lewis Oscar and Gladys Mattie (Shoop) Falconer. He attended Capt. Robert Gray Elementary and Lewis and Clark Consolidated schools in Astoria. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. From 1944 to 1946, he...
Linda Lee "Sunny" Hunt
Jan 10, 2011
Linda Lee “Sunny” Hunt, age 57, of Warrenton, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, in Warrenton. She was born Aug. 25, 1953, in San Francisco. The family moved to Napa, Calif., where she started the seventh grade. She graduated from Knappa High School in 1971. She went on to college and earned a teaching degree. On Nov. 13, 1982, she...
Glenn A. Nelson
Jan 9, 2011
Glenn A. Nelson, age 89, of Lake Oswego, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, in Tualatin. He was born April 27, 1921, in Portland, to Andrew E. and Anna Nelson. He was raised in Portland. He graduated from Commerce High School, now Cleveland High School, where he was a member of the football team. After high school, he worked for...
Paul Edward Dessen
Jan 4, 2011
Paul Edward Dessen, age 64, died January 4, 2011, of cancer. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends. He was a role model of optimistically living for the future despite a terminal illness. Paul was born in Tacoma, Washington, on August 16, 1946, to Joseph Dessen and Helen Munsen Dessen. He grew up there and graduated...
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