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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...
Kenneth William Huntley
Jan 1, 2011
Kenneth William Huntley, 56, of Astoria died January 1, 2011 at home surrounded by family. He was born Aug 2, 1954 in Schenectady, NY to Harold W. and Maxine E. (Hughes) Huntley. Ken enlisted in the Air Force on May 15, 1974 and served on active duty with the 15th Military Airlift Squadron, Norton AFB, CA as a C-141...
Nancy Mary Nell Newenhof
Dec 31, 2010
Nancy MaryNell Newenhof passed away Dec. 31, 2010 after her valiant struggle with cancer. Nancy was born Feb. 12, 1932 in Sunnyside, Wash. to Clinton Fisk Price and Texanna Aileen Price. Nancy's father passed away just two months after she was born. Her mother passed away in 1984. Nancy graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1950 and went to...
Dan Mackey
Dec 31, 2010
Dan Mackey, 77, of Cannon Beach, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in Astoria. He was born Oct. 5, 1933, in Seattle, to Dan Mackey Sr. and Anna (Carlson) Mackey. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash. He received a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Washington. On Feb. 21, 1958, he married Arlene Adele...
Freda Victoria Englund
Dec 28, 2010
Freda was born in Astoria to Peter and Marie Vatn Johnson, the sixth of their eight children. Her parents emigrated from Norway in the late 1800's settling in Astoria. Shortly after Freda was born, the family moved to the Youngs River area and established Johnson Dairy. She lived there through her younger years at Battle Creek School and Astoria...
Phyllis Catherine Hansen
Dec 27, 2010
Phyllis Catherine Hansen, 71, of Tillamook, formerly of Astoria, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, in Wheeler. She was born Dec. 2, 1939, in Astoria. Raised in Astoria, she attended Astoria High School. Ms. Hansen was a homemaker most of her life. She is survived by two sons, Robert Olsen Jr. of Astoria and Vincent Olsen; a brother, Dennis Hansen...
Ann Lorraine Long
Dec 26, 2010
Ann Lorraine Long, 82, of Astoria, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, in Seaside. She was born Aug. 5, 1928, in Spokane, Wash., to Lewis and Emma Natalie (Carlson) Doyle. She was raised in Spokane, and graduated from high school there. On Sept. 24, 1949, she married Duane Long in Spokane. He preceded her in death in 1977. Mrs. Long...
Earl D. Vinson
Dec 24, 2010
Earl D. Vinson, 80, of Knappa, died Friday, December 24 in Knappa. He was born Aug. 4, 1930, in Astoria, to Ralph J. Vinson and Ruby B. “Buddy” Stanley Vinson. He graduated from Knappa High School and started a career with Crown-Zellerbach Co., with his father working the log booms in Knappa and Svensen. Mr. Vinson joined the U.S....
Lydia Ellen Fisher
Dec 23, 2010
Lydia Ellen Fisher, 71, of Emmett, Idaho, formerly of Warrenton, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, in Emmett, after a battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 18, 1939, in Watford City, N.D., to Robert E. and Ethel M. (Zubke) Hayden. The family moved to Bay City when she was young, and she received her education there. The family then...
John Thatcher Emery
Dec 20, 2010
John Thatcher Emery, age 69, of Gearhart, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at home, after a brief illness. He was born April 21, 1941, in Portland, to Dr. Lee Edward Emery and Elizabeth (Thatcher) Emery. His parents preceded him in death. In 1958, he graduated from Lincoln High School. He went on to graduate from Portland State University with...
Delbert Lyle Orand
Dec 15, 2010
Delbert Orand, age 72, of Astoria, died Wednesday, December 15th, 2010, at home. He was born June 17th, 1938, in Astoria, to Emmett and Dorothy Orand. He married June Orand. She preceded him in death after 33 years of marriage. On Aug. 26, 1995, he married Marjorie Jones in Astoria. She survives. Mr. Orand was a longshoreman for 34...
George Alexander Foster
Dec 15, 2010
George Alexander Foster, age 93, of Seaside, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, in Seaside. He was born Dec. 16, 1916, in Astoria, to Eli Ellis and Agnes Blanche (Court) Foster. On May 1, 1935, he married Violet Edna Pincott in Olney. She preceded him in death Feb. 17, 1998. Mr. Foster was raised and lived most of his life...
Paul Alexander Drummond Norris
Dec 14, 2010
Paul Alexander Drummond Norris, 78, of Astoria, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, at home. He was born May 17, 1932, in Montreal, Quebec, to Paul Harlow and Florence McDougal (Drummond) Norris. He was raised in Richford, Vt. He served in the U.S. Army. In 1962, he married Judith Miller in Vermont. They later divorced. She survives, residing in Knappa....
John Richard "Jack" Kruger
Dec 12, 2010
John R. “Jack” Kruger, 92, of Astoria, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, in Astoria, after a short illness. He was born Dec. 6, 1918, in Dayton, Ohio. As a child, he enjoyed scouting and sailing canoes on the Miami River near Dayton. After graduating from high school, he attended Miami University for two years. During that time, he also...
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