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Jack Cecil Fuller
Sep 14, 2010
Jack Cecil Fuller, 86, of Longview, Wash., formerly of Astoria, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at the Hospice Care Center in Longview. He was born Feb. 21, 1924, in Independence, Mo., to Cecil and Alta (Sellers) Fuller. He graduated from Kelso (Wash.) High School in 1942. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps. In 1946,...
Nancy E. Loftin
Sep 2, 2010
Nancy E. Loftin, age 80, of Warrenton, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Warrenton. She was born April 4, 1930, in Yakima, Wash., to George L. and Zella I. (Coad) Stimson. Raised in Yakima, she graduated from high school there. On Aug. 16, 1968, she married Kenneth W. Loftin in Warrenton. He survives, residing in Warrenton. Mrs. Loftin started...
Aileen Estelle Jenson
Aug 31, 2010
Aileen Estelle (Link McFarlane) Jenson, age 97, of Astoria, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at Clatsop Care Center in Astoria, of natural causes. She was born July 13, 1913, in Portland, to Jacob Philip Link and Audra May Rhymer-Potter. She graduated from Milwaukie High School and lived most of her life in the Milwaukie area. On Dec. 17, 1933,...
Valio Kalle Rautio
Aug 25, 2010
Kalle Valio Rautio, age 93, a longtime Astoria resident, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at home. He was born June 23, 1917, in Ruotsalo, Finland, to Kalle and Hilma Rautio. He was the eldest of six children. Educated in Finland, he spent his childhood and early adult years on the family farm. He was an athlete, excelling in gymnastics...
Armas Aleski Johnson
Aug 20, 2010
Armas Aleski Johnson Gunsmith, 89 of Hammond, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 in Astoria. He was born July 3, 1921, in PieLavesi, Finland, to Emil and Hilja Maria Mykkanen Johnson. He came to the United States with his family from Finland at a young age, settling first in Garibaldi. His family moved to the Woodson area, and he graduated...
Carlotta M Strandberg
Aug 14, 2010
Carlotta Marie Strandberg Teacher, 75 of Warrenton, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. She was born June 27, 1935, in Astoria, to Carl Martin and Mary Esther (Nuttle) Nyland. She received a bachelor's degree from Oregon College of Education and a master's degree from the University of Portland. She did graduate work at Seattle...
Lewis Leroy Richardson Sr.
Aug 8, 2010
Lewis LeRoy Richardson Sr. Astoria resident, age 94 of Astoria, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at home. He was born June 13, 1916, in Roy, Idaho, to Merle Frank and Nell Blanche (Bishop) Richardson. In January 1939, he married Dorothy Kathleen (Krieger) Richardson in Lewiston, Idaho. She preceded him in death in 2005. He served in the U.S. Army...
Donna Arlene Aastrom
Aug 5, 2010
Donna Arlene Aastrom, age 76, of Long Beach, Wash., died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, from complications following surgery, surrounded by her husband and seven children. She was born April 30, 1934, in Fairview, Mont., to Fred and Deva Allen. She graduated from Fairview High School and Billings Business College in Billings, Mont....
John E. Klepp
Jul 31, 2010
John E. Klepp Former Gearhart police chief, 89 John E. Klepp, 89, of Astoria, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Astoria. He was born Jan. 4, 1921, in Rainier, to Eivind and Wilhelmina Klepp. Raised in Rainier, he graduated from Rainier High School and attended Pacific University on a football scholarship for one year prior to joining the service....
Bonita "Bonnie" Marion Ladd
Jul 24, 2010
Bonita Marion 'Bonnie' Ladd Postmaster, dance instructor, 67 of Hammond, died Saturday, July 24, 2010, at home. She was born March 11, 1943, in Plentywood, Mont., to Herman Melford and Edith (Louise) Lee. She attended and graduated from Plentywood schools. In October 1961, she married Dave A. Ladd at Plentywood Lutheran Church. He survives, residing in Hammond. The couple...
Robert "Bob" Alonzo Fackler
Jul 19, 2010
Robert Alonzo "Bob" Fackler, 89, Pharmacist, of Warrenton, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at home. He was born March 13, 1921, in Mount Vernon, Wash., to Alonzo and Ruby Lucille (Marsten) Fackler. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for 3 1/2 years. In 1950, he graduated from Washington State College with a degree in pharmacy. On Dec....
John D. Palmrose Sr.
Jul 6, 2010
John D. Palmrose Sr. Truck driver, 74 John D. Palmrose Sr., 74, of Astoria, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at home. He was born Oct. 15, 1935, in Astoria, to John Ivar and Emma (Niemi) Palmrose. Raised in Astoria, he graduated from Star of the Sea School. On May 22, 1955, he married Loretta Riser in Astoria. The couple...
Catherine Minnie Weagant-Payne
Jun 24, 2010
Catherine Minnie Weagant Payne, 96, of Astoria, died Thursday, June 24, 2010, in Astoria. She was born Jan. 1, 1914, in Douglas County, Wash., to Chan and Elizabeth Ellen (Massie) Weagant. Raised in various locations of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the family traveled by wagon and worked at harvesting crops. At age 16, her family was going to travel...
Bonnie Faith Morley
Jun 23, 2010
Bonnie Faith Morley, 86, of Seaside, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, in Seaside. She was born Jan. 15, 1924, in Marysville, Calif., to William Monroe and Margaret (Hardin) Beck. In 1939, she married Howard Blanchard in Reno, Nev. They later divorced. He preceded her in death. She married Jeff Morley in Reno. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Morley...
Hazel Mildred Yeager
Jun 18, 2010
Hazel Mildred Yeager, 90, of Seaside, died Friday, June 18, 2010, in Seaside. She was born June 26, 1919, in Astoria, to Onni Kristian and Johanna Elizabeth (Keranen) Raitanen. She attended a one-room grade school house in the Walluski area of Astoria, then attended Astoria High School and graduated in 1937. On Nov. 13, 1945, she married Charles S....
Ida Eileen Schauer
Jun 16, 2010
Ida Eileen Schauer, 69, of Astoria, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010, in Astoria. She was born Sept. 17, 1940, in Placerville, Calif., to Earl and Dorothea (Lewis) Thomas. She attended high school in Harrison, Idaho. On July 12, 1958, she married Clarence Floyd Schauer in Sacramento, Calif. He preceded her in death. The couple resided in Sacramento from 1958...
Alfred Monroe Hoff
Jun 14, 2010
Alfred Monroe Hoff, 76, of Warrenton, died Monday, June 14, 2010, in Astoria. He was born Aug. 24, 1933, in Deloraine, Manitoba, to Albert and Mary Josephine (Elrod) Hoff. From 1958 to 1964, he served in the U.S. Army. On March 30, 1963, he married Myrtle Petersen in Portland. They later divorced. Mr. Hoff drove semi truck for O-N-C...
Jack Evans Mitchell
Jun 3, 2010
Jack E. Mitchell, age 91 of Seaside, OR. died Thursday - June 3rd, 2010 in Seaside, OR.
Dennis Paul Petersen
May 30, 2010
Dennis Paul Petersen Longshoreman, 64, of Astoria, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in Astoria. He was born July 2, 1945, in Astoria, to Lawrence Melvin and Stella Helena (Penttila) Petersen. Raised in Astoria, he graduated from Astoria High School in 1964. While in high school, he excelled in athletics. In 1966, he married Peggy Lee Everard. They later divorced....
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