OBITUARIES

Nov 13, 2010

Mary “Jeane” Mason, 91, of Warrenton, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, in Astoria. She was born March 16, 1919, in Hiawatha, Kan., to Thomas E. and Flora (Watkins) Heart. She received her elementary education in Kansas. The family moved to Longview, Wash., in the 1930s. She graduated from R.A. Long High School. She worked for a few years at...

Nov 2, 2010

Charles Roderick Leland was third generation Coast Guard who was raised in the mid-west and the San Francisco Bay area.  Graduating from Hayward High School he attended the University of Oregon for one year and then earned his Bachelors Degree and varsity swimming letter from Oregon State University.  He was married to Lynne Searcy and became a CG Officer...

Nov 2, 2010

William Lionel "Willy" Combs, 49, of Astoria, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Astoria He was born Aug. 12, 1961, in Portland, to Jack William Combs Sr. and Delores Huntsucker. His mother survives, residing in Milwaukie. His father preceded him in death. Mr. Combs was raised in Jewell, and was a high school graduate. Family members said he enjoyed...

Oct 27, 2010

Gerald Ray "Jerry" Booker, 72, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, in Portland. He was born Jan. 4, 1938, in Fletcher, Okla., to Gerald Melvin and Ila Naomi (Black) Booker. He attended school in Amarillo, Texas. From February 1959 to December 1962, he served in the U.S. Navy. On June 29, 1962, he married Louetta Anne Hill in...

Oct 25, 2010

Andrew Edward 'Andy' Young World War II veteran, age 89 of Olney, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, in Beaverton. He was born Dec. 19, 1920, in Cordova, Alaska, to Daniel Andrew and Dora Anna (Petersen) Young. The family moved from Alaska to Olney when he was 6 years old. He attended Mountain View School and Astoria High School, graduating...

Oct 24, 2010

Harold Raymond Jones, 84, of Seaside, Ore., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, at his residence. Services will be 7 p.m. Saturday at Caldwell's Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria, Ore. Harold was born Dec. 27, 1925, in Hubbard, Neb., the son of Will Jones and Sarah Lucy (Purucker) Jones. He served in the U.S. Army for...

Oct 24, 2010

Oct 13, 2010

Sandra Marie Whitaker, 58, of Warrenton, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, in Warrenton. She was born June 5, 1952, in Portsmouth, N.H., to Donald Everett and Lorraine Marie (Gagnon) Sayward. Her parents survive, residing in Tumwater, Wash. She was raised in various cities in the U.S. On Sept. 3, 1983, she married Rudy Whitaker in Long Beach, Wash. He...

Oct 11, 2010

Kenneth Wayne Loftin Jr., 82, of Astoria, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, in Astoria. He was born March 1, 1928, in Bandon, to Kenneth W. Loftin Sr. and Florence G. Coats. He attended school in Coos Bay. In 1949, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He married Elaine Therien. They later di-vorced. The couple moved to Junction City,...

Oct 3, 2010

Sep 30, 2010

Deana Vivian Hatley, 91, of Astoria, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, in Portland. She was born July 25, 1919, in Washtucna, Wash., to Alfred and Dollie (Stockton) Larison. The family moved many times throughout her life before coming to Astoria in the 1940s. On Oct. 12, 1947, she married Harold Hatley in Astoria. He preceded her in death June...

Sep 28, 2010

Michael Kelly Hamilton Sr. Vietnam veteran, 67 Michael Kelly Hamilton Sr., 67, of Hammond, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, in Astoria. He was born May 16, 1943, in Foley, Ala., to Nelson K. and Gayle (Rowland) Hamilton. He was raised in Pensacola, Fla. In 1962, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a Navy Seal. He was...

Sep 20, 2010

Georgie Ann Hollaway, 72, of Warrenton, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at home. She was born July 20, 1938, in Bellevue, Ohio, to Samuel LeRoy and Sarah Elizabeth (Geren) Adams. She married Henry Grady Hollaway. He preceded her in death Oct. 16, 2000. Mrs. Hollaway worked as a filleter in a cannery. She retired in 1989. Family members said...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...