Obituary Listing

Edith M Dix

Edith M Dix

Aug 22, 2021

Edith M. (Doty) Dix, 95, of Seaside, Oregon passed away on Sunday August 22, 2021 of COVID-19 at the Neawanna By The Sea facility where she lived for the past 8 years. She was born September 25, 1925 in Eliot, Maine to Henry and Gladys Doty and grew up in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Edith married Robert Dix on January 27, 1951...

Charles  Knapp

Charles Knapp

Aug 5, 2021

Charles (Chuck) Michael Knapp, age 68 joined his beloved parents and brother with our Lord in Heaven on August 5th 2021. He was born November 15th 1952 to Marion O. Knapp and Violet E. Knapp. He was the middle child of three siblings. He was raised in Knappa, Oregon where he graduated from Knappa High School in 1970. Chuck was...

Flora Mae  Chan

Flora Mae Chan

Jul 30, 2021

Flora Mae Chan, lovingly known as “Cookie” to all her friends and family, passed away on July 30, 2021. At 104 years old, she lived without health issues and died when her body found its natural end. Cookie was born in Astoria on November 9, 1916 to Fong How Wong (Mary Fong) and Lum Sue in the back of the...

Connie Gail Lyons

Connie Gail Lyons

Jul 19, 2021

Lyons, Connie Gail (Smalley) Lyons, 75, died peacefully at her home in Warrenton on July 19, 202, after an extended illness. Connie is survived by Oliver Lyons, her beloved husband of 57 years, three sons, James, Robert and Keith, nine grandchildren, Lindsey, Sierra, Piper, Olivia, Amber, Gabe, Taylor, Hope, one great granddaughter Addie and several nieces and nephews. Her brothers...

Kurt Karl Klaffke

Kurt Karl Klaffke

Jul 18, 2021

Kurt Karl Klaffke, 67, of Nehalem, OR, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, July 18, 2021. He was an avid outdoorsman and hunter, which is portrayed by his many trophy elk heads displayed throughout his home. He was always quick with a smile and loved to tell his many hunting stories to anyone who would listen. He loved...

Richard Alan Klaffke

Richard Alan Klaffke

Jul 17, 2021

Richard Alan Klaffke Obituary Richard Alan Klaffke, October 26, 1942 - July 17, 2021, 78, of Seaside, passed away at his home after a battle with cancer beginning in January 2021. As a Checker at Safeway, he quickly became well-known for his hard work ethic, personality and ability to remember every customers name. Richard’s 16 years of dedication and focus...

Richard Joseph Miller

Richard Joseph Miller

Jun 22, 2021

Richard “Rich” Miller passed away on June 22, 2021 in his home. He was born in Waubay, South Dakota, on July 11, 1943, to Philomena and Henry Miller. Rich spent a lot of his memorable youth on the family farm near Webster South Dakota with his grandfather and grandmother Joe Gonsoir and Veronica Snaza and Uncle Joe and Stanley. He...

Twilla Dawn McElmurry

Twilla Dawn McElmurry

Apr 29, 2021

Twilla Dawn McElmurry, age 49, of Hammond, Oregon passed away at her home on Thursday, April 29, 2021. As a child Twilla developed a passion for medicine and science that never dwindled. She graduated from Moses Lake High School with honors and went on to receive her BS in Natural Science with an emphasis in Human Biology. She then completed...

Joyce Ann Shellabarger

Joyce Ann Shellabarger

Apr 8, 2021

Joyce Ann Shellabarger Joyce passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on April 8th, 2021. She is finally free from pain and in fishing paradise with her best catch, "Pa." Joyce was born on November 9, 1939 in Grand Junction, Colorado to Avery Lucille King and William B Bishop. At the young age of 18, Joyce met the...

Lorian Marie McSwain

Lorian Marie McSwain

Apr 2, 2021

Lorian Marie "Lori" McSwain 79 of Warrenton, Oregon passed away April 2, 2021. Lori was born January 29, 1942 in Flint, Michigan to Leonard and Marguerite Sanford. After the death of her mother, her family relocated to Charlevoix, Michigan in 1946, where she was raised with the help of her grandmother. Lori was the youngest of five children. Raymond "Ray",...

Kreed Gene Secord

Kreed Gene Secord

Mar 24, 2021

World's Strongest Little Man! Kreed Gene Secord was born 3/22/21 and went home to be with the Lord 3/24/21 due to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. We are all so proud of him! Kreed is survived by his mom Nicole Tibbitts, Father Trey Secord and Big Brother Link Reed. He is also survived by his great grandparents, many aunts, uncles and...

John Eric Larson

John Eric Larson

Mar 23, 2021

John Eric Larson, born in Astoria OR on July 9, 1940, died of a heart attack on March 23, 2021 at his home in Naselle WA. He graduated from Astoria High School in 1958 and from Clatsop Community College in 1979. After high school he worked as a glazier and in 1968 joined the Tongue Point Job Corps as a...

Quade William Briley Witt

Quade William Briley Witt

Mar 11, 2021

Quade William Briley Witt 7/1/1995 to 3/11/2021 Quade was born July 1st, 1995 at St. John’s Hospital to Jeffery Dean Witt and Julie Lyn Edwards. Joel Derek Edwards became Quade's father when Quade was 7. He was raised in Webb City, Missouri and began school at Madge T James kindergarten and attended Webster Elementary school. At the age of 10...

Dale Allen Lawrence

Dale Allen Lawrence

Feb 28, 2021

Dale Allen Lawrence Astoria May 1, 1951 — Feb. 28, 2021 Dale Allen Lawrence, of Astoria, passed away Feb. 28, 2021, of age-related causes, at the age of 69. Dale was born May 1, 1951, in Tillamook, to Eugene and Dorris Lawrence. He was one of six siblings, in addition to two half-brothers, and was raised in Rockaway, where he...

Ronald Dale Elmes

Ronald Dale Elmes

Feb 24, 2021

Ronald Dale Elmes, 83, of Seaside, Oregon, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2021, surrounded by his family. A man of fortitude, determination, kindness, humor, love, strength, and character, he cherished his family and friends and was quick with a joke and a friendly handshake. An avid outdoorsman, his love of nature took him on many camping, hunting, and fishing...

David Munro Barnet

David Munro Barnet

Feb 17, 2021

Reverend David Munro Barnet was born on August 30, 1941 in Moline, IL. David attended schools in Eldridge and Davenport IA. Graduated from Augustana College, Rock Island, IL in 1964. Married Linda Diane Flachs in Davenport, IA April 18, 1964. Attended seminary at Lutheran School of Theology Chicago and was ordained in 1968. David served as parish pastor in Dresser/Sand...

Marion Elizabeth  Blake

Marion Elizabeth Blake

Feb 6, 2021

My mother wanted me to be brief on this part of the assignment. If you knew my “Mudder” you knew she loved to be the Queen Bee, and was truly a force of nature. Some of her songs, quotable quotes and one-liners included: “To thine own self be true.” Shakespeare Accent the positive, eliminate the negative, latch onto the affirmative...

James Franklin Furnish

James Franklin Furnish

Jan 30, 2021

James Franklin Furnish September 8, 1950—January 30, 2021 Jim Furnish passed from this world on Saturday morning, the 30th of January, 2021, in Gearhart, Oregon, surrounded by family. He was born in Portland on September 8, 1950 and came to the north coast when the family moved permanently to Gearhart in 1959. A bright and eloquent raconteur, he became an...

Vance Alan Hensala

Vance Alan Hensala

Jan 25, 2021

Vance (Butchie) Alan Hensala, 70, passed away on Jan. 25, 2021, at his home in Troy, surrounded by his family and friends. Vance was born in Seaside, OR on October 16, 1950, to Alfred and Eula Hensala. He attended Seaside schools and graduated from Seaside High School in 1968. During high school, he and friends started a band they called...

Ted Harold Langdon

Ted Harold Langdon

Jan 6, 2021

Ted Harold Langdon passed away on January 6th, 2021 at home due complications from a brain tumor. He had surgery 20 years ago however he continued to battle it in 2018 and 2019. Unfortunately, we found out that the tumor was still growing and had gotten bigger a few months ago. He was born in 1942 to Kenneth H Langdon...