Obituary Listing

Apr 10, 2015

E. Roy Cole, 96, passed away peacefully at home, with family, on April 10, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Cole, and six of his brothers, and two sisters. Roy is survived by his seven children: Daughter Shirleen Hutchens and husband Gary of Estero, Fla., grandchildren Eric Hutchens, wife Ranya, and great-grandsons Gabriel and John, grandson...

Apr 8, 2015

John Douglas Cooke was born May 16, 1945, in Astoria, to Mildred Evelyn Niemela Cooke and Douglas Cooke. John attended Westport Elementary and Clatskanie High School then moved to Seaside his sophomore year, where he graduated from Seaside High School in 1963. He graduated from the University of Oregon and then became a bank examiner in Southern California. In 1976,...

Mar 27, 2015

Jessie Margaret Rutter-Cothrell-Humble passed away on March 27, 2015, in Astoria, Or., from a life well-lived. She had just celebrated her 106th Birthday. She was born on March 24, 1909 in a small cabin on her family's ranch near Susanville, Oregon. Jessie was the youngest of six children born to Albert and Hallie Rutter. Her early years were spent on...

Mar 25, 2015

Jessie Nancy Ann Simpson died March 25, 2015, at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. She was born on June 25, 1939 in Astoria, Oregon, to John Birger and Jessie (Thorsen) Brandt Sr. Jessie graduated from Astoria High School in 1957. She played the trumpet and was active in the high school marching band, played the piano beautifully, and also...

Mar 22, 2015

Donna Marie Cailey was born to Donald E Cailey and Alice (Brabant) Cailey on January 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to Oregon in 1973 when she was nineteen. From then on she considered Oregon, and particularly, Astoria, her home. Donna had the unique ability to reach out in friendship to everyone she met. She had many friends who...

Mar 20, 2015

Maryon Whitten Greenough, 95, of Gearhart, died on March 20, 2015. Maryon was born in Portland May 20, 1919, to William and Marea Whitten. She spent her childhood in Portland, graduating from Grant High School and moving on to Oregon State College, where she graduated with a degree in home economics. It was there that she met Harrison Greenough, whom...

Mar 10, 2015

Donald Raymond Church was born January 5th. 1921 in Oakland , California. As a child, Donald and his family moved from Oakland to Seaside in 1935. He graduated from Seaside High School as President of his class in 1941. Don met his wife Betty while working for her father at their bowling alley on Broadway in Seaside. Don married Betty...

Mar 8, 2015

On March the 8th 2015, Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Friend, Mary Lois (Forrester) Kankkonen went to live with our Heavenly Father. Our shared joy was her 90th birthday party held one week before her passing, joined by many old friends and family who came to celebrate. Her life was lived on her own terms, and was an...

Mar 3, 2015

Lois Marlene Foster passed away peacefully on March 3, 2015, at the age of 83, in Hillsboro, Ore. Lois was born Jan. 11, 1932, to Arthur and Edra Camberg in Astoria, Ore. Due to her parents' work with various logging camps in Northwest Oregon, Lois lived and attended school in a number of places as a child, including Wheeler, Astoria...

Feb 28, 2015

Harry "Al" Lewis, 74, of Cannon Beach, OR, died February 28, 2015, with his family by his side. He was born to the late Harry and Margaret (Walters) Lewis, January 4, 1941, in Demarest, NJ. Al graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School in 1958. He married Joanne Wilson in 1962, and they lived together in Demarest, NJ for two...

Feb 25, 2015

Feb 25, 2015

Priscilla Kathleen Erickson Bowman died on Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. She was born in Clatskanie, Oregon on April 22, 1939 to Charles Torvald Erickson and Anna Matilta Hanhi Erickson. Priscilla grew up in Garibaldi, Oregon and graduated from Neah- Kah-Nie High School in 1956. As "Kathy" she attended the University of Oregon for two years, Portland State...

Feb 22, 2015

Rose Marie Rubio passed away February 22, 2015 at her home in Astoria, Oregon surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in National City, CA to Merced and Librada Castro. She grew up in Chula Vista, California with her four sisters and her three brothers. She married Ruperto Rubio in 1961 and for a short time they lived in...

Feb 21, 2015

Walter Alfred Receconi was born on April 30, 1930 at St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma Washington to Walter Francis and Louise Receconi. Walter spent most of his first seven years living in Potlach on Hoods canal. His father worked for the Tacoma Power and Light at the Cushman power plant. He started school at Hoodsport where he met his future...

Feb 18, 2015

Lorretta Sue Cook, Sue to family and friends, was surrounded by her family when she passed away after a long ordeal with cancer on Feb. 18, 2015. Sue was born in Toledo, Ore., on July 29, 1949, the fifth child of Paul and Edith Hollyman. Sue grew up in Toledo and graduated from Toledo High School in 1966. While working...

Feb 11, 2015

Bertha Thelma Bean, age 98 of Astoria Oregon, passed away February 11, 2015 in Astoria. She was born July 31, 1916 in Oakland, CA. to John Jay and Marie Whilimenia Battage Riley. Bertha has lived in Sacramento and Bangor, CA. In 2000 she relocated to Astoria to be near her son and daughter-in-law. She met her husband to be, Albion...

Feb 1, 2015

THERESE ELLEN SPENCER MERSEREAU Therese "Terri" Mersereau died peacefully in her sleep at Maryville Nursing Home on Sunday, February 1, 2015. She was 87 years of age and had been struggling with her health for several years. Born October 28, 1927 in Vancouver, British Columbia to Annabelle McDonald Spencer and Christopher Lloyd Spencer, Terri attended Convent of the Sacred Heart...

Jan 31, 2015

"Just as the bloom is the beauty of the rose, a mother is the glory of her family" Josephine Hope Moberg, 98, passed away peacefully on January 31st in Astoria, Oregon with her family by her side. Hope had lived in the same home, in Alderbrook for over 75 years. She was one of the oldest living students of Star...

Jan 28, 2015

After a courageous fight with cancer, Sonja Bjaranson, with family by her side, passed away peacefully in her home on January 28th. Sonja, who was an only child, was born to Florence and Stan Nitzberg in Oakland, California. Sonja graduated from Oakland High School in 1959. Sonja had an incredibly fulfilling life, one surrounded by love at every turn. Sonja...

Jan 23, 2015

April 1, 1918 Jan. 23, 2015 Jeanne I. Daae was the daughter of Herbert Welcome and Marjorie Ingham. She was born in Minneapolis, Minn., and moved to Portland in 1920 when she was 2. She graduated from Commerce High School in 1937. During the Depression she moved to San Francisco to find employment, and worked for Lederle Lab for two...