Obituary Listing
Billie D. Graber
Apr 17, 2013
Billie passed away peacefully in her home following a prolonged illness, with her husband of 66 years, Bob, at her side. She was born in Portland, OR to Captain Henderson Birch Davis and Bonnie June Royce Davis. She had two sisters, Betty June Haskett and Jacqualine DeRoo, the latter who preceded Billie in death. She married Bob on December 10,...
Merton Lee Meinicke
Apr 11, 2013
Merton Lee Meinicke died at home April 11, 2013, at age 96. Mr. Meinicke was born September 2nd, 1916, in Madison, South Dakota. He taught mathematics at Cleveland High School in Portland, OR, for many years. After retirement, Merton and his wife, Helen, moved to Seaside, OR, where he enjoyed volunteering at their church, walking the dog, and eating all...
Rebecca Ann Blunck
Apr 9, 2013
Rebecca Ann Blunck, wife of Robert Blunck, passed away and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the age of 72. "Becky" was born in Walla Walla, Wash. to parents Christian and Mamie Schneider. She graduated from Ukiah Union High School (California) and married Bob Blunck on Sept. 23, 1960 in The Dalles. Bob and...
John Adams Bailey
Apr 9, 2013
John Adams Bailey 1950-2013 John Adams Bailey was born on December 30, 1950, in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the latter part of the sixties John lived the counterculture life style in the Bay Area, He then attended Concordia University, a Christian school in Portland, where he received a degree in business. In...
John Pincetich
Apr 6, 2013
John passed away peacefully on April 6, 2013 in Seaside, Oregon, with his family at his side. Born in Astoria, Oregon, to Dominc Pincetich and Mary Dragolic, John attended grade school and graduated from Astoria High School. He attended University of Oregon briefly before enlisting in the US Navy and serving in WWII as a Navel pilot, including aircraft carrier...
Martha Marie Hano
Apr 6, 2013
Martha Marie Hano, an Astoria resident since 1944, passed on Saturday, April 6th, peacefully in her sleep. Martha was born July 24, 1924, in Mulino, OR, the daughter of Jacob and Sanna Harsila Tienhaara, and moved to Naselle, Wash., with her family when she was a child. She married Earl Hano on January 29, 1944, who preceded her in death...
Dallas C McGrath
Apr 1, 2013
Dallas McGrath (age 83) passed away at St. Vincents Hospital, Beaverton, Oregon, on April 1, 2013. Dallas was born in Yuma County, Colorado, to Otis Darrell McGrath and Stella Bell McGrath (Higgins). Dallas married Wanda McGrath (Parks) on April 15, 1947, being just short of 66 years of "Wonderful Marriage." Dallas was a very religious person and always put God...
Robert M Mosar
Apr 1, 2013
Robert "Bob" Meyer Mosar left us on the morning of April 1, 2013, three weeks shy of his 90th birthday. He was born April 19, 1923 in Portland, OR, to Martha and Alfred Mosar. He grew up in Clatsop County, OR, living on the family farm in the Lewis & Clark valley where he attended Chadwell School. He eventually moved...
Gary L. Nelson
Mar 25, 2013
Gary Leonard Nelson, 65, was born October 26, 1947, and died March 25, 2013. He lived and died in Seaside, Oregon. He was born in Astoria, Oregon, and graduated from Seaside High School in the Class of 1965. Gary was an Army National Guard veteran. He worked as a logger for many years. Gary enjoyed golfing. His survivors are a...
Donald E Holt Sr
Mar 23, 2013
Donald Eugene Holts faith became sight on March 23, 2013. He was 86 and a resident of Seaside, Oregon. Don was born to Winnifred Lindell and Guy Donald Holt in Spokane, Washington, on February 25, 1927. Don left high-school to join the Navy in 1945 and served as a radar technician until 1946 on the USS Point Cruz, part of...
Justin Joseph Kuhn
Mar 21, 2013
Justin Joseph Kuhn was born on March 12, 1924 in Victoria, Kansas and entered into eternal life on March 21, 2013 in Seaside, Oregon. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary, his parents Margaret and Nicholas Kuhn and siblings Sophie, Edwin, Remigius, George, William, Nicholas, Angeline and Sylvester, Daughter Elsie Ann Caldwell and grandsons Orren Caldwell and Justin...
Mary "Joan" Azinger
Mar 13, 2013
Mary "Joan" Azinger, 76, of Astoria, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Clatsop Care in Astoria. She was born Aug. 19, 1936, in Paducah, Ky., to Elizabeth and William Hayden. On April 14, 1961, she married Ray Azinger in Louisville, Ky. He survives, residing in Astoria. The couple moved to Clatsop County 14 years ago. Joan loved singing. She was...
Stella Irene Norgaard
Mar 12, 2013
Stella Irene Norgaard died peacefully at her residence in Astoria, Oregon, on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. She was 92. Mrs. Norgaard was born in Astoria, at the Astor Hotel, on May 28, 1920, to John and Sophie Kallunki. She grew up in Salmon Creek logging camp in Deep River, Washington, and graduated from Naselle High School in 1938. She met...
Franklin Dominic Tarabochia
Mar 9, 2013
Frankliin Dominic Tarabochia of Astoria lost his hard fought battle with mesothelioma on Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Seaside. He was 76. Mr. Tarabochia was born in Astoria on January 12, 1937, to Joseph and Winnifred Tarabochia. His parents proceeded him in death as well as his brother John Tarabochia, and his sister Katherine Sagen. After attending school in Brookfield,...
Ray Elizabeth Estes
Mar 8, 2013
As the fog lifted on the morning of Friday, March 8, 2013, Ray Elizabeth Estes, 91, of Warrenton, quietly passed away at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. She was born December 31, 1921, in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, to Elliott William Gorman, a lighthouse keeper, and Mary Eliza (Hinds) Gorman, a schoolteacher. On that sunny morning long ago, Mary proclaimed that...
Maggie L Reel
Mar 3, 2013
Margaret Lenore "Maggie" Reel, 55, of Seaside, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Seaside. She was born Feb. 3, 1958, in Portland, to Thomas and Dorothy (Chapman) Dryden. Her father survives, residing in Gearhart. She attended Catlin Gable School and the University of Washington. Ms. Reel was a homemaker and mother, and managed Jones New York in Seaside. She enjoyed...
Betty M Jacobson
Feb 25, 2013
Betty (Holm) Jacobson died February 25, 2013 in Warrenton, Oregon. She was born September 26, 1932 in Martin, South Dakota to George Holm and Elma (Garner) Holm. She is survived by sons James and Donald Jacobson.
Virginia M Carlson
Feb 17, 2013
Virginia M. Carlson, 80, of Astoria, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Astoria. She was born April 30, 1932, in Warrenton, to Hans W. and Vesta P. (Thompson) Brons. On Oct. 22, 1948, she married James A. Carlson in Kelso, Wash. He survives, residing in Astoria. Mrs. Carlson was a homemaker. Family member said she set the standards very high...
Ardath M Oechsli
Feb 5, 2013
Ardath Marguerite Oechsli, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at Clatsop Care Center in Astoria. She was born September 05, 1923 in Alhambra, California to Vernon and Lael (Burkhead) Brown. She attended Alhambra schools and in December, 1942 married Raymond Oechsli in Berkeley, California. He preceded her in death. Ardath lived in Astoria for nearly a decade. While making...
Maxine A Stookey
Feb 1, 2013
Maxine A. Stookey (87) of Gearhart, Oregon (formerly of Lake Oswego) passed away peacefully on Friday, February 1, 2013 in Seaside, Oregon. She was born July 20, 1925 in Atlanta, Georgia - the youngest of 3 children, to Homer and Susan (Elder) Thomas. She graduated from Russell HIgh School in East Point, Georgia before moving to Oregon. Maxine worked as...