Obituary Listing
E. Marcella Johnson
Oct 17, 2012
E. Marcella Johnson, 85, of Seaside, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Seaside. She was born July 21, 1927, in New York Mills, Minn., to John and Esther Mansigh. From humble Finnish-Minnesotan farm origins, she worked her way through the University of Minnesota in Duluth, and graduated with honors, receiving a bachelors degree in primary education in 1948. On June...
Virginia M Brandon
Oct 16, 2012
Virginia 'Gini' Maxine Brandon, 75, of Astoria, died October 16, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. Gini was born August 31, 1937 in Livingston, Montana to Louis and Maxine (Weiss) Fox. She married David Brandon and resided in the Astoria and Warrenton area for 40 years. She was an artist who enjoyed music, painting, sculpting, decorating, designing and making jewelry. Gini was...
Rosemary C Gallinger
Oct 14, 2012
Rosemary Cecilia Gallinger, 89, passed away October 14, 2012, at the Four Seasons Residential Care facility in Salem, Oregon. Rosemary was born in Grays River, Washington on October 7, 1923, to Lewis and Margrie Irley. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1942. Rosemary went on to attend the University of Portland, St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in...
Margaret Lillian Miller
Oct 10, 2012
Margaret Lillian "Marg" Miller, 89, of Seaside, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, in Seaside. She was born July 29, 1923, in Mill Ranch, Wash., to Martin and Emma (Peronto) Nielsen. In 1941, she graduated from Star of the Sea High School; in 1943, she graduated from St. Marys School of Nursing in Astoria. She earned a scholarship in music but...
Marion Louise Carow
Oct 7, 2012
Marion Louise Lynch Carow, Seaside resident, 66 died Sunday Oct 7th in the comfort of her own home surrounded by family & friends. She was born on May 1st, 1946 in Portland, Oregon to William and Verda Lynch who preceded her in death. She grew up in Clackamas County and graduated from Clackamas High School in 1964. She moved to...
Robert L Johnson
Oct 3, 2012
Robert L. "Bob" Johnson, 85, of Gearhart, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at home. He was born June 26, 1927, in Seattle, to Fred V. and Frances (Ross) Johnson. While in the U.S. Marine Corps, he was a private first class, awaiting ship transport in 1945 when World War II ended. He served until August 1946, then was in the...
Anna R. Marchbank
Sep 26, 2012
Anna R. "Ann" Marchbank, 88, of Astoria, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, in Astoria. She was born Oct. 14, 1923, in Valier, Mont., to George and Elma De Etta (Kennett) Jorgensen. She served in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1944 to 1946 as an automotive equipment operator. She received the American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the World...
Frederick Eugene Jensen
Sep 24, 2012
Frederick Eugene "Gene" Jensen, 86, of Seaside, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Seaside. He was born June 21, 1926, in Santa Anna, Calif., to Frederick and Blanche Jensen. He graduated from McClatchy High School and received a masters degree in education from Sacramento (Calif.) State College. He served in the U.S. Navy. He married Romaine Whitten Jensen in Sacramento....
Richard Alan Perkins
Sep 21, 2012
Richard Alan "Dick" Perkins, 78, of Seaside, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Seaside. He was born Dec. 9, 1933, in Corvallis, to Walter Alan and Florance Elizabeth (Grimm) Perkins. He attended Oregon State College and served for four years in the U.S. Army. On June 11, 1953, he married Janet Fay Donais Perkins in Washington state. She preceded him...
Kirby William Klessig
Sep 17, 2012
Kirby William Klessig, 48, of Astoria, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in Astoria. He was born Jan. 6, 1964, in Portland, to Lyle Klessig and Lois Stunkard Hawley. After graduation from Knappa High School in 1982, he was a maintenance worker and did logging. Family members said he enjoyed fishing and hunting and was a member of Ducks Unlimited. Kirby...
Charles Evan Hulce
Sep 16, 2012
Charles Evan Hulce was born March 4, 1944 in San Francisco, CA to Glenn and Ruth (Riker) Hulce. He was raised in Fresno, CA and graduated from McKinley High School where he was on the football team and was an accomplished shot putter in track and field. He attended Fresno State University majoring in electrical engineering and continued to compete...
Clifford George Denning
Sep 16, 2012
Clifford George Denning of Pacific City, Oregon, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012 in Seaside, Oregon at the age of 61. Cliff (Cliffy) as he was known by family and friends, was born October 26, 1950 in Mission, British Columbia, Canada to Edward George Denning and Dorothy Marie (Bogh) Denning. Cliff was a student at Benson Poly Tech in Portland,...
Joan Marcella Johnson
Sep 15, 2012
Joan 'Joanne' Johnson , also known as 'Jo', of Astoria, died Sep 15, 2012 at Clatsop Care Center in Astoria. She was born Dec 10, 1932 in Minneapolis, MN to David and Kaisa (Isojarvi) Haapala. In 1953 she married James Raymond Johnson in Minneapolis, MN. She was a homemaker, accountant and caregiver and had been retired for several years. Family...
George Francis Cole
Sep 15, 2012
George Francis Cole, 85, longtime Seaside resident, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at home. He was born Nov. 30, 1926, to George Cole Sr. and Esther Cole in Portland. Raised in Portland, he attended school there and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1944. Following high school, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving from 1944 to 1945. Following...
Hazelle Long
Sep 12, 2012
Hazelle Long, 90, of Seaside, died Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 in Seaside. She was born Aug 14, 1922 in Castleton, ND to Charles and Emilie (Hoff) Palmer. On June 15, 1939 she married Lewis Long in Moorehead, MN. He preceded her in death in 2007. Mrs. Long was the owner of Davy Jones Locker in Astoria in the early to...
Harold Francis Baker
Sep 4, 2012
Harold Francis "Hal" Baker, 85, of Astoria, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, at home. He was born Oct. 26, 1926, in Martinez, Calif., to Frank Baker and Mabel Wheaton and attended Alhambra High School in Martinez. He married Jean Churchman Baker in Reno, Nev. She survives, residing in Astoria. For over two years, he served in the U.S. Navy. He...
Deborah V Donnelly
Sep 3, 2012
Deborah 'Debi' Donnelly, 61, passed away Monday, Sept 3, 2012 at home. Debi was born August 10, 1951 in Bethesda, MD to George and Janet Lee (Thompson) Wrenn. Her mother survives, living in Las Vegas, NV. She graduated high school in Maryland, attended Virginia Intermont College for two years and graduated with a degree in nursing from UNLV in Las...
Lois May Stuwe
Sep 2, 2012
Lois May Stuwe, 81 died Sunday, Sept 2, 2012 in Astoria, OR. She was born March 22, 1931 in Jamestown ND to William and Myrtle Pond. In June, 1974 she married Robert Stuwe in Reno, NV. Robert survives and lives in Warrenton, OR. Lois was a homemaker after moving to Oregon, and prior to retiring in 1973 she owned a...
Glenn G Meier
Sep 1, 2012
Glenn (Glenny) Meier, 81, passed away on Sep 1, 2012. He was born on Nov 3, 1930 to Edwin and Olga Meier in Clatskanie, OR. After graduating from Jewell High School, he served 4 years in the Air Force followed by 4 years of Air Force Reserve. After completing his obligation to the Air Force, Glenn came home and ran...
Myra M Krusic
Aug 28, 2012
Myra was born on February 26, 1923, in Astoria, Oregon, to William and Caroline Schwegler. She grew up as the ninth child of a total of ten siblings--seven boys and 3 girls--and the very last of her siblings to pass. Living on a farm on Svenson Island, her life was simple and hard, but her father was quite the renaissance...