Obituary Listing
Laura Irene O'Donovan
Nov 23, 2021
Laura Irene O’Donovan Laura Irene (Rizzo) O’Donovan, age 62, of Astoria, passed away on November 23, 2021. Laura was born January 27, 1959 in Rockville Centre, New York, to John and Mary Rizzo. She graduated from Baldwin High School in Baldwin, New York in 1977. Laura was passionate about animals, enjoyed live music, and found joy attending community events and...
Carla Lee Hall
Oct 31, 2021
Carla Lee Hall Carla was born August 22, 1956 in Everett, Washington to Leslie and Donna Hanson. In 1983, she met Don Hall, fell in love and two years later married in 1985. Carla had 4 children: Lon, Trisha, Adam and Brandon. She also had 4 grandchildren: Kimber, Brianna, Augusta, Nathaniel and 2 step grandchildren, Addison and Paislie. Carla had...
William Andrew Siewert
Sep 22, 2021
William (Bill) Andrew Siewert, 70, of Seaside, died September 22, 2021, at his Seaside home. Mr. Siewert was born January 24, 1951, in Portland, Oregon, to Otto and Jane Siewert. He attended Wilson High School in Portland, Oregon. He continued his education at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. He had a real estate career in Portland and in...
Tom Stevenson
Sep 14, 2021
Tom Stevenson, 70, passed away in Centralia, WA on September 14, 2021. Tom was born December 28, 1950 and raised in Astoria, Oregon, where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Lisa Thompson. After their wedding they moved to Klamath Falls, OR where Tom attended Oregon Technical Institute, studying diesel mechanics. They settled in Kalama, WA where they raised...
James Forrest Koch
Sep 13, 2021
James Forrest Koch August 17, 1946 – September 13, 2021 “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory…” – 2 Corinthians 4:17, NKJV James Forrest Koch often quoted this verse. It was one of his many ways of reminding those he loved that the pain of this life...
Lisa Stevenson
Sep 5, 2021
Lisa Stevenson, 69, passed away in Olympia, WA on September 5, 2021. Lisa was born February 26, 1952 and raised in Astoria, Oregon. She grew up with a tight knit extended family and was lifelong friends with her many cousins. After marrying her high school sweetheart, Tom Stevenson, the couple briefly lived in Klamath Falls, OR and Longview, WA before...
Edward James Olson
Sep 3, 2021
Edward James Olson of Astoria, Oregon passed away on September 3, 2021, at the age of 49. Ed was born in Tillamook, Oregon on December 4, 1971. He graduated Astoria High School in 1990 and immediately started his career in the maritime industry as a deckhand on a tugboat. His love for the tugs and talent were obvious to those...
Patrick Carl Hill
Sep 1, 2021
Patrick Carl Hill passed away peacefully in his Hammond home September 1, 2021. Patrick was born in Seaside, Oregon to Carl and Gene Hill in March of 1950. He attended and graduated from Seaside High School. After high school, Patrick joined the United States Navy and participated in the Vietnam Conflict on board the USS Paricutin Ammunition Freighter. Patrick worked...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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