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Darcy Rae Tischer died December 3, 2022, in Vancouver Hospice with her family by her side after a long battle with health issues. Darcy was born to Lee and Diane Tischer in Longview on July 26, 1984. She attended school in Cathlamet, where she made many lifetime friends. She worked at the Bank of the Pacific until her health would not allow her to continue. Darcy married Jesse Aragon and had a daughter Leanndra; after they divorced, Darcy had a son Louis with Tayler Stornetta. Darcy had such a c...
Gregory Alan Wika was born at Cowlitz General Hospital in Longview, on July 17, 1952 and died December 12, 2022 at the age of 70. His father, Oswald K. Wika (Ozzie) and his mother, Phyllis A. Foster Wika both preceded him in passing. Greg grew up on Puget Island and Cathlamet. He was a resident of Cathlamet and had been surviving Congestive Heart Failure when he died in Longview, at PeaceHealth St. John Hospital. Greg was a logger and fisherman and had owned/operated his own paving and striping...
Anne Allen, 58, of Cathlamet, died December 12, 2022. She was born Ann Leslie Hummels to parents Les and Lucille Hummels of Woodland, and joined siblings Dean, Gene and Merry and then six years later, sister Carrie. Anne attended Woodland schools and graduated from Woodland High School in 1982. Annie was an animal lover from an early age – always having dogs and cats and even a boa constrictor at one point. She was mostly known for her love of horses. She spent most of her life in Woodland and had been a resident of Cathlamet since 2015. She i...
On December 6, 2022, Howard Clinton Brawn died at PeaceHealth St. John's Hospital in Longview, Washington. Howard was born on Christmas Eve, 1936, in Galveston, Texas, to Lucille Vera (Head) Brawn and J. Howard Brawn, who spent his career working with the Boy Scouts of America. After living in New York City for his first eight years, the family settled in Roswell, New Mexico, where Howard graduated from Roswell High School. During high school, he became an Eagle Scout and the waterfront...
Bud L. Holten, respected educator and master storyteller, passed away at age 89 on December 7, 2022. Born in 1933 to a railroad drawbridge tender and a famous local cook, Bud was a product of Raymond, Washington. He played football and enjoyed a successful basketball career at Willapa Valley High School. From there he continued to Centralia Community College where he met the spirited and caring Noreen Smythe, whom Bud described as being “A good gal.” The two soon married, and Bud took a position as a telegraph operator for the Spokane, Por...
Gregory Wayne Snodgrass, 65, of Cathlamet, died November 30, 2022 at Hospice in Longview. Greg was born in Carson, to George W. and Thelma (Jones) Snodgrass on April 21, 1957. He grew up on a farm in Moses Lake and went through school there. He worked on the farm growing up. Greg worked in construction running heavy equipment for the WA State DOT and several private companies. He moved to Cathlamet in 1993. He loved this area and enjoyed hunting, fishing, cooking, his family and pets. He is survived by a son, Josh Snodgrass, a daughter Arial...
Darcy Rae Tischer passed away peacefully December 3, 2022, in Vancouver Hospice with her family by her side after a long battle with health issues. Darcy was born to Lee and Diane Tischer in Longview on July 26, 1984. She attended school in Cathlamet, where she made many lifetime friends. She worked at the Bank of the Pacific until her health would not allow her to continue. Darcy married Jesse Aragon and had a daughter Leanndra; after they divorced, Darcy had a son Louis with Tayler Stornetta....
Richard Joseph Hoven, 76, of Cathlamet, died peacefully on November 24, 2022 at PeaceHealth Hospital. He was born October 9, 1946 in Mt. Clemens Michigan to the late Floyd and Agatha (Bublitz) Hoven. Richard met Joyce Epley and they were married on December 24, 1965. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two years in Vietnam. After the military, Richard worked many years at International Paper, worked for the Wahkiakum Sheriff's Office as a Reserve Deputy, and the Wahkiakum County School...
Michael John Phelan, 75, passed away on November 25th, 2022, at Hospice Care Center in Longview after a short battle with cancer. Mike was born in Renton, WA to Kathleen Mae Johnson and Charles Stuart Phelan. Right out of high school he served in Korea for the United States Army. He came back to Washington and took a job welding while pursuing his childhood dream of owning a dairy farm. After working for others and running small operations, Mike took a risk - bred 40 heifers and hoped for the best. People thought he was crazy to take that kind...
Jerry Oliver Hogan, 91, of Cathlamet, died November 30, 2022 in a Hillsboro Oregon Hospital. He was born July 6, 1931 in Los Angeles to Robert and Georgianna (Rands) Hogan. He graduated from high school in Salt Lake City in 1948 and joined the US Navy. After serving in the Navy he married Kathleen on October 20, 1955. They lived in Pleasanton, CA for many years where he worked for AT&T as an Engineer Manager. After retirement, in 1990, he and Kathleen moved to Cathlamet where he enjoyed computers, chess, his family and the Ham Radio Club. He...
Darcy Rae Tischer, 38, of Cathlamet, died December 3, 2022 in Vancouver WA. A celebration of her life will be held Sunday, December 18 at 1 p.m., at The Duck Inn in Skamokawa. Full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
March 26, 1933-November 8, 2022 Our amazing mother, Mary Spitzer Dominique, died on November 8, 2022 of complications from an aneurysm. She was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas to John S. Redfern and Lottie Bell McGarrah. She was the youngest of seven and when she was 10 years old, she moved to Gresham, OR where she graduated from high school in 1951. She then went on to Oregon State University on a majorette scholarship for one year, married and had two children, Jim and Shannon. After that, she...
Larry Ellis Brewer died November 16, 2022 at his home in Silver Lake, WA, at the age of 81. Larry was born June 25, 1941 in Lodi, Calif., to Ellis and Pauline (McDaniel) Brewer. In 1958 at the age of 17 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and received his GED while there. He served aboard the USS Tortuga and was honorably discharged in 1968. In 1978 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserves where he rose to the rank of CW03 and retired in 1994. Larry worked in the in the aerospace manufacturing business as a welding inspector. He retired in 2020 at the...
George Silva passed away at home November 6, 2022 with his wife Barbara at his side. He was born in Rhode Island on March 10, 1944 to Rose and Fred Silva. His father, a commercial fisherman, moved his family to the west coast in the late 1940s to peruse a different fishery. George began his love of fishing when he was 12 years old and continued the rest of his life. He married Barbara on May 21, 1966 in San Diego, California. He moved to Cathlamet in 1990 and began Silva Construction serving local families with building and fine woodworking....
Mary Spitzer Dominique, 89, of Cathlamet, died November 8, 2022 in Longview. A celebration of Mary’s life will be held Saturday, December 3 at JA Wendt Elementary School at noon. Full obituary to follow....
Kenneth LeRoy Chapman July 29, 1940 ~ October 20, 2022 Kenny died October 20, 2022 at the Portland VA Hospital. He grew up in Deep River and lived most of his life in the Naselle Grays River Valley. After high school he served in the Army. Kenny worked for Weyerhaeuser until they closed, then owned and operated several log trucks until his retirement. Kenny enjoyed reading, golfing and working around the house. He is survived by his wife, Susan Chapman; son Jon Chapman; sister Caroline Badger;...
Frances Eileen Cain died October 19, 2022 at the age of 92 in Kelso. She was born in Port Orchard, to Edward and Elfay (Wilkinson) Murphy on September 5, 1930. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1948. Eileen married Charles (Chuck) Cain on July 19, 1950 at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Port Orchard. Eileen and Chuck lived between Washington, Montana and Idaho until they finally settled in Port Orchard in 1964. Eileen was a homemaker, she provided child care for numerous children...
Angelo Mourelatos 56, died October 13, 2022 at his home in Cathlamet. He loved life in Cathlamet for the last five years, where he fished and made friends. Angelo was born in Athens, Greece on January 19, 1966 to Gerasimos and Vasiliki (Leontis) Mourelatos. As a young man his family came to Portland, Oregon where he attended school and graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in 1984. He joined the Navy after high school and came home to work as an auto mechanic for many years in the Portland area. His family remember his “bigger than l...
Mary Lou Riley 80, of Mountain Home, Idaho, died October 15, 2022 at her home. She was born in Wallace, Idaho to Verne and Nettie (Peterson) Dodge. On July 8, 1959 Mary Lou married Larry Riley. They moved to Cathlamet where they raised their family. She worked for many years at St. James Family Center, as a beloved teacher. She and Larry were foster parents for over 20 years. She loved children and making a difference in their lives. She joined the Church of Latter Day Saints at age nine and was a self-taught pianist, playing for the church for...
Former Cathlamet resident Margaret Jeaudoin, 96, of Vancouver, died October 16, 2022 at her home. She and her husband Louie, who preceded her, resided in the Elochoman Valley for many years and loved their time here. Margaret was interred with Louie at a graveside service on Wednesday, October 19 at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Patricia Renfro, 67 of Cathlamet, died September 26, 2022 in Longview. She was born in Hanford WA on July 9, 1955 to Bill and Thelma (Tover) Renfro. Her family moved to Puget Island before her dad was sent to France for military duty and they spent several years there. They returned to Puget Island where she attended school and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1974. Patty loved her summer job spent at a cannery in Alaska. She moved to Longview where she began her career at Longview...
Robert Eugene Kandoll, 66, of Longview, died September 4, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Portland, OR after a lengthy battle with cancer. Robert was born August 6, 1956, in Longview. He graduated from Naselle-Grays River Valley High School in 1974. Following graduation, Robert worked in the wood products industry. Additionally, he served in the United States Air Force from 1981-1983. Robert enjoyed golfing, playing the guitar, listening to music, walking at Lake Sacajawea, and spending time...
Nancy Lee Peterson, 74, widow of the late Eric W. Peterson, died August 14, 2022 in Forest Grove, OR, due to end stage liver disease. She was a long time resident of Greenbank, and Grays River. She is survived by her three sons, Trevor, Bror and Brent, their children, and her siblings, Beth East, Karen Dennler, and Terry, Robert and John Watson. She was born in Millinocket, ME on November 14, 1947, the daughter of Guilford Watson and Montez (Cox) Watson. She was a graduate of Stearns High...
Edelgard Stoeger was born (July 1931 - November 2021) to Anni and Ernst Sommer in Cologne, Germany. In 1953 she married Herbert Stoeger PhD in Austria, where she resided for the first years of their marriage and where her children Gabriele and Wilfried were born. Amidst multiple trans-oceanic moves with her husband to and from the USA and Switzerland, Edelgard continued to grow and raise her family, which now included US born Reinhard. Her professional journey as a physical and massage...
Joyce Lucille Keeling Bolton, 85 years old, passed away peacefully at home in Rosburg, WA on July 30, 2022. Born in Walhalla, North Dakota, she was the daughter of Allen and Lenna Keeling. She was raised in Walhalla, North Dakota where she graduated from in 1954. She retired as a bookkeeper for the Hackbarth Company. She married Norman Louis Bolton on September 21st , 1956 and they have lived in Cucamonga, California, Corona, California, and finally Rosburg, Washington. During their union, four children were born, Keith, Loreen, Lisa, and...
