Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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1-29-1932 - 8-3-2020 Dorothy passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on 8-3-2020. She was born in Moneta, Virginia, in Bedford County to Willie O. Thomas and Myrtle (Wilks) Thomas. Her parents later divorced and Myrtle and Dorothy moved to Curlew, Wash., and then to Tekoe, Wash. Her mother married Paul Henett who raised Dorothy and her brothers. Dorothy graduated from Tekoe High School in 1949. She played piano and tap danced. Dorothy married Jim Comingo and they had a son Michael...
Catherine “Kay” Buennagel lived a beautiful, generous, and loving life for 97 years. She will be remembered as selfless, kind, and devoted by her nine children, 17 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. Kay was born on September 9, 1922 in Indianapolis, IN to Earl and Martha (Dodson) Mitchell. She graduated from Shortridge High School in 1940 and in 1944 she graduated from the St. Vincent School of Nursing in Indianapolis. She especially loved working in the OR. On November 14, 1944 she married Charlie Bue...
Louise A. Arness, 90, formerly of Cathlamet, died August 23, 2020 at a Shelton care center. She was born June 25, 1930 in Hatfield, PA to Clinton and Alice Ott. The family moved to Washington where Louise attended school in Cathlamet. She married Ole Arness who preceded her in death. She moved to Seattle and worked in the insurance business for many years before returning to Longview to be near family. Louise loved to go dancing and spend time with family and friends. She is survived by sons Steve, Philip and Brian Arness, eight grandchildren,...
Joan Foster Leonard was born on September 8, 1926 in Chehalis, Washington to J. Bryan Foster and Theresa Maine Running Foster. She attended schools in Oregon and graduated from Milwaukie Union High School in 1944 and Oregon State College in 1948. In 1949, she received a degree in Elementary Education from Southern Oregon College and in 1970 she completed her Masters degree in School Administration at University of Puget Sound. In November 1950, Joan married Ray Leonard. Joan and Ray had six...
Mary Ellen (Simukka) Saari, 85, of Naselle, WA, died peacefully on August 18, 2020, in Longview, WA. She was born on February 13, 1935, to Matt and Ester Simukka and was a life-long resident of, in her words, “good-ole Naselle.” She loved her Lord, family, friends, hometown, and her Finnish heritage. While in high school, she played the clarinet in the band as well as in the Naselle Assembly of God orchestra. She also played the piano and sang duets with her sister Helen in church. She graduated from Naselle High School in 1954 and wed the lov...
Collan C. Riley, age 26, of Vancouver, WA, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 as a passenger in a single car accident in Yacolt, WA. He was born an identical twin on February 19, 1994 in Portland, OR to Michael and Marie Riley. He was a 2012 graduate from Wahkiakum High School. Collan served in the Army as an Intelligence Analyst from July 2012 to January 2016, stationed in Fort Wainwright, AK, followed by service in the Army Reserves until July 2018. He worked as an armed security officer for...
Stanley Rangila, age 83, died peacefully at his home in Deep River on August 3, to be reunited with his wife Helen, who predeceased him in 2018, and his Lord Jesus. Born on February 12, 1937, Stanley was the only son of Eino and Martha Rangila and a lifelong resident of Deep River. He was both a farmer and a logger, loved doing both and took immense pride in having worked as a logger when logging was king. He had an inquisitive mind and a wicked sense of humor. He derived great pleasure in...
A celebration of life service will be held for Robert “Bob” Brons on Saturday, August 15 at 2 p.m., at the Elochoman Marina in Cathlamet. His full obituary was published March 5, 2020 in The Eagle....
Fred Cantrell, 81- A Life Well Lived Enthusiastic, friendly and intelligent would be the first three things new friends would take note of when meeting Fred Cantrell. Fred was a man of many interests that ranged from travel to hunting to gemology and who whole-heartedly embarked on each new adventure life presented to him. Fred was born June 29th, 1939 to Fred Herbert Cantell Sr. and Shirley Sawtell Cantrell in Pueblo, Colorado. He graduated high school from Clackamas High School in 1957. He ser...
Lloyd David “Buzz” Benjamin died July 24, 2020 at the age of 73. He was born in Cass Lake, Minnesota to Ernest Edmund Benjamin, and Margaret Helen Benjamin. He graduated from Cass Lake High School and then joined the United States Air Force. In the Air Force he served for nine years at which time he was sent to the Vietnam War. He married Nancy and from this union Jodi was born. Lloyd received his Bachelors degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. He dedicated over 50 years of his life to the field of Cosmetology, even becoming the direc...
Merle A. Brockway, 84, of Longview, died July 25, 2020 at his home. He was born in Oronoco, Minnesota on September 18, 1935 to Lloyd and Elsie (Roslach) Brockway. He was one of eight children. His family moved to Cathlamet where he was raised and attended school before he started his long logging career. In the mid fifties he married Darlene, his first wife and they had two children, Phillip and Beverlee and later divorced. He married Joanne Cook on June 5, 1965. He and Joanne lived in Skamokawa from 1965 until 1994 when they moved to...
Donald Nels Marsyla, known to many as "Soupy," 71, died at his home on Puget Island on July 25, 2020. Don was born to Mike and Elna (Nelson) Marsyla in Centralia on January 19, 1949. They moved to Skamokawa where Don was raised and attended his early schooling. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1967. He was well known for his love of classic cars and trucks over his lifetime but his greatest pride and joy was his son, Chad. They shared such good times and joy filled moments. He was...
Katherine Lee Rostad, at 66 years old, died on July 18, 2020, of a 12-year battle against cancer. She was the loving wife of Bjarne Rostad. They spent 42 wonderful years together. Born in Longview, Washington, on March 17, 1954, she was the beautiful daughter of Oral and Thelma Thompson. She graduated from Columbia River High School, and Lewis and Clark College. She worked as a teacher and substitute teacher until becoming a full-time wife and mother. She was a devoted Seventh-day Adventist,...
Michele Hattrick Eaves died June 18, 2020 at OHSU in Portland following a massive stroke. She was born to Jack and Delores Hattrick on August 11, 1959 in Longview, and resided with her family in Cathlamet until she graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1977. She married Bob Eaves and raised their two children Christopher Eaves and Jayme Eaves in Kelso where she worked for the Kelso School District for the past 25 years. At the time of her death Michele was Secretary at Wallace Elementary...
Bill Wren was surrounded by his family when he left for heaven on July 2, 2020. Bill lived his life well as a devoted, loving husband and father. He and Joan married in 1977 and raised 8 children in Kent, WA before moving to their current home in Cathlamet, WA in 1989. Bill was born on November 19, 1942, to Mattie and Clyde Wren in Prague, OK. He was the youngest, with 3 older brothers and 6 sisters in his close-knit family, living in Oklahoma through his high school years, where he earned his...
Shortly after sunrise on May 28th 2020, Robert Roy Meyer, Sr., 61, snuck out of his bedroom where his wife and daughter slept to be with his parents and siblings already in heaven. It is said he was born on April 30th 1959 in Boise Idaho to Paul Eugene and Iva May Meyer. While Iva was making dinner she bent over and gave birth right then and there. She kicked him on over to the older 9 kids and said, "Here take care of this one for me." And so began the wonderful life of Robert. When Robert was...
Connie (Constance) Ann Weidinger Martin died peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 14, 2020. Born March 14, 1936, Connie was a loving champion of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a devoted wife, a loyal friend, a lifelong Catholic, and trusted confidant. She was a shining spirit and a force of nature. Connie married Larry Martin in 1958 and in their 52 years together they had adventures that brought them from their farm in North Dakota to live in Wyoming, Oregon,...
David Leon Hammonds Sr., (88) passed away in Portland, Oregon on April 6, 2020. He was born October 17, 1931, to Rufus and Mary Lou (Vanover) Hammonds in Soper, Oklahoma, the oldest of five children. From 1950-1953, David served in the US Army stationed in Germany. He married Claudine Harvey on June 23, 1956, in Carson City, Nevada. They made their home in Modesto, California where he worked for Campbell's Soup Company for four years before moving to Juneau, Alaska. He loaded the family up into...
Carl Anthony "Tony" Malakowsky, 70, of Kelso, died May 15, 2020 at home after an eight year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease.) He was the first child of August and Iona Malakowsky, born April 2, 1950 (on his mother's birthday) at St. John's Hospital in Longview. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in the class of 1969. He started in the woods, worked for 18 years for Burton, Lone Pine, Smith & Anderson, C&H and Albrecht Logging. He then worked for log yards as a stacker operator for...
Daniel Loren Freuler, age 60, died May 1, 2020, in Ketchikan, Alaska. He was born on April 27, 1960, in Vancouver, Wash., to Fred Loren Freuler and Peggy E. (Fuller) Freuler. Dan was an amazing artist. He loved sharing his artwork with family and friends. Daniel and family moved to Ocean Park when he was nine years old. He spent all but the last 20 years on the Peninsula. In 2000, Dan moved to Ketchikan, Alaska. He at that time began to live his dream of fishing and hunting every day. His love f...
Obituaries Amy Prestegard also known as “Getme” born as Amy Elizabeth Nicholson arrived on this Earth December 9th 1937 in Kanakanak Alaska and left us May 8th 2020 on Puget Island. Amy was born to Ivy and Elmer Nicholson, she would spend her summers in Alaska and winters here on the island. During the summers she would fly all over Alaska with her father who was a bush pilot and Captain for the Alaskan Star. Amy met her husband Roy Prestegard during school in Cathlamet. They got married in 1959, she would say she had a crush on Roy since ele...
Dawn Marie Stevens, 48, formerly of Cathlamet, died May 7, 2020 in Longview. She was born in Longview September 30, 1971. She attended school in Longview and graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1992. She worked in the janitorial service for several years and enjoyed bowling, trips to the beach and swimming. Survivors include her mother, Kathleen “Babe” Elliott and partner Mac Johnson of Skamokawa; brother Ed Stevens of Ilwaco; a niece and a large extended family. A private family graveside service will be held at Seal River Cemetery in Ros...
Raymond Lee Oatfield, 86 of Phoenix, Arizona, returned to his heavenly home on April 15, 2020, peacefully accompanied by his loving wife of 53 years, Janet. Raymond was preceded in death by his mother and father, Helen and James, brother David, son Kyle, and sister-in-law Kathy. Raymond was born on December 13, 1933 in Astoria, Oregon. He was raised with his three brothers on a large dairy farm in Skamokawa, Washington nestled near the Columbia River. Raymond's childhood memories of life on the...
Gertrude (Trudy) Leona Blain died April 21, 2020. She was born July 25, 1947 to Frank and Edna Blain of Rosburg. She grew up in Rosburg and graduated from Naselle High School in 1965. She married Ronald Kimball, they had a daughter and later were divorced. She met and married Don Byman, they had a daughter and later were divorced. Trudy was an adventurist and with her two girls moved to Michigan. They also lived in Colorado, California and Oregon. She settled in Longview where she met her best friend and love of her life, Chuck Turnbull. They...
July 11, 1938 – April 10, 2020 Born to Allan E and Edith (Spellenberg) Orr, and joining big sister Nancy, Robert was born and raised in Chicago Illinois. Robert (Bob) attended Michigan State University 1956-57. In 1958 Bob enlisted in the Army and served active duty in Missouri and Alabama. February of 1959, Bob left Chicago and moved to Portland Oregon. He worked at General Mills (Betty Crocker). December 4, 1959 Bob married Joyce A Goodrich. They welcomed a daughter in 1960 and a son in 1964....
