Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Rosburg resident Vivien E. Agee-Wirkkala, 89, died in Astoria on July 6, 2019. The daughter of Virgil and Nora (Mallgren) Purnell, she was born in Dayton, Washington on October 10, 1929. Vivien attended Dayton Elementary and Dayton High for a year, before graduating from Ellensburg High School in 1947. She attended Central Washington University in Ellensburg for four years. In September of 1950 she married Richard Dean Agee and became a wife, and later mother to four children. With her family grown she returned and completed her education...
Edward LeRoy Moss, of Longview, was born in Watertown, South Dakota on July 6, 1935 and died on his 84th birthday, July 6, 2019. He was born to Lloyd and Esther (Thomas) Moss and his family came to Puget Island and later moved to Skamokawa where he met Margaret Magnuson. They were married on November 19, 1954 in Skamokawa. They lived in Wahkiakum County and raised their children there before moving to Longview in 1985. He worked for Weyerhaeuser in Grays River for 27 years as an equipment...
Carl Cothren, 81, of Cathlamet, passed away on June 13th, 2019 at home. Carl was born to Thirl and Ethel (Dillehay) Cothren on May 22, 1938 in Hayesville, North Carolina. He grew up and attended school in Hayesville, when he left North Carolina in 1956 he went to Drain, Oregon and logged for a few months for Louisiana Pacfic, then traveled to Cathlamet in 1957 and went to work for Crown Zellerbach. He worked in the woods for 38 years until they shut down in 1985, then went to Southeast Alaska and worked for Ketchikan Pulp Company until he...
Carl "Cobb" Cothren, 81, of Cathlamet, died on June 13th, 2019 at home in Cathlamet. Carl was born to Thirl and Ethel (Dillehay) Cothren on May 22, 1938 in Hayesville, North Carolina. He grew up and attended school in North Carolina, moving to Cathlamet in 1956 to begin work as a logger. He worked in the logging industry for Crown Zellerbach in Cathlamet until they closed and spent several years logging in Ketchikan, Alaska. Upon his retirement in 1996, he had spent 40 years logging. Carl spent...
A celebration of life service will be held for Rick Carlsen, who died September 21, 2018. The event will be held Sunday, June 9, 2-4 p.m., at 190 East Sunny Sands Road on Puget Island....
Janet Elizabeth Kimball, of Rosburg, died May 24, 2019 at Hospice Care Center in Longview at the age of 82. She was born in Bagley, Minn., on July 20, 1936 to Windsor and Annie (Johnson) Benson. Janet graduated from high school there and married Claude Kimball on March 5, 1955. She came from a family of teachers and public servants who also farmed their land. In 1969 they moved to Rosburg, eventually settling in the home that she would reside in for 46 years. In 1987 Claude was killed in a car accident so Janet was busy keeping her home and...
On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, Charles (Chuck) Nadgwick, Sr., loving husband and father of two children, went to be with the Lord at age 76. Chuck was born on November 9, 1942 in Vancouver, WA to Milton Nadgwick, Sr. and Ruth (Kelley) Nadgwick. He graduated from Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver, WA in 1962, and served in the Navy and then worked as a millwright as a civilian. On December 17, 1965, he married Shiela Fogle. They raised a daughter, Melissa Iwata and a son, Charles Nadgwick, Jr. Chuck had a passion for hunting. But even more so, h...
Gladys W. Crouse, 91, of Ischua, New York, formerly of Cathlamet, died May 19, 2019. She was born August 28, 1927 in Alda, Nebraska to Charles and Pearl (Reid) VanBuskirk. Her family moved to Chehalis where she graduated high school in 1945. On November 11, 1951 she married Bill Crouse and they moved to Cathlamet. As a homemaker, Gladys enjoyed her family, sewing, crocheting, gardening, flowers and painting. She loved animals and volunteering at the Senior Nutrition lunches. She was a longtime member of the United Church of Christ and...
Earlene E. Mattson, 90, a lifelong resident of Naselle, died in Astoria on May 13, 2019. Born January 16, 1929 in Naselle she was the daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth (Oman) Anderson, both of Finnish ancestry. Earlene grew up on the family farm in Naselle, attended Naselle schools, and graduated from Naselle High with the class of 1947. On December 26, 1947 she married Floyd Mattson and they established their residence in Naselle. Earlene became a wife, homemaker and mother. For a number of...
Former Puget Island resident, John L. Wolford, died May 16, 2019. Survivors include his wife, Rachael Wolford. A funeral service will be held today (Thursday) May 23, 1 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 1134 Columbia St., Cathlamet....
Charles (Chuck) Nadgwich, 76, of Cathlamet, died May 14, 2019. A full obituary will appear next week....
Debbie Harrison (born Deborah Sue Dodd) May 16th 1944 – October 4, 2017 In celebration of what would've been my mother's 75th birthday, I would like to share a small glimpse into the incredibly kind, smart, loving and inspiring woman she was. On May 16, 1944, Deborah Sue Dodd was born to a young couple in Daytona Beach, Florida. Her father was a decorated Navy Pilot from WWII, while her mother came from generations of smart, hard-working families. From an early age Debbie showed tremendous c...
Darlene Lavern Rafferty was born February 19, 1939 in Jewell, Oregon to Elbert and Della Kagle, and died April 23, 2019 at home in Battle Ground, at the age of 80 years. Darlene worked as a medical inscriber in the health care industry and is survived by her husband, Darrell Rafferty. She was a prior resident of the Wahkiakum County area before moving to Battle Ground 38 years ago. Services will be held at a later date....
Lou Evans Shofner, 66, died after a long illness on April 22, 2019 at OHSU in Portland. She was a Puget Island resident for the past five years. Lou was born on December 1, 1952 in Lubbock, Texas to Jim and Mary (Tune) Evans. She graduated high school in Arlington, Texas and went on to Texas Woman’s University where she received her bachelor's degree. On May 26, 1973 she married Tom Shofner at the chapel on the grounds of Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. She later earned her Master’s degree in education from Lamar University. Lou was...
Naselle resident Doug Hensler, 79, went to live in the presence of our Lord and Savior on April 14, 2019. Born Douglas Walter Hensler to Eiline Rose (Hensler) and Walter Hensler on November 27, 1939 in South Bend, Washington, Doug married Nancy Matlock in 1984. In addition, Doug had three step-children who he cherished and loved dearly: Mark Hall (Carrie) of Hillsboro, Oregon, Dixie Schuster (Bob) of Wichita, Kansas and Kirk Hall (Tammy) of Federal Way, Washington. Doug also leaves behind his...
Carl Maurice Meiier, known to friends and family as "Pelle," was born December 29, 1932, to Arne and Clara Meiier, and died March 19, 2019, at home in Apache Junction, Arizona at the age of 86 years. Pelle graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1951 and was in the Naval Reserves. On January 2, 1954, he married Julia “Judy” Lawrence of Westport, Oregon. After the sawmills went down, he moved to Portland, worked in insurance and then owned his own business, Lighting Maintenance Company. Throughout his life he was an avid boater, and enjoyed hun...
Burton Appelo, born April 11, 1927, died March 14, 2019 in Tacoma. While attending a two-room schoolhouse in Deep River, Wash., he worked in his parents' stores and the Deep River Movie House, and was President of the local Future Farmers of America. He became a sailor aboard the U.S.S. Apache in World War II. He earned a University of Washington B.A., married classmate Rosalind Swalling, and worked for the Appelo stores, winning a trip to Hawaii for selling many Crosley Shelvedor...
On March 23, 2019 Elaine lost her nearly year long struggle with CNS lymphoma. She was born in Ilwaco, WA on January 27, 1955 to Clarence and Glenrose Hedlund, joining a brother, Dennis and sister, Dianne. They grew up on a small farm in Deep River and she spent her entire life sharing the history and stories of the area. In 1st grade she had rheumatic fever and had to stay quiet for a year. She developed a life long passion for puzzles, games and crafts. One of her favorite things was helping her Dad in the wood working shop. She went to...
Robert was born November 16, 1963, in Astoria, Oregon, to Thomas and Tressa Patterson of Altoona, Washington. He was the third child, and only boy of four children. His mother loved him dearly and doted on him. He grew up in Altoona, roaming the hills, hunting and fishing. His father started teaching him mechanics at age 13. He had a great talent for it. He attended Rosburg Elementary School, then Naselle High School where he graduated on June 4, 1982. Robert met the love of his life one night...
Ann Robbins Parker was born in La Jolla, California to Alvin and Mary Robbins. She met her future husband, high school sweetheart and love of her life, Richard Parker, their freshman year of high school and they were married April 6, 1955. Ann worked as a bank teller and medical coder for many years. Ann was very active in her church and local nursing home. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Skip. Ann is survived by her husband Richard, daughters Laurie and Sandra, sons-in-law Terry and Stan, eight grandchildren, Kevin,...
Kay Marian Hollar Cochran was born May 11th, 1946, to Hulda Margaret Irving and George Marion Hollar. The lifelong Cathlamet resident died March 12, 2019 at her home in Cathlamet, surrounded by the loves of her life. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1964 and considered her classmates as her special forever friends. She married Wayne Cochran in May of 1965 and became a Navy wife for the next four years. Their Navy years held some of their fondest memories. Kay’s only child, Stephanie Kay, was born in May of 1969 and she considered t...
A celebration of life will be held for Robert Elief Wegdahl on March 23, 3-6 p.m., at the Longview American Legion, 1250 12th Ave....
Linda Louise Cardin, born April 5th, 1942, daughter of Tom and Louise Lyda, passed away March 4th, 2019. She is survived by her children Kim Cebula, Kevin, David, Tracy (Bridget) Kord, and Rene (Josh) Martinell, 15 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. She loved her kids, she loved her grandchildren and she loved to eat. She loved peanut butter and onion sandwiches and she loved playing games. She had a wonderful laugh and wore her heart on her sleeve. She will be missed. Burial will take place at 11:30 a.m., Saturday March 30th, 2019 at...
Carl “Pelle” Meiier, age 86, died March 19, 2019 at his home in Apache Junction, Arizona. A full obituary will follow next week....
Jane Ann Charles, 76, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 5th in Longview, WA. Jane is survived by her loving husband of 55 years Fred Charles. Also, missing her dearly are daughter Kellie, son Gilbert, brother Dennis & wife Louise Courtright, her grandchildren Tommy, Marlana, Chip, Gilbert Jr, Cara, Stevie, and great granddaughter Hazel, Hank the hound and Patches. Jane was born to Lorenzo (Roy) & Ethel Courtright October 4, 1942 at Cowlitz General Hospital in Longview, WA. "Little Janie Courtright" was loved by friends, neighbors and...
